Southwestern rebounds after first quarter deficit to top Roxana

Feb 3, 2015 10:30 AM

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PIASA SOUTHWESTERN 53, ROXANA 25: Roxana, led by an eight-point opening term effort by Maddy Sheraka, took a 17-16 quarter-time lead over Piasa Southwestern. But the Piasa Birds limited the Shells to eight points the rest of the way, including a two-point second half, in a 53-25 South Central Conference win at Roxana Monday night.

Sheraka wound up with 12 points to go with 11 rebounds, leaving her four points shy of becoming RHS' all-time leading girls' basketball scorer; she stands at 1,283 points. Angie Payne, who graduated in 1997, is the current leader at 1,286.

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Madison Greeling led the Birds with 28 points; Erin Laubscher had nine.

Hannah Rexford had seven points for the Shells, who host Dupo Thursday night as Sheraka goes for the record.

WEST CENTRAL 61, CARROLLTON 44: West Central, which had fallen to Carrollton in the semifinals of last week's Lady Hawk Invitational, got a measure of revenge as the Cougars poured in 11 three-pointers in a 61-44 Western Illinois Valley Conference win over the Hawks Monday night.

Five straight Cougar three-balls turned a 12-8 quarter-time deficit into a 32-17 halftime advantage for West Central, and the Cougars never were seriously challenged.

Jessica Hurrelbrink led West Central with 16 points; Isabella Cox added 13 and Sydney Rock and Abby Lashment each had 10.

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Madison Mountain led the Hawks with 15 points, with Maddie Strubel adding 13 and Rachel Williams 10.

CIVIC MEMORIAL 77, WATERLOO 62: Allie Troeckler had 28 points as Civic Memorial upended Waterloo 77-62 in a Mississippi Valley Conference game at Waterloo Monday night.

The Eagles stormed out to a 42-19 lead at the half and went on to take the win.

Katelyn Turbyfill added 18 points for the Eagles (20-6 overall); Waterloo fell to 8-11 overall.

STAUNTON 38, EAST ALTON-WOOD RIVER: Karissa Pesavento had 11 points to lead Staunton to a 38-30 South Central Conference win over East Alton-Wood River at Staunton Monday night.

The Bulldogs jumped out to a 23-14 lead at the half and held off the Oilers the rest of the way.

The Oilers fell to 4-15 overall.Dan Brannan also contributed to this story.

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