Class 1A boys' basketball regional capsules


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Posted Online: Feb. 17, 2013, 7:35 pm
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Brown County Sectional complex
At ROWVA – Tonight: No. 4 Abingdon vs. No. 5 ROWVA, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday: No. 2 Galva vs. No. 7 United, 6 p.m.; No. 3 Ridgewood vs. No. 6 Annawan, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday: No. 1 Wethersfield vs. Abingdon/ROWVA winner, 6 p.m.; Galva/United winner vs. Ridgewood/Annawan winner, 7:30 p.m. Friday: Championship game, 7:30 p.m.

Wethersfield (23-6, 8-2 Lincoln Trail): G: Trevor Lay (5-11 Jr., 21.0 ppg, 5.0 apg), Tyler Litton (6-0 Sr., 6.0 ppg, 4.0 apg) and Cody Phillips (5-10 Sr., 4.0 ppg). F: Kegan Jacobson (6-1 Sr., 9.5 ppg, 8.0 rpg) and Trey Hannam (6-3 Sr., 7.0 ppg).

Galva (22-4, 10-0 Lincoln Trail): G: David Jeffries (5-11 Jr., 9.5 ppg, 4.0 spg, 2.0 apg) and Dexter Ingels (5-11 Jr., 20.0 ppg, 2.5 apg). C: Connor King (6-0 Sr., 3.5 ppg, 4.0 rpg). F: Reece Hoxworth (6-2 Sr., 17.0 ppg, 6.5 rpg) and Rhett Hoxworth (5-10 Jr., 4.0 ppg, 4.0 rpg).

Ridgewood (16-12, 6-4 Lincoln Trail): G: Ridge Greenman (5-9 So., 12.0 ppg, 5.0 apg), James Brooks (5-10 Sr., 8.0 ppg) and Elisha McCreary (5-9 Sr., 15.0 ppg, 3.0 spg). F: Andrew Steider (5-10 Jr., 4.0 ppg, 5.0 rpg) and Sam Althaus (6-6 So., 11.0 ppg, 8.5 rpg, 3 blocked shots per game).

Annawan (10-19, 4-6 Lincoln Trail): G: Tony Gripp (5-8 Sr., 11.0 ppg), Grant Baele (6-0 Sr., 12.0 ppg, 3.0 apg, 2.0 spg) and Micam Smith (5-10 Jr., 2.0 ppg, 2.0 spg). F: Michael Smith (6-3 Sr., 11.0 ppg, 9.0 rpg) and Austin Bitting (6-0 Sr., 5.0 ppg, 6.0 rpg).

United (1-23, 0-10 Lincoln Trail): G: Jack Whitsitt (5-5 So., 4.0 ppg, 4.5 apg), Gary Wynne (6-0 So., 9.0 ppg, 5.0 rpg) and Job Runge (6-1 So., 9.0 ppg, 4.5 rpg). F: Isaac Taber (6-1 Sr., 4.0 ppg) and Courtland Walters (6-2 Sr., 5.0 ppg, 4.5 rpg).


Eastland Sectional complex
At Erie – Tonight: No. 4 Prophetstown vs. No. 5 Amboy, 6 p.m.; No. 3 Shabbona Indian Creek vs. No. 6 LaMoille-Ohio, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday: No. 1 Paw Paw vs. Prophetstown/Amboy winner, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday: No. 2 Erie vs. Indian Creek/LaMoille-Ohio winner, 7:30 p.m. Friday: Championship game, 7:30 p.m.

Erie (17-13, 9-5 Three Rivers): G: Jordan Chandler (5-9 Fr., 6.5 ppg, 3.5 apg) and Connor Saad (5-10 Sr., 10.0 ppg). F: Jacob Johnston (6-4 Sr., 22.5 ppg, 8.5 rpg, 5.0 apg, 1.5 blocked shots per game), Rhett Stover (6-2 Sr., 9.0 ppg, 5.0 rpg) and Owen McConnell (6-3 Jr., 6.0 ppg, 6.0 rpg).

Prophetstown (13-14, 6-8 Three Rivers): G: Devin Johnson (5-7 Sr., 11.0 ppg, 3.0 apg, 2.0 spg) and Josh Green (5-10 Sr., 4.0 ppg). C: Zach Inskeep (6-0 Sr., 9.0 ppg, 6.0 rpg). F: Ethan Howard (6-1 Jr., 7.0 ppg, 5.0 rpg) and Carter Ames (6-3 Sr., 14.0 ppg).


-- By Terry Duckett, tduckett@qconline.com


















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