March 06, 2025
Illinois High School Sports

A closer look: Princeton vs. Byron sectional semifinal

Princeton 46, Byron 42

Princeton's Jordan Reinhardt shoots over  Byron's Ben Hively in Wednesday's sectional semifinals at Marengo. Princeton won 46-42 to advance to Friday's championship against Rock Falls.

Class 2A Marengo Sectional Semifinals: Princeton 46, Byron 42

Running play by play, how they scored

B - Hively 3-pt left wing, 7:15 (P 0 B 3)

B - Considine layup, 4:57 (P 0, B 5)

B - McGough drive, missed FT, 4:31 (P 0, B 7)

P - Smith 3-pt top, 2:25 (P 3, B 7)

B - Newton 3-pt, 2:04 (P 3, B 10)

B - Hively on break, 1:05 (P 3, B 12)

P - Reinhardt, 34.7 (P 5, B 12)

Second quarter

P - Fulkerson on break, 6:46 (P 7, B 12)

B - Considine in post, 5:52 (P 7, B 14)

P - LaPorte drive rt baseline, 3:14 (P 9, B 14)

B - McGaugh 2-2 FTs, 2:42 (P 9, B 16)

P - Reinhardt back door (from LaPorte), 2:26 (P 11, B 16)

P - LaPorte 1-2 FTs, 2:09 (P 12, B 16)

P - LaPorte in post, 1:33 (P 14, B 16)

B - Hively drive left wing, 1:11 (P 14, B 18)

Third quarter

B - Newton jumper, 7:50 (P 14, B 20)

P - LaPorte drive lane, missed FT, 7:31 (P 16, B 20)

B - Hively drive lane, 7:11 (P 16, B 22)

P - LaPorte 1-2 FTs, 6:56 (P 17, B 22)

B - Newton 3-pt left wing, 6:30 (P 17, B 25)

B - Newton steal & layup, 6:10 (P 17, B 27)

P - Reinhardt layup (from LaPorte), 5:55 (P 19, B 27)

B - Considine drive, 5:37 (P19, B 29)

B - Edmonson layup, 3:39 (P 19, B 31)

P - LaPorte 2-2 FTs, 3:11 (P 21, B 31)

B - Edmonson putback, 2:43 (P 21, B 33)

P - Gartin 2-2 FTs, 2:23 (P 23, B 33)

P - LaPorte 2-2 FTs, 0:37.7 (P 25, B 33)

P - Smith 3 pt left wing, 0:01 (P 28, B 33)

Fourth quarter

P - Reinhardt putback, 7:30 (P 30, B 33)

P - Gartin putback & FT, 6:06 (P 33, B 33)

P - LaPorte 3 pt right corner, 5:29 (P 36, B 33)

P - LaPorte 2-2 FTs, 3:41 (P 38, B 33)

B - Hively 2-2 FTs, 2:56 (P 38, B 35)

B - Newton 2-3 FTs, 2:29 (P 38, B 37)

P - LaPorte dunk (from Reinhardt), 1:58 (P 40, B 37)

B - Hively 3 pt left corner, 1:24 (P 40, B 40)

P - Reinhardt drive lane, 1:10 (P 42, B 40)

B - Newton 1-2 FTs, 1:03 (P 42, B 41)

P - Fulkerson runout (from Smith), 0:12 (P 44, B 41)

B - Newton fouled on 3 pt, 1-3 FTs, 6.3 (P 44, B 42)

P - Reinhardt 2-2 FTs, 5.0 (P 46, B 42)

Final score: Princeton 46, Byron 42

SCORE BY QUARTERS

Team1st2nd3rd4thTotal
Byron12615942
Princeton59141846

BOXSCORE

Byron (21-10): Newton-G 4 4-8 12, Edmonson-F 2 0-0 4, Hivey-F 5 (2) 2-2 14, Considine-F 3 0-0 6, McGaugh-F 1 2-3 4, Aiken 0 0-0 0, Auker 0 0-0 0, Haas 0 0-0 0. Totals: 15 (4) 8-13 42. Fouls: 18 (Hively 5). Turnovers: 11. Rebounds: 19.

Princeton (22-12): Reinhardt-G 6 3-3 15, Fulkerson-G 2 0-2 4, Lanham-G 0 0-0 0, Smith-F 2 (2) 0-0 6, LaPorte-C 5 (1) 8-12 19, Gartin 0 2-2 2, Mason 0 0-0 0. Totals: 15 (3) 13-19. Fouls: 14. Turnovers: 16. Rebounds: 23.

Att: 650 (est). Time of game: 1:25.

Princeton's Noah LaPorte throws down a slam dunk in Wednesday's sectional semifinals at Marengo. Princeton beat 46-42 to advance to Friday's championship against Rock Falls.
Kevin Hieronymus

Kevin Hieronymus

Kevin has been sports editor of the BCR since 1986. He previously was sports editor of the St. Louis Daily News and was a regular contributor for the St. Louis Cardinals' magazine. He is a 2021 inductee into the IBCA Hall of Fame (Media) and a 2023 inductee into the Shaw Media Illinois Valley Hall of Fame as "Distinguished Media."