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BCR boys basketball sectional update, March 6

By Kevin Hieronymus
The scoreboard tells the story of Princeton's 46-42 win over Byron in Wednesday's sectional semifinals at Marengo.

The scoreboard tells the story of Princeton's 46-42 win over Byron in Wednesday's sectional semifinals at Marengo. (Mike Vaughn)

Class 2A Marengo Sectional

Tuesday’s semifinals

Game 1 - (2) Rock Falls 42, (6) Winnebago 40 (Rockets win on last-second shot by Ryken Howard)

Wednesday’s semifinals

Game 2 - (4) Princeton 46, (2) Byron 42 (Princeton uses 17-0 to comeback from a 12-point deficit)

Friday’s championship

Title - (2) Rock Falls (24-8) vs. (4) Princeton (21-12), 7 p.m.

BCR Pick: Princeton over Rock Falls.

Next: Winner advances to the Sterling Supersectional to face the Chicago Christ the King Sectional winner at 7 p.m., March 10. Semifinals at that sectional are (1) Chicago Crane Medical Prep vs. (2) Christ the King and (1) Lombard Montini vs. (3) Chicago Clark.

Princeton's Noah LaPorte gets a helping hand from Seneca's Zeb Maxwell in Friday's regional finals at Prouty Gym. The Tigers won 59-53 to claim their fourth straight regional title.

Princeton's Noah LaPorte gets a helping hand from Seneca's Zeb Maxwell in Friday's regional finals at Prouty Gym. The Tigers won 59-53 to claim their fourth straight regional title. (Mike Vaughn)

Other sectionals

AT PECATONICA (1A)

Tuesday’s semifinals

Game 1 - (1) Pecatonica 73, (2) Annawan 50

Wednesday’s semifinals

Game 2 - (1) Lanark Eastland 55, (2) Dakota 39

Friday’s championship

Title - (1) Pecatonica (33-2) vs. (1) Lanark Eastland (31-4), 7 p.m.

BCR Pick: Pecatonica over Eastland.

AT BRIMFIELD (1A)

Tuesday’s semifinals

Game 1 - (2) Princeville 56, (1) Illini Bluffs 41

Wednesday’s semifinals

Game 2 - (1) Peoria Christian 61, (3) Mason City Illini Central 30

Friday’s championship

Title - (2) Princeville vs. (1) Peoria Christian (26-9), 7 p.m.

AT SHERRARD (2A)

Tuesday’s semifinals

Game 1 - (1) Peoria Manual 65, (3) Macomb 46

Wednesday’s semifinals

Game 2 - (1) Sherrard 65, (3) Downs Tri-Valley 63 (Ryan Carlton hit the game-winning shot for Tigers in overtime)

Friday’s championship

Title - (1) Peoria Manual (20-12) vs. (1) Sherrard (30-3), 7 p.m.

BCR Pick: Manual over Sherrard.

AT WASHINGTON (3A)

Tuesday’s semifinals

Game 1 - (3) Metamora 65, (1) Kankakee 63 (Redbirds win in OT; was down by 12 with 3 minutes remaining)

Wednesday’s semifinals

Game 2 - (1) Peoria 51, (5) LaSalle-Peru 35

Friday’s championship

Title - (3) Metamora (26-6) vs. (1) Peoria (28-6), 7 p.m.

BCR Pick: Metamora over Peoria.

Princeton's Noah LaPorte draws contact from Byron's JJ Edmonson in Wednesday's sectional semifinals at Marengo. Princeton won 46-42 to advance to Friday's championship against Rock Falls.

Princeton's Noah LaPorte draws contact from Byron's JJ Edmonson in Wednesday's sectional semifinals at Marengo. Princeton won 46-42 to advance to Friday's championship against Rock Falls. (Mike Vaughn)

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