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Cornjerkers rally past Comets, Trenton Montez scores 23 in VVC win

HOOPESTON - Trenton Montez scored 23 points to lead Hoopeston Area past visiting Oakwood in Vermilion Valley Conference action Tuesday. The Cornjerkers outscored the Comets 21-18 in the final quarter to secure a 59-57 victory.

Junior Brayden Walder and sophomore Nick Cardenas also reached double figures with 13 and 10 points, respectively. Montez anchored the defensive effort with five rebounds and five steals.

The Comets (9-9) held a 30-24 lead at halftime and maintained their advantage through the third quarter, entering the fourth up 39-38.

After defeating Milford on Friday, Hoopeston Area improved to 11-4 overall and 3-0 in the VVC. The Cornjerkers will face Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley in a nonconference road game Saturday.

Zamora leads Hoopeston Area in 8-point win over Westville

HOOPESTON -- Anthony Zamora stepped up with a 15 point finish to lead Hoopeston Area to a 54-46 conference win over Westville on Tuesday.

Zamora, averaging 12.3 points per game, made six of his eight shots from the field and drained half of his attempts from the line. The senior collected a team-high five steals.

Junior Owen Root and sophomore Trenton Montez also finished with double-digit scores against the Tigers. Root logged two boards and two assist to give the Vermilion Valley team their first conference win of the season with his 13 points performance. Montez came off the bench to score 10 points, four from the charity stripe.

The Cornjerkers improve to 4-5 on the season. The team travels to Milford (5-2) on Thursday to face the Bearcats in another conference test and follows up with another game on Friday evening at St. Anne (2-9), who are 1-3 at home against opponents this season.

Box Score

Hoopeston 13 7 16 18 - 54
Westville 13 5 5 23 - 46

Hoopeston
Root 4(1)-3-2--13, Montez 3(0)-6-4--10, VanDerVeer 1(0)-1-3--5, Rush 0(2)-0-1--7, Zamora 6(0)-6-3--15, Sigerill 1(0)-2-1--3.

Westville
Not reported

Prep Sports Notebook | Area basketball teams post losses

Urbana 20, Normal Community 57: The Tigers didn't hit a shot from the field in the second quarter of their road game against the Lady Ironmen on Saturday. Junior Aziyaha Davis led all Urbana scorers with six points. Jasmine McCullough and Destiny Barber rounded out the top three scorers with five and four points, respectively.

Hoopeston Area 69, Horizon Science Academy Southwest 48: Trenton Montez and Anthony Zamora led the Cornjerkers with 16 points apiece in pool play against the Huskies. Montez snagged four steals, while Zamora collected four of his own out of the team's total of 11. Preston VandeVeer added another eight points while Owen Root provided seven at the Watseka Christmas Tournament.

Kendrick Sigerill, who finished with six points, led the team on the boards with six rebounds. Root and fellow junior Wyatt Eisenmann hauled in four rebounds apiece. The Hoopeston boys will face VVC foe Westville in the 5th-place game at the tournament on Tuesday.

St. Joseph-Ogden 26, Pleasant Plains 55: Addisyn Martinie scored a team-high 10 points in the Spartans' road loss against the Cardinals in non-conference girls action on Saturday. Addie Brooks came off the bench to post two third-quarter treys for six points. Senior Taylor Hug was held to just five points for SJO. The St. Joseph-Ogden (4-7) varsity squad hosts the one-loss Cissna Park Timberwolves (10-1) tomorrow at 6pm.

Photo: PhotoNews Media/Clark Brooks

6-foot-3 senior Austin Langendorf gets a hand slap from a young Unity basketball fan after his team's tough 45-43 overtime loss to Pleasant Plains on Saturday.

Unity 43, Pleasant Plains 45: Unity snagged 21 rebounds and tallied eight assists in the 2-point overtime loss to Pleasant Plains. Head coach Matt Reed said his 5-3 team will learn from the loss and improve, especially with a tough conference schedule in front of them. "The effort [and] the desire, that was definitely there. It was just a great high school basketball game. A really good basketball game."

The Rockets will attempt to shake the loss off and prep for an upcoming non-conference game against Paris at the Rocket Center on Tuesday.

Unity 36, Mt. Zion 51: Addison Ray led the Rockets with a team-high 14 points and had five boards in the program's third loss this season. Senior Abbie Piecaynski knocked down six fourth-quarter points, but it wasn't enough to close the gap with the generous Lady Braves' lead. Frosh Claire Meharry also produced her offense contribution in the final quarter with four points and grabbed eight rebounds for the now 9-4 Rockets. Lauren Miller contributed three points, three rebounds and four steals during the home stand.

Prep Sports Notebook | Unity and SJO basketball teams still undefeated

Hoops:
SJO 66 - Danville 55

DANVILLE - St. Joseph-Ogden enjoyed double-digit finishes from Tanner Jacob with 15 points, Logan Smith's 14, and Tanner Siems' 5-for-6 output with 10 points in the 11-point victory over the host Vikings on Tuesday.

Smith, a senior, led the rebounding effort with eight boards. He, along with Jacob, finished with a team-high four assists each.

SJO improves to 7-0 on the season and faces Normal University at home on Friday.

Spartan wrestling team win nine bouts by pin

WARRENSBURG - Nine St. Joseph-Ogden wrestlers pinned their opponents in the squad's match against Warrensburg-Latham on Tuesday for 54-26 dual victory.

Quincy Jones (215 pounds), Khaden Hallowell (190), James Barron (175), Devan Swisher (165), Coy Hayes (157), Logan Xiao (150), Brandon Goodwin (144), Holden Brazelton (132), and Jackson Walsh (113) recorded wins for the Spartans.

With four matches left in 2023, SJO does not wrestle at home again until January 9 next year.

On fire, Montez drops 21 against Westville

WESTVILLE - Hoopeston Area junior Trenton Montez went 8-for-11 from the field on his way to an impressive 21-point game against Westville. Seniors Owen Root and Kendrick Sigerill finished with a double-double. Owen chipped in 11 points and collected ten rebounds. Sigerill, who also finished with 11 points, snagged 11 boards in the conference win.

SJO beats Riverton on the mat

WARRENSBURG - Riverton forfeited eight matches, allowing St. Joseph-Ogden to pick up another dual win this season.

Brodie Harms pinned Wyatt Abrums in the second period of their 285-pound match for the Spartans. At 144-ponds, Brandon Goodwin stuck Hawks' Brody Skiles in 47 seconds, and Landen Butts did the same in the second period of his 138-pound bout.

Maddie Wells picked up a varsity win after pinning Riverton's Donovan Bryant in the first period at 132-pounds.

Rockets stretch win streak to six

CHAMPAIGN - The Unity boys' basketball team seized the moment, picking up a road win over Champaign Central, 55-46. The Rockets remain undefeated after their first six games of the season.

On the road for the rest of the year, UHS play again on Saturday at Pleasant Plains, followed by stops in Paris (12/19) and Armstrong (12/21) before holiday tournament play.

Prep Sports Notebook | Spartans beat Tuscola, Urbana still looking for first win

Unity's Addison Ray

Ray rains treys in Rocket home win

TOLONO - Unity downed visiting Clinton 50-43 behind double-figure production from three seniors. Addison Ray led all scorers with 14 points. Ray drained three three-pointers to help the rally in the third quarter. Raegen Stringer finished with 13 points, and Reagan Little added another 12 points in the non-conference win. The Maroons were paced by starter Clara Dempsey, who scored 11 points in the first quarter, with 12 points.

SJO first half lead results in win over visiting Tuscola

ST. JOSEPH - Addison Seggebruch led St. Joseph-Ogden's scoring effort with a team-high 14 points in their 61-47 non-conference win over Tuscola. Addisyn Martinie added another 12 points, and Addison Frick finished with 10 points. Warriors' Sicily Moss led all scorers with a game-high 16 points.

Tigers improving

MONTICELLO - Aziyiaha Davis finished with a team-high eight points in Urbana's 42-22 road loss at Monticello. Zion Reid added another seven points to make up the bulk of their team's scoring effort in their best outing this season. The Tigers are at home on Thursday against Charleston.

Hoopeston's Root scores 31

HOOPESTON - Owen Root made 12 of his 20 shots to score 31 in Hoopeston Area's 68-40 win over Judah Christian on Monday. Kendrick Sigerill finished with 12 points. Junior Trenton Montez, who led the team with six assist, rounded the team's top three scorers with nine points. Root also had six rebounds and three steals for the Cornjerkers.

Prep Hoops |
Tuesday's area basketball summary

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Girls' Basketball

Champaign Central 58 - Rantoul 50
The Maroons had three players finish their non-conference home game finish in double figures. The win improving Central's record to 3-5.

Junior Khalia Williams led the team with 15 points and seven rebounds. Samara McArthur finished with 12 points and five boards. Meanwhile, senior Alex Parastaran collected 10 points while dishing out a team-high nine assists and snatching five steals.

Thursday night, Williams and the Maroons host Danville (4-7) in a Big Twelve conference contest.

Oakwood 42 - Armstrong 45
Down 28-17 at the half, Oakwood made up the deficit in the second half but came up short, taking a loss in Vermilion Valley Conference play. Bella Bradford scored a team-high 14 points in the Comets' road game on Tuesday. Fellow senior Rylee Wright finished the loss with ten points.

Boys' Basketball

Champaign Central 71 - Unity 59
Chris Bush drained 19 points and collected six rebounds in the Maroons' road game at Unity (3-3). Sophomore Cayden Love shined, scoring 18 points to bolster Central's record to 5-3.

The Maroons travel to Decatur to take on the Eisenhower (4-4).

Hoopeston 46 - Cissna Park 44
Brayden Walder delivered 16 points in Hoopeston Area's VVC non-conference win over Cissna Park (3-8).

Cole Miller, who scored four points, had eight rebounds. Trenton Montez, a senior, also finished with eight boards along with seven points.

The Cornjerkers play at home on Friday, hosting the Storm of Salt Fork.

Urbana 51 - Sacred Heart-Griffin 79
The Cyclones handed the Tigers their fourth-consecutive loss. Urbana looks to improve their early-season record after Friday's road game at Peoria Notre Dame.

St. Thomas More 55 - Clifton Central 60
The Sabers (4-6) were outscored 8-3 in the overtime period by the Comets (7-4).

St. Thomas More is back in action on Saturday at the Eureka College Shootout where they will face Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley.

Urbana U-High 32 - Westville 75

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