A closer look: Princeton vs. Byron sectional semifinal – Shaw Local
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. (Mike Vaughn)
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 pull-up from rt elbow, 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
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. (Mike Vaughn)
Kevin has been sports editor of the BCR since 1986 and is Sports Editor of Putnam County Record. Was previously sports editor of the St. Louis Daily News and a 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 Illinois Valley Hall of Fame as "Distinguished Media"
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