GOOSE LAKE — Northeast needed a big comeback over the final five minutes Friday night to snap a two-game losing streak and remain atop the Big East Conference standings.

The Rebels (15-5, 12-3) got just that, outscoring Midland 19-8 over that stretch to grab a 53-52 victory.

Northeast scored the game’s final three points to finish off the comeback.

Matt Cain scored 10 points, all in the second half, as one of four Rebels to reach double figures. Mitchell Haferbier scored seven of his 10 points in the second half.

Ben Lingle helped keep Northeast in the game in the first half, scoring eight of his team-high 12 points before intermission.

Midland (4-15, 3-12) got 12 of Kasey Lasack’s game-high 23 points after halftime.



Renkes hits 1,000 in loss

KEWANEE, Ill. — Fulton’s Erik Renkes surpassed the 1,000-point mark for his career, but the Steamers lost to Kewanee 71-55 on Friday in Three Rivers Conference boys basketball.

Fulton led 28-26 at halftime, but Kewanee put on a scoring blitz in the third quarter. Dontae Pryor’s follow shot broke a 30-30 tie and started an 8-0 run for the Boilermakers.

Fulton trailed early but finished the first quarter on a roll to pull within 16-15. A 3-point basket by Matt Fish to open the second quarter put Fulton on top, and the Steamers led most of the rest of the half.

Renkes, a senior, needed 12 points to reach the 1,000-point barrier, and he did it with his first basket of the second half.

“There’s not a better kid who could have achieved it in my book,” Fulton coach Rick Norman said on the KCLN radio postgame show.



Erie gets comeback win

ERIE, Ill. — Jacob Johnston nailed a 3-point basket from the corner to put Erie on top, and the Cardinals held off Morrison the rest of the way for a 47-44 victory Friday in the Three Rivers Conference.

The basket gave Johnston a game-high 23 points.

A basket by Johnston gave the Cardinals a 29-23 lead in the third quarter, but Luke Brands fueled a comeback for Morrison (7-19). A basket by Brock Deter pulled the Mustangs within four, then Brands scored eight points in a row to give Morrison a 33-29 advantage.

Erie (21-6) pulled event at 35 with about 6:30 left on a Johnston 3-pointer, but Brands responded in kind at the other end. The teams traded the lead once more before Johnston’s 3-pointer put Erie on top to stay.

Brands finished with 19 points to lead the Mustangs.



Camanche dominates after half

CAMANCHE — Camanche scored 11 of the first 13 points Friday night against Bellevue in Big East Conference boys basketball, but then the game slowed and even stopped.

Late in the first quarter the lights went out in the gymnasium causing a delay. After the delay, both teams played sluggishly, leaving the Indians (10-9, 7-8) with an 18-11 halftime advantage.

Things were different in the second half with Camanche outscoring Bellevue 30-11 to earn a 40-18 win.

Mitch Roth scored 17 points to lead Camanche, 11 in the second half, including three 3-pointers.



Late run lifts Lisbon

LISBON — Prince of Peace and Lisbon were tied at 56 with four minutes to play Friday in Big East Conference boys basketball.

Lisbon (14-5, 12-4) went on a 6-0 run over the next minute and held on for a 64-58 win in its conference finale.

Lisbon’s Ben Knake, the defending Big East Player of the Year, scored 15 of his game-high 21 points after halftime.

Prince of Peace (11-7, 8-6) was led by BJ Bostic, who scored 11 of his 19 points after halftime. Cameron Ryan (11) and Joe Schnier (11) also reached double digits for the Irish.



Marquette tops Preston

PRESTON — Marquette Catholic outscored Preston 11-2 over the final three minutes of Big East Conference boys basketball action Friday to turn a 37-all tie into a 48-39 victory.

Marquette’s Isaac Sturm hit four second-half 3-pointers to account for all of his game-high 12 points.

Logan Wilhelm scored nine points to lead Preston.



Warriors win

WHEATLAND — Calamus-Wheatland led Cedar Valley Christian only 31-28 at halftime Friday in non-conference basketball.

The Warriors outscored their opponents 42-24 in the second half behind Jake Janssen’s team-high 22 points to win 73-52.



Prophets hold off Amboy

PROPHETSTOWN — Prophetstown led Amboy 39-27 after three quarters Friday night and held on for a 54-50  basketball victory.

Amboy’s Tyson Powers scored 14 of his game-high 26 points in the fourth quarter, including three 3-pointers.

Prophetstown was led by Zach Inskeep’s 15 points and 11 rebounds and Matt Juhola’s 14 points and nine rebounds. The two combined for 10 of the Prophets’ 15 fourth-quarter points.



NORTHEAST 53, MIDLAND 52

MIDLAND (4-15, 3-12) — Kasey Lasack 8 6-7 23, Jared Jeffery 3 3-5 10, Cody Kanke 0 0-1 0, Dalton Harms 3 0-1 7, Tyler Stepp 0 0-0 0, Hagan Ackley 2 0-1 4, Ben Carstensen 0 0-0 0, Kyle Andresen 3 2-2 8. Totals 19 11-17 52.

NORTHEAST (15-5, 12-3) — Ben Hildebrandt 0 1-2 1, Bo Lingle 5 1-2 11, Mitchell Haferbier 3 4-6 10, Matt Lorenzen 0 0-0 0, Ben Lingle 4 2-3 12, Matt Cain 4 0-0 10, Mitchell Schumacher 2 1-2 5, DJ Fulton 0 4-6 4. Totals 18 13-22 53.

Midland    5    23    9    15    —    52

Northeast    11    13    10    19    —    53

3-point goals — Midland 3 (Lasack, Jeffery, Harms); Northeast 4 (Cain 2, Be. Lingle 2). Total fouls — Midland 22; Northeast 16. Fouled out — Jeffery, Stepp.



CAMANCHE 48, BELLEVUE 22

BELLEVUE (4-14, 2-12) — Peyton Wolter 1 1-4 3, Ron Schroeder 2 2-4 6, Logan DeVries 0 0-0 0, Tyler Banowetz 0 0-0 0, Cole Claussen 1 0-2 3, Colin Hager 0 0-0 0, Dan Brown 2 0-0 4, Josh Blake 0 0-0 0, Johnny Jacobs 0 0-1 0, Robert Schroeder 1 2-3 4, Quinn Fromm 0 0-0 0, Chance Deppe 1 0-0 2, Jace Michels 0 0-0 0, Colby Mangler 0 0-0 0, Austin Deppe 0 0-0 0. Totals 8 5-14 22.

CAMANCHE (10-9, 7-8) — Isaah Jackson 4 2-2 12, Riley Linder 0 0-0 0, Devin Norman 1 0-0 2, Seth Boysen 0 0-0 0, Mitch Roth 7 0-0 17, Ian Boysen 4 2-2 11, Brandon Jewell 1 1-1 3, Mike Osaro 0 0-0 0, Zach Smith 0 0-0 0, Lukas DeWitt 0 0-0 0, Alex Goodwin 0 0-0 0, Cole Atkinson 1 0-0 3. Totals 18 5-5 48.

Bellevue    6    5    5    6    —    22

Camanche    11    7    17    13    —    48

3-point goals — Bellevue 1 (Claussen); Camanche 7 (Roth 3, Jackson 2, I. Boysen). Total fouls — Bellevue 12; Camanche 16. Fouled out — none.



PROPHETSTOWN 54, AMBOY 50

AMBOY — Mike Stephenitch 6 2-4 16, Darron Quest 1 1-5 3, Drew Fordham 0 0-0 0, Tanner Wilhelm 0 0-0 0, Tyson Powers 10 1-2 26, Jordan Earnst 2 1-2 5. Totals 19 5-13 50.

PROPHETSTOWN — Josh Green 4 0-0 10, Carter Ames 3 0-0 8, Matt Juhola 6 2-3 14, Zach Inskeep 7 1-1 15, Devin Johnson 3 1-4 7, Ethan Howard 0 0-0 0. Totals 23 4-7 54.

Amboy    4    15    8    23    —    50

Prophetstown    10    10    19    15    —    54

3-point goals — Amboy 7 (Powers 5, Stephenitch 2); Prophetstown 4 (Green 2, Ames 2). Total fouls — Amboy 13; Prophetstown 17. Fouled out — none.

KEWANEE 71, FULTON 55

FULTON — Erik Renkes 8 10-11 26, Ryan Beiermann 1 0-0 2, Trae Tiesman 3 0-0 6, TJ Huizenga 3 3-4 9, Ryan Hoogheem 1 0-0 2, John Widener 1 1-2 3, Nick Fish 2 0-0 5, Matt Carbaugh 1 0-0 2. Totals 20 14-17 55.

KEWANEE — Dontae Pryor 5 0-0 10, Tyler Arzola 1 0-0 2, Nuding 1 1-2 3, Dayton Ince 8 8-10 29, Ethan Washburn 1 0-1 2, Ryan Hicks 3 1-2 8, Glenn Wells 7 1-2 15, Jake Jennings 1 0-0 2. Totals 27 11-17 71.

Fulton    15    13    7    20    —    55

Kewanee    16    10    23    22    —    71

3-point goals — Fulton 1 (Fish); Kewanee 6 (Ince 5, Hicks). Total fouls — Fulton 17, Kewanee 18. Fouled out — None.



ERIE 47, MORRISON 44

MORRISON (7-19) — Brock Deter 4 0-0 8, Alex Volckmann 2 0-1 5, Alex Weeks 0 0-0 0, Luke Brands 7 4-6 19, Jacob Tegeler 0 0-0 0, Matt Wilkens 0 2-2 2, Kyle Meurs 0 0-0 0, Landon Nelson 1 0-0 3, Bill Bos 3 1-2 7. Totals 17 7-11 44.

ERIE (21-7) — Jacob Johnston 8 4-4 23, Tanner Jackson 1 2-3 4, Zach Maloney 0 0-0 0, Jordan Schaller 5 0-2 10, Caleb Miner 0 1-2 1, Corey Ryan 0 0-0 0, Rhett Stover 1 0-0 2, Alec Thruman 1 3-4 5, Drake Collis 1 0-0 2. Totals 17 10-15 47.

Morrison    10    9    14    11    —    44

Erie    10    13    9    15    —    47

3-point goals — Morrison 3 (Volckmann, Brands, Nelson); Erie 3 (Johnston 3). Total fouls — Morrison 16, Erie 14. Fouled out — None.



LISBON 64, PRESTON 58

PRINCE OF PEACE (11-7, 8-6) — BJ Bostic 8 2-2 19, Lucas Laufenberg 2 2-2 6, Travis Witt 4 1-2 9, Cameron Ryan 4 2-2 11, Joe Schnier 4 2-3 11, Warren Lewis 0 0-0 0, Nic Roth 1 0-0 2. Totals 23 9-11 58.

LISBON (14-5, 12-4) — Jordan Bahl 4 2-2 10, Skylar Ellerbach 1 3-4 5, John Noll 0 0-0 0, Ben Knake 9 2-3 21, Sean Dougherty 1 1-2 4, Conner Smock 0 0-0 0, Austin Springsteen 4 2-3 10, Jake Hendricks 7 0-2 14. Totals 26 10-16 64.

Prince of Peace    14    14    22    8    —    58

Lisbon    13    16    23    12    —    64

3-point goals — Prince of Peace 3 (Bostic, Ryan, Schnier); Lisbon 2 (Knake, Dougherty). Total fouls — Prince of Peace 17, Lisbon 15. Fouled out — None.



MARQUETTE CATHOLIC 48, PRESTON 39

MARQUETTE — Isaac Sturm 4 0-0 12, Tanner Scheckel 2 2-2 6, Kendall Steines 1 5-6 7, Tommy Draus 0 0-0 0, Danny Schroeder 2 2-2 7, Tim Nass 4 3-4 11, Brody Moore 2 1-2 5. Totals 15 13-16 48.

PRESTON — Colin Larson 1 2-3 4, Joe Kilburg 0 0-0 0, Andrew Snodgrass 1 2-2 5, Colton Bormann 2 0-0 5, Matt Zeimet 0 0-0 0, Ethan Carstensen 2 0-0 6, Chase Zaruba 4 0-0 8, Craiton Andresen 0 0-0 0, Logan WIlhelm 4 1-1 9, Brett Earles 1 0-0 2. Totals 15 5-6 39.

Marquette    4    6    19    19    —    48

Preston    10    10    13    6    —    39

3-point goals — Marquette 5 (Sturm 4, Schroeder); Preston 4 (Carstensen 2, Snodgrass, Bormann). Total fouls — Marquette 12, Preston 18. Fouled out — None.



CALAMUS-WHEATLAND 73, CEDAR VALLEY CHRISTIAN 52

CEDAR VALLEY CHRISTIAN — Nick Henderson 1 2-2 4, Spencer Zielke 0 2-2 2, Evan Koch 0 0-0 0, Luke Long 0 0-2 0, Jon Landis 1 0-1 2, Will Nuhlbach 8 6-9 22, Jeremy Strutz 5 0-0 10, David Sperling 4 4-6 12. Totals 19 14-22 52.

CALAMUS-WHEATLAND — Austin Houzenga 2 2-4 6, Alec Hart 5 0-0 10, Lucas Hayes 0 1-2 1, John Diercks 2 4-7 8, Landon Goettsch 7 3-3 18, Nolan Christensen 1 0-0 2, Justin Alden 1 0-0 2, Spencer Kerr 0 0-0 0, Jake Janssen 10 2-3 22, Austin Bumann 0 0-0 0, Justin Schwennen 0 0-0 0, Nick Costello 1 2-4 4, David Hiltbrunner 0 0-0 0, Lucas Cooney 0 0-0 0. Totals 29 14-23 73.

CV Christian    14    14    14    10    —    52

Cal-Wheat    15    16    18    24    —    73

3-point goal — Calamus-Wheatland 1 (Goettsch). Total fouls — CV Christian 23, Calamus-Wheatland 20. Fouled ot — Strutz.