Lady Trojans fall short in 2OT, Trojans lose to complete Sturgeon sweep

Both Community R-6 teams winning streaks against Central Activities Conference foe Sturgeon were snapped in different but tough ways on Tuesday night. The Lady Trojans lost 54-52 in double overtime after defeating Sturgeon 11 straight times and then the Trojans dropped their game against the Bulldogs 55-36 after the gap widened late to lose to them after three consecutive victories in the rivalry.

Leading the way for the Lady Trojans (4-4, 2-1 CAC) was Kylie Brooks as she had yet another monster game against Sturgeon  (two double-doubles a season ago against the Lady Bulldogs) with 22 points, 20 rebounds, five blocks, three steals and a 10-for-14 night at the free-throw line. Brooks sent tied the game at 46 with two free throws to send it to double overtime, and before that, Brooklynn Glasgow nailed a 3-pointer to tie the game at 42 to warrant an overtime period. Glasgow finished with seven points and five rebounds, and Peyton Beamer had eight points and three steals. Allie Heath led Sturgeon (4-3, 2-0 CAC) with 16 points and was 5-for-6 from the line, and Brooklyn Dougherty had 15 points and three 3-pointers.

The Trojans (2-6, 1-2 CAC) were down 25-15 in the first half but cut the deficit to 26-22 thanks to four 3-pointers hit in the second quarter -- two each from Mason Rohan and Brett Beamer. Paden Pollock responded with a 3-pointer to make it 29-22 Sturgeon at halftime, and then the Bulldogs (3-4, 2-0 CAC) picked up transition points off turnovers in the second half to outscore Community 26-14 in the latter two quarters. Mason Carroll had a double-double for the Trojans at 11 points and 11 rebounds, and Beamer, Rohan and Clayton Jennings each followed with six points. Isaac Bolles led Sturgeon with 17 points, Connor Lawson followed with 11 points and Ethan Benskin had 10 points.

The Community boys and girls each play in the Gary Filbert Classic in Mexico on Saturday with the Trojans facing Calvary Lutheran at 1:15 p.m. and Lady Trojans taking on Harrisburg at 2:45 p.m.

Other area scores:

• Mexico boys 62 Kirksville 61 at Kirksville. Jaydon Eldridge hits game-winning 3-pointer after Bulldogs trailed until two minutes were left in the game
• Mexico girls 27 Kirksville 19 in Kirksville
• Van-Far boys 64 North Callaway 53 in Vandalia. For Van-Far, Nikos Connaway led with 27 points and Pacey Reading had 16 points, and for North Callaway, Isiah Craighead had 20 points, 12 rebounds and three steals and Sam Pezold had 16 points and three steals
• Centralia girls 62 Blair Oaks 44 in Wardsville. Raegan Anderson 15 points and five 3-pointers, Ryenn Gordon 15 points, Morgan Ross 12 points and Shelby Lewis nine rebounds
• California 57 Centralia boys 55 in Centralia
• Mexico girls wrestling goes 2-0 in duals at St. Charles West, defeating St. Charles West 42-36 and Lindbergh 39-24. Abby Bowen, Karisa Hayden and Alexus Johns with pinfall victories against St. Charles West. Alizabeth Welch and Bowen with pins vs Lindbergh and Hayden defeats Lindbergh opponent via 3-0 decision

Look for the full stories in the Saturday, Dec. 16, 2023, edition of the Mexico Ledger.