The Rams started slow, trailing the
Bengals 15-8 after the first quarter. But Rockford outscored
Ottawa Hills 20-10
in the second quarter and 25-15 in the second half to pull out
the victory. Mitchell Briggs scored 19 points, Casey Doyle had
12 points and Derek Brower added 10 for the Rams. Justin Keenan
scored 10 points for Ottawa Hills. Rockford has won six of its
past seven games.
OTTAWA HILLS (13-6)
Saiquan Griffith 2 4-8 9, Tremaine Walker 1 2-2 4, Jance Payne
4 1-2 9, Courtney Sanders 2 0-0 4, Andre Johnson 1 0-0 2, DeShawn
Ray 1 0-0 2, Justin Keenan 4 2-2 10. Totals 15 9-14 40.
ROCKFORD
(11-8)
Jacob Steinbach 1 0-0 2, Ryan Sheafor 0 1-2 1, Nicholas Wendling
2 0-0 5, Bryan Pasciak 2 0-0 4, Casey Doyle 6 0-0 12, Mitchell
Briggs 8 3-3 19, Derek Brower 4 1-3 10. Totals 23 5-8 53.
Ottawa
Hills 15 10 10 -- 5 40
Rockford 8 20 10 15 -- 53
3-point goals--Ottawa Hills 1 (Griffith),
Rockford 2 (Wendling, Brower). Fouled out--none. Rebounds--Ottawa
Hills 18 (Keenan
6), Rockford 30 (Sheafor, Briggs 7). Assists--Ottawa Hills
5 (Payne
3), Rockford 11 (Pasciak 4). Turnovers--Ottawa Hills 11,
Rockford 19. Total fouls--Ottawa Hills 13, Rockford 14.