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Rockford defeats Clarksville, 65-42, in season-opener

Press photo by John Burbridge Rockford senior Max Rooney, center, gets fouled hard while taking it hard to the hole during Monday’s season-opener against Clarksville.
Press photo by John Burbridge
Rockford senior Max Rooney, center, gets fouled hard while taking it hard to the hole during Monday’s season-opener against Clarksville.

Press Staff Report

ROCKFORD — After just six full team practices, the Rockford Warriors boys basketball team managed to overcome early foul trouble and cold shooting out of the gate to defeat Clarksville, 65-42, in a non-conference season-opener on Monday.

Matthew Muller and Matthew Schubert each scored 14 points, and Max Rooney added 12 for the Warriors, who will travel to Nashua-Plainfield on Tuesday for a boys and girls varsity double-header.

Clarksville took advantage of the Rockford’s early struggles while taking a 14-13 lead after the first quarter. The Warriors went on to outscore the Indians 24-14 in the second quarter, then matched them point-for-point in the third quarter to maintain a 9-point lead.

Then the Warriors shut out Clarksville in the fourth quarter while scoring 14 points themselves to cap the 23-point victory.

Christopher Behrends scored a game-high 24 points — including four 3-point field goals — for the Indians.

Many members of Rockford’s basketball team also played for the Warrior football team that recently finished runner-up in the Class 8-Player State Championships. Among them is all-state quarterback Jacob Staudt, who is the returning leading scorer and 3-point shooter for the basketball team.

While making the quick transition to basketball, Staudt had an off night from the field while scoring 5 points. But he did initiate the play that helped punctuate the pending victory.

After hitting the floor to gain control of a loose ball at midcourt late in the third quarter, Staudt from a prone position dished the ball to 6-foot-7 junior Schubert, who finished the open-court break with a tomahawk one-handed jam.

ROCKFORD 65, CLARKSVILLE 42

Scoring By Quarters

CLARKSVILLE 14 14 14 0 — 42

ROCKFORD 13 24 14 14 — 65

CLARKSVILLE — Kaden Becker 3, Christopher Behrends 24, Dawson Holub 2, Ethan Schmidt 10, Deric Trees 3.

ROCKFORD — John Fullerton 7, Jacob Staudt 5, Justice Jones 4, Max Rooney 12, Matthew Muller 14, Kaden Lyman 2, Jared Marth 5, Matthew Schubert 14, Nathan Muller 2.

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