STERLING – Bunnies, in the literal sense, are cute and cuddly. In the figurative, basketball sense, they're about as ugly as it gets when mishandled.

The Sterling Golden Warriors missed a few zero-footers early and more late, while Sherrard was knocking down just about every shot in sight en route to a 64-48 victory in a Sauk Valley Shootout game Tuesday at Musgrove Fieldhouse.

"Mentally, we weren't ready to play, and physically we weren't there," admitted Sterling junior post Kiarra Harris, who scored nine points and grabbed a team-high five rebounds. "Our heads weren't in the game."