STERLING – Zach Rehmert mentioned jitters on Monday night after leading the Sterling Golden Warriors to a 54-47 win over Newman in the opening game of the Sauk Valley Shootout at Musgrove Fieldhouse. 

Most players would take Rehmert's jitters. The 6-foot, 2-inch junior hit two 3-pointers and scored the first eight points for the Warriors (1-0).

"There were a lot of first-game jitters being a junior starting on varsity," Rehmert said. "It wasn't pretty at times, but the team played hard and made big plays when we needed them."