STERLING – For the first 6 minutes, Rock Falls seemed to have a hangover effect following Wednesday’s loss to Newman. Wake-up call received.

Trailing Morrison 10-7 late in the first quarter, the Rockets used a 19-0 tear to take control en route to a 64-33 Sauk Valley Shootout victory Friday night at Musgrove Fieldhouse.

“We should not have lost to Newman, then we came out here thinking we were going to stomp these guys again,” said Rock Falls’ Steven Armoska, who scored a game-high 14 points. “If we come out and play like I know we can, we’re going to beat every team by 50 points.”