Boys basketball roundup: Johnston, Erie dodge upset bid by Morrison

Also for Erie (14-8, 6-3), Connor Saad had eight points.

Alexander Volckmann and Matt Wilkens each had 10 points for Morrison (3-21, 0-9).

Riverdale 53, Bureau Valley 51: The Storm outscored the Rams 24-13 in the middle periods and led 39-38 entering the fourth, but dropped a Three Rivers nailbiter in Port Byron.

Jared Richmond led Riverdale (11-10, 6-3) with 27 points. Parker Neuhalfen and Tommy Johnston paced Bureau Valley with 15 and 14, respectively.

Prophetstown 53, Amboy 48: Carter Ames scored 22 points to lead the Prophets past the hard-charging Clippers in Prophetstown.

Devin Johnson added 10 points for Prophetstown (11-10, 5-4 Three Rivers), which led 16-0 after the first quarter.

Amboy (6-15, 2-8) hit five of its six 3-point baskets in the second half. Tyson Powers had 20 and Damon Quest added 17.

Stillman Valley 59, Oregon 58, OT: The Cardinals rallied to force overtime, outscoring the Hawks 22-11 in the fourth period of a Big Northern West game at the Blackhawk Center.

Caleb Mowry went off for 35 points for Oregon (11-9, 1-6), including all eight of the Hawks’ points in OT. Trevor Gerig led Stillman (7-10, 2-5) with 23 points, 19 of them coming after the break.

Milledgeville 51, Pecatonica 42: Caleb Skoog scored 15 points, while Jordan Harris and Kameron DawTyne added nine each as the Missiles (6-11, 2-5 NUIC East) topped the Indians in Pecatonica.

Eastland 59, Warren 28: After leading by a modest 7-6 margin after one period, the Cougars outscored the Warriors 21-3 in the second period of an NUIC West tilt in Warren.

Dalton Shaner scored 21 points for Eastland (16-3, 7-0), while no Warren (7-15, 1-4) player cracked double figures.

Orangeville 47, AFC 45: The Broncos stormed to an NUIC East victory on their home floor behind a 17-8 advantage in the fourth period.

Tanner Kleckler led Orangeville (3-16, 2-5) with 24 points. Troy Mairs’ 14 points led three Raiders (7-10, 1-5) in double figures.

AFC overcame a 22-18 halftime deficit with a 19-8 edge in the third, only to hit the wall in the fourth.