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Brodhead girls stay on cruise control

The beat goes on for Brodhead High's girls basketball team.

The second-ranked Cardinals opened up a 19-point halftime lead Thursday night and coasted to a 64-39 Rock Valley Conference crossover win over McFarland.

Brodhead improved to 16-0 on the season, including 11-0 in the Rock Valley South.

Rachel Heller had 15 points to lead Brodhead, which plays at unbeaten East Troy on Monday, Feb. 11 in a battle of unbeatens.

BRODHEAD 64, McFARLAND 39

McFarland (39)—Frazier, 1-0-3; M. Hettinger, 6-0-12; Easland, 1-0-2; C. Hettinger, 1-0-2; Anderson, 1-0-2; Kelm, 3-1-7; Runde, 3-2-11. Totals: 16-3-39.

Brodhead (64)—Heller, 7-1-15; Ahrens, 2-1-5; Duffield, 3-0-7; Pickel, 1-2-5; Halverson, 2-0-5; Moe, 1-4-6; Olson, 2-0-5; Douglas, 3-3-9; Mohns, 3-1-7. Totals: 24-12-64.

McFarland 10 7 14 8—39

Brodhead 17 19 15 13—64

Three-point goals—McFarland 4 (Runde 3, Frazier), Brodhead 4 (Duffield, Pickel, Olson, Halverson). Free throws missed—McFarland 3, Brodhead 7. Total fouls—McFarland 16, Brodhead 15.

-- Whitewater 65, Big Foot 38—The visiting Whippets raced out to a 13-point halftime lead and coasted to the Rock Valley crossover win.

Sarah Schumacher and Brooke Trewyn combined for 35 points for Whitewater, which stayed a game and a half behind first-place East Troy.

Ally Mazur had 10 points to lead Big Foot.

WHITEWATER 65, BIG FOOT 38

Whitewater (65)—Reynolds, 4-1-9; Hollingshead, 2-0-5; Jaskolski, 1-1-3; Tisdale, 1-0-2; Trewyn, 6-0-17; Stone, 1-0-2; Hintz, 2-0-4; Mathews, 2-1-5; Schumacher, 8-2-18. Totals: 27-5-65.

Big Foot (38)—Mazur, 4-2-10; Kovarik, 3-0-7; Courier, 3-1-9; Colby, 1-0-2; Skerhutt, 3-0-6; Isham, 2-0-4. Totals: 16-3-38.

Whitewater 18 16 16 15—65

Walworth Big Foot 13 8 6 11—38

Three-point goals—Whitewater 6 (Trewyn 5, Hollingshead), Big Foot 3 (Courier 2, Kovarik). Free throws missed—Whitewater 3, Big Foot 1. Total fouls—Whitewater 11, Big Foot 12.

-- East Troy 66, Turner 39—The unbeaten Trojans made eight three-point baskets, including four from Rachel Atchison, in rolling to the Rock Valley crossover win.

Atchison led East Troy with 22 points, while Breanna Gaspervich added 18.

Mackenzie Williams had nine points to lead Turner.

EAST TROY 66, TURNER 39

East Troy (66)—Olsen, 0-1-1; Oleson, 5-2-13; Schultz, 1-2-5; Gaspervich, 6-4-18; Atchison, 8-2-22; Rasin, 0-1-1; Leising, 1-0-2; Santos, 2-0-4. Totals: 23-12-66.

Turner (39)—Bingham, 1-0-2; Washburn, 1-0-2; Himmelmann, 1-1-3; Williams, 3-2-9; Lauterbach, 2-2-6; Beyer, 0-1-1; Smith, 0-1-1; Krizmonich, 3-2-8; Burns, 3-1-7. Totals: 14-10-39.

East Troy 22 15 15 14—66

Beloit Turner 10 7 13 9—39

Three-point goals—East Troy 8 (Atchison 4, Gaspervich 2, Oleson, Schultz), Turner 1 (Williams). Free throws missed—East Troy 10, Turner 5.

-- Parkview 30, Jefferson 23—The host Vikings made 17 free throws, including eight in the pivotal fourth quarter en route to the Rock Valley crossover win.

Emily Harnack, Mikayla Strzok and Sara Kearns had seven points each to lead Parkview, which trailed 17-16 after three quarters.

PARKVEW 30, JEFFERSON 23

Jefferson (23)—Wellnitz, 1-0-3; Rodriguez, 1-0-2; Graff, 2-0-4; Linse, 1-2-5; Heine, 3-3-9. Totals: 8-5-23.

Parkview (30)—Heldt, 1-0-3; Harnack, 2-3-7; Strzok, 2-3-7; Warden, 0-4-4; Kearns, 1-5-7; Jess, 0-2-2. Totals: 6-17-30.

Jefferson 8 5 4 6—23

Parkview 9 2 5 14—30

Three-point goals—Jefferson 2 (Wellnitz, Linse), Parkview 1 (Heldt). Free throws missed—Jefferson 7, Parkview 8. Total fouls—Jefferson 20, Parkview 13.

-- Edgerton 45, Clinton 44—Megan Johnson scored a game-high 16 points, including seven in the decisive fourth quarter, to lead the Crimson Tide to the upset win.

Mallory Niemann had 15 points to lead Clinton, which missed seven of 10 free throws.

EDGERTON 45, CLINTON 44

Edgerton (45)—Oren, 3-0-8; Long, 1-0-3; Lawrence, 2-0-6; Gander, 2-0-4; Johnson, 6-4-16; Walter, 3-0-8. Totals: 17-4-45.

Clinton (44)—Kalk, 1-0-2; Stueck, 2-0-4; Kemp, 2-0-4; Gunnink, 1-2-4; Lantz, 4-0-9; Ciochon, 2-1-6; Niemann, 7-0-15. Totals: 19-3-44.

Edgerton 8 10 15 12—45

Clinton 8 8 14 14—44

Three-point goals—Clinton 3 (Lantz, Ciochon, Kemp), Edgerton 7 (Oren 2, Lawrence 2, Walters 2, Long). Free throws missed—Clinton 7, Edgerton 7. Total fouls—Clinton 16, Edgerton 11.

-- Palmyra-Eagle 46, Evansville 41—The host Panthers opened up a 15-point lead after three quarters and held on for the Rock Valley crossover win.

Sam Morateck had 14 points to lead Palmyra-Eagle, while Kristine Watts added 11.

Brielle Greenleaf had 15 points to lead Evansville, which made it close with a 21-11 advantage in the fourth.

PALMYRA-EAGLE 46, EVANSVILLE 41

Evansville (41)—Klitzman, 6-2-14; Greenleaf, 5-3-15; Nelson, 5-0-12. Totals: 16-5-41.

Palmyra-Eagle (46)—Watts, 2-6-11; Rautsaw, 1-0-2; Giese, 5-2-13; Martens, 2-0-4; Morateck, 6-2-14; Byal, 1-0-2. Totals: 17-10-46.

Evansville 9 4 7 21—41

Palmyra-Eagle 14 9 12 11—46

Three-point goals—Palmyra-Eagle 2 (Watts, Giese), Evansville 4 (Greenleaf 2, Nelson 2). Free throws missed— Palmyra-Eagle 4, Evansville 4. Total fouls— Palmyra-Eagle 12, Evansville 16.