Dec. 27—Boys basketball
Rock Falls 62, Aurora Christian 57: The Rockets pulled off a big upset win in the first round at the State Farm Classic in the small schools boys bracket after beating the second-seeded Eagles. The 15th-seeded Rockets (5-7) handed AC (11-1) their first loss in the victory as Max scored 16 points and Cole Heald added 14. A 21-14 advantage in the third quarter helped key the win. RF faces Fieldcrest on Saturday at 7 p.m. in the quarterfinals.
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Fieldcrest 46, Eastland 39: The Cougars, seeded seventh, fell to 10th-seeded Fieldcrest in their State Farm Classic opener. Eastland will face Aurora Christian in consolation on Saturday at 12:30 p.m. Parker Krogman led Eastland with 17 points and Wyatt Carroll had 13 for Eastland. Eastland had just four players score in the setback.
