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Rock IslandSterling

Rocks
78
Golden Warriors
59

The Sterling (IL) varsity basketball team lost Tuesday's home conference game against Rock Island (IL) by a score of 78-59.

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Rock Island----78
Sterling----59
Final score provided by M. Polite.
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Game Story

Illinois High School Basketball - Sterling toppled by Rock Island

January 28, 2025: Sterling, IL 61081

Rock Island Rocks (Rock Island, IL) supporters left the game satisfied Tuesday as they witnessed their basketball squad notch a victory over the host Sterling Golden Warriors (Sterling, IL), 78-59 in a league match.

With the victory, Rock Island advances its record to 21-3 on the year. The Rocks travel to Moline (Moline, IL) to face the Maroons in a Western Big 6 match on Friday, January 31. The Maroons enter the match with a record of 20-4. Moline won 84-42 in their recent league match against Alleman (Rock Island, IL)

The Golden Warriors now own a 11-12 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Quincy for a Western Big 6 match on Friday, January 31. Sterling will face a Blue Devils squad coming off a 90-35 league win over Galesburg (Galesburg, IL). The Blue Devils record now stands at 20-2.

Rock Island @ Sterling Basketball Game Info

Tue., Jan. 28, 2025 @ 7p
Sterling High School
The Sterling (IL) varsity basketball team lost Tuesday's home conference game against Rock Island (IL) by a score of 78-59.

Scoretracker Providers

Kyle JanssenGolden Warriors All-Star Reporter

Rankings & Records

Rock Island (24-25)

ILClass
4529
OverallConferenceHomeAwayNeutralWin %Conference %PFPA
28-612-217-06-45-2.824.8572,2541,641

Sterling (24-25)

ILClass
20555
OverallConferenceHomeAwayNeutralWin %Conference %PFPA
16-176-86-84-66-3.485.4291,9972,031

Team Scoring Averages

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Rock Island		14.315.321.016.166.3
Sterling		13.716.813.316.760.5

Head-to-Head

  • Rock Island won on 12/10/2024
    12/10 @ 7pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Sterling109201150
    Rock Island1620152374

    The Sterling (IL) varsity basketball team lost Tuesday's away conference game against Rock Island (IL) by a score of 74-50.

    Box score
  • Rock Island won on 1/28/2025
    1/28 @ 7pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Rock Island----78
    Sterling----59

    The Rock Island (IL) varsity basketball team won Tuesday's away conference game against Sterling (IL) by a score of 78-59.

    Box score

Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
Rock Island11-2Sterling6-6
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
12/6/24Rock IslandGalesburg(W) 76-371/10/25SterlingGalesburg(W) 58-41
1/24/25GalesburgRock Island(W) 73-502/11/25GalesburgSterling(W) 66-46
12/13/24MolineRock Island(W) 83-7112/6/24SterlingMoline(L) 77-45
1/31/25Rock IslandMoline(L) 59-501/24/25MolineSterling(L) 72-57
2/28/25Rock IslandMoline(W) 63-60
12/20/24Rock IslandGeneseo(W) 66-281/17/25GeneseoSterling(W) 62-27
2/7/25GeneseoRock Island(W) 84-242/18/25SterlingGeneseo(W) 88-44
1/10/25East Moline UnitedRock Island(W) 65-391/14/25East Moline UnitedSterling(L) 68-59
2/11/25Rock IslandEast Moline United(W) 78-532/14/25SterlingEast Moline United(L) 65-42
1/14/25Rock IslandAlleman(W) 86-3112/20/24AllemanSterling(W) 68-52
2/14/25AllemanRock Island(W) 65-212/7/25SterlingAlleman(W) 94-60
1/17/25Rock IslandQuincy(L) 56-4412/13/24QuincySterling(L) 81-43
2/18/25QuincyRock Island(W) 58-531/31/25SterlingQuincy(L) 84-45

Record Breakdown

Rock Island (24-25)

Sterling (24-25)
28-6
Overall
16-17
12-2
League
6-8
7-2
Non-League
3-4
2-0
Head to Head
0-2
11-2
Common Opponent
6-6
17-0
Home
6-8
6-4
Away
4-6
5-2
Neutral
6-3
1-1
Playoff
1-1
26-6
In-State
16-16
2-0
Out-of-State
0-1