Price’s career-best 23 points pushes Chargers to victory at Blackhawk Tech

JANESVILLE, Wis. — Ethan Price delivered a career-high 23 points to help the Sandburg men's basketball team finish a weekend road trip with a 64-55 victory Saturday at Blackhawk Tech.

SATURDAY
Sandburg 64, Blackhawk Tech 55
Price scored 14 first-half points as the Chargers (10-8) built a 34-24 lead at the break in their first-ever meeting with the Talons. The sophomore from Fulton ended his day with three triples among his seven field goals and went 6 of 6 from the foul line.

Price's 23 points bested his previous high of 22, set Feb. 6 last season at Black Hawk.

The Chargers didn't have another player score in double figures, but they allowed a season-low 55 points on the defensive end. Sandburg's best defensive effort entering the contest was 58 points allowed Nov. 3 against St. Ambrose JV.

Tyler Heffren and Davante Bradford each scored nine for Sandburg, and Logan Sluder scored six of his eight points in the second half.

The Chargers hit nine 3s in the contest, including two from Camron Williams. Sandburg also finished 13 of 14 from the free-throw line in the victory.

FRIDAY
Harper 68, Sandburg 60 (OT)
The Chargers led 33-26 at halftime but saw the host Hawks push the game into overtime, where they outscored Sandburg 14-6 in the extra period.

Heffren was 6 of 11 from the floor and totaled 17 points to lead Sandburg offensively. The freshman from Eureka hit 3 of his 6 shots from beyond the arc.

Sluder added 11 points and also hit tree treys in the loss. Freshman point guard Ralph Wires totaled 11 points, five rebounds, four assists and two steals for the Chargers, who were limited to 31 percent (20 of 65) from the field and 28 percent (11 of 39) from 3-point range.

Joe Calombo Kimbririma (16 points, 15 rebounds) and Luka Sinisa (16 points, 11 rebounds) each had a double-double to lead Harper.

UP NEXT
7:30 p.m. Tuesday at Kishwaukee 

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