Mustangs End Basketball Season at Regionals

To conclude their regular Boys Basketball season, the Morrison High School Varsity team beat Rock Falls High School 73-66, to advance to the Regional Finals. Morrison was poised to play the winner of the Princeton and Bureau Valley game. Morrison High School Coach Mark Ernst stated, “Our best game of

Mustangs Control Tigers

By Assistant Editor Jerry Lindsey. A strong Mustang second half earned the home win, on Saturday, January 27, 2024, over the Sherrard Tigers  57-47. Sherrard:  9 – 16 – 11 – 11 = 47 Morriosn: 14  -10  -18  -15  = 57 Mustang Scoring: Hepner 7, McQueen 4, Newman 11, Bielema

Mustangs Fall to Mercer Co.

By Assistant Editor Jerry Lindsey. A Thursday night, January 25, 2024, venture to Mercer County by the Morrison Mustangs ended in an disappointing loss, by the score of 67-46. Mercer Co.: 19 – 17 – 19 – 12 = 67 Morrison: 8 – 13 – 9 – 16 = 46

Mustangs Edge Rams

By Assistant Editor Jerry Lindsey. A strong, 28-point opening quarter allowed the Morrison Mustangs the advantage they needed, to fight off the host Riverdale Rams and record a 65-60 victory, on Friday night, January 26, 2024. Morrison:  28 – 16 – 10 – 11 = 65 Riverdale:  18 – 14

Mustangs Edge Pioneers

By Assistant Editor Jerry Lindsey. The cold trip to Rock Island, IL, allowed the Morrison Mustangs to add another victory to the 2023-24 Basketball season. Chase Newman (12 pts.) and Carson Strating (16 pts.) led the offense, that outscored the Pioneers in every quarter, to record the 53-42 win. Morrison: 

Mustangs Top Chargers

By Assistant Editor Jerry Lindsey. The Morrison, IL, Mustangs hosted the Orion, IL, Chargers on a cold, blustery night and played a balanced game, to send them home with a loss 66-59 on Friday, January 19, 2024. Orion:        11 – 17 – 11 – 16 = 59 Morrison: 16

Mustangs Fall to Rockets

Anticipating a winter storm, The Mustangs and Rockridge Rockets moved their game to Thursday and the hard-fought contest ended in a Rockridge win 53-46. Morrison:  11 – 14 – 8 – 13 = 46 Rockridge:   8 – 14 – 18 – 13 = 53 Morriosn Scoring:  Hepner 13, McQueen 3,

Boys Basketball Game Changed to Thursday

With the forecast of more inclement weather for Friday, January 12, 2024, the Morrison High School Boys Basketball game against Rockridge has been moved from Friday to Thursday, January 11, 2024. Junior Varsity tipoff will be 5:30 p.m. at Morrison High School.

Basketball Postponement

The boy’s basketball game between Morrison and Erie-Prophetstown scheduled for January 9, 2024, has been rescheduled for February 15, 2024, due to the weather.

Mustangs Fall to Titans

The Morrison Mustangs never recovered from a slow opening quarter, scoring only three points. They fell to the Monmouth-Roseville Titans in Monmouth, IL, on Friday, January 6, 2023. M- R:          11 – 8 – 14 – 16 = 49 Morrison:    3 – 12 – 14 – 16 = 45 Mustang

Mustangs Fall at Newman

By Assistant Editor Jerry Lindsey Renner Rosengren of the Sterling, IL, Newman Comets created an unstoppable force, while scoring 40 points and leading the Comets to a 66-56 win over the neighboring Morrison Mustangs at Newman, on Wednesday, January 3, 2023. Scoring: Morrison: Hepner 2, McQueen 4, Newman 14, Bielema

Beecher Tops Mustangs at Warkins

By Jerry Lindsey The Beecher Bobcats established a first-quarter advantage, from which the Morrison Mustangs never recovered. The Bobcats recorded an impressive 76-59 win in the Warkins Holiday Tourney at Erie High School, on Wednesday, December 27, 2023. Beecher:     24 – 25 – 17 – 9 = 76 Morrison:   8 –

Steamers Edge Mustangs

A typical rivalry between the Morrison Mustangs and the neighboring Fulton Steamers was played at Morrison, IL, on Friday night, December 15, 2023. Morrison took a 35-28 lead into halftime, but the offense failed to score in double digits, in either of the third or fourth quarters, to fall to

Missiles Sneak by Mustangs

The Milledgeville, IL, Missiles exploded with five 3-pointers in the second quarter, to open a lead that they protected, to earn a 48-46 victory. Morrison Scoring:  Newman 12, Hepner 12, Martin 10, Strating 6, and McQueen 6.