PAXTON — The Westville boys basketball team fought hard on the road and came away with a 57-55 win over Paxton-Buckley-Loda on Friday.
Easton Barney had 27 points to lead the Tigers, who was down only 29-27 at halftime, while Matt Darling had 11, Kiptyn Appl had seven, Jackson Gibson had five and Aiden White added four.
The Tigers will face Urbana University High on Tuesday.
At Paxton
Westville 57, Paxton-Buckley-Loda 55
Westville (57) — Easton Barney 8 9-13 27, Kiptyn Appl 3 0-0 7, Preston Wright 1 0-0 2, Aiden White 1 2-2 4, Matt Darling 4 2-2 11, Jackson Gibson 1 3-4 5, Lincoln Cravens 0 1-2 1. Totals: 17 17-23 57.
PBL (55) — Hayden 0 0-0 0, Floyd 0 0-0 0, Rodriguez 0 0-0 0, Cole 6 1-1 17, Kumewiede 0 0-0 0, Cosgrove 2 3-4 7, Boyd-Meents 4 1-2 11, Goss 5 2-2 12, Ethan Williams 3 2-6 8. Totals: 20 9-15 55.
Westville;8;19;20;18;—; 57
PBL;21;8;14;12 ;— ;55
3-point field goals — Westville 4 (Barney 2, Darling, Appl); PBL 6 (Cole 4, Boyd-Meents 2). Total fouls — Westville 18, PBL 24. Fouled out — Appl, White, Floyd. Technical fouls — none.