By Fred Kroner
Four squad members drained three-point shots on Tuesday (March 2) as Villa Grove/Heritage won at home, 73-48, in an Illini Prairie Conference game against Sangamon Valley.
Hitting from long distance were Jack Benschneider, Jake Eversole, Ashton Harrison and Issac Mahoe.
The balanced scoring attack included four double-digit scorers. Carson Howard led the way with 16 points. He was followed by Logan Nohren (14 points), Eversole (11 points and Mahoe (10 points).
Nohren hauled down a team-high nine rebounds.
The strong-starting Blue Devils held a 26-8 lead after the first eight minutes. The lead ballooned to 41-16 at halftime.
VG/Heritage (6-3) returns to action on Friday (March 5) at Toledo Cumberland.
