Game 6 | 6:45 PM | Rock Island vs. Pleasant Valley

Game Summary

Game 6 of the 2021 Genesis Shootout featured a tale of two halves. Pleasant Valley owned the first half and eventually opened their biggest lead of the game, 12 points, just into the start of the third period. After that the Rocks stormed back and threatened to steal the game outscoring PV 39-34 in the second half.

In the a game that featured two well matched teams along with a raucous crowd, the PV Spartans outlasted the Rock Island Rocks 68-63. PV guard Ryan Dolphin played all 32 minutes and scored 28 points. Rock Island guard Amarion Nimmers also played a complete game and tossed 24 points in the basket.

The Pleasant Valley victory clinches the 2021 Genesis Shootout for Iowa.

Points By Quarter

FINAL	1st QTR	2nd QTR	3rd QTR	4th QTR	Total
Rock Island	14	10	19	20	63
Pleasant Valley	18	16	16	18	68

Watch The Game

Genesis Shootout Game 6: Rock Island vs Pleasant Valley from Mediacom MC22. Coverage starts about 3:45 into recording. Tip: You may want to fast forward through commercial breaks (commercials not included).

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Game Preview by Steve Tappa, Shootout Historian

New Rock Island coach and Shootout great Marc Polite is blessed with three college prospects. Besides all-conference returners Amarion Nimmers and 6-5 Marieon Anderson, the Rocks boast a third returning starter in fellow senior Baker Beal, the 6-5 brother of South Carolina star/former 3-peat Illinois Ms. Basketball Brea Beal. The defending Big 6 champs are ranked sixth in the initial Illinois Class 3A state poll. Expect the Rocks to run waves of quality depth and defensive pressure at their foes. ... Pleasant Valley, which received honorable mention in the first Iowa Class 4A poll, is part of a series of state-ranked foes scheduled in mid-December for the Rocks. Veteran Spartans coach Steve Hillman has a pair of seniors eyeing D-3 college hoops -- first-team All-MAC performer Ryan Dolphin, the club's only returning starter, and last season's sixth-man Joel Lawlor. The defending MAC champs and state tourney qualifiers are small but skilled, and always exhibit defensive toughness to go with a patient, unselfish offense. ... DYK: PV rides a six Shootout winning streak into tonight. Included is a 2015 victory over Rocky (50-47) in the only Shootout meeting between the schools.