River View 54, Independence 51

COAL CITY — River View erased a five-point halftime deficit outscoring Independence 26-15 in the third quarter, then held on to defeat the Patriots in the consolation game of the Little General Classic.

Jordan Wilson led all scorers with 20 points for River View and Tyler Dehaven scored 11.

Cody Collins led the Patriots with a double-double scoring 10 points and grabbing 18 rebounds. Adam Tolliver added 11 points and Brandon Treadway chipped in 10 points.

Independence (0-4) travels to Greenbrier West Jan. 4.

RIVER VIEW (2-2)

Joseph McClanahan 3 0-1 8, Tyree Baker 4 0-0 8, Taylor Dehaven 5 0-2 11, Jordan Wilson 5 10-13 20, TJ Stacey 1 0-0 2, Cameron Roberts 1 0-0 2, Detetrius Duff 1 1-2 3. Totals 20 11-18 54.

INDEPENDENCE (0-4)

Chris Mills 0 0-0 0, Tyler Haga 2 0-2 6, Andrue Hughart 0 0-0 0, Bill Sargent 2 0-0 4, Brandon Treadway 3 4-6 10, Adam Tolliver 4 3-9 11, Austin Reed 2 1-1 6, Aaron Hunt 2 0-0 4, Cody Collins 5 0-6 10. Totals 20 8-24 51.

River View..........4 15 26 9 — 54

Independence...12 12 15 12 — 51

3-point goals — RV 3 (McClanahan 2, Dehaven); IHS 3 (Haga 2, Reed). Fouled out — none.