in men’s basketball
Arcola 74, Tri-County 39. Home court advantage favored the Purple Riders (12-2), who easily won against the Lincoln Prairie Conference with Tanner Thomas’ 29-point outburst, Brady Phillips’ 19 points and 12 rebounds. To increase the pace of attack from Brodie Phillips. Noah Rosa led the Titans (6-9) with eight points, which also received seven points from Clay Kibler.
Iroquois West 45, Schlarman 44. Garrett Tammen scored 22 points and Koby Hendershot added six points to lead the Raiders (6-8) to a narrow Vermilion Valley Conference victory, winning by a 13-7 score in the final eight minutes. Ta. Take care of the Hilltoppers. Jerious Atkinson led Schlarman (4-6) with 24 points.
Low Point Washburn had 69 points and Blue Ridge had 47 points. Isaac Price’s 16 points weren’t enough to lead the Knights (7-8) to a nonconference road win, as Corbin Colbert chipped in 12 points and Wesley Clark added eight points. contributed to the victory. Blue Ridge Game Plan.
Monticello had 58 points and Warrensburg-Latham had 45 points. The Sages (6-6) earned a nonconference win on their home court as Grant Gatsby scored 21 points, Ike Young had 17 points and Tyler Bryce added 11 points, Gatsby secured nine rebounds and the Sages sank eight 3-point shots to secure the victory.
Oakwood 51, Watseka 33. Ben Darling and Jackson Dudley each scored 18 points to pace the host Comets (9-8) in VVC’s win over the Warriors, with Carsen Dudley scoring 11 points and making it 21-5 at halftime. This advantage contributed to the victory. The Comets also won. James Newell scored 11 points for the Warriors (2-10), and Peyton Shamburg also had 10 points.
Prairie Central 62, St. Thomas More 57. Illini Prairie Conference play got off to a strong start for the Hawks (6-9), who relied on 15 points each from Lane Whitfill and Bryson Gadberry to defeat the Sabers (4-8) ). ). Nate Kaufman scored 15 points and Rafael Dongo-Keng added 14 points for the Sabers.
in women’s basketball
Fisher 54, Blue Ridge 25. Addison Schultz had 13 points, Avery Carlton had 12 points and Morgan Estes had nine points as the host Bunnies (9-7) cruised to a nonconference victory over the Knights (0-13). Carly Fenton contributed 10 points. Kylie Madden added seven points to help Blue Ridge’s cause.
