in men’s basketball
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Bismarck-Hennig/Rossville-Albin 68, Normal U-High 62. The Blue Devils (17-0) had their undefeated record put to the test, but still held the lead despite only having four players score. Kason Peoples led the way with 24 points, followed by Chaz Dubois with 18 points, Micah Stanford with 13 points and Anderson Thomas with 10 points.
Monticello 62 points, Seneca 56 points. For the Sages (8-7), Tyler Brice, Ike Young and Gatsby Grant each scored 17 points, 13 points and 12 points, and combined for 17 rebounds. Nolan Buehnerkemper added seven points and eight rebounds.
Peoria Richwoods scored 52 points and Mahomet Seymour had 49 points. Jackson Bohm led the Bulldogs (6-7) with 18 points and six rebounds, but they fell just short in a close game. Malachi Nichols had 13 points and Luke Dyer had seven rebounds and six assists.
St. Joseph-Ogden 59, Warrensburg-Latham 49. In the final game of the day, the host Spartans (9-5) won with a balanced score. Cody McKinney and Tanner Seams each scored a team-high 16 points, Parker Fitch dropped 13 points on four 3-pointers and Collin Toomey added 10 points.
Unity 77, Fieldcrest 68. The Rockets (10-6) reached double-digit wins on the season behind Tre Hoggard’s 25 points, Coulton Langendorff’s 18 points and Dane Eisenmenger’s 17 points.
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Armstrong-Potomac had 65 points and Arthur Christian had 61 points. The Trojans (13-4) trailed by double digits at the half, but were rallied by the Conquering Riders (13-5), led by Ryan Edwards with 19 points and Cole Bailey with 11 points behind Bowen. . Hesterburg had 10 points. Kyson Plum led Arthur Christian with 19 points, followed by James Lee with 12 points and Brock Hellmuth with 11 points.
Cumberland 64, Tri-County 50. The Titans (6-10) got 16 points from Kayden Logan and another 10 from Garrett Pollock, but it wasn’t enough to give them the win.
Fisher 64, Judah Christian 17. Ryan Hopkins did his best for the Bunnies (9-6) in the win over the Tribe (2-11) with 23 points, seven rebounds, six assists and four steals. Caleb Zwilling grabbed 10 rebounds and scored six points.
Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley 65, Hoopeston Area 36. Six 3-pointers were made, leading to a 20-point performance from Brayden Elliott that helped the Falcons win (10-5). Graydon Leonard added 13 points in the win. Brayden Walder paced the Cornjerkers (11-5) with 10 points, and Trenton Montez had nine points and six assists.
Herscher 38, Iroquois West 33. The Raiders (7-9) were unable to win this low-scoring game. Coby Hendershot led the team with 12 points.
Okou Valley 73, Heritage 49. The Hawks (6-11) had a decent performance in the loss, with Rylan White scoring 19 points and Brennan Strzok adding another 10 points.
Salt Fork 51, Georgetown Ridge Farm 36. Jameson Lemol’s 18 points and Ian Church’s 12 points helped the Storm (8-6) win the Vermilion Valley Conference. Ajon Watson led the way with 12 points for the Buffaloes (2-15).
Watseka 62, Donovan 53. The Warriors (5-10) entered the fourth quarter down by three points, but fought back and won the game. Peyton Shamburg was the leading scorer all game, dropping 32 points, and Andrew Shoemaker added 10 points.
in women’s basketball
Calhoun 34, Cissna Park 22. The Timberwolves (13-3) played solid defense, but couldn’t seem to get any shots off the ground. Addison Lucht scored 16 points, 5 rebounds, and 3 steals to lead her team to victory. Julia Edelman had five steals and Josie Newcomb had eight rebounds.
Chillicothe IVC 51, St. Thomas More 11. Five different players scored for the Sabers (4-12), but no one scored more than one basket in the loss.
Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley 56, Iroquois West 29. The Falcons (15-3) did what you would expect from one of the best teams in the area in a lopsided win. Kenley Hendershot scored 13 points for the Raiders (7-9).
Hoopeston Area 54, Arcola 53 (OT). The game went into overtime, but the Cornjerkers (9-6) got the job done, thanks to Addison Kernhofer’s 19 points and Claire Dixon’s 18 points. Despite the loss, Casey Sisk had a career-high 35 points and 16 rebounds for the Purple Riders (10-6), and Crystal Ramirez added seven points and eight rebounds.
Tuscola 44, Unity 33. It wasn’t the highest-scoring game, but the Warriors’ (10-7) defense consistently led to the victory. Reece Davis almost did it all with 11 points, seven rebounds, five assists, and five steals. Olivia Wallace had 10 points and 16 rebounds. Eva Boyer had seven points, six assists and five steals, and Taylor Gordon had six points and seven rebounds. Lauren Haas led the Rockets (9-10) with 11 points.
Watseka 56, Clifton Central 30. Megan Martin’s 21 points were a big reason why the Warriors (14-1) took the lead. Krista Holohan had 11 points, Noel Schroeder had 10 points and Lauren Tegtmeyer had six points and seven rebounds.
in wrestling
In Morris. Rantoul had a tough day as a team, losing to St. Bede’s 40-30, Morris 48-27, Yorkville 71-6 and Bradley Bourbonnais 48-24. Individually, Brandon Almanza (157 pounds), Darius Williams (165 pounds) and Harley Schultz (175 pounds) were the standouts, each earning three wins.
At Springfield. Rantoul’s Jasmine Johnson took second place in the 105-pound weight class at the Lanphier Jeff Gardner Memorial Tournament. She won by a 20-4 technical fall in the first round, but suffered a fall late in the second period of the championship match.
Men’s swimming and diving
At Champaign. Champaign Central settled for second place in the 12-team Charger Invite, just 13.5 points behind first place. Host Centennial finished fifth, Mahomet Seymour eighth and Urbana 10th. Joshua Lee won the Maroons’ 200-yard individual medley by eight seconds in a time of 2 minutes, 1.11 seconds. Central also won the 200-meter medley relay with a time of 1:43.95 with Jonathan Freeberg, Jed Elst, Lee and Vincent Bilsberry. The Chargers’ relay team of Evan Pearcy, Grant Lowitz, James Reynolds and Tyler Ortman won the 200-meter and 400-meter freestyle relays in 1:32.21 and 3:25.88, respectively. did. The Bulldogs’ Emmett Kearns won the 50-meter freestyle in 22.27 seconds.
