[DEC. 28, 2000]  Area high school basketball teams are competing in several holiday tournaments. Reports are below.

State Farm Holiday Classic

Class A at Shirk Center

Mount Pulaski vs. Tri-Valley

In a hard-fought, tight battle from start to finish, tying 41-41 in the third quarter, Mount Pulaski lost to Tri-Valley 61-57.

Scoring for Mount Pulaski: Anderson 7-2-17, DaVault 0-2-2, Davis 4-1-10, Blaum 1-0-2, Brown 9-7-26; totaling 21-12-57.

Three-point field goals were made by Anderson, Davis and Brown.

Olympia vs. Quincy Notre Dame

Olympia lost to Quincy 58-36.

Scoring for Olympia: Brand 0-1-1, Lee 3-0-6, Hollinger 3-0-9, Kendrick 2-0-4, Walker 1-0-2, Wright 1-3-5, Wise 1-2-4, Olson 2-1-5; totaling 13-7-36.

One 3-point field goal was made by Holliger.

Class AA at Horton Field House

Lincoln vs. Buffalo Grove

Lincoln trounced Buffalo Grove 69-39.

Lincoln took the lead in the first quarter and held it throughout the game.

Scoring for Lincoln were Williams 3-0-6, Alexander 10-4-26, Tungate 7-4-19, Knapp 1-0-2, Aper 1-1-3, Ashley 0-1-1, Farmer 1-3-5, Schrader 2-2-7; team totals 25-16-69.

Three-point field goals were made by Alexsander (2), Tungate and Schrader.

At Clinton Tourney

Riverton vs. Hartsburg-Emden

Riverton topped Hartsburg-Emden 58-32.

Scoring for Hartsburg-Emden: Aper 3-0-7, Leesman 4-3-11, Anderson 1-1-3, Behrends 2-2-6, Wrage 1-1-3; team totals 12-7-32.

One 3-point field goal was made by Aper.

Hartsburg-Emden vs. Clinton

Hartsburg-Emden fell to Clinton 58-50.

Scoring for Hartsburg-Emden: Aper 5-4-19, Leesman 4-2-10, Fletcher 4-0-11, Anderson 1-2-4, Jones 1-0-2, Wrage 1-2-4; team totals 16-10-50.

Three-point field goals were made by Aper (5) and Fletcher (3).

[DEC. 27, 2000]  In the Bloomington-Normal Holiday Classic basketball tournament, the games scheduled for Dec. 28, 29 and 30 are as follows:

Game 9 – 9 a.m., Losers Games 3 and 6, at Horton

Game 10 – 10:30 a.m., Winners Games 5 and 4, at Horton

Game 11 – noon, Winners Games 7 and 1, at Horton

Game 12 – 1:30 p.m., Winners Games 8 and 2, at Horton

Game 13 – 4:30 p.m., Losers Games 8 and 2, at Horton

Game 14 – 6 p.m., Losers Games 5 and 4, at Horton

Game 15 – 7:30 p.m., Losers Games 7 and 1, at Horton

Game 16 – 9 p.m., Winners Games 3 and 6, at Horton

Friday, Dec. 29

Game 17 – 9 a.m., Losers Games 11 and 14, at Horton

Game 18 – noon, Losers Games 10 and 12, at Shirk

Game 19 – noon, Losers Games 15 and 9, at Horton

Game 20 – 1:30 p.m., Losers Games 16 and 11, at Shirk

Game 21 – 7:30 p.m., Winners Games 13 and 14, at Horton

Game 22 – 7:30 p.m., Winners Games 12 and 10, at Shirk

Game 23 – 9 p.m., Winners Games 15 and 9, at Horton

Game 24 – 9 p.m., Winners Games 11 and 16, at Shirk

Saturday, Dec. 30

Game 25 – noon, Winners Games 22 and 24, at Shirk for Class A championship

Game 26 – 6 p.m., Loser Game 25 vs. Class AA runner-up, at Shirk for third place overall

Game 27 – 9 p.m., Winner Game 25 vs. Class AA champion, at Shirk for boys grand championship

Class AA

Game 9 – 9 a.m., Losers Games 5 and 6, at Shirk

Game 10 – 10:30 a.m., Losers Games 7 and 4, at Shirk

Game 11 – noon, Losers Games 3 and 1, at Shirk

Game 12 – 1:30 p.m., Losers Games 8 and 2, at Shirk

Game 13 – 4:30 p.m., Winners Games 8 and 2, at Shirk

Game 14 – 6 p.m., Winners Games 5 and 6, at Shirk

Game 15 – 7:30 p.m., Winners Games 7 and 4, at Shirk

Game 16 – 9 p.m., Winners Games 3 and 1, at Shirk

Game 17 – 9 a.m., Losers Games 13 and 16, at Shirk

Game 18 – 10:30 a.m., Losers Games 14 and 15, at Shirk

Game 19 – 10:30 a.m., Losers Games 11 and 12, at Horton

Game 20 – 1:30 p.m., Losers Games 10 and 9, at Horton

Game 21 – 4:30 p.m., Winners Games 11 and 12, at Horton

Game 22 – 4:30 p.m., Winners Games 16 and 13, at Shirk

Game 23 – 6 p.m., Winners Games 10 and 9, at Horton

Game 24 – 6 p.m., Winners Games 15 and 14, at Shirk

Saturday, Dec. 30

Game 25 – 1:30 p.m., Winners Games 22 and 24, at Shirk for Class AA championship

Game 26 – 6 p.m., Loser Game 25 vs. Class A runner-up, at Shirk for third place overall

Game 27 – 9 p.m., Winner Game 25 vs. Class A champion, at Shirk for boys grand championship

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Game 9 – 9 a.m., Winners Games 5 and 2, at West

Game 10 – 9 a.m., Losers Games 5 and 2, at U High

Game 11 – 10:30 a.m., Winners Games 6 and 3, at West

Game 12 – 10:30 a.m., Losers Games 6 and 3, at U High

Game 13 – 1:30 p.m., Winners Games 4 and 1, at West

Game 14 – 1:30 p.m., Losers Games 4 and 1, at U High

Game 15 – noon, Winners Games 7 and 8, at West

Game 16 – noon, Losers Games 7 and 8, at U High

Friday, Dec. 29

Game 17 – 9 a.m., Losers Games 15 and 9, at Redbird Arena

Game 18 – 10:30 a.m., Losers Games 11 and 13, at Redbird Arena

Game 19 – noon, Losers Games 16 and 10, at U High

Game 20 – 1:30 p.m., Losers Games 14 and 12, at U High

Game 21 – 4:30 p.m., Winners Games 11 and 13, at Redbird Arena

Game 22 – 4:30 p.m., Winners Games 12 and 14, at U High

Game 23 – 6 p.m., Winners Games 15 and 9, at Redbird Arena

Game 24 – 6 p.m., Winners Games 16 and 10, at U High

Game 25 – 9 a.m., Winners Games 21 and 22, at Shirk for Class A championship

Game 26 – 4:30 p.m., Loser Game 25 vs. Class AA runner-up, at Shirk for third place overall

Game 27 – 7:30 p.m., Winner Game 25 vs. Class AA champion, at Shirk for girls grand championship

Game 9 – 4:30 p.m., Winners Games 3 and 8, at West

Game 10 – 4:30 p.m., Losers Games 3 and 8, at U High

Game 11 – 6 p.m., Winners Games 7 and 1, at West

Game 12 – 6 p.m., Losers Games 7 and 1, at U High

Game 13 – 7:30 p.m., Winners Games 2 and 4, at West

Game 14 – 7:30 p.m., Losers Games 2 and 4, at U High

Game 15 – 9 p.m., Winners Games 5 and 6, at West

Game 16 – 9 p.m., Losers Games 5 and 6, at U High

Friday, Dec. 29

Game 17 – 9 a.m., Losers Games 16 and 14, at U High

Game 18 – 10:30 a.m., Losers Games 10 and 12, at U High

Game 19 – noon, Losers Games 15 and 13, at Redbird Arena

Game 20 – 1:30 p.m., Losers Games 11 and 9, at Redbird Arena

Game 21 – 7:30 p.m., Winners Games 15 and 13, at Redbird Arena

Game 22 – 7:30 p.m., Winners Games 16 and 14, at U High

Game 23 – 9 p.m., Winners Games 11 and 9, at Redbird Arena

Game 24 – 9 p.m., Winners Games 12 and 10, at U High

Game 25 – 10:30 a.m., Winners Games 23 and 24, at Shirk for Class AA championship

Game 26 – 4:30 p.m., Loser Game 25 vs. Class A runner-up, at Shirk for third place overall

Game 27 – 7:30 p.m., Winner Game 25 vs. Class A champion, at Shirk for girls grand championship

[DEC. 27, 2000]  Illini Central took on Brimfield for a high school girls basketball tournament game at Table Grove. Brimfield defeated Illini Central with a final score of 59-38.

Illini Central had three 3-pointers: two by Damm and one by Oney. Damm scored the most points (15) of Illini’s players.  She had five field goals and three free throws in addition to her 3-pointers. Harvey also helped her team with eight points, from three field goals and two free throws. The rest of the players’ statistics were as follows: Oney 3-0-7, Winkelman 3-1-7 and Bitner 0-1-1. Altogether the team made 14 field goals and seven free throws, for 38 points.

Brimfield made two 3-pointers: one each by Bell and Gilles. In total, Brimfield made 23 field goals, 11 free throws and 59 points.

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[DEC. 26, 2000]  In the Bloomington-Normal Holiday Classic basketball tournament, the games scheduled for Wednesday, Dec. 27, are as follows:

Boys

At Shirk Center and Horton Field House

Class A

Game 1 — 9 a.m., Tolono Unity (7) vs. Princeton (10), at Shirk

Game 2 — 10:30 a.m., Mount Pulaski (8) vs. Tri-Valley (9), at Shirk

Game 3 — noon, Sehrrard (3) VS. Dunlap (14), at Shirk

Game 4 — 1:30 p.m. El Paso (5) vs. Chillicothe IVC (12), at Shirk

Game 5 — 4:30 p.m., Quincy Notre Dame (4) vs. Olympia (13), at Shirk

Game 6 — 6 p.m., University High (6) vs. Agenta-Oreana (11), at Shirk

Game 7 — 7:30 p.m., Rock Island Alleman (2) vs. Kewanee (15), at Shirk

Game 8 — 9 p.m., Rock Falls (1) vs. Central Catholic (16), at Shirk

Class AA

Game 1 — 9 a.m., Peoria Notre Dame (7) vs. LaSalle-Peru (10), at Horton

Game 2 — 10:30 a.m., Springfield Southeast (6) vs. Tinley Park Andrew (11), at Horton

Game 3 — noon, Chicago Marshall (2) vs. Jacksonville (15), at Horton

Game 4 — 1:30 p.m., Galesburg (8) vs. Rantoul (9), at Horton

Game 5 — 4:30 p.m., Washington D.C. Calvin Coolidge (4) vs. Chicago St. Rita (13), at Horton

Game 6 — 6 p.m., Lincoln (5) vs. Buffalo Grove (12), at Horton

Game 7 — 7:30 p.m., Thornwood (1) vs. East Peoria (16), at Horton

Game 8 — 9 p.m., Rockford Boylan (3) vs. Normal Community (14), at Horton

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Girls

At Redbird Arena, U High, Normal West and Shirk Center

Class A

Game 1 — 9 a.m., Tolono Unity (6) vs. Maroa Forsyth (11), at U High

Game 2 — 10:30 a.m., Rochester (5) vs. El Paso (12), at U High

Game 3 — noon, Quincy Notre Dame (7) vs. CPCI (10), at U High

Game 4 — 1:30 p.m., Rock Island Alleman (3) vs. Tri-Valley (14), at U High

Game 5 — 4:30 p.m., Monmouth (4) vs. Central Catholic (13), at U High

Game 6 — 6 p.m., Mendota (2) vs. Ridgeway (15), at U High

Game 7 — 7:30 p.m., Seneca (1) vs. PBL (16), at U High

Game 8 — 9 p.m., University High (8) vs. Camp Point Central (9), at U High

Class AA

Game 1 — 9 a.m., Chatham Glenwood (7) vs. East Peoria (10), at Redbird

Game 2 — 10:30 a.m., Urbana (4) vs. Taylorville (13), at Redbird

Game 3 — noon, Tinley Park Andrew (3) vs. Lincoln (14), at Redbird

Game 4 — 1:30 p.m., Limestone (5) vs. Normal Community (12), at Redbird

Game 5 — 4:30 p.m., Chicago Washington (1) vs. Washington H.S. (16), at Redbird

Game 6 — 6 p.m., Quincy (8) vs. Olympia (9), at Redbird

Game 7 — 7:30 p.m., Galesburg (2) vs. Rantoul (15), at Redbird

Game 8 — 9 p.m., Normal West (6) vs. Geneseo (11), at Redbird

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