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Girls
At
Bloomington
Lincoln
12 16 26 40
Bloomington 6 11
24 42
Lincoln: Ingram 3-1-7, Carey 1-0-3, Verderber 3-0-6,
Carmitchel 0-0-0, Green 0-0-0, Hoffert 2-0-4, Robbins 5-0-12,
Presswood 4-0-8. Totals: 18-1-40. Three-pointers:
Robbins 2, Carey 1.
Junior Varsity: Lincoln def. Bloomington 59-43.
At Normal
Olympia
20 32 40 59
University High 21 34
42 70
Olympia: Floyd 5-0-13, Prager 7-0-17, Logsdon 1-1-3, Hieser
1-0-2, Brand 3-0-6, Crabtree 0-0-0, Canopy 4-0-8, Litwiller 4-2-10.
Totals: 25-3-59. Three-pointers: Floyd 3, Prager
3.
Junior Varsity: Olympia def. University High 41-34.
At Mason City
Dee-Mack 2 11
19 29
Illini Central 14 28
43 53
Illini Central: Durdle 1-5-7, Bitner 3-1-7, Montgomery 6-3-16,
Blackstock 1-0-2, Waggoner 1-3-5, Birch 0-0-0, Klassen 6-1-16.
Totals: 18-13-53. Three-pointers: Klassen 3,
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At
Stanford
Bloomington 55, Olympia 21
103 lbs: Tyler Johnson (B) pinned John Ramey (O), 1:15
112: Caleb Dietrich (O) pinned Jake Casali (B), 3:11
119: TeJa Stypolkowski (B) dec. Steve Fluty (O), 15-0
125: Brett Robbins (B) dec. Mario Martinez (O), 17-0
135: Bianni Ontiveros (B) pinned A.J. Burns (O), 3:06
140: Troy Clark (B) dec. Adam Sheppelman (O), 17-7
152 : Steve Robbins (B) pinned Josh Samara (O), 1:54
160: Duston Gordon (B) dec. Trevor Kaufman (O), 17-0
171: Noah Wyatt (B) pinned Tim Morthland (O), 3:15
189: Erik Miller (B) pinned Levi Blair (O), 3:53
215: David Ridgeway (O) won by forfeit
275: Jimmy Bradshaw (O) pinned Luke Maurer (B), 5:46 |
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Cook
leads young Illini to first road victory
We saw how the young Illini responded
to the bright lights of Assembly Hall. But many wondered how the "kiddie
korps" would do outside of the friendly confines of Cham-bana. How
'bout a "W" on the wild and wacky road of Arkansas? Illinois
prevailed in a squeaker, 62-58, and yes, they didn't finish it or
seal it the way we'd all like to see it. However, I've preached
through the years this one important point: You get NO extra
brownies for ANY style points. Translation: Even the ugliest of wins
is better than a pretty loss! Period!
Brian Cook led the way with 18 points
and could have had a lot more. He also had four rebounds, four
assists and two steals to offset five turnovers.
Illinois was mauled on the boards 36-21
by Arkansas, including a 15-4 shelling on the offensive glass. The
Illinois were able to recover some of those lost possessions by
forcing the Hogs into 22 turnovers while committing only 15
themselves.
James Augustine had a huge game for the
Illini with 10 points and six rebounds. The Illini got to the FT
line only nine times but converted seven of them. That, coupled with
50 percent shooting from the field on the day, all contributed to a
big Illini road victory. The statement was that the "W" is more
important than any other stat!
Railers
follow suit
Folks wondered what complexion this
year's Sacred Heart-Griffin team would bear with a new coach with
Quincy roots. And said coach didn't act like he was too worried
about our vaunted one-two-two ball press and host of prolific
perimeter shooters. By his own admission he may have underestimated
us just a bit. According to him, it was 10 times better than he
thought it would be, as the final outcome attested to a Railer 65-46
win. In fact, a case could be made that this game was over at
halftime, with the Railers exploding to a 30-13 lead at the
intermission.
Brock Werner continued his outstanding
play by firing in 23 points, mostly bombs from way downtown. It's
nice to see him have success after he suffered a knee injury that
limited him so much last season. He also has shot hundreds of shots
in his driveway over the years, and it's nice to see him hit them in
prime time for the Railers.
Erik Young continues to be a force in
the middle, as he went for 12 and six, and Cory Farmer added 10.
This is a pretty balanced Railer
contingent. If they can continue to work hard and not be satisfied
by what they've accomplished, it could be very interesting how good
this team could be.
Next up for Lincoln will be a true test
is they travel to take on the highly ranked and regarded Spartans of
Springfield Southeast in a rare Tuesday night affair.
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LCC
showing its muscle
Lincoln Christian College traveled
north to participate in the annual Midwest Regional Tipoff. And LCC
came away with two wins, while one team wouldn't even show up to
play them. Lincoln clipped Moody 65-58 and then drubbed Emmaus
85-42. That takes the record to 6-5 and precedes a tough matchup at
MacMurray Tuesday night before a very difficult tourney at Taylor
University this weekend.
However, this team has played a brutal
schedule and has acquitted themselves well. After the first of the
year they will be playing teams on their level, and it could really
be "Katie, bar the door!!!"
Mount
Pulaski makes bold statement too
New coach Jim Jumper told a "FANdamonium"
audience a week ago that his kids were ready for all challenges. He
was right again! Just look at how his Hilltoppers handled the
defending Class A state champions from Pleasant Plains this past
weekend, 52-39. How's that for a home opener? The Toppers received
nine points from Craig Erlenbush; Brian Clements had 12 points and
seven rebounds; and Justin Anderson had 18 points and five rebounds.
Friday's game helped take some of the sting off Tuesday's loss at
Niantic.
This is a darn good Mount Pulaski team
that figures to make a lot of noise in our area this year.
Bears
help?
That's right. YOUR Chicago Bears could
REALLY help out my Oakland Raiders with a huge win on Monday night!
So, I will once again be rooting like crazy for the Bears tonight
with no ill will towards coach Wannstedt or the fish. IF you're
looking for a GREAT Christmas gift, how 'bout some Bears tickets?
Call Tom at 737-7344 for availability.
"FANdamonium"
Get your dialing fingers ready.
TONIGHT, we want to hear from you. Call us at 735-3306 with your
question or comment. IF by ANY chance you read this column, could
you please e-mail me this afternoon at
jmayfiel@lccs.edu. I want to
get a feel for talk on the Illini, the NFL, the Railers and Toppers,
and others… or just "E" to say you read it, and at least it gives
you something to laugh at!
See you at 6 tonight on the Lincoln
Daily News LIVE link,
FIX-FM 96.3 radio or on CITV-5 Lincoln.
Have a great
week, everybody!
[Jeff
Mayfield]
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