[JAN. 2, 2001]  Below are reports on how local teams fared in the final games of area holiday basketball tournaments.

State Farm Holiday Classic

Boys

In the boys Class A championship game in the State Farm Holiday Classic at Shirk Center on Saturday, Rock Falls maintained a narrow lead over University High to take first place. The final game score was 43-42.

For the Class AA championship, Thornwood narrowly beat out Chicago Marshall. Chicago Marshall was in the lead in the second quarter, 29-27, but fell behind in the third quarter. Thornwood, who beat our Lincoln Railers, bumping them from the finals Friday night, won the championship game 65-64.

The third-place game, played between Chicago Marshall and University High, was taken by Chicago Marshall. Final score in that game was 66-48.

Class AA champion Thornwood played Class A champion Rock Falls. Thornwood beat Rock Falls 64-56, giving Thornwood the boys grand championship of the State Farm Holiday Classic.

Girls

For the girls Class A championship in the State Farm Holiday Classic at Shirk Center, Rock Island Alleman, behind 25-28 in the second quarter, regained their lead in the third quarter, 46-36, and took the game, 58-40.

The girls Class AA championship game was won by Urbana. Urbana played Galesburg for the title. Urbana had trouble in the second and third quarters, scoring 28-42 and 48-60. They managed to slide past Galesburg, though, and win 70-68.

For third place overall, Rochester played and beat Galesburg. The final score for that game was 57-52.

Class A and AA championship winners Rock Island Alleman and Urbana played for the grand championship. Rock Island Alleman took an early lead in the first quarter, 13-9, but Urbana took over in the second quarter, leaving the halftime score at 18-23. The score at the end of the third quarter also showed Urbana in the lead, 28-48, but Rock Island Alleman bounced back to win the game, 61-59, and the girls grand championship title in the State Farm Holiday Classic.

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At Macomb

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[DEC. 30, 2000]  Area high school basketball teams are competing in several holiday tournaments. Reports are below.

Boys

At Clinton

Hartsburg-Emden vs. Arcola

Tied at the end of the first quarter 14-14, Arcola took the lead and widened it each quarter 35 –23, 52-35, to a final winning score of 67-56.

Hartsburg-Emden team stats: Aper 8-5-28, Leesman 2-2-6, Fletcher 1-0-3, Anderson 2-3-7, Behrends 1-0-2, L. Jones 1-0-2, and Wrage 4-0-8.  The Stags racked up 19 field goals, 10 free throws for their total 56 points.

Leading the Stags as high scorer was Aper with 28 points.  He had eight field goals. Seven of those were 3-point field goals, plus fivefree throws.

Fletcher also scored a 3-point field goal.

State Farm Holiday Classic

Class A

Olympia vs. Central Catholic

Olympia had a six-point jump, 15-9, on Central Catholic in the first quarter.   Keeping in the lead second and third quarters, 30-19 and 46-34, they finished up with a win of 62-47.

Team stats for Olympia: Brand 3-3-10, Dillenburg 0-2-2, Holliger 2-5-9, Sutton 2-0-5, Sherman 0-5-5, Kendrick 3-5-13, Wise 2-2-6, Olson 4-4-12.  Team totals included 16 field goals and 26 free throws, for a total score 62.

Olympia had four 3-point field goals, made by Kendrick (2), Brand, and Sutton.

Mount Pulaski  vs. Illinois Valley Central

Down by seven (11-4) in the first quarter, Mount Pulaski slid a little farther and were down by nine (27-16) by halftime.  Then the Hilltoppers woke up. They gave Illinois Valley a challenge, picking up 16 points and tying the score 32-32 entering the final quarter.  The sweat poured as Mount Pulaski  gained another 14 points to Illinois Valley's 15 points, leaving  them one excruciating point short of  the win.  A noble fight fought by the Hilltoppers. Final score Illinois Valley 47, Mount Pulaski 46. 

Mount Pulaski team stats: Shilling 2-0-4, Anderson 7-0-15, DaVault 2-0-5, Schlitt 3-0-8. Blaum 0-4-4, Clark 3-1-7, and  Geiseke 0-3-3.  Team totals: 17 field goals, eight free throws, totaling 46.

Scoring 3-point field goals for Mount Pulaski were Schlitt, Anderson and  DaVault.

Class AA

Lincoln vs. Thornwood

The Railsplitters gave Thornwood a real run for their money in Friday nights game.  Lincoln trailed by four points at the end of the first quarter, 8-12. The Railsplitters gave Thornwood a shove, ending the second quarter up by three points at halftime.  Thornwood pushed back, claiming a five-point lead by the end of the third quarter, leading 32-27.  Thornwood kept the lead, finishing 51-40 over Lincoln.

High scorer for the game was Alexander with 20 points.

Scoring for Lincoln: Williams 2-4-8, Alexander 6-4-20, Komnick 1-1-3, Tungate 3-0-6, Ashley 0-1-1, Farmer 1-0-2; team totals 13-9-40.

Three-point field goals were scored by Alexander (4) and Komnick.

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Class AA

Lincoln vs. Rantoul

The Lady Railers fell 42-30 in Friday morning's game against Rantoul.  Lincoln trailed Rantoul all four quarters 11-5, 23-12, 31-23, for a final 42-30.

Lincoln stats: Dawson 1-2-5, Humbert 2-0-4,  Froschauer 5-1-11,Cook 1-2-4, Carey 1-0-2, Peters 0-4-4; totaling 10 field goals, 9 free throws, for 30 points.

Dawson made Lincoln's sole 3-point field goal.

Olympia vs. Limestone

Limestone took a slight the lead in the first quarter against Olympia and kept it to game's end -- 11-6, 23-21, 35-30 -- finishing with a mere 3-point lead: 44-41.

Doombos (12) was the highest scorer, with Bachman and Gaither next highest, each scoring eight points each.

Olympia team stats: Prager 0-2-2, Wittmer 1-0-2, Coit 1-0-2, Short 1-0-2, Fraher 0-2-2,  Bachman 1-0-3, Gaither 3-2-8, Litwiler 3-2-8, Doombos 5-2-12.  The team scored 15 field goals and  nine free throws for a total of 41 points.

Bachman scored two 3-point field goals.

[DEC. 29, 2000]  Area high school basketball teams are competing in several holiday tournaments. Reports are below.

State Farm Holiday Classic

Class AA

Lincoln vs. Calvin Coolidge

Lincoln boys met Calvin Coolidge from Washington, D.C. at the Shirk Center in the State Farm Holiday Classic. Lincoln pulled off a triumphant win against Calvin Coolidge. In the first and second quarters, Lincoln trailed Calvin Coolidge 13-16 and 27-29. In the third quarter, Lincoln grabbed a one-point lead, 36-35. In the fourth quarter, Lincoln widened their lead for a final score of 62-41.

Alexander scored more than a third of Lincoln’s total points. He made three 3-pointers out of six field goals, plus six free throws, for a total of 21 points. Tungate had the next highest individual score for the team. Tungate had six field goals and four free throws for 16 points. Williams gave the team three field goals and seven free throws for 13 points. Schrader made the fourth of Lincoln’s four free throws. The rest of the individual statistics were as follows: Komnick 1-0-2 and Schonauer 1-5-7. Tonight Lincoln will play Thornwood at Shirk Center.

Jeff Mayfield says…

The Lincoln Railers have advanced to the Class AA semifinals tonight with a rousing win over a very athletic team from Washington, D.C. This is a team that nobody else wanted to play, but, as always, coach Alexander is ready to take on all comers. The win sets up a match against what many publications call the No. 1 player in the country: 6-foot-10, 310-pound Eddy Curry of South Holland-Thornwood. The Railers will have to attack the boards and limit Thornwood to one shot per possession if they hope to compete tonight. A large and raucous crowd supporting Lincoln tonight at the Shirk Center could well be the difference!!!

Class A

Mount Pulaski vs. Central Catholic

Mount Pulaski boys played and beat Central Catholic at Horton Field House in the State Farm Holiday Classic. The boys broke the three-quarter-long one-point lead of Central Catholic in the fourth quarter to win with a final score of 72-60.

Three-point shooters from Mount Pulaski were Anderson with two, Davis with two, Schlitt and Blaum. Anderson’s individual score was second only to Brown. Brown made five field goals and 10 free throws for 20 points. Anderson made six total field goals and five free throws for 19 points. Blaum scored five total field goals and two free throws for 13 points for Mount Pulaski. Davis scored three total field goals and two free throws for 10 points. Other individual scores were as follows: Clark 2-1-5, Da Vault 0-1-1 and Geiseke 0-1-1. The team scored 22 field goals and 22 free throws altogether for their 72 points.

Illinois Valley Central vs. Olympia

In the State Farm Holiday Classic, Olympia boys fell to Illinois Valley Central at Horton Field House. Illinois Valley Central took an early lead to defeat Olympia 47-36.

Olympia’s two 3-pointers were scored by Holliger and Kendrick. Holliger also scored one free throw, to give his team a total of four points in the game. Kendrick scored one additional field goal, to give the team five points. Wise led the team in total points scored. He made three field goals and two free throws for eight points. Brand was right behind Wise with seven points from three field goals and one free throw. Other individual statistics were as follows: Olson 2-0-4, Dillenburg 1-0-2 and Sherman 3-0-6. Olympia’s totals were 15 field goals and four free throws.

At Clinton

Hartsburg-Emden vs. Roanoke-Benson

Hartsburg-Emden played Roanoke-Benson in a Clinton tournament. Despite their lead in the first quarter, Hartsburg-Emden boys lost to Roanoke-Benson 40-53.

Hartsburg-Emden had four 3-pointers. Aper, Fletcher, Anderson, and Behrends scored one each. Individual statistics for those four were Aper 3-0-7, Fletcher 2-0-5, Anderson 2-0-5 and Behrends 3-0-7. Leesman led the team in points scored. He made three field goals and four free throws for 10 points. Other individual scores for Hartsburg-Emden were as follows: Jones 1-0-2 and Wrage 2-0-4. Team totals were 16 field goals and four free throws.

At Macomb

Illini Central vs. Bushnell

Illini Central boys whomped Bushnell-Prairie City in a tournament in Macomb. Illini Central took an early lead and widened it for a final score of 72-44.

Arnold led Illini Central with 20 points. He scored nine field goals and two free throws. Grimsley gave the team 14 points. He made one of two 3-pointers scored by Illini Central plus five more field goals and one free throw. Miller made six field goals and one free throw for 13 points. Fletcher scored the other of the team’s 3-pointers. He made three other field goals and two free throws for 11 points. Other individual statistics were as follows: Hankins 2-0-4, Cunningham 1-0-2 and Deters 4-0-8. The team made 32 field goals and six free throws altogether.

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[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. 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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