2004 State Farm Holiday Classic    

[DEC. 30, 2004]  Five Logan County teams secured top placements at the State Farm Holiday Classic in Bloomington-Normal on Wednesday (Dec. 29).

Dec. 29 results

Boys

Class A

• Day game: Stanford Olympia won over Sherrard 69-59.

• Day game: Mount Pulaski won over Peoria Christian 56-42.

This was a rematch of last year's third-place game at the Holiday Classic. Mount Pulaski started the game on an 11-0 run.

• Evening game: Mount Pulaski won over Olympia 49-45.

The game gave the two Logan County teams the first- and second-place consolation titles.

• Day game: Hartsburg-Emden lost to Chillicothe IVC 57-52.

IVC hit two 3-pointers on two straight possessions early in the fourth quarter to extend their lead and hit just enough free throws down the stretch to secure the win.

Hartem answered with a couple of quick baskets of their own in the fourth to close the gap but were unable to capitalize on their double-bonus free throws.

Hartsburg-Emden won over Addison Driscoll for seventh place.

Class AA

• Evening game: Lincoln lost to Mount Zion 64-39.

Lincoln plays Rockford Jefferson on Thursday at 1:30 at the Shirk Center for third place.

Girls

Class A

• Day game: Stanford Olympia won over Monmouth 46-40.

• Evening game: Stanford Olympia lost to Fairbury Prairie Central 49-39, giving Olympia a second-place consolation.

Class AA

• Day game: Lincoln won over Normal West 44-38.

• Evening game: Lincoln won against Taylorville 40-26, claiming first-place consolation.

For updates on the State Farm Holiday Classic, check http://www.theclassic.org/.

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