LeRoy girls win sectional, Normal West takes regional

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(WJBC file photo)

COLFAX – The LeRoy Panthers are headed to the girls Class 1A Supersectional after defeating Urbana University High 65-48 for the programs first sectional championship.

Molly Marcum scored 32 for the 26-3 Panthers in the sectional title game at Colfax.

The Panthers will take on No. 1-ranked Annawan at Illinois Wesleyan’s Shirk Center at 7:30 p.m. Monday.

Wildcats win regional

Normal West upset top-seeded U-High to win the Class 3A regional at West with a 44-39 win.

The No. 2-seeded Wildcats (15-12) will play in the Taylorville Sectional on Monday against the winner of Friday’s Decatur Eisenhower Regional Championship game between Taylorville or Chatham-Glenwood.

Hawks fall short in OT

St. Thomas More of Champaign hit two free throws at the end of regulation and pulled away in overtime for a 53-44 win over Prairie Central in the Class 2A Sectional Championship at St. Joseph-Ogden.

Eric Stock can be reached at eric@wjbc.com.

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