Thursday scoreboard, Friday schedule

Posted on January 24, 2019

Thursday’s scoreboard is sponsored by COUNTRY Financial Representative Eric Lapan

Boys High School Basketball–
Heart of Illinois Conference/McLean County Tournament–
Ridgeview 50, Fisher 33
LeRoy 57, Tri-Valley 51

Girls High School Basketball–
Normal Community 56, Bloomington 23
Central Catholic 64, Monticello 40
Normal West 54, Mahomet-Seymour 39
Dwight 56, Iroquois West 34
Heart of Illinois Conference/McLean County Tournament–
Eureka 67, Ridgeview 37
El Paso-Gridley 40, Fieldcrest 30
Heyworth 50, Fisher 48

Friday’s schedule:

Boys High School Basketball–
Normal Community at Bloomington, 7:30 p.m. (LIVE AM 1230 & WJBC.com 7:05)
Peoria at Normal West, 7:30 p.m.
Rantoul at Central Catholic, 7 p.m.
U-High at Springfield, 7:30 p.m.
Heart of Illinois Conference/McLean County Tournament Semifinals at Shirk Center–
Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley vs. Fieldcrest, 6:30 p.m.
Deer Creek-Mackinaw vs. El Paso-Gridley, 8 p.m.

United States Hockey League–
Central Illinois Flying Aces at Team USA Under 18s, 6 p.m.

 

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