Friday tournament scoreboard

Posted on December 28, 2018
(Greg Halbleib/WJBC)

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

State Farm Holiday Classic, Small School Girls–
Camp Point Central/Augusta Southeastern 40, El Paso-Gridley 32
Central Catholic 55, St. Joseph-Ogden 48
State Farm Holiday Classic, Small School Boys–
Peoria Christian 60, Olympia 52
Kankakee Bishop McNamara 61, Tri-Valley 60
El Paso-Gridley 52, Rockford Lutheran 50
Rock Falls 55, Fieldcrest 49
Brimfield 79, El Paso-Gridley 34
Winnebago 55, Tri-Valley 41
Rock Falls 58, El Paso-Gridley 49
Central Catholic 73, Providence St. Mel 71
State Farm Holiday Classic, Large School Girls–
Canton 57, Bloomington 44
Normal Community 54, Normal West 48
Wheaton Warrenville South 55, U-High 35
Springfield 84, Normal West 82
Normal Community 70, Geneseo 34
State Farm Holiday Classic, Large School Boys–
U-High 80, South Holland Thornwood 65
Rock Island 50, Normal Community 44

Click here for a complete scoreboard and schedule from the State Farm Holiday Classic.

Boys at Pontiac–
Bloomington 60, Benet Academy 59
West Aurora 77, Pontiac 60

Click here for a complete scoreboard and schedule from the Pontiac Holiday Tournament. 

Boys at Pekin–
Normal West 61, Pattonville 44
Pekin 54, Normal West 43

Boys at Marseilles–
Flanagan-Cornell 48, Dwight 47

Women’s College Basketball–
Illinois Wesleyan 76, King’s College (Pa.) 65

Men’s College Basketball–
Whitman 105, Illinois Wesleyan 103

Saturday’s schedule:

State Farm Holiday Classic at Shirk Center–
Large School Boys Third Place–Normal Community vs. Machesney Park Harlem, 1:30 p.m.
Small School Girls Championship–Central Catholic vs. Rochester, 3:30 p.m. (LIVE AM 1230 WJBC & WJBC.com 3:10)
Small School Boys Championship–Central Catholic vs. Quincy Notre Dame, 5:15 p.m. (LIVE AM 1230 WJBC & WJBC.com)

Boys at Pontiac–
Bloomington vs. Bloom Township, 1 p.m.

Boys at Pekin–
Normal West vs. Arlington Heights Hersey, 2 p.m.

Women’s College Basketball–
Illinois Wesleyan at Whittier (Cal.), 7 p.m.

Men’s College Basketball–
Illinois Wesleyan vs. Wisconsin-Stevens Point (Cal Lutheran Classic), 8 p.m.

 

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