Monday scoreboard, Tuesday schedule

Posted on January 21, 2019

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

Boys High School Basketball–
Rockford Boylan 59, Normal West 58
Normal West 63, Neuqua Valley 60
Normal Community 48, DeKalb 39
Normal Community 62, Rockford Boylan 44
Lincoln Park 79, Bloomington 54
Central Catholic 59, Williamsville 51
Central Catholic 64, Farmington 45
Heart of Illinois Conference/McLean County Tournament–
Tri-Valley 48, Ridgeview 36
Fieldcrest 67, Lexington 28
LeRoy 64, Fisher 52
Eureka 65, Flanagan-Cornell 59
El Paso-Gridley 55, Heyworth 41
Girls High School Basketball–
Bloomington 45, Vandalia 39
Pana 53, Bloomington 36
Central Catholic 66, Prairie Central 39
Heart of Illinois Conference/McLean County Tournament–
Flanagan-Cornell 64, Heyworth 32 (F-C’s Jadyn Mitchell tournament record 51 points)
Ridgeview 36, Fisher 26
Deer Creek-Mackinaw 53, Tri-Valley33
El Paso-Gridley 45, LeRoy 32
Fieldcrest 43, Tremont 42

United States Hockey League–
Madison Capitols 4, Central Illinois Flying Aces 3

Tuesday’s schedule:

Boys High School Basketball–
Olympia at Central Catholic, 7 p.m. (LIVE AM 1230 & WJBC.com)
Heart of Illinois Conference/McLean County Tournament–
Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley vs. Tri-Valley (at Shirk Center), 6:30 p.m.
Fieldcrest vs. LeRoy (at Shirk Center), 8 p.m.
Deer Creek-Mackinaw vs. Eureka (at Ridgeview H.S.), 6 p.m.
Tremont vs. El Paso-Gridley (at Ridgeview H.S.), 7:30 p.m.
Lexington at Fisher, 7 p.m.

Girls High School Basketball–
Heart of Illinois Conference/McLean County Tournament–
Fisher at Tri-Valley, 5:30 p.m.
Eureka vs. Flanagan-Cornell (at El Paso-Gridley), 5:30 p.m.
Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley at El Paso-Gridley, 5:30 p.m.
Ridgeview vs. Deer Creek-Mackinaw (at El Paso-Gridley), 7 p.m.
Lexington vs. Fieldcrest (at El Paso-Gridley), 7 p.m.

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