Friday scoreboard, Saturday schedule

Posted on January 25, 2019

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

Boys High School Basketball–
Normal Community 61, Bloomington 56
Central Catholic 65 , Rantoul 45
U-High 61, Springfield 54 (OT)
Westlake Christian 61, Cornerstone Christian 53
Tri-Point 53, Grant Park 23
Lincoln 45, Mahomet-Seymour 26
Tolono Unity 59, Olympia 42
Peoria at Normal West, postponed
Heart of Illinois Conference/McLean County Tournament Semifinals–
Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley 57, Fieldcrest 45
El Paso-Gridley 51, Deer Creek-Mackinaw 50

United States Hockey League–
Team USA Under 18s 11, Central Illinois Flying Aces 4

Saturday’s schedule:

Women’s College Basketball–
Bradley at Illinois State, 4 p.m. (LIVE AM 1230 & WJBC.com 3:50)

Men’s College Basketball–
illinois vs. Maryland (at Madison Square Garden, New York), 11 a.m.

Girls High School Basketball–
Normal Community at Belleville East, 10 a.m.
Jacksonville at U-High, 12:30 p.m.
Central Catholic at Galesburg (Galesburg Shootout), 3 p.m.
Heart of Illinois Conference/McLean County Tournament–
Heyworth vs. LeRoy (Consolation Championship at El Paso), 10 a.m.
Deer Creek-Mackinaw vs. Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley (5th Place at El Paso), 11:30 a.m.
Ridgeview vs. Fieldcrest (3rd Place at Shirk Center), 1 p.m.
Eureka vs. El Paso-Gridley (Championship at Shirk Center), 6:30 p.m.

Boys High School Basketball–
Normal West vs. Evanston (Glenbard East Shootout), 1 p.m.
Normal Community at Chicago North Lawndale, 5:30 p.m.
Bloomington vs. St. Louis Soldan (Cardinal Ritter Shootout, St. Louis), 6 p.m.
Kankakee Bishop McNamara at Central Catholic, 6:30 p.m.
U-High at Metamora, 6:30 p.m.
Heart of Illinois Conference/McLean County Tournament–
Ridgeview vs. Flanagan-Cornell (Consolation Championship at El Paso), 10 a.m.
LeRoy vs. Eureka (5th Place at El Paso), 11:30 a.m.
Fieldcrest vs. Deer Creek-Mackinaw (3rd Place at Shirk Center), 2:30 p.m.
Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley vs. El Paso-Gridley (Championship at Shirk Center), 8 p.m.

United States Hockey League–
Central Illinois Flying Aces at Team USA Under-17s, 6 p.m.

 

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