High school basketball scores Feb. 23

Posted on February 24, 2022

By Neil Doyle

BLOOMINGTON – Boys high school basketball regional semifinals started Wednesday night.

Class 4A: Normal Community 60 Pekin 25

Class 3A: Morton 51 Bloomington 45; Champaign Centennial 50 Normal West 48

Class 2A: Central Catholic 65 Olympia 55; U-High 51 Riverton 44; Warrensburgh-Lathem 49 Tri-Valley 38; Prairie Central 53 Iroquois West 48; Seneca 69 Pontiac 65; El Paso-Gridley 68 Reed-Custer 44

Class 1A: LeRoy 63 Watseka 55; Heyworth 47 Flanagan-Cornell 46; Lexington 53 Cornerstone 48

Girls sectional championships Thursday night:

  • Normal Community vs. Edwardsville
  • U-High vs. Canton
  • Ridgeview vs. St. Thomas More

Neil Doyle can be reached at [email protected]

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