Basketball Players of the Week

February 7 - 13, 2021

Sentinel basketball player of the week February 1-6, 2021

~ Boys ~

Ty Pence

St. Joseph-Ogden

Pence open the season with an impressive double-double. The sophomore dropped 24 points and was credited with 20 rebounds in SJO's opener against Rantoul. Five days later, Pence scored 40 in the Spartans 66-52 win over Oakwood and added another 19 rebounds to his 2021 stats.


Honorable Mention:
Brady Porter, Unity
Evan Ingram, SJO
Blake Kimball, Unity

~ Girls ~

Ella Armstrong

St. Joseph-Ogden

For a second consecutive week, Ella Armstrong earns the POW honors after scoring a total of 20 points during the second week of the season. She was a perfect 6-for-6 from the free throw line against Rantoul.


Honorable Mention:
Payton Vallee, SJO
Chloe Reed, Unity
Taylor Henry, Unity

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SJO basketball games rescheduled

The St. Joseph-Ogden boys junior varsity and varsity basketball game against Bloomington Central Catholic, originally scheduled for Tuesday, will played on Monday, March 1, at St. Joseph-Ogden High School. The JV game will start at 5:30pm and the varsity contest to start afterwards according to an email from Activities Director Justin Franzen.

SJO's girls' JV and varsity teams play their postponed game on March 11 at Central Catholic. As with the boys times above, the junior varsity girls their game at 5:30pm. The varsity game will follow after a brief intermission and warm-up period.

All four games will be streamed on the NFHS Network for Spartan fans.

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