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Frick leads Spartans in conference win with 17-point night
Vermilion County basketball tournament schedule released
OAKWOOD - The game schedule for the upcoming seven-team boys and girls tournament was announced this week. Pool play is set to begin on Friday, January 13, at 5pm, opens with Georgetown against Westville.
Following the opener, Oakwood will face Hoopeston Area in Game 2 at 6:30pm, and the nightcap will be Armstrong-Potomac tipping off against Bismarck-Henning-Rossville-Alvin at 8pm.
The boys side of the tournament starts Saturday afternoon at 3:45pm on January 14, with the Hoopeston Area's Cornjerkers taking on the Buffaloes from Georgetown. Game 2, scheduled for 5:15pm, will be between Oakwood and Westville.
The last game of the boys' opening day will be between Salt Fork and Armstrong-Potomac at 6:45pm.
The girls' trophy games will be on Friday, January 20. The boys championship games will be played the following day starting 5pm.
All games will take place at Danville Area Community College.
Vermilion County Basketball Tournament Schedule
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IPC teams to play at Christie Clinic Shootout this Saturday
St. Joseph - St. Joseph-Ogden High School will host 13 teams this Saturday, January 7, for the 2023 installment of the Christie Clinic Shootout.
The competition starts at 9am with the first junior varsity contest of the day between Beecher and Bismarck-Henning-Rossville-Alvin in SJO's practice gym. The varsity contest between the two teams follows two hours later at 11am. The final varsity game will start at 6pm featuring Peoria Notre Dame against the Kays of Kankakee.
Monticello, Unity, and SJO will represent the Illini Prairie Conference with back-to-back-to-back games starting at 3:30pm. The Sages will start the three-game run squaring up to face Newton. The Rockets will tipoff around 5pm against Normal U-High, who the Spartans beat in a heated contest on December 30 for the State Farm Holiday Classic title. St. Joseph-Ogden (11-1) closes out the IPC league bouts for the day against the currently 6-6 Nashville Hornets. All three teams will be home on the scoreboard. Admission for spectators is $8 and $5 for students. Student IDs are required for the discount.
12:30 PM: Addison Trail vs. Champaign Centennial
2:00 PM: Mt. Zion vs. Bloomington
3:30 PM: Newton vs. Monticello
5:00 PM: Normal U-High vs. Unity
6:30 PM: Nashville vs. St. Joseph-Ogden
8:00 PM: Peoria Notre Dame vs. Kankakee
Junior Varsity (SJO PRACTICE GYM) 9:00 AM: (SE Locker Room) Beecher vs. BHRA
10:30 AM: (SW Locker Room) Addison Trail vs. Champaign Centennial
12:00 PM: (B103) Mt. Zion vs. Bloomington
1:30 PM: (B102) Newton vs. Monticello
3:00 PM: (B103) Normal U-High vs. Unity
4:30 PM: (B102) Moline vs. St. Joseph-Ogden
6:00 PM: (B103) Peoria Notre Dame vs. Kankakee
***** Home team is listed on the right for all games
Normal University's Mason Funk and SJO's Tanner Jacob collide during the State Farm Classic Holiday Tournament Small School championship game last Friday. The two teams won't run into each other at this weekend's Christie Clinic Shootout. The Spartans claimed a narrow victory beating the Pioneers, 58-49. U-High will take on the Rockets from Unity at 5pm on Saturday in St. Joseph. Photo: PhotoNews Media/Clark Brooks
Monticello, Unity, and SJO will represent the Illini Prairie Conference with back-to-back-to-back games starting at 3:30pm. The Sages will start the three-game run squaring up to face Newton. The Rockets will tipoff around 5pm against Normal U-High, who the Spartans beat in a heated contest on December 30 for the State Farm Holiday Classic title. St. Joseph-Ogden (11-1) closes out the IPC league bouts for the day against the currently 6-6 Nashville Hornets. All three teams will be home on the scoreboard. Admission for spectators is $8 and $5 for students. Student IDs are required for the discount.
Game Schedule
Varsity (SJO Main Gym) 11:00 AM: Beecher vs. BHRA12:30 PM: Addison Trail vs. Champaign Centennial
2:00 PM: Mt. Zion vs. Bloomington
3:30 PM: Newton vs. Monticello
5:00 PM: Normal U-High vs. Unity
6:30 PM: Nashville vs. St. Joseph-Ogden
8:00 PM: Peoria Notre Dame vs. Kankakee
Junior Varsity (SJO PRACTICE GYM) 9:00 AM: (SE Locker Room) Beecher vs. BHRA
10:30 AM: (SW Locker Room) Addison Trail vs. Champaign Centennial
12:00 PM: (B103) Mt. Zion vs. Bloomington
1:30 PM: (B102) Newton vs. Monticello
3:00 PM: (B103) Normal U-High vs. Unity
4:30 PM: (B102) Moline vs. St. Joseph-Ogden
6:00 PM: (B103) Peoria Notre Dame vs. Kankakee
***** Home team is listed on the right for all games
Photo Gallery | SJO wrestling falls at first home meet of the season
Hunter Ketchum wraps up Bismarck-Henning-Rossville-Alvin's Cooper Carpenter during their 220-pound exhibition match on Tuesday. Ketchum, a four-year starter at goalie for the SJO soccer program, pinned Carpenter one minute and 19 seconds into their bout. Photo: PhotoNews Media/Clark Brooks
SJO's Landen Butts fights for wrist control while going head-to-head with BHRA's Ayden Golden. Golden won the match by pin at 3:32. Photo: PhotoNews Media/Clark Brooks
Spartan Coy Hayes ties up BHRA's Donavan Guduskas trying to get back points. Hayes eventually would win the match by fall at 3:05. Photo: PhotoNews Media/Clark Brooks
SJO's Devan Swisher looks to his coaching corner while wrestling Blue Devils' Marcus Schreiner. Swisher went the distance by lost by way of a 7-4 decision. Photo: PhotoNews Media/Clark Brooks
SJO's Devan Swisher looks for a shot in on Blue Devils' Marcus Schreiner during their 160-pound match. Photo: PhotoNews Media/Clark Brooks
Carson Sarnecki tries to escape from BHRA's Christian Walton during their 170-pound. Sarnecki was pinned at 5:32 in the first home meet of the season. Photo: PhotoNews Media/Clark Brooks
Bismarck-Henning-Rossville-Alvin's Nathaniel Gnaden takes down SJO's Owen Birt during their 220-pound match. Gnaden narrowly won the match on points besting Birt, 10-6. Photo: PhotoNews Media/Clark Brooks
Owen Birt looks for an opportunity to shoot in on BHRA's Nathaniel Gnaden during second period action. Photo: PhotoNews Media/Clark Brooks
SJO's Brandon Goodwin does his best to keep BHRA's Grahm Abbed from scoring during their 126-pound bout. Goodwin was later pinned by Abbed at 2:32. Photo: PhotoNews Media/Clark Brooks
After collecting a few points, Spartans' Lexi Wirth focuses on getting control of Mike Rodgers during their 138-pound exhibition match. Despite a hard-fought effort Wirth was pinned at 2:53. Photo: PhotoNews Media/Clark Brooks
St. Joseph-Ogden 220-pounder Quincy Jones pins Blue Devils' Cooper Carpenter. Jones secured the exhibition win in just 36 seconds. Photo: PhotoNews Media/Clark Brooks
St. Joseph-Ogden wrestling falls to BHRA in 48-30 decision
ST. JOSEPH - The Gallos are back! After a 16-year absence, the family that built the St. Joseph-Ogden wrestling program into a respected small-school program were back mat-side in the coaching chairs for the Spartans' home dual meet against Bismarck-Henning-Rossville-Alvin.
Under Bill Gallo, Sr., aka Papa G., the program blossomed from a 16-22 record during his first two seasons to 47 wins and six losses in his final two from 2004-2006.
Now, with Bill Gallo leading the program, assisted by his son Billy, brother Joe, Papa G, and Shawn Freeman, the program is destined to return to a top-tier Class 2A wrestling program. On Tuesday, despite a young, inexperienced roster with 26 wrestlers, 14 of who have never set foot on a mat until this season, the SJO fell by way of a respectable 48-30 decision to the visiting Blue Devils. Spartans' Gary Page stuck Devils' Gracie Pattison in 42 seconds in their 106-pound bout. Coy Hays also earned the team six points by pinning BHRA's Donavan Guduskas in their 152-pound match. SJO's Emmit Holt and Peyton Sarver rounded out the evening's team scoring with another 12 points with forfeits. The St. Joseph-Ogden wrestling team will be back at on the home mat on January 19 for a tri-meet with Clinton and El Paso-Gridley.
106 - Gary Page (SJO) def Gracie Pattison (BHRA) by FALL :42
113 - Emmitt Holt (SJO) - FORFEIT
120 - Landen Teller (BHRA) def Camden Getty (SJO) by FALL 5:20
126 - Grahm Abbed (BHRA) def Brandon Goodwin (SJO) by FALL 2:32
132 - Holden Brazelton (SJO) win by FORFEIT
138 - Ayden Golden (BHRA) def Landen Butts (SJO) by FALL 3:32
145 - Tayler Carpenter (BHRA) def Vance McCombs (SJO) by FALL 1:03
152 - Coy Hayes (SJO) def Donavan Guduskas (BHRA) by FALL 3:05
160 - Marcus Schreiner (BHRA) def Devan Swisher (SJO) DECISION 7-4
170 - Christian Walton (BHRA) def Carson Sarnecki (SJO) by FALL 5:32
182 - Landynn Balla (BHRA)def Gabe Mata (SJO) by FALL :20
195 - Peyton Sarver (SJO) - FORFEIT
220 - Nathaniel Gnaden (BHRA) def Owen Birt (SJO) DECISION 10-6
285 - Hunter Wilson (BHRA) def Kyle Miccoli (SJO) by FALL :46
Exhibition matches
138- Landon Frick (SJO) defeated Mike Rodgers (BHRA) FALL 1:02
138- Mike Rodgers (BHRA) def Lexi Wirth (SJO) FALL 2:53
220- Quincy Jones (SJO) defeated Cooper Carpenter (BHRA) FALL :36
220- Hunter Ketchum (SJO) defeated Cooper Carpenter (BHRA) FALL 1:19
Now an assistant coach under his son Bill, former SJO head wrestling coach Bill Gallo, Sr., watches attentively during Tuesday's home match against Bismarck-Henning-Rossville-Alvin. Starting back in November, with the addition of Billy, Bill's son and grandson to Bill, Sr., the Spartans are coached by three generations of Gallo wrestlers. (Photo: PhotoNews Media)
Now, with Bill Gallo leading the program, assisted by his son Billy, brother Joe, Papa G, and Shawn Freeman, the program is destined to return to a top-tier Class 2A wrestling program. On Tuesday, despite a young, inexperienced roster with 26 wrestlers, 14 of who have never set foot on a mat until this season, the SJO fell by way of a respectable 48-30 decision to the visiting Blue Devils. Spartans' Gary Page stuck Devils' Gracie Pattison in 42 seconds in their 106-pound bout. Coy Hays also earned the team six points by pinning BHRA's Donavan Guduskas in their 152-pound match. SJO's Emmit Holt and Peyton Sarver rounded out the evening's team scoring with another 12 points with forfeits. The St. Joseph-Ogden wrestling team will be back at on the home mat on January 19 for a tri-meet with Clinton and El Paso-Gridley.
Box Score:
Varsity matches106 - Gary Page (SJO) def Gracie Pattison (BHRA) by FALL :42
113 - Emmitt Holt (SJO) - FORFEIT
120 - Landen Teller (BHRA) def Camden Getty (SJO) by FALL 5:20
126 - Grahm Abbed (BHRA) def Brandon Goodwin (SJO) by FALL 2:32
132 - Holden Brazelton (SJO) win by FORFEIT
138 - Ayden Golden (BHRA) def Landen Butts (SJO) by FALL 3:32
145 - Tayler Carpenter (BHRA) def Vance McCombs (SJO) by FALL 1:03
152 - Coy Hayes (SJO) def Donavan Guduskas (BHRA) by FALL 3:05
160 - Marcus Schreiner (BHRA) def Devan Swisher (SJO) DECISION 7-4
170 - Christian Walton (BHRA) def Carson Sarnecki (SJO) by FALL 5:32
182 - Landynn Balla (BHRA)def Gabe Mata (SJO) by FALL :20
195 - Peyton Sarver (SJO) - FORFEIT
220 - Nathaniel Gnaden (BHRA) def Owen Birt (SJO) DECISION 10-6
285 - Hunter Wilson (BHRA) def Kyle Miccoli (SJO) by FALL :46
Exhibition matches
138- Landon Frick (SJO) defeated Mike Rodgers (BHRA) FALL 1:02
138- Mike Rodgers (BHRA) def Lexi Wirth (SJO) FALL 2:53
220- Quincy Jones (SJO) defeated Cooper Carpenter (BHRA) FALL :36
220- Hunter Ketchum (SJO) defeated Cooper Carpenter (BHRA) FALL 1:19
Photo of the Day | January 5, 2023
Photo: PhotoNews Media/Clark Brooks
Pence slams Annawan with 36
NORMAL - St. Joseph-Ogden's Ty Pence slams a first-quarter dunk during the SJO's first-round game at the State Farm Holiday Classic. Using the senior's explosive 36-point performance, SJO cruised to a 78-28 victory over the Braves. Two days later, Pence and the Spartans went on to win this year's small school title. The Illinois State University commit also earned his second-consecutive All-Tournament Team nomination in the small school division.
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