Friday night prep basketball roundup

Here is a quick roundup of basketball scores for area teams on Friday, January 16.

Girls Basketball

Emm scores big in win over Prairie Central

Matching her best outing this season against Olympia, Saints' Allison delivered a 25 point performance, shooting 67% from the field to tap the win at home on Friday against the Hawks. Teammate Emme Hurie added another 18 points and hauled in 10 rebounds in the 19-point win over Prairie Central. Kate Stolfa matched Hurie in the paint, snagging 10 rebounds for herself in the 65-46 conference win.


Girls' Area Scoreboard


Bloomington Central Catholic 65, Prairie Central 46
Champaign Central 56, Centennial 51
Unity 67, St. Thomas More 44


Boys Basketball

Rylan White drops 25 for the Hawks

Down 40-18 at the half, Heritage senior Rylan White led an epic rally, pouring in 25 points to help lead Heritage past Argenta-Oreana, 65-64 on Friday. The senior was a perfect 5-for-5 from the free throw line and grabbed a team-high eight rebounds in the 65-64 conference win. Junior Brayden Jones tallied 13 points and Clark Roland, who led the team with five assists, chipped in 10 more. Coming off a 71-58 road loss to Tri-County, the Hawks improve to 8-12 on the season.


Boys' Area Scoreboard


St. Joseph-Ogden 55, Paxton-Buckley-Loda 22
Arcola 49, Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond 43
Centennial 68, Champaign Central 65
Heritage 65, Argenta-Oreana 64
Mahomet-Seymour 75, Charleston 37


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