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Boys' basketball scores for Tuesday


Here are the results from tonight's high school playoffs locally and around the state.


Local team results

Altamont 61, Tuscola 58
LeRoy 59, St Thomas More 51
MacArthur 85, Champaign Centennial 63


1A Scores from around the state

Ottawa Marquette 54, Hinckley-Big Rock 51
Waltonville 64, Hardin County 43
LeRoy 59, St Thomas More 51
Altamont 61, Tuscola 58
Fenger 77, Ida Crown 55
Tremont 49, Illini Bluffs 34
Routt 67, Bunker Hill 50
Pecatonica 70, Newman Central Catholic 66


2A Scores from around the state

Crane Medical 52, Christ the King 45
IIT Math & Science 55, Butler 51
Warsaw 71, Farmington 41
Manual 66, Riverdale 42
Rockford Lutheran 69, Oregon 67
Teutopolis 40, Warrensburg-Latham 39
Benton 41, Nashville 39
Quincy Notre Dame 59, Roxana 47
McNamara 61, Wilmington 24


3A Scores from around the state

Hyde Park 68, Little Village 36
Leo 68, Morgan Park 38
Hillcrest 62, Thornton 49
St Francis 52, Lemont 44
Lake Forest 59, St Viator 55
MacArthur 85, Champaign Centennial 63
Morton 69, LaSalle-Peru 48
Centralia 58, Triad 38
Kaneland 64, Rockford East 44


4A Scores from around the state

Glenbard East 68, Wheaton Warrenville South 61
Benet 67, Yorkville 30
Curie 64, St Laurence 57
Homewood-Flossmoor 64, Brother Rice 54
Edwardsville 52, Alton 51
Fremd 74, Stevenson 65
Hersey 64, Palatine 50
Richwoods 68, Normal Community 67
Rockford Auburn 84, Gurnee Warren 76
Guilford 65, Waukegan 57
DePaul 56, New Trier 38




TAGS: Tuscola eliminated from postseason basketball, St. Thomas More season halted after heartbreaking loss, Centennial basketball falls to Big Twelve rival, basketball semifinal scores for all four IHSA classes

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Plainfield Central's Kahmari Montgomery wins two state titles


Plainfield Central's Kahmari Montgomery
Photo: PhotoNews Media/Clark Brooks

Charleston - Plainfield Central's Kahmari Montgomery rests on the track of O'Brien Stadium after winning the 200-Meter Dash championship race at the IHSA State Track and Field State Finals on May 31, 2014. Montgomery won both the 200-meter and 400-meter Class 3A titles. (Photo: PhotoNews/Clark Brooks)



Illini Prairie Conference list all-conference players


St. Joseph-Ogden's Katie Ericksen dribbles the ball
Photo: Sentinel/Clark Brooks

St. Joseph-Ogden senior dribbles the ball down the court in the Spartans' home game against Sullivan. Ericksen and two other SJO seniors, Kayla Osterbur and Addy Brooks, were named to the Illini Prairie all-conference basketball teams. See the complete list of this year's first-team through honorable mention below.

First-team all-conference

School Name Year

Central Catholic, Emme Hurie SR
IVC Anna Foster, JR
IVC Alayah Nelton, SO
Monticello Ali Weidner, JR
Pontiac Trinity Miller, SR
SJO Katie Ericksen, SR

Second Team All-Conference

Central Catholic Allison Emm, JR
IVC Kayt Miller, JR
Pontiac Grace Lanning, SR
Prairie Central Addi Donley, FR
Rantoul Josie Roseman, SR
SJO Kayla Osterbur, SR
Unity Grace Bickers, JR

Honorable Mention All-Conference

Central Catholic Taylor Cook, JR
Monticello Sarah Cresap, JR
PBL Hallee Johnson, JR
Pontiac Bailee Branscum, SO
Pontiac Morgan Dewald, SR
Pontiac Araceli Serna, SO
Prairie Central Jayla Hammond, JR
SJO Addie Brooks, SR
STM Leighton Clark, JR


16 teams advance to basketball state championships in Normal


The field is set for this weekend's IHSA Girls Basketball State Finals in Normal. Sixteen teams, 16 games tip off on Thursday at 10am.

Photo: Sentinel/Clark Brooks

Loyola's Emily Naraky tries to grab the ball away from Fremd's Anna Montella during their Class 4A state semifinal game in 2025. After placing 4th last year, Naraky and the Ramblers head back to Normal after defeating St. Charles East, 56-34.


1A Supersectional scores

Mt Pulaski 48, Edwards County 38
Rockford Christian 52, North Shore Cty Day 20
Deer Creek-Mackinaw 45, Wethersfield 43
Brown County 51, Bluffs 39


State Semifinal Pairings

Brown County ~vs~ Mt Pulaski
    .::. at Normal (CEFCU Arena)

Rockford Christian ~vs~ Deer Creek-Mackinaw
    .::. at Normal (CEFCU Arena)

*All games played on Thursday, March 5


2A Supersectional scores

Breese Central 46, Teutopolis 33
Pleasant Plains 54, Tri-Valley 37
St Edward 57, Phillips 51
Byron 66, Pontiac 40


State Semifinal Pairings

Breese Central ~vs~ Pleasant Plains
    .::. at Normal (CEFCU Arena)

Byron ~vs~ St Edward
    .::. at Normal (CEFCU Arena)

*All games played on Thursday, March 5


3A Supersectional scores

Glenwood 62, MacArthur 35
Washington 73, Providence 47
Trinity 50, Glenbard South 36
St Viator 46, Geneva 43


State Semifinal Pairings*

Glenwood ~vs~ Trinity
    .::. at Normal (CEFCU Arena)

Washington ~vs~ St Viator
    .::. at Normal (CEFCU Arena)

*All games played on Friday, March 6


4A Scores from around the state

Belleville East 54, Homewood-Flossmoor 47
Rolling Meadows 41, Carmel 37
Loyola 56, St Charles East 34
Nazareth 54, Waubonsie Valley 42


State Semifinal Pairings

Nazareth ~vs~ Belleville East
    .::. at Normal (CEFCU Arena)

Rolling Meadows ~vs~ Loyola
    .::. at Normal (CEFCU Arena)

*All games played on Friday, March 6




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