Sentinel area basketball scores for December 26

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Here is a quick roundup of basketball scores for area team on Friday December 26.

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Girls Basketball

Girls' Area Scoreboard

El Paso-Gridley 54, St. Joseph-Ogden 22
Central Catholic 73, Camp Point Central 40
Bismarck-Henning-Rossville-Alvin 41, Hoopeston Area 23
Bismarck-Henning-Rossville-Alvin 47, Centennial 39
Seeger 57, Hoopeston Area 30
Salt Fork 41, Oakwood 21
Benton Central 60, Oakwood 14
Marion 77, Champaign Central 33

Boys Basketball

Boys' Area Scoreboard

St. Joseph-Ogden 49, North Lawndale 46
Bismarck-Henning-Rossville-Alvin 69, Providence Cristo Rey 28
Heritage 59, Georgetown-Ridge Farm 56
Clinton 64, Oakwood 42
Lindblom 78, Rantoul 53
Mahomet-Seymour 77, Romeoville 62

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Sentinel area basketball scores for December 20

PHOTO: Sentinel/Clark Brooks

St. Joseph-Ogden's Kenzie Atwood and Hayden Dahl fight for rebound under the basket with LeRoy's Sadee Owens. The Spartans defeated the Panthers (8-4) on Friday, December 19, by 19 points, 59-40. The Spartans are back in action at home on Monday, hosting Watseka (10-1). Beating Rantoul back on December 3, SJO will be the Warriors' second Illini Prairie foe this season.

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Here are scores and recaps for our area prep basketball teams from Saturday, December 20.

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Girls Basketball

Heritage girls win two at Walsh tournament

BEMENT -The Heritage Hawks won two games on Saturday, improving to a 12-3 record after beating Arthur-Okaw Christian and Unity Christian at the annual Mike Walsh Memorial Tournament

The Hawks jumped out to a 10-point first quarter lead against the Conquering Riders and never looked back, winning 52-43. Avery Herschberger drained 25 points for AOC in the loss.

Heritage picked up their second win after knocking off Unity Christian 48-43 in tournament play. The Hawks face Windsor-Stewardson-Straburg (5-4) on Monday at 7:30 p.m.

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Eagles outlast Conquering Riders in tournament play

BEMENT - Rantoul held off a fourth-quarter rally from Arthur-Okaw Christian (7-5) for another win on Saturday, beating the Conquering Riders, 53-51. Josie Roseman and Erykah Baltimore led the Eagles with 15 and 10 points, respectively. Jayden Rosenberger went 2-for-2 from the free throw line. Enjoying a three-game win streak, he Eagles improved to 8-9 on the season.

Brileight Mast grabbed eight team-high rebounds for AOC, finishing with six points. Sophomore Avery Herschberger led all scorers with 17 points, four rebounds and four assists. Elsie Beever scored 12 points to keep the game with in reach at the Mike Walsh Memorial Tournament in Bement.

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Rantoul 56, Unity Christian 51

BEMENT - The Rantoul girls basketball team defeated Unity Christian 56-51 in tournament play on Saturday thanks behind 23 points from senior Josie Roseman. Erykah Baltimore, who shot 67% from the free throw line, finished with 14 points. Laniece Johnson chipped in 11 points against the Lions.

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Girls' Area Scoreboard

Mt. Zion 57, Unity 25
St. Joseph-Ogden 68, Charleston 37
Rantoul 56, Unity Christian 51
Rantoul, 53, Arthur-Okaw Christian 51
Paxton-Buckley-Loda 42, St. Thomas More 23
Watseka 56, Centennial 19
Heritage 52, Arthur-Okaw Christian 43
Heritage 48, Unity Christian 43

Boys Basketball

Boys' Area Scoreboard

Urbana 51, Romeoville 42
Oakwood 55, Watseka 54

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TAGS: SJO girls basketball beats Charleston, Heritage wins back-to-back tournament games, Rantoul wins at Mike Walsh Memorial Tournament, Oakwood Comets basketball team defeats Watseka Warriors

Tuesday Basketball Scoreboard for December 16

Here are scores and recaps for Tuesday's basketball games in and around Champaign County.

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Boys Basketball

Rockets roll cruise past Trojans

CHARLESTON - Tyler Henry used his time on the floor in the first three quarters to score 15 points in Unity's 81-42 win over Charleston on the road Tuesday. Three other Rockets reach double figures with Dane Eisenmenger dropping 14 points - 12 from four treys, and Coleton Langendorf padded the scorebook with 12 points. Brayden Henry finished with 11 points.

Coming up short, nine players contributed to the Trojans' scoring effort led by Tyler Oakley's team-high seven points. Quinn Taylor, Braxton Hanner, and Alex Metheny scored six points each in the non-conference loss.

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ALAH comes up short against Sages

MONTICELLO - Will Hilligoss scored 15 in Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond's road game at Monticello. Brennon Hutson also reach double figures with 12 points. Jayden Parsons lead the team's rebounding effort with five boards.

Boys' Area Scoreboard

Unity 81, Charleston 42
Tuscola 72, Heritage 36
St. Thomas More 62, Herscher 46
Monticello 59, Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond 41
Maroa-Forsyth 69, Rantoul 56

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Girls Basketball

Oakwood drops home game

Oakwood - Madalynne Nicoson led the Comets with ten points in their loss to visiting Armstrong-Potomac on Tuesday. Caydence Vermillion, who was held to just a single free throw, led the team in the paint with six rebounds. Sophomore Avery Trimmell powered the team's defensive effort with three steals.

Girls' Area Scoreboard

Armstrong-Potomac 56, Oakwood 22

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TAGS: Monticello boys basketball team beats ALAH, Oakwood girls lose VVC game, St. Thomas More defeats Herscher

Photo Gallery |St. Joseph-Ogden overpowers Oakwood at basketball tourney

Photo: Sentinel/Clark Brooks

St. Joseph-Ogden's Parker Fitch releases a shot between Carsen Dudley and Alex Wallace in the first quarter of their Toyota of Danville Classic game on Friday. Picking up their third win of the season, the Spartans defeated the Comets 79-46 and advanced to Saturday's championship game against Bishop McNamara. Here are more photos from Friday's pool game.

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St. Joseph-Ogden's Kaden Wedig goes up to force the ball away from Oakwood's Ben Darling during second half action of their pool game on Friday.

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TAGS: St. Joseph-Ogden basketball, Oakwood Comets basketball, Toyota of Danville Classic basketball tournament, SJO sports, high school basketball

St. Joseph-Ogden, Bishop McNamara rematch set for Toyota of Danville Classic title showdown

St. Joseph-Ogden and Bishop McNamara each swept their pool play games to reach the Toyota of Danville Classic championship. The full day of basketball begins with the seventh-place game between Cissna Park and Watseka. The night concludes with awards, including tournament MVP recognition.

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Photo: Sentinel/Clark Brooks

Oakwood's Xander Wilson tries to dribble around the defensive efforts of St. Joseph-Ogden's Tyler Hess in the final pool play game at the Toyota of Danville Classic basketball tournament at St. Joseph-Ogden High School on Friday. The Spartans defeated the Comets 79-46, improving to 3-0 on the season and securing their spot in today's championship game, a rematch against Kankakee's Bishop McNamara. Wilson and the Comets will play the third-place game agaisnt Paxton-Buckley-Loda. Hess led the Spartan offensive effort with 17 points.

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ST. JOSEPH - Host St. Joseph-Ogden (3-0) and Bishop McNamara won all three of their pool play games, earning the right to meet in this year's Toyota of Danville Classic championship. The Fightin’ Irish, last year’s champions, are 6-0 heading into the title match between the tournament heavyweights.

Seven hours of non-stop basketball action begins at 1 p.m. at St. Joseph-Ogden High School with the seventh-place game between Cissna Park and Watseka. Cissna Park struggled this week, dropping all three pool play games. The Timberwolves look to get back on track against conference foe Watseka, which finished with one win in Pool B behind Payton Schaumburg’s 30-point performance in a one-point victory.

At approximately 2:30 p.m., the only two teams in the annual tournament located south of Illinois Route 150 square off in the fifth-place game. Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond faces Charleston. The Trojans and Knights, both of whom defeated one of the teams playing for seventh place, lost two games in their respective pools.

The third-place game features an Illini Prairie vs. Vermilion Valley matchup between Oakwood and Paxton-Buckley-Loda in a contest that may be decided in the final quarter. PBL earned wins over Charleston and Cissna Park in pool play. Oakwood dropped a one-point heartbreaker to Watseka and fell to the red-hot Spartans by 33 points on Friday night.

The main event between the Spartans and the defending champion Fightin’ Irish will be an early season battle between two teams expected to make deep postseason runs. There is a sense of revenge for SJO, which, after winning three consecutive tournament titles since the pandemic, lost last year's championship to B-Mac in a physical 57-48 showdown.

After the championship game, the tournament director will present runner-up and championship awards and announce the Toyota of Danville Classic All-Tournament Team. A tournament MVP and the free throw percentage champion will also be recognized.

Admission is $5 for adults and $3 for students, covering all four games scheduled today.

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TAGS: Toyota of Danville Classic championship game preview, St. Joseph-Ogden vs Bishop McNamara basketball matchup, Illinois high school holiday basketball tournament schedule, Oakwood and Paxton-Buckley-Loda third place game analysis, Cissna Park vs Watseka placement game breakdown

Prep Sports Notebook |Area basketball scores for December 3

Here are scores and recaps for Wednesday's basketball games in and around Champaign County.

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Boys Basketball

Charleston pics up first win at Toyota of Danville Classic

ST. JOSEPH - Tyler Oakley went 2-for-2 from the free throw line on his way to an 18-point night at the St. Joe tournament on Wednesday. Braxton Honner and Quinn Taylor scored nine points each in the team's first win of the season.

Despite a top-tier effort from Dierks Neukomm with 25 points and Seth Walder's 21, the Timberwolves fall to 0-3 on the season and still looking for a tournament win this week.

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Fourth-quarter romp fuels Watseka comeback

ST. JOSEPH - Payton Schaumburg dropped 30 points in Watseka's Toyota of Danville Classic game against Oakwood. Tyler Waugh added 17 in the tournament win for the Warriors to post a 55-54 victory in Wednesday evening's game.

Oakwood led most of the game behind double digit performances from Alex Wallace with 14 points and Carsen Dudley's 12.

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B-Mac rolls past PBL Panthers

ST. JOSEPH - Richie Darr talled 14 points in Bishop McNamara's 51-38 win over Paxton-Buckley-Loda. Balanced scoring from seven other players sealed the Fightin' Irish's fifth win of the season.

Ethan Williams paced the Panthers with 16 points. Tyler Cole was kept quiet, scoring just eight points, and Carson Goss chipped in six points in the loss.

Boys' Area Scoreboard

Toyota of Danville Classic

Watseka 55, Oakwood 54

Other area game results

Springfield HS 53, Central 42

Girls Basketball

Comet girls fall to Illineks

Oakwood - A weak second quarter allowed U-High to take a five-point lead at the half in their road game at Oakwood on the way to a 37-36 win on Wednesday.

Caydence Vermillion finished the game for the Comets with 11 points and 13 boards. Gracie Hanner turned nine points and four rebounds in the non-conference loss.

Josie Roseman leads Eagles in loss

Watseka - Rantoul's Josie Roseman scored 15 points and made 8 out of her 10 free throws in the Eagles road game against the Warriors. Junior Addyson Sherrick hit three treys for nine points and senior Joselyn Espinoza had two of her own on the way to an 8-point finish.

Girls' Area Scoreboard

Urbana University 37, Oakwood 36
Watseka 72, Rantoul 50
Bismarck-Henning-Rossville-Alvin 36, Paxton-Buckley-Loda 31
Glenwood 65, Centennial 29
Clinton 64, Unity 24

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TAGS: Central Illinois basketball scores, Watseka boys basketball team wins, Toyota of Danville Classic scores