Area prep basketball scores and recaps from Friday

Here is a quick roundup of basketball scores and performances for area teams on January 23.

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Photo: Sentinel/Clark Brooks

Tyler Henry dribbles the ball during Unity's Christie Clinic Shootout game against Warrensburg-Latham. Henry scored 17 points in Friday's home game against Prairie Central.

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Boys Basketball

Unity tops Prairie Central on the road

Improving to 18-2, the Rockets used another fourth-quarter outburst to down another opponent. Down 41-37, Tyler Henry led a fourth-quarter rally with eight points to finish with a game-high 17. Tre Hoggard, who converted seven times on his eight trips to the free throw line, supplied 14 points

Boys' Area Scoreboard

St. Joseph-Ogden 55, Monticello 45
Unity 59, Prairie Central 48
Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond 67, Heritage 60
Champaign Central 57, Salem 53
Rantoul vs St. Thomas More - no score reported
MacArthur 72, Mahomet-Seymour 36

Girls Basketball

Girls' Area Scoreboard

Champaign Central 58, Mt. Zion 49
Centennial 64, Urbana 46

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More basketball stories

Photo of the Day | The eye for pie

From the extensive archive of photos from the iphotonews.com, here is the photo of the day for January 24, 2026.

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Photo: PhotoNews Media/Clark Brooks

Savoy, IL - Deanna Bramer, 12, of Savoy, takes a moment to chew while competing in the Orchard Days pie eating contest on October 21, 2006, while dentist and contest official Dr. Alan Broadbent looks on. The annual two-day event featured an open car show, 5k run/walk, local music entertainment and carnival rides for kids.

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Past Photos of the Day

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