Hot Shots: The Sentinel's best from the Christie Clinic Shootout


Monticello vs Seneca
2025 Player of the Game :
Tyler Blythe, Senior - Monticello

Nolan Buehnerkemper drives to the paint

LEFT: Monticello's Nolan Buehnerkemper drives to the paint despite the defensive efforts of Seneca's Brady Sheedy. Buehnerkemper finished with seven points for the Sages while Sheedy delivered a 15-point effort in the 62-56 loss for the Fighting Irish.

BELOW: Seneca's Grant Siegel battles Monticello's Tyler Blythe for a second-half rebound. Blythe led the Sages' scoring effort with 17 points. More photos from this game ...

Photos: Sentinel/Clark Brooks
Grant Siegel battles for a rebound

 


Moline vs Mt. Zion
2025 Player of the Game :
Trey Taylor, Senior - Moline

Mt. Zion's JC Anderson
Mt. Zion's JC Anderson takes the ball up in the first quarter for two of his 20 points against Moline on Saturday afternoon in St. Joseph-Ogden High School's Main Gym. The Braves, who trailed all four quarters, threatened all eight minutes of the final quarter behind Lyncoln Koester's (not pictured) 14 fourth-quarter points.

Braden Freeman takes the ball hard into the paint
Braden Freeman takes the ball hard into the paint during the Moline's Christie Clinic Shootout game against Mt. Zion. Freeman, a senior, finished in double digits with 14 points. Thanks to three other players scoring double digits, the Maroons defeated the Braves, 65-60. More photos from this game ...

 


Mahomet-Seymour vs Richwoods
2025 Player of the Game :
Amarion Smith-Holley, Freshman - Richwoods

Christie Clinic Shootout photos

Christie Clinic Shootout photos

ABOVE: Richwoods' Truman Raher attacks the baseline, trying to get around Mahomet-Seymour's Malachi Nichols. Nichols finished the game with 13 points for the Bulldogs. See more game photos ...

RIGHT: Mahomet-Seymour's Landyn Hannah goes up for a shot around Richwoods' Terrill Rickmon, Jr. in the opening quarter of the Bulldogs' Christie Clinic Shootout game against Richwoods. The Knights prevailed after an exciting four quarters of prep basketball action, 52-49.

 


Unity vs Fieldcrest
2025 Player of the Game :
Tre Hoggard, Junior - Unity

2025 Christie Clinic Shootout photo

Knights' Drew Overocker tries to slap the ball away from Rockets' Brady Parr. Parr, who finished a perfect 2-for-2 from the free throw line, contributed four points in the Unity's victory. Overocker was scoreless after seeing action in the fourth quarter. See more photos ...

Photos: Sentinel/Clark Brooks


Eddie Lorton drives to rim on Tre Hoggard

Fieldcrest's Eddie Lorton drives to rim on Unity's Tre Hoggard during second half action at the Christie Clinic Shootout. Lorton and Hoggard were their respective team's leading scorer with 25 points each. Up by only two at half at 34-23, the Rockets outscored the Knights 17-12 in a decisive third quarter on the way to a 77-68 win.


SJO vs Warrensburg-Latham
2025 Player of the Game :
Kodey McKinney, Junior - St. Joseph-Ogden
SJO's Parker Fitch
Parker Fitch looks for an open St. Joseph-Ogden teammate to pass the ball during first quarter action against Warrensburg-Latham. One of four SJO players in double figures, the senior forward finished with 13 points in the Spartans' 59-49 victory. See more photos here ...

SJO senior Collin Thomey pulls down a defensive rebound out of the reach of Warrensburg-Latham's Drew Czaijkowski. Shooting 3-for-4 from the free-throw line, Czaijkokwski, a junior finished with seven points. Thomey missed just one of his six free throws to finish with 10 points.

Photos: Sentinel/Clark Brooks

 


University High vs BHRA
2025 Player of the Game :
Keison Peoples, Junior - Bismarck-Henning-Rossville-Alvin

Anderson Thomas pulls down a rebound
Above: BHRA's Anderson Thomas pulls down a rebound under U-High's A.J. Holden. Thomas was one four Blue Devil players to finish in double figures with 10 points. More photos ...

Photos: Sentinel/Clark Brooks
Bismarck-Henning-Rossville-Alvin's Micah Stanford looks for an open teammate
Above: With Normal U-High's Dallas Smith and Bodey Klemmensen guarding him, Bismarck-Henning-Rossville-Alvin's Micah Stanford looks for an open teammate to pass the ball. Smith led the Pioneer's scoring effort with 20 points and made four of five shots from the free-throw line. Stanford delivered three treys and field goal, good for ll points. The Blue Devils defeated U-High, 68-62. BHRA's Keison Peoples (not pictured) was named Player of the Game after scoring a game-high 24 points.

 


2025 Christie Clinic Shootout Photo Galleries
Monticello Basketball vs Seneca
January 11, 2025 .::. 30 Photos


Moline vs Mt Zion
January 11, 2025 .::. 37 Photos


Richwood Knights vs Mahomet-Seymour Bulldogs
January 11, 2025 .::. 31 Photos


BHRA vs Normal U-High
January 11, 2025 .::. 19 Photos


Fieldcrest vs Unity basketball game
January 11, 2025 .::. 44 Photos


SJO vs Warrensburg-Latham at Christie Clinc Shootout
January 11, 2025 .::. 41 Photos


St. Joe-Ogden Athletics


Sweet revenge; Rockets bump Sages from postseason

MONTICELLO - The Rockets turned the tables on the Sages last Wednesday. Avenging a loss eight days earlier at Arthur Sievers Gymnasium, Unity handed Monticello their season adieu via a 57-41 victory in their IHSA regional semifinal match.

Not wanting history to repeat itself, the Rockets' took a nine-point first-half advantage at the break thanks to four-treys and six-for-six free-throws shooting. Senior Eric Miebach, who finished with a game-high 15 points, led the Unity offensive effort in the first two periods with six points.

The Sages fell further behind in the third quarter, allowing the Rockets an 18-point advantage they could not recover from.

Top contributors in Unity's 25th win of the season were Dane Eisenmenger, who came off the bench to score 12 points. Henry Thomas delivered nine points, Dalton O'Neill added seven, and sophomore Coleton Langendorf finished with six.

The bulk of Monticello's scoring was courtesy of Ike Young and Tyler Blythe. The pair had 11 points each, while Trey Welter and Raiden Colbert mustered six points each. The Sages finished the season 15-15 and 4th in the Illini Prairie standings.

The Rockets advanced to the title game on Friday against Warrensburg-Latham (21-11). The Cardinals moved forward after closing the book on the Maroa-Forsyth season, 67-50.


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