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Bureau County rivals Bureau Valley and Princeton will meet for the seventh time in postseason play when they square off in tonight’s Class 2A Prophetstown Regional semifinals.
The Storm hold a 4-2 postseason edge, including one sectional championship and two regional championships.
The Tigers beat the Storm once for a regional title.
Their first postseason meeting came in front of a packed crowd at the Storm Cellar in 2002 when the Storm rallied to defeat the Tigers 52-41 for the sectional championship. That win propelled the Storm to their third straight Class A third-place state finish.
Bureau Valley has also won regional finals meetings in 2004 (59-55) and 2015 (70-50) while the Tigers beat the Storm (54-47) for the regional championship in 2003.
They have split two previous regional semifinal meetings (2008 and 2010).
Game time is 7:30 p.m. tonight at Prophetstown.
Here’s a look back at those postseason meetings:
| Year | Round | Where | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Class A Sectional finals | Bureau Valley | Storm 52-41 |
| 2003 | Class A Regional finals | Bureau Valley | Tigers 54-47 |
| 2004 | Class A Regional finals | Princeton | Storm 59-55 |
| 2008 | 1A Regional semifinals | Bureau Valley | Storm 53-43 |
| 2010 | 1A Regional semifinals | Princeton | Tigers 63-40 |
| 2015 | 1A Regional finals | Fulton | Storm 70-50 |
| 2024 | 1A Regional semifinals | Prophetstown | Tigers 63-56 |