Boys Basketball | Illinois Valley
Aden Tillman scored 30 points, including the 1,000th of his career, as Mendota cruised to a win over Hall on Tuesday.
Owen Sanders had 16 points and seven rebounds to help lead Ottawa to a 44-31 win over Morris
In Monday's quarterfinals of the 107th annual Little Ten Conference Boys Basketball Tournament in Somonauk, top-seeded Newark advanced with a win over No. 8 Leland, while No. 4 Serena fell to No. 5 Illinois Math & Science Academy.
The La Salle Lincoln seventh grade boys basketball team will play in the IESA Class 3A third-place game Thursday, while Putnam County saw its season end in the 2A quarterfinals Saturday.
Mendota scored the first eight points of the game and led start to finish to beat Newman 65-46 on Friday, giving the Comets their first loss of the season.
The Marquette boys basketball team built on a solid first quarter to eventually earn a 53-29 triumph over Woodland in the championship game of the 99th annual Tri-County Conference Tournament on Friday in Granville.
Rochelle pulled off a dramatic 57-55 home win over Ottawa on Friday night, capped by a half-court buzzer-beater from Hubs' junior forward Brody Bruns to win it late.
Heyworth's girls and boys basketball teams both turned once-close games into double-digit victories over FCW and Flanagan-Cornell on Friday.
A third-quarter East Peoria blitz turned things around in a hurry for an eventual 64-36 Streator loss Wednesday. But before that, the Bulldogs not only held their own but led the state-ranked Raiders at halftime.
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