Scoreboard for Friday, November 26
Boys Basketball
50th QHS Thanksgiving Tournament
At Blue Devil Gym, Quincy
Quincy High School 56, Miller Career Academy 47. Click here for the story and photos.
Lake Forest Academy 73, St. Mary’s 57
At The Pit, Quincy
Quincy Notre Dame 65, Gateway Legacy Academy 18. Click here for the story and photos.
Pittsfield Thanksgiving Tournament
At Voshall Gym, Pittsfield, Ill.
Liberty 77, Payson Seymour 59: In the championship game, the Eagles’ Cannen Wolf buried a pair of 3-pointers in the first quarter and Liberty went 7 of 8 from the free-throw line in the second quarter to build a 12-point halftime lead and finish the week 3-0 with the title.
Wolf led the Eagles with 16 points, while Logan Robbins and J.T. Tenhouse had 12 points apiece. The Eagles went 16 of 20 from the free-throw line, going 7 of 9 in the fourth quarter. Bryan Dieker led Payson with 21 points, while Trey Johnson added 15.
Petersburg PORTA/A-C Central 44, Pittsfield 35: The Bluejays outscored the Saukees 16-3 at the free-throw line, knocking down 6 of 9 in the fourth quarter to finish off the victory in the third-place game. Carter Klatt led Pittsfield with nine points, while T.J. Reel added eight.
Central 65, Western 19: Nick Moore made four 3-pointers and led the Panthers with 16 points, while Keaton Dickhut added 12 points. Central led 39-13 at halftime.
Beardstown Tiger Classic
At Beardstown, Ill.
Unity 60, Beardstown 49. The Mustangs improve to 2-1 and will face Brown County in the third-place game art 2 p.m. Saturday.
Girls Basketball
At The Pit, Quincy
Quincy Notre Dame 72, Belleville Althoff 31. Click here for the story and photos.
Lady Hornet Classic
At Mount Sterling, Ill.
Jacksonville Routt 61, Liberty 28: The Rockets built a 33-20 halftime lead and then held the Eagles to one point in the third quarter. Grace Heneicke led Liberty with 12 points.
West Prairie 40, Pleasant Hill/Western 31: The Wolves were held to one field in the first quarter and never recovered, falling to 0-4 in the tournament. Ava Wombles led Pleasant Hill with 13 points.
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