‘We have to do us’: Blue Devils overcome lackluster first half against Bulldogs with game-clinching run

By Matt Schuckman, Sports Editor | December 11, 2022
Quincy High School guard Bradley Longcor III, right, starts the offense during the first half of Saturday's game against Batavia at Blue Devil Gym. | Matt Schuckman photo

QUINCY — The chatter, the comparisons and the hype the state-ranked Quincy High School boys basketball team continues creating could be a detriment if the Blue Devils allow those things to infiltrate the team-first mentality. “If we just do us, the best in us will come out,” sophomore guard Bradley Longcor III said. When the…

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Blue Devils survive Bulldogs’ 3-point barrage to finish perfect week

By Steve Eighinger | December 12, 2021
Quincy High School freshman guard Bradley Longcor III scores during the first half of Saturday night’s game against Batavia at Blue Devil Gym. Photo courtesy Mathew Kirby

QUINCY — How much has the Quincy High School boys basketball team improved from a season ago? Quincy’s 64-61 victory over Batavia on Saturday night at Blue Devil Gym completed a 3-0 week that also included wins over Sterling and Rock Island Alleman. Three victories, five days. Those three wins match the Blue Devils’ victory…

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