Efficient effort offensively, toughness defensively carry Blue Devils to Shootout victory over Red Devils

By Muddy River Sports | February 2, 2025
Quincy High School junior guard Milton Whitfield claps as the Blue Devils walk off the floor following their 49-44 victory over St. Louis Chaminade in the Midwest Crossroads Shootout on Saturday at Normal West High School in Normal, Ill. | Samantha Carmean photo

NORMAL, Ill. — The efficiency with which the Quincy High School boys basketball team runs its offense typically means a shot is going up after one, two or at most three passes. “Normally, We don’t normally get a reversal,” Blue Devils coach Andy Douglas said.  The patience with which the Blue Devils played Saturday night…

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Photo gallery: QHS boys basketball team never relinquishes lead in second half against Chaminade

By Muddy River Sports | February 2, 2025
Quincy High School's Keshaun Thomas, left, and Dom Clay, right, help teammate Bradley Longcor III to his feet after he was fouled during Saturday's game against Chaminade in the Midwest Crossroads Shootout at Normal West High School in Normal, Ill. | Samantha Carmean photo

NORMAL, Ill. — The Quincy High School boys basketball team led by as many as eight points in the second half of Saturday’s game at the Midwest Crossroads Shootout and never gave up the lead despite St. Louis Chaminade whittling the deficit to as little as two points. The Blue Devils held on for a…

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Blue is the better Devil: Quincy’s defense turns tide in victory over Chaminade in Norm Stewart Classic

By Muddy River Sports | December 10, 2023
Quincy High School junior guard Bradley Longcor III goes back up for a shot after grabbing an offensive rebound during Saturday night's game against Chaminade in the Norm Stewart Classic at Mizzou Arena in Columbia, Mo. | Photo courtesy J Thomas Taylor

COLUMBIA, Mo. — The environment, with the cavernous shooting backgrounds and the legendary coach for whom the Mizzou Arena court is named sitting nearby, did little to impact the Quincy High School boys basketball team. Chaminade’s physicality took care of that on its own. “The toughness level was at a level we hadn’t seen this…

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Photo gallery: QHS boys basketball team faces Chaminade in Norm Stewart Classic

By Muddy River Sports | December 10, 2023
Quincy High School boys basketball coach Andy Douglas talks to his team during a timeout Saturday night during a game against Chaminade in the Norm Stewart Classic at Mizzou Arena in Columbia, Mo. | Photo courtesy J Thomas Taylor

COLUMBIA, Mo. — The Quincy High School boys basketball team passed its first major test of the season, beating St. Louis Chaminade 62-54 late Saturday night in the Norm Stewart Classic at Mizzou Arena. Freelance photographer J Thomas Taylor captured these images of the Blue Devils for a photo gallery from the game:

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Quincy Shootout: Chaminade’s 3-point sharpshooters take down Chicago Curie

By Matt Schuckman, Sports Editor | January 22, 2023
Chicago Curie's Chikasi Ofoma looks for a call after battling for a loose ball against Chaminade during the Quincy Shootout at Blue Devil Gym. | Matt Schuckman photo

QUINCY — With Chaminade playing the third of nine games Saturday in the Quincy Shootout, freshman forward Jamison White wasn’t sure what to expect. “I walked in and was like, ‘Wow, a lot of people here,’” White said. The Red Devils and the freshman marksman gave the Blue Devil Gym crowd a reason to be…

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