‘I didn’t think we’d be in this situation’: Inefficient effort offensively dooms Blue Devils in super-sectional

By Matt Schuckman, Sports Editor | March 11, 2025
Quincy High School's Max Wires, left, looks up at the clock as teammate Bradley Longcor III wipes away tears in the final 20 seconds of Monday night's 58-50 loss to Lisle Benet Academy in the Class 4A super-sectional at CEFCU Arena in Normal, Ill. | Matt Schuckman photo

NORMAL, Ill. — Andy Douglas didn’t remember what he said in the locker room because he didn’t know what to say when he walked in there. Tasked with offering some sense of comfort to his Quincy High School boys basketball team following its 58-50 loss Monday night to Lisle Benet Academy in the Class 4A…

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Wires, Blue Devils putting best foot forward in search of trip to state final four

By Matt Schuckman, Sports Editor | March 10, 2025
Quincy High School senior point guard Kamren Wires gets announced as a starter before last Friday's Class 4A Collinsville Sectional championship game against Normal Community at Vergil Fletcher Gym in Collinsville, Ill. | Matt Schuckman photo

QUINCY — Each time Kamren Wires stood up to walk, the pain surged through his left foot and ankle, and that cast further doubt on the possibility he’d play anymore this postseason. “The doctors said I was out for three or four weeks, and I believed them,” said the Quincy High School boys basketball team’s…

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Missing the mark: QHS boys struggle shooting in second half, see lead evaporate in super-sectional loss to Bolingbrook

By Matt Schuckman, Sports Editor | March 8, 2022
From left to right, Quincy High School's Terron Cartmill, Sam Mulherin and Dominique Clay watch as the final minute ticks away on a 49-42 loss to Bolingbrook in the Class 4A Normal Super-sectional on Monday night at Redbird Arena. Matt Schuckman photo

NORMAL, Ill. — If you took time to actually measure the measurables — the height of the rim, the distance to the 3-point stripe, the length and width of the court — you’re bound to find both ends of the Redbird Arena court meet the same specifications.. The Quincy High School boys basketball players might…

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