Titans use third-quarter blitz to bury Golden Eagles, gain momentum for matchup with Bullets

By Shane Hulsey, Sports Writer | January 9, 2025
West Hancock forward Nolan Gooding puts up a shot over a Mercer County defender during Wednesday night's game at Red Rogers Gymnasium in Hamilton, Ill. | Shane Hulsey photo

HAMILTON, Ill. — The West Hancock boys basketball team’s second-half plan was quite simple — put Mercer County away. The Titans went on a 9-2 run in the first three minutes of the second half and outscored the Golden Eagles 26-11 in the third quarter to run away with a 69-31 victory Wednesday night at…

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Titans unable to get to heart of the matter until it was too late in title game loss to Rockets

By Shane Hulsey, Sports Writer | December 29, 2024
West Hancock sophomore guard Hunter Froman drives to the basket during Saturday's Macomb-Western Holiday Tournament championship game against Rockridge in Macomb, Ill. | Shane Hulsey photo

MACOMB, Ill. — The West Hancock boys basketball team took Rockridge’s punches. The Titans’ counterpunches came too late. The Titans could not crawl out of a 20-point deficit, and the Rockets won their second consecutive Macomb-Western Holiday Tournament title by defeating the Titans 66-59 on Saturday night at Western Hall. “We woke up a little…

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Titans trade salvos with top-ranked Rams, prove they belong in conversation among Class 2A’s best

By Shane Hulsey, Sports Writer | December 22, 2024
West Hancock senior guard Lewis Siegfried spins around Peoria Manual's Reginald Postlewaite during Saturday's game in the Great Western Shootout in Abingdon, Ill. | Shane Hulsey photo

ABINGDON, Ill. — The West Hancock boys basketball team proved something to Titans coach Jeff Dahl and the rest of Illinois on Saturday. The Titans belong in the upper echelon of Class 2A. “This game should inspire them to think that we can get to the top,” Dahl said. The Titans went toe-to-toe with Peoria…

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