Defensive pressure, QND’s scoring duo too much for QHS to overcome in rivalry game

Quincy Notre Dame guard Sage Stratton, left, applies pressure to Quincy High School guard Leah Chevalier during the first quarter of Tuesday night's game at the Pit. Matt Schuckman photo

QUINCY — The Quincy Notre Dame girls basketball team didn’t score off the opening tip Tuesday night like it so often does. The Raiders didn’t convert on their opening possession either, which negated their ability to jump into a full-court press and create havoc for Quincy High School’s backcourt. It took 52 seconds for all…

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Raiders’ Eftink gets last laugh after shooting prowess helps take down Blue Devils

Quincy Notre Dame guard Blair Eftink, left, looks for a path to attack while being hounded by Quincy High School's Leah Chevalier during Tuesday night's game at the Pit. Matt Schuckman photo

QUINCY — The raucous, creative and comical Quincy High School students who packed the bleachers behind the girls basketball team’s bench Tuesday night need to check their schedules. Their presence is requested at future games. “Tell them to come out there and get me fired up,” Quincy Notre Dame junior guard Blair Eftink said with…

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Scoreboard for Monday, January 17

Palmyra’s Laydin Lochman jumps to block a pass during the Panthers’ game against Canton in the opening round of the 79th annual Tony Lenzini Invitational in Palmyra, Mo. Photo courtesy Mathew Kirby

Boys basketball At Bloomington, Ill. Bloomington Central Catholic Shootout Quincy Notre Dame 57, Farmington 43. Quincy Notre Dame 55, Williamsville 39. Click here for the story about both games. At Palmyra, Mo. Tony Lenzini Tournament Palmyra 76, Canton 53: Mason Roberts scored 11 points in the third quarter as the fourth-seeded Panthers outscored the fifth-seeded…

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Scoreboard for Saturday, January 15

Boys basketball At Roy S. Anderson Gym, Lincoln, Ill. Quincy High School 45, Lincoln 25. Click here for the story. At Winchester, Ill. Winchester Invitational Tournament Petersburg PORTA/A-C Central 44, Liberty 42: The Bluejays’ Gavin Artholony made 9 of 10 free throws in the fourth quarter to hold off the Eagles in the championship game.…

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Schuckman: Knox, Begeman linked by free throws and unwavering support and belief they both received in crunch time

From left to right, Unity assistant coach Kevin Conry and the Mustangs' Hayden Frankel, Delanee Schulte, Brooklyn Stiefel and Kylee Barry watch as Caroline Knox makes the first of two free throws with 3.7 seconds remaining in regulation Thursday night in the 46-45 victory over Brown County. Matt Schuckman photo

CAMP POINT, Ill. — Brad Begeman calls it his Al Bundy moment. Caroline Knox doesn’t know who Al Bundy is. Yet, the Unity girls basketball coach and his senior guard are forever linked by the memory of the clutch free throws they made in the same gym at the same basket sitting on the same…

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Scoreboard for Thursday, January 13

Boys Basketball At Winchester, Ill. Winchester Invitational Tournament Liberty 40, Jacksonville Routt 34: The state-ranked Eagles needed a fourth-quarter rally to advance to Saturday night’s championship game. Trailing the Rockets by three heading to the fourth quarter, Liberty got 3-pointers from Reece Knuffman and Cannen Wolf and went 7 of 12 from the free-throw line…

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Mustangs, Chargers to renew acquaintances once again, this time for title of CSE Classic

Unity coach Brad Begeman gives Caroline Knox a hug after she made two free throws with 3.7 seconds remaining in regulation to beat Brown County 46-45 in the semifinals of the CSE Classic on Thursday night in Camp Point, Ill. Matt Schuckman photo

CAMP POINT, Ill. — Here we go with round three. Caroline Knox did her part to make it happen with two clutch free throws. The Illini West girls basketball team’s defense held up its end of the equation. Now, two state-ranked foes will meet for the third time in 17 days and the second time…

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Game Night Guide: Road trips, tournament titles and wrestling nirvana on tap for this weekend

QUINCY — Tournament titles up for grabs, a conference lead at stake and a bevy of grappling. How’s that for a full weekend slate? That’s only doable if Mother Nature cooperates. With several Missouri schools rescheduling their Friday night contests for Thursday night to avoid any issues with the forecasted snowfall, the weekend prep basketball…

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Scoreboard for Wednesday, January 12

Boys Basketball At Winchester, Ill. 99th Winchester Invitational Tournament Brown County 57, Winchester West Central 56: Cole Behymer’s free throw with 12.5 seconds remaining in regulation pushed the sixth-seeded Hornets into the semifinals after they dodged a couple of bullets in the final seconds. Fouled with 5.7 seconds to play, the Cougars’ Gavin Little missed…

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Scoreboard for Tuesday, January 11

Hannibal’s Aaris Stolte puts up a shot during Tuesday’s game against Monroe City at Korf Gym in Hannibal, Mo. Photo courtesy Mathew Kirby

Boys Basketball At Blue Devil Gym, Quincy Quincy High School 61, Geneseo 42. Click here for the story and photos. At Winchester, Ill. Winchester Invitational Tournament Petersburg PORTA-AC Central 57, Payson Seymour 41: The Indians were limited to just five points in the first quarter, trailed by 10 points at halftime and saw the Bluejays…

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Scoreboard for Monday, January 10

Boys Basketball At Winchester, Ill. Winchester Invitational Tournament Liberty 55, Carrollton 41: The Eagles’ balanced attack and second-quarter spurt carried them into the tournament semifinals. Leading by three after the first quarter, Liberty outscored Carrollton 17-6 in the second quarter with five different players scoring. Cannen Wolf led the Eagles with 14 points, while Logan…

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Scoreboard for Saturday, January 8

Boys Basketball At Willard Duey Gym, Springfield, Ill. Quincy High School 57, Springfield 30. Click here for the story. At Warsaw, Ill. Hancock County Tournament Illini West 35, Keokuk 33: Max Richardson scored 13 points as the Chargers opened the tourney by outslugging the Chiefs. West Hancock 66, Unity 34: Cody Shaffer led the Mustangs…

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Scoreboard for Friday, January 7

Hannibal's Haden Robertson lays in a shot during Friday night's North Central Missouri Conference game against Marshall at Korf Gym in Hannibal, Mo. Photo courtesy Mathew Kirby

Boys Basketball At Rocky Fieldhouse, Rock Island, Ill. Quincy High School 61, Rock Island 57. Click here for the story. At Voshall Gym, Pittsfield, Ill. Quincy Notre Dame 43, Pittsfield 31. At Carthage, Ill. Illini West 58, Payson Seymour 47: The Indians had their six-game winning streak snapped by a tough, physical Chargers squad. Nolan…

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Scoreboard for Thursday, January 6

Boys Basketball At the Pit, Quincy Quincy Notre Dame 67, Western 26. Click here for the story and photos. At Clarksville, Mo. Clopton Invitational Monroe City 58, Elsberry 50: The Panthers advanced to the championship game with three solid quarters of defense. Monroe City led 28-14 at halftime following a 20-point second quarter and took…

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Scoreboard for Wednesday, January 5

Boys Basketball At Ewing, Mo. Highland Tournament Palmyra 49, Knox County 42: The fourth-seeded Panthers outscored the fifth-seeded Eagles 20-9 in the second quarter and used it as a springboard to the semifinals. Bear Bock led the Panthers with 13 points and 12 rebounds, while Laydin Lochman added 13 points as Palmyra coach Brian Rea…

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Scoreboard for Tuesday, January 4

Palmyra's Taytum White puts up a shot during Tuesday night's opening-round victory over Clark County in the Highland Tournament in Ewing, Mo. Photo courtesy Mathew Kirby

Boys Basketball At Mendon, Ill. Liberty 60, Unity 42: The Eagles got back on track following consecutive losses to end the Macomb-Western Holiday Tournament with a dynamic defensive effort. Breiton Klingele led Liberty with 16 points, while Melvin McMillen led Unity with 12 points. At Barry, Ill. Illini West 74, Western 37: Trayton Anders scored…

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Scoreboard for Monday, January 3

Boys Basketball At Camp Point, Ill. Central 41, West Hancock 39: Nick Moore scored five of the Panthers’ seven points in the fourth quarter and helped them hold on down the stretch. Isaac Genenbacher led the Panthers with 18 points, while Colin LeMaire scored a game-high 20 points for the TItans. At Ewing, Mo. Highland…

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Holiday Tournament Roundup: Panthers take fifth in Bloomington, Indians to play for title at Greenview

BLOOMINGTON, Ill. — The Central-Southeastern girls basketball used a strong effort against top-ranked Winnebago on Tuesday to catapult itself to two victories Wednesday in the small-school bracket of the State Farm Holiday Classic. The Panthers opened the day with a 60-48 victory over Annawan, holding the Braves to six points in the third quarter while…

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Holiday tournament roundup: Top four seeds roll on at Lady Tiger Classic

BEARDSTOWN, Ill. — The top-seeded Unity girls basketball team and fourth-seeded Brown County remained on a collision course for a semifinal matchup in the Beardstown Lady Tiger Classic following easy victories in Monday’s opening round. The Mustangs dispatched Winchester West Central 63-17 as Sophia Shaffer finished with 15 points. The Hornets had no trouble with…

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Rumble on the River provides prep basketball smorgasbord before Christmas

Liberty's Breiton Klingele, right, gets position for a rebound during Wednesday night's game against Lewistown in the Rumble on the River. Matt Schuckman photo

QUINCY — A three-day, 15-game prep basketball extravaganza wrapped up Wednesday night at John Wood Community College’s Student Activity Center with a glimpse of what’s to come. The Liberty boys basketball team improved to 9-1 with their victory in the Rumble on the River. The Payson Seymour boys improved to 6-3 with back-to-back victories. The…

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Perfect dozen: Raiders head into Christmas break 12-0 with tough schedule looming

Quincy Notre Dame's Lia Quintero, left, gets fouled by Lewistown's Makenna Johnson on her way to the basket during Wednesday night's game in the Rumble on the River. Matt Schuckman photo

QUINCY — The easy part is over, although Quincy Notre Dame girls basketball coach Eric Orne might argue nothing about the first half of the season could be considered easy. Compared to what lies ahead, it wasn’t quite as taxing. The Raiders get a four-day break following Wednesday night’s 66-38 victory over Lewistown in the…

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Scoreboard for Tuesday, December 21

Boys Basketball At Monmouth, Ill. Monmouth-Roseville 52, Quincy Notre Dame 49. Click here for the story. At Liberty, Ill. Liberty 53, Illini West 45: The Eagles improved to 8-1 as Cannen Wolf scored 12 points and Tenhouse added 10. Nolan Deitrich led the Chargers, who are 7-3, with 23 points. At Rushville, Ill. Payson Seymour…

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Scoreboard for Monday, December 20

Girls Basketball At the Pit, Quincy Quincy Notre Dame 49, Central-Southeastern 35: The Raiders led 30-21 at halftime as Sage Stratton scored 11 points and Abbey Schreacke added 10, and that lead grew to as many as 14 points in the third quarter. The Panthers scored the first five points of the fourth quarter to…

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Scoreboard for Saturday, December 18

Boys Basketball At The Pit, Quincy Quincy High School 59, Quincy Notre Dame 37. Click here for the story and photo gallery. At Havana, Ill. Illini West 51, Havana 46: The Chargers trailed by four with 30 seconds remaining in regulation, but rallied to force overtime and plucked the Ducks in the extra session. Nolan…

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Scoreboard for Friday, December 17

Boys Basketball At Blue Devil Gym, Quincy Quincy High School 63, Moline 49. Click here for the story and photo gallery. At Camp Point, Ill. Quincy Notre Dame 43, Central 38: Click here for the story. At Mendon, Ill. Palmyra 55, Unity 48: Bear Bock did a little of everything for the Panthers, finishing with…

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Scoreboard for Thursday, December 16

Girls Basketball At QHS gym, Quincy Moline 44, Quincy High School 32. Click here for the story. At Carthage, Ill. Illini West 72, Liberty 13: The Chargers held the Eagles without a field goal in the first quarter, had six players score from the field over the first eight minutes and improved to 10-1 with…

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Scoreboard for Tuesday, December 14

Boys Basketball At The Pit, Quincy Quincy Notre Dame 50, Palmyra 30. Click here for the story and photo gallery. At Liberty, Ill. Liberty 79, Beardstown 35: Breiton Klingele scored 16 points in the first quarter as the Eagles built a 43-17 lead by halftime in improving to 7-1 overall. Klingele finished with 31 points.…

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QND girls use experience to fend off Palmyra’s youthful, talented squad

Quincy Notre Dame's Haley Schertel, center, drives the left baseline and scores before either Palmyra's Taytum White, left, or Candra King can cut her off during Tuesday night's game at the Pit. Matt Schuckman photo

QUINCY — The edge in experience led to his team’s 60-32 victory Tuesday night at the Pit, but Quincy Notre Dame girls basketball coach Eric Orne took note of the abundance of young talent Palmyra put on the floor. It’s a reason for trepidation in the years to come. “They’re going to be a load,”…

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Scoreboard for Monday, December 13

Boys Basketball At Wardsville, Mo. Blair Oaks 68, Monroe City 50: Fresh off the championship of their own tournament, the Panthers ran out of gas in the fourth quarter, getting outscored 26-10 by the Falcons. Blair Oaks’ Northweather had 17 of his game-high 34 points in the fourth quarter. He also had 12 in the…

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Scoreboard for Saturday, December 11

The Quincy High School wrestling team finished fourth at the Richmond-Burton Invitational with two individual champions. Submitted photo

Boys Basketball At Blue Devil Gym, Quincy Quincy High School 64, Batavia 61. Click here for the story. At The Pit, Quincy Quincy Notre Dame 51, Hannibal 38. Click here for the story and photo gallery. At Monroe City, Mo. 97th annual Monroe City Tournament Monroe City 77, Highland 36: The top-seeded Panthers won their…

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Scoreboard for Friday, December 10

Boys Basketball At Blue Devil Gym, Quincy Quincy High School 68, Sterling 40. Click here for the story, video interview and photo gallery. At Concord, Ill. Liberty 47, Triopia 43: J.T. Tenhouse scored a game-high 19 points and Breiton Klingele added 14 as the Eagles, ranked seventh in Class 1A, improved to 6-1. At Mendon,…

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Scoreboard for Thursday, December 9

Palmyra’s Abbey Redd takes a shot during the Panthers’ game against Marion County in the semifinals of the 97th annual Monroe City Tournament on Thursday night in Monroe City, Mo. Photo courtesy Mathew Kirby

Girls Basketball At the Pit, Quincy Quincy Notre Dame 59, Springfield Sacred Heart-Griffin 29. Click here for the story and photo gallery. At Thiel Gym, Galesburg, Ill. Quincy High School 46, Galesburg 37: The Blue Devils limited the Silver Streaks to one field goal and four points in the first quarter and no field goals…

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Raiders’ in-your-face defense leaves Cyclones spinning ineffectively on offense

Quincy Notre Dame freshman guard Sage Stratton, left, applies pressure to Springfield Sacred Heart-Griffin's Olivia Redpath during Thursday night's game at the Pit. Matt Schuckman photo

QUINCY — Blair Eftink started it with a 1-2 punch. Abbey Schreake followed with a couple of haymakers. And the knockout blow came from the Quincy Notre Dame girls basketball team’s in-your-face defense that befuddled Springfield Sacred Heart-Griffin’s backcourt Thursday night at the Pit. Eftink’s layup off the opening tip and 3-pointer on the Raiders’…

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Scoreboard for Wednesday December 8

Boys Basketball At Monroe City, Mo. 97th annual Monroe City Tournament Highland 70, Louisiana 56: Cameron Bringer scored 10 of his game-high 24 points in the first quarter as the second-seeded Cougars outscored the Bulldogs 20-8 in the frame and propelled themselves to a spot in Saturday’s championship game. Alex Meyer added 20 points and…

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Three area eighth grade girls basketball teams reach IESA state tournament

The Quincy Junior High School eighth grade girls basketball won a Class 4A sectional championship Wednesday night and will play at the state tournament. Photo courtesy Elizabeth Seals

The Quincy Junior High School eighth grade girls basketball team led a trio of teams advancing the Illinois Elementary School Association state tournaments by winning sectional championships Wednesday night. Nauvoo-Colusa and Mendon Unity also advanced to the eight-team state tournament in Class 2A. QJHS is in the Class 4A bracket. The Comets beat Alton 24-18…

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Scoreboard for Tuesday, December 7

Hannibal’s DaeShon Glasgow, left, shoots over Fulton’s Colby Lancaster during Tuesday night's game at Korf Gym in Hannibal, Mo. Photo courtesy Mathew Kirby

Boys Basketball At Don Morris Gym, Rock Island, Ill. Quincy High School 100, Alleman 30. Click here for the story. At Augusta, Ill. Liberty 71, Southeastern 67: In a battle of state-ranked teams, both of whom were playing without key players, the Eagles outlasted the Suns in four overtimes as Cannen Wolf scored 25 points,…

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Scoreboard for Monday, December 6

Monroe City’s Lucy Pratt, right, shoots a hook shot around Highland’s Ansley Bringer during a game on the opening night of the 97th annual Monroe City Tournament in Monroe City, Mo. Photo courtesy Mathew Kirby

Girls Basketball At Carthage, Ill. Illini West 51, Central-Southeastern 36: A two-point halftime advantage ballooned to a 13-point lead as the Chargers held the Panthers to just six third-quarter points. Cadee Kirkham made three 3-pointers and scored 15 of her game-high 22 points for Illini West in the 17-6 run in the third quarter. Rylee…

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Scoreboard for Saturday, December 4

Boys Basketball At Trout Gym, Centralia, Ill. Centralia 51, Quincy High School 42. Click here for the story. At Macomb, Ill. Quincy Notre Dame vs. Macomb was postponed for precautionary reasons. No makeup date has been set. At Kirksville, Mo. Kirksville 57, Monroe City 54: The No. 1-ranked team in Class 3 was limited to…

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Scoreboard for Friday, December 3

Prep Football Class 4 state championship At Faurot Field, Columbia, Mo. Smithville 31, Hannibal 0: Click here for the story and photo gallery. Boys Basketball At the Panther Den, East Moline, Ill. Quincy High School 70, United Township 39. Click here for the story and photo gallery. At the Pit, Quincy Springfield Sacred Heart-Griffin 66,…

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Scoreboard for Thursday, December 2

Men’s Basketball At Hyland Arena, St. Charles, Mo. Lindenwood 91, Quincy University 87. Click here for the story. Women’s Basketball At Hyland Arena, St. Charles, Mo. Lindenwood 69, Quincy University 60: The Hawks’ struggles offensively through the first three quarters led to the Great Lakes Valley Conference loss. Quincy shot 33.3 percent from the field…

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Scoreboard for Tuesday, November 30

Palmyra’s Bear Bock, center, shoots over two Mark Twain defenders during the Panthers' game Tuesday night in Palmyra, Mo. Photo courtesy Mathew Kirby

Boys Basketball At Monroe City, Mo. Monroe City 62, Quincy Notre Dame 48. Click here for the story. At Winfield, Mo. Hannibal 58, Elsberry 43: Aaris Stolte scored 32 points as the Pirates won their opening game in the Winfield Tip-Off Classic. At Voshall Gym, Pittsfield, Ill. Pittsfield 58, Unity 34: Carter Klatt scored 14…

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Scoreboard for Monday, November 29

Quincy Notre Dame junior guard Abbey Schreacke celebrates with her teammates after scoring her 1,000th career point in Monday's 73-17 victory over Pleasant Hill/Western. Photo courtesy QND girls basketball program

Girls Basketball At The Pit, Quincy Quincy Notre Dame 71, Pleasant Hill/Western 17: Abbey Schreacke reached the 1,000-point milestone for her career during a 20-point effort as the Raiders improved to 4-0. Schreacke, a junior guard, is the 15th player in program history to reach the milestone. Blair Eftink led QND with 25 points. At…

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Scoreboard for Saturday, November 27

Prep Football Class 4 state semifinals At Bonne Terre, Mo. Hannibal 42, North County 26. Click here for the story and photos. Men’s Basketball Seawolves Thanksgiving Classic At Alaska Airlines Center, Anchorage, Alaska Alaska-Anchorage 81, Quincy University 66. Click here for the story. Boys Basketball 50th QHS Thanksgiving Tournament At Blue Devil Gym, Quincy Quincy…

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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…

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Scoreboard for Tuesday, November 23

Boys Basketball Pittsfield Thanksgiving Tournament At Voshall Gym, Pittsfield, Ill. Payson Seymour 65, Western 31: The Indians outscored the Wildcats 23-1 in the second quarter and rolled to the victory in Tyler Duschinsky’s debut as Payson’s head coach. Trey Johnson led the Indians with 19 points, while Riker Triplett had 11 points. Petersburg PORTA/A-C Central…

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Scoreboard for Monday, November 22

Boys Basketball Pittsfield Thanksgiving Tournament At Voshall Gym, Pittsfield, Ill. Pittsfield 76, Western 20: The Saukees scored 47 points in the first half, limited the Wildcats to four points in the second quarter and rolled to the season-opening victory. Carter Klatt led Pittsfield with 14 points, while Brennan Tomhave added 13.  Liberty 58, Petersburg PORTA/A-C…

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Scoreboard for Saturday, November 20

Prep Football Class 1 state quarterfinals At Hayti, Mo. Hayti 26, Monroe City 22. Click here to read the story and see a photo gallery. Women’s Volleyball GLVC Tournament At Eastside Centre, East Peoria, Ill. Lewis d. Quincy University: The fifth-seeded Hawks’ postseason run came to an end as the top-seeded Flyers rattled off a…

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Scoreboard for Tuesday, November 16

Girls Basketball At Jacksonville, Ill. Quincy High School 49, Jacksonville 19: The Blue Devils opened their season by holding the Crimsons scoreless in the second quarter and building a 35-3 halftime advantage. Asia Seangmany led the Blue Devils with 16 points, scoring 14 in the first half. Taylor Fohey added 15 points with 10 coming…

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