Quincy Catholic, Brown County claim third-place trophies at IESA seventh-grade state basketball tournaments

By Muddy River Sports | February 10, 2023
Front row from left: Josh Brenner, Austin Genenbacher, Jake Pyatt, Kage Cook and Deacon Bliefnick. Back row from left: head coach Tom VanderBor, Brennan Venvertloh, Carson Reyburn, Rowan Stegeman, Kaden Marth, Tripp Flesch, Kyle Thompson and assistant coach David Adam. Absent was Reece Schertel. | Photo courtesy of Ben Marth

The Quincy Catholic and Brown County seventh-grade boys basketball teams both captured third place at their respective Illinois Elementary School Association state tournaments on Thursday night. Quincy Catholic led from the start and rolled to a 42-22 victory over Abingdon-Avon in the third-place game of the Class 3A tournament at El Paso-Gridley High School. The…

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