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QJHS, Camp Point Central eighth graders finish as state runners-up, Southeastern takes fourth
TAYLORVILLE, Ill. — Trailing by 13 points early in the second half, the Quincy Junior High School eighth grade boys basketball team got within two points in the fourth quarter but never got the lead in a 46-42 loss to the Michelle Obama School of Technology and the Arts (STA) from Park Forest in the…
Read MoreQuincy, Camp Point eighth grade boys basketball teams to play for state titles, Southeastern to play for third
Comets use strong second half to reach title game TAYLORVILLE, Ill. — The Quincy Junior High School eighth grade boys basketball team will play for an Illinois Elementary School Association Class 4A state championship Thursday after winning a pair of games Saturday at Taylorville High School. The Comets beat O’Fallon Carriel 33-20 in the quarterfinals…
Read MoreThree area eighth grade boys basketball teams qualify for state tourney in respective classes
QUINCY — The Quincy Junior High School eighth grade boys basketball team is headed to the Illinois Elementary School Association state tournament. Camp Point Central and Augusta Southeastern are, too. The three squads won sectional championships in their respective classes Monday night, advancing to the state quarterfinals on Saturday. Quincy defeated Mt. Zion 32-23 at…
Read MoreQJHS wrestling team takes third at state with Hill repeating as individual state champion
DEKALB, Ill. — Brylin Hill repeated as an Illinois Elementary School Association state wrestling champion and four other Quincy Junior High School wrestlers earned state medals, helping the Comets finish in third place at the Class AA tournament Saturday. Hill, an eighth grader wrestling at 145 pounds, dominated the field. He opened with a 6-0…
Read MoreQJHS wrestling team finishes second at Class AA sectional, sends six Comets to state tourney
JACKSONVILLE, Ill. — The Quincy Junior High School wrestling team crowned one individual champion at last Saturday’s Class AA sectional, finished second as a team and is sending six wrestlers to the state tournament. QJHS eighth grader Brylin Hill won the 145-pound weight class, beating Normal Parkside eighth grader Dayson Williams in the title match.…
Read MoreQJHS’s Hill wins state wrestling title as Comets finish in top 10 in Class AA team standings
QUINCY — The Quincy Junior High School wrestling team’s trip last weekend to the Illinois Elementary School Association state tournament proved incredibly fruitful. The Comets crowned one state champion, one state runner-up and finished eighth out of 72 teams overall in Class AA at the Northern Illinois University Convocation Center in DeKalb, Ill. At 126…
Read MoreQJHS eighth grade girls basketball team wins Class 4A state championship
NORMAL, Ill. — The Quincy Junior High School eighth grade girls basketball team won the Illinois Elementary School Association Class 4A state championship Thursday night, beating Danville North Ridge 40-26. The Comets outscored the Ridge Runners 13-2 in the first quarter at Normal Parkside Junior High and led 20-6 at halftime. Jada Brown went 10…
Read MoreQJHS, Brown County to play for eighth grade girls basketball state titles, Pittsfield to vie for third
Two area eighth grade girls basketball teams will play for Illinois Elementary School Association state titles, while a third will battle for third place. Quincy Junior High School and Brown County advanced to their respective championship games by winning twice Saturday, while Pittsfield suffered a five-point loss in the semifinals. QJHS opened with a 39-10…
Read MoreStout fourth-quarter defense propels QJHS to two victories, spot in state title game
RIVERTON, Ill. — One undefeated team was going to be denied the chance to play for a state championship The Quincy Junior High School eighth grade girls basketball team made sure it wasn’t the one. The Comets held Lake Zurich North to four points in the second quarter and single digits in all four quarters…
Read MoreQJHS eighth grade girls basketball team to play for sectional championship
CHATHAM, Ill. — The Quincy Junior High School eighth grade girls basketball team will play for an Illinois Elementary School Association Class 4A sectional championship Wednesday after winning a regional title last week. The Comets defeated Rochester 48-17 in the regional final. QJHS won each of its three regional games by 17 or more points.…
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