Posts Tagged ‘Quincy Notre Dame basketball’
Another brick in the Wall: Junior center’s defensive work is backbone of regional title for Raiders
BEARDSTOWN, Ill. — Pleasant Plains’ Zach Powell dribbled across the lane midway through the third quarter and tossed up a right-handed hook shot that Quincy Notre Dame’s Jake Wallingford got a fingertip on. Powell grabbed the rebound, then went back up for a second shot — only for Wallingford to swat it into a group…
Read MoreRaiders punch Illini West in mouth in first quarter, cruise to easy victory; Pleasant Plains awaits in regional title game
BEARDSTOWN, Ill. — The rules of high school basketball call for a game to be played for 32 minutes, but the Quincy Notre Dame basketball team needed less than five Wednesday night. The Raiders dominated their Class 2A regional semifinal matchup with Illini West, scoring the game’s first 12 points and leading 30-10 at halftime…
Read MoreLiberty tunes up for possible state tournament run with impressive Senior Night victory over QND
QUINCY — Logan Robbins is growing a little weary of his dad’s stories. “I’ve heard them all,” the Liberty senior said with a roll of the eyes. His father, Don, was a starter on the 1990 Unity basketball team that won its first 30 games before losing to Pittsfield in the super-sectional. “The stories are…
Read MoreSuperFan Shootout: After three quarters of ‘horrible,’ ‘ugly’ basketball, Raiders’ rally falls one point short
QUINCY — Jake Hoyt called it “horrible.” Kevin Meyer called it “ugly.” No matter how exciting the finish was in the fourth quarter of Saturday night’s game between the Quincy Notre Dame and Jacksonville Routt boys basketball teams during the SuperFan Shootout at the Pit, the Raiders couldn’t overcome three quarters of abysmal play in…
Read MoreLetter to the Editor: Why isn’t someone broadcasting tonight’s QHS vs. QND girls basketball game?
I was watching TV last night and had just made my hotel reservation in Bloomington-Normal for the 50th anniversary celebration of Title IX at Illinois State University in June. I played softball at ISU and graduated in 1988. I played volleyball, basketball and softball at Quincy Notre Dame and graduated in 1984. I thought about…
Read MoreRaiders tighten defensive clamps, record 10th straight victory over Pittsfield
PITTSFIELD, Ill. — Offensively, work must still be be done. But the Quincy Notre Dame boys basketball team has been pretty stingy defensively of late. Pittsfield missed 23 of 35 shots from the field, and the Raiders forced 18 turnovers in a 43-31 victory on Friday night at Voshall Gym. QND has won 10 straight…
Read MoreAfter St. Joseph-Ogden star gets loose in third quarter, Raiders miss chance to complete comeback victory
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. — It might not look like it in the scorebook, but Quincy Notre Dame actually did a good job keeping St. Joseph-Ogden star Ty Pence in check. Well, except for the final three minutes of the third quarter. Pence, a 6-foot-6 junior, scored 11 of his 26 points during that time frame, turning…
Read MoreRaiders use press to overwhelm Rock Falls while finally cranking up offense in State Farm Holiday Classic opener
NORMAL, Ill. — Quincy Notre Dame boys basketball coach Kevin Meyer gave his Raiders a shiny new toy under their Christmas tree last week. It looked Monday afternoon like they had a lot of fun playing with it for the first time. The press. The Raiders used their 1-2-2 three-quarter court trap and a swarming…
Read MoreQND fails to stand up to No. 4-ranked Sacred Heart-Griffin’s defensive pressure
QUINCY — Take a good look, Quincy Notre Dame fans. The level of play exhibited by the Springfield Sacred Heart-Griffin boys basketball team on Friday is likely the standard any Class 2A team in western and central Illinois will need to meet if it hopes to make a deep postseason run. And not just this…
Read MoreThree for Three: Hoyt keeps attacking basket in overtime to give Raiders victory
QUINCY — Each time Jake Hoyt darted to the basket, he knew punishment was coming. “That was pretty much the thought process,” he said. “I knew I had to try to score.” Hoyt completed one old-fashioned three-point play in the fourth quarter, then made two more in overtime and finished with a career-high 24 points…
Read MoreAnother first-quarter outburst helps QND girls win third straight game
QUINCY — The second verse was the same as the first. Twenty-four hours after using a 17-point run to close the first quarter and take command in a victory over Belleville Althoff, the Quincy Notre Dame girls basketball team scored 20 consecutive points to close the first quarter on its way to a 51-25 victory…
Read MoreRaiders overwhelm Gateway STEM with 47-point run in season opener
QUINCY — Forty-seven straight points. It doesn’t happen often in football, but we’ve seen teams score seven straight touchdowns before. When was the last time you saw it happen in basketball? After Quincy Notre Dame’s Jake Hoyt and Gateway STEM’s Jaylen Ross traded 3-point baskets in the opening minutes, the Raiders scored the next 45…
Read MoreBack from broken wrist, Eftink pours in 23 points for QND girls in victory
QUINCY — Any worries about Blair Eftink’s broken wrist should be alleviated. The junior guard didn’t make any 3-pointers in the first half of Friday night’s game in the Gully Transportation Shootout at the Pit, but she made three in the second half and finished with 23 points in Quincy Notre Dame’s 72-31 victory over…
Read MoreOrne wants Schreacke to carry less of load, hopes Raiders will be more balanced
QUINCY — When Quincy Notre Dame girls basketball coach Eric Orne says he hopes junior Abbey Schreacke averages fewer points per game this season, he isn’t crazy. Schreacke, who averaged 25.4 points, 8.7 rebounds, 4.1 assists, 3.5 steals and 3.4 blocks per game during a shortened sophomore season, has been contacted by and/or offered a…
Read MoreRaiders’ Hyer will join QU basketball program as walk-on
QUINCY — Troy Potts offered Grant Hyer the opportunity to avoid regret. The former Quincy Notre Dame two-sport standout didn’t hesitate seizing it. Potts, a graduate assistant coach with the Quincy University men’s basketball program, invited Hyer to an informal tryout at Pepsi Arena in June. After showcasing his skills in a series of pickup…
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