Schuckman: Devilishly good decade coming to end for trio of QHS basketball teammates

Three Quincy High School teammates — Cam Brown, left, Ralph Wires, second from right, and Tyler Sprick, right — will play their final game together Saturday in the third annual Muddy River Showcase at John Wood Community College's Student Activity Center. | Matt Schuckman photo

QUINCY — Before the Lil’ Devils program brought them together, before they spent 10 consecutive winters running side-by-side, there were games in the YMCA basketball league where Ralph Wires, Tyler Sprick and Cam Brown were on opposite sides. “I tore them apart per usual,” Wires said with a mischievous, sarcastic grin. His ability to dart…

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Chills and thrills: Blazing start, defensive stranglehold catapult Blue Devils to victory in season opener

Quincy High School junior swingman Camden Brown defends at the point of the Blue Devils' 1-2-2 zone during Thursday's game against Dixon in the 51st Thanksgiving Tournament at Blue Devil Gym. | Matt Schuckman photo

QUINCY — The lights go down, the flames go up and everyone in Blue Devil Gym awaiting the Devil’s arrival feels the chills. The players aren’t immune to that, no matter how focused on the game they might be. “I would think any abnormal person would say no they don’t feel anything,” said Tyler Sprick,…

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Family first: Harmann’s cousin showcases depth of ability in helping Blue Devils dispatch Dukes

Quincy High School guard Tyler Sprick slaps hands with a teammates as they go back on defense after Sprick scored in the second half of Thursday night's game against Dixon in the 51st QHS Thanksgiving Tournament. | Matt Schuckman photo

QUINCY — The exuberant kid who tagged along every opportunity he had when Chris Harmann went to Blue Devil Gym during a decade spent as a Quincy High School boys basketball assistant coach has matured That wasn’t a good thing for Harmann’s Dixon club. Tyler Sprick, a QHS junior guard and Harmann’s cousin, turned Thursday’s…

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