Fourth seeded Redbirds cruise to quarterfinals, 63-42, over Farmington.   December 28, 2009
Successful return to the tourney for Metamora
The last time Metamora played on the parquet floor of Western Hall, they defeated Macomb for 3rd place in 2003. This year, Metamora returned to the M-WHT sporting the #4 seed and made a date for the quarterfinals with a 63-43 win over Farmington in the opening round.

Metamora (5-5) never trailed and were led by Kyle Heck's 15 points. The Redbirds forced 36 Farmer turnovers.

With eight points, Jesee Skaggs was the top scorer for Farmington (3-7).

Metamora will play Illini Central tomorrow at 5:30 p.m. at Western Hall. Farmington battles West Hancock tomorrow morning at 9:00 in the consolation bracket quarterfinals. That game will be played at Western Hall, as well.

The bracket:
A larger version of the bracket can be found on the tournament website by visiting this page.

Next game:
Game 3: Midwest Central vs. Pleasant Plains (1:00 p.m.)
 
Game 2 boxscore:
Farmington vs. Metamora
 
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