December 2021

This game was truly a game of two halves, as the Eureka Hornets found themselves down by two at the intermission, only to cruise to a 20 point win. The Indians of Lewistown started the game in a whirlwind, jumping out to a quick 13-2 lead on the back of three quick 3-point baskets by […]

Macomb’s smothering defense gave the Saukees of Pittsfield fits for every bit of this game and pulled away with a 40-22 quarterfinal victory. The Bombers forced 17 Saukee turnovers and converted them into 12 points on the other end, including five fast break points. The Saukees hit a three-point play with 4:18 left in the

In a rematch of the 2019 MWHT Championship game, the Farmers avenged their loss and came away with a 44-31 victory over the Rockets of Rockridge. Due in large part to Farmington’s stifling defense, the #1 seeded Rockets only shot 24.3% on field goals in this contest. Farmington led wire-to-wire, leading 20-10 at the half

The Liberty Eagles outlasted the Panthers of Camp Point Central 44-42 in overtime in round 2 of the Macomb-Western Holiday Tournament. This was the third time already this season that these two teams have met. In the first two contests, each team earned a win. On November 24th, Liberty won 59-49. When the teams met

Abingdon outscored West Hancock 9-2 in the fourth quarter to steal a close win 41-39. This low-scoring, sometimes frantic game was back-and-forth from beginning to end. The Titans appeared to have the game in hand, up by five at the end of the third quarter. And that doesn’t sound like much, but the defensive-minded teams

Monmouth-Roseville outscored Wethersfield 23-9 in a pivotal third quarter to advance to the consolation semifinals. The Titans got the better end of several key statistics: points in the paint (42-18), points off turnovers (38-7), and fast break points (16-2). Wethersfield had a lead with 2:48 left in the first quarter after a 3-pointer by Zeb

Have you ever wondered how a team can win a game by seven points but shoot just 29.5% from the floor? Making 22 out of 28 free throw attempts would sure do it. Tate Fullerton’s 22 points lifted the Hornets of Brown County by the Illini West Chargers by a score of 53-46 in the

In the tournament’s first overtime game, the Tigers of Illini Bluffs nipped the Little Giants of Canton by a score of 44-43. Day 2’s early game featured a pair of teams that had something to prove. Illini Bluffs wanted to prove they were more competitive than their lopsided Liberty loss, and Canton wanted to prove

The tournament’s Day 1 ended with a matchup featuring the Lewistown Indians and the West Hancock Titans. This game was the most physical of the opening day action. Lewistown led at halftime by a score of 33-21 and held on to win by a score of 59-44. The story here were the rebounds. Lewistown outrebounded

Another nail-biter first round matchup found the Hornets of Eureka topping the Tornadoes of Abingdon-Avon by a score of 43-41. This game had so many peaks and valleys for both teams. Eureka led by as many as nine points and Abingdon-Avon led by as many as seven. There were four lead changes and three tie