December 2023

The Rockridge Rockets survived a prolonged second half comeback attempt and a last-second heave to claim their fifth Macomb-Western Holiday Tournament championship in 11 years with a 36-33 victory over the Macomb Bombers. It is the first title for the Rockets since 2019. Making their first appearance in the title game since 2010, the Bombers

For the 10th time since 2008, West Hancock co-op takes home hardware from the Macomb-Western Holiday Tournament.  By a score of 58-46, the Titans secured 3rd Place over the Panthers of Camp Point Central.  Fast break points were the difference in this game, a category that West Hancock won 14-0.  Of course, shooting 20-for-36 (55.6%)

For the first time in the tournament, a team has had four players finish in double figures.  The Illini Bluffs Tigers used a balanced attack to secure a 58-43 win over the Titans of Monmouth-Roseville and take home the 5th Place trophy.  Bluffs scored an impressive 30 points in the paint and it helped them

In their successful attempt to win a trophy for a third consecutive tournament, the Eureka Hornets defeated the #4 seeded Pittsfield Saukees 54-41.  Two-time defending MVP Tyler Heffren was feeling it in this game.  He scored 33 points on 13-of-26 shooting, including 5-for-7 from the free throw line.  Eureka scored 36 of their 54 points

Between football and basketball, Camp Point Central’s Panthers hadn’t lost since March.  March.  Just a month ago, many of these Panther players had just celebrated a 1A state football championship.  Macomb snapped their winning streak as the Bombers took the second semifinal game by a score of 32-27.  This was a defensive showcase and a

The Rockridge Rockets used three double-digit scorers and efficient shooting to slide past the West Hancock Titans by a score of 49-38.  Landon Bull got his first of 18 points just 16 seconds into this one and Rockridge would not give up the lead the rest of the game.  Many of the counting stats were

Following last night’s loss to Camp Point Central, the Titans of Monmouth-Roseville needed a tough showing on the morning of Day 3.  They got it in a gutsy 46-33 win over Abingdon-Avon’s Tornadoes.  The first half was anyone’s game as it went to break with a 20-19 score.  The Titans won both of the final

In Day 3’s first game in the 5th place sub-bracket, the Illini Bluffs Tigers took the victory over the Farmers of Farmington by a score of 54-37.  Illini Bluffs advances to the 5th place game for the first time since 2016, when they defeated Illini West to grab the 5th Place trophy that year.  The

Senior guard Nick Moore sparked a second half push to lead the top seeded Camp Point Central Panthers into the semifinal round with a 44-27 victory over Monmouth-Roseville in the final game of the Friday evening session. Leading by just three points at the break, Central’s undefeated run was in jeopardy. After a perfect 14-0

The Macomb Bombers defeated the Tornadoes of Abingdon-Avon by a score of 37-31 in Game 15 of the tournament.  Macomb had scored 78 points in the first round in a win over Brown County, but this game was neither a blowout or high-scoring.  In fact, A-Town had a 15-11 lead going into halftime.  Macomb stormed