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This first game of the Consolation bracket certainly seemed like a 9am game in the early going.  The halftime score was a mere 18-11, led by Canton.  Things heated up in the second half, however, as both teams stepped up the scoring.  Brown County erupted for 35 second half points after only scrounging 11 in […]

Will Guthie’s three-point play with 5.8 seconds left in overtime lifted the Pittsfield Saukees to a 52-51 victory over the Flying Geese of Wethersfield, who were making their Macomb-Western Holiday Tournament debut. It was a dramatic ending to the first round as Pittsfield overcame an eight-point fourth quarter deficit. Unfortunately for Wethersfield, it was a

West Hancock (8-2) kicked off their attempt to win back-to-back-to-back tournament titles as they held off a relentless Illini Bluffs Tigers (2-9) team by a score of 59-43.  Bluffs actually held their own in three of the four quarters, but were unable to overcome a second quarter where they were outscored 13-3. Reigning tournament MVP

The Macomb Bombers (2-8) scored a season-high 58 en route to a first round win over the Indians of Lewistown (6-6) by a score of 58-39.  Lewistown led after the first frame 11-10.  At the half, Macomb had a slim four point lead 24-20.  They would not relinquish the lead. Macomb’s bench outscored Lewistown’s 15-2

The fourth seeded Farmington Farmers sailed past the Illini West Chargers 57-28 Thursday afternoon in the Macomb-Western Holiday Tournament. It is the fourth consecutive first round victory for the Farmers, who sent the Chargers to their third consecutive first round loss. Farmington (9-2) smothered Illini West (1-10) defensively, forcing 23 turnovers, and converting them into

This game was all Tornadoes as Abingdon-Avon (8-3) used a 23 point run in the first half to put the game out of reach for Panthers of Camp Point Central (1-10).  Camp Point’s Bryce Long hit a layup to pull ahead 4-2 with 6:58 to go in the first quarter.  The Panthers would not score

After a blistering first quarter that saw 42 total points scored…the Titans of Monmouth-Roseville (7-5) took over.  The Titans outscored the Eureka Hornets (4-8) 23-7 in the second quarter and didn’t release the lead.  Eureka actually had a far better second half than Monmouth-Roseville did — and got within four points late — but fell

Excuse the pun, but Rockridge rocketed out to a fast start, outscoring Canton 16-2 in the first quarter.  Canton fought back, but the 3rd seed Rockridge was just too much in this one.  They go on to get the win by a score of 51-27. Rockridge (7-3) led wire-to-wire in this one.  The largest score

Game 1 of the 2019 Macomb-Western Holiday Tournament was a tale of two halves.  The Eagles of Liberty (9-3) led the Hornets of Brown County (5-5) by scores of 12-10 after the first quarter and 24-18 at the half.  The rest of the boxscore was also one-sided in favor of the Hornets in the first