JJC - High Hopes - November 25, 2022

BASKETBALL PREVIEWS

BEARDSTOWN BOYS BASKETBALL

Coach: Eric Anderson

Last year’s record: 9-20

Key losses: William Davids meier (11 ppg, 7 rpg)

Returning starters: Senior guard Owen Quigley (11 ppg), junior point guard Isaac Brockschmidt (7 ppg)

Key newcomers: Lucas Domitien (senior guard), Mi cah Wink (senior forward), Elizah Thomas (junior guard)

Newcomers: Ansgar Huhn (junior forward), Christy Domitien (junior forward), Rylan Alhorn (junior center)

Season outlook: “We want to establish more of an identity this season. Last year we nev er really found something that we could stand on and build off of. This year I think we are more connected, which should help our flow offen sively and allow us to turn up the pressure defensively. “Our lack of size concerns me on the glass and in the post, but we control what we can control. It just means we need to rebound collectively and emphasize positioning and tenacity. “Shooting in today’s game is a premium. We stress player development and knocking down shots is a big key to be able to space the floor. Our shooters need

to make shots at a higher clip, and part of that is technique, but a more important part to increase efficiency is shot se lection and ball/player move ment to create those better looks. “I like our buy-in right now, though. Our leadership has been good, and we’ll see if our depth, expanding roles, and mix of new faces can give us that identity we lacked last season.”

BEARDSTOWN GIRLS BASKETBALL

Coach: Jimmy Maltby

Last year’s record: 11-19

Key losses: Ferin Carlock (led team in assists and steals), McKenna Maltby (led team in three-point percentage, made threes and free throws)

Returning starters: Senior Bertille Kayembe (11 ppg, 10 rpg). “Bertille is a twoyear starter, voted team MVP last year. Averaged double/double. Most athletic player I have coached. Had three games last year with a 20-point, 20-rebound perfor mances. We look for more of her dominance in the paint on both ends of the floor for us this year. Bertille is one of our leaders and will be a big reason for a successful season for the Lady Tigers.” Senior Chrinovie Kandua (4 ppg 7 rpg). “Chrinovie is a lead

er and will be the key to our defense. Communicates well and very athletic. Look for Chrinovie to improve greatly offensively this season.”New comers: Senior Genesis Pe rales. “Genesis is arguably our best shooter on the team. Genesis put the time in the gym this past summer and improved her entire game. We look for big things from her, especially from the offen sive side of the floor.”

Senior outlook: The 2022-23 season will have some bumps in the road, but with the lead ership from our senior play ers to help with the under classman, we should compete in every game. This group of seniors have put the time in and improved every season. Must replace entire backcourt from last season. We will turn to Genesis Perales, Ari Garcia and Chrinovie Kandua for the replacement, also bringing freshman Andrea Flynn up slowly for the point guard po sition. Lady Tigers will have a successful season if we can take care of the ball and get our post players the touches they need and deserve. One of those post players is Bertil le Kayembe. She will be lock ing down the lane for us. She gives us a dominant presence in the lane offensively and defensively. I am super excit ed about the upcoming sea son to see this team improve

night in and night out.”

BROWN COUNTY BOYS BASKETBALL

Coach: Eric Jones

Last year’s record: 22-10

Key losses: Tate Fullerton (15 ppg, 4 apg), Brody Wood ward (10 ppg), Mason Henry (5 rpg)

Returning starters: Cole Be hymer (11 ppg), Colby Wort (7 ppg), Sam Carr (4 rpg)

Newcomers: Angel Duarte (junior forward), Jagr Mc Gath (junior guard), Tyce Fullerton (sophomore guard), Maverick Henry (sophomore guard)

BROWN COUNTY GIRLS BASKETBALL

Coach: Dave Phelps

Last year’s record: 27-6 (8-0 WIVC)

Key losses: Kaci McKeon (8.6 ppg, 3.5 apg, 3.2 spg, 3.0 rpg), Gabby McGath (7.0 ppg, 4.3 rpg), Cortni Law (3.6 ppg, 3.3 rpg)

Returning starters: Senior guard Katey Flynn (12.5 ppg, 4.5 rpg, 4.1 apg, 3.7 spg), se nior guard Klare Flynn (16.1 ppg, 4.9 rpg, 1.9 apg, 2.7 spg), senior forward Gracie Hed den (5.0 ppg, 4.1 rpg, 1.2 spg)  Key newcomers: Ashlee

Markert (sophomore for ward), Melanie Loehr (senior guard), Isabel Duarte (sopho more guard), Kyndel Painter (sophomore guard), Morgan Wegs (senior forward). “Ash lee Markert will need to be big for us in the post this year. With the loss of Gabby Mc Gath and Cornti Law we will expect her to play a huge role inside for us. Melanie Loehr, Isabel Duarte and Kyndel Painter will be called upon to play significant minutes on the perimeter for us this year.”

Season outlook: “We won’t be as deep as we have been in the past two seasons, but we have a nice core group of girls. Put ting pressure on the ball will continue to be a priority for us. I expect us to compete for both the WIVC crown and a regional championship.”

CALHOUN BOYS BASKETBALL

Coach: Casey Longnecker

Last year’s record: 8-22 (2-7 WIVC)

Key losses: Brody Caselton (9.2 ppg, 7.1 rpg), Cole Lors bach (7.4 ppg, 4.6 rpg), Bryce Eilerman (7.1 ppg, 4.4 rpg)

Returning starters: Junior guard Chase Caselton (9.2 ppg, 6.2 rpg), sophomore forward Conner Longneck er (7.5 ppg, 4.5 rpg), senior guard Chase Ralston (7.6

ppg, 3 rpg)

Key newcomers: Jack Krysl (senior forward), Zak Grimes (senior guard), Landon Siev ers (senior guard), Mason Eilerman (junior forward), Cade Sievers (junior for ward), Chuck Kallal (junior forward), Drew Wallendorf (sophomore guard), Jack Webster (sophomore guard), Jake Snyders (sophomore guard)

Season outlook: “We had a lot of boys get a lot of experi ence last year due to COVID and injuries. We only had one player play in all 30 games. We had only two that played over 20 games. We will still be a young ball club, and it will be a grind in the highly competitive WIVC. We hope to compete in these games and a tough non-conference schedule.”

CALHOUN  GIRLS BASKETBALL

Coach:

Mark Hillen

Last year’s record: 21-12 (4-4 WIVC)

Key losses: Ella Sievers (7.5 ppg, 6.1 rpg)

Returning starters: Senior guard Jaelyn Hill (10.1 ppg, 3.5 apg, 3.0 spg), sophomore guard Lila Simon (3.5 ppg, 1.0 spg, 1.9 apg), sophomore forward Audrey Gilman (7.4

ppg, 5.2 rpg, 1.1 apg, 1.1 spg), sophomore center Kate Zip prich (8.7 ppg, 9.4 ppg, 2.2 bpg)

Key newcomers: Haley Schnelten (senior guard, transfer), Gracie Klaas (junior guard/forward), Claire Hagen (junior guard), Anna Oswald (sophomore forward), Emma Hoemmen (junior guard). “Haley brings a lot of varsity experience from Carrollton. A great defender and solid scoring threat. Gracie is ca pable of playing a shooting guard or forward and runs the floor well, rebounds well. Claire is a shooter with some height that will be counted on for consistent varsity minutes. Anna can play a three-guard or forward and has a knack for making things happen on offense. Emma Hoem men brings another shooting threat off the bench.”

Season outlook: “After a great start to last season at 15-5, we had a rough finish to the regular season. We want to avoid having a lull like we did in 2021-22 to finish 6-7 in our last 13 games. With us returning four starters from the regional championship squad that also faced one of the best 1A teams in the state last year (Okawville) in the sectional semifinal, we gained some valuable experience for this season and future sea sons. We expect to improve on our record from last year. We want to be in the mix for the WIVC championship this season. We did not graduate a ton of statistics with our seniors from last season, but we graduated a lot of leader ship qualities that helped us get out to such a good start, despite playing a lot of fresh men.”

CARROLLTON BOYS BASKETBALL

Coach: Tony Rhoades

Last year’s record: 14-15 (4-5 WIVC)

Key losses: Kyle Leonard (21 ppg, 6 rpg), Gus Coonrod (10

West Central’s Bryleigh Fox drives to the basket during a girls’ basketball game against Pleasant Hill - Western at Winchester last week. (Dennis Mathes / Journal-Courier)

ppg, 8 rpg), Grant Pohlman (7 ppg, 7 rpg)

Returning starters: Senior forward Kaiden Breckon (7 ppg, 45 made 3-pointers), ju nior center Braylon Rhoades (6 ppg, 5 rpg)

Key newcomers: Bobby Heath (senior forward), Ty ler Singleton (senior guard), Matt Biermann (senior for ward), Bryson Baumgartner (senior guard), Caleb How ard (junior guard), Konnor Campbell (junior center), Karson Kraushaar (junior guard), Wyatt Settles (junior forward), Holden Haydon (junior guard), Lucas How ard (sophomore forward), Carson Grafford (sophomore guard)

Season outlook: “We have very good competition/depth at the guard position, and I am looking forward to how it plays out throughout the season. Everyone is working really hard and pushing each other. Ball handling will be our biggest question mark, since we lost an all-state point guard (Kyle Leonard). However, our guards are very ready to step up and take con trol. Our size will be our big gest strength -- we will have a 6-6, 6-5 and 6-4 trio on the floor playing heavy minutes -- so we should be a very good rebounding team. We expect to make great strides this season, since it is the first season for me that we have ac tually gotten to practice more than twice before we play. As a first-year coach during COVID, it was difficult since we couldn’t be with the team

at all and then, suddenly, we were were allowed to start playing. Then, last year after a great state championship runner-up run in football, the entire team was quarantined for two weeks, and once that was over, we had one practice, then started games. For this coming season, I have really enjoyed being able to be on the court three weeks before starting games and hopefully have a COVID-free year.”

CARROLLTON GIRLS BASKETBALL

Coach: Blaine Hartwick

Last year’s record: 21-9 (6-2 WIVC)

Key losses: Callie McAdams (6.1 ppg, 4.5 rpg), Graci Al brecht (5 ppg, 3.27 rpg)

Returning starters: Ella Stumpf (3.2 ppg 2.3 rpg), Lauren Flowers (11.1 ppg, 5.8 rpg), Paige Henson (6.3 ppg, 5.0 rpg)

Key newcomers: Darci Al brecht (junior forward), Harper Darr (sophomore guard), Sophie Pohlman (se nior forward), Lauren Walker (senior guard)

GREENFIELDNORTHWESTERN BOYS BASKETBALL Coach Joe Pembrook

Last year’s record: 23-11

Key losses: Brady Pembrook (12 ppg, 4 apg), Drake Stuart (8 ppg, 6 rpg), Jimmy Stewart (7 ppg, 5 rpg)

Returning starter: Dylan

Pembroook (10 ppg, 4 rpg)

Key newcomers: Juniors Ko hen Vetter, Griffin Roberts, Brayden Roberts and Na than Nord, and sophomores Garrett Costello and Talon Albrecht

Season outlook: “We hope to have some speed and athlet icism; we will lack size and will need to create depth ear ly in the season.”

GREENFIELDNORTHWESTERN GIRLS BASKETBALL

Coach: Jeremy Lansaw

Last year’s record: 25-6 (6-1 WIVC)

Key losses: Alexis Pohlman (16 ppg, 8 rpg), Jealee Clark (7 ppg, 5 rpg), Torrie McAd ams (4 ppg, 2 apg)

Returning starters: Senior center Kylie Kinser (13 ppg, 8 rpg); junior guard Naomi Lansaw (6 ppg, 4 rpg)

Key newcomers: Emma Wood (senior center), Jen na Dickerman (junior for ward), Claire Woods (junior forward), Faith Rynders (ju nior guard), Kaelyn Defevers (junior forward), Addison Wright (sophomore guard), Elaina Lansaw (sophomore guard). “We expect them to bring energy and hard work each and every night.”

Season outlook: “These girls have worked very hard, and we are fortunate to have great leadership on the team. We lost three girls who played a lot of varsity basketball during their high school ca reers, so we will need to have girls step in and fill some im portant roles.”

JACKSONVILLE BOYS BASKETBALL

Coach: J.R. Dugan

Last year’s record: 7-26

Roster: Junior guard Isa iah Martinez, sophomore guard Amaree Burries, ju nior guard Jacob Kollman, senior guard Jacob Pool, se

nior guard Zaidyn Jefferies, junior forward Cody Fry, sophomore guard LaMari on Williams, senior forward Deone Salther, senior for ward Kellen Leifheit, junior forward Nolan Groves and sophomore forward Ryan McCombs

Season outlook: “Kids are working hard. We’ve still got a long ways to go. But I think we’ve got a good group of kids. They’re working hard.

They’re listening. And hope fully by the end of the sea son, we’ll be pretty good.”

JACKSONVILLE GIRLS BASKETBALL

Coach

Brandon Radford

Last year’s record: 5-27 (2-16 CS8)

Key losses: Lauren Flagler (6.2 ppg, 5.5 rpg, 1.3 spg)

Key returning starters: Se

nior guard Brooke Brannan (4.8 ppg, 3.8 rpg, 1.5 apg, 1.6 spg), senior guard Tate Mor risey (5.3 ppg, 2.6 rpg, 0.8 apg, 1.3 spg), senior forward Ella Wilson (3.2 ppg, 5.7 rpg), senior forward Cierra Goins (1.5 ppg, 2.4 rpg), se nior guard Kinley Wood (2.0 ppg)

Key newcomers: Junior guard Kylie Ingram, ju nior forward Genesis Bur ries, sophomore post Zara

Harper, sophomore forward Maressa Williams, sopho more guard Mia Schaecher, sophomore forward Laila Cook (transfer from Waver ly). “Newcomers will help to provide a lot of depth across the board. There are some very talented young players in our program that should help to continue pushing the program forward and up.”

Outlook: “We will be a com petitive team night in and

night out. I think we will be a .500 or better team and will be a top five team in the CS8. We are at the Taylor ville Thanksgiving Tourna ment and Charleston Hol iday Tournament this year. We have to continue to grow as a unit offensively and de fensively. This group is the furthest along offensively we have had in my four years here at JHS but can still get better. We have shown last year and again this summer that we can play with anyone in the area and on our sched ule. The next step is moving from just playing and being competitive with those teams to winning.”

NEW BERLIN BOYS BASKETBALL Coach Blake Lucas

Last year’s record: 19-11 (6-2 Sangamo)

Key losses: Duncan Scheid enhelm (5 ppg, 2 rpg)

Returning starters: Junior Gannon Dodd (11 ppg, 3 rpg), senior Kevin Howell ( 10 ppg, 4 apg), junior Lucas Bixby (8 ppg, 8 rpg)

Key newcomers: Senior Gavin Abbott (7 ppg, 5 rpg). “Missed time last year due to injury. Strong kid who can score at all three levels.”

Season outlook: “We have an experienced group and a great group of boys. We hope we can be competitive while playing one of the toughest 1A schedules in the state.”

NORTH GREENE BOYS BASKETBALL

Coach: Ashly Thomas

Last year’s record: 1-27

Returning starters: The whole team will be returning, including senior guard Reese Scott, senior forward Cayden Eilers, senior guard Michael Rollins, junior guard Jacob Hinsey, junior forward Ben Tepen, sophomore guard Garret Hazelwonder, soph omore guard Brody Ber

Routt’s Michael Wilson looks up at the basket during a boys’ basketball game against South County at New Berlin earlier this week. (Dennis Mathes / Journal-Courier)

ry, sophomore guard Ethan Clark, and sophomore for ward Adam Moffitt.

Newcomers: Joel Bishop (se nior guard), Boston Bushnell (junior forward), Logan Te pen (sophomore forward), Luke Farris (freshman for ward)

Season outlook: “We are much-improved basketball team,” Thomas said, adding that the team will play ex tremely hard. Thomas said the team needs to develop an attitude of mental toughness, but he expects the Spartans to go out every night believing they can win.

NORTH GREENE GIRLS BASKETBALL

Coach McKea Jones

Last year’s record: 3-26

Key losses: Bailey Berry (17.2 ppg, 3.6 rpg -- team leader in assists, points, deflections, steals, rebounds and blocks)

Returning starters: Senior forward Bella Bushnell, ju nior forward Carlee Speaker (5.8 rpg), sophomore point guard Nila Beatty

Key newcomers: Chelsey Cas tleberry (freshman guard), Kierra Hurt (freshman for ward), Larissa Heberling (freshman guard), Brandi Davidson (freshman guard), Jaycey Arnold (freshman guard), Ella Osborne (fresh man forward)

Season outlook: “North Greene’s young team should have the ability to play a consistent game and tighter defense. Facilitating the ball

and transitions will need to be our biggest improvement as we progress through the season. The team should see improvement over the season with hopes to continue build ing the program over the next four years with this group gaining varsity experience at such a young age.”

PITTSFIELD BOYS BASKETBALL

Coach: Brad Tomhave

Last year’s record: 12-12

Returning starters: none

Returning players: 6-1 senior forward Adam Musgrave, 6-3 senior forward Caden Anst edt, 5-8 senior guard No lan Daniel, 6-2 junior guard Brennan Tomhave, 6-2 junior forward Konner Allen, 6-2 junior forward Eli Menden hall

Newcomers: Javan Petty (6-0 junior guard), Ethan Gratton (6-1 junior forward), Lucas Nichols (6-0 junior guard), Jackson Veile (6-0 junior for ward), Wyatt Potter (6-2 se nior forward)

Key losses: Carter Klatt, Nate Scranton, TJ Reel, Bobby Stout, Keller Personett, Mar co Ballinger, Jess Hayden

Outlook: “We will need to fill the void of a large senior class and no returning start ers from last year. We have several newcomers that will need to learn the value and intangibles of playing varsi ty basketball. The returning players have been very com mitted to the weight room this offseason, so hopefully

we see some gains that tran sition to the floor. We have a balanced team this year with players that were able to ex perience some big games as underclassmen. Hopefully that will help fuel their desire to continue the strong tradi tion of Saukee basketball. We will look for our guys to play with an enormous amount of energy on both ends of the floor and utilize our depth. Hopefully we can stay healthy throughout the season and will be playing our best bas ketball going into the regional tournament. We are looking forward to the upcoming sea son and continuing to im prove.”

PITTSFIELD GIRLS BASKETBALL

Coach: Matt Henry

Last year’s record: 19-11 Key loss: Katie Cox

Returning starters: Senior guard Ellie TenEyck, senior guard Torie Waters, junior guard Lainie Marable, junior forward Allie Stambaugh

Key newcomers: Madison Frieden (sophomore for ward), Hannah Williams (sophomore guard), Emma Henry (sophomore forward), Grace Henry (sophomore guard), Taylor Peebles (soph omore forward). “Our sopho mores will need to contribute solid minutes at all positions throughout the season.”

Season outlook: “We return a solid cast of players who have started for at least two years. This experience will hope

Jacksonville’s Deone Salther puts up a shot during practice last week (Dennis Mathes / Journal-Courier)

fully help lead our players off the bench. The ability of our players six through eight to provide solid minutes will tell that tale for our season this year. We will employ more full-court defense and an in creased offensive pace to our team plans. We expect to be competitive in every game and be performing at our highest level come the post season.”

PLEASANT HILL BOYS BASKETBALL

Coach: Steve Rylander

Last year’s record: 2-19 (1-7 WIVC)

Key losses: Bryan Pults, Ken ton Freesmeyer

Returning starters: DaeCori on Dolbeare (7.4 ppg, 1.4 rpg)

Returning players: 5-10 sophomore Lane Hubbard, 6-3 junior Aadyn Myers, 6-0 sophomore Carter Jones, 5-6 sophomore Jaren Lawson

Key newcomers: Preston McKinnon (6-1 junior for ward), Brody Dolbeare (6-0 sophomore guard/forward)

Season outlook: “We are a very young team, with only one senior. The good news is our juniors and sophomores got a lot of varsity experience last year.”

PLEASANT HILLWESTERN GIRLS BASKETBALL

Coach: Shea O’Brien

Last year’s record 4-24

Returning starters: Senior

guard Skylar Bainter (9.4 ppg, 5.3 rpg), sophomore guard Ava Wombles (8.9 ppg, 2.7 rpg), sophomore guard Ra chel McMullen (6.2 ppg, 5.9 rpg), sophomore center Mad die Sidwell, junior forward McKinley Lowe, and senior center Natalie Harris

Key newcomers: Paige Wombles (senior guard), Broklynn Stolte (sophomore guard), Emma Dixon (fresh man guard). “I expect our newcomers to provide an of fensive and defensive spark. They are all quick and under stand the game.”

Season outlook: “My expec tation is that our girls show up willing to work hard and get better day in and day out. We only have nine girls, but we have a lot of varsity expe rience. We have multiple girls that can score, which will give us a lot of options offensive ly. We have some height and speed that should help us on both ends of the floor. Our biggest areas of emphasis are moving without the ball on offense and not falling asleep on defense.”

PORTA/A-C CENTRAL BOYS BASKETBALL

Coach:

Colin Arthalony

Last year’s record: 24-8 (6-3 Sangamo)

Key losses: Jake Shannon (11 ppg, 7 rpg), Will Carter (5 ppg, 3 apg)

Returning starters: Senior guard Gavin Arthalony (14 ppg, 3 apg, 5 rpg), Cole Rob erts (14 ppg, 7 rpg), Caden

Christison (5 ppg, 5 rpg)

Key newcomers: Ethan Ma honey (junior forward), Keagan Dale (junior guard), Colin Owens (senior guard). “Mahoney will give us added size to go along with Roberts. Keagan will provide us with another shooter and ball han dler. Colin will be a role guy helping out with rebounding, defense, and shooting.”

Season outlook: “Expecta tions are to contend for the conference title and the Pitts field, Williamsville, and Win chester tournament champi onships. We will be efficient on offense and strong on defense and will improve as the season goes along and be prepared for the postseason.”

PORTA/A-C CENTRAL GIRLS BASKETBALL

Coach: Eric Kesler

Last year’s record: 23-6 (7-1 Sangamo, 2nd place)

Key losses: Zoe Danner and Chloe Cox

Returning starters: Junior Jayce Privia (15.2 ppg, 5.1 rpg, 3.1 apg, 599 career points), sophomore Carson Arthalo ny (6.8 ppg, 5.6 rpg), sopho more Cassie Cox (6.7 ppg, 5.6 rpg), junior Karlie Hoke (5.8 ppg, 2.4 rpg), senior Allaina Marr (3.8 ppg), senior Abby Bell (3.7 ppg)

Season outlook: “Returning several key players from a 23-6 team. Looking to build and improve from last year’s successful season. We have a deep bench and versatility. Looking forward to an excit

ing season.”

ROUTT BOYS BASKETBALL

Coach: Will Whalen

Last year’s record: 28-7 (9-1 WIVC)

Key losses: Gus Abell (14.1 ppg, 6.3 rpg), Braden Cors (7.5 ppg, 5.1 rpg)

Returning starters: Nolan Killion (6.9 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 4.2 apg), Will Merwin (6.6 ppg, 2.9 rpg, 3.1 apg), Michael Wilson (8.4 ppg, 5.1 rpg), Joe Whalen (4.4 ppg, 2.0 apg)

Season outlook: “Lot of ex perience coming back from a team that went 28-7 and made the sectional finals. Will need to make up the scoring losses of two graduated seniors.”

ROUTT GIRLS BASKETBALL

Coach: Valerie Creviston

Last year’s record: 21-10 (6-3 WIVC; advanced to the Sweet 16 before losing to Okawville in the sectional champion ship game)

Key losses: Addie Dobson (14.2 ppg), Caitlyn Horney (assist leader and defensive specialist), Audrey Huffman (8.7 ppg)

Key returners: Senior Jay mee Vollmer (10.6 ppg 5.6 rebounds per game), senior Paige Creviston, junior Kelly Peters, senior Cami Hurt, se nior Lilly Geirnaeirt

Key newcomers: Amanda Laumakis (junior guard), Jaden Reardon (sophomo

Triopia’s Megan Reynolds lines up a shot during a girls’ basketball game against Beardstown last week at Triopia. (Dennis Mathes / Journal-Courier)

reguard), and Izzie Bradshaw (sophomore forward)

Season outlook: “The Lady Routt Rockets lost some great senior leadership of Addie Dobson, Caitlyn Horney and Audrey Huffman from this past season, but have a good core group of new seniors ready to lead the way. Depth will come from the post play down low this season and ag gressive crashing the boards. I think we may surprise some teams this year with our abil ity to move the ball. The girls have been working hard so far, and I am hopeful that it will take us far into the post season.”

SOUTH COUNTY BOYS BASKETBALL

Coach

Bryon Graven

Last year’s record: 9-19 (4-3 MSM)

Key losses: Trenton Sampson (6.9 ppg, 5.6 rpg), Matt Crow (8.1 ppg, 4.3 rpg)

Returning starters: 5-11 ju nior Trevor Colwell (8.6 ppg, 34 percent three-point shoot ing), 6-1 junior Noah Lyons (7.8 ppg, 4.6 rpg), 6-1 senior Thad Bergschneider (3.1 ppg, 54 percent field goal shoot ing, 4.0 rpg)

Key newcomers: Bishop Mac Dannald (6-1 sophomore guard), Clark Nelson (6-2 sophomore forward), Gabe Lyons (5-11 sophomore for ward). “These newcomers will need to grow up quickly, physically and mentally. They

will be expected to play sig nificant roles very early on.”

Season outlook: “This team will guard and rebound the basketball well. We will be decently athletic and look to take advantage of that when we can. We will need to con stantly look to improve on our defense and rebounding, as that will take us as far as we want to go. Will need work on limiting turnover as we look to play with pace. Our expectations are to compete every night. Our schedule is very tough and will require us to be ready to compete ev ery night. We believe we have some high character boys who will play the right way and be ready to compete in every game.”

SOUTH COUNTY GIRLS BASKETBALL

Coach: Larry Griffith

Last year’s record: 27-5 (won Waverly Thanksgiving Tour nament and MSM Confer ence, and placed third in Carlinville Holiday Tourna ment)

Returning starters: Senior Eden Copelin (12 ppg), se nior Mae Bandelow (10 ppg), senior Caroline Peters (start ed five games last year), se nior Brooklyn Hermes (start ed three games)

Other returners: Seniors Eva Smith and Aubrie Shumach er, juniors Marissa Heiron imus and Camri Phillips, sophomore Kenadi Ryan, and freshmen Riley Holloway, Sa

vana Howell, Delaney Turner, Taetum Short and Kenna Vol lmer

TRIOPIA BOYS BASKETBALL

Coach: Rich Thompson

Last year’s record: 26-7 (9-0 WIVC, conference champi onship)

Key losses: Caden Moore (10.8 ppg, 3.6 rpg), Cordell Walker (6.3 ppg, 2.8 rpg), Grant Wisdom (3.6 ppg, 1.7 rpg)

Returners: Senior forward Ryan Snow (14.9 ppg, 6.5 rpg, 1.0 apg), senior forward Aiden Neathery (10.0 ppg, 6.9 rpg, 1.9 apg), senior guard Jake Mueller (5.2 ppg, 2.2 rpg, 1.4 apg), senior forward Trev in Littleton (1.3 ppg, 1.0 rpg), junior forward KJ Beck (2.7 ppg, 1.5 rpg)

Newcomers: Austin Strubbe (junior guard), Steven Reyn olds (junior guard), Brock York (sophomore guard), David Richards (sophomore forward), Caleb Carpenter (sophomore guard), Zach French (junior guard). “These newcomers will provide depth off the bench, and ball handling. A lot of good ath letes to come in and play great ‘D’ and give us some speed up and down the floor.”

Season outlook: “I feel like we return a very good nu cleus, with four players who got a lot of minutes last year. We are pretty tall across the floor with all starters over 6 foot, and Beck at center at

6-6. Newcomers should pro vide more depth, so we want to play more up-tempo and try to score in transition. Like always, we will be as good as our defense, and we feel like we can be a strong defensive ball club with the right mind set. We have a lot of youth who are trying to earn some minutes so the competition at practice has been great. Hopefully, we will have some guys prove themselves early to earn minutes and create a deep bench as the season progresses. The conference is loaded with many terrific teams so it should be an in teresting season as the WIVC plays out, but we feel we can contend again.”

TRIOPIA GIRLS BASKETBALL

Coach: Kelley Wessler

Last year’s record: 9-16 over all (2-6 WIVC)

Key loss: Hailey Reynolds (8.3 ppg, 4.1 rpg)

Returning starters: Senior guard Megan Reynolds (10.8 ppg, 4.3 rpg,), junior forward Lilly Pate (4 ppg, 4.5 rpg), sophomore post Addison Rohn

Key newcomers: Lindy Parli er (sophomore guard), Raye Greenstreet (sophomore forward), Lucie Dion (fresh man shooting guard). “The dynamic of the newcomers will bring positive energy, strength, ball handling, and speed.”

Season outlook: “The girls have been eager to buy into the new system of a brandnew coach. The core group of returning players has paired well with some new faces to combine quickness, size and strength that will continue to develop as the year progress es.”

WEST CENTRAL BOYS BASKETBALL

Coach: Ryan Sichting

Last year’s record: 22-11 (6-3 WIVC)

Losses: Tysyn Mast: (13.2 ppg, 4.2 rpg, 2.9 apg, 3.1 spg), Lathan Barnett, Payton Hart ley, Cole Meyer, Jackson Ford, Parker Hoots, and Jack Fry

Returning varsity experience: Junior Zack Evans (17.5 ppg, 3.8 rpg, 2.8 apg, 2.0 spg), se nior Tyson Brown (7.0 ppg, 3.6 rpg), junior Chance Lit tle (6.3 ppg, 5.0 rpg), senior Jaydon Howard (4.2 ppg, 4.1 rpg), junior Mason Berry

Other varsity players: Senior Rylen Shaw, juniors Derek Price and Conner Turner, and sophomores Carson Brown, Dalton Hutton, and Cameron Sievers

Outlook: “We have more re turning experience returning on this year’s team compared to a season ago. We are going to try to score out of transi tion as much as possible. This team has the ability to defend at a high level. We have sever al players that have the ability to make perimeter shots and

get to the basket off the drib ble. We will use our speed and athleticism to our advantage. If we can play well defensively and rebound, then I feel like we can compete with any op ponent we play against.”

WEST CENTRAL GIRLS BASKETBALL

Coach: Jason Likes

Last year’s record: 11-17 (3-4 WIVC)

Key losses: Emma Smith and Laura Garrett

Returning starters: Sopho more forward Brylee Lawson

Key newcomers: Gabby Sievers (senior guard), Elise Brown (senior guard), Jay da Rogers (senior guard), Bryleigh Fox (junior guard), Trystan White (junior guard), Braylee Littig (freshman guard), Adrienne Kaufmann (freshman guard), Sofie Grubb (freshman guard).

“The upperclassmen are re turning after taking a year or more off, so I’m expecting great leadership. The new comers all bring some form of speed, high level offense, and or high level defense. In addition, we gain great depth off the bench.”

Season outlook: “I have high expectations for this team. We have both great post and guard play. I expect them to defend well and to use speed to their advantage. Overall, I think they will be fun to coach and watch.”

BASKETBALL SCHEDULES

BEARDSTOWN

BOYS BASKETBALL

Nov. 21 Beardstown Turkey Tournament

Nov. 22 Beardstown Turkey Tournament

Nov. 23 Beardstown Turkey Tournament

Nov. 25 Beardstown Turkey Tournament

Nov. 26 Beardstown Turkey Tournament

Nov. 29 at North Fulton 6 pm

Nov. 30 Williamsville 6 pm

Dec. 2 North Greene 5 pm

Dec. 6 PORTA/A-C Central 6 pm

Dec. 8 at Camp Point Central (varsity only) 7:30 pm

Dec. 9 at Bushnell-Prairie City 6 pm

Dec. 13 Liberty 6 pm

Dec. 16 Brown County 6 pm

Dec. 20 at Pleasant Plains 6 pm

Dec. 26 at Williamsville Tournament

Dec. 27 at Williamsville Tournament

Dec. 28 at Williamsville Tournament

Dec. 29 at Williamsville Tournament

Dec. 30 at Williamsville Tournament

Jan. 3 West Hancock 6 pm

Jan. 6 at Rushville-Industry 6 pm

Jan. 10 South Fulton 6 pm

Jan. 13 North Mac 6 pm

Jan. 14 at South County 4 pm

Jan. 18 at Triopia (freshmen only) 6 pm

Jan. 23-28 at Triopia Tournament

Feb. 3 at Midwest Central 6 pm

Feb. 4 at Pawnee 6 pm

Feb. 7 at Pittsfield 6 pm

Feb. 10 at Havana 6 pm

Feb. 14 Lewistown 6 pm

Feb. 16 Routt 6 pm

BEARDSTOWN

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Nov. 14 Rushville-Industry 6 pm

Nov. 17 at Triopia 6 pm

Nov. 19 at Brown County Tournament

Nov. 21 at Brown County Tournament

Nov. 22 at Brown County Tournament

Nov. 23 at Brown County Tournament

Nov. 25 at Brown County Tournament

Nov. 26 at Brown County Tournament

Nov. 28 at Bushnell-Prairie City 6 pm

Nov. 29 at BC/IW JV

Triangular

Dec. 2 North Greene 6 pm

Dec. 5 South Fulton 6 pm

Dec. 8 at Camp Point Central 6 pm

Dec. 12 at Cuba 6 pm  Dec. 15 Greenfield-NW 6 pm

Dec. 19 Brown County 6 pm

Dec. 20 Williamsville 6 pm

Dec. 26-29 Beardstown Lady Tiger Classic

Jan. 3 at PORTA/A-C Central 6 pm

Jan. 9 at West Hancock 6 pm

Jan. 12 at Routt 6 pm

Jan. 16 at Pittsfield 6 pm

Jan. 17 South County 6 pm

Jan. 21 at Carrollton Hawk Invitational

Jan. 23 at Carrollton Hawk Invitational

Jan. 24 at Carrollton Hawk Invitational

Jan. 25 at Carrollton Hawk Invitational

Jan. 26 at Carrollton Hawk Invitational

Jan. 27 at Carrollton Hawk Invitational

Jan. 28 at Carrollton Hawk Invitational

Jan. 31 Liberty 6 pm

Feb. 2 Unity 6 pm

Feb. 7 Midwest Central 6 pm

Feb. 9 West Central 6 pm

BROWN COUNTY BOYS BASKETBALL

Nov. 21-26 at Beardstown Tournament TBA

Nov. 28 Camp Point (varsity only) 7:30

Nov. 29 Griggsville-Perry 6

pm

Dec. 2 West Central 6 pm

Dec. 3 at Camp Point (JV only) 11:30

Dec. 7 at ISD (JV only) 6 pm

Dec. 13 at Havana 6 pm

Dec. 16 at Beardstown 6 pm

Dec. 20 at Calhoun 6 pm

Dec. 26-28 at Macomb Holiday Tourney

Jan. 3 Greenfield 6 pm

Jan. 5 at Rushville-Industry 6 pm

Jan. 7-14 at Winchester Invitational

Jan. 7 & 14 at Bushnell JV Tourney

Jan. 17 Triopia 6 pm

Jan. 20 at North Greene 6 pm

Jan. 21 Carrollton 2 pm

Jan. 23 Mendon Unity 6 pm Jan. 24 at Payson 6 pm

Jan. 27 Liberty 6 pm

Jan. 31 at Southeastern 6 pm

Feb. 3 at Pittsfield 6 pm

Feb. 7 at Western 6 pm

Feb. 10 Routt 6 pm

Feb. 11 at Virginia Freshmen Shootout

Feb. 14 at Pleasant Hill 6 pm

BROWN COUNTY GIRLS BASKETBALL

Nov. 19-26 Lady Hornets Classic

Nov. 28 CSE (varsity only) 6 pm

Nov. 29 IW & B-Town JV Triangular at Mount Sterling 5 pm

Dec. 1 at West Prairie 6 pm

Dec. 3 at CSE (JV only) 10 pm

Dec. 5 Carrollton 6 pm

Dec. 8 Liberty 6 pm

Dec. 12 Routt 6 pm

Dec. 15 at North Greene 6 pm

Dec. 19 at Beardstown 6 pm

Dec. 20 West Central 6 pm

Dec 26-29 Beardstown Lady Tiger Classic

Jan. 4 at Calhoun 6 pm

Jan 7-14 at Camp Point Tournament

Jan. 19 at Rushville-Industry 6 pm

Jan. 23 at Pleasant Hill 6 pm

Jan. 26 Pittsfield 6 pm

Jan. 28 at Illini West 1 pm

Jan. 30 at ISD (JV only) 6 pm

Jan. 31 Greenfield-NW 6 pm

Feb. 2 Triopia 6 pm

Feb. 6 at Mendon 6 pm

Feb. 9 South Fulton 6 pm

CALHOUN

BOYS BASKETBALL

Nov. 28 at Roxana 6 pm

Nov. 29 Illinois School for the Deaf (JV only) 7:30

Dec. 3 Piasa Southwestern 1 pm

Dec. 5 at North Greene Spartan Classic

Dec. 13 at West Central 5 pm

Dec. 14 Jersey 5 pm

Dec. 16 at Greenfield 6 pm

Dec. 19 at Bunker Hill 6 pm

Dec. 20 Brown County 6 pm

Dec. 26 at Carlinville Holiday Tournament

Jan. 3 Gillespie 6 pm

Jan. 5 at Payson-Seymour 6 pm

Jan. 7 at Winchester

Invitational Tournament

Jan. 20 Routt 6 pm

Jan. 23 at Triopia Tournament

Jan. 28 at Jerseyville

Freshman Tournament

Jan. 30 at Jerseyville

Freshman Tournament

Jan. 31 Triopia 6 pm

Feb. 1 at Jerseyville Freshman Tournament

Feb. 1 Staunton 5:15

Feb. 3 at North Greene 6 pm

Feb. 6 at Roxana (Freshman game) 5 pm

Feb. 7 Pleasant Hill 6 pm

Feb. 10 at Carrollton 6 pm

Feb. 11 at Jersey Fr-So

Tourney

Feb. 14 Pittsfield 6 pm

Feb. 15 at Jersey Fr-So

Tourney

Feb. 16 at Griggsville-Perry 6 pm

A Jacksonville player puts up a shot at practice last week. (Dennis Mathes / Journal-Courier)

CALHOUN  GIRLS BASKETBALL

Nov. 18 at Quincy Notre

Dame 5:30

Nov. 22 Gateway Legacy

Christian Academy 6 pm

Nov. 23 at Father McGivney

Fr/So Tourney 3 pm

Nov. 26 at Roxana 10 pm

Nov. 26 at Father McGivney

Fr/So Tourney 5 pm

Nov. 26 at Father McGivney

Fr/So Tourney 7:45 pm

Nov. 28 at Staunton 4 pm

Nov. 29 Illinois School for the Deaf (JV only) 6 pm

Dec. 1 Pleasant Hill 6 pm

Dec. 6 at Jersey 6 pm

Dec. 8 Pikeland 6 pm

Dec. 12 North Greene 6 pm

Dec. 15 Triopia 6 pm

Dec. 17 Gillespie 11 pm

Dec. 21 at Waverly 6 pm

Dec. 26 at Carlinville Holiday Tournament

Jan. 2 at Liberty 6 pm

Jan. 4 Brown County 6 pm

Jan. 7 at North Greene Lady Spartan Classic

Jan. 16 at Alton Marquette 6 pm

Jan. 19 Greenfield 6 pm

Jan. 21 at Carrollton Lady Hawk Invitational

Jan. 30 at Piasa Southwestern 6 pm

Feb. 2 at West Central 6 pm

Feb. 6 Carrollton 6 pm

Feb. 9 Routt 6 pm

CARROLLTON  BOYS BASKETBALL

Nov. 29 Piasa Southwestern

7:30 pm

Dec. 1 at Griggsville-Perry

7:30 pm

Dec. 2 at Gillespie 7:30 pm

Dec. 5 at North Greene Classic

Dec. 12 Carlinville 7:30 pm

Dec. 16 Triopia 7:30 pm

Dec. 26 at Waverly Holiday Tournament

Jan. 3 South County 7:30 pm

Jan. 5 Routt 7:30 pm

Jan. 7 at Winchester Invitational Tournament

Jan. 17 at North Greene 7:30 pm

Jan. 20 at Pleasant Hill 7:30 pm

Jan. 21 at Brown County 7:30 pm

Jan. 23 at Triopia Tournament

Jan. 31 at Greenfield-NW

7:30 pm

Feb. 3 at West Central 7:30 pm

Feb. 7 at Jerseyville 7:30 pm Feb. 10 Calhoun 7:30 pm Feb. 13 Bunker Hill 7:30 pm

CARROLLTON  GIRLS BASKETBALL

Nov. 14 Gillespie 6 pm

Nov. 18 at Waverly Tournament

Nov. 28 Carlinville 6 pm

Nov. 29 at Pittsfield 6 pm

Dec. 1 Greenfield-NW 6 pm Dec. 5 at Brown County 6 pm

Dec. 8 Payson Seymour 6 pm

Dec. 10 at Jerseyville noon Dec. 15 Pleasant HillWestern 6 pm Dec. 20 at Piasa Southwestern 6 pm Jan. 5 at Bunker Hill 6 pm Jan. 14 at Payson Seymour 4 pm

Jan. 16 North Greene 6 pm Jan. 19 Routt 6 pm

Jan. 21 Lady Hawk Invitational

Jan. 30 West Central 6 pm Feb. 2 at Pawnee 6 pm Feb. 6 at Calhoun 6 pm

GREENFIELDNORTHWESTERN

BOYS BASKETBALL

Nov. 28 Gillespie (NW) 6:15 pm

Nov. 29 at Bunker Hill 6 pm  Dec. 1 at Carlinville 6 pm Dec. 5-9 at Spartan Classic Tourney

Dec. 10 Fresh/Soph Sweatfest (G)

Dec. 13 at South County (Franklin) 6 pm

Dec. 16 Calhoun (G) 6:15 pm Dec. 17 Fresh/Soph Sweatfest (NW)

Dec. 19 at Griggsville-Perry 6 pm

Dec. 22 Southwestern IC

Dec. 26-29 Waverly Holiday Tourney

Jan. 3 at Brown County 6 pm

Jan. 5 West Central (G) 6:15 pm

Jan. 7-14 at Winchester Tourney

Jan. 17 Pleasant Hill (G) 6:15 pm

Jan. 20 at Wood River 6 pm

Jan. 24 Staunton (NW) 6:15 pm

Jacksonville’s Kellen Leifheit reaches for a rebound during practice last week. (Dennis Mathes / Journal-Courier)

Jan. 26 Edinburg (NW) 6:15 pm

Jan. 28 at Pawnee 6 pm

Jan. 31 Carrollton (G) 6:15 pm

Feb. 3 at Routt 6 pm

Feb. 8 Mt. Olive (NW) 6:15 pm

Feb. 10 at Triopia 6 pm 4:30 pm

Feb. 14 Raymond (NW) 6:15 pm

Feb. 16 North Greene (G) 6:15 pm

GREENFIELDNORTHWESTERN

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Nov. 14 Staunton (NW) 6:15 pm

Nov. 16 Pleasant Hill (G) 6:15 pm

Nov. 22 Carlinville (NW) 6:15 pm

Nov. 28 at Triopia 6 pm

Dec. 1 at Carrollton 6 pm

Dec. 5 Routt (G) 6:15 pm

Dec. 8 at West Central 4:30 pm

Dec. 12 ISD (G) 6:15 pm

Dec. 13 at RaymondLincolnwood 6 pm

Dec. 15 at Beardstown 6 pm

Dec. 20 Roxana (G) 6:15 pm

Dec. 26-29 at Carlinville Holiday Tourney

Jan. 3 at Southwestern 6 pm

Jan. 5 South Fork (NW) 6:15 pm

Jan. 7-14 at Lady Spartan Classic

Jan. 19 at Calhoun 6 pm

Jan. 21-28 at Lady Hawk Tourney

Jan. 30 North Greene (G) 6:15 pm

Jan. 31 at Brown County 6 pm

Feb. 2 Bunker Hill (NW) 6:15 pm

Feb. 6 at Pittsfield 6 pm 4:15

pm Feb. 9 Pawnee (NW) 6:15 pm

JACKSONVILLE

BOYS BASKETBALL

Nov. 25 Crimson Classic

Nov. 26 Crimson Classic

Nov. 29 Sacred Heart-Griffin 7 pm

Dec. 3 Decatur Eisenhower at Springfield BOS Center 3 pm

Dec. 6 Glenwood 7 pm

Dec. 9 at Decatur MacArthur 7 pm

Dec. 10 Lincoln 6:30 pm

Dec. 13 at Springfield Southeast 7 pm

Dec. 16 Lanphier 7 pm

Dec. 17 Glenbrook South 3:30 pm

Dec. 27-29 Route 13 Christmas Classic at Carbondale/Marion

Jan. 3 at Normal U-High 7 pm

Jan. 6 Springfield 7 pm

Jan. 10 at Rochester 7 pm

Jan. 13 at Sacred HeartGriffin 7 pm

Jan. 17 at Lanphier 7 pm

Jan. 20 Normal U-High 7 pm

Jan. 24 Decatur Eisenhower 7 pm

Jan. 27 at Glenwood 7 pm

Jan. 28 at Mount Zion 6:30 pm

Jan. 31 Decatur MacArthur 7 pm

Feb. 3 Springfield Southeast 7 pm

Feb. 7 at Springfield 7 pm

Feb. 10 Rochester 7 pm

Feb. 11 at Quincy 7 pm

Feb. 14 Jerseyville 7:30 pm

Feb. 15 Taylorville 7 pm

JACKSONVILLE

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Nov. 15 at Quincy 7 pm

Nov. 18 at Taylorville Invite

Nov. 19 at Taylorville Invite

Nov. 25 at Taylorville Invite

Nov. 26 at Taylorville Invite Nov. 29 at Sacred HeartGriffin 7 pm Dec. 2 Decatur Eisenhower 7 pm

Dec. 3 at Bloomington 2:30 pm

Dec. 6 at Glenwood 7 pm Dec. 8 at Granite City 7:30 pm

Dec. 10 Decatur MacArthur 2:30 pm

Dec. 13 Springfield Southeast 7 pm

Dec. 17 at Lanphier 2:30 pm

Dec. 26-28 at Charleston Tournament

Jan. 3 Normal U-High 7 pm

Jan. 7 at Springfield 2:30 pm

Jan. 10 Rochester 7 pm

Jan. 14 Sacred Heart-Griffin 2:30 pm

Jan. 17 Lanphier 7 pm

Jan. 19 Jerseyville 7:30 pm

Jan. 21 at Normal U-High 2:30 pm

Jan. 24 at Decatur Eisenhower 7 pm

Jan. 27 Glenwood 7 pm

Jan. 31 at Decatur MacArthur 7 pm Feb. 3 at Springfield Southeast 7 pm Feb. 7 Springfield 7 pm

NEW BERLIN BOYS BASKETBALL

Nov. 21 Gene Bergschneider

Turkey Tournament  Nov. 22 Gene Bergschneider Turkey Tournament  Nov. 23 Gene Bergschneider Turkey Tournament  Nov. 25 Gene Bergschneider Turkey Tournament  Nov. 26 Gene Bergschneider Turkey Tournament  Dec. 2 at South County 7:30 pm

Dec. 3 vs. Metro-East Lutheran (BOS Shootout at Springfield) noon

Dec. 6 at Mt. Pulaski 7:30 pm Dec. 9 Quest Charter Academy 7 pm

Dec. 17 at Pinckneyville 4 pm

Dec. 21 Madison at Illinois College 8:30 pm Dec. 26-29 at Waverly Holiday Tournament  Jan. 6 at Pawnee 7:30 pm Jan. 9 at Sangamon Co. Tournament at LLCC Jan. 10 at Sangamon Co. Tournament at LLCC Jan. 11 at Sangamon Co. Tournament at LLCC  Jan. 12 at Sangamon Co. Tournament at LLCC  Jan. 13 at Sangamon Co. Tournament at LLCC

Jan. 17 at Tri-City 7:30 pm Jan. 20 at Athens 7:30 pm

Jan. 21 Warrensburg-Latham 7:30 pmw

Jan. 24 at Pleasant Plains 7:30 pm

Jan. 27 Illini Central 7:30 pm

Jan. 31 PORTA/A-C Central 7:30 pm

Feb. 3 at Olympia 7 pm  Feb. 4 Cross-Conference Shootout at Williamsville

Feb. 7 Auburn 7:30 pm

Feb. 10 Riverton 7:30 pm

Feb. 11 at Riverton Shootout Feb. 14 at Williamsville 7:30 pm

Feb. 16 Maroa-Forsyth 7 pm

NORTH GREENE BOYS BASKETBALL

Nov. 21-26 at Roxana Turkey Tip-Off

Nov. 29 at Pleasant Hill 6 pm  Dec. 2 at Beardstown 6 pm  Dec. 5-9 North Greene Spartan Classic

Dec. 13 Illinois School for

the Deaf 6 pm

Dec. 16 Pittsfield 6 pm

Dec. 20 Edinburg 6 pm

Dec. 22 PORTA/A-C Central at Illinois College 7 pm

Dec. 26 at Waverly Holiday Tournament

Jan. 4 Griggsville-Perry 6 pm

Jan. 7 at Winchester Invitational

Jan. 17 Carrollton 6 pm

Jan. 20 Brown County 6 pm

Jan. 25 at Piasa Southwestern 6 pm

Jan. 27 at Routt 6 pm

Jan. 31 at Unity 6 pm

Feb. 3 Calhoun 6 pm

Feb. 7 Triopia 6 pm

Feb. 10 at West Central 6 pm

Feb. 14 at Pawnee 6 pm

Feb. 16 at Greenfield-NW 6:15 pm

NORTH GREENE

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Nov. 16 Piasa Southwestern 6 pm

Nov. 18 at Waverly Tournament

Nov. 28 Lincolnwood 6 pm

Dec. 2 at Beardstown 6 pm

Dec. 5 at Illinois School for the Deaf 6 pm

Dec. 7 at Bunker Hill 6 pm

Dec. 12 at Calhoun 6:30 pm

Dec. 15 Brown County 6 pm  Dec. 19 Pawnee 6 pm

Dec. 22 at Pleasant Hill 6 pm

Dec. 26 at Beardstown Lady Tiger Classic

Jan. 2 at Routt 6 pm

Jan. 7 Lady Spartan Classic

Jan. 16 at Carrollton 6 pm

Jan. 19 West Central 6 pm

Jan. 23 East Alton-Wood River 6 pm

Jan. 24 South Fork 6 pm

Jan. 26 North Mac 6 pm

Jan. 30 at Greenfield-NW 6:15 pm

Feb. 2 at Pittsfield 6 pm

Feb. 6 Triopia 6 pm

Feb. 8 South County 6 pm

PITTSFIELD

BOYS BASKETBALL

Nov. 21 Pittsfield Turkey Tournament

Nov. 22 Pittsfield Turkey Tournament

Nov. 23 Pittsfield Turkey Tournament

Nov. 25 Pittsfield Turkey Tournament

Nov. 29 at Unity 6 pm

Dec. 2 Southeastern 6 pm  Dec. 6 at West Central 6 pm  Dec. 9 Riverton 6 pm

Dec. 13 Griggsville-Perry 6 pm

Dec. 16 at North Greene 6 pm

Dec. 27 at Macomb Holiday Tournament

Dec. 28 at Macomb Holiday Tournament  Dec. 30 at Macomb Holiday Tournament

Jan. 3 Pleasant Plains 6 pm  Jan. 6 at Quincy Notre Dame 6 pm

Jan. 12 Rushville-Industry 6 pm

Jan. 17 at Auburn High School 6 pm

Jan. 19 at Louisiana 5:30 pm

Jan. 24 at Camp Point Central 6 pm

Jan. 26 PORTA/A-C Central 6 pm

Jan. 28 at Jerseyville 1 pm

Jan. 31 Payson-Seymour 6 pm

Feb. 3 Brown County 6 pm

Feb. 7 at Beardstown 6 pm

Feb. 10 at Western 6 pm

Feb. 14 at Calhoun 6 pm

Feb. 16 Liberty 6 pm

PITTSFIELD

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Nov. 15 Routt 6 pm

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Nov. 19 at Brown County Tournament vs. Liberty noon

Nov. 19 at Brown County Tournament vs. Unity 6 pm

Nov. 22 at Brown County Tournament vs. Pleasant Hill-Western 7:30 pm

Nov. 25 at Brown County Tournament vs. Routt 6 pm

Nov. 26 at Brown County Tournament

Nov. 29 Carrollton 6 pm

Dec. 1 at West Central 6 pm

Dec. 5 at Rushville-Industry 6 pm

Dec. 8 at Calhoun 6 pm

Dec. 12 Liberty 6 pm

Dec. 15 Piasa Southwestern 6 pm

Dec. 26 at Beardstown Lady Tiger Classic

Dec. 27 at Beardstown Lady Tiger Classic

Dec. 28 at Beardstown Lady Tiger Classic

Dec. 29 at Beardstown Lady Tiger Classic

Jan. 3 at Payson-Seymour 6 pm

Jan. 5 at Pleasant HillWestern 6 pm

Jan. 7 at North Greene Tournament

Jan. 9 at North Greene Tournament

Jan. 10 at North Greene Tournament

Jan. 11 at North Greene Tournament

Jan. 12 at North Greene Tournament

Jan. 13 at North Greene Tournament

Jan. 14 at North Greene Tournament

Jan. 16 Beardstown 6 pm

Jan. 19 Louisiana 6 pm

Jan. 21 Unity 1 pm

Jan. 23 at Triopia (at Meredosia) 6 pm

Jan. 26 at Brown County 6 pm

Jan. 30 at Camp Point Central 6 pm

Feb. 2 North Greene 6 pm

Feb. 6 GreenfieldNorthwestern 6 pm

PLEASANT HILL BOYS BASKETBALL

Nov. 22 Louisiana (Mo.) 6 pm

Nov. 29 North Greene 6 pm

Dec. 5 at North Greene

Spartan Classic

Dec. 6 at North Greene

Spartan Classic

Dec. 7 at North Greene

Spartan Classic

Dec. 8 at North Greene

Spartan Classic Dec. 9 at North Greene

Spartan Classic

Dec. 12 at Payson Seymour 6 pm

Dec. 16 at Routt 6 pm

Dec. 17 Greenview 1 pm

Dec. 28 at Greenview Tournament  Dec. 28 at Greenview Tournament Dec. 29 at Greenview Tournament

Jan. 3 West Central 6 pm

Jan. 5 at Triopia 6 pm

Jan. 10 Winchester Invitational Tournament

Jan. 11 Winchester Invitational Tournament

Jan. 12 Winchester Invitational Tournament

Jan. 13 Winchester Invitational Tournament

Jan. 14 Winchester Invitational Tournament

Jan. 17 at Greenfield-NW 6:15 pm

Jan. 20 Carrollton 6 pm

Jan. 27 Western 6 pm

Jan. 31 at Griggsville-Perry 6 pm

Feb. 2 at Illinois School for the Deaf 6 pm

Feb. 3 at Pawnee 6 pm Feb. 7 at Calhoun 6 pm Feb. 14 Brown County 6 pm Feb. 16 Bunker Hill 6 pm

PLEASANT HILLWESTERN  GIRLS BASKETBALL

Nov. 14 at West Central 6 pm

Nov. 16 at Greenfield-NW 6 pm

Nov. 18 at Brown County Lady Hornet Classic

Nov. 28 Quincy Notre Dame (PH) 6 pm

Nov. 30 at Payson Seymour 6 pm

Dec. 1 at Calhoun 6 pm

Dec. 3 at Illini West 1 pm

Dec. 8 at Routt 6 pm

Dec. 10 West Hancock (Barry) 6 pm

Dec. 12 at Mendon Unity 6:30 pm

Dec. 15 at Carrollton 6 pm

Dec. 19 Louisiana (Mo.) (PH) 6 pm

Dec. 22 North Greene (PH) 6 pm Dec. 26 at Beardstown Lady Tiger Classic

Jan. 5 Pittsfield (PH) 6 pm

Jan. 7 at Lady Spartan Classic Jan. 16 at Illinois School for the Deaf 6 pm

Jan. 19 Beardstown (Barry) 6 pm

Jan. 23 Brown County (PH) 6 pm

Jan. 26 Camp Point (Barry) 6 pm

Jan. 30 Triopia (PH) 6 pm Feb. 2 Rushville-Industry (Barry) 6 pm Feb. 6 Liberty (Barry) 6 pm

PORTA/A-C CENTRAL BOYS

Nov. 21-26 at Pittsfield Turkey Tournament Dec. 2 at Havana 7:30 pm Dec. 6 at Beardstown 7:30 pm

Dec. 7 South County (at A-C Central) 7 pm

Dec. 13 North Mac (at A-C Central) 7:30 pm

Dec. 16 at Springfield Lutheran 7:30 pm Dec. 22 North Greene at Illinois College 7 pm Dec. 27 at Williamsville Tournament

Jan. 3 Illini Bluffs 7:30 pm

Jan. 6 Midwest Central 7:30 pm

Jan. 7-13 at Winchester Invitational

Jan. 17 at Mount Pulaski 7 pm

Jan. 20 at Illini Central 7:30 pm

Jan. 24 at Athens 7:30 pm

Jan. 26 at Pittsfield 7:30 pm

Jan. 27 Maroa-Forsyth 7 pm

Jan. 31 at New Berlin 7:30 pm

Feb. 3 Riverton 7:30 pm

Feb. 4 Conference Challenge at Williamsville

Feb. 7 at Pleasant Plains 7:30 pm

Feb. 10 Williamsville 7:30 pm

Feb. 14 Auburn (at A-C Central) 7:30 pm

Feb. 16 Olympia (at A-C Central) 7:30 pm

PORTA/A-C CENTRAL GIRLS BASKETBALL

Nov. 14 at Clinton Turkey Tussle

Nov. 22 West Central (at A-C Central) 6:15 pm

Dec. 1 at Pawnee (varsity first) 6:15 pm

Dec. 8 Spoon River Valley 6 pm

Dec. 10 Sangamon Valley 11 am

Dec. 13 at Midwest Central (varsity only) 6 pm Dec. 15 Auburn 6 pm Dec. 17 at Staunton 4:30 pm Dec. 26 at Riverton Lady Hawk Christmas Classic Jan. 3 Beardstown 6 pm Jan. 7 at Havana 11 am

Jan. 9 at Maroa-Forsyth 5:30 pm

Jan. 12 Riverton 6 pm Jan. 16 at Triopia 6 pm

Jan. 23 New Berlin (at A-C Central) 6 pm

Jan. 26 at Olympia 5:30 pm Jan. 28 Cross-Conference Shoot-Out at Monticello

Jan. 31 Williamsville 6 pm

Feb. 2 at Illini Central 6 pm Feb. 6 Athens 6 pm Feb. 8 at Pleasant Plains 6 pm

ROUTT

BOYS BASKETBALL

Nov. 21-26 New Berlin Tourney Dec. 3 Gibault Catholic 7 pm Dec. 6 Triopia Triopia 6 pm Dec. 9 South County 6 pm Dec. 16 Pleasant Hill 6 pm Dec. 21 North Mac at Illinois College 4 pm

Dec. 22 Taylorville at Illinois College 8:30 pm

Dec. 26-29 at Waverly Holiday Tourney

Jan. 3 Tri-City 6 pm

Jan. 5 at Carrollton 6 pm

Jan. 7-14 at Winchester Invitational

Jan. 17 at Griggsville-Perry 6 pm

Jan. 20 at Calhoun 6 pm

Jan. 24 Liberty 6 pm

Jan. 27 North Greene 6 pm

Jan. 31 West Central 6 pm

Feb. 3 Greenfield 6 pm

Feb. 7 at Alton Marquette 6 pm

Feb. 10 at Brown County 6 pm

Feb. 17 at Beardstown 6 pm

ROUTT GIRLS BASKETBALL

Nov. 15 at Pittsfield 6 pm

Nov. 19-26 at Brown County Tourney

Nov. 28 West Central 6 pm

Dec. 1 Triopia 6 pm

Dec. 5 at Greenfield 6 pm

Dec. 8 Pleasant Hill 6 pm Dec. 12 at Brown County 6 pm

Dec. 17 Pawnee 1 pm

Dec. 26-29 at Beardstown Holiday Tourney

Jan. 2 North Greene 6 pm

Jan. 3 at Lewistown 6 pm

Jan. 7 at Springfield Lutheran 1 pm

Jan. 10 at Auburn 6 pm

Jan. 12 Beardstown 6 pm

Jan. 19 at Carrollton 6 pm

Jan. 21-27 at Carrollton Invitational  Feb. 4 Havana 1 pm Feb. 9 at Calhoun 6 pm

SOUTH COUNTY BOYS BASKETBALL

Nov. 21-26 at New Berlin Tourney

Nov. 29 Edinburg/South Fork (F) 6 pm

Dec. 2 New Berlin (W) 6 pm Dec. 7 at PORTA/A-C 6 pm Dec. 9 at Routt 6 pm Dec. 13 Greenfield (W) 6 pm

Dec. 16 at Lincolnwood 6 pm

Dec. 17 Carlinville (F) 4 pm

Dec. 20 at West Central (W) 6 pm

Dec. 21 Williamsville at Illinois College 5 pm

Dec. 26-29 at Waverly Holiday Tourney

Jan. 3 at Carrollton 6 pm

Jan. 7 Litchfield at Taylorville Shootout

Jan. 10 at Gillespie 6 pm

Jan. 13 at Mt. Olive 6 pm

Jan.14 Beardstown (F) 4 pm

Jan.17 at Pawnee 6 pm

Jan. 20 at Calvary 6 pm

Jan. 27 Auburn (W) 6 pm

Jan 28 Nokomis (F) 4 pm

Jan. 31 at North Mac 6 pm

Feb. 3 TCSV (F) 6 pm

Feb. 7 at Griggsville-Perry 6 pm

Feb. 11 at Riverton Shootout

Feb. 14 Lutheran (F) 6 pm

Feb. 16 Triopia (F) 6 pm

SOUTH COUNTY GIRLS BASKETBALL

Nov. 14 Southwestern (NB)

6 pm Nov. 18-23 Waverly Tournament

Nov. 28 at Springfield Lutheran 6 pm Dec. 1 TCSV (F) 6 pm  Dec. 5 at South Fork 6 pm  Dec. 8 Lincolnwood (W) 6 pm

Dec. 12 Auburn (W) 6 pm  Dec. 15 at Litchfield 6 pm 4:30

Dec. 19 at Mt. Olive 6 pm 4:15

Dec. 21 Calhoun (W) 6 pm

Dec. 22 Pawnee (W) 6 pm  Dec. 26-29 at Carlinville Tournament

Jan. 5 at Riverton 6 pm

Sat Jan. 7-14 at North Greene Tournament

Jan. 17 at Beardstown 6 pm Jan. 19 at Triopia 6 pm  Jan. 23 at Staunton 6 pm Jan. 25 Pleasant Plains (W) 6 pm

Jan. 28 Cross-Conference Shootout

Jan. 30 at Carlinville 6 pm  Feb. 6 Nokomis (F) 6 pm  Feb. 8 at North Greene 6 pm

TRIOPIA

BOYS BASKETBALL

Nov. 21-26 at Gene Bergschneider Tournament

Nov. 29 Rushville-Industry 6 pm

Dec. 3 at Camp Point Central 4 pm

Dec. 6 Routt 6 pm Dec. 9 at Liberty 6 pm Dec. 13 at Payson 6 pm Dec. 16 at Carrollton 6 pm Dec. 20 Western 6 pm Dec. 26-29 at Waverly Holiday Tournament     Jan. 5 Pleasant Hill 6 pm Jan. 7-14 at Winchester Invitational

Jan. 17 at Brown County 6 pm

Jan. 20 West Central 6 pm Jan. 23-28 Triopia Tournament

Jan. 31 at Calhoun 6 pm Feb. 7 at North Greene 6 pm

Feb. 10 Greenfield-NW 6 pm Feb. 14 Griggsville-Perry 6 pm

Feb. 16 at South County 6 pm

TRIOPIA

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Nov. 17 Beardstown 6 pm

Nov. 18-23 at Waverly Tournament

Nov. 28 Greenfield-NW 6 pm

Dec. 1 at Routt 6 pm

Dec. 5 at West Central 6 pm

Dec. 12 Carrollton 6 pm

Dec. 15 at Calhoun 6 pm

Dec. 19 at Liberty 6 pmDec. 26-29 at Beardstown Lady Tiger Classic

Jan. 2 Rushville-Industry 6 pm

Jan. 5 Lutheran 6 pm

Jan. 7-14 at North Greene Tournament

Jan. 19 South County 6 pm

Jan. 23 Pittsfield 6 pm

Jan. 24 at South Fulton 6 pm

Jan. 30 at Pleasant Hill 6 pm

Feb. 2 at Brown County 6 pm

Feb. 6 at North Greene 6 pm

Feb. 7 Pawnee 6 pm

Feb. 9 PORTA/A-C Central 6 pm

WEST CENTRAL BOYS BASKETBALL

Nov. 21 Rushville-Industry (at Beardstown) 5 pm

Nov. 22 Mendon Unity (at Beardstown), 8 pm

Nov. 23 Galesburg Soph. (at Beardstown), 6:30 pm

Nov. 26 at Beardstown Tournament

Nov. 29 Western (W) 6 pm

Dec. 2 at Brown County 6 pm

Dec. 3 Gibault (W) 1 pm

Dec. 6 Pittsfield (B) 6 pm

Dec. 13 Calhoun (B) 6 pm

Dec. 16 at Griggsville-Perry 6 pm

Dec. 20 South County (B) 6 pm

Dec. 26 at Waverly Holiday Tournament

Jan. 3 at Pleasant Hill 6 pm

Jan. 5 at Greenfield-NW (G)

Jan. 7 Winchester Invitational Tournament

Jan. 17 Pleasant Plains (W) 6 pm

Jan. 20 at Triopia 6 pm

Jan. 24 at North Mac 6 pm

Jan. 31 at Routt 6 pm

Feb. 23 Carrollton (W) 6 pm

Feb. 4 Alton Marquette (at QND) 6 pm

Feb. 7 at Payson Seymour 6 pm

Feb. 10 North Greene (W) 6 pm

Feb. 14 Camp Point (B) 6 pm

WEST CENTRAL GIRLS BASKETBALL

Nov. 14 Pleasant HillWestern (W) 6 pm

Nov. 22 at PORTA/A-C Central 6 pm Nov. 28 at Routt 6 pm

Dec. 1 Pittsfield (B) 6 pm

Dec. 3 at Havana 1 pm

Dec. 5 Triopia (B) 6 pm

Dec. 8 Greenfield-NW (W) 6 pm

Dec. 12 Camp Point (B) 6 pm

Dec. 17 Fort Madison (Iowa) at John Wood 7:30 pm Dec. 20 at Brown County 6 pm

Dec. 22 Mendon Unity (W) 6 pm

Dec. 26-30 at Beardstown Lady Tiger Classic

Jan. 5 at Liberty 6 pm

Jan. 7-14 at North Greene Tournament

Jan. 16 at West Hancock 4:30 pm

Jan. 19 at North Greene 6 pm

Jan. 21-28 at Carrollton Tournament

Jan. 30 at Carrollton 6 pm

Feb. 2 Calhoun (W) 6 pm

Feb. 6 South Fulton (B) 6 pm Feb. 9 at Beardstown 6 pm

Beardstown’s Genesis Perales dribbles the ball upcourt during a girls’ basketball game at Triopia last week. (Dennis Mathes / Journal-Courier)