Kersten leads Aces to title in round robin event
Ashton High School claimed the championship with Eric Kersten scoring 30 points and joined by 16 from Shannon Hinrichs and 16 from Joe Clark in a 92-68 rout of Paw Paw. Ashton finished 3-0. Paw Paw went 1-2. Christian Life beat Malta 71-46 in the other game.
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Ashton
Eric Kersten
Ashton High School
Aces
Paw Paw
Shannon Hinrichs
Joe Clark
Jason Eggers
Carson Craddock
Jeff Chiano
Rockford Christian Life
Malta
Christian Life
Shawn Lewellen
Kyle Hill
Tom Crouch
Tim Krehl
Forreston
Jeff Soltow
Marcos
Soltow
Tampico Trojans Blank Walnut 45 28 in Nonconference Win
Tampico High School girls basketball led 10-0 after the first quarter and defeated Walnut 45-28 as Wendy Etheridge scored 22 points. Walnut star Tammy Lind was held to 12 after a 30-point first meeting. Walnut’s Jennifer Hamrick played limited minutes due to flu. Dixon girls game with Streator postponed by cold. rescheduled for Jan 15 with fresh/soph at 11 a.m. varsity around 1 p.m.
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Shabbona
AMBOY
Clippers
Chris Payne
Brian Boehle
Denny Hicks
Brian Oester
Dave Herrmann
Matt Goken
Chris Hopwood
Tampico
Wendy Etheridge
Tampico High School
Walnut
Trojans
Don Wallace
Tammy Lind
Jennifer Hamrick
Duchesses
Dixon Girls
Streator
fresh/soph
Varsity
Illini recruit Brandon weighs NBA path after ACT goal
Springfield CNS reports Illini guard prospect Brandon Brandon weighing NBA plans after two college years, while aiming to qualify for freshman play via ACT scores. He cites UCLA style teams and Oklahoma interest, notes NCAA probe into Illinois recruiting of Deon Thomas, and emphasizes academic aims and graduation as coach Lou Henson’s priority.
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NBA
Brandon
NCAA
Illinois
Deon Thomas
Oklahoma
Thomas
Illini
Marcus Liberty
King
Clara
Lou Henson
Syracuse
UNLV
Iowa
Indiana
Towa
Landon
Sonny
Cox
Illini Complete Busch Braggin Rights Sweep Over Missouri
Illinois defeated Missouri 101 93 at the Arena in St. Louis to take a four year run in the Braggin Rights series. Kendall Gill led with 27 points, Marcus Liberty added 26 despite foul trouble, and Illinois out rebounded Missouri seven boards.
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ST. Louis
CNS
Derrick Chievous
Byron Irvin
Gary Leonard
Doug Smith
Anthony Peeler
Missouri
University of Illinois
Illini
Tigers
Arena
Illinois
Kendall Gill
Stephen Bardo
Lou Henson
Lee Coward
Marcus Liberty
Henson
Norm Stewart
Coward
Northwestern
Metro State
Liberty
Gill
Ervin Small
Telegraph Bowl Picks Spark Wild Season Finale
Clark Kelly and Carl Maronich miss the bowl edition as TE editor presents final picks. Terri Swegle bets Ohio State over Auburn while Hawaii tops Michigan State and West Virginia beats Clemson. Punchy is absent with Texas A&M over Hancock Bowl and Ohio State over Auburn in the Hall of Fame Bowl.
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Ken Terri Clark
C.A
Hawaii
Michigan
St. Msu
MSU
HAW
Air Force
Mississippi
Duke
Texas Tech
BYU
Penn State
PSU
Pitt
Texas A&m
A&m
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Tennessee
ARK Ten Ten
ARK Ten
ARK
Nebraska
Florida
FSU
USC
MIC
Alabama
Miami
Colorado
Notre Dame
Ohio
Punchy
Telegraph
Clark Kelly
Virginia
Finois
Carl
C.A.’ Maronich
Michigan State
Aloha
Rainbow Warriors
West Virginia
Clemson
Terri Swegle
Kelly
Swegle
America
Ohio State
Auburn
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Solton
Telegraph Sports Writers
Joe Mumford
Terry Jenkins
Polo
Prophetstown
Russ Casson
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Prophets
Pearl City
Oes
Mark Sauer
ACT
Bush
Andre Ware
Oval Office
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