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Tournament newcomer Peoria Christian came out absolutely firing in this quarterfinal matchup.  In the first half alone, the Chargers attempted 19 three-point field goals, making nine.  This game appeared to be getting quite early as Peoria Christian led 23-10 after the first quarter and 42-24 at the half.  Monmouth-Roseville’s Titans clamped down and slowed the […]

Through the first 12 games of their season, the defensive-minded Illini West Chargers had only allowed more than 40 points to two opponents:  Macomb and Monroe City.  The Rockridge Rockets become the third after an efficient, balanced attack leads to a 65-36 victory in the quarterfinals.  Rockridge’s largest areas of dominance were in points in

The Abingdon-Avon Tornadoes defeated the Spartans of Bushnell-Prairie City in the consolation quarterfinals by a score of 62-23.  A-Town dominated from start to finish and never trailed in this matchup.  The Tornadoes also had a crushing 21-point run that ended with 2:33 left in the 1st half.  BPC had a rough time from the floor,

Tournament veterans clashed in this consolation quarterfinal and the Little Giants of Canton prevailed over the Pittsfield Saukees by a score of 44-30.  The game was an early morning adventure, with the teams combining for dismal 37 turnovers and a field goal percentage of 36.1%.  Canton never trailed and distanced themselves with an 11-point run

The Liberty Eagles started hot in this one and scored the first 14 points of the game.  The Farmers of Farmington found themselves in that early hole and tried all game to claw back, but the Eagles reminded them that they’re the ones with the talons.  Liberty’s largest lead was 22 points with 2:52 left

Day 2’s opening tilt saw the Hornets of Brown County defeat the Panthers of Camp Point Central by a score of 53-37.  Each team brushed off the early morning jitters to shoot north of 48% from the floor.  The Hornets led from wire-to-wire in this game. Brown County was led in scoring and rebounding by

In the Macomb-Western Holiday Tournament’s last game of Day 1, the Eureka Hornets knocked off the Abingdon-Avon Tornadoes by a score of 58-49.  Armed with a 36-17 lead at halftime, Eureka had to hope they could slow down a little bit and get ready for two more tournament days.  But A-Town had other plans, as

In the kickoff game of the 2024 Macomb-Western Holiday Tournament, the Illini West Chargers defeated the Brown County Hornets in a close game, 48-39.  Efficiency in shooting field goals was the difference in this close matchup, as the Chargers shot 46.3% from the floor, compared to the Hornets’ 28.6%. Illini West’s attack was led by

The West Hancock Titans entered the tournament as the #1 seed and they flexed their muscles in the first round win a 63-26 win over the Bushnell-Prairie City Spartans.  The Spartans led 2-0 after the first 16 seconds, and then the floodgates opened for the Titans.  The Spartans bench outscored the Titans bench 22-16, but

Coach Chuck Grant’s return to head coaching at the Macomb-Western Holiday Tournament begins with a win as the Monmouth-Roseville Titans rode to victory over the Liberty Eagles by a score of 52-33.  The Titans led wire-to-wire and led by as many as 30 points with 6:03 left in the final quarter.  Points in the paint