Category: Basketball

A few images from the Peoria Civic Center hosts of the IHSA Class 3A boys basketball semi-finals. The teams advancing to Saturday’s championship game are North Chicago and the hometown favorite Peoria High Lions. The Lions are going for there fifth state basketball title. The game will take place at Carver Arena at 2:00 p.m.

-Bob

IHSA Class 3A Boys Basketball Semi-Finals

March 16th, 2012
Posted in Basketball, Championships, High School, IHSA, IL, Peoria, State Finals, State Tournament, lions
Tagged Aaron Simpson, Aldonis Foote, Baden, Carver arena, Country Club Hills Hillcrest, Dan Ruffin, IHSA, Illinois High School Association, Larry Austin, North Chicago High School, Peoria High School, Springfield Lanphier High School, Trey Kellum
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I was at the Peoria Civic Center capturing some images of the IHSA Class Boys 1A & 2A state tournament. This is the original March Madness, not only are there tournament games in Carver Arena, there is also a wheelchair basketball games held next door in the exhibition hall as well as various vendors and games for children of all ages. The Class 3A & 4A games will take place next week on March 16th and 17th.

-Bob

IHSA Original March Madness Basketball Tournament

March 10th, 2012
Posted in Basketball, High School, IHSA, IL, State Tournament, Wheelchair, tournament
Tagged Baden, Breese Central High School, Carver arena, IHSA, March Madness, Normal University High School, Peoria Civic Center, Rockford Lutheran High School, South Holland (Seton Academy)
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The state-ranked No. 4 Central Lions (25-3) defeated the third-ranked Washington Panthers (26-6) 56-53 in overtime before an overflowing Renaissance Coliseum in the Class 3A Peoria Sectional championship game Friday night. Shamar Hill sank two free throws with just under a minute remaining to put Central up for good in the overtime period. Jerrell White made i of 2 free throws with 18 seconds left to put the Lions up by three. Washington had two chances to tie the game as Alec Peters 3-point shot was long and Chase Vogel had his hurried shot blocked by Central senior Trey Kellum to end the game. Peoria High will take on unranked Rockford East (20-10) for the Dekalb Supersectional at 6 p.m. Tuesday at Northern Illinois University.

-Bob

Peoria High Tops Washington For IHSA Class 3A Sectional Title

March 9th, 2012
Posted in Basketball, Bradley University, High School, IHSA, IL, Panthers, Peoria, Sectional, State Tournament, tournament
Tagged Aldonis Foote, Alec Peters, Baden, Ben Ryan, Bradley University, Chase Vogel, Dan Ruffin, IHSA, Jerrell White, Kevin Brown, Kevin Jordan, Mid-Illini Conference, Mid-State 6, Myles Boone, Northern Illinois University, Peoria High School, Renaissance Coliseum, Shamar Hill, Trey Kellum, Washington High School
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In a game that will down as one the greatest this century, the Washington Panthers survived four overtimes, including a would-be Manual victory celebration, in a drama-filled 65-63 IHSA Class 3A sectional win on Wednesday in front of 3,500+ fans at Renaissance Coliseum. State-ranked No. 3 Washington (26-5) advances to meet No. 4 Peoria High school (24-3) in the sectional championship game at 7:30 p.m. Friday. The Rams were led in by senior Jeff ”Keke” White with 27 points and 9 rebounds. Senior Ben Ryan scored 30 points and grabbed 6 rebounds for the Panthers.

-Bob

High School Basketball Classic… Washington Tops Manual in 4 OT’s

March 7th, 2012
Posted in Basketball, High School, IHSA, IL, Panthers, Peoria, Rams, Sectional, State Tournament
Tagged Alec Peters, Ben Ryan, Bradley University, Chase Vogel, IHSA, Jeff White, Kevin Brown, Manual High School, Mid-Illini Conference, Mid-State 6, Renaissance Coliseum, Washington High School
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Drake (17-14) scored the game’s first 12 points and never looked back, downing Bradley (7-25) with a 65-49 victory in the first round of the State Farm Missouri Valley Conference Tournament Thursday night at Scottrade Center. Rayvonte Rice scored a game-high 18 points, while Ben Simons added 16 for the Bulldogs. Walt Lemon, Jr. led the Braves with 16 points and shared team-high honors by matching his career-high with seven rebounds. Dyricus Simms-Edwards was the game’s only other double-digit scorer, finishing with 14 points. Click here for complete game stats.