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H.S. Basketball: Danville Boys Face Potential Test

By on February 8, 2013
KBUR Sports

THE #1 DANVILLE BEARS WILL PUT THEIR UNDEFEATED RECORD TO THE TEST FRIDAY NIGHT IN THE S-E-I SUPER-CONFERENCE SHOOTOUT…

 

DANVILLE IS THE TOP-RANKED TEAM IN CLASS 1A BOYS BASKETBALL, HOWEVER THAT TOP SPOT WILL BE ON THE LINE FRIDAY NIGHT WHEN THE BEARS TAKE ON LONE TREE, WHICH IS RANKED #2 IN CLASS 1A… FRIDAY’S GAME WILL BE PLAYED AT A NEUTRAL SITE, MID-PRAIRIE HIGH SCHOOL IN WELLMAN…

 

OTHER SHOOTOUT GAMES INCLUDE NOTRE DAME AT IOWA MENNONITE… HOLY TRINITY AT MEDIAPOLIS… NEW LONDON AT WACO… CENTRAL LEE AT LOUISA-MUSCATINE… AND WEST BURLINGTON HEADING TO WAPELLO.

 

GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL -

THE IOWA CLASS 1A REGIONALS BEGAN THURSDAY NIGHT… WINFIELD-MOUNT UNION DEFEATED NEW LONDON 54-TO-43… DANVILLE BEAT HOLY TRINITY 53-TO-39… WACO DOMINATED HARMONY BY 29… AND CEDAR VALLEY CHRISTIAN BUMPED LONE TREE IN OVERTIME BY 4… IN ILLINOIS, THE ILLINI WEST GIRLS CLAIMED THE 2A REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP WITH A 33-27 WIN OVER HAVANA.

 

COLLEGE BASKETBALL -

THE WESTERN ILLINOIS MEN STAYED IN A TIE FOR FIRST PLACE IN THE SUMMIT LEAGUE… THE LEATHERNECKS DEFEATED NEBRASKA-OMAHA 68-50 THURSDAY NIGHT. THE ILLINOIS FIGHTING ILLINI PULLED OFF A HUGE UPSET IN CHAMPAIGN THURSDAY, DEFEATING #1 INDIANA 72-TO-70. ON THE WOMEN’S SIDE, MICHIGAN BEAT ILLINOIS BY 3 WHILE IOWA LOST AGAINST MINNESOTA BY 12.