The State Farm Holiday Classic» 2009 http://theclassic.org theclassic.org + The Best Basketball This Side of March + Holiday High School Basketball Tournament Wed, 01 Feb 2012 13:40:30 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 Boys 3A-4A All-Tournament Team http://theclassic.org/2009/12/31/baa-all-tournament-team/ http://theclassic.org/2009/12/31/baa-all-tournament-team/#comments Thu, 31 Dec 2009 22:13:28 +0000 The Classic http://theclassic.org/2009/?p=810 The 2009 State Farm Holiday Classis Boys AA All-Tournament Team Selections Include:

  • Chasson Randle (Rock Island)
  • Max Bielfeldt (Peoria Notre Dame)
  • Aaron Simpson (North Chicago)
  • Josh Rappaport (Grayslake Central)
  • Stanley Moore (Rockton Hononegah)
  • Rayvonte Rice (Champaign Centennial)
    a unanimous selection
]]> http://theclassic.org/2009/12/31/baa-all-tournament-team/feed/ 0 Boys 3A-4A Championship: Centennial 46 – Rockton-Hononegah 25 http://theclassic.org/2009/12/31/baa-championship-centennial-46-rockton-hononegah-25/ http://theclassic.org/2009/12/31/baa-championship-centennial-46-rockton-hononegah-25/#comments Thu, 31 Dec 2009 22:10:24 +0000 The Classic http://theclassic.org/2009/?p=808 View box score Game Number- BAA32 Location- Shirk Center Team 1- Champaign Centennial Team 2- Rockton-Hononegah Date/Time December 31 2:45 PM Game Over Game Clock 0:00  
  1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total
Champaign Centennial 10 12 12 12 46 -WIN
Rockton-Hononegah 7 1 8 9 25
]]> http://theclassic.org/2009/12/31/baa-championship-centennial-46-rockton-hononegah-25/feed/ 0 BA: 3rd Place Game: Olympia 40 – Peoria Christian 37 http://theclassic.org/2009/12/31/ba-3rd-place-game-olympia-40-peoria-christian-37/ http://theclassic.org/2009/12/31/ba-3rd-place-game-olympia-40-peoria-christian-37/#comments Thu, 31 Dec 2009 21:18:42 +0000 The Classic http://theclassic.org/2009/?p=805 [Continue Reading]]]> View box score Game Number- BA31 Location- NCWHS Team 1- Peoria Christian Team 2- Stanford Olympia Date/Time December 31 1:30 PM Game Over Game Clock 0:00  
  1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total
Peoria Christian 3 2 13 19 37
Stanford Olympia 9 2 13 16 40 -WIN
Team 1 Summary
Peoria Christian held the ball for the final 5:15 of the first half.
Team 2 Summary
]]> http://theclassic.org/2009/12/31/ba-3rd-place-game-olympia-40-peoria-christian-37/feed/ 0 Girls 3A-4A Championship: Springfield 50 – Springfield SHG 42 http://theclassic.org/2009/12/31/gaa-championship-springfield-50-springfield-shg-42/ http://theclassic.org/2009/12/31/gaa-championship-springfield-50-springfield-shg-42/#comments Thu, 31 Dec 2009 21:05:12 +0000 The Classic http://theclassic.org/2009/?p=802 View box score Game Number- GAA32 Location- Shirk Center Team 1- Springfield Sacred Heart-Griff Team 2- Springfield Date/Time December 31 1:00 PM Game Over Game Clock 0:00  
  1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total
Springfield Sacred Heart-Griff 9 10 15 8 42
Springfield 11 9 16 14 50 -WIN
]]> http://theclassic.org/2009/12/31/gaa-championship-springfield-50-springfield-shg-42/feed/ 0 Girls 3A-4A All-Tournament Team http://theclassic.org/2009/12/31/girls-aa-all-tournament-team/ http://theclassic.org/2009/12/31/girls-aa-all-tournament-team/#comments Thu, 31 Dec 2009 20:37:23 +0000 The Classic http://theclassic.org/2009/?p=797 The 2009 State Farm Holiday Classis Girls AA All-Tournament Team Selections Include:

  • Mariah Smith (Peoria Richwoods)
  • Katy Seibring (Normal Community)
  • Michelle Maher (Park Ridge Maine South)
  • AJ Ledbetter (Rock Island Alleman)
  • Zahna Medley (Springfield)
    a unanimous selection
  • Mallory Beck (Springfield Sacred Heart Griffin)
    a three-time selection
]]> http://theclassic.org/2009/12/31/girls-aa-all-tournament-team/feed/ 0 GA: 3rd Place Game: Bishop Mac 50 – St. Thomas More 42 http://theclassic.org/2009/12/31/ga-3rd-place-game-bishop-mac-50-st-thomas-more-42/ http://theclassic.org/2009/12/31/ga-3rd-place-game-bishop-mac-50-st-thomas-more-42/#comments Thu, 31 Dec 2009 19:51:16 +0000 The Classic http://theclassic.org/2009/?p=779 View box score Game Number- GA31 Location- NCWHS Team 1- Champaign St. Thomas-More Team 2- Kankakee Bishop McNamara Date/Time December 31 12:00 PM 4th Quarter Game Clock 0:03  
  1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total
Champaign St. Thomas-More 7 6 9 20 42
Kankakee Bishop McNamara 7 15 12 16 50 -WIN
]]> http://theclassic.org/2009/12/31/ga-3rd-place-game-bishop-mac-50-st-thomas-more-42/feed/ 0 BAA: 3rd Place Game: North Chicago 64 – Grayslake Central 61 http://theclassic.org/2009/12/31/baa-3rd-place-game-north-chicago-64-grayslake-central-61/ http://theclassic.org/2009/12/31/baa-3rd-place-game-north-chicago-64-grayslake-central-61/#comments Thu, 31 Dec 2009 18:00:08 +0000 The Classic http://theclassic.org/2009/?p=774   Game Number- BAA31 Location- NCWHS Team 1- North Chicago Team 2- Grayslake Central Date/Time December 31 10:30 AM Game Over Game Clock 0:00  
  1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total
North Chicago 16 11 21 16 64 -WIN
Grayslake Central 12 21 8 20 61
]]> http://theclassic.org/2009/12/31/baa-3rd-place-game-north-chicago-64-grayslake-central-61/feed/ 0 Tournament Tidbits: Day 4, 2009 http://theclassic.org/2009/12/31/tournament-tidbits-day-4-2009/ http://theclassic.org/2009/12/31/tournament-tidbits-day-4-2009/#comments Thu, 31 Dec 2009 16:44:07 +0000 The Classic http://theclassic.org/2009/?p=766 [Continue Reading]]]> Saints boys going for two titles?
When Bloomington Central Catholic and top-seed Minonk Fieldcrest tip off in the final game on Thursday evening, they’ll be going for the 2009 boys 1A/2A tournament crown. A Fieldcrest win would give the Knights their first State Farm Holiday Classic championship. A Saint win would give Central Catholic its third Holiday Classic title – all in the past four years – and would also give the Saints the unofficial title of the winningest team in tournament history. With three wins thus far this year, Central Catholic is 56-41 all-time in Holiday Classic tournament play. Normal U-High is 56-50 after going 1-3 this year.

Saints girls seeking a repeat performance The girls 1A/2A State Farm Holiday Classic championship is a rematch of the 2008 title game – top-seed Bloomington Central Catholic and No. 2 seed Brimfield. Last year, the Saints beat the Indians 60-36. A win on Thursday afternoon would give the Saints its third tournament title, eighth straight tournament win and 46th straight regular season victory. Brimfield hopes to end those streaks behind the play of Division 1 signees Paige Spietz (Missouri) and Kelsey Herridge (Army).

City showdown
On Dec. 10, Springfield High handed Springfield Sacred Heart-Griffin a 20-point defeat. Thursday afternoon, the two face off again, this time for the girls 3A/4A Holiday Classic title. Springfield’s lone loss on the year is to Peoria Richwoods, whom Sacred Heart-Griffin beat to reach Thursday’s final.

Comfortable surroundings
With an 88-point semifinal performance, Rockton Hononegah earned its place in its third consecutive boys 3A/4A championship game. The Indians won its only title two years ago, and lost in last year’s final to Normal Community but has appeared in five of the last seven championship games. This year, the Indians face tournament newcomer – and defending state champion – Champaign Centennial. In an oddity, Hononegah has now appeared in the championship game of every odd year – 2003, 2005, 2007 and now 2009 – since it returned to Bloomington-Normal in 2002.

Tournament records

  • Keelan Prince of Rock Island Alleman made his first three free throws Wednesday, giving him 19 consecutive FTs made. Prince then missed on his 20th attempt and finished 20-of-21 overall. The 19 straight FTs breaks a record from 1999 (Ben Lee, Olympia, 17).
  • Rock Island Alleman’s girls team set two free throw shooting records. In four games, the Pioneers made 76 free throws in 111 attempts. Both are records. The previous mark for free throws made by one team in the tournament was Galesburg girls (70 in 2000). The previous mark for free throw attempts was Geneseo, which shot 102 in 2004.

Milestone
Congratulations to Bloomington High senior Teasha Harris, who surpassed the 1,000 career point mark in the Purple Raiders loss to Normal West.

]]> http://theclassic.org/2009/12/31/tournament-tidbits-day-4-2009/feed/ 0 GAA: 3rd Place Game: Richwoods 52 – PR Maine South 41 http://theclassic.org/2009/12/31/gaa-3rd-place-game-richwoods-52-pr-maine-south-41/ http://theclassic.org/2009/12/31/gaa-3rd-place-game-richwoods-52-pr-maine-south-41/#comments Thu, 31 Dec 2009 16:40:42 +0000 The Classic http://theclassic.org/2009/?p=762 View box score Game Number- GAA31 Location- NCWHS Team 1- Park Ridge Maine South Team 2- Peoria Richwoods Date/Time December 31 9:00 AM Game Over Game Clock 0:00  
  1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total
Park Ridge Maine South 10 12 9 10 41
Peoria Richwoods 12 8 11 21 52 -WIN
]]> http://theclassic.org/2009/12/31/gaa-3rd-place-game-richwoods-52-pr-maine-south-41/feed/ 0 BAA: Champaign Centennial 68 – Grayslake Central 59 http://theclassic.org/2009/12/31/baa-champaign-centennial-68-grayslake-central-59/ http://theclassic.org/2009/12/31/baa-champaign-centennial-68-grayslake-central-59/#comments Thu, 31 Dec 2009 05:29:26 +0000 The Classic http://theclassic.org/2009/?p=760 View box score Game Number- BAA30 Location- Shirk Center Team 1- Champaign Centennial Team 2- Grayslake Central Date/Time December 30 9:00 PM Game Over Game Clock 0:00  
  1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total
Champaign Centennial 13 14 19 22 68 -WIN
Grayslake Central 14 13 15 17 59
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