Championship Day Small School Girls Normal University High School, the #5 seed, faces third-seeded Brimfield for the title. Brimfield has never won a Classic title, finishing second in 2008 and 2009. U High, returning to the Small School Girls bracket for the first time since 2006, won titles in 2002 (Class A bracket) and 2014 (Large School bracket). Small School … [Read more...]
2019 Tournament Tidbits: Day 2
Record Book On Day 1, New Lenox Lincoln-Way West tied a State Farm Holiday Classic record with 13 3-pointers in their 76-63 opening-round win over Springfield. Sister Act 2 After combining for 13 3-pointers on Day 1, the Gugliuzza sisters (Taylor, Tara and Ava) combined for 12 3-pointers in New Lenox Lincoln-Way West’s quarterfinal win over Kankakee. Teammate Sydney Swanberg … [Read more...]
2019 Tournament Tidbits: Day 1
Tidbits from Day 1 Action at the 2019 State Farm Holiday Classic Sister Act Not one, not two, but three. In the Large School Girl’s bracket, New Lenox Lincoln-Way West featured three sisters on the floor much of the game in the Warriors’ 76-63 win over Springfield. Senior Taylor Gugliuzza (Lewis University) led the way with 23 points, followed closely by freshman Ava with 20. … [Read more...]
2019 Tournament Tidbits: Tip-Off
Happenings of note as the 2019 State Farm Holiday Classic tips off: Aurora Christian’s Taaj Davis scored his 1,000th point in a 78-48 victory over Wheaton St. Francis in Metro Suburban Conference Play on December 20th. Bloomington Central Catholic girls coach Debbie Coffman posted career-win number 500 on Monday, December 9th with a 55-15 victory over Champaign St. … [Read more...]
2018 Tournament Tidbits: Day 3
RECORD WATCH Camp Pt. Central/Augusta Southeastern’s Laney Lantz moved into the third spot in State Farm Holiday Classic career scoring with 26- and 16-point performances on Day 3. Lantz finished her four-year career with 304 points, trailing only Annawan’s Jayde and Celina VanHyfte, who occupy the top two spots. RECORD WATCH ... TWO Missed on day two was a 40-point … [Read more...]
