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...]
2018 Tournament Tidbits: Day 2
RECORD WATCH With 27 points against St. Joseph-Ogden, Laney Lantz has moved into a tie in Classic career scoring with former Springfield/TCU guard Zahna Medley with 262 points. She trails Makenzie Bray by 12 points to move into third-place on the all-time list. DUNKAROO According to venue coordinators at Normal West that track such things, Wednesday’s opening round saw seven … [Read more...]
2018 Tournament Tidbits: Day 1
Pre-tournament happenings…. Matt Long of Camp Pt. Central/Augusta SE won his 500th game as a high school coach in a December 13th victory over West Hancock. Lauren Shanks of Bloomington Central Catholic became the school’s all-time steals leader December 22nd in a 60-54 victory over Decatur St. Teresa. Brea Beal of Rock Island became the career scoring leader at Rock … [Read more...]
2017 Tournament Tidbits: Day 3
Highlights, notes & tidbits from Day 3 of the 2017 State Farm Holiday Classic: Record Watch With her 40-point performance in a semifinal win over St. Joseph-Ogden, Annawan’s Jayde VanHyfte is one point shy of the tournament career scoring record held by her sister Celina. She also posted the second-highest scoring total in girl’s tournament history, trailing only Illinois … [Read more...]
2017 Tournament Tidbits: Day 2
Highlights, notes & tidbits from Day 2 of the 2017 State Farm Holiday Classic: More Records On Day 1, Danville Schlarman’s girls team set the record for most points in a quarter with 31. They held the record for less than a day; Morton scored 36 in first quarter of game with Chicago North Lawndale later in the day. Their 86-26 victory was also placed them in a tie for the … [Read more...]
