Illinois High School Basketball - Paris holds off North Central
January 17, 2025: Paris, IL 61944 The Paris Tigers basketball team scored 74 points and limited the visiting North Central Thunderbirds to 72 in the Tigers non-league triumph on Friday.
The Tigers now possess a 12-8 record. They play next when they travel to Marshall for a non-league game on Saturday, January 25. Paris will confront a Lions team coming off a 59-45 league loss to Casey-Westfield (Casey, IL). The Lions record now stands at 9-7.
With the loss, North Central falls to 5-6 on the campaign. The Thunderbirds travel to Riverton Parke (Montezuma, IN) to confront the Panthers in a non-league game on Friday, January 24. The Panthers go into the game with a record of 7-6. Riverton Parke lost 80-40 in their recent non-league game against Southmont (Crawfordsville, IN)