Illinois High School Basketball - Hoopeston overwhelms Heritage
February 4, 2023: Hoopeston, IL 60942 Fans at Saturday's non-league challenge between the Hoopeston Cornjerkers (Hoopeston, IL) and the visiting Heritage Hawks (Broadlands, IL), saw Hoopeston's basketball squad wallop Heritage by a tally of 65-14.
With the victory, Hoopeston improves its record to 15-13 on the campaign. The Cornjerkers host Georgetown-Ridge Farm (Georgetown, IL) to play the Buffaloes in a Vermilion Valley challenge on Monday, February 6. The Buffaloes come into the challenge with a record of 15-9. Georgetown-Ridge Farm won 46-41 in their recent league challenge against Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin (Bismarck, IL)
Next up, the Hawks play the Fisher Bunnies (Fisher, IL) in a non-league challenge, on Thursday, February 9. Heritage will attempt to improve on its 1-17 season record. The Bunnies come into the challenge with a 10-17 record after their 46-38 league loss to Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley (Gibson City, IL).