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PrincetonNewman Central Catholic
Tigers
66
Comets
65

The Newman Central Catholic (Sterling, IL) varsity basketball team lost Friday's home conference game against Princeton (IL) by a score of 66-65.

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Princeton----66
NCCHS----65
Final score provided by R. Rosengren.
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Game Story

Illinois High School Basketball - Princeton nips Newman Central Catholic

February 9, 2024: Sterling, IL 61081

Princeton Tigers (Princeton, IL) backers were pleased Friday as they saw their basketball squad hold off the host Newman Central Catholic Comets (Sterling, IL), 66-65 in a league bout.

With the victory, Princeton upgrades its record to 13-12 on the campaign. The Tigers travel to Winnebago (Winnebago, IL) to play the Indians in a non-league bout on Saturday, February 10. The Indians come into the bout with a record of 9-18. Winnebago lost 69-58 in their recent league bout against Lutheran (Rockford, IL)

Next up, the Comets play the Mendota Trojans (Mendota, IL) in a Three Rivers - East bout, on Monday, February 12. Newman Central Catholic will attempt to upgrade on its 19-10 season record. The Trojans come into the bout with a 12-16 record after their 82-72 non-league win over Oregon (Oregon, IL).

Rankings & Records

Princeton (23-24)

ILClass
27973
OverallConferenceHomeAwayNeutralWin %Conference %PFPA
17-167-39-24-94-5.515.7001,9051,902

Newman Central Catholic (23-24)

ILClass
26733
OverallConferenceHomeAwayNeutralWin %Conference %PFPA
21-126-56-44-511-3.636.5451,9181,790

Team Scoring Averages

Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1Final
Princeton		12.814.012.814.04.057.7
Newman Central Catholic		15.914.916.612.0-58.1

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Head-to-Head

  • Princeton won on 11/28/2023
    11/28 @ 5pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    NCCHS----54
    Princeton----59

    The Newman Central Catholic (Sterling, IL) varsity basketball team lost Tuesday's away conference game against Princeton (IL) by a score of 59-54.

    Box score
  • Princeton won on 2/9/2024
    2/9 @ 7pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Princeton----66
    NCCHS----65

    The Princeton (IL) varsity basketball team won Friday's away conference game against Newman Central Catholic (Sterling, IL) by a score of 66-65.

    Box score

Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
Princeton9-5Newman Central Catholic9-4
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
12/6/23Putnam CountyPrinceton(W) 70-482/5/24Newman Central CatholicPutnam County(W) 74-48
12/15/23PrincetonHall(W) 63-471/5/24Newman Central CatholicHall(W) 57-56
1/26/24HallPrinceton(L) 66-632/2/24HallNewman Central Catholic(W) 60-44
12/28/23PrincetonBureau Valley(L) 62-561/18/24Newman Central CatholicBureau Valley(W) 68-61
1/30/24Bureau ValleyPrinceton(W) 70-441/26/24Bureau ValleyNewman Central Catholic(W) 64-57
2/21/24Bureau ValleyPrinceton(W) 63-56
1/5/24PrincetonMendota(W) 60-471/30/24Newman Central CatholicMendota(W) 66-60
2/2/24MendotaPrinceton(W) 72-632/12/24MendotaNewman Central Catholic(W) 70-59
1/8/24KewaneePrinceton(W) 61-5512/5/23KewaneeNewman Central Catholic(L) 73-52
2/13/24PrincetonKewanee(L) 64-591/16/24Newman Central CatholicKewanee(L) 61-42
2/3/24PrincetonByron(L) 72-5712/9/23Newman Central CatholicByron(L) 63-43
3/1/24ByronPrinceton(L) 59-4312/21/23Newman Central CatholicByron(L) 57-40
2/23/24PrincetonMorrison(W) 57-551/3/24MorrisonNewman Central Catholic(W) 66-56
2/27/24Rockford ChristianPrinceton(W) 69-6611/25/23Rockford ChristianNewman Central Catholic(W) 77-70

Record Breakdown

Princeton (23-24)

Newman Central Catholic (23-24)
17-16
Overall
21-12
7-3
League
6-5
2-8
Non-League
5-5
2-0
Head to Head
0-2
9-5
Common Opponent
9-4
9-2
Home
6-4
4-9
Away
4-5
4-5
Neutral
11-3
1-1
Playoff
0-0
17-16
In-State
21-12
0-0
Out-of-State
0-0