Illinois High School Basketball - La Salette Academy can't hold off Flanagan-Cornell
February 11, 2022: Flanagan, IL 61740 The Flanagan-Cornell Falcons basketball team scored 59 points and held the visiting La Salette Academy Lions to 54 in the Falcons non-league triumph on Friday.
The Falcons now sport a 22-6 record. They put it on the line next when they host Eureka for a Heart of Illinois contest on Thursday, February 17. Flanagan-Cornell will battle a Hornets team coming off a 75-50 league win over Fieldcrest (Minonk, IL). The Hornets record now stands at 22-5.
The Lions (11-15) will now prepare for their contest against Providence-St. Mel (Chicago, IL). The Knights enter the non-league contest with a 4-20 record. In their last contest, Providence-St. Mel nudged St. Francis de Sales (Chicago, IL), 76-56, in a league contest.