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Prairie CentralPontiac
Hawks
48
Indians
53

The Pontiac (IL) varsity basketball team won Friday's neutral playoff game against Prairie Central (Fairbury, IL) by a score of 53-48.

This game is a part of the "2023 IHSA Boys Basketball State Championships (Illinois) - Class 2A" tournament.

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Prairie Central----48
Pontiac----53
Final score provided by H. Rozzoni.
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Game Story

Illinois High School Basketball - Pontiac edges Prairie Central

March 3, 2023: Fairbury, IL 61739

The Pontiac Indians (Pontiac, IL) basketball nipped the host Prairie Central Hawks (Fairbury, IL), 53-48 in Friday's non-league test.

The Indians (27-6) will now prepare for their test against Bloomington Central Catholic (Bloomington, IL). The Saints go into the non-league test with a 24-11 record. In their last test, Bloomington Central Catholic got by Normal University (Normal, IL), 72-69, in a non-league test.

The Hawks now own a 31-3 record.

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    48 - 53 The scorer has checked in. Prairie Central 48, Pontiac 53
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    Prairie Central 48, Pontiac 53
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    Pontiac won 53-48 advances to super sectional in Springfield illinois

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Rankings & Records

Prairie Central (22-23)

ILClass
455
OverallConferenceHomeAwayNeutralWin %Conference %PFPA
31-39-09-211-011-1.9121.0002,1261,435

Pontiac (22-23)

ILClass
6210
OverallConferenceHomeAwayNeutralWin %Conference %PFPA
27-78-17-29-111-4.794.8892,2141,841

Team Scoring Averages

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Prairie Central		15.916.916.413.59.062.5
Pontiac		14.214.612.819.68.065.1

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Head-to-Head

  • Prairie Central won on 12/16/2022
    12/16 @ 7pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Prairie Central139161654
    Pontiac9891137

    The Prairie Central (Fairbury, IL) varsity basketball team won Friday's away non-conference game against Pontiac (IL) by a score of 54-37.

    Box score
  • Prairie Central won on 1/20/2023
    1/20 @ 7pQ1Q2Q3Q4OT1Final
    Pontiac165924862
    Prairie Central16111215963

    The Pontiac (IL) varsity basketball team lost Friday's away conference game against Prairie Central (Fairbury, IL) in overtime by a score of 63-62.

    Box score
  • Pontiac won on 3/3/2023
    3/3 @ 7pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Prairie Central----48
    Pontiac----53

    The Prairie Central (Fairbury, IL) varsity basketball team lost Friday's neutral playoff game against Pontiac (IL) by a score of 53-48.

    Box score

Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
Prairie Central12-0Pontiac11-1
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
11/29/22Prairie CentralDwight(W) 74-531/3/23PontiacDwight(W) 66-25
12/9/22St. Thomas MorePrairie Central(W) 54-322/14/23St. Thomas MorePontiac(W) 73-56
12/29/22Prairie CentralTolono Unity(W) 58-421/31/23PontiacTolono Unity(W) 64-58
1/27/23Tolono UnityPrairie Central(W) 45-36
1/3/23El Paso-GridleyPrairie Central(W) 43-3911/29/22PontiacEl Paso-Gridley(W) 71-54
1/13/23Prairie CentralRantoul(W) 64-492/10/23RantoulPontiac(W) 78-61
1/17/23Prairie CentralSt. Joseph-Ogden(W) 57-441/13/23St. Joseph-OgdenPontiac(W) 75-61
2/28/23St. Joseph-OgdenPontiac(W) 55-40
1/24/23Prairie CentralMonticello(W) 65-562/7/23PontiacMonticello(W) 73-61
2/24/23MonticelloPrairie Central(W) 72-38
1/31/23Illinois Valley CentralPrairie Central(W) 74-381/24/23PontiacIllinois Valley Central(W) 75-59
2/3/23Prairie CentralPaxton-Buckley-Loda(W) 60-221/17/23Paxton-Buckley-LodaPontiac(W) 70-27
2/7/23Bloomington Central CatholicPrairie Central(W) 72-661/6/23PontiacBloomington Central Catholic(W) 73-65
3/6/23PontiacBloomington Central Catholic(L) 67-53

Record Breakdown

Prairie Central (22-23)

Pontiac (22-23)
31-3
Overall
27-7
9-0
League
8-1
11-2
Non-League
8-1
2-1
Head to Head
1-2
12-0
Common Opponent
11-1
9-2
Home
7-2
11-0
Away
9-1
11-1
Neutral
11-4
3-1
Playoff
4-1
31-3
In-State
27-7
0-0
Out-of-State
0-0