Illinois High School Basketball - Thornton knocked off by Thornwood
January 10, 2023: South Holland, IL 60473 The Thornwood Thunderbirds basketball team scored 63 points and held the visiting Thornton Wildcats to 53 in the Thunderbirds league triumph on Tuesday.
The Thunderbirds now sport a 10-9 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Harlan for a non-league contest on Friday, January 13. Thornwood will battle a Falcons team coming off a 64-61 league loss to Corliss (Chicago, IL). The Falcons record now stands at 5-12.
The Wildcats (7-6) will now prepare for their contest against Homewood-Flossmoor (Flossmoor, IL). The Vikings enter the non-league contest with a 9-7 record. In their last contest, Homewood-Flossmoor ran past Bradley-Bourbonnais (Bradley, IL), 67-39, in a non-league contest.