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The Mercer County (Aledo, IL) varsity basketball team won Tuesday's home conference game against Knoxville (IL) by a score of 78-48.

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Knoxville91681548
Mercer County2220132378
Final score provided by E. Hughs.
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Game Story

Illinois High School Basketball - Knoxville overwhelmed by Mercer County

January 17, 2023: Aledo, IL 61231

The Knoxville Blue Bullets basketball team (Knoxville, IL), was routed 78-48 in Tuesday's league battle with the host Mercer County Golden Eagles (Aledo, IL)

The Golden Eagles now sport a 11-5 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Wethersfield for a Lincoln Trail battle on Friday, January 20. Mercer County will battle a Flying Geese team coming off a 78-75 league loss to ROWVA/Williamsfield (Oneida, IL). The Flying Geese record now stands at 9-9.

The Blue Bullets (11-8) will now prepare for their battle against Annawan (Annawan, IL). The Braves come into the Lincoln Trail battle with a 7-13 record. In their last battle, Annawan trounced Ridgewood [AlWood/Cambridge] (Woodhull, IL), 60-39, in a league battle.

Rankings & Records

Knoxville (22-23)

ILClass
34086
OverallConferenceHomeAwayNeutralWin %Conference %PFPA
21-118-311-06-64-5.656.7271,7331,561

Mercer County (22-23)

ILClass
20749
OverallConferenceHomeAwayNeutralWin %Conference %PFPA
24-710-18-28-28-3.774.9091,7851,287

Team Scoring Averages

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Knoxville
16.314.314.113.654.2
Mercer County
18.613.617.614.557.6

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Head-to-Head

  • Mercer County won on 1/17/2023
    1/17 @ 7:30pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Knoxville91681548
    Mercer County2220132378

    The Knoxville (IL) varsity basketball team lost Tuesday's away conference game against Mercer County (Aledo, IL) by a score of 78-48.

  • Mercer County won on 1/31/2023
    1/31 @ 7pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Knoxville----39
    Mercer County----61

    The Knoxville (IL) varsity basketball team lost Tuesday's neutral conference tournament game against Mercer County (Aledo, IL) by a score of 61-39.

Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
Knoxville13-5Mercer County17-2
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
11/25/22PrincevilleKnoxville(L) 59-532/10/23Mercer CountyPrinceville(W) 42-28
1/13/23PrincevilleKnoxville(W) 71-59
1/28/23PrincevilleKnoxville(W) 60-54
12/9/22KnoxvilleMonmouth-Roseville(L) 46-4411/26/22Mercer CountyMonmouth-Roseville(W) 62-50
11/29/22Mercer CountyMonmouth-Roseville(L) 43-42
1/3/23KnoxvilleBiggsville West Central(W) 62-521/24/23Biggsville West CentralMercer County(W) 65-39
1/6/23Monmouth UnitedKnoxville(W) 67-421/3/23Mercer CountyMonmouth United(W) 66-37
1/27/23Monmouth UnitedKnoxville(W) 71-45
1/10/23KnoxvilleStark County(L) 52-441/6/23Stark CountyMercer County(L) 55-45
2/4/23Stark CountyKnoxville(W) 48-38
1/20/23KnoxvilleAnnawan(L) 51-472/16/23AnnawanMercer County(W) 72-32
1/21/23KnoxvilleFarmington(W) 41-3912/8/22FarmingtonMercer County(W) 44-41
1/24/23WethersfieldKnoxville(W) 59-441/20/23Mercer CountyWethersfield(W) 62-36
2/7/23ROWVA/WilliamsfieldKnoxville(W) 69-4812/9/22Mercer CountyROWVA/Williamsfield(W) 62-44
2/4/23ROWVA/WilliamsfieldMercer County(W) 65-43
2/10/23KnoxvilleRidgewood [AlWood/Cambridge](W) 69-482/7/23Ridgewood [AlWood/Cambridge]Mercer County(W) 60-29
2/14/23KnoxvilleAbingdon/Avon(W) 36-311/13/23Abingdon/AvonMercer County(W) 65-40
1/28/23Mercer CountyAbingdon/Avon(W) 49-36
2/17/23GalvaKnoxville(W) 64-411/26/23Mercer CountyGalva(W) 77-29
2/14/23Mercer CountyGalva(W) 72-35
2/18/23AllemanKnoxville(W) 61-3911/25/22Mercer CountyAlleman(W) 56-23
2/22/23KnoxvilleSherrard(L) 63-5011/22/22SherrardMercer County(W) 37-23
12/20/22Mercer CountySherrard(W) 45-27

Record Breakdown

Knoxville (22-23)

Mercer County (22-23)

21-11
Overall
24-7
10-4
League
14-1
5-1
Non-League
4-4
0-2
Head to Head
2-0
13-5
Common Opponent
17-2
11-0
Home
8-2
6-6
Away
8-2
4-5
Neutral
8-3
0-1
Playoff
0-0
21-11
In-State
24-7
0-0
Out-of-State
0-0