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ThorntonKankakee
Wildcats
20
Kays
49

The Kankakee (IL) varsity basketball team won Thursday's home conference game against Thornton (Harvey, IL) by a score of 49-20.

Game Details: Kankakee High School

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Thornton0312520
Kankakee81518849
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Illinois High School Basketball - Kankakee overwhelms Thornton

January 18, 2024: Kankakee, IL 60901

Fans at Thursday's league challenge between the Kankakee Kays (Kankakee, IL) and the visiting Thornton Wildcats (Harvey, IL), saw Kankakee's basketball squad wallop Thornton by a tally of 49-20.

With the victory, Kankakee improves its record to 15-8 on the campaign. The Kays host Bloom (Chicago Heights, IL) to confront the Blazing Trojan in a Southland challenge on Monday, January 22. The Blazing Trojan come into the challenge with a record of 17-5. Bloom won 58-28 in their recent non-league challenge against Chicago Marshall (Chicago, IL)

Next up, the Wildcats confront the Thornridge Falcons (Dolton, IL) in a Southland challenge, on Monday, January 22. Thornton will attempt to improve on its 14-6 season record.

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  • Play video icon 2 Steals vs Thornton 0:22
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    Rankings & Records

    Thornton (23-24)

    ILClass
    13037
    OverallConferenceHomeAwayNeutralWin %Conference %PFPA
    20-78-49-17-34-3.741.6671,267920

    Kankakee (23-24)

    ILClass
    11330
    OverallConferenceHomeAwayNeutralWin %Conference %PFPA
    22-1011-17-26-39-5.688.9171,5721,110

    Team Scoring Averages

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    Thornton    		6.09.08.29.246.9
    Kankakee    		12.712.012.910.249.1

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    Head-to-Head

    • Thornton won on 12/5/2023
      12/5 @ 6pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
      Kankakee854825
      Thornton2761631

      The Kankakee (IL) varsity basketball team lost Tuesday's away conference game against Thornton (Harvey, IL) by a score of 31-25.

      Box score
    • Kankakee won on 1/18/2024
      1/18 @ 6:30pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
      Thornton0312520
      Kankakee81518849

      The Thornton (Harvey, IL) varsity basketball team lost Thursday's away conference game against Kankakee (IL) by a score of 49-20.

      Box score

    Common Opponents

    SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
    Thornton9-3Kankakee13-0
    DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
    11/18/23Evergreen ParkThornton(W) 50-231/27/24Evergreen ParkKankakee(W) 63-24
    11/30/23ThorntonRich Township(L) 64-451/17/24KankakeeRich Township(W) 60-45
    1/11/24Rich TownshipThornton(L) 43-352/8/24Rich TownshipKankakee(W) 47-15
    12/7/23ThornridgeThornton(W) 64-2511/30/23ThornridgeKankakee(W) 70-18
    1/22/24ThorntonThornridge(W) 47-161/11/24KankakeeThornridge(W) 72-25
    12/20/23ThorntonThornwood(W) 48-1612/14/23KankakeeThornwood(W) 61-17
    2/1/24ThornwoodThornton(W) 50-301/25/24ThornwoodKankakee(W) 57-18
    1/4/24Crete-MoneeThornton(W) 49-4311/20/23Crete-MoneeKankakee(W) 50-19
    2/8/24ThorntonCrete-Monee(W) 34-2412/11/23KankakeeCrete-Monee(W) 49-14
    2/1/24Crete-MoneeKankakee(W) 66-23
    1/9/24BloomThornton(W) 62-4312/7/23KankakeeBloom(W) 62-26
    2/6/24ThorntonBloom(L) 49-402/3/24BloomKankakee(W) 62-31
    2/15/24ThorntonThornton Fractional North(W) 48-3711/16/23Thornton Fractional NorthKankakee(W) 52-33

    Record Breakdown

    Thornton (23-24)

    Kankakee (23-24)
    20-7
    		Overall
    22-10
    8-4
    		League
    11-1
    6-0
    		Non-League
    3-2
    1-1
    		Head to Head
    1-1
    9-3
    		Common Opponent
    13-0
    9-1
    		Home
    7-2
    7-3
    		Away
    6-3
    4-3
    		Neutral
    9-5
    2-0
    		Playoff
    0-1
    18-7
    		In-State
    22-7
    2-0
    		Out-of-State
    0-3