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Coal CityPrairie Central

Coalers
50
Hawks
48

The Prairie Central (Fairbury, IL) varsity basketball team lost Saturday's home non-conference game against Coal City (IL) in overtime by a score of 50-48.

Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1Final
Coal City109916650
Prairie Central1414115448
Final score provided by S. Hamilton.
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Game Story

Illinois High School Basketball - Prairie Central can't hold off Coal City

January 18, 2025: Fairbury, IL 61739

Coal City Coalers (Coal City, IL) supporters left the game pleased Saturday as they observed their basketball team edge the host Prairie Central Hawks (Fairbury, IL), 50-48 in a non-league challenge.

The Coalers (14-5) will now prepare for their challenge against Lisle (Lisle, IL). The Lions come into the Illinois Central 8 challenge with a 5-13 record.

In their next game, the Hawks encounter the St. Joseph-Ogden Spartans (St. Joseph, IL) in a Illini Prairie challenge, on Tuesday, January 21. Prairie Central will attempt to improve on its 6-12 season record. The Spartans come into the challenge with a 11-5 record after their 57-32 league win over Pontiac (Pontiac, IL).

  • All
  • Q1
  • Q2
  • Q3
  • Q4
  • OT

  1. Check In

    1st Quarter
    0 - 0 The scorer has checked in. Coal City 0, Prairie Central 0
    Posted @ 3:30p

  2. Game Attendance

    1st Quarter
    Attendance Hundreds
    Posted @ 3:30p

  3. Commentary

    1st Quarter
    Posted @ 3:31p

  4. Commentary

    1st Quarter
    Posted @ 3:47p

  5. Commentary

    1st Quarter
    Posted @ 3:48p
  6. 0 - 2

    Score Alert

    Prairie Central1st Quarter
    Prairie Central - makes a 2pt Field Goal. Coal City 0, Prairie Central 2
    Posted @ 3:48p
  7. 3 - 2

    Score Alert

    Coal City1st Quarter
    Coal City - makes a 3pt Field Goal. Coal City 3, Prairie Central 2
    Posted @ 3:49p
  8. 5 - 2

    Score Alert

    Coal City1st Quarter
    Coal City - makes a 2pt Field Goal. Coal City 5, Prairie Central 2
    Posted @ 3:50p
  9. 5 - 2

    Foul Alert

    Prairie Central1st Quarter ~7 minutes to go
    Foul on Prairie Central. Coal City 5, Prairie Central 2
    Posted @ 3:50p
  10. 6 - 2

    Score Alert

    Coal City1st Quarter
    Coal City - makes a Free Throw. Coal City 6, Prairie Central 2
    Posted @ 3:50p

  11. Commentary

    1st Quarter
    Posted @ 3:52p
  12. 6 - 5

    Score Alert

    Prairie Central1st Quarter
    Prairie Central - makes a 3pt Field Goal. Coal City 6, Prairie Central 5
    Posted @ 3:52p
  13. 6 - 8

    Score Alert

    Prairie Central1st Quarter
    Prairie Central - makes a 3pt Field Goal. Coal City 6, Prairie Central 8
    Posted @ 3:53p
  14. 6 - 8

    Foul Alert

    Prairie Central1st Quarter ~5 minutes to go
    Foul on Prairie Central. Coal City 6, Prairie Central 8
    Posted @ 3:53p
  15. 7 - 8

    Score Alert

    Coal City1st Quarter
    Coal City - makes a Free Throw. Coal City 7, Prairie Central 8
    Posted @ 3:54p
  16. 7 - 8

    Foul Alert

    Prairie Central1st Quarter ~4 minutes to go
    Foul on Prairie Central - #15 Lane Whitfill. Coal City 7, Prairie Central 8
    Posted @ 3:55p
  17. 8 - 8

    Score Alert

    Coal City1st Quarter
    Coal City - makes a Free Throw. Coal City 8, Prairie Central 8
    Posted @ 3:55p
  18. 8 - 10

    Score Alert

    Prairie Central1st Quarter
    Prairie Central - makes a 2pt Field Goal. Coal City 8, Prairie Central 10
    Posted @ 3:56p
  19. 8 - 12

    Score Alert

    Prairie Central1st Quarter
    Prairie Central - makes a 2pt Field Goal. Coal City 8, Prairie Central 12
    Posted @ 3:56p
  20. 8 - 12

    Foul Alert

    Prairie Central1st Quarter ~2 minutes to go
    Foul on Prairie Central - #3 Simon Zimmerman. Coal City 8, Prairie Central 12
    Posted @ 3:57p

  21. Commentary

    1st Quarter
    Posted @ 3:58p
  22. 9 - 12

    Score Alert

    Coal City1st Quarter
    Coal City - makes a Free Throw. Coal City 9, Prairie Central 12
    Posted @ 3:59p
  23. 9 - 12

    Foul Alert

    Prairie Central1st Quarter Under a minute
    Foul on Prairie Central - #3 Simon Zimmerman. Coal City 9, Prairie Central 12
    Posted @ 4:02p
  24. 10 - 12

    Score Alert

    Coal City1st Quarter
    Coal City - makes a Free Throw. Coal City 10, Prairie Central 12
    Posted @ 4:03p
  25. 10 - 14

    Score Alert

    Prairie Central1st Quarter
    Prairie Central - makes a 2pt Field Goal. Coal City 10, Prairie Central 14
    Posted @ 4:03p
  26. 10 - 14

    Foul Alert

    Coal City1st Quarter Under a minute
    Foul on Coal City. Coal City 10, Prairie Central 14
    Posted @ 4:04p
  27. 10 - 14

    End of 1st Quarter

    2nd Quarter
    Coal City 10, Prairie Central 14
    Posted @ 4:04p
  28. 10 - 14

    Foul Alert

    Coal City2nd Quarter ~7 minutes to go
    Foul on Coal City. Coal City 10, Prairie Central 14
    Posted @ 4:06p
  29. 10 - 15

    Score Alert

    Prairie Central2nd Quarter
    Prairie Central - makes a Free Throw. Coal City 10, Prairie Central 15
    Posted @ 4:06p
  30. 10 - 16

    Score Alert

    Prairie Central2nd Quarter
    Prairie Central - makes a Free Throw. Coal City 10, Prairie Central 16
    Posted @ 4:06p
  31. 10 - 19

    Score Alert

    Prairie Central2nd Quarter
    Prairie Central - makes a 3pt Field Goal. Coal City 10, Prairie Central 19
    Posted @ 4:07p
  32. 10 - 19

    Foul Alert

    Coal City2nd Quarter ~6 minutes to go
    Foul on Coal City - #1 Gavin Berger. Coal City 10, Prairie Central 19
    Posted @ 4:09p
  33. 10 - 20

    Score Alert

    Prairie Central2nd Quarter
    Prairie Central - makes a Free Throw. Coal City 10, Prairie Central 20
    Posted @ 4:09p
  34. 10 - 21

    Score Alert

    Prairie Central2nd Quarter
    Prairie Central - makes a Free Throw. Coal City 10, Prairie Central 21
    Posted @ 4:09p
  35. 12 - 21

    Score Alert

    Coal City2nd Quarter
    Coal City - makes a 2pt Field Goal. Coal City 12, Prairie Central 21
    Posted @ 4:10p
  36. 14 - 21

    Score Alert

    Coal City2nd Quarter
    Coal City - makes a 2pt Field Goal. Coal City 14, Prairie Central 21
    Posted @ 4:11p
  37. 14 - 24

    Score Alert

    Prairie Central2nd Quarter
    Prairie Central - makes a 3pt Field Goal. Coal City 14, Prairie Central 24
    Posted @ 4:12p
  38. 14 - 26

    Score Alert

    Prairie Central2nd Quarter
    Prairie Central - makes a 2pt Field Goal. Coal City 14, Prairie Central 26
    Posted @ 4:13p
  39. 14 - 26

    Foul Alert

    Prairie Central2nd Quarter ~4 minutes to go
    Foul on Prairie Central - #1 Spencer Ray. Coal City 14, Prairie Central 26
    Posted @ 4:13p
  40. 15 - 26

    Score Alert

    Coal City2nd Quarter
    Coal City - makes a Free Throw. Coal City 15, Prairie Central 26
    Posted @ 4:13p
  41. 15 - 26

    Foul Alert

    Coal City2nd Quarter ~4 minutes to go
    Foul on Coal City - #14 Gabe Mchugh. Coal City 15, Prairie Central 26
    Posted @ 4:14p
  42. 15 - 26

    Timeout Alert

    Prairie Central2nd Quarter ~4 minutes to go
    Timeout Prairie Central. Coal City 15, Prairie Central 26
    Posted @ 4:16p

  43. Commentary

    2nd Quarter
    Posted @ 4:16p
  44. 17 - 26

    Score Alert

    Coal City2nd Quarter
    Coal City - makes a 2pt Field Goal. Coal City 17, Prairie Central 26
    Posted @ 4:17p
  45. 17 - 28

    Score Alert

    Prairie Central2nd Quarter
    Prairie Central - makes a 2pt Field Goal. Coal City 17, Prairie Central 28
    Posted @ 4:21p
  46. 19 - 28

    Score Alert

    Coal City2nd Quarter
    Coal City - makes a 2pt Field Goal. Coal City 19, Prairie Central 28
    Posted @ 4:22p
  47. 19 - 28

    Halftime

    Halftime
    Coal City 19, Prairie Central 28
    We noticed it's halftime, please enjoy this video while you wait for the action to resume.
    Posted @ 4:23p

  48. Commentary

    Halftime
    Posted @ 4:35p
  49. 19 - 28

    Start of 3rd Quarter

    Coal City3rd Quarter
    Coal City's ball.
    Posted @ 4:39p
  50. 19 - 30

    Score Alert

    Prairie Central3rd Quarter
    Prairie Central - makes a 2pt Field Goal. Coal City 19, Prairie Central 30
    Posted @ 4:41p
  51. 19 - 32

    Score Alert

    Prairie Central3rd Quarter
    Prairie Central - makes a 2pt Field Goal. Coal City 19, Prairie Central 32
    Posted @ 4:41p
  52. 19 - 34

    Score Alert

    Prairie Central3rd Quarter
    Prairie Central - makes a 2pt Field Goal. Coal City 19, Prairie Central 34
    Posted @ 4:44p
  53. 21 - 34

    Score Alert

    Coal City3rd Quarter
    Coal City - makes a 2pt Field Goal. Coal City 21, Prairie Central 34
    Posted @ 4:46p
  54. 23 - 34

    Score Alert

    Coal City3rd Quarter
    Coal City - makes a 2pt Field Goal. Coal City 23, Prairie Central 34
    Posted @ 4:48p
  55. 23 - 34

    Foul Alert

    Prairie Central3rd Quarter ~3 minutes to go
    Foul on Prairie Central - #3 Simon Zimmerman. Coal City 23, Prairie Central 34
    Posted @ 4:49p
  56. 24 - 34

    Score Alert

    Coal City3rd Quarter
    Coal City - makes a Free Throw. Coal City 24, Prairie Central 34
    Posted @ 4:49p
  57. 25 - 34

    Score Alert

    Coal City3rd Quarter
    Coal City - makes a Free Throw. Coal City 25, Prairie Central 34
    Posted @ 4:50p
  58. 25 - 34

    Foul Alert

    Coal City3rd Quarter ~2 minutes to go
    Foul on Coal City - #15 Carter Gill. Coal City 25, Prairie Central 34
    Posted @ 4:50p
  59. 25 - 35

    Score Alert

    Prairie Central3rd Quarter
    Prairie Central - makes a Free Throw. Coal City 25, Prairie Central 35
    Posted @ 4:50p
  60. 27 - 35

    Score Alert

    Coal City3rd Quarter
    Coal City - makes a 2pt Field Goal. Coal City 27, Prairie Central 35
    Posted @ 4:51p
  61. 27 - 35

    Foul Alert

    Prairie Central3rd Quarter ~2 minutes to go
    Foul on Prairie Central. Coal City 27, Prairie Central 35
    Posted @ 4:52p
  62. 28 - 35

    Score Alert

    Coal City3rd Quarter
    Coal City - makes a Free Throw. Coal City 28, Prairie Central 35
    Posted @ 4:52p
  63. 28 - 35

    Foul Alert

    Coal City3rd Quarter ~2 minutes to go
    Foul on Coal City - #5 Zander Meents. Coal City 28, Prairie Central 35
    Posted @ 4:52p
  64. 28 - 36

    Score Alert

    Prairie Central3rd Quarter
    Prairie Central - makes a Free Throw. Coal City 28, Prairie Central 36
    Posted @ 4:53p
  65. 28 - 39

    Score Alert

    Prairie Central3rd Quarter
    Prairie Central - makes a 3pt Field Goal. Coal City 28, Prairie Central 39
    Posted @ 4:53p
  66. 28 - 39

    Foul Alert

    Prairie Central3rd Quarter Under a minute
    Foul on Prairie Central - #23 Acer Kratochvil. Coal City 28, Prairie Central 39
    Posted @ 4:56p
  67. 28 - 39

    End of 3rd Quarter

    4th Quarter
    Coal City 28, Prairie Central 39
    Posted @ 4:56p

  68. Commentary

    4th Quarter
    Posted @ 4:57p
  69. 28 - 39

    Foul Alert

    Prairie Central4th Quarter ~7 minutes to go
    Foul on Prairie Central - #12 Griffin Tredennick. Coal City 28, Prairie Central 39
    Posted @ 4:59p
  70. 28 - 39

    Foul Alert

    Prairie Central4th Quarter ~6 minutes to go
    Foul on Prairie Central - #23 Acer Kratochvil. Coal City 28, Prairie Central 39
    Posted @ 5:01p
  71. 28 - 39

    Timeout Alert

    Coal City4th Quarter ~6 minutes to go
    Timeout Coal City. Coal City 28, Prairie Central 39
    Posted @ 5:01p
  72. 28 - 39

    Foul Alert

    Prairie Central4th Quarter ~4 minutes to go
    Foul on Prairie Central. Coal City 28, Prairie Central 39
    Posted @ 5:08p
  73. 30 - 39

    Score Alert

    Coal City4th Quarter
    Coal City - makes a 2pt Field Goal. Coal City 30, Prairie Central 39
    Posted @ 5:09p
  74. 30 - 39

    Foul Alert

    Prairie Central4th Quarter ~4 minutes to go
    Foul on Prairie Central. Coal City 30, Prairie Central 39
    Posted @ 5:09p
  75. 31 - 39

    Score Alert

    Coal City4th Quarter
    Coal City - makes a Free Throw. Coal City 31, Prairie Central 39
    Posted @ 5:09p
  76. 31 - 39

    Foul Alert

    Coal City4th Quarter ~4 minutes to go
    Foul on Coal City. Coal City 31, Prairie Central 39
    Posted @ 5:10p
  77. 31 - 40

    Score Alert

    Prairie Central4th Quarter
    Prairie Central - makes a Free Throw. Coal City 31, Prairie Central 40
    Posted @ 5:10p
  78. 31 - 40

    Timeout Alert

    Prairie Central4th Quarter ~4 minutes to go
    Timeout Prairie Central. Coal City 31, Prairie Central 40
    Posted @ 5:10p
  79. 34 - 40

    Score Alert

    Coal City4th Quarter
    Coal City - makes a 3pt Field Goal. Coal City 34, Prairie Central 40
    Posted @ 5:11p
  80. 34 - 40

    Foul Alert

    Coal City4th Quarter ~3 minutes to go
    Foul on Coal City. Coal City 34, Prairie Central 40
    Posted @ 5:12p
  81. 34 - 41

    Score Alert

    Prairie Central4th Quarter
    Prairie Central - makes a Free Throw. Coal City 34, Prairie Central 41
    Posted @ 5:13p
  82. 37 - 41

    Score Alert

    Coal City4th Quarter
    Coal City - makes a 3pt Field Goal. Coal City 37, Prairie Central 41
    Posted @ 5:13p
  83. 37 - 41

    Foul Alert

    Coal City4th Quarter ~2 minutes to go
    Foul on Coal City - #1 Gavin Berger. Coal City 37, Prairie Central 41
    Posted @ 5:14p
  84. 39 - 41

    Score Alert

    Coal City4th Quarter
    Coal City - makes a 2pt Field Goal. Coal City 39, Prairie Central 41
    Posted @ 5:15p
  85. 39 - 43

    Score Alert

    Prairie Central4th Quarter
    Prairie Central - makes a 2pt Field Goal. Coal City 39, Prairie Central 43
    Posted @ 5:15p
  86. 39 - 43

    Timeout Alert

    Prairie Central4th Quarter ~2 minutes to go
    Timeout Prairie Central. Coal City 39, Prairie Central 43
    Posted @ 5:15p
  87. 39 - 43

    Foul Alert

    Prairie Central4th Quarter ~1 minute to go
    Foul on Prairie Central. Coal City 39, Prairie Central 43
    Posted @ 5:18p
  88. 40 - 43

    Score Alert

    Coal City4th Quarter
    Coal City - makes a Free Throw. Coal City 40, Prairie Central 43
    Posted @ 5:19p
  89. 41 - 43

    Score Alert

    Coal City4th Quarter
    Coal City - makes a Free Throw. Coal City 41, Prairie Central 43
    Posted @ 5:19p
  90. 41 - 43

    Foul Alert

    Coal City4th Quarter Under a minute
    Foul on Coal City. Coal City 41, Prairie Central 43
    Posted @ 5:20p
  91. 41 - 44

    Score Alert

    Prairie Central4th Quarter
    Prairie Central - makes a Free Throw. Coal City 41, Prairie Central 44
    Posted @ 5:20p
  92. 43 - 44

    Score Alert

    Coal City4th Quarter
    Coal City - makes a 2pt Field Goal. Coal City 43, Prairie Central 44
    Posted @ 5:21p
  93. 43 - 44

    Foul Alert

    Prairie Central4th Quarter Under a minute
    Foul on Prairie Central. Coal City 43, Prairie Central 44
    Posted @ 5:21p
  94. 44 - 44

    Score Alert

    Coal City4th Quarter
    Coal City - makes a Free Throw. Coal City 44, Prairie Central 44
    Posted @ 5:21p
  95. 44 - 44

    Timeout Alert

    Coal City4th Quarter Under a minute
    Timeout Coal City. Coal City 44, Prairie Central 44
    Posted @ 5:22p
  96. 44 - 44

    End of Regulation

    Overtime
    Coal City 44, Prairie Central 44
    Posted @ 5:24p
  97. 44 - 46

    Score Alert

    Prairie CentralOvertime
    Prairie Central - makes a 2pt Field Goal. Coal City 44, Prairie Central 46
    Posted @ 5:25p
  98. 44 - 46

    Foul Alert

    Coal CityOvertime ~3 minutes to go
    Foul on Coal City. Coal City 44, Prairie Central 46
    Posted @ 5:27p
  99. 44 - 47

    Score Alert

    Prairie CentralOvertime
    Prairie Central - makes a Free Throw. Coal City 44, Prairie Central 47
    Posted @ 5:27p
  100. 44 - 48

    Score Alert

    Prairie CentralOvertime
    Prairie Central - makes a Free Throw. Coal City 44, Prairie Central 48
    Posted @ 5:28p
  101. 46 - 48

    Score Alert

    Coal CityOvertime
    Coal City - makes a 2pt Field Goal. Coal City 46, Prairie Central 48
    Posted @ 5:28p
  102. 49 - 48

    Score Alert

    Coal CityOvertime
    Coal City - makes a 3pt Field Goal. Coal City 49, Prairie Central 48
    Posted @ 5:29p
  103. 49 - 48

    Timeout Alert

    Prairie CentralOvertime ~2 minutes to go
    Timeout Prairie Central. Coal City 49, Prairie Central 48
    Posted @ 5:29p
  104. 49 - 48

    Foul Alert

    Coal CityOvertime ~1 minute to go
    Foul on Coal City. Coal City 49, Prairie Central 48
    Posted @ 5:31p
  105. 49 - 48

    Timeout Alert

    Coal CityOvertime Under a minute
    Timeout Coal City. Coal City 49, Prairie Central 48
    Posted @ 5:32p

  106. Commentary

    Overtime
    Posted @ 5:32p

  107. Scorer Dropped Out

    Overtime
    Posted @ 6:46p

Coal City @ PCHS Basketball Game Info

Sat., Jan. 18, 2025 @ 3:30p
Prairie Central High School
The Prairie Central (Fairbury, IL) varsity basketball team lost Saturday's home non-conference game against Coal City (IL) in overtime by a score of 50-48.

Rankings & Records

Coal City (24-25)

ILClass
392102
OverallConferenceHomeAwayNeutralWin %Conference %PFPA
20-118-611-56-63-0.645.5711,6361,516

Prairie Central (24-25)

ILClass
474125
OverallConferenceHomeAwayNeutralWin %Conference %PFPA
8-241-83-92-133-2.250.1111,5341,844

Team Scoring Averages

Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1Final
Coal City		12.611.314.413.85.552.8
Prairie Central		14.27.913.39.94.047.9

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Team Stat Comparison

Coal CityPrairie Central
-Points Per Game3.1
-Rebounds Per Game1.4
-Assists Per Game0.6
-Steals Per Game0.7
-Blocks Per Game0.0

Team Leaders

Coal CityPrairie CentralNational Avg.
-
Points Per Game#3 Simon Zimmerman19.04.9
-
Rebounds Per Game#24 Cody Steidinger9.02.6
-
Assists Per Game#1 Spencer Ray2.01.0
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Steals Per Game#3 Simon Zimmerman6.00.8
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Blocks Per Game#1 Spencer Ray00.2

Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
Coal City3-1Prairie Central2-2
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
12/20/24Coal CityHerscher(W) 63-452/24/25HerscherPrairie Central(W) 51-46
2/7/25HerscherCoal City(L) 60-49
1/3/25DwightCoal City(W) 63-3512/3/24Prairie CentralDwight(W) 62-59
1/31/25PontiacCoal City(W) 65-6412/20/24Prairie CentralPontiac(L) 62-61
1/24/25PontiacPrairie Central(L) 41-38

Record Breakdown

Coal City (24-25)

Prairie Central (24-25)
20-11
Overall
8-24
8-6
League
1-8
5-2
Non-League
3-11
1-0
Head to Head
0-1
3-1
Common Opponent
2-2
11-5
Home
3-9
6-6
Away
2-13
3-0
Neutral
3-2
0-1
Playoff
1-1
20-11
In-State
8-24
0-0
Out-of-State
0-0