Illinois High School Basketball - Central edges Hampshire
January 20, 2023: Hampshire, IL 60140 The Central Rockets (Burlington, IL) basketball nipped the host Hampshire Whip-Purs (Hampshire, IL), 59-58 in Friday's league test.
The Rockets (18-4) will now prepare for their test against South Elgin (South Elgin, IL). The Storm go into the non-league test with a 13-8 record. In their last test, South Elgin got by Larkin (Elgin, IL), 58-56, in a league test.
The Whip-Purs now own a 9-13 record. They play next when they host Cary-Grove for a Fox Valley test on Tuesday, January 24. Hampshire will encounter a Trojans squad coming off a 64-47 league loss to Jacobs (Algonquin, IL). The Trojans record now stands at 5-16.