Illinois High School Basketball - Oakwood trounces Hoopeston
January 22, 2022: Fithian, IL 61844 The Oakwood Comets (Fithian, IL) basketball crushed the visiting Hoopeston Cornjerkers (Hoopeston, IL), 59-29 in Saturday's non-league test.
The Comets (17-6) will now prepare for their test against Georgetown-Ridge Farm (Georgetown, IL). The Buffaloes go into the Vermilion Valley test with a 10-12 record. In their last test, Georgetown-Ridge Farm walloped Salt Fork (Sidell, IL), 56-55, in a non-league test.
The Cornjerkers now own a 6-14 record. They play next when they travel to Urbana University for a non-league test on Monday, January 24. Hoopeston will encounter a Illineks squad coming off a 88-67 league loss to Cornerstone Christian (Bloomington, IL). The Illineks record now stands at 4-6.