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PontiacPrairie Central

Indians
41
Hawks
38

The Prairie Central (Fairbury, IL) varsity basketball team lost Friday's home conference game against Pontiac (IL) by a score of 41-38.

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Pontiac----41
Prairie Central----38
Final score provided by M. Starker.
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Game Story

Illinois High School Basketball - Pontiac sneaks past Prairie Central

January 24, 2025: Fairbury, IL 61739

The Pontiac Indians (Pontiac, IL) basketball edged the host Prairie Central Hawks (Fairbury, IL), 41-38 in Friday's league bout.

The Indians now possess a 7-13 record. They play next when they host Normal West for a non-league bout on Saturday, January 25. Pontiac will play a Wildcats team coming off a 57-42 league win over Bloomington (Bloomington, IL). The Wildcats record now stands at 5-15.

With the loss, Prairie Central falls to 6-15 on the campaign. The Hawks travel to St. Joseph-Ogden (St. Joseph, IL) to play the Spartans in a Illini Prairie bout on Saturday, January 25. The Spartans go into the bout with a record of 12-5. St. Joseph-Ogden won 61-52 in their recent non-league bout against Manteno (Manteno, IL)

Pontiac @ PCHS Basketball Game Info

Fri., Jan. 24, 2025 @ 7p
The Prairie Central (Fairbury, IL) varsity basketball team lost Friday's home conference game against Pontiac (IL) by a score of 41-38.

Rankings & Records

Pontiac (24-25)

ILClass
36097
OverallConferenceHomeAwayNeutralWin %Conference %PFPA
11-185-46-64-81-4.379.5561,4501,681

Prairie Central (24-25)

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

Team Scoring Averages

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Pontiac		12.69.013.019.210.050.0
Prairie Central		14.27.913.39.94.047.9

Pontiac Videos

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Prairie Central Videos

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Head-to-Head

  • Pontiac won on 12/20/2024
    12/20 @ 7pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Prairie Central----61
    Pontiac----62

    The Prairie Central (Fairbury, IL) varsity basketball team lost Friday's away non-conference game against Pontiac (IL) by a score of 62-61.

    Box score
  • Pontiac won on 1/24/2025
    1/24 @ 7pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Pontiac----41
    Prairie Central----38

    The Pontiac (IL) varsity basketball team won Friday's away conference game against Prairie Central (Fairbury, IL) by a score of 41-38.

    Box score

Team Stat Comparison

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

Team Leaders

PontiacPrairie CentralNational Avg.
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Points Per Game#3 Simon Zimmerman19.04.9
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Rebounds Per Game#24 Cody Steidinger9.02.6
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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.
Pontiac4-6Prairie Central1-9
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
12/6/24El Paso-GridleyPontiac(L) 56-4112/13/24El Paso-GridleyPrairie Central(L) 67-40
1/10/25PontiacBloomington Central Catholic(L) 68-612/11/25Bloomington Central CatholicPrairie Central(L) 54-28
1/17/25St. Joseph-OgdenPontiac(L) 57-321/25/25Prairie CentralSt. Joseph-Ogden(L) 68-36
1/22/25Paxton-Buckley-LodaPontiac(W) 60-472/7/25Prairie CentralPaxton-Buckley-Loda(L) 58-44
1/28/25PontiacIllinois Valley Central(W) 72-542/4/25Illinois Valley CentralPrairie Central(L) 59-49
1/31/25PontiacCoal City(L) 65-641/18/25Coal CityPrairie Central(L) 50-48
2/4/25PontiacTolono Unity(L) 58-531/31/25Tolono UnityPrairie Central(L) 64-45
2/11/25PontiacMonticello(L) 67-431/28/25Prairie CentralMonticello(L) 55-43
2/14/25RantoulPontiac(W) 60-451/17/25Prairie CentralRantoul(L) 65-44
2/18/25St. Thomas MorePontiac(W) 59-521/3/25St. Thomas MorePrairie Central(W) 62-57

Record Breakdown

Pontiac (24-25)

Prairie Central (24-25)
11-18
Overall
8-24
5-4
League
1-8
6-8
Non-League
3-11
2-0
Head to Head
0-2
4-6
Common Opponent
1-9
6-6
Home
3-9
4-8
Away
2-13
1-4
Neutral
3-2
0-1
Playoff
1-1
11-18
In-State
8-24
0-0
Out-of-State
0-0