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PontiacIllinois Valley Central

Indians
72
Grey Ghosts
54

The Illinois Valley Central (Chillicothe, IL) varsity basketball team lost Tuesday's home conference game against Pontiac (IL) by a score of 72-54.

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Pontiac----72
IVCHS----54
Final score provided by M. Starker.
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Game Story

Illinois High School Basketball - Illinois Valley Central toppled by Pontiac

January 28, 2025: Chillicothe, IL 61523

Pontiac Indians (Pontiac, IL) boosters left the game satisfied Tuesday as they witnessed their basketball squad notch a victory over the host Illinois Valley Central Grey Ghosts (Chillicothe, IL), 72-54 in a league match.

With the victory, Pontiac upgrades its record to 8-13 on the year. The Indians travel to Coal City (Coal City, IL) to face the Coalers in a non-league match on Friday, January 31. The Coalers enter the match with a record of 16-6. Coal City lost 55-30 in their recent league match against Streator (Streator, IL)

The Grey Ghosts now sport a 8-14 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Rantoul for a Illini Prairie match on Friday, January 31. Illinois Valley Central will face a Eagles squad coming off a 78-65 non-league loss to Charleston (Charleston, IL). The Eagles record now stands at 9-11.

Pontiac @ IVCHS Basketball Game Info

Tue., Jan. 28, 2025 @ 7p
IVC High School
The Illinois Valley Central (Chillicothe, IL) varsity basketball team lost Tuesday's home conference game against Pontiac (IL) by a score of 72-54.

Rankings & Records

Pontiac (24-25)

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

Illinois Valley Central (24-25)

ILClass
416110
OverallConferenceHomeAwayNeutralWin %Conference %PFPA
13-194-54-105-84-1.406.4441,7511,739

Team Scoring Averages

Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1Final
Pontiac		12.69.013.019.210.050.0
Illinois Valley Central		26.39.87.311.06.054.7

Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
Pontiac6-6Illinois Valley Central4-7
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
12/6/24El Paso-GridleyPontiac(L) 56-412/20/25El Paso-GridleyIllinois Valley Central(L) 68-48
12/17/24PontiacLaSalle-Peru(W) 50-4512/7/24Illinois Valley CentralLaSalle-Peru(L) 53-47
12/20/24Prairie CentralPontiac(W) 62-612/4/25Illinois Valley CentralPrairie Central(W) 59-49
1/24/25PontiacPrairie Central(W) 41-38
1/4/25PontiacEast Peoria(L) 74-411/15/25Illinois Valley CentralEast Peoria(L) 72-59
1/10/25PontiacBloomington Central Catholic(L) 68-611/22/25Illinois Valley CentralBloomington Central Catholic(L) 64-49
1/17/25St. Joseph-OgdenPontiac(L) 57-321/24/25St. Joseph-OgdenIllinois Valley Central(L) 58-53
1/22/25Paxton-Buckley-LodaPontiac(W) 60-472/14/25Paxton-Buckley-LodaIllinois Valley Central(W) 59-30
2/4/25PontiacTolono Unity(L) 58-532/7/25Tolono UnityIllinois Valley Central(L) 68-57
2/11/25PontiacMonticello(L) 67-431/10/25MonticelloIllinois Valley Central(L) 54-45
2/14/25RantoulPontiac(W) 60-451/31/25Illinois Valley CentralRantoul(W) 56-54
2/18/25St. Thomas MorePontiac(W) 59-521/17/25Illinois Valley CentralSt. Thomas More(W) 77-42

Record Breakdown

Pontiac (24-25)

Illinois Valley Central (24-25)
11-18
Overall
13-19
5-4
League
4-5
6-8
Non-League
5-7
1-0
Head to Head
0-1
6-6
Common Opponent
4-7
6-6
Home
4-10
4-8
Away
5-8
1-4
Neutral
4-1
0-1
Playoff
0-1
11-18
In-State
13-19
0-0
Out-of-State
0-0