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ThornwoodKankakee

Thunderbirds
47
Kays
81

The Kankakee (IL) varsity basketball team won Tuesday's home conference game against Thornwood (South Holland, IL) by a score of 81-47.

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Thornwood----47
Kankakee----81
Final score provided by R. T.
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Game Stats

Thornwood (24-25)

Thornwood

Shooting

#Athlete NameMinPtsFGMFGAFG%AFG%
Team Totals1544720573537
1Jordan Jones (Jr)264292222
2Jabron Brown (Jr)143133350
4Santino Easton (Jr)115263342
5Damiano Jenkins (Jr)600100
12Dorian Pope (Sr)225236767
21Godwin Okorie (Jr)246245050
23Lester Watson (Fr)25105143636
24Mekhi Young (Fr)26146173535
Thornwood

#Athlete NameMinPts3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%2FGM2FGA2FG%
Team Totals15447217125956184045
1Jordan Jones (Jr)2640502450
2Jabron Brown (Jr)1431333
4Santino Easton (Jr)11514251250
5Damiano Jenkins (Jr)60010
12Dorian Pope (Sr)22512502367
21Godwin Okorie (Jr)24625402450
23Lester Watson (Fr)251002051242
24Mekhi Young (Fr)26140302210061443
Thornwood

Totals

#Athlete NameMinPtsORebDRebRebAstStlBlkTOPF
Team Totals1544791524842
1Jordan Jones (Jr)2643321
2Jabron Brown (Jr)143123
4Santino Easton (Jr)11511
5Damiano Jenkins (Jr)601121
12Dorian Pope (Sr)2253252
21Godwin Okorie (Jr)246426
23Lester Watson (Fr)25104442
24Mekhi Young (Fr)261411

Kankakee (24-25)

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Game Story

Illinois High School Basketball - Kankakee triumphant over Thornwood

January 7, 2025: Kankakee, IL 60901

The crowd at Tuesday's league challenge between the Kankakee Kays (Kankakee, IL) and the visiting Thornwood Thunderbirds (South Holland, IL), observed Kankakee's basketball team overwhelm Thornwood by a score of 81-47.

The Kays (11-2) will now prepare for their challenge against Crete-Monee (Crete, IL). The Warriors come into the Southland challenge with a 12-5 record. In their last challenge, Crete-Monee trounced Joliet Central (Joliet, IL), 47-26, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Thunderbirds battle the Thornton Wildcats (Harvey, IL) in a Southland challenge, on Friday, January 10. Thornwood will attempt to improve on its 7-9 season record. The Wildcats come into the challenge with a 4-8 record after their 2-0 non-league win over Hammond Morton (Hammond, IN).

Players of the Game

Thornwood (24-25)

Congratulations to #24 Mekhi Young for being selected the Thornwood Basketball Player of the Game.

Kankakee (24-25)

Kankakee has not selected any Players of the Game.
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    Game Started
    Thornwood
    Thunderbirds
    0 - 0
    Kankakee
    Kays
    Posted @ 6:54p

  2. R. T

    End of 1st Quarter
    Thornwood
    Thunderbirds
    12 - 16
    Kankakee
    Kays

  3. R. T

    End of 4th Quarter
    Thornwood
    Thunderbirds
    47 - 81
    Kankakee
    Kays

  4. R. T

    Final
    Thornwood
    Thunderbirds
    47 - 81
    Kankakee
    Kays
    Posted @ 1:41p

Thornwood @ Kankakee Basketball Game Info

Tue., Jan. 7, 2025 @ 6:30p
Kankakee High School
The Kankakee (IL) varsity basketball team won Tuesday's home conference game against Thornwood (South Holland, IL) by a score of 81-47.

Rankings & Records

Thornwood (24-25)

ILClass
24687
OverallConferenceHomeAwayNeutralWin %Conference %PFPA
14-184-86-73-45-7.438.3331,6931,742

Kankakee (24-25)

ILClass
3210
OverallConferenceHomeAwayNeutralWin %Conference %PFPA
25-610-210-18-27-3.806.8332,2041,532

Team Scoring Averages

Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1Final
Thornwood		11.411.513.413.7-52.9
Kankakee		17.714.819.515.510.071.1

Head-to-Head

  • Kankakee won on 1/7/2025
    1/7 @ 6:30pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Thornwood----47
    Kankakee----81

    The Thornwood (South Holland, IL) varsity basketball team lost Tuesday's away conference game against Kankakee (IL) by a score of 81-47.

    Box score
  • Kankakee won on 1/31/2025
    1/31 @ 6:30pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Kankakee----57
    Thornwood----47

    The Kankakee (IL) varsity basketball team won Friday's away conference game against Thornwood (South Holland, IL) by a score of 57-47.

    Box score

Team Stat Comparison

ThornwoodKankakee
52.7Points Per Game-
27.1Rebounds Per Game-
9.5Assists Per Game-
7.6Steals Per Game-
1.9Blocks Per Game-

Team Leaders

ThornwoodKankakeeNational Avg.
#1 Jordan Jones12.8Points Per Game
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4.9
#12 Dorian Pope6.8Rebounds Per Game
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2.6
#23 Lester Watson2.5Assists Per Game
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1.0
#1 Jordan Jones1.6Steals Per Game
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0.8
#12 Dorian Pope1.1Blocks Per Game
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0.2

Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
Thornwood4-6Kankakee8-2
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
12/6/24Crete-MoneeThornwood(L) 64-471/10/25KankakeeCrete-Monee(W) 65-42
2/21/25ThornwoodCrete-Monee(W) 58-452/4/25Crete-MoneeKankakee(W) 65-50
12/17/24BloomThornwood(L) 74-4212/20/24KankakeeBloom(W) 68-62
1/24/25ThornwoodBloom(L) 72-601/28/25BloomKankakee(W) 55-52
12/19/24Rich TownshipThornwood(L) 67-391/14/25Rich TownshipKankakee(L) 67-65
1/28/25ThornwoodRich Township(L) 61-572/7/25KankakeeRich Township(L) 75-62
1/10/25ThornwoodThornton(L) 48-4412/10/24ThorntonKankakee(W) 83-53
2/4/25ThorntonThornwood(W) 54-441/24/25KankakeeThornton(W) 48-43
1/17/25ThornridgeThornwood(W) 72-5412/6/24KankakeeThornridge(W) 89-72
2/14/25ThornwoodThornridge(W) 61-572/5/25ThornridgeKankakee(W) 77-32

Record Breakdown

Thornwood (24-25)

Kankakee (24-25)
14-18
Overall
25-6
4-8
League
10-2
6-4
Non-League
11-3
0-2
Head to Head
2-0
4-6
Common Opponent
8-2
6-7
Home
10-1
3-4
Away
8-2
5-7
Neutral
7-3
0-1
Playoff
2-1
14-17
In-State
23-6
0-1
Out-of-State
2-0