Illinois High School Basketball - Manteno trounces Wilmington
November 30, 2023: Wilmington, IL 60481 The Manteno Panthers (Manteno, IL) basketball crushed the host Wilmington Wildcats (Wilmington, IL), 54-30 in Thursday's league test.
The Panthers (3-3) will now prepare for their test against Reed-Custer (Braidwood, IL). The Comets go into the Illinois Central 8 test with a 4-4 record. In their last test, Reed-Custer walloped Streator (Streator, IL), 42-16, in a league test.
The Wildcats now own a 4-3 record. They play next when they travel to Clifton Central for a non-league test on Saturday, December 2. Wilmington will encounter a Comets squad coming off a 42-39 league win over Grace Christian Academy (Kankakee, IL). The Comets record now stands at 2-5.