Illinois High School Basketball - Thornton Fractional South triumphant over Shepard
December 4, 2025: Palos Heights, IL 60463 The crowd at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Thornton Fractional South Red Wolves (Lansing, IL) and the host Shepard Astros (Palos Heights, IL), observed Thornton Fractional South's basketball team overwhelm Shepard by a score of 57-18.
The Red Wolves (7-0) will now prepare for their challenge against Argo (Summit, IL). The Argonauts come into the non-league challenge with a 0-2 record. In their last battle, Argo was crushed by Thornton Fractional North (Calumet City, IL), 38-20, in a league battle.
The Astros now own a 0-2 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Bremen for a non-league battle on Tuesday, December 9.