Illinois High School Basketball - Newark thwarts Gardner-South Wilmington
December 13, 2024: Gardner, IL 60424 The crowd at Friday's non-league challenge between the Newark Norsemen (Newark, IL) and the host Gardner-South Wilmington Panthers (Gardner, IL), observed Newark's basketball team knock off Gardner-South Wilmington by a score of 62-43.
The Norsemen (5-3) will now prepare for their challenge against Aurora Central Catholic (Aurora, IL). The Chargers come into the non-league challenge with a 0-7 record. In their last challenge, Aurora Central Catholic was knocked off by St. Laurence (Burbank, IL), 81-30, in a league challenge.
In their next game, the Panthers encounter the Tri-Point Chargers (Cullom, IL) in a River Valley challenge, on Tuesday, December 17. Gardner-South Wilmington will attempt to improve on its 0-9 season record. The Chargers come into the challenge with a 0-9 record after their 55-29 non-league loss to Fisher (Fisher, IL).