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The El Paso-Gridley (El Paso, IL) varsity basketball team lost Thursday's home conference game against Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley (Gibson City, IL) by a score of 47-40.

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Game Story

Illinois High School Basketball - Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley holds off El Paso-Gridley

December 14, 2023: El Paso, IL 61738

Fans at Thursday's league challenge between the Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley Falcons (Gibson City, IL) and the host El Paso-Gridley Titans (El Paso, IL), saw Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley's basketball squad hold off El Paso-Gridley by a tally of 47-40.

With the victory, Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley improves its record to 8-1 on the campaign. The Falcons host Paxton-Buckley-Loda (Paxton, IL) to confront the Panthers in a non-league challenge on Monday, December 18. The Panthers come into the challenge with a record of 1-9. Paxton-Buckley-Loda lost 44-30 in their recent league challenge against Rantoul (Rantoul, IL)

Next up, the Titans confront the Clinton Maroons (Clinton, IL) in a non-league challenge, on Monday, December 18. El Paso-Gridley will attempt to improve on its 7-1 season record. The Maroons come into the challenge with a 6-5 record after their 56-23 non-league win over Roanoke-Benson (Roanoke, IL).

Rankings & Records

Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley (23-24)

ILClass
15617
OverallConferenceHomeAwayNeutralWin %Conference %PFPA
23-108-49-48-36-3.697.6671,5271,190

El Paso-Gridley (23-24)

ILClass
23856
OverallConferenceHomeAwayNeutralWin %Conference %PFPA
14-126-66-67-31-3.538.5001,1791,178

Team Scoring Averages

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Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley
16.09.012.88.946.3
El Paso-Gridley
12.711.713.210.945.3

Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley12-7El Paso-Gridley9-7
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
11/17/23Tri-ValleyGibson City-Melvin-Sibley(W) 58-471/4/24El Paso-GridleyTri-Valley(L) 56-53
12/27/23Gibson City-Melvin-SibleyTri-Valley(L) 46-43
2/8/24Gibson City-Melvin-SibleyTri-Valley(L) 50-49
12/5/23HeyworthGibson City-Melvin-Sibley(W) 40-321/8/24El Paso-GridleyHeyworth(W) 43-38
12/7/23TremontGibson City-Melvin-Sibley(L) 53-471/11/24TremontEl Paso-Gridley(L) 48-40
1/15/24TremontGibson City-Melvin-Sibley(L) 49-36
12/11/23Gibson City-Melvin-SibleyFisher(W) 55-221/31/24FisherEl Paso-Gridley(W) 52-33
1/13/24Gibson City-Melvin-SibleyFisher(W) 43-27
12/28/23RidgeviewGibson City-Melvin-Sibley(W) 35-2212/4/23El Paso-GridleyRidgeview(W) 50-29
2/7/24RidgeviewGibson City-Melvin-Sibley(W) 53-221/13/24RidgeviewEl Paso-Gridley(W) 41-28
2/15/24RidgeviewGibson City-Melvin-Sibley(W) 57-15
1/4/24EurekaGibson City-Melvin-Sibley(L) 54-422/1/24El Paso-GridleyEureka(L) 45-36
1/8/24Gibson City-Melvin-SibleyLexington(W) 56-502/5/24El Paso-GridleyLexington(W) 51-40
1/17/24FieldcrestGibson City-Melvin-Sibley(L) 39-351/20/24FieldcrestEl Paso-Gridley(L) 55-41
2/1/24Gibson City-Melvin-SibleyFieldcrest(W) 58-391/25/24El Paso-GridleyFieldcrest(L) 50-43
1/25/24Deer Creek-MackinawGibson City-Melvin-Sibley(L) 37-231/15/24Deer Creek-MackinawEl Paso-Gridley(L) 50-37
2/8/24Deer Creek-MackinawEl Paso-Gridley(L) 60-41
1/29/24Gibson City-Melvin-SibleyFlanagan/Woodland(W) 65-5212/11/23El Paso-GridleyFlanagan/Woodland(W) 61-39
2/5/24LeRoyGibson City-Melvin-Sibley(W) 51-4411/27/23LeRoyEl Paso-Gridley(W) 54-51
1/17/24LeRoyEl Paso-Gridley(W) 35-34
2/6/24Gibson City-Melvin-SibleyPrairie Central(W) 48-3411/30/23Prairie CentralEl Paso-Gridley(W) 48-46

Record Breakdown

Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley (23-24)

El Paso-Gridley (23-24)

23-10
Overall
14-12
9-5
League
8-8
6-1
Non-League
5-1
1-0
Head to Head
0-1
12-7
Common Opponent
9-7
9-4
Home
6-6
8-3
Away
7-3
6-3
Neutral
1-3
3-1
Playoff
0-0
23-10
In-State
14-12
0-0
Out-of-State
0-0