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).