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Prairie CentralPontiac

Hawks
61
Indians
62

The Pontiac (IL) varsity basketball team won Friday's home non-conference game against Prairie Central (Fairbury, IL) by a score of 62-61.

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Prairie Central----61
Pontiac----62
Final score provided by F. Wlos.
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Game Story

Illinois High School Basketball - Pontiac sneaks past Prairie Central

December 20, 2024: Pontiac, IL 61764

The Pontiac Indians (Pontiac, IL) basketball edged the visiting Prairie Central Hawks (Fairbury, IL), 62-61 in Friday's league bout.

The Indians now possess a 4-6 record. They play next when they travel to DePaul College Prep for a non-league bout on Thursday, December 26. Pontiac will play a Rams team coming off a 56-48 non-league win over Oswego East (Oswego, IL). The Rams record now stands at 10-1.

With the loss, Prairie Central falls to 4-7 on the campaign. The Hawks host St. Thomas More (Champaign, IL) to play the Sabers in a Illini Prairie bout on Friday, January 3. The Sabers go into the bout with a record of 4-7. St. Thomas More lost 55-41 in their recent non-league bout against Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley (Gibson City, IL)

PCHS @ Pontiac Basketball Game Info

Fri., Dec. 20, 2024 @ 7p
Pontiac Township High School
The Pontiac (IL) varsity basketball team won Friday's home non-conference game against Prairie Central (Fairbury, IL) by a score of 62-61.

Rankings & Records

Prairie Central (24-25)

ILClass
474125
OverallConferenceHomeAwayNeutralWin %Conference %PFPA
8-241-83-92-133-2.250.1111,5341,844

Pontiac (24-25)

ILClass
36097
OverallConferenceHomeAwayNeutralWin %Conference %PFPA
11-185-46-64-81-4.379.5561,4501,681

Team Scoring Averages

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Prairie Central		14.27.913.39.94.047.9
Pontiac		12.69.013.019.210.050.0

Prairie Central Videos

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Pontiac Videos

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Head-to-Head

  • Pontiac won on 12/20/2024
    12/20 @ 7pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Prairie Central----61
    Pontiac----62

    The Prairie Central (Fairbury, IL) varsity basketball team lost Friday's away non-conference game against Pontiac (IL) by a score of 62-61.

    Box score
  • Pontiac won on 1/24/2025
    1/24 @ 7pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Pontiac----41
    Prairie Central----38

    The Pontiac (IL) varsity basketball team won Friday's away conference game against Prairie Central (Fairbury, IL) by a score of 41-38.

    Box score

Team Stat Comparison

Prairie CentralPontiac
3.1Points Per Game-
1.4Rebounds Per Game-
0.6Assists Per Game-
0.7Steals Per Game-
0.0Blocks Per Game-

Team Leaders

Prairie CentralPontiacNational Avg.
#3 Simon Zimmerman19.0Points Per Game
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4.9
#24 Cody Steidinger9.0Rebounds Per Game
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2.6
#1 Spencer Ray2.0Assists Per Game
-
1.0
#3 Simon Zimmerman6.0Steals Per Game
-
0.8
#1 Spencer Ray0Blocks Per Game
-
0.2

Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
Prairie Central1-9Pontiac4-6
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
12/13/24El Paso-GridleyPrairie Central(L) 67-4012/6/24El Paso-GridleyPontiac(L) 56-41
1/3/25St. Thomas MorePrairie Central(W) 62-572/18/25St. Thomas MorePontiac(W) 59-52
1/17/25Prairie CentralRantoul(L) 65-442/14/25RantoulPontiac(W) 60-45
1/18/25Coal CityPrairie Central(L) 50-481/31/25PontiacCoal City(L) 65-64
1/25/25Prairie CentralSt. Joseph-Ogden(L) 68-361/17/25St. Joseph-OgdenPontiac(L) 57-32
1/28/25Prairie CentralMonticello(L) 55-432/11/25PontiacMonticello(L) 67-43
1/31/25Tolono UnityPrairie Central(L) 64-452/4/25PontiacTolono Unity(L) 58-53
2/4/25Illinois Valley CentralPrairie Central(L) 59-491/28/25PontiacIllinois Valley Central(W) 72-54
2/7/25Prairie CentralPaxton-Buckley-Loda(L) 58-441/22/25Paxton-Buckley-LodaPontiac(W) 60-47
2/11/25Bloomington Central CatholicPrairie Central(L) 54-281/10/25PontiacBloomington Central Catholic(L) 68-61

Record Breakdown

Prairie Central (24-25)

Pontiac (24-25)
8-24
Overall
11-18
1-8
League
5-4
3-11
Non-League
6-8
0-2
Head to Head
2-0
1-9
Common Opponent
4-6
3-9
Home
6-6
2-13
Away
4-8
3-2
Neutral
1-4
1-1
Playoff
0-1
8-24
In-State
11-18
0-0
Out-of-State
0-0