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Newman Central CatholicForreston

Comets
61
Cardinals
41

The Forreston (IL) varsity basketball team lost Wednesday's neutral tournament game against Newman Central Catholic (Sterling, IL) by a score of 61-41.

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
NCCHS171521861
Forreston713101141
Final score provided by J. Groom.
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Game Story

Illinois High School Basketball - Newman Central Catholic over Forreston

December 27, 2023: Sterling, IL 61081

Fans at Wednesday's non-league challenge between the Newman Central Catholic Comets (Sterling, IL) and the visiting Forreston Cardinals (Forreston, IL), saw Newman Central Catholic's basketball squad overcome Forreston by a tally of 61-41.

With the victory, Newman Central Catholic improves its record to 8-6 on the campaign. The Comets travel to Riverdale (Port Byron, IL) to confront the Rams in a non-league challenge on Thursday, December 28. The Rams come into the challenge with a record of 10-2. Riverdale won 76-47 in their recent non-league challenge against Forreston (Forreston, IL)

Next up, the Cardinals confront the Riverdale Rams (Port Byron, IL) in a non-league challenge, on Wednesday, December 27. Forreston will attempt to improve on its 3-8 season record. The Rams come into the test with a 9-2 record after their 70-67 non-league win over Bureau Valley (Manlius, IL).

NCCHS vs Forreston Basketball Game Info

Wed., Dec. 27, 2023 @ 12p
The Forreston (IL) varsity basketball team lost Wednesday's neutral tournament game against Newman Central Catholic (Sterling, IL) by a score of 61-41.

Rankings & Records

Newman Central Catholic (23-24)

ILClass
26733
OverallConferenceHomeAwayNeutralWin %Conference %PFPA
21-126-56-44-511-3.636.5451,9181,790

Forreston (23-24)

ILClass
572139
OverallConferenceHomeAwayNeutralWin %Conference %PFPA
12-176-64-45-83-5.414.5001,3041,505

Team Scoring Averages

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Newman Central Catholic		15.315.615.911.8--58.1
Forreston		11.211.412.511.42.04.045.0

Head-to-Head

  • Newman Central Catholic won on 12/16/2023
    12/16 @ 7:30pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    NCCHS11929958
    Forreston9129838

    The Newman Central Catholic (Sterling, IL) varsity basketball team won Saturday's neutral tournament game against Forreston (IL) by a score of 58-38.

    Box score
  • Newman Central Catholic won on 12/27/2023
    12/27 @ 12pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    NCCHS171521861
    Forreston713101141

    The Newman Central Catholic (Sterling, IL) varsity basketball team won Wednesday's neutral tournament game against Forreston (IL) by a score of 61-41.

    Box score

Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
Newman Central Catholic6-4Forreston5-8
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
11/29/23EastlandNewman Central Catholic(L) 40-361/8/24ForrestonEastland(L) 70-38
2/7/24EastlandForreston(L) 65-32
12/19/23Newman Central CatholicLena-Winslow(W) 48-3912/7/23ForrestonLena-Winslow(L) 60-39
2/13/24Lena-WinslowNewman Central Catholic(L) 58-43
12/20/23Newman Central CatholicOregon(W) 66-441/20/24ForrestonOregon(L) 66-44
12/28/23RiverdaleNewman Central Catholic(L) 68-6712/27/23RiverdaleForreston(L) 76-47
12/29/23Erie-ProphetstownNewman Central Catholic(W) 65-5312/30/23Erie-ProphetstownForreston(W) 55-44
1/3/24MorrisonNewman Central Catholic(W) 66-5612/29/23MorrisonForreston(L) 69-49
1/20/24StocktonNewman Central Catholic(W) 60-3612/18/23StocktonForreston(L) 46-39
2/19/24Ashton-Franklin CenterNewman Central Catholic(W) 62-3612/20/23Ashton-Franklin CenterForreston(W) 71-44
1/24/24ForrestonAshton-Franklin Center(W) 48-34
2/16/24Ashton-Franklin CenterForreston(W) 55-31
2/21/24Newman Central CatholicPolo(L) 44-371/18/24PoloForreston(L) 60-46
2/13/24ForrestonPolo(W) 58-55

Record Breakdown

Newman Central Catholic (23-24)

Forreston (23-24)
21-12
Overall
12-17
6-5
League
6-6
5-5
Non-League
2-5
2-0
Head to Head
0-2
6-4
Common Opponent
5-8
6-4
Home
4-4
4-5
Away
5-8
11-3
Neutral
3-5
0-0
Playoff
0-1
21-12
In-State
11-17
0-0
Out-of-State
1-0