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The Newman Central Catholic (Sterling, IL) varsity basketball team won Friday's neutral tournament game against Erie-Prophetstown (Erie, IL) by a score of 65-53.

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Erie-Prophetstown----53
NCCHS----65
Final score provided by R. Rosengren.
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Game Story

Illinois High School Basketball - Erie-Prophetstown thwarted by Newman Central Catholic

December 29, 2023: Erie, IL 61250

The Erie-Prophetstown Panthers basketball team (Erie, IL), was toppled 65-53 in Friday's non-league battle with the visiting Newman Central Catholic Comets (Sterling, IL)

The Comets now possess a 9-7 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Orion for a non-league battle on Saturday, December 30. Newman Central Catholic will confront a Chargers team coming off a 56-44 non-league loss to Lena-Winslow (Lena, IL). The Chargers record now stands at 8-5.

The Panthers (0-8) will now prepare for their test against Forreston (Forreston, IL). The Cardinals go into the non-league test with a 3-9 record. In their last test, Forreston was beaten by Morrison (Morrison, IL), 69-49, in a non-league test.

EPHS vs NCCHS Basketball Game Info

Fri., Dec. 29, 2023 @ 4:30p
The Newman Central Catholic (Sterling, IL) varsity basketball team won Friday's neutral tournament game against Erie-Prophetstown (Erie, IL) by a score of 65-53.

Rankings & Records

Erie-Prophetstown (23-24)

ILClass
544146
OverallConferenceHomeAwayNeutralWin %Conference %PFPA
3-211-131-70-82-6.125.0719501,448

Newman Central Catholic (23-24)

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

Team Scoring Averages

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Erie-Prophetstown
8.49.911.37.139.6
Newman Central Catholic
15.315.615.911.858.1

Record Breakdown

Erie-Prophetstown (23-24)

Newman Central Catholic (23-24)

3-21
Overall
21-12
1-13
League
6-5
1-2
Non-League
5-5
0-1
Head to Head
1-0
1-11
Common Opponent
8-5
1-7
Home
6-4
0-8
Away
4-5
2-6
Neutral
11-3
0-0
Playoff
0-0
3-21
In-State
21-12
0-0
Out-of-State
0-0