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.