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ThorntonKankakee
Wildcats
29
Kays
69

The Kankakee (IL) varsity basketball team won Monday's home conference game against Thornton (Harvey, IL) by a score of 69-29.

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Thornton3147529
Kankakee162719769
Final score provided by K. Weigt.
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Illinois High School Basketball - Kankakee crushes Thornton

December 5, 2022: Kankakee, IL 60901

Kankakee Kays (Kankakee, IL) backers were pleased Monday as they saw their basketball squad bounce the visiting Thornton Wildcats (Harvey, IL), 69-29 in a league bout.

With the victory, Kankakee upgrades its record to 4-6 on the campaign. The Kays host Thornwood (South Holland, IL) to play the Thunderbirds in a Southland bout on Wednesday, December 7. The Thunderbirds come into the bout with a record of 11-1. Thornwood won 56-27 in their recent league bout against Bloom (Chicago Heights, IL)

Coming up next, the Wildcats confront the Thornwood Thunderbirds (South Holland, IL) in a Southland battle, on Tuesday, December 13. Thornton will attempt to improve on its 0-8 season record.

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  • Play video icon 2 Steals vs Thornton 0:22
  • Play video icon 6 Steals vs Thornton 0:54

Rankings & Records

Thornton (22-23)

ILClass
552122
OverallConferenceHomeAwayNeutralWin %Conference %PFPA
5-212-102-82-61-7.192.1678821,277

Kankakee (22-23)

ILClass
25966
OverallConferenceHomeAwayNeutralWin %Conference %PFPA
15-1910-26-46-63-9.441.8331,4471,366

Team Scoring Averages

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Thornton		6.010.310.19.8-33.9
Kankakee		11.312.211.110.71.542.6

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Head-to-Head

  • Kankakee won on 12/5/2022
    12/5 @ 6:30pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Thornton3147529
    Kankakee162719769

    The Thornton (Harvey, IL) varsity basketball team lost Monday's away conference game against Kankakee (IL) by a score of 69-29.

    Box score
  • Kankakee won on 1/19/2023
    1/19 @ 6:30pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Kankakee161614854
    Thornton2210317

    The Kankakee (IL) varsity basketball team won Thursday's away conference game against Thornton (Harvey, IL) by a score of 54-17.

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Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
Thornton2-12Kankakee10-4
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
11/22/22HillcrestThornton(L) 53-4811/16/22HillcrestKankakee(W) 41-27
12/3/22ThorntonHillcrest(L) 58-42
12/1/22ThorntonRich Township(L) 48-331/5/23Rich TownshipKankakee(W) 67-25
1/12/23Rich TownshipThornton(L) 49-302/9/23KankakeeRich Township(W) 63-33
12/8/22ThorntonThornridge(W) 37-311/12/23ThornridgeKankakee(W) 60-14
1/23/23ThornridgeThornton(W) 45-421/17/23KankakeeThornridge(W) 40-27
2/13/23ThornridgeKankakee(W) 61-24
12/13/22ThornwoodThornton(L) 59-1812/7/22ThornwoodKankakee(L) 58-35
2/2/23ThorntonThornwood(L) 70-141/26/23KankakeeThornwood(L) 54-28
12/27/22Marian CatholicThornton(L) 59-192/7/23KankakeeMarian Catholic(L) 40-37
2/14/23ThorntonMarian Catholic(L) 51-192/21/23Marian CatholicKankakee(L) 38-22
1/5/23ThorntonCrete-Monee(L) 55-2912/14/22KankakeeCrete-Monee(W) 44-14
1/17/23Crete-MoneeThornton(L) 57-182/2/23Crete-MoneeKankakee(W) 39-34
1/9/23ThorntonBloom(L) 44-3612/8/22KankakeeBloom(W) 54-29
2/7/23BloomThornton(L) 61-451/23/23BloomKankakee(W) 49-27

Record Breakdown

Thornton (22-23)

Kankakee (22-23)
5-21
Overall
15-19
2-10
League
10-2
0-4
Non-League
1-9
0-2
Head to Head
2-0
2-12
Common Opponent
10-4
2-8
Home
6-4
2-6
Away
6-6
1-7
Neutral
3-9
1-1
Playoff
2-1
4-21
In-State
15-16
0-0
Out-of-State
0-3