Illinois High School Basketball - Hoopeston nudges Paxton-Buckley-Loda
December 9, 2022: Paxton, IL 60957 In Friday's non-league outing, the Hoopeston Cornjerkers (Hoopeston, IL) basketball squad edged the host Paxton-Buckley-Loda Panthers (Paxton, IL), by a count of 47-44.
The Cornjerkers (3-4) will now prepare for their outing against Salt Fork (Sidell, IL). The Storm go into the Vermilion Valley outing with a 4-0 record. In their last outing, Salt Fork held off Villa Grove (Villa Grove, IL), 54-24, in a non-league outing.
The Panthers now hold a 2-5 record. They play next when they travel to Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley for a non-league outing on Tuesday, December 13. Paxton-Buckley-Loda will clash with a Falcons squad coming off a 61-20 non-league win over Watseka (Watseka, IL). The Falcons record now stands at 6-1.