Illinois High School Basketball - Jacksonville can't hold off Jersey
February 14, 2023: Jacksonville, IL 62650 The Jersey Panthers basketball team scored 59 points and restricted the host Jacksonville Crimsons to 55 in the Panthers non-league victory on Tuesday.
The Panthers now sport a 15-15 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Triad for a Mississippi Valley contest on Thursday, February 16. Jersey will battle a Knights team coming off a 61-39 non-league win over St. Anthony (Effingham, IL). The Knights record now stands at 24-6.
The Crimsons (7-23) will now prepare for their contest against Taylorville (Taylorville, IL). The Tornadoes come into the non-league contest with a 4-26 record. In their last contest, Taylorville was nudged by Mahomet-Seymour (Mahomet, IL), 60-36, in a league contest.