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RiverdaleNewman Central Catholic
Rams
40
Comets
43

The Newman Central Catholic (Sterling, IL) varsity basketball team won Thursday's home non-conference game against Riverdale (Port Byron, IL) by a score of 43-40.

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Riverdale81610640
NCCHS710131343
Final score provided by M. King.
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Game Stats

Riverdale (22-23)

Riverdale has not entered stats for this game.

Newman Central Catholic (22-23)

Newman Central Catholic

Shooting

#Athlete NameMinPtsFGMFGAFG%AFG%
Team Totals157
1Jess Johns (Jr)157
Newman Central Catholic

#Athlete NameMinPts3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%2FGM2FGA2FG%
Team Totals1516177
1Jess Johns (Jr)1516177
Newman Central Catholic

Totals

#Athlete NameMinPtsORebDRebRebAstStlBlkTOPF
Team Totals1517130
1Jess Johns (Jr)1517130

Game Story

Illinois High School Basketball - Riverdale can't hold off Newman Central Catholic

February 2, 2023: Sterling, IL 61081

The Riverdale Rams basketball team (Port Byron, IL), was nudged 43-40 in Thursday's non-league battle with the host Newman Central Catholic Comets (Sterling, IL)

The Comets now sport a 7-20 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Princeton for a Three Rivers - East battle on Monday, February 6. Newman Central Catholic will battle a Tigers team coming off a 52-49 non-league win over LaSalle-Peru (LaSalle, IL). The Tigers record now stands at 25-3.

The Rams (5-20) will now prepare for their battle against Erie-Prophetstown (Erie, IL). The Panthers come into the Three Rivers - West battle with a 10-15 record. In their last battle, Erie-Prophetstown was nudged by Rockridge (Taylor Ridge, IL), 38-25, in a league battle.

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Rankings & Records

Riverdale (22-23)

ILClass
511147
OverallConferenceHomeAwayNeutralWin %Conference %PFPA
6-232-102-82-92-6.207.1679721,351

Newman Central Catholic (22-23)

ILClass
549118
OverallConferenceHomeAwayNeutralWin %Conference %PFPA
7-233-93-62-122-5.233.2509301,341

Team Scoring Averages

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Riverdale		7.19.58.46.19.033.5
Newman Central Catholic		6.18.57.08.8-31.0

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Team Stat Comparison

RiverdaleNewman Central Catholic
-Points Per Game12.5
-Rebounds Per Game14.4
-Assists Per Game0.6
-Steals Per Game1.2
-Blocks Per Game1.1

Team Leaders

RiverdaleNewman Central CatholicNational Avg.
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Points Per Game#1 Jess Johns12.94.1
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Rebounds Per Game#1 Jess Johns14.92.8
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Assists Per Game#1 Jess Johns0.60.9
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Steals Per Game#1 Jess Johns1.21.1
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Blocks Per Game#1 Jess Johns1.20.3

Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
Riverdale3-11Newman Central Catholic4-10
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
12/1/22MorrisonRiverdale(L) 58-221/11/23MorrisonNewman Central Catholic(L) 61-29
1/23/23RiverdaleMorrison(L) 69-36
12/8/22RiverdaleOrion(L) 37-3512/13/22Newman Central CatholicOrion(L) 52-24
1/30/23OrionRiverdale(L) 37-31
12/15/22RiverdalePolo(L) 37-3212/17/22Newman Central CatholicPolo(W) 40-36
12/17/22KewaneeRiverdale(L) 48-3611/28/22Newman Central CatholicKewanee(L) 45-28
1/9/23KewaneeNewman Central Catholic(W) 42-37
12/19/22AnnawanRiverdale(L) 56-4111/16/22Newman Central CatholicAnnawan(L) 63-23
12/21/22MendotaRiverdale(W) 52-2112/12/22MendotaNewman Central Catholic(W) 33-31
12/28/22MendotaNewman Central Catholic(W) 42-28
1/26/23Newman Central CatholicMendota(L) 45-34
1/5/23RiverdaleErie-Prophetstown(W) 41-401/10/23Newman Central CatholicErie-Prophetstown(L) 41-25
2/6/23Erie-ProphetstownRiverdale(L) 39-25
2/11/23RiverdaleErie-Prophetstown(W) 42-37
1/11/23Rock FallsRiverdale(L) 44-2111/17/22Rock FallsNewman Central Catholic(L) 54-19
2/8/23RiverdaleBureau Valley(L) 58-5412/1/22Newman Central CatholicBureau Valley(L) 46-28
1/23/23Bureau ValleyNewman Central Catholic(L) 43-41
2/14/23RiverdaleStillman Valley(L) 58-302/9/23Newman Central CatholicStillman Valley(L) 54-29

Record Breakdown

Riverdale (22-23)

Newman Central Catholic (22-23)
6-23
Overall
7-23
2-10
League
3-9
1-8
Non-League
3-5
0-1
Head to Head
1-0
3-11
Common Opponent
4-10
2-8
Home
3-6
2-9
Away
2-12
2-6
Neutral
2-5
1-1
Playoff
0-1
6-22
In-State
7-23
0-1
Out-of-State
0-0