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The Oak Forest (IL) varsity basketball team won Thursday's home conference game against Shepard (Palos Heights, IL) by a score of 45-35.

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Shepard----35
Oak Forest----45
Final score provided by J. Kelly.
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Game Story

Illinois High School Basketball - Oak Forest thwarts Shepard

February 2, 2023: Oak Forest, IL 60452

The Oak Forest Bengals (Oak Forest, IL) basketball knocked off the visiting Shepard Astros (Palos Heights, IL), 45-35 in Thursday's league test.

The Bengals (16-9) will now prepare for their test against Thornridge (Dolton, IL). The Falcons go into the non-league test with a 4-19 record. In their last test, Thornridge notched a victory over Southland College Prep (Matteson, IL), 42-32, in a non-league test.

The Astros now own a 15-11 record. They play next when they travel to Oak Lawn for a South Suburban - Red test on Saturday, February 4. Shepard will encounter a Spartans squad coming off a 68-40 league win over Reavis (Burbank, IL). The Spartans record now stands at 12-15.

Shepard @ Oak Forest Basketball Game Info

Thu., Feb. 2, 2023 @ 6:30p
The Oak Forest (IL) varsity basketball team won Thursday's home conference game against Shepard (Palos Heights, IL) by a score of 45-35.

Scoretracker Providers

Jason KentBengals All-Star Reporter

Rankings & Records

Shepard (22-23)

ILClass
341102
OverallConferenceHomeAwayNeutralWin %Conference %PFPA
16-148-57-44-85-2.533.6151,2141,243

Oak Forest (22-23)

ILClass
24361
OverallConferenceHomeAwayNeutralWin %Conference %PFPA
19-1111-210-36-33-5.633.8461,4291,294

Team Scoring Averages

Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1Final
Shepard
7.811.010.811.46.040.5
Oak Forest
9.612.612.813.4-47.6

Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
Shepard12-9Oak Forest13-7
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
11/16/22Blue Island EisenhowerShepard(W) 66-181/12/23Blue Island EisenhowerOak Forest(W) 78-24
1/24/23ShepardBlue Island Eisenhower(W) 42-26
11/17/22ShepardRichards(W) 48-3412/1/22Oak ForestRichards(W) 64-51
1/17/23RichardsShepard(L) 40-33
11/28/22ShepardStagg(L) 46-312/9/23StaggOak Forest(W) 40-34
11/29/22AndrewShepard(L) 65-1611/15/22Oak ForestAndrew(L) 48-31
12/1/22ShepardThornton Fractional South(L) 61-342/7/23Thornton Fractional SouthOak Forest(L) 68-64
12/6/22Tinley ParkShepard(W) 46-311/3/23Tinley ParkOak Forest(W) 58-42
12/8/22ReavisShepard(W) 50-471/31/23Oak ForestReavis(W) 47-42
12/17/22Chicago ChristianShepard(W) 49-2811/21/22Oak ForestChicago Christian(W) 65-26
12/19/22Berwyn/Cicero MortonShepard(L) 46-3711/29/22Berwyn/Cicero MortonOak Forest(W) 49-26
12/20/22HillcrestShepard(W) 41-271/24/23HillcrestOak Forest(W) 57-34
2/16/23HillcrestOak Forest(L) 51-49
12/29/22Rich TownshipShepard(W) 45-4312/16/22Rich TownshipOak Forest(L) 41-39
1/9/23BremenShepard(W) 40-271/17/23BremenOak Forest(W) 40-36
1/10/23Thornton Fractional NorthShepard(W) 56-5112/8/22Oak ForestThornton Fractional North(W) 54-53
1/13/23ShepardArgo(W) 40-351/26/23ArgoOak Forest(W) 49-37
1/25/23St. LaurenceShepard(L) 46-3911/22/22Oak ForestSt. Laurence(L) 42-30
1/26/23ShepardLemont(L) 45-381/20/23Oak ForestLemont(L) 47-43
1/31/23ShepardEvergreen Park(W) 50-4512/6/22Oak ForestEvergreen Park(W) 54-36
2/4/23ShepardOak Lawn(L) 50-341/10/23Oak ForestOak Lawn(W) 48-43
2/8/23ShepardLincoln-Way East(L) 55-2412/14/22Oak ForestLincoln-Way East(L) 62-22

Record Breakdown

Shepard (22-23)

Oak Forest (22-23)

16-14
Overall
19-11
8-5
League
11-2
2-6
Non-League
4-2
0-1
Head to Head
1-0
12-9
Common Opponent
13-7
7-4
Home
10-3
4-8
Away
6-3
5-2
Neutral
3-5
0-1
Playoff
1-1
16-14
In-State
19-11
0-0
Out-of-State
0-0