Illinois High School Basketball - Hoopeston triumphant over Iroquois West
February 4, 2025: Hoopeston, IL 60942 The crowd at Tuesday's league challenge between the Hoopeston Cornjerkers (Hoopeston, IL) and the visiting Iroquois West Raiders (Gilman, IL), observed Hoopeston's basketball team overwhelm Iroquois West by a score of 69-35.
The Cornjerkers (16-8) will now prepare for their challenge against Armstrong (Armstrong, IL). The Trojans come into the Vermilion Valley challenge with a 19-8 record. In their last challenge, Armstrong trounced Watseka (Watseka, IL), 54-47, in a league challenge.
In their next game, the Raiders encounter the Gardner-South Wilmington Panthers (Gardner, IL) in a non-league challenge, on Wednesday, February 5. Iroquois West will attempt to improve on its 9-14 season record. The Panthers come into the challenge with a 4-20 record after their 71-34 non-league loss to Ridgeview (Colfax, IL).