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The St. Thomas More (Champaign, IL) varsity basketball team won Tuesday's home conference game against Paxton-Buckley-Loda (Paxton, IL) by a score of 61-43.

Game Details: St. Thomas More High School

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Paxton-Buckley-Loda711111443
St. Thomas More221119961
Final score provided by Q. Hatfill.
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Game Story

Illinois High School Basketball - St. Thomas More fells Paxton-Buckley-Loda

February 6, 2024: Champaign, IL 61822

St. Thomas More Sabers (Champaign, IL) backers were in high spirits Tuesday as they witnessed their basketball squad thwart the visiting Paxton-Buckley-Loda Panthers (Paxton, IL), 61-43 in a league bout.

With the win, St. Thomas More upgrades its record to 19-8 on the season. The Sabers travel to Monticello (Monticello, IL) to play the Sages in a Illini Prairie bout on Friday, February 9. The Sages go into the bout with a record of 12-12. Monticello lost 72-61 in their recent league bout against Pontiac (Pontiac, IL)

Next up, the Panthers play the Illinois Valley Central Grey Ghosts (Chillicothe, IL) in a Illini Prairie bout, on Friday, February 9. Paxton-Buckley-Loda will attempt to upgrade on its 5-20 season record. The Grey Ghosts go into the bout with a 15-13 record after their 59-48 league loss to Pontiac (Pontiac, IL).

Kim ChaconPanthers All-Star Reporter
Robb CraddockSabers Reporter
  1. Check In

    43 - 61 The scorer has checked in. Paxton-Buckley-Loda 43, St. Thomas More 61
    Posted @ 8:37p
  2. 43 - 61

    End of Game

    Final
    Paxton-Buckley-Loda 43, St. Thomas More 61
    Posted @ 8:37p

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Rankings & Records

Paxton-Buckley-Loda (23-24)

ILClass
570151
OverallConferenceHomeAwayNeutralWin %Conference %PFPA
5-230-92-80-83-7.179.0001,1631,464

St. Thomas More (23-24)

ILClass
29442
OverallConferenceHomeAwayNeutralWin %Conference %PFPA
22-122-710-32-710-2.647.2221,7321,457

Team Scoring Averages

Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2Final
Paxton-Buckley-Loda
7.98.811.410.94.510.041.5
St. Thomas More
13.711.615.010.90-50.9

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Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
Paxton-Buckley-Loda2-18St. Thomas More6-9
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
11/28/23Cissna ParkPaxton-Buckley-Loda(W) 52-371/17/24Cissna ParkSt. Thomas More(W) 70-42
1/24/24Paxton-Buckley-LodaCissna Park(L) 51-47
11/29/23St. TeresaPaxton-Buckley-Loda(L) 35-191/2/24St. TeresaSt. Thomas More(W) 56-39
11/30/23OakwoodPaxton-Buckley-Loda(L) 54-5312/5/23St. Thomas MoreOakwood(W) 49-47
12/27/23Paxton-Buckley-LodaOakwood(L) 57-46
12/2/23Paxton-Buckley-LodaWatseka(L) 55-481/19/24St. Thomas MoreWatseka(L) 44-38
12/5/23WatsekaPaxton-Buckley-Loda(W) 58-27
2/19/24Paxton-Buckley-LodaWatseka(L) 67-45
12/12/23Gibson City-Melvin-SibleyPaxton-Buckley-Loda(L) 37-3312/16/23St. Thomas MoreGibson City-Melvin-Sibley(W) 43-30
12/26/23Gibson City-Melvin-SibleyPaxton-Buckley-Loda(L) 59-33
12/19/23Tri-ValleyPaxton-Buckley-Loda(L) 47-3311/25/23Tri-ValleySt. Thomas More(L) 41-34
1/5/24Paxton-Buckley-LodaRantoul(L) 42-232/2/24St. Thomas MoreRantoul(W) 42-34
1/12/24Tolono UnityPaxton-Buckley-Loda(L) 63-312/16/24St. Thomas MoreTolono Unity(L) 48-46
1/16/24PontiacPaxton-Buckley-Loda(L) 61-272/13/24PontiacSt. Thomas More(L) 71-35
1/19/24Paxton-Buckley-LodaMonticello(L) 62-362/9/24St. Thomas MoreMonticello(L) 50-42
1/30/24Bloomington Central CatholicPaxton-Buckley-Loda(L) 56-461/26/24Bloomington Central CatholicSt. Thomas More(L) 49-35
2/2/24Paxton-Buckley-LodaPrairie Central(L) 69-461/5/24Prairie CentralSt. Thomas More(L) 48-41
2/3/24OlympiaPaxton-Buckley-Loda(L) 66-6312/18/23OlympiaSt. Thomas More(W) 53-44
2/9/24Illinois Valley CentralPaxton-Buckley-Loda(L) 50-391/31/24St. Thomas MoreIllinois Valley Central(L) 46-43
2/13/24St. Joseph-OgdenPaxton-Buckley-Loda(L) 72-421/23/24St. Thomas MoreSt. Joseph-Ogden(L) 64-30

Record Breakdown

Paxton-Buckley-Loda (23-24)

St. Thomas More (23-24)

5-23
Overall
22-12
0-9
League
2-7
3-6
Non-League
12-2
0-1
Head to Head
1-0
2-18
Common Opponent
6-9
2-8
Home
10-3
0-8
Away
2-7
3-7
Neutral
10-2
0-1
Playoff
3-1
5-23
In-State
22-12
0-0
Out-of-State
0-0