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Whitney YoungTaft
Dolphins
32
Eagles
25

The Taft (Chicago, IL) JV basketball team lost Tuesday's home conference game against Whitney Young (Chicago, IL) by a score of 32-25.

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Whitney Young----32
Taft----25
Final score provided by V. Spann.
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Game Story

Illinois High School Basketball - Taft nipped by Whitney Young

December 5, 2023: Chicago, IL 60631

The Whitney Young Dolphins tipped the host Taft Eagles basketball team by a final score of 32-25 in Tuesday's league game.

In their next game, the Dolphins face the Westinghouse Warriors (Chicago, IL) in a game, on Tuesday, December 12. Whitney Young will attempt to move on its 2-2 season record. The Warriors enter the game with a 1-1 record after their 28-27 league loss to Payton College Prep (Chicago, IL).

With the defeat, Taft moves to 2-4 on the year. The Eagles travel to Jones (Chicago, IL) to face the Eagles in a non-league game on Thursday, December 7. The Eagles enter the game with a record of 5-2. Jones 0-0 in their recent league game against North Grand (Chicago, IL)

Rankings & Records

Whitney Young (23-24)

OverallConferenceHomeAwayNeutralWin %Conference %PFPA
9-95-24-03-52-4.500.714542499

Taft (23-24)

OverallConferenceHomeAwayNeutralWin %Conference %PFPA
6-162-52-51-63-5.273.286544705

Team Scoring Averages

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Whitney Young		8.08.06.04.030.1
Taft		6.66.74.96.724.7

Team Stat Comparison

Whitney YoungTaft
7.0Points Per Game4.8

Team Leaders

Whitney YoungTaftNational Avg.
#2 Finley Skertich7.3Points Per Game#35 Jalisa Ross21.03.6

Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
Whitney Young6-3Taft3-6
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
11/25/23SimeonWhitney Young(W) 47-3311/26/23SimeonTaft(W) 41-39
11/26/23JonesWhitney Young(L) 27-2611/25/23JonesTaft(L) 38-26
2/5/24Whitney YoungJones(W) 30-2412/7/23TaftJones(L) 28-17
12/12/23WestinghouseWhitney Young(W) 42-3512/14/23TaftWestinghouse(L) 36-32
12/21/23Whitney YoungAmundsen(L) 17-141/9/24AmundsenTaft(L) 34-21
1/11/24Whitney YoungLane Tech(L) 25-181/22/24Lane TechTaft(L) 42-10
1/18/24Whitney YoungNorthside(W) 52-01/23/24NorthsideTaft(W) 40-5
1/22/24Lincoln ParkWhitney Young(W) 66-131/24/24TaftLincoln Park(W) 43-10
1/23/24Payton College PrepWhitney Young(W) 38-3511/30/23TaftPayton College Prep(L) 53-17

Record Breakdown

Whitney Young (23-24)

Taft (23-24)
9-9
Overall
6-16
5-3
League
2-6
1-2
Non-League
2-5
1-0
Head to Head
0-1
6-3
Common Opponent
3-6
4-0
Home
2-5
3-5
Away
1-6
2-4
Neutral
3-5
1-0
Playoff
0-0
9-9
In-State
6-15
0-0
Out-of-State
0-0