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KnoxvilleMercer County
Blue Bullets
32
Golden Eagles
71

The Mercer County (Aledo, IL) varsity basketball team won Saturday's home conference tournament game against Knoxville (IL) by a score of 71-32.

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Knoxville----32
Mercer County----71
Final score provided by T. Sedam.
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Game Story

Illinois High School Basketball - Mercer County crushes Knoxville

January 27, 2024: Aledo, IL 61231

Mercer County Golden Eagles (Aledo, IL) backers were pleased Saturday as they saw their basketball squad bounce the visiting Knoxville Blue Bullets (Knoxville, IL), 71-32 in a non-league bout.

With the victory, Mercer County upgrades its record to 18-6 on the campaign. The Golden Eagles host ROWVA/Williamsfield (Oneida, IL) to play the Cougars in a non-league test on Tuesday, January 30. The Cougars go into the test with a record of 12-11. ROWVA/Williamsfield won 73-71 in their recent non-league test against Knoxville (Knoxville, IL)

The Blue Bullets now own a 3-18 record. They play next when they host ROWVA/Williamsfield for a non-league test on Monday, January 29. Knoxville will encounter a Cougars squad coming off a 62-46 non-league win over Bushnell-Prairie City (Bushnell, IL). The Cougars record now stands at 11-11.

Rankings & Records

Knoxville (23-24)

ILClass
665173
OverallConferenceHomeAwayNeutralWin %Conference %PFPA
6-263-82-112-122-3.188.2731,5492,070

Mercer County (23-24)

ILClass
11019
OverallConferenceHomeAwayNeutralWin %Conference %PFPA
25-610-010-29-26-2.8061.0001,7921,350

Team Scoring Averages

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Knoxville		12.513.515.813.348.4
Mercer County		14.417.115.412.657.8

Knoxville Videos

Mercer County Videos

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Head-to-Head

  • Mercer County won on 1/11/2024
    1/11 @ 7:30pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Mercer County----64
    Knoxville----34

    The Mercer County (Aledo, IL) varsity basketball team won Thursday's away conference game against Knoxville (IL) by a score of 64-34.

    Box score
  • Mercer County won on 1/27/2024
    1/27 @ 7pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Knoxville----32
    Mercer County----71

    The Knoxville (IL) varsity basketball team lost Saturday's away conference tournament game against Mercer County (Aledo, IL) by a score of 71-32.

    Box score

Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
Knoxville5-16Mercer County15-3
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
11/21/23KnoxvillePrinceville(L) 65-282/3/24PrincevilleMercer County(W) 56-44
1/18/24KnoxvillePrinceville(L) 89-562/6/24PrincevilleMercer County(W) 58-57
12/8/23Monmouth-RosevilleKnoxville(L) 61-2211/28/23Monmouth-RosevilleMercer County(L) 55-48
12/9/23KnoxvilleMonmouth United(L) 64-522/15/24Monmouth UnitedMercer County
1/3/24KnoxvilleMonmouth United(W) 68-58
12/11/23Ridgewood [AlWood/Cambridge]Knoxville(L) 65-391/23/24Mercer CountyRidgewood [AlWood/Cambridge](W) 72-49
2/6/24Ridgewood [AlWood/Cambridge]Knoxville(L) 74-65
12/13/23KnoxvilleBiggsville West Central(W) 49-421/19/24Mercer CountyBiggsville West Central(W) 75-32
2/3/24KnoxvilleBiggsville West Central(W) 76-53
2/15/24Biggsville West CentralKnoxville(W) 60-33
1/5/24Stark CountyKnoxville(L) 63-501/3/24Mercer CountyStark County(W) 57-36
1/6/24KnoxvilleSherrard(L) 72-4012/19/23SherrardMercer County(L) 50-41
1/16/24AnnawanKnoxville(L) 68-442/1/24AnnawanMercer County(W) 46-24
2/13/24Mercer CountyAnnawan(W) 59-35
1/19/24KnoxvilleWethersfield(L) 75-541/26/24WethersfieldMercer County(W) 69-38
1/20/24FarmingtonKnoxville(L) 81-5512/7/23Mercer CountyFarmington(W) 66-62
1/23/24KnoxvilleROWVA/Williamsfield(L) 78-4912/8/23ROWVA/WilliamsfieldMercer County(W) 61-37
1/29/24ROWVA/WilliamsfieldKnoxville(L) 73-711/30/24ROWVA/WilliamsfieldMercer County(W) 60-42
2/2/24KnoxvilleGalva(L) 60-532/9/24GalvaMercer County(W) 63-35
2/13/24KnoxvilleGalva(W) 56-45
2/9/24Abingdon/AvonKnoxville(L) 78-4811/20/23Mercer CountyAbingdon/Avon(W) 50-36
1/18/24Mercer CountyAbingdon/Avon(W) 58-33
2/19/24KnoxvilleOrion(L) 83-4611/24/23Mercer CountyOrion(L) 62-50
2/21/24OrionMercer County(W) 69-56

Record Breakdown

Knoxville (23-24)

Mercer County (23-24)
6-26
Overall
25-6
4-11
League
14-0
0-7
Non-League
6-3
0-2
Head to Head
2-0
5-16
Common Opponent
15-3
2-11
Home
10-2
2-12
Away
9-2
2-3
Neutral
6-2
0-1
Playoff
1-0
6-26
In-State
25-6
0-0
Out-of-State
0-0