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Newman Central CatholicByron
Comets
40
Tigers
57

The Byron (IL) varsity basketball team won Thursday's neutral tournament game against Newman Central Catholic (Sterling, IL) by a score of 57-40.

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NCCHS----40
Byron----57
Final score provided by R. Rosengren.
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Illinois High School Basketball - Newman Central Catholic topped by Byron

December 21, 2023: Sterling, IL 61081

The Byron Tigers basketball team scored 57 points and restricted the host Newman Central Catholic Comets to 40 in the Tigers non-league victory on Thursday.

The Tigers now sport a 8-0 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Illinois Valley Central for a non-league contest on Thursday, December 28. Byron will battle a Grey Ghosts team coming off a 65-48 non-league win over Midland (Varna, IL). The Grey Ghosts record now stands at 6-5.

The Comets (7-6) will now prepare for their contest against Forreston (Forreston, IL). The Cardinals come into the non-league contest with a 3-6 record. In their last contest, Forreston prevailed over Orangeville (Orangeville, IL), 46-43, in a non-league contest.

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  • Play video icon Newman Central Catholic vs Byron Game Highlights - Dec. 21, 2023 1:15

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Rankings & Records

Newman Central Catholic (23-24)

ILClass
26733
OverallConferenceHomeAwayNeutralWin %Conference %PFPA
21-126-56-44-511-3.636.5451,9181,790

Byron (23-24)

ILClass
253
OverallConferenceHomeAwayNeutralWin %Conference %PFPA
31-38-112-19-110-1.912.8892,2571,592

Team Scoring Averages

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Newman Central Catholic		15.315.615.911.858.1
Byron		21.616.417.414.266.4

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Head-to-Head

  • Byron won on 12/9/2023
    12/9 @ 2pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    NCCHS----43
    Byron----63

    The Newman Central Catholic (Sterling, IL) varsity basketball team lost Saturday's away non-conference game against Byron (IL) by a score of 63-43.

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  • Byron won on 12/21/2023
    12/21 @ 8pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    NCCHS----40
    Byron----57

    The Newman Central Catholic (Sterling, IL) varsity basketball team lost Thursday's neutral tournament game against Byron (IL) by a score of 57-40.

    Box score

Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
Newman Central Catholic8-5Byron10-1
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
11/22/23Genoa-KingstonNewman Central Catholic(W) 56-421/11/24ByronGenoa-Kingston(W) 73-48
11/25/23Rockford ChristianNewman Central Catholic(W) 77-702/2/24ByronRockford Christian(L) 77-71
11/28/23Newman Central CatholicPrinceton(L) 59-542/3/24PrincetonByron(W) 72-57
2/9/24PrincetonNewman Central Catholic(L) 66-653/1/24ByronPrinceton(W) 59-43
11/29/23EastlandNewman Central Catholic(L) 40-3612/2/23ByronEastland(W) 60-47
12/12/23Newman Central CatholicPecatonica(L) 98-601/24/24ByronPecatonica(W) 57-55
12/20/23Newman Central CatholicOregon(W) 66-441/19/24ByronOregon(W) 67-42
12/28/23RiverdaleNewman Central Catholic(L) 68-672/28/24RiverdaleByron(W) 70-51
1/18/24Newman Central CatholicBureau Valley(W) 68-612/12/24Bureau ValleyByron(W) 87-52
1/26/24Bureau ValleyNewman Central Catholic(W) 64-57
1/24/24AllemanNewman Central Catholic(W) 65-5112/28/23AllemanByron(W) 68-37
1/30/24Newman Central CatholicMendota(W) 66-6011/30/23ByronMendota(W) 73-42
2/12/24MendotaNewman Central Catholic(W) 70-59

Record Breakdown

Newman Central Catholic (23-24)

Byron (23-24)
21-12
Overall
31-3
6-5
League
8-1
5-5
Non-League
10-1
0-2
Head to Head
2-0
8-5
Common Opponent
10-1
6-4
Home
12-1
4-5
Away
9-1
11-3
Neutral
10-1
0-0
Playoff
6-1
21-12
In-State
31-3
0-0
Out-of-State
0-0