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Prairie CentralRantoul
Hawks
44
Eagles
46

The Rantoul (IL) varsity basketball team won Thursday's home conference game against Prairie Central (Fairbury, IL) by a score of 46-44.

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Prairie Central131112844
Rantoul15159746
Final score provided by C. Dryer.
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Game Stats

Prairie Central (23-24)

Prairie Central

Shooting

#Athlete NameMinPtsFGMFGAFG%AFG%
Team Totals4419633030
11Lucy Whitfill (Sr)104123333
21Abi Nimbler (So)42121717
23Kelly Wilkey (Sr)115153333
24Sawyer Ashman (Sr)156163838
25Madie Mcculloh (So)00100
31Carmen Gradberg (Sr)4272929
Prairie Central

#Athlete NameMinPts3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%2FGM2FGA2FG%
Team Totals4408061155195535
11Lucy Whitfill (Sr)100102210041136
21Abi Nimbler (So)40700002540
23Kelly Wilkey (Sr)11000125051533
24Sawyer Ashman (Sr)15000347561638
25Madie Mcculloh (So)0000000010
31Carmen Gradberg (Sr)40000302729
Prairie Central

Totals

#Athlete NameMinPtsORebDRebRebAstStlBlkTOPF
Team Totals449182721514
0Alayna Anderson (Sr)0011113
11Lucy Whitfill (Sr)10303013
21Abi Nimbler (So)4055043
23Kelly Wilkey (Sr)113710031
24Sawyer Ashman (Sr)15235142
25Madie Mcculloh (So)0101000
31Carmen Gradberg (Sr)4022022
Prairie Central

Misc Totals

#Athlete NameAst:TOStl:TOStl:FBlk:PFChrDeflTF
Team Totals0.141.07
0Alayna Anderson (Sr)0.330.33
11Lucy Whitfill (Sr)0.000.33
21Abi Nimbler (So)0.001.33
23Kelly Wilkey (Sr)0.003.00
24Sawyer Ashman (Sr)0.502.00
31Carmen Gradberg (Sr)0.001.00

Rantoul (23-24)

Rantoul has not entered stats for this game.

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Game Story

Illinois High School Basketball - Rantoul nips Prairie Central

January 4, 2024: Rantoul, IL 61866

Rantoul Eagles (Rantoul, IL) backers were pleased Thursday as they saw their basketball squad hold off the visiting Prairie Central Hawks (Fairbury, IL), 46-44 in a league bout.

With the victory, Rantoul upgrades its record to 5-12 on the campaign. The Eagles host Danville (Danville, IL) to play the Vikings in a non-league bout on Tuesday, January 9. The Vikings come into the bout with a record of 7-11.

Next up, the Hawks play the St. Joseph-Ogden Spartans (St. Joseph, IL) in a Illini Prairie bout, on Monday, January 8. Prairie Central will attempt to upgrade on its 2-15 season record. The Spartans come into the bout with a 8-8 record after their 59-57 league win over Pontiac (Pontiac, IL).

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  • Play video icon Rantoul girls basketball highlights Prairie Central 3:50
  • Play video icon Game Highlights vs Prairie Central 0:22

Rankings & Records

Prairie Central (23-24)

ILClass
529147
OverallConferenceHomeAwayNeutralWin %Conference %PFPA
4-270-91-122-91-6.129.0009241,417

Rantoul (23-24)

ILClass
557119
OverallConferenceHomeAwayNeutralWin %Conference %PFPA
5-222-71-71-113-4.185.2228951,425

Team Scoring Averages

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Prairie Central		7.98.49.25.829.8
Rantoul		8.09.29.37.433.1

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Team Stat Comparison

Prairie CentralRantoul
29.8Points Per Game15.9
27.1Rebounds Per Game9.5
3.4Assists Per Game2.0
7.4Steals Per Game5.6
0.6Blocks Per Game1.5

Team Leaders

Prairie CentralRantoulNational Avg.
#12 Jayla Hammond7.6Points Per Game#22 Josie Roseman12.74.2
#11 Lucy Whitfill6.0Rebounds Per Game#23 Jasmine Mccullough3.52.8
#21 Abi Nimbler0.8Assists Per Game#1 Joselyn Espinoza1.00.9
#21 Abi Nimbler1.9Steals Per Game#23 Jasmine Mccullough3.01.1
#23 Kelly Wilkey0.3Blocks Per Game#23 Jasmine Mccullough1.50.3

Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
Prairie Central0-12Rantoul1-8
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
11/13/23Prairie CentralEast Peoria(L) 57-382/3/24RantoulEast Peoria(L) 57-34
11/16/23Mahomet-SeymourPrairie Central(L) 50-112/8/24RantoulMahomet-Seymour
11/18/23PontiacPrairie Central(L) 46-222/1/24RantoulPontiac(L) 53-22
1/11/24PontiacPrairie Central(L) 64-27
12/14/23St. Thomas MorePrairie Central(L) 36-251/25/24RantoulSt. Thomas More(L) 70-49
1/8/24Prairie CentralSt. Joseph-Ogden(L) 52-221/29/24St. Joseph-OgdenRantoul(L) 68-25
2/12/24St. Joseph-OgdenPrairie Central(L) 43-29
1/18/24Tolono UnityPrairie Central(L) 57-371/11/24RantoulTolono Unity(L) 54-39
1/24/24Illinois Valley CentralPrairie Central(L) 37-301/20/24Illinois Valley CentralRantoul(L) 59-28
1/25/24Prairie CentralPaxton-Buckley-Loda(L) 40-3512/14/23RantoulPaxton-Buckley-Loda(W) 44-30
1/29/24Bloomington Central CatholicPrairie Central(L) 69-342/5/24Bloomington Central CatholicRantoul(L) 80-33
2/8/24Prairie CentralMonticello(L) 40-301/24/24MonticelloRantoul(L) 48-39

Record Breakdown

Prairie Central (23-24)

Rantoul (23-24)
4-27
Overall
5-22
0-9
League
2-7
2-10
Non-League
0-10
0-1
Head to Head
1-0
0-12
Common Opponent
1-8
1-12
Home
1-7
2-9
Away
1-11
1-6
Neutral
3-4
1-1
Playoff
0-0
4-27
In-State
5-22
0-0
Out-of-State
0-0