Thornwood21-10
61
72
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Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
THS		----61
KHS		----72
Final score provided by C. Pickett.
Thunderbirds
Kays

Shooting

MinPtsFGMFGAFG%AFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%2FGM2FGA2FG%
#1 L. Watson3311415273739331617
#2 J. Johnson3163933330203743
#3 J. Jones331359567235602450
#5 D. Jenkins6
#15 A. Sims Jr1212441001004410044100
#20 C. Yancy Jr50
#24 M. Young24198165059356051145

Totals

MinPtsORebDRebRebAstStl
#1 L. Watson33113321
#2 J. Johnson3162572
#3 J. Jones33132352
#5 D. Jenkins61
#15 A. Sims Jr1212426
#20 C. Yancy Jr50
#24 M. Young2419221

Team summary

FG %
THS
45
KHS
FT/G
THS
100
KHS
3pt FG Percentage
THS
43
KHS
Points
THS
61
KHS
Assists
THS
7
KHS
Rebounds
THS
23
KHS
Steals
THS
2
KHS
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Shooting

Min
144
-
Pts
61
-
FGM
24
-
FGA
53
-
FG%
45
-
AFG%
54
-
3PM
9
-
3PA
21
-
3P%
43
-
FTM
4
-
FTA
4
-
FT%
100
-
2FGM
15
-
2FGA
32
-
2FG%
47
-

Totals

Min
144
-
Pts
61
-
OReb
8
-
DReb
15
-
Reb
23
-
Ast
7
-
Stl
2
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Illinois High School Basketball - Kankakee bests Thornwood

January 30, 2026: Kankakee, IL 60901

The Kankakee Kays basketball team scored 72 points and limited the visiting Thornwood Thunderbirds to 61 in the Kays league triumph on Friday.

The Kays now possess a 18-1 record. They play next when they travel to Chicago Mt. Carmel for a non-league game on Sunday, February 1. Kankakee will confront a Caravan team coming off a 68-34 non-league win over Blue Island Eisenhower (Blue Island, IL). The Caravan record now stands at 16-7.

With the loss, Thornwood falls to 15-9 on the campaign. The Thunderbirds travel to Thornton (Harvey, IL) to play the Wildcats in a Southland bout on Tuesday, February 3. The Wildcats go into the bout with a record of 10-10. Thornton won 60-51 in their recent league test against Thornridge (Dolton, IL)

Keith AKays Reporter
  1. 1st Quarter

  2. Check In

    9 - 12 The scorer has checked in. Thornwood 9, Kankakee 12
    @ 7:02 PM

  3. Game Attendance

    Attendance Hundreds
    @ 7:02 PM
  4. 2nd Quarter
  5. 9 - 12

    End of 1st Quarter

    Thornwood 9, Kankakee 12
    @ 7:02 PM
  6. 24 - 12

    Score Correction

    Score correction for Thornwood in Q2. Thornwood 24, Kankakee 12
    @ 7:16 PM
  7. 24 - 29

    Score Correction

    Score correction for Kankakee in Q2. Thornwood 24, Kankakee 29
    @ 7:16 PM
  8. Halftime
  9. 24 - 29

    Halftime

    Thornwood 24, Kankakee 29
    We noticed it's halftime, checkout this video while you wait for the action to resume.
    @ 7:16 PM
  10. 3rd Quarter
  11. 24 - 29

    Start of 3rd Quarter

    Thornwood's ball.
    @ 7:26 PM
  12. 38 - 29

    Score Correction

    Score correction for Thornwood in Q3. Thornwood 38, Kankakee 29
    @ 7:38 PM
  13. 38 - 55

    Score Correction

    Score correction for Kankakee in Q3. Thornwood 38, Kankakee 55
    @ 7:38 PM
  14. 4th Quarter
  15. 38 - 55

    End of 3rd Quarter

    Thornwood 38, Kankakee 55
    @ 7:38 PM
  16. 61 - 55

    Score Correction

    Score correction for Thornwood in Q4. Thornwood 61, Kankakee 55
    @ 7:55 PM
  17. 61 - 72

    Score Correction

    Score correction for Kankakee in Q4. Thornwood 61, Kankakee 72
    @ 7:55 PM
  18. Final
  19. 61 - 72

    End of Game

    Thornwood 61, Kankakee 72
    @ 7:55 PM

  • Thornwood

    Congratulations to #24 Mekhi Young for being selected the Thornwood Basketball Player of the Game.

Scoretracker Scorers

Keith AKays Reporter

Thornwood @ Kankakee Basketball Game Info

Fri., Jan. 30, 2026 @ 6:30p
The Kankakee (IL) varsity basketball team won Friday's home conference game against Thornwood (South Holland, IL) by a score of 72-61.

Player stats

Points/G
THS
M. Young15.1
KHS
--
Rebounds/G
THS
J. Jones6.6
KHS
--
Assists/G
THS
J. Jones3.6
KHS
--
Steals/G
THS
J. Jones2.3
KHS
--
Blocks/G
THS
G. Okorie0.7
KHS
--

Matchup history

1/6/26
4453
1/30/26
6172

Team comparison

Points/G
56.2
-
Rebounds/G
26.7
-
Assists/G
10.8
-
Steals/G
8.2
-
Blocks/G
1.5
-

Scoring averages

Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1Final
Thornwood		12.316.816.314.37.060.7
Kankakee		16.217.818.515.3-69.3

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Kankakee Videos

Season recap

Overall record
21-10
29-2
League
6-6
12-0
Non-League
10-0
11-1
Head to Head
0-2
2-0
Home
6-4
13-0
Away
10-3
8-0
Neutral
5-3
8-2
Playoff
0-1
3-1
In-State
21-9
27-2
Out-of-State
0-1
2-0
Win %
.677
.935
Conference %
.500
1.000
PF
1,882
2,149
PA
1,685
1,602
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Common opponents

Joliet West
1 - 0
1 - 0
Crete-Monee
2 - 0
2 - 0
Bloom
1 - 1
2 - 0
Rich Township
1 - 3
2 - 0
Thornton
1 - 1
2 - 0
Thornridge
2 - 0
2 - 0

Rankings

National
-
97
IL
83
8
State Division
45
3

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