I'd like to thank the coaches and staff at Normal West High School for their hospitality and putting on a great event. Some great matchups especially the last one. Could be a Class 4A and 4A champ from that last game.
Scores:
Quincy 65 East St Louis 51
Peoria Manual 57 Mount Vernon 43
Moline 47 Bradley Bourbonnais 42
Normal West 36 Washington 34
Metamora 47 Normal Community 38
Top performances:
Keshawn Thomas, 6'6" junior forward, Quincy: He had the performance of the day. He was Game MVP. A 20/20 performance of 28 points and 20 rebounds with 1 assist and 1 steal. He posted up continuously in the paint and scored over length of East St Louis. Was a monster on both backboards.
Bradley Longcor III, 6'4" junior point guard, Quincy: Did not shoot well but set up his teammates for quality shots. Stat line was 10 points 3 rebounds and 7 assists.
Cameron Brown, 6'5" senior combo guard, Quincy: He had double figures in this game scoring a three, on attacks to the rim and free throws. Stat line is 10 points 4 rebounds and 2 assists.
Taylor Powell, 6'5" senior forward, East St Louis: Northern Illinois football commit was impressive attacking the basket and scoring from mid range and at the rim. He was impressive on his rim protecting. I think he could play college hoops if he wanted. Stat line 17 points 6 rebounds 3 assists and 4 blocks.
Arlandis Brown, 6'4" junior combo guard, East St Louis: He's a long range sniper especially off the catch and shoot. He hit 4 threes for his 12 points along with 2 rebounds and 1 block.
Davis Bynum, 6'8" senior forward, East St Louis: Cal State Fullerton commit did not score much this game and he had some foul trouble. He blocked all 6 of his shots in the second half. He had 8 points 4 rebounds and 2 assists.
Gerrell Trapps, 6'0" senior point guard, Peoria Manual: Explosive scoring guard off the bounce and can hit the three point shot as well. Gets into passing lanes and gets steals with his quick hands. He was Game MVP for showing both on a regular basis. Stat line 17 points 1 rebound and 3 steals. College level prospect.
Dietrich Richardson, 6'7" junior point guard, Peoria Manual: He can get where he wants on the court and showed an impressive mid range pull-up game. Vision as a passer is next level. Made one big time pass through traffic for a basket. Stat line 13 points 4 rebounds 4 assists 1 steal and 2 blocks.
Navontae Nesbit Jr, 5'11" senior point guard, Mount Vernon: Pure point guard who has to score for his team. Scored in a variety of ways in this game. Stat line game high 22 points 5 rebounds and 2 assists.
Trey Taylor, 6'5" junior forward, Moline: I call him a point forward as he does everything from that position. Showed dribbling, shooting, and passing in this game. He was Game MVP. Stat line 13 points 7 rebounds and 6 assists.
Braden Freeman, 6'6" junior forward, Moline: Hit the glass at a high level in this game. Punctuated the game with a big time dunk. Stat line 8 points 9 rebounds 2 assists and 2 steals.
Marcus McQueen, 5'11" junior guard, Moline: Hit 4 threes for his 12 points. Added 1 assist and 1 block.
Arthur Abbey, 5'10" freshman point guard, Moline: Another big time freshman in the state of Illinois. Stat line 7 points 6 rebounds 1 assist and 1 steal.
Anthony Kemp, 6'5" senior forward, Bradley Bourbonnais: Making up for lost time as he was injured last spring and summer into the fall. Scored from three and on strong drives to the basket. Stat line 15 points 5 rebounds 2 assists and 4 steals.
Nick Allen, 6'10" junior forward, Bradley Bourbonnais: Did not score a lot as he was double and triple teamed most of the game. Did hit the glass hard and rim protect. Stat line 9 points 10 rebounds 3 steals and 3 blocks.
Nate Moore, 6'0" senior combo guard, Normal West: He was Game MVP as he scored a game high 18 points (3 threes) 1 rebound 2 assists 1 steal and 1 block.
Cooper Koch, 6'8" senior wing, Metamora: Iowa commit was Game MVP scored on threes and post ups in the paint. Stat line 16 points (3 threes) 8 rebounds 1 assist and 1 block.
Tyler Mason, 6'2" senior point guard, Metamora: Winona State commit filled the stat sheet in just about every category and ran his team's offense like a fine oiled machine. Stat line 9 points 3 rebounds 4 assists and 1 steal.
Braylon Roman, 6'4" senior point guard, Normal Community: He was the mid range king tonight as he scored repeatedly from 15 to 18 feet. Stat line 17 points 1 rebound and 2 assists.
Jaheem Webber, 6'9" senior forward, Normal Community: Did not score a lot today but hit the boards and did some elite rim protecting. Stat line 6 points 8 rebounds and 3 blocks.
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