Every sports fan has those games they’ll remember forever. Games that become instant classics as soon as they end, typically going down to the wire. Our area rivals provided many late-game heroics this year, and preps coordinator Zach Piatt recalls the best ones with his top-10 games: Game of the year? Our preps coordinator says so, with Logan Smith, middle, and St.
Joseph-Ogden delivering an overtime thriller that saw Smith drop in 29 points to lead the Spartans to a 73-72 win on Feb. 9 at the Rocket Center in Tolono against Jay Saunders, left, Henry Thomas and the rest of the Unity boys’ basketball team. 1.
Boys’ basketball regular season: St. Joseph-Ogden 73, Unity 72 (OT) If you were in the Rocket Center and felt the atmosphere of this rivalry game, you know it was undoubtedly the best game of the year. Led by Logan Smith’s 29 points, the Spartans came back from an early deficit to take a 10-point halftime lead.
The Rockets clawed their way back and forced overtime thanks to Henry Thomas’ 27 points and Dane Eisenmenger’s buzzer-beating, game-tying, crowd-erupting three-pointer. It came down to one missed free throw, and SJ-O claimed at least a share of the Illini Prairie Conference title with the win. Cissna Park's Josie Neukomm (22) and Altamont's Brianna Grunloh (5) in a Class 1A super-sectional game at Blue Ridge High School in Farmer City on Feb.
26, 2024. 2. Girls’ basketball Class 1A sectional final: Cissna Park 43, Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley 42 (2OT) T.
