Tuesday scores sponsored by COUNTRY Financial Representative Eric Lapan:
Boys High School Basketball:
U-High 62, Mahomet-Seymour 50
Tri-Valley 53, Eureka 47
Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley 61, Paxton-Buckley-Loda 37
Tremont 70, Heyworth 49
Girls High School Basketball:
Bloomington 64, Danville 54
Sacred Heart-Griffin 50, U-High 45
Normal Community 46, Normal West 29
Fieldcrest 36, Putnam County 33
Prairie Central 56, Tri-Valley 25
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