Thursday scoreboard, Friday schedule

Posted on January 17, 2019

Thursday’s scoreboard is sponsored by COUNTRY Financial Representative Eric Lapan

Girls High School Basketball–
Richwoods 68, Normal Community 38
Normal West 49, Peoria 41
LeRoy 58, Tri-Valley 46
Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley 40, Deer Creek-Mackinaw 29
El Paso-Gridley 49, Heyworth 41

Boys High School Basketball–
El Paso-Gridley 50, LeRoy 45

Coaching change: Rich Rector has been promoted to interim head coach of Bloomington High School girls basketball, as confirmed by BHS Athletic Director Tony Bauman. Rector has been an assistant coach in the program for four seasons. He takes over for Tom Whiting, who was in his fifth season as head coach of the Purple Raiders.

Friday’s schedule:

Women’s College Basketball–
Southern Illinois at Illinois State, 7 p.m. (LIVE AM 1230 WJBC & WJBC.com)

Boys High School Basketball–
Normal Community at Peoria Manual, 6:30 p.m.
Bloomington at Normal West, 7:30 p.m.
U-High at Jacksonville, 7:30 p.m.

United States Hockey League–
Central Illinois Flying Aces at Chicago Steel, 7:05 p.m.

 

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