Thursday scoreboard, Friday schedule

Posted on February 14, 2019

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

Girls High School Basketball–
Class 4A Regional Championship at Bloomington–Normal Community 58, Normal West 39
Class 3A Regional Championship at Pontiac–Central Catholic 56, Washington 50
Class 1A Sectional Championship at Decatur St. Teresa–Danville Schlarman 56, RIdgeview 24

Men’s College Basketball–
Illinois 63, Ohio State 56

Boys High School Basketball–
Central Catholic 88, Prairie Central 60

Friday’s schedule:

Women’s College Basketball–
Illinois State at Missouri State, 7 p.m. (LIVE WJBC-AM 1230 & WJBC.com 6:50)

Boys High School Basketball–
Central Catholic at St. Joseph-Ogden, 7 p.m.
Peoria Notre Dame at Normal West, 7:30 p.m.
Bloomington at Champaign Centennial, 7:30 p.m.
Springfield Sacred Heart-Griffin at U-High, 7:30 p.m.
Belleville East at Normal Community, cancelled

United States Hockey League–
Tri-City Storm at Central Illinois Flying Aces, 7:07 p.m.

College Softball–
Illinois State vs. Central Michigan (Littlewood Classic, Tempe, AZ), 12:30 p.m.
Illinois State vs. Florida (Littlewood Classic, Tempe, AZ), 3 p.m.

College Baseball–
Illinois State at Belmont, 4 p.m.

 

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