boys basketball

Senior Night victory for Tigers

The Beardstown Tigers closed the regular season with a very busy week, playing four games. Beardstown added a game to the final week when they joined the West Central Conference last year and this year a makeup game added another contest to the mix.

Bluejays

Bluejays knock off sixth ranked Auburn

The vastly underrated and underappreciated PORTA-AC Central Bluejays continue to prove they can play with anybody in the state in Class 2A basketball, knocking off the state’s sixth ranked team, the Auburn Trojans, last Tuesday. The Bluejays finished off the regular season with a decisive victory over Stanford Olympia last Friday to finish with a 24-6 record.

Trojans

Vipers slither past Trojans

The Triopia-Meredosia-Virginia boys’ basketball team lost their final two games of the regular season last week to finish the year with a 15-15 record, including 2-7 in the Western Illinois Valley Conference. Two close games saw the Trojans fall in a low scoring affair 40 to 33 to Griggsville-Perry and a dogfight with South County 58 to 55.

BHS Boys defeat Pittsfield

Unfortunately for the Beardstown boys’ basketball team improved play last week only resulted in one win as the Tigers beat Pittsfield but lost two close...

Bluejays

Cardinals are a thorn in Bluejays’ side

Unless they would happen to meet up in the Sectional Championship games, basketball bragging rights between Pleasant Plains and PORTA/A-C Central on...

Trojans

Trojans topple Tigers

The Triopia-Meredosia-Virginia boys’ basketball team snapped a four-game conference losing streak with a nice WIVC win over a good...

Bluejays

Nine straight wins for PORTA/A-C Boys

Three more wins last week including two key Sangamo Conference victories has pushed the PORTA/A-C Central Bluejays’ winning streak to nine straight...

Trojans

Two tough losses for Trojans

Road trips to a couple of tough conference opponents last week resulted in two losses for the Triopia-Meredosia-Virginia boys’ basketball team. The...

The Tigers Cleon Djafalo and the Trojans Andrew Hobrock go up for the varsity tip off.

Triopia Tourney roundup

Play ended last Saturday in the Annual Triopia Varsity-Junior Varsity Tournament with the Calhoun Warriors taking home first place at both levels...