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BCR Boys basketball Thanksgiving tournament update, Nov. 28

Saturday’s finals canceled at Ottawa, Serena, Woodland

Princeton's Cayden Benavidez eyes the hoop as he splits Ottawa defenders Jerrimahia Jones and teammate Carson Keylard during the Dean Riley Shootin' The Rock Thanksgiving Tournament on Monday Nov. 24, 2025 in Kingman Gymnasium at Ottawa High School.

Dean Riley Shootin’ the Rock at Ottawa

POOL A: Ottawa 2-0, Pontiac 2-0, Sterling 1-2, Princeton 0-3

POOL B: Oak Forest 3-0, L-P 2-1, Streator 1-2, Plano 0-3

MONDAY: Pontiac 73, Sterling 48

Ottawa 60, Princeton 36

L-P 56, Streator 44

TUESDAY: Pontiac 56, Princeton 39

Ottawa 50, Sterling 44

Oak Forest 67, Plano 40

FRIDAY: Oak Forest 52, Streator 38

L-P 58, Plano 45

Sterling 68, Princeton 49

Streator 55, Plano 49

Oak Forest 63, L-P 61

Pontiac 49, Ottawa 45

SATURDAY: 7th place - Princeton vs. Plano, noon. 5th place - Sterling vs. Streator, 1:30 p.m. 3rd place - L-P vs. Ottawa, 3 p.m. Title - Oak Forest vs. Pontiac, 4:30 p.m.

Note: All Saturday’s games have been canceled

2nd Annual Huskers Hardwood Tip-Off Tourney

POOL A: Marquette 3-0, Serena 2-1, Peoria Notre Dame JV 1-2, Earlville 0-3

POOL B: Hall 3-0, Seneca 2-1, Newark 1-2, Somonauk 0-3

MONDAY: Seneca 63, Somonauk 55

Serena 71, Earlville 12

TUESDAY: Marquette 73, Earlville 20

Hall 54, Newark 40

WEDNESDAY: Hall 68, Somonauk 31

Marquette 72, Peoria ND 40

Seneca 61, Newark 55

Serena 76, Peoria ND 46

FRIDAY: Newark 71, Somonauk 44

Peoria ND 65, Earlville 34

Hall 67, Seneca 45

Marquette 55, Serena 41

SATURDAY (REVISED): 3rd place - Seneca vs. Serena, 9 a.m. Title - Hall vs. Marquette, 10:30 a.m.

Note: All Saturday’s games have been canceled

Erie-Prophetstown Thanksgiving Tournament

STANDINGS: Riverdale 1-0, E-P 1-0, Rock Falls 0-1,Bureau Valley 0-2

MONDAY: Riverdale 70, Rock Falls 62

TUESDAY: E-P 46, Bureau Valley 41

FRIDAY: Rock Falls 63, Bureau Valley 56

Riverdale at E-P, NA

SATURDAY: At Prophetstown - Bureau Valley vs. Riverdale, 1 p.m., Rock Falls vs. E-P, 2:30 p.m.

Note: Saturday’s games are postponed to Monday; The BV-Riverdale varsity game will be played 5 p.m. with the F/S game at 7 p.m.

Route 17 Classic at Woodland, Dwight

WOODLAND POOL: Ridgeview 3-0, St. Bede 2-1, Woodland 1-2, Flanagan-Cornell 0-3

DWIGHT POOL: Tri-Valley 3-0, Dwight 2-1, Momence 1-2, Grant Park 0-3

MONDAY: Ridgeview 70, Flanagan-Cornell 51

St. Bede 63, Woodland 51

TUESDAY: St. Bede 64, Flanagan-Cornell 33

Ridgeview 48, Woodland 40

WEDNESDAY: Ridgeview 70, St. Bede 49

Woodland 74, Flanagan-Cornell 58

Tri-Valley 72, Grant Park 24

Dwight 64, Momence 62

Note: All Saturday’s games have been canceled and will not be made up

AFC Thanksgiving Tournament

MONDAY: Leland 74, West Carroll 70

LaMoille 56, AFC 42

Durand 62, Milledgeville 50

Amboy 53, Hiawatha 29

TUESDAY: West Carroll 62, AFC 22

Milledgeville 51, Hiawatha 40

Leland 72, LaMoille 49

Amboy 49, Durand 29

WEDNESDAY: Consolation third - Hiawatha 61, Hiawatha 24

Consolation first - West Carroll 51, Milledgeville 41

Third place - Durand 58, LaMoille 43

Title - Leland 52, Amboy 47 (OT)

Wethersfield Wally Keller Invite

FINAL STANDINGS: Elmwood 5-0, Annawan 4-1, Rockridge 3-2, Wethersfield 2-3, Putnam County 1-4, Stark County 0-5

MONDAY: Rockridge 85, Stark County 40

Annawan 50, Putnam County 40

Elmwood 61, Wethersfield 42

TUESDAY: Annawan 55, Stark County 51

Elmwood 58, Rockridge 51

Wethersfield 49, Putnam County 48

WEDNESDAY: Elmwood 54, Putnam County 23

Annawan 58, Rockridge 55

Wethersfield 48, Stark County 38

FRIDAY (REVISED SCHEDULE)

Elmwood 55, Annawan 42

PC 53, Stark County 50

Rockridge 69, Wethersfield 43

Elmwood 61, Stark County 40

Rockridge 40, PC 33

Annawan 70, Wethersfield 47

Note: Saturday’s games were moved to Friday

Kevin Hieronymus

Kevin Hieronymus

Kevin has been sports editor of the BCR since 1986 and is Sports Editor of Putnam County Record. Was previously sports editor of the St. Louis Daily News and a regular contributor for the St. Louis Cardinals Magazine. He is a member of the IBCA and Illinois Valley Hall of Fames. He is one of 4 sportswriters from his tiny hometown Atlanta, IL