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BCR postseason boys, girls basketball update

Marquette's Luke McCullough shoots over Hinckley-Big Rock's Jacob Orin Tuesday, March 3, 2026, during their sectional semifinal matchup at Amboy High School.

Boys

1A SECTIONALS

At Orion

Tuesday: 3 Pecatonica 70, 1 Sterling Newman 66

Wednesday: 2 Lanark Eastland 49, 1 Dakota 33

Friday: Championship - 2 Lanark Eastland 48, 3 Pecatonica 41

At Amboy

Tuesday: 1 Marquette 54, 2 Hinckley-Big Rock 41

Wednesday: 1 Indian Creek 58, 2 Woodland 43

Friday: Championship - 1 Indian Creek 46, 1 Marquette 44

1A SUPERSECTIONALS

At Macomb

Monday: 2 Tremont (25-10) vs. 2 Lanark Eastland (32-4), 7 p.m.

At Joliet

Monday: 1 Indian Creek (27-6) vs. 3 Chicago Fenger/1 Chicago Marshall winner at Momence, 6 p.m.

2A SECTIONALS

At Mendota

Tuesday: 2 Rockford Lutheran 69, 4 Oregon 67 (OT)

Wednesday: 1 Johnsburg 51, 3 Aurora Christian 47

Friday: Championship - 1 Johnsburg 68, 2 Rockford Lutheran 50

At Chillicothe

Tuesday: 1 Peoria Manual 66, 2 Riverdale 42

2 Warsaw 71, 4 Farmington 41

Friday: Championship - 1 Peoria Manual 57, 2 Warsaw 41

2A SUPERSECTIONALS

At Sterling

Monday: 1 Johnsburg (24-11) vs. 1 Peoria Manual (21-9), 7 p.m.

3A SECTIONALS

At Ottawa

Tuesday: 1 Morton 69, 2 LaSalle-Peru 48

Wednesday: 1 Kankakee 59, 2 East Peoria 53

Friday: Championship - 1 Morton 61, 1 Kankakee 48

3A SUPERSECTIONALS

At DeKalb

Monday: 1 Morton (30-4) vs. 1 Kaneland (34-0), 6 p.m.

Girls

1A STATE

At Normal

Thursday: Mt. Pulaski 47, Brown County 40

Deer Creek-Mackinaw 48, Rockford Christian 35

Third place - Brown County 59, Rockford Christian 47

Saturday: Title - Mt. Pulaski (33-1) vs. Deer Creek-Mackinaw (33-3), 10 a.m.

2A STATE

At Normal

Thursday: Breese Central 48, Pleasant Plains 40

Byron 49, Elgin St. Edward 43

Third place - Pleasant Plains (30-2) vs. Elgin St. Edward, 8:15 p.m.

Saturday: Title - Breese Central (31-3) vs. Byron (33-2), noon

- Kevin Hieronymus

Kevin Hieronymus

Kevin Hieronymus

Kevin has been sports editor of the BCR since 1986, covering Bureau County and IL Valley Sports. 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