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The Galesburg Silver Streaks boys basketball team fell to the Quincy Blue Devils Friday night, 45-41. In this Western Big 6 showdown, Galesburg led for the entire game but missed multiple opportunities to build on their lead. A three-pointer from the Blue Devils would kickstart an 11-2 run that gave Quincy a lead they would not relinquish. The Streaks are 5-3 on the season and 1-3 in conference play.

No Silver Streak scored in double figures on the night. Jaxon Wyatt led in scoring with 9 points. Cesaire Bile and Keigen Crummer both added 7. Rahkim McCellan scored 7 points, pulled in 12 rebounds, added 2 assists and a steal, and was named the Dave's Auto Body Crunch Time Player of the Game. Galesburg finished the game 18 of 52 from the field, 4 of 20 from three-point range, and 1 of 2 from the line. They finished with 32 rebounds and 9 assists but committed 23 turnovers.

The Silver Streaks have a quick turn around as they play again tomorrow against Bettendorf on the campus of Augustana College. Brad Bennewitz and Jason Wessels will bring you the action starting with the pregame at 2:10 pm on 93.7 FM and 1400 AM WGIL as well as wgil.com.

It was a commanding Western Big 6 win for the Galesburg girls basketball team as they traveled to United Township on a snowy Saturday morning and came away with a 62 - 17 victory over the Panthers. The Silver Streaks are now 9 - 1 on the season and 4 - 1 in conference play.

A pair of sophomores led the way in scoring for Galesburg with Zaniyah Carter scoring 16 points and Ellie Johnson finished with 15 points. Both Lily Furrow and Ella Herchenroder scored 8 points, Taylor Herchenroder put up 5 points, and Jozalyn Kilgore finished with 4 points. Overall, the Streaks shot 25 of 58 from the field, 8 of 24 from three-point range, and 4 of 6 from the free-throw line. They grabbed 25 rebounds, had 11 assists, and committed only 7 turnovers while forcing 32 turnovers for United Township.

With her game off the bench, scoring in each quarter and stepped up doing a little bit of everything, Ellie Johnson was named the Dave's Auto Body Crunch Time Player of the Game. In addition to scoring 15 points, she pulled down 7 rebounds, swiped 2 steals, and had just a solid defensive effort.

Next up for the Galesburg girls is a Monday night match-up with Peoria Notre Dame at John Thiel Gym. Mitch McVey and Jason Wessels will have the call starting with the pregame at 6:45pm on 93.7 FM and 1400 AM WGIL and wgil.com.

Friday night, the Galesburg boys basketball team closed out a tough stretch of home games in the Western Big 6 with about as difficult of a loss  as they could imagine. The Silver Streaks lost a 10-point second half lead and falling down the stretch to the United Township Panthers, 46 - 43. Galesburg is now 4 - 2 overall and 1 - 2 in the Western Big 6.

Probably the biggest story of the game that went against Galesburg was ten 4th quarter turnovers and 21 total for the game. In fact when the Streaks had the ball with a chance to tie the score with a 3-pointer at the end of the game, they turned it over on that possession and never got off a shot.  Only seven total 4th quarter shots for the Silver Streaks as the Panthers rallied and outscored them by nine points to win it by three.

Galesburg's only player in double-figures was Cesaire Bile with 11 points. Stone Thiel was named the Dave's Auto Body Crunch Time Player of the Game. He finished with 9 points and two huge baskets in the 4th quarter. One was a three-pointer off balance from the top of the circle that got Galesburg within one when they were down four points. And then a 2-point basket on an in-bound play that tied the game. But the Streaks did not score again after that.

Up next for the Silver Streaks is Burlington at home Tuesday night. Brad Bennewitz and Jason Wessels will bring you the action starting with the pregame at 7:10pm on 93.7 FM and 1400 AM WGIL as well as wgil.com.

The Galesburg girls basketball team traveled to Wharton Field House for a Western Big 6 battle with Moline and came away with the win, 52 - 42, over the Maroons. The Streaks are 7 - 1 on the season, and 2 - 1 in conference play.

With an incredible effort in the game, Taylor Herchenroder was named the Dave's Auto Body Crunch Time Player of the Game. She led the Silver Streaks in scoring with 14 points and also contributed 5 rebounds, 3 steals, and an assist. Zaniyah Carter finished with 11 points, Ellie Johnson scored 10 points, Ella Herchenroder had 7 points, and Jozalyn Kilgore finished with 6 points. Galesburg shot 20 of 52 from the field, 6 of 22 from three-point range, and 6 of 13 from the free throw line. They pulled down 36 rebounds, had 15 assists, and committed 24 turnovers.

Next up for the Galesburg girls is a match-up with the Quincy Blue Devils. Pregame coverage with Mitch McVey and Jason Wessels begins at 6:45 Thursday night on 93.7 FM and 1400 AM WGIL and wgil.com.

The Galesburg boys basketball team passed its first road-test of the season, opening their Western Big 6 Conference season with a 75 - 55 win on the road at Rock Island Alleman. Galesburg is 4 - 0 on the season and 1 - 0 in conference play.

The Silver Streaks led the entire game, but Alleman as energetic, organized, and as fundamental as an Alleman team we've seen, came out shooting the ball in bunches. They made the Streaks work. It was just a 4-point game early in the 2nd quarter. Then Galesburg had a couple of short runs, and ended up leading by 11-points at halftime, 43 - 32. Alleman was still hanging around down 8-points in the 3rd quarter when Galesburg put together its most meaningful run, scoring 11 straight points to open up a 19-point lead and cruise the rest of the way for the win.

Great stats all over the scoresheet for the Silver Streaks. Cesaire Bile scored a career-high on the varsity level with 27 points. He also finished with 6 rebounds and was named the Dave's Auto Body Crunch Time Player of the Game. Keigen Crummer didn't miss a shot until the 4th quarter. He finished with a double-double, 12 points and 10 rebounds. Overall, Galesburg was 26 of 64 from the field, 9 of 21 from beyond the arc, and 14 of 19 from the free-throw line. They pulled down 47 rebounds, had 16 assists, and committed 16 turnovers.

Next up for the Silver Streaks, Rock Island comes to John Thiel Gym Tuesday (12/09) night. Brad Bennewitz and Jason Wessels will bring you all the action starting with the pregame at 6:40 Tuesday night on 93.7 FM and 1400 AM WGIL and wgil.com.