Archives: Episodes

The season came to an end for the Galesburg High School boys basketball team in the Regional Semifinal game at Dunlap Tuesday night. The Streaks fell to the 5th ranked team in Class 3A, the Morton Potters, 63 - 24. Galesburg got only 3 shots off in the 2nd quarter and trailed by 17 at halftime, and then Morton started the 3rd quarter with a scoring blitz of 12 points that put the game away with a running clock by the 4th quarter. The Silver Streaks finish the season with an overall record of 11 -22.

All of the Streaks players got into the game to wrap up the season. The team shot 10 of 36 from the field, 1 of 11 from the three-point line, and 3 of 5 free throws. They had 23 rebounds and 4 assists, but committed 20 turnovers.

The final Dave's Auto Body Crunch Time Player of the Game for the season was junior Jaxon Wyatt. He was the best at executing the weave offense game plan for this match-up, which was a dramatic shift from the style of game the Streaks normally run with.

Click the player below to hear the final postgame conversation of the season with Silver Streaks Head Coach Chad Thompson:

[episode term_id="24043" id="670172"]

The 2024-25 season came to an end for the GHS Silver Streaks boys basketball team in their Regional Semifinal match-up with the Morton Potters Wednesday (2/26) night. Following the game, as he has done all season long, Head Coach Chad Thompson joined WGIL's Brad Bennewitz and Jason Wessels during the postgame broadcast to discuss the game and the future of Silver Streaks basketball.

After going into halftime down 19 points, the Galesburg High School girls basketball team came out in the 2nd half with resiliency and an incredible effort that got them as close as 4 points, but ran out of time for the comeback versus the #1 ranked team in Class 3A, the Washington Panthers.  Galesburg's season comes to an end in the Sectional Semifinal match-up at Ottawa Township Tuesday night with the Panthers winning, 55 - 47.

In Lexi Demott's first season as head coach, the Silver Streaks finish with an overall record of 24 - 8, 2nd in the Western Big 6 Conference at 11 - 3, and Regional Champions.

Galesburg shot 17 of 47 from the field, 4 of 16 from the beyond the arc, and 9 of 13 from the free throw line. The team grabbed 23 rebounds, had 7 assists, and committed 14 turnovers, while causing Washington to turnover the ball 20 times. Washington won the rebounding battle with 34 in the game. The Silver Streaks were led in scoring by Zaniyah Carter with 14 points, Ella Herchenroder right behind her with 13 points, Jozalyn Kilgore scored 10 points, Josslyn Peck finished with 4 points, and Grace Herchenroder, Khloe May, and Lily Furrow each scored 2 points in the game.

The final Dave's Auto Body Crunch Time Player of the Game award for the season went to freshman Zaniyah Carter, who finished with 14 points, 2 assists, a couple of rebounds and steals while playing all but 3 minutes of the game coming off the bench.

Click the player below to hear the final postgame conversation of the season with Silver Streaks Head Coach Lexi Demott:

[episode term_id="24042" id="670095"]

The 2024-25 season came to an end for the GHS Silver Streaks girls basketball team in their Sectional Semifinal match-up with the Washington Panthers Tuesday (2/25) night. Following the game, as she has done all season long, Head Coach Lexi Demott joined WGIL's Mitch McVey and Jason Wessels during the postgame broadcast to discuss the game and look back at an incredible season for the Streaks.

Monday night at John Thiel Gym in the Regional Quarterfinal game, the Galesburg High School boys basketball team got their third win of the year over the Geneseo Maple Leafs, 65 - 45. It was the third straight year that Galesburg has won against Geneseo in the opening Regional game and the 17th consecutive victory over Geneseo going back to the 2016-17 season.

The Silver Streaks advance to the Regional Semifinal game versus the Morton Potters at Dunlap Wednesday (2/26) night.

Galesburg shot 25 of 48 from the field, 4 of 13 from beyond the arc, and 11 of 14 from the free throw line. The team had 36 rebounds, 12 assists, and 11 turnovers in the game. The Streaks had four players in double figures, led by Keigen Crummer and Cesaire Bile who each scored 14 points, Jaxon Wyatt with 12 points, Jackson Crock Sibbing finshed with 11 points off the bench, Leslie Kelley scored 8 points, and Rahkim McCellan finished with 4 points.

Geneseo went on a run in the 3rd quarter and knocked down Galesburg's lead to just 4 points. That's when freshman Cesaire Bile stepped up and drained a 3-pointer from the corner. Geneseo did not score for the final four minutes of that quarter and the the Streaks went on a 27-11 run that clinched the victory. With that pivotal 3-pointer, Cesaire Bile was named the Dave's Auto Body Crunch Time Player of the Game. He finished the night with 14 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists and a steal.

Coach Thompson brought along Demetrius Watson to the postgame interview. Click the play button below to listen to Demetrius' conversation with WGIL's Brad Bennewitz and Jason Wessels:

[episode term_id="24043" id="670009"]

GHS Silver Streaks basketball player Demetrius Watson joined WGIL's Brad Bennewitz and Jason Wessels during the postgame broadcast following the Regional Quarterfinal win over Geneseo on February 24, 2025.

The Galesburg High School girls basketball team clinched the Regional Championship with a 45 - 37 win over the Dunlap Eagles Thursday night at Peoria Richwoods. The Silver Streaks now advance to the Sectional Semifinal game next Tuesday (2/25) night at Ottawa Township where they will take on Washington.

Coach Lexi Demott has led the Silver Streaks to a Regional Title in her first year as head coach. During the postgame broadcast, WGIL's Jason Wessels made the observation that nine years ago Demott was a player on the Silver Streaks team that beat Dunlap at Dunlap for a Regional Title then, and now she is a Regional Champ as the head coach of the Streaks.

It was a balanced attack in scoring for Galesburg led by Jozalyn Kilgore with 12 points, Zaniyah Carter scored 11 points, Josslyn Peck contributed 8 points, Ella Herchenroder finished with 6 points, Grace Herchenroder scored 4 points, and Khloe May had 2 points. The Silver Streaks were 16 of 39 from the field, 2 of 9 from downtown, and 12 of 18 from the free throw line. The team grabbed 28 rebounds, had 8 assists and committed 15 turnovers.

From the tip, Jozalyn Kilgore played with intensity and determination throughout the game and was named the Dave's Auto Body Crunch Time Player of the Game. There were several Silver Streaks players who had a strong performance in the game tonight, but it was Jozalyn who time and time again came up with the big plays and led the way for the team. She finished the night with 12 points, 6 rebounds, and 2 steals.

[caption id="attachment_669848" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] Galesburg Silver Streaks Girls Basketball Team 2024-2025 Regional Champions! (Streaks Girls Basketball Facebook page)[/caption]