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In the Regional Semifinal game Tuesday night at Peoria Richwoods, the Galesburg High School girls basketball team completed a season sweep of Geneseo by defeating the Maple Leafs for the third time by a final score of 49 - 36. The Streaks advance to the Regional Finals versus the #3 seed Dunlap Eagles at Peoria Richwoods Thursday (2/20) night.

Galesburg finished the night 18 of 55 from the field, 7 of 23 from the three-point line, and 6 of 9 from the charity stripe. The Streaks grabbed 33 rebounds, had 12 assists and committed 13 turnovers. The Streaks were led in scoring by Ella Herchenroder with 17 points, Zaniyah Carter scored 13 points, Grace Herchenroder finished with 8 points, and Lily Furrow had 6 points.

Ella Herchenroder went five for five from the free-throw line down the stretch and was named the Dave's Auto Body Crunch Time Player of the Game! Along with scoring 17 points, Ella finished the night with 6 steals, 3 assists, and a couple of rebounds.

The Galesburg Silver Streaks boys basketball team finished off the regular season on the road with a start-to-finish victory over the Rock Island Alleman Pioneers, 56 - 35. The Streaks end the regular season with a 10 - 21 record and 4 - 10, finishing in 6th place, in the Western Big 6 Conference.

The Silver Streaks shot 26 of 72 from the field, 2 of 16 from three-point range, and 2 of 4 from the free-throw line. Galesburg shot the ball 31 more times than Alleman, and out-rebounded the Pioneers 52 to 28. Galesburg was led in scoring by Cesaire Bile with 15 points, who also got his first varsity double-double with 10 rebounds. Rahkim McCellan scored 12 points off the bench, Jaxon Wyatt finished with 8 points, and Ethan Oxley scored 7 points and grabbed a career-high 11 rebounds.

For getting into the scoring book in the last minute and a half of the regular season, junior Shawn Taylor was named the Dave's Auto Body Crunch Time Player of the Game! In game number 31, Shawn scored his first two points of the season with a bucket late in the 4th quarter.

The GHS boys basketball team begins their postseason run next Monday (2/24) night with a Regional Quarterfinal game versus Geneseo at John Thiel Gym.

Friday night at John Thiel Gym, the Galesburg boys basketball team got the win over Geneseo on Senior Night, 64 - 29. The Silver Streaks are now 9 - 21 on the season and 3 - 10 in the Western Big 6. The Streaks will wrap up the regular season Tuesday night on the road when they take on Rock Island Alleman. Then Galesburg will host Geneseo yet again on Monday, February 24, at John Thiel Gym for the Regional play-in game to start the postseason.

Galesburg shot 26 of 60 from the field, 8 of 24 from beyond the arc, and a perfect 4 of 4 from the free throw line. The Streaks dominated the boards with 47 rebounds, had 11 assists and 11 turnovers. The only Galesburg player in double figures was Cesaire Bile who scored 23, Rahkim McCellan and Jackson Crock Sibbing both came off the bench and scored 8 points, Keigen Crummer finished with 7 points, Eden Mayala scored 4 points, including a one-handed hammer dunk, and senior Kellan Oxley finished with 3 points, scoring the first points in the game on Senior Night from beyond the arc.

Freshman Cesaire Bile scored a career-high 23 points and earned the Dave's Auto Body Crunch Time Player of the Game award. He played at a higher level, scoring in every quarter of the game and grabbing 9 rebounds and getting a couple of blocks along the way. He also got the crowd on their feet with a couple of big dunks in the game.

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Prior to the Galesburg High School boys basketball game versus Geneseo at John Thiel Gym on Friday, February 14, 2025, the GHS Swirl Court was introduced and the senior athletes were recognized during the Senior Night ceremony.

Following the Senior Night game vs Geneseo on Friday, February 14, 2025, Galesburg High School senior and basketball player, James Crock-Keefer, joined WGIL's Brad Bennewitz and Jason Wessels for a quick conversation during the postgame broadcast.

The Galesburg High School girls basketball team finished the regular season with a match-up against the Alleman Pioneers and Senior Night at John Thiel Gym Thursday night. The Silver Streaks came out strong and led the entire way to a 52 - 27 win over the Pioneers. With the victory, Galesburg clinched 2nd place in the Western Big 6 conference to wrap up the regular season.

Galesburg shot 20 of 43 from the field, 4 of 7 from 3-point range, and 8 of 17 from the free throw line. The team grabbed 28 rebounds, had 10 assists, and committed 21 turnovers. Galesburg's defense forced 27 turnovers by Alleman. Jozalyn Kilgore had a big night leading the Streaks with a double-double, 15 points and 15 rebounds. Grace Herchenroder scored 12 points, Zaniyah Carter finished with 11 points, Lily Furrow with 5 points, and Khloe May scored 3 points.

On Senior Night, the four Silver Streaks seniors, Annabelle Giles, Ryleigh Clark, Cora Johnson, and Josslyn Peck, were named the Dave's Auto Body Crunch Time Players of the Game!

The Galesburg boys basketball team traveled to Sterling Tuesday night for a Western Big 6 match-up and suffered a 66 - 46 loss to the Golden Warriors. Sterling led the entire game as Galesburg struggled with their shooting and were hampered with foul trouble as well. The Silver Streaks drop to 2 - 10 in conference play and 8 - 21 on the season overall.

Galesburg shot 18 of 54 from the field, 4 of 23 from beyond the arc, and 6 of 9 from the free throw line. The team grabbed 30 rebounds, had 8 assists and only 8 turnovers. The Streaks were led in scoring by Cesaire Bile with 8 points and then several players finished with 6 points, including Jaxon Wyatt (plagued with foul trouble most of the night), Leslie Kelley (fouled out), Keigen Crummer, and Jackson Crock Sibbing.

Rahkim McCellan earned the Dave's Auto Body Crunch Time Player of the Game award with his energized play on both offense and defense coming off the bench. He stepped up as post players got into foul trouble. Rahkim finished the night with 5 points and 4 rebounds.

The Galesburg Silver Streaks girls basketball team lost to Rock Island, 50 - 47, at John Thiel Gym on Saturday in a Western Big 6 match-up. The loss takes the Streaks out of contention of tying for the conference title with Sterling, who are now the outright conference champs.

The Silver Streaks struggled getting the ball in the basket, shooting only 16 of 67 from the field, missing 51 shots. The team was 6 of 23 from the 3-point line and 9 of 16 from the free throw line. Galesburg finished the game with 34 rebounds, 11 assists, and turned the ball over 15 times. The Streaks were led in scoring by Ella Herchenroder with 12 points, Zaniyah Carter and Lily Furrow both scored 8 points, Grace Herchenroder and Sophia Kisler had 6 points each, and both Josslyn Peck and Taylor Herchenroder finished with 2 points.

Ella Herchenroder was named the Dave's Auto Body Crunch Time Player of the Game. All-around great contributions from Ella throughout the game, finishing with 12 points, 3 steals, 3 assists, and 5 rebounds.

John Thiel Gym hosted a Western Big 6 match-up Friday night between the Galesburg Silver Streaks and the team ranked 12th in the state, the Moline Maroons. The Streaks were in the battle until about 2-1/2 minutes left in the 3rd quarter when turnovers and missed opportunities expanded the points gap beyond the point of no return. Moline went on to win, 76 - 48, but the game was a much better effort for the Silver Streaks than their first meeting this season with the Maroons. Galesburg is now 8 - 20 on the season and 2 - 9 in the Western Big 6, while Moline improves to 9 - 2 and continues their efforts to chase down Quincy for the season conference title.

The Silver Streaks shot 20 of 42 from the field, 4 of 14 from 3-point range, and 4 of 7 from the free-throw line. The team grabbed 25 rebounds and 9 assists, but hurt themselves badly with 22 turnovers in the game. Moline had 4 players scoring in double figures, while Jaxon Wyatt was the only Silver Streak to score double figures with 19. Keigen Crummer scored 8 points, all in the 1st half, while Leslie Kelley finished with 7, Rahkim McCellan scored 4 points, and Demetrius Watson hit a 3-pointer in the 4th quarter.

Playing a strong, confident game, and much improved from the last meeting with the Maroons, Jaxon Wyatt was named the Dave's Auto Body Crunch Time Player of the Game. He had tough match-ups all night against Moline's Trey Taylor and Braden Freeman, and Jaxon stood his ground and played strong. Jaxon finished with 19 points, going 8 of 11 from the field and 3 of 4 from the free throw line, while grabbing 5 rebounds.

Thursday night, the Galesburg High School girls basketball team went on the road to Geneseo to take on the Maple Leafs and came away with their 21st win of the season, 45 - 22.

In a much more competitive match-up than their first meeting in December, Geneseo kept the Silver Streaks off balance at times by switching their defense. It was a sluggish night on offense for Galesburg shooting 20 of 59 from the field, just 3 of 20 from 3-point range, and 2 of 5 from the free throw line.

The Streaks were led in scoring by Jozalyn Kilgore with 9 points, Ella Herchenroder had 8, both Taylor Herchenroder and Lily Furrow finished with 5 points, while Josslyn Peck and Zaniyah Carter both scored 4 points. Overall, 10 Galesburg players put points on the board tonight. Galesburg had 36 rebounds, 9 assists and the Maple Leafs' switching defense forced 22 turnovers by the Streaks. Galesburg's defense also caused trouble for Geneseo as the Maple Leafs committed 34 turnovers.

Junior Sophia Kisler was named the Dave's Auto Body Crunch Time Player of the Game. Sophia came off the bench in the 4th quarter and provided a big spark for the Streaks to help her team get back on track after Geneseo had chipped away at the lead.