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The Galesburg Silver Streaks girls basketball team achieved their 20th win of the season on the road at Normal West on a rare Monday night game. Once again the stifling defense by Galesburg caused all kinds of chaos for their opponent. In the 2nd quarter, they only allowed four shots by the Normal West Wildcats, with all four taken from beyond the three-point line. The Streaks led the entire game and went on to win, 59 -35.

Galesburg was led in scoring by Zaniyah Carter with 14 points, Grace Herchenroder scored 10 points, and Lily Furrow and Jozalyn Kilgore each finished with 8 points. Overall, the Streaks had 10 players contribute to the scoring. The team was 21 of 47 from the field, 4 of 18 from beyond the arc, and 11 of 23 from the free-throw line. The Streaks grabbed 20 rebounds, had 9 assists, committed 9 turnovers, but also caused Normal West to turn the ball over 28 times.

It was a very balanced effort by the Silver Streaks tonight, but Zaniyah Carter cranked things up another notch and was recognized as the Dave's Auto Body Crunch Time Player of the Game. The freshman had a fabulous game, finishing with 14 points, 5 steals, 3 assists, and a rebound. Zaniyah caused havoc all over the court against the Wildcats and her development and growth throughout the season was on full display in this game.

Saturday afternoon at the Peoria Manual Shootout, the Galesburg Silver Streaks boys basketball team in their final non-conference game of the regular season took on state ranked Peoria High. The Lions took the lead early and expanded it to 27 points in the 3rd quarter. At that point, the Streaks poured it on and nearly doubled their point total for the game. They out-scored the Lions 25-13 in the final stretch, but couldn't overcome the deficit and Peoria High won, 69-54. Galesburg is now 8-19 on the season.

The Silver Streaks shot 22 of 49 from the field, 8 of 14 from beyond the arc, and 2 of 5 from the free throw line. The team had 23 rebounds, 12 assists, and committed 12 turnovers. Three Galesburg players finished the night in double-digit scoring, including Jaxon Wyatt with 15 points, 8 rebounds, and 6 assists, and both Cesaire Bile and Jackson Crock Sibbing scored 14 points. Leslie Kelley scored 4 points, Eden Mayala with 3, and Demetrius Watson and Tobi Kivunina each had 2 points.

Cesaire Bile was a big reason the Streaks were able to make a run in the 2nd half with his impressive, high-energy play on offense and defense, earning him the Dave's Auto Body Crunch Time Player of the Game award. And on his birthday, no less!

In their second meeting this year, the Galesburg High School girls basketball team dominated the United Township Panthers, 57-25, in a Western Big 6 Conference match-up at John Thiel Gym on Saturday. The Streaks' smothering defense held the Panthers scoreless in the 1st quarter, 29-0, and forced 34 turnovers in the game.

The scoring for Galesburg was a balanced team effort with Jozalyn Kilgore scoring 11 points, Grace Herchenroder contributed 9, Ella Herchenroder finished with 8, Cora Johnson scored 7, Lily Furrow had 6 points, Zeniyah Carter and Ryleigh Clark each put up 5 points, and Khloe May finished with 3 points. The Streaks improved at the free throw line this game shooting 50%.

Grace Herchenroder was awarded the Dave's Auto Body Crunch Time Player of the Game. She had a great game overall and scored the basket in the 4th quarter that pushed the Streaks lead to 30 points and forced the running clock.

During Gold Out Night at John Thiel Gym Friday night, the Galesburg High School boys basketball team fell to the United Township Panthers, 62-40. The Streaks are now 8-18 on the season overall, and 2-8 in Western Big 6 Conference play.

Galesburg out scored United Township in the 3rd quarter and only scored 1 less (19 to 18) than the Panthers in the 2nd half overall, but could not overcome the deficit from the 1st half. The Silver Streaks shot 14 of 44 from the field, 6 of 16 from 3-point range, and just 6 of 14 from the free throw line. The Streaks had 27 rebounds, 6 assists and 15 turnovers. Jackson Crock Sibbing led Galesburg in scoring with 15 points, 11 of which came in the 3rd quarter, Jaxon Wyatt finished with 9 points, Demetrius Watson scored 5 points, and Ethan Oxley, Eden Mayala, and Cesaire Bile each finished with 3 points.

Coming off the bench, Demetrius Watson made an impact as soon as he got into the game and was named the Dave's Auto Body Crunch Time Player of the Game for his hustle and determined play. He finished with 5 points, 3 rebounds, 4 steals, and a couple of assists. Demetrius played as hard as he could, diving all over the place, and providing solid defense as well.

At John Thiel Gymnasium Thursday night, the Galesburg High School girls basketball team suffered a heart-breaking loss in a Western Big 6 Conference match-up with the Quincy Blue Devils. It was a back-and-forth game with Quincy taking at 10-point lead going into halftime. The Silver Streaks took back the lead going into the 4th quarter and kept that lead until Quincy's Myley Longcor drained a 3-point shot with 2.4 seconds left in the game. Quincy went on to win, 55 - 54. With that 1-point loss, Galesburg drops from their shared position at the top of the conference rankings, leaving Sterling the outright leader in the Western Big 6.

Galesburg was led in scoring by Jozalyn Kilgore with 19 points, Grace Herchenroder with 8 points, Ella Herchenroder with 7, and Lily Furrow finished with 6 points. Quincy's Myley Longcor scored all of her points beyond the arc with 6 three-pointers, including the game winner. Overall, the Blue Devils scored 30 of their points from 3-point range. The Streaks shot 20 of 52 from the field, shooting the ball 18 more times than Quincy did. Galesburg was 6 of 19 from the three-point line and 8 for 17 from the free-throw line, with five of those misses happening in the closing minute of the game.

An incredible effort in the game for the Silver Streaks by Jozalyn Kilgore, who was named the Dave's Auto Body Crunch Time Player of the Game. She finished the night with 19 points, with 8 of those points scored in the 4th quarter, and 7 rebounds. Jozalyn played with heart and grit and never gave up.

In a Tuesday night Western Big 6 Conference match-up at John Thiel Gym, the Galesburg Silver Streaks boys basketball team faced the #1 ranked team in the state, the Quincy Blue Devils. Galesburg took the lead in the first minutes, but then Quincy went on a 19-2 run to finish out the 1st quarter and then dominated the rest of the way to a 90-35 win.

The Streaks are now 8-17 on the season and 2-7 in conference play.

There was no Dave's Auto Body Crunch Time Player of the Game awarded.

At John Thiel Gymnasium Saturday afternoon, it was a Top 10 match-up as the Galesburg High School girls basketball team, ranked #8 in the state, hosted the Morton Potters, who are ranked #4. A stiff zone defense by Morton caused way too many turnovers by Galesburg, and the Streaks couldn't get the outside shots to drop, which all added up to a win for the Potters, 54-30. Galesburg is now 18-5 on the season.

It was a tough shooting day for the Silver Streaks going 13 of 44 from the field, just 1 of 15 from 3-point range,  and 3 of 8 from the free throw line. In addition, ball control was another issue with Galesburg committing 21 turnovers in the game.

The leading scorer and rebounder for Galesburg was Jozalyn Kilgore, who was named the Dave's Auto Body Crunch Time Player of the Game. She finished with 13 points, 7 rebounds, 5 of them on offense, and just an overall great effort in the game.

Friday night, the Galesburg High School boys basketball team traveled to Rock Island to take on the #9 ranked Rocks at the Rock Garden. There was no upset, but the final score is not indicative of how well the Silver Streaks played and how much they battled Rock Island through 2-1/2 quarters. The Streaks kept it close through the first half, only trailing the Rocks by 4 points going into halftime. Midway through the 3rd quarter, Galesburg pulled within 2 points, but then Rock Island went on a 19-4 run and never looked back.  The Rocks handed the Streaks their 6th loss in Western Big 6 Conference play, 73-50. Galesburg is now 8-16 on the season, and 2-6 in the conference.

The Silver Streaks shot 22 of 49 from the field, 3 of 12 3-pointers, and a perfect 3 of 3 from the free throw line. Galesburg pulled down  31 rebounds, had 13 assists and 18 turnovers in the game.

Ethan Oxley was named The Dave's Auto Body Crunch Time Player of the Game, scoring a career-high 15-points. He had the biggest impact in leading the Streaks and helping to keep the game close heading into halftime. Ethan scored timely baskets when the Streaks really needed them to keep the momentum going in the first half.