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The Galesburg Silver Streaks boys basketball team fell in their first game of the Taylorville Holiday Tournament to the Rochester Rockets , 76-61. The Streaks were down behind early after a 7-0 Rochester start. While the Streaks did cut the lead to 4 points, the Rockets went on a 13-0 run at the end of the first quarter into the start of the second. After that, Galesburg found themselves trying to fight their way back.

The Streaks fall to 4-9 on the season, while Rochester improves to 6-3.

The story of the day for the Streaks as a team was their turnover margin. They averaged a turnover a minute with 32 total turnovers. Additionally, the Streaks went 24 of 40 from the field, 5 of 14 from three, and 8 of 13 at the free throw line. The boys also finished with 34 rebounds and 10 assists. The Streaks has three players score double digits: Keigen Crummer (13), Jackson Crock Sibbing (12), and Ethan Oxley (10).

Ethan Oxley was named the Dave's Auto Body Crunch Time Player of the Game. He had a solid day from the beginning as he scored in every quarter. Along with his 10 points, Oxley finished with 8 rebounds.

The Galesburg Silver Streaks girls basketball team came out victorious in their trip across the river on Saturday. The Streaks handled the Burlington Grayhounds, 79-52, to improve their record to 11-1 on the season.

The Streaks were led in scoring by Lily Furrow who had 18. Grace Herchenroder scored 12 points, all of them coming off threes. Zaniyah Carter was the third Streak to score double digits as she finished with 10.

Lily Furrow was named Dave's Auto Body Crunch Time Player of the Game for her effort. She led the team in scoring, but her contribution on the boards in the second half helped the Streaks maintain order throughout the game.

The Galesburg Silver Streaks boys basketball team fell in the MercyOne Genesis Shootout on the campus of Augustana to the Davenport Central Blue Devils, 74-56. The Streaks fell behind early after a 13-4 Central run, which left the Streaks clawing and scratching their way back into the game. The Streaks could never make a significant run to ultimately close the deficit. The Streaks fall to 4-8 on the season.

The Streaks were lead in scoring by Keigen Crummer and Demetrius Watson with 19. Watson for the second night in a row eclipsed a career high in points. He also led the Streaks in rebounding with 9. The Streaks went 22 of 52 from the field, 4 of 18 from three, and 8 of 10 from the free throw line. The Streaks outrebounded Central 31-25 and had 11 assists to 17 turnovers.

Keigen Crummer for his efforts was named Dave's Auto Body Crunch Time Player of the Game. Crummer did everything he could do to rally the Streaks towards a run as he was everywhere on the court. Along with his 19 points, he finished with 2 rebounds, 3 assists, and 4 steals.

The Galesburg Silver Streaks boys basketball team fell to the Moline Maroons Friday night, 79 -48. The Streaks are now 4-7 on the season and 0-4 in the Western Big 6, and Moline moves to 9-1 on the season.

The Streaks were 19 of 45 from the field, had 20 rebounds, 8 assists, but 21 turnovers. Jackson Crock Sibbing led in the scoring for Galesburg with 13 points, followed by Demetrius Watson with 12, and Kellan Oxley with 8 points. The Maroons were 30 of 51 from the field, 10 of 22 from three-point range, and had five players in double figures in the game.

Demetrius Watson scored his varsity career-high with 12 points, all in the 3rd quarter, and achieved his first career double-double with also getting 10 rebounds and was named the Dave's Auto Body Crunch Time Player of the Game!

The Galesburg Silver Streaks girls basketball team remains perfect in the Western Big 6 with a road victory over Rock Island, 47-33. The Streaks had another dominant defensive performance. They held Rock Island to just 33 field goal attempts all night and forced 29 turnovers. The Streaks remain working together as a unit leading them to a 6-0 record in the conference as the New Year approaches. The Streaks improve their overall record to 10-1.

The Streaks went 19 of 53 from the field, 1 of 15 from three, and 8 of 15 from the free throw line. They grabbed 32 rebounds and had 8 assists. Jozalyn Kilgore led the Streaks in scoring with 18 points with 14 being scored in the second half. The Streaks defense held Rock Island to 14 of 33 shooting, 2 of 6 from three, and 1 of 4 at the free throw line. Rock Island had 22 rebounds and just 1 assist as the Lady Rocks fall to 2-4 in the conference and 5-7 overall.

Ella Herchenroder was named the Dave's Auto Body Crunch Time Player of the Game. She had a commanding presence on the court all night that helped guide the Streaks to victory. She finished the night with 8 points, 8 steals, 5 assists, and 4 rebounds.

The Galesburg Silver Streaks boys basketball team went across the river on Tuesday night and came through with a 65-60 victory over Burlington. The Streaks win their first road game of the season where they were tested throughout. Galesburg faced a deficit of up to 12 points in the second quarter; however, the Streaks fought through adversity to ultimately snap a six game losing streak.

The Silver Streaks improve to 4-6 on the season.

Galesburg had three players with double digit scoring. Keigen Crummer scored a career-high 18 points, Jackson Crock Sibbing had 16 including 8 points in the 4th quarter, and Jaxon Wyatt had 15 points and 13 rebounds. The Streaks went 23 of 54 from the field, 5 of 14 from three, and 14 of 25 from the free throw line. Galesburg outrebounded Burlington 33 to 30 and had 7 assists.

If there was a time to make his first varsity basket, Tobi Kivunina found the perfect time. His traditional three point play near the end of the fourth quarter helped extend the Streaks lead to 7 points late. His basket was the cap to a great last quarter where he guarded Burlington's top-scorer with ferocity. The effort helped him be named Dave's Auto Body Crunch Time Player of the Game.

The Galesburg Silver Streaks girls basketball team returned home on Monday night to a 76-16 victory over Western Big 6 foe, Geneseo. The Streaks had a great offensive output; however, it was the defense that was the story of the night. The defense held Geneseo to 5 field goals and allowed zero in the 4th quarter.

The Streaks stay undefeated in the conference at 5-0 and improve to 10-1 overall.

The Streaks shot 30 of 65 from the field, 11 of 25 from three-point range, and 5 of 9 from the free throw line. Galesburg secured 41 rebounds on the night, while having 20 assists to just 10 turnovers.

Cora Johnson led the Streaks in scoring with 13 points off the bench. She had an impressive night which can be attributed to hard play from the start. Her efforts led to her being named to her second Dave's Auto Body Crunch Time Player of the Game this season.

Friday night at the Panther Den, the Galesburg High School boys basketball team suffered their 6th straight loss and remain winless in the Western Big 6. The Silver Streaks fell by 37 at United Township, 79-42. The 2nd quarter continues to cause the Streaks problems. They went into that quarter trailing only by 4 points, but only scored 2 points that quarter while giving up 32 points to the Panthers. United Township is now 7-1 and 3-0 at the top of the Western Big 6.

Keigen Crummer led the Silver Streaks in scoring and rebounding from the point guard position and earned the Dave's Auto Body Crunch Time Player of the Game award for his efforts. Keigen finished the night with 11 points and 7 rebounds.

Thursday night at Quincy, the Galesburg Silver Streaks girls basketball team fought off a late comeback by the Blue Devils to win, 44-41. Galesburg held Quincy scoreless in the 3rd quarter, but the Blue Devils made a run in the 4th quarter to tighten up the score.

The Streaks are 1st in the Western Big 6 standings at 4-o in the conference, and 9-1 on the season overall.

The Streaks shot 17 of 42 from the field, 3 of 12 3-pointers, and 8 of 16 from the free throw line. A couple of those free throws were clutch late in the game to help clinch the win.  Galesburg out rebounded Quincy, 30 to 19, and the Streaks had 18 turnovers to the Blue Devils' 20.

Jozalyn Kilgore led the charge for the Silver Streaks with 19 points and 10 rebounds along with a block. She played with determination from the start and never let up, even when things went Quincy's way at times. For all of that and solid defense on the conferences' leading scorer, Jozalyn was recognized as the Dave's Auto Body Crunch Time Player of the Game.