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.
