Prep Sports

Final day set at the Colmone Classic

Princeton and L-P to meet for the championship

Members of the Princeton High School basketball team celebrate after scoring a basket over Rock Falls during the 47th annual Colmone Classic tournament on Friday Dec. 10, 2021 at Hall High School in Spring Valley. The Tigers will meet L-P for the championship at 7:30 tonight. (Scott Anderson)

By Kevin Hieronymus

SPRING VALLEY - The lineup has been set for the final day for the Colmone Classic at Hall High School today.

Princeton and L-P will clash for the championship at 7:30 p.m. The Tigers (3-4) made it out of the Gray Pool by virtue of a tiebreaker and beat Rock Falls 62-38 in Friday’s semifinals. The Cavaliers (6-2) swept both games in the White Pool and defeated Pontiac 63-46 Friday night.

The varsity games start up at noon with host Hall meeting neighbor Putnam County in the 11th-place games.

St. Bede (4-4) will face Fieldcrest (1-3) at 1:30 p.m. in the ninth-place game.

Bureau Valley (5-1) plays Marquette (4-1) for fifth place at 4:30 p.m.

The sophomore finals between Princeton and Fieldcrest tips off the day at 10:30 p.m.

Today’s lineup

11th place - PC vs. Hall, noon

9th place - St. Bede vs. Fieldcrest, 1:30 p.m.

7th place - Stillman Valley vs. Mendota, 3 p.m.

5th place - Bureau Valley vs. Marquette, 4:30 p.m.

3rd place - Rock Falls vs. Pontiac, 6 p.m.

1st place - Princeton vs. L-P, 7:30 p.m.

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Kevin Hieronymus

Kevin Hieronymus

Kevin has been sports editor of the BCR since 1986 and is Sports Editor of Putnam County Record. Was previously sports editor of the St. Louis Daily News and a contributor for the St. Louis Cardinals magazine. He is a 2021 inductee into the IBCA Hall of Fame (Media) and a 2023 inductee into the Illinois Valley Hall of Fame as "Distinguished Media"