Princeton cagers to play for both Colmone Classic championships

December 10, 2021 at 9:06 pm CST

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SPRING VALLEY - The Princeton Tiger cagers will play for not one Colmone Classic championship, but two on Saturday at Hall High School.

The PHS varsity punched its ticket to Saturday’s finals with a 62-38 win over Rock Falls in Friday’s semifinals. Grady Thompson led the Tigers with 25 points and Teegan Davis had 17.

The Tigers (3-4) will meet L-P, a 63-46 winner Friday over Pontiac, in Saturday’s championship game at 7:30 p.m.

PHS will also play for the Colmone Classic sophomore title. The Kittens defeated Rock Falls 55-46 in Friday’s semifinals and advance to the title game at 10:30 a.m. Saturday against Fieldcrest, which beat Marquette, 45-27.

Daniel Sousa led the PHS sophs with 14 points with Jimmy Starkey adding 13 and Bennett Williams 12.

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"