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Basketball: Big day for Princeton girls and boys

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It’s been a big year for both the Princeton girls and boys basketball teams.

It promises to be a big day for both Saturday.

The Princeton girls will square off against Sherrard in a key Three Rivers crossover. The Tigresses, who are ranked No. 9 in Class 2A, check in at 22-2, the second most wins in school history. Sherrard stands 17-5, 8-1 atop the Three Rivers West and is receiving votes in the state rankings.

Both teams should gain the top sub-sectional seeds and be favored at their respective regionals feeding into the Orion Sectional.

The Tigers, who are the No. 1 ranked boys team in Class 2A and now undefeated in 24 games, will welcome Normal U-High (16-7) out of the Central State 8 Conference. It will be the first meeting between the Tigers and Pioneers in 20 years.

Game time is 7 p.m.

The long day of hoops at Prouty Gym tips off at 9 a.m. with the freshmen girls tournament, followed by the sophomore girls at 12:30 p.m. and the sophomore boys at 5:30 p.m.

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 regular contributor for the St. Louis Cardinals Magazine. He is a member of the IBCA and Illinois Valley Hall of Fames. He is one of 4 sportswriters from his tiny hometown Atlanta, IL