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Boys basketball: Games on tonight for Tri-County Conference Tournament

St. Bede-Seneca at 5:30 p.m., Marquette-PC at 7 p..m.

Tri-County Conference logo

There will be basketball at Granville tonight.

The Tri-County Conference boys basketball tournament will go on as scheduled despite school cancellations due to the weather with two games tonight.

No. 9 St. Bede will play No. 1 Seneca at 5:30 p.m. tonight followed by No. 2 Marquette vs. No. 10 Putnam County at 7 p.m.

The games originally scheduled for Tuesday, No. 3 Woodland vs. No. 6 Roanoke-Benson and No. 4 Midland vs. No. 5 Lowpoint-Washburn, will be played Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. and 7 p.m., respectively.

Semifinals will be held Thursday with the finals now set for Saturday.

In Saturday’s play-in games, St. Bede beat No. 8 Henry 39-35 while PC beat No. 7 Dwight 66-60.

The Mendota at Hall boys game also remains on tonight as scheduled in Spring Valley.

Area boys standings

Revised Tri-County schedule/results

Saturday’s games

No. 9 St. Bede 39, No. 8 Henry 35

No. 10 PC 66, No. 7 Dwight 60

Tuesday’s games

Game 3 - No. 1 Seneca vs. No. 9 St. Bede, 5:30 p.m.

Game 4 - No. 2 Marquette vs. No. 10 PC, 7 p.m.

Wednesday’s games

Game 5 - No. 3 Woodland vs. No. 6 Roanoke-Benson, 5:30 p.m.

Game 6 - No. 4 Midland vs. No. 5 Lowpoint-Washburn, 7 p.m.

Thursday’s games

Game 7 - winners 3-6, 5:30 p.m.

Game 8 - winners 4-5, 7 p.m.

Friday’s game

Game 9 (consolation third) - No. 7 Dwight vs. No. 8 Henry, 5 p.m.

Game 10 - No. 9 St. Bede vs. loser 6, 6:30 p.m.

Game 11 - No. 10 PC vs. loser 5, 8 p.m.

Saturday’s games

Consolation finals - winners 10-11, 5 p.m.

Third place - losers 7-8, 6:30 p.m.

Title - winners 7-8, 8 p.m.

Kevin Hieronymus

Kevin Hieronymus

Kevin has been sports editor of the BCR since 1986, covering Bureau County and IL Valley Sports. 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