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All-time scoring leaders around the Bureau County area and beyond

58 schools listed, including 14 closed schools

Brian Blumhorst is the all-time leading scorer for Malden High School with 1,498 career points. Malden deactivated in 1983.

Brian Blumhorst is the all-time leading scorer for Malden High School with 1,498 career points. Malden deactivated in 1983. (Photo provided)

By Kevin Hieronymus

Keighley Davis became the Princeton girls’ all-time scorer leader this season with 1,689 career points, the most for PHS boys or girls. Fieldcrest’s Macy Gochanour, Orion’s Kyler Owens, Byron’s Macy Groharing and Cason Newton and Polo’s Camryn Jones also became their program’s scoring leaders. Here’s an updated look at all-time boys and girls basketball scoring leaders for 58 North Central Illinois schools, including 14 closed schools, which are marked with an asterisk as researched by BCR Sports Editor Kevin Hieronymus. Players are shown with their graduation year and points:

Roger Cannon, Neponset High School, 1966

The late Roger Cannon is the all-time leading boys scorer at Neponset High School with 1,809 points (BCR file photo)

SchoolBoysPointsGirlsPoints
AllemanNAMegan McCracken (2002)1,807
AmboyJaron McCracken (1997)2,256Delaney Wilhelm (2017)1,376
AnnawanTanner Carlson (2008)2,045Jayde VanHyfte (2018)2,775
Atkinson*Mike Hamer (1972)1,050Val Wancket (1987)2,644
Bradford*Mike Shipley (1995)1,984Tina Colgan (1991)901
Buda*Charlie Moretz (1956)2,224None
Bureau Township*Dick Milles (1955)1,577None
Bureau ValleyParker Neuhalfen (2015)2,228Saige Barnett (2019)1,426
ByronCason Newton (2026)1,786Macy Groharing (2026)2,329
DePueRon Zagar (1957)2,515Not available
DixonDarius Harrington (2025)1,826Tammy Turner (1982)2,286
EarlvilleColin Bomstad (2016)2,026Madyson Olson (2024)1,198
ErieClyde Kramer (1960)1,365Rachel Cobert (2015)1,402
FieldcrestNathan Ropp (2010)1,464Macy Gochanour (2026)1,828
FultonRick Lanning (1967)1,760W. Hayen (NA)1,375
GeneseoIsaiah Rivera (2020)2,486Kammie Ludwig (2022)1,881
Granville Hopkins*Fran Aimone (1959)1,473None
HallShawn Jeppson (1998)1,829Kailey Klein (2006)2,486
Hennepin*Ken Palm (NA)1,961None
HenryLee Piccinelli (2006)1,907Leigh Crawley (2003)1,245
Joliet CentralRoger Powell Sr (1972)2,200Not available
KewaneeDonovan Oliver (2016)2,355Kelle Lindbeck (1980)1245
LaMoilleRoger Weller (1955)1785Nigel Geuther (2003)1,440
LaSalle-PeruGary Langham (1990)1,767Gina Anglavar (1991)1,503
Magnolia Swaney*Jim Kinney (1957)2,301None
Malden*Brian Blumhorst (1981)1,498None
ManliusGreg Berry (1964)1,552Angel Jaggers (1989)1,405
MarquetteBob Guyette (1971)2,009Kristina Yedinak (2005)1,855
MendotaDon Hamel (1969)2,158Jaci Bice (1999)2,111
Mineral*Bill Baird (1952)1,249None
MorrisonRod Bush (1971)1,601Camryn Veltrop (2025)1,686
Neponset*Roger Cannon (1966)1,809Jolene Bair (1993)1,989
NewmanLucas Simpson (2024)2,040Jocelyn Mellen (2005)1,635
OhioBrad Bickett (1986)2,177Lexi Loftus (2018)2,025
OrionKyler Owens (2026)1,904Cassidy Clark (2013)1,375
OttawaCraig McCormick (1978)1,681Amy Johnson (1993)1,781
PoloDarren Rothermel (1995)1,855Camryn Jones (2026)1,820
PrincetonNoah LaPorte (2025)1,616Keighley Davis (2026)1,689
ProphetstownScott Hicks (NA)NAEmily McClain (2008)1,876
Putnam CountyCarlton Fay (2007)2,129Tracy Palm (1985)1,558
RiverdaleWes DeClercq (2012)2,057Hannah Nimrick (2013)1,479
RockridgeBryan Heath (2015)2,194Jessica Cook (2001)1,543
RochelleBen Rand (2003)2,144Abby Lundquist (2019)1,909
Rock FallsIsaiah Johnson (2004)2,007Jamie Russell (2008)1,870
Rock IslandBre Beal (2019)2,019Chasson Randle (2011)2,159
SenecaPaxton Giertz (2025)2,506Cindy Kaufman (1986)2,536
SerenaJakob Setchell (2019)1,850Katie Baker (2022)1,680
Sheffield*Dick Kaufman (1961)1,078None
SherrardEric Lawson (1993)1,835Beth McKinley (1990)1,258
St. BedePaul Hart (2022)1,811Katie Carls (2006)1,471
SterlingLucas Austin (2024)1,537Karna Abram (1983)1,979
StreatorJJ Cravetti (2012)1,960Natali Haynes (2021)1,309
Tiskilwa*Tom Schertz (1983)1,891None
Walnut*Pat McCarthy (1954)1,551Tammy Lind (1992)1,126
Western*Ryan Youngren (1992)1,385Megan Lanham (1992)1,141
WethersfieldColton Quagliano (2021)2,219Brittney Litton (2019)2,211
Wyanet*Tim Burress (1985) 1,438Not available
WoodlandJohn Harchank (1957)1,375Not available

Carlton Fay (7), show here playing for the Sauk Valley Predators, is the all-time leading scorer for Putnam County High School with 2,127 career points. (Philip Marruffo)

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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