A look at the top boys basketball players in the NewsTribune area for the 2022-23 season.

A look at the boys basketball stat leaders in the NewsTribune area for the 2022-23 season.

NewsTribune Player of the Year Grady Thompson was the first Princeton player since Joe Ruklick to be named All-State first team by The Associated Press.

Jim Cherveny has resigned as the La Salle-Peru boys basketball coach after leading the Cavaliers to a 161-164 record over 12 seasons.

Princeton senior Grady Thompson was named Second-Team All State by the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association, while teammate Teegan Davis was honorable mention. Putnam County's Jackson McDonald was voted Class 1A Third-Team All State by the IBCA.

Fans from Metamora and Marmion Academy differed in their rooting interests but agreed Ottawa's Kingman Gym is a great venue.

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Here are Mike Vaughn's photos of Friday's Rockridge vs. Princeton sectional boys basketball game

The Serena boys basketball fell on a last-second 3-point shot by St. Francis de Sales's Aden Stuckey in Friday's Class 1A Putnam County Sectional final.

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Here are Mike Vaughn's photos for Tuesday's Riverdale vs. Princeton sectional boys basketball game