Boys Basketball | Putnam County Record
After leading the Putnam County girls basketball program for 10 years, Jared Sale is taking over the PC boys program.
Cole Mulnix, 6-8 junior center, came off the bench and scored 10 points, all in the second half, with several blocked shots, to give the Rock Falls the spark it needed to lift it to a 49-43 win over Princeton in the Class 2A Marengo Sectional championship.
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No. 1 Seneca and No. 6 Marquette will meet for the TCC champion at Putnam County High School at 8 p.m. tonight
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Illinois Valley Central defeated Putnam County 62-36 during the 50th annual Colmone Classic on Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024 at Hall High School.
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Rock Falls beat Putnam County 76-43 during the 50th annual Colmone Classic on Monday, Dec. 9, 2024 at Hall High School.
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Dave Shepard was all set to make his debut officiating the IHSA state boys basketball tournament in March of 2020. Then COVID hit, sending him and the teams home the night before the games were to begin.
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The win sends the Tigers (17-15) back to the sectional championship, awaiting the winner of Wednesday’s Byron (27-2) vs. Riverdale (22-8) semifinal in Friday’s championship game at 7 p.m.
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Serena survived two potential game-tying Putnam County 3s in the final seconds to secure the Dwight Regional title 49-46 and move on to next Tuesday’s 7 p.m. Putnam County Sectional semifinals.
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Putnam County defeated Fieldcrest 53-46 on Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023 at Putnam County High School.
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Marquette defeated Putnam County 68-66 in Bader Gymnasium on Friday, Feb. 3, 2023 at Marquette High School.
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The Putnam County boys basketball team was upset by Roanoke-Benson in a Tri-County Conference Tournament quarterfinal Tuesday.
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Roanoke-Benson defeated Putnam County 46-44 in the Tri-County Conference Tournament on Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023 at Putnam County High School.
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Boys basketball: Putnam County scores Marquette consolation title led by Andrew Pyszka, Spencer Voss
The Putnam County boys basketball team used solid games from Andrew Pyszka and Spencer Voss to top Dwight 58-49 in the consolation championship game of the Marquette Christmas Tournament on Thursday.
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Seneca defeated Putnam County 58-51 on Friday, Dec. 16, 2022 at Putnam County High School.
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Pontiac defeated Putnam County 78-58 during the semifinal game of the 48th annual Colmone Classic on Friday, Dec. 9, 2022 at Hall High School in Spring Valley.
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Putnam County defeated Chicago Fenger 56-46 in the Class 1A Streator Woodland Sectional semifinal game on Wednesday March 2, 2022 in Streator. The Panthers will play Yorkville Christian on Friday at 7p.m. in the Sectional title game.
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Putnam County defeated Midland 66-51 in the St. Bede Class 1A Regional title game on Friday, Feb. 25, 2022, in Peru. The Panthers will take on Chicago (Fenger) in the Streator Class 1A Sectional in Streator on Wednesday at 7p.m.
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Putnam County defeated Dwight 46-42 in the Class 1A Regional semifinal game on Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2022,