2005 Boys Basketball

2005 Class 8A Regional Champions/Sectional Matchups
The winner of odd-numbered regionals will be the home team in sectional play.
Sectional 1 @ Joliet Laraway
Chicago St. Malachy (17-4) vs. Hopkins Park Lorenzo Smith (11-2)
Chicago St. Malachy def. Joliet Laraway, 52-33
Hopkins Park Lorenzo Smith def. Donovan, 43-35
Sectional 2 @ Cornell GS, Cornell
Mazon-Verona-Kinsman (16-6) vs. Pontiac St. Mary's (17-4)
Mazon-Verona-Kinsman def. Mendota Holy Cross, 40-31
Pontiac St. Mary's def. Gardner, 49-23
Sectional 3 @ Roanoke-Benson JHS, Benson
Wenona Fieldcrest East (19-3) vs. Metamora St. Mary's (11-10)
Wenona Fieldcrest East def. Roanoke-Benson, 46-37
Metamora St. Mary's def. Washington St. Patrick, 34-22
Sectional 4 @ Brimfield JHS, Brimfield
Peoria Christian (20-1) vs. Peoria Pleasant Valley (16-4)
Peoria Christian def. Bartonville Monroe, 66-34
Peoria Pleasant Valley def. Elmwood, 51-29
Sectional 5 @ Union ES, Biggsville
Monmouth United (10-8) vs. Lewistown Central (19-2)
Monmouth United def. Biggsville Union, 37-30
Lewistown Central def. Avon, 49-15
Sectional 6 @ Tri-Point JHS, Piper City
Milford (18-2) vs. Fisher (8-12)
Milford def. Cissna Park, 42-37 (4 OT)
Fisher def. Piper City Tri-Point, 29-25
Sectional 7 @ Normal Epiphany
Bloomington Holy Trinity (20-1) vs. Normal Metcalf (19-3)
Bloomington Holy Trinity def. Lexington, 53-26
Normal Metcalf def. Delavan, 51-37
Sectional 8 @ Chrisman Scottland JHS, Chrisman
Philo St. Thomas (19-2) vs. Paris Crestwood (18-2)
Philo St. Thomas def. Ogden, 38-33
Paris Crestwood def. Chrisman Scottland, 62-21
Sectional 9 @ Lovington
Champaign Holy Cross (15-9) vs. Lovington (18-2)
Champaign Holy Cross def. Champaign St. Matthew, 51-23
Lovington def. Cerro Gordo, 49-39
Sectional 10 @ Divernon JHS, Divernon
Decatur St. Patrick (16-8) vs. Raymond Lincolnwood (20-2)
Decatur St. Patrick def. Edinburg, 59-40
Raymond Lincolnwood def. Pawnee, 43-32
Sectional 11 @ Mt. Pulaski GS, Mt. Pulaski
Lincoln Carroll Catholic (17-2) vs. Springfield St. Agnes (16-5)
Lincoln Carroll Catholic def. Mt. Pulaski, 40-36
Springfield St. Agnes def. Springfield Calvary, 53-40
Sectional 12 @ Virginia JHS, Virginia
Springfield Little Flower (19-2) vs. Concord Triopia (19-3)
Springfield Little Flower def. Springfield Christ the King, 51-48
Concord Triopia def. Virginia, 41-37
Sectional 13 @ Southeastern JHS, Bowen
Bowen Southeastern (19-1) vs. Griggsville-Perry (21-0)
Bowen Southeastern def. Hamilton, 28-24
Griggsville-Perry def. Barry, 41-33
Sectional 14 @ St. Anthony GS, Effingham
Newton St. Thomas (21-1) vs. Dieterich (20-2)
Newton St. Thomas def. Oblong, 62-37
Dieterich def. Sigel St. Michael's, 33-18
Sectional 15 @ TBD
Cowden-Herrick (19-3) vs. Nokomis JHS (15-7)
Cowden-Herrick def. Windsor, 47-27
Nokomis JHS def. Mulberry Grove JHS, 46-22
Sectional 16 @ St. John the Evangelist, Carrollton
Carrollton St. John (20-1) vs. Lovejoy (12-5)
Carrollton St. John def. Hardin Calhoun, 57-21
Lovejoy def. Madison, 51-34

Class History

From 1930 to 1972, there were two classes of basketball, Class A (Heavyweight) and Class B (Lightweight). An additional class was added in 1973--Class C (7th Grade). The Heavyweight and Lightweight classes were based on age, height and weight. From 1977-1984, the Heavyweight class was divided into two classes based upon enrollment--(A & AA). From 1985-2006, the Association adopted the format of 7th and 8th grade play based upon a school's enrollment (7A, 7AA, 8A and 8AA). Starting in 2007, the Association adopted a four class system in each grade level (7-1A, 7-2A, 7-3A, 7-4A, 8-1A, 8-2A, 8-3A and 8-4A). The current classification system assigns 25% of the schools to each of the four classes.

How Class Split is Determined

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