2007 Boys Basketball

2007 Class 8-4A Boys Basketball - Game 5
Springfield Grant   vs.   East St. Louis LincolnFinal
School
1st2nd3rd4th
21141114
12141310
Score
Springfield Grant60
East St. Louis Lincoln49
Springfield Grant Scoring Leaders East St. Louis Lincoln Scoring Leaders
NoPlayer2FG3FGFT-FTATotal NoPlayer2FG3FGFT-FTATotal
11Phillip Cavil11-24 10Willie Cole12
13Michael Miller 11Brandon Weston411-212
15Greg Wilson95-623 12Jarrell Morning
21Tyrell Bolden2-22 14Richard Jones
23Tives Gardner 21Brandon Johnson
25Mark Gilchrese91-219 22Kenneth McCaster
31Vontrez Hunter 25Vinson Arterbridge101-321
33Tyler Gill 30Nehemiah Greenlee
35Michael Harper 32Demarcus Spraggins
41Michael Green 33Devonte Hodges
43Elan Shuford 4Demarco Spraggins
43Emory Woodson 42Marvin Gilmore13
51Jesse Guzman 43Shaviny Snow20-24
55Kendall Murdock52-312 52Demarcus Lee31-27
 54Demarcus Greene
Team Totals23111-1560 Team Totals2023-949
Game Comments: Springfield Grant Starters 11, 15, 21, 25, 55. East St. Louis Lincoln Starters: 10, 11, 22, 25, 43. Springfield Grant's only loss this season was to Springfield Jefferson. East St. Louis Lincoln suffered its first loss of the year. East St. Louis Lincoln took a 1-0 lead and then Grant turned on the fast break afterburners, racing to a 21-10 lead with only seconds remaining in the first quarter. East St. Louis Lincoln made a run late in the second quarter. Trailing 33-18 with 1:24 to go in the half, the Tigers cut their deficit to 33-25 with 0:52 left in the half. In the third quarter, the Tigers narrowed the gap to 42-37. Grant jumped back into a comfortable lead to begin the fourth quarter and East St. Louis Lincoln made its final run, cutting the deficit to 50-44 with 3:55 to go. A layup and free throw by Grant's Greg Wilson put the lead back to 54-44 with 3:14 left in the game. Grant's Greg Wilson scored 16 of his 23 points in the first half and teammate Mark Gilchrese scored 10 of his 19 points in the fourth quarter.
 

8th Grade Class 4A State Tournament
@ Normal Kingsley JHS
2007 8th Grade Class 4A Champion
Springfield Grant
First Round
Victor  Springfield Grant (22-1)
  Markham Prairie-Hills (17-7)
71
46
F
INFO
  Danville North Ridge (20-3)
Victor  East St. Louis Lincoln (24-0)
51
54
F
INFO
  Channahon (20-5)
Victor  East Peoria Central (21-4)
30
39
F
INFO
  Woodridge Jefferson (12-2)
Victor  Bourbonnais UGC (24-1)
34
37
F
(OT)
INFO
Semifinals
Victor  Springfield Grant (23-1)
  East St. Louis Lincoln (25-0)
60
49
F
INFO
Victor  East Peoria Central (22-4)
  Bourbonnais UGC (25-1)
39
31
F
INFO
Third Place
Victor  East St. Louis Lincoln (25-1)
  Bourbonnais UGC (25-2)
34
27
F
INFO
State Championship
Victor  Springfield Grant (24-1)
  East Peoria Central (23-4)
50
34
F
INFO
Final Win/Loss Records
1 Springfield Grant (25-1)
2 East Peoria Central (23-5)
3 East St. Louis Lincoln (26-1)
4 Bourbonnais UGC (25-3)
Markham Prairie-Hills (17-8)
Danville North Ridge (20-4)
Channahon (20-6)
Woodridge Jefferson (12-3)
 
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