2026 Boys Basketball

2026 Class 8-3A Boys Basketball - Game 5
Monticello   vs.   Eureka Final 
School
1st 2nd 3rd 4th
8 9 6 4
12 14 16 9
Score
Monticello 27
Eureka 51
Monticello Statistical Leaders
  Contest Tournament
No Player 2FG 3FG FT-FTA Total 2FG 3FG FT-FTA Total
 00 Brixton Sheppard             
 1 Kale Wallen   1  1 2-3  7  1  2 2-3  10
 10 Briggs Basak             
 11 Luke Sheppard   2   3-4  7  9   4-6  22
 12 Hyde Funderburk   2   1-2  5  3   1-2  7
 15 Ryder Ballard             
 20 Adam Kaloupek             
 22 Brayden McCoy   1    2  1    2
 23 Peter Greear   2   0-2  4  5   1-4  11
 24 Atwood Larson             
 30 Brady McCool   1    2  3   2-4  8
 31 Bentley Somers             
 34 Ike Morganthaler             
Team Totals 9 1 6-11 27 22 2 10-19 60
Eureka Statistical Leaders
  Contest Tournament
No Player 2FG 3FG FT-FTA Total 2FG 3FG FT-FTA Total
 10 Clayton McClure         1    2
 12 Crey Leman           1  3
 13 Luke Spangler             
 14 Eli Zehr             
 15 Kal Brown             
 2 Eli Taylor             
 20 Kyle Cochran   3  3 6-6  21  6  3 6-6  27
 21 Eli Sliger   1  1  5  8  1 3-3  22
 22 Max Brown         1    2
 23 Colin Risk             
 25 Drew Sauder             
 3 Tucker Knecht     1 1-1  4    1 1-1  4
 32 Ezra Dohner   4  2  14  5  3 3-4  22
 44 Ethan Otto     2 1-2  7  3  3 3-4  18
 5 Brodie Wettstein         1    2
Team Totals 8 9 8-9 51 25 12 16-18 102
 

8th Grade Class 3A State Tournament
@ Tolono Unity HS
2026 8th Grade Class 3A Champion
Eureka
First Round
  Williamsville (24-2)
Victor  Monticello (26-1)
18
33
F
INFO
Victor  Eureka (24-2)
  Chillicothe (16-8)
51
14
F
INFO
  Bismarck-Henning (22-1)
Victor  East St. Louis Lincoln (17-5)
40
52
F
INFO
Victor  La Grange Highlands (21-1)
  Lansing Heritage (17-5)
30
27
F
INFO
Semifinals
  Monticello (27-1)
Victor  Eureka (25-2)
27
51
F
INFO
Victor  East St. Louis Lincoln (18-5)
  La Grange Highlands (22-1)
50
38
F
INFO
Third Place
Victor  Monticello (27-2)
  La Grange Highlands (22-2)
51
22
F
INFO
State Championship
Victor  Eureka (26-2)
  East St. Louis Lincoln (19-5)
51
45
F
INFO
Final Win/Loss Records
1 Eureka (27-2)
2 East St. Louis Lincoln (19-6)
3 Monticello (28-2)
4 La Grange Highlands (22-3)
Williamsville (24-3)
Chillicothe (16-9)
Bismarck-Henning (22-2)
Lansing Heritage (17-6)
 
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