Day One
(9) Paw Paw 61, (8) Earlville
59
It was the third meeting of the season
between the two rivals with each holding a victory to thier credit. Paw Paw's Gavin Moorehead broke loose for the game-winning
layup with 3.8 seconds left to give the Bulldogs the win. Earlville tried a long pass for a chance to tie the game,
but it was picked off as time expired. Moorehead and Jeff Hollenback led PPHS with 17 points. The Red Raiders were paced
by Kyle Livingston (15), John Rousonelos (14), and Justin Bender (13).
(6) Leland 39, (3) Somonauk
35
The Panthers pulled off the upset by
forcing the ice cold Bobcats to shoot for the outside by using a sagging zone defense in an effort to negate the SHS size
advanatge. Somonauk hit just 6-of-23 from the three point line in the game. LHS out-scored the hosts 23-16 in
the second half. The Panthers were led by Jason Schultz who netted 11 points and grabbed six rebounds. Bobcat
Jason Zaleski led all scorers with 18 points.
(4) Indian Creek 58, (5) Serena
50
The teams were tied at 25-all at halftime
and Serena held a four-point lead entering the final quarter, but Indian Creek grabbed the lead and moved on with a eight-point
triumph. The Timberwolves hit 11-of-13 free throws in the fourth period and 18-of-21 for the game. Levi Kempiak
scored a game-high 20 points for SHS, while Mark Bucz added 10. The T-Wolves recieved 16 points from Luke Thorson and
12 from Sean Isaacson.
Day Two
(1) Newark 84, (9) Paw Paw 36
Newark jumped out to a 10-0 lead, but
Paw Paw hung tough, trailing just 14-11 at the end of one. However the Norsemen expolded with a 25-9 second frame advantage
and cruised to a 48-point victory. John Ramey tallied game-highs in points (21) and rebounds (6) for Newark. Dan
Shields followed with 13 and Jarad Pence and Drew Toftoy each had 11. Paw Paw led by Jeff Hollenback (10 points, four
rebounds) and Charlie Wachowski 10 points.
(2) Hinckley-Big Rock 77, (7)
LaMoille 40
Day Three
SEMIFINALS
(1) Newark def. (4) Indian Creek
Newark
placed four players in double figures, shot a red-hot 57-percent from the floor and forced Indian Creek into 19 turnovers.
Senior Dan Shields led the Norsemen with
20 points, five steals and five rebounds, while John Ramey netted 15 points and Dan Clausel and Mike Hopkins added 12 points
each. The Timberwolves were paced by Trevor Benson's 20 points, including four treys and Sean Isaacson's 15 points.
NHS led 44-30 at halftime, then out-scored
ICHS 31-24 in the second half.
(2) Hinckley-Big Rock def.
(6) Leland
Day Four
(4) Indian Creek 41, (6) Leland
39 (Third Place Game)
(1) Newark 63, (2) Hinckley-Big
Rock 61 [OT] (Championship Game)
Championship Game Box Score
HINCKLEY-BIG ROCK (61) - O'Donnell 1-2 2-2 4, Michaels 0-4 0-0 0, Peffer 12-21
6-6 37, Bailey 5-15 0-0 11, Baunach 1-4 1-3 3, Eberly 2-6 0-0 6. Totals 21-52 9-11 61.
NEWARK (63) - Clausel 7-11 0-0 16, Carlson 3-7 0-0 9, Hopkins 2-2 2-4 6, Shields
5-10 0-0 10, Pence 2-7 2-2 6, John Ramey 5-9 0-0 10, Toftoy 0-2 0-0 0, Akre 2-2 0-0 6. Totals 26-50 4-6 63.
Hinckley-Big Rock (12-8) 27 10 4
13 7 - 61
Newark (15-8) 14
12 15 13 9 - 63
Three-point baskets - H-BR 10-21 (Peffer 7-12, Eberly 2-5, Bailey 1-4); Newark
7-14 (Carlson 3-6, Akre 2-2, Clausel 2-5, Shields 0-1). Rebounds - H-BR 24 (Baunach 5); Newark 32 (John
Ramey 8, Carlson 8). Turnovers - H-BR 10, Newark 11. Total fouls (none fouled out) -
H-BR 8, Newark 11.
Final 2002 Little Ten Conference Standings
W
L
Newark 7
1
Hinckley-Big Rock 7 1
Somonauk 7 1
Indian Creek 5 3
Serena 4
4
Leland 3
5
LaMoille 2 6
Earlville 1 7
Paw Paw 0
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2002 LTC All-Conference Team
* Chad Bailey, Hinckley-Big Rock, Senior guard : The Royals team captain
and most valuable player. He averaged 15.2 points per game, hit 46-percent from
the field and 83-percent from the free throw line.
* Tim Peffer, Hinckley-Big Rock, Junior guard : Led Royals with 20.5
points per game. He hit 51-percent from the floor and 81-percent from the free
throw line.
* Dan Shields, Newark, Senior center : Was Norsemen leading scorer
and rebounder.
* Jared Pence, Newark, Senior forward : Was Norsemen team
captain and defensive player.
* Jason Zaleski, Somonauk, Senior guard : Was Bobcat captain, led team
in assists, steals and averaged 11.0 points per game.
Ben Stahl, Somonauk, Senior center : Led Bobcats in blocks, rebounds
and free throw percentage (78.8).
* Treveor Benson, Indian Creek, Senior guard : Named Timberwolves Most
Valuable Player, hit 77-percent of his free throw attempts.
* Chad Weygand, Serena, Senior forward : Named Huskers Most Valuable
player, averaged 12.0 points per game.
* Pat Torman, Leland, Junior guard : Named Panthers team captain, team’s
leading scorer (14.4 ppg) and hit 75-percent from the free throw line.
Todd Zimmerlein, LaMoille, Senior guard : Named Lions’ team captain,
led club in scoring (11.0 ppg) and assists.
* - Unanimous
selection
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