St. Joseph-Ogden boys’ basketball on eight-game win streak
By FRED KRONER
fred@mahometnews.com
With wins on back-to-back nights, the Spartans extended their winning streak to eight games.
On Friday, SJ-O improved to 7-0 in Illini Prairie Conference games with a 63-52 win at Pontiac.
On Saturday, the Spartans opened up a 44-16 halftime lead against Auburn and went on to a 71-47 triumph in the Sangamo Conference/Illini Prairie Conference Shootout at Unity’s Rocket Center.
Against Pontiac, Chance Izard drained six three-point shots and tossed in a game-high 26 points. Jordan Kelly scored 10 points. Conner Hodge ended with nine points.
Izard and Kelly each tallied six points in the third quarter as SJ-O used a 15-10 spurt to extend its lead.
Drew Coursey and Ty Pence both cleared five rebounds.
The Spartans made 12 of 17 free throws.
Against Auburn, Izard led the way with 18 points and was followed by Pence (15 points), Payton Cain (10 points) and Payton Grimsley (seven points).
Coursey captured seven rebounds. Pence hauled down five rebounds to go with three assists. Izard contributed five assists and four steals. Cain had three assists.
SJ-O (18-6) returns to action on Tuesday at Rantoul.
