Aliya Holloman led the Blue Devils in scoring for the 20th time this season on Tuesday, firing in a team-high 26 points in a 65-20 triumph over Judah Christian in Champaign.

Holloman scored 12 points in the first quarter as VG/H opened up a 22-4 lead.

The Blue Devils allowed Judah just two second-half field goals.

Kyleigh Block scored 11 points, Vanessa Wright had 10 points and Samantha Campbell ended with nine points.

On Monday, Holloman tallied 29 points in a 63-33 romp at home over Toledo Cumberland.

Block contributed 15 points and Campbell totaled eight.

VG/H vaulted into an 18-7 lead after one quarter. Holloman netted 11 points in the opening frame and Block had five.

The Blue Devils (23-5) return to action tonight in their Senior Night home finale against Argenta-Oreana. VG/H is 8-1 in Lincoln Prairie Conference action.

Holloman and Jordyn Ray are the seniors who will be honored before their final home game.

The team has five consecutive wins and victories in seven of its last eight contests.

VG/H will play next week in the St.  Joseph-Ogden Class 2A regional. VG/H opens at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 11 against the winner of a Monday game between Schlarman Academy and Georgetown-Ridge Farm.

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Kyleigh Block hit for a game-high 22 points Thursday night as Villa Grove/Heritage won its third game in a row with a 61-46 triumph at Arcola.

Block netted eight of her points in the opening stanza as VG/H vaulted into a 17-6 lead.

Three teammates joined her in double figures. Samantha Campbell scored 12 points. Jordyn Ray had 11 points and Madie Burwell ended with 10 points.

The Blue Devils (21-5) return to action tonight at home against Toledo Cumberland.

VG/H was assigned to a Class 2A regional at St. Joseph-Ogden and will start postseason play on Feb. 11 at 7:30 p.m. against either Schlarman or Georgetown-Ridge Farm in the semifinals.

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The Hawks avenged a regular-season loss to Okaw Valley by 12 points by garnering a 60-57 triumph on Tuesday at Arcola in the semifinals of the Lincoln Prairie Conference Tournament.

Logan Nohren bettered his previous high game by a point, sinking a game-high 33 points.

Carson Howard had nine points, Blake Smith had eight points and Jake Eversole added seven points.

Top-seeded Okaw Valley led after the first quarter, 16-10, and at halftime, 31-30.

Fifth-seeded Villa Grove/Heritage (15-8) returns to action on Saturday at 7 p.m. in the championship game against sixth-seeded Toledo Cumberland.

Those same two schools will play a rematch on Tuesday at Heritage in a game that will count in the conference standings.

Toledo Cumberland reached the finals by upsetting the No. 2 seed, Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond, in overtime 59-55.

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