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Saturday afternoon in Quincy, it was a battle for 1st place in the Western Big 6 as the Galesburg Silver Streaks girls basketball team and the Quincy Blue Devils both went into the game 9 - 1 in the conference. It was a back-and-forth game in the 1st half with the Streaks taking a one point lead into halftime. But in the 2nd half, Quincy dominated on offensive rebounds and Galesburg's shooting wen...

At the Panther Den Friday night, the 2nd quarter once again proved to be a killer for the Galesburg Silver Streaks boys basketball team. In that quarter, the United Township Panthers outscored the Streaks, 21 - 2, forced 8 turnovers, and limited Galesburg to only five shot attempts. Nearly half of the Panthers' points in the ga me came from the free throw line where they shot 30 of 39. UT went on...

The Galesburg Silver Streaks girls basketball team moved to 22 - 2 on the season, and 9 - 1 in the Western Big 6 Conference, with a 70 -58 come-from-behind victory over the Moline Maroons Thursday night at John Thiel Gymnasium. After everything seemed to go against them in the 1st half, Galesburg turned it around with an incredible 2nd half effort. Leading the way for the Streaks was Jozalyn Kilgo...

A lethargic first half for the Galesburg boys basketball team led to a loss at Rock Island Tuesday night, 76 - 55. The Silver Streaks scored only 16 points in the 1st half and three of those came on a Cesaire Bile launch from just beyond half court at the buzzer which was their only made three-pointer of the night. But it actually might have sparked the Streaks a little bit coming out of the locke...

Saturday afternoon, the Galesburg Silver Streaks girls basketball team traveled to the Potterdome and knocked off the #1 ranked team in Class 3A with a hard-fought 38 - 34 win over the Morton Potters. The Streaks were led in scoring by Ella Herchenroder with 13 points, Zaniyah Carter had 10, Jozalyn Kilgore scored 5 points, and Lily Furrow finished with 4 points. Overall, Galesburg shot 12 of 32 f...

It took two overtimes, but the Galesburg boys basketball team prevailed for their sixth win in the last seven games with an 82 - 69 win over Rock Island Alleman Saturday afternoon. It's the third straight win for the Silver Streaks in the Western Big 6 who are now 4 - 4 in the conference and 14 - 9 on the season. The Streaks had a three point lead with just 2.8-seconds remining in the 4th quarter...

Thursday night at John Thiel Gym, the Galesburg Silver Streaks girls basketball team picked up their 20th win of the season when they took down the Sterling Golden Warriors, 53 - 45. It was a big win for the Streaks as they avenge their only conference loss of the season back in December to Sterling. The Streaks are now 20 - 2 on the season and 8 - 1 in the Western Big 6. The leading scorer for th...

Wednesday night, the 8th ranked East Peoria Raiders came into John Thiel Gymnasium and snapped the Galesburg boys basketball team's five game win streak, 66 - 51. The 1st quarter was about as entertaining as they come with four lead changes and a couple of ties. The Silver Streaks led after the 1st, 16 - 14, but a 10 - 0 run by the Raiders late in the 2nd quarter gave them a 12-point lead at the h...

The Galesburg boys basketball team never trailed in the game as they pulled away from Kewanee on the road for a 64 - 41 non-conference victory.  It was the Silver Streaks' 102nd all time win over the Boilermakers. Galesburg led 25 - 5 at the end of the 1st quarter. It was 4 - 3 when the Streaks went on a 21 - 2 run, and that really proved to be the difference in the game. The Streaks' lead just ki...

The Galesburg boys basketball team went undefeated for the week with a win Saturday night at John Thiel Gym. In their second game of the day in the Martin Luther King Tournament, the Silver Streaks handily defeated the Gary Comer College Prep Catamounts, 78 - 29. The Streaks went 4 - 0 during the week and are now 12 - 8 on the season. The Streaks had four players scoring in double digits led by Ce...

The Galesburg girls basketball team took a long road trip to Wilmette, Illinois, to take on the Loyola Academy.  The Streaks fell to a solid Ramblers squad, 64 - 32. The Silver Streaks were led in scoring by Zaniyah Carter and Jozalyn Kilgore with 8 points each,  Lily Furrow and Eleanor Johnson both scored 6 points, and 2 points each for Olivia Springer and Ella Herchenroder.  Overall, Galesburg w...

The Galesburg boys basketball team started off their day at the Martin Luther King Tournament at John Thiel Gym with an early Saturday morning win over the Danville Vikings, 53 - 47. It's three straight wins for the Silver Streaks who are now 11 - 8 on the season. The GHS boys prevailed on the strength of a 3rd quarter comeback. They were tied at 13 at the end of the 1st quarter. Danville then out...

At John Thiel Gymnasium Friday night, the Galesburg boys basketball team endured a back-and-forth start with the visiting Geneseo Maple Leafs, and then poured on the points late in the 1st half and throughout the 2nd half to run away with a 70 - 39 victory.  Galesburg improves to 10 - 8 on the season and 3 - 4 in the conference to move into the upper half of the Western Big 6. The Silver Streaks l...

The Galesburg Silver Streaks girls basketball team continued their winning ways Thursday night at John Thiel Gym with another conference win over the Alleman Pioneers, 47 - 25.  The Streaks are now 19 -1 on the season and 7 - 1 in the Western Big 6. It was a balanced offensive effort by the Silver Streaks with 8 players contributing to the scoring. They were led by Zaniyah Carter with 15 points, G...

Tuesday night at John Thiel Gym, the Galesburg boys basketball team got off to a quick start against visiting Sterling. The Streaks scored the first 9 points, and 15 of the first 17, getting out to a quick double-digit lead and then kept the lead the entire game to a 54 - 35 victory over the Golden Warriors. Galesburg had four players in double-figures led by Keigen Crummer with 11 points, all in...

The Galesburg Silver Streaks girls basketball team hit the road on Saturday to play for the first time in the Iowa/Illinois Shootout at Augustana College and came away with a big win over the Bettendorf Bulldogs, 45 - 43. The Streaks were led in scoring by Ella Herchenroder with 12 points, both Taylor Herchenroder and Jozalyn Kilgore put up 8 points, and Lily Furrow finished with 7 points. Overall...

The Galesburg boys basketball team fell to the Moline Maroons in a defensive battle Friday night at Wharton Fieldhouse, 57 - 45. The Silver Streaks scored only 14 points in the first half, but were down only by 9 at the break. That allowed Galesburg to come out red-hot in the second half , scoring 9 points right out of the gate to tie the game at 23.  After that, Moline slowly clawed their way bac...

The Galesburg Silver Streaks girls basketball team led wire to wire as they hosted the Rock Island Rocks at John Thiel Gym on Thursday night for a 56 - 36 victory. The Streaks are now 17-1 on the season and 6-1 in Western Big 6 Conference play. Galesburg was led in scoring by sophomore Zaniyah Carter with 21 points, Jozalyn Kilgore and Lily Furrow both put in 11 points, Ella Herchenroder had 6 poi...

In the final game of the Sandburg Shootout Saturday night at Sandburg College, the Galesburg High School boys basketball team fell to Bloomington, 75 - 63. The Silver Streaks were down just 6-points going into the 4th quarter, but then gave up 29-points in the quarter on the way to their seventh loss of the season. Galesburg shot 26 of 52 from the field, 4 of 10 from three-point range, and 7 of 16...

The Galesburg Silver Streaks girls basketball team kicked off the new year with a home win over the Pekin Dragons, 50-23. Galesburg turned a 5-point first quarter lead into an 18-point one by halftime. The Streaks would cruise the rest of the way to improve to 16-1 on the season. The victory marks the 40th in the young career of head coach Lexi Demott as well as avenge a lost to Pekin last season....

The Galesburg Silver Streaks boys basketball team started off the new year with a solid victory over the Rockford Jefferson J-Hawks, 65-49. The Streaks got off to a fast start in the first quarter, but Rockford Jefferson would hang around by cutting a 14-point Streaks lead into a 5-point one by the third quarter. Galesburg would utilize a 14-3 run to eventually come away with a 16-point victory. T...

The Galesburg Silver Streaks finished out the Chuck Dayton Holiday Classic in DeKalb with a gritty overtime win over the Lincoln Way West Warriors, 66-64. The Streaks opened up with as big as an 11-point lead in the first half before the Warriors tied the game at 32 before the break. The Warriors used that momentum to go up by 9 in the third before the Streaks rallied to take a late lead. A Warrio...

The Galesburg Silver Streaks lose their third all-time meeting against the Ridgewood Rebels, 59-42. A competitive first half saw the Streaks only trailing by 5 at the break; however, The Streaks could not put together an offensive run in the second half as they would only generate 17 points. Galesburg falls to 1-2 in tournament play and are an even 6-6 on the year. Rahkim McCellan for the second g...

The Galesburg Silver Streaks fell to the host DeKalb Barbs in their second game of the Chuck Dayton Holiday Classic, 49-39. The affair was tight in the first half with Galesburg eventually getting out to 8 point halftime lead; however, the Streaks could not get a rhythm going in the second half as they scored just 15 points. With the loss, the Silver Streaks fall to 1-1 in tournament play and are...

The Galesburg Silver Streaks boys basketball team get back in the win column with a victory over the Intrinsic Downtown Ravens, 70-55. It was a full team effort for the Streaks as every player got minutes. Galesburg went out to an early lead that they would never surrender as they improve to 6-4 on the season and drop a two-game skid. Cesaire Bile led the Streaks in scoring with 21 points. The vet...