ALAH boys top Villa Grove by 11, fall to Argenta-Oreana by two
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By Mike Monahan
FARMER CITY – In the 7th Lincoln Prairie Conference boys basketball tournament Arthur Lovington Atwood Hammond advanced to the consolation semifinals with a 45-34 win over Villa Grove, but the Knights were eliminated from the tourney with a 50-48 loss to Argenta-Oreana last Wednesday at Blue Ridge High School.
ALAH, 5-17 overall, returned to regular season LPC play Tuesday against Okaw Valley and have a rare Thursday conference game against Tri-County on the road. The Knights, coached by Kenny Parks, are 1-3 in the LPC.
Argenta-Oreana 50, ALAH 48
Arthur made all six free throws in the game and led 42-39 heading into the fourth quarter. However, the Knights were outscored 11-6 in the fourth in the two point loss.
Will HIlligoss led the Knights with 20 points. It is the third time Hilligoss has scored 20 points or more this season. He scored seven points in the first quarter. Cruz Hale was also in double digits with 14 points.
Arthur Lovington Atwood Hammond 45, Villa Grove 34
At halftime the Knights held a 19-18 lead before outsourcing the Blue Devils 10-4 in the third to lead 29-22 heading into the fourth. ALAH won by 11 as Villa Grove dropped to 7-13.
Hilligoss led the Knights with 10 points.
Wednesday Lincoln Prairie Conference Tournament consolation semifinals
ALAH 12 15 14 6–48
Argenta-Oreana 15 8 16 11–50
ARTHUR LOVINGTON ATWOOD HAMMOND: Hilligoss 8-2-20, Bentley Hutson 1-0-2, Lieb 0-0-0, Grant 0-0-0, Otto 3-2-8, Shoemaker 1-0-2, Hale 6-2-14, Parsons 1-0-2, Vanausdoll 0-0-0, Totals 20-6-48
3-point goals: Arthur Lovington Atwood Hammond 2 (Hilligoss 2), Argenta-Oreana 7 (Logue 4, Finch 2, Stokes 1). Free throw shooting: Arthur Lovington Atwood Hammond 6-6 1.000 Argenta-Oreana 7-12. 583
Tuesday Lincoln Prairie Conference Tournament consolation quarterfinals
ALAH 13 6 10 16–45
Villa Grove 10 8 4 12–34
ARTHUR LOVINGTON ATWOOD HAMMOND; Hilligoss 4-2-10, Bentley Hutson 2-2-7, Otto 3-1-8, Hale 3-2-8, Parsons 3-1-7, Grant 0-0-0, Shoemaker 1-0-2, Vanausdoll 1-1-3, Totals 17-9-45
3-point goals: Arthur Lovington Atwood Hammond 2 (Bentley Hutson 1, Otto 1), Villa Grove 3 (Gilles 3) Free throws: Arthur Lovington Atwood Hammond 9-15 .600 Villa Grove 1-2 .500
Seventh annual Lincoln Prairie Conference Tournament
Friday, January 23 through Friday, January 30
(seeds and record and in parentheses)
Jan. 23 games
Okaw Valley (8, 2-14) 62, Villa Grove (9, 7-11) 39
Arthur Lovington Atwood Hammond (10, 3-15) 67, at Heritage (7, 8-12) 60
Tri-County (6, 9-12)113, Blue Ridge/DeLand-Weldon (11, 0-17), 37
January 24 games at Blue Ridge
Unity Chrisitan (1, 18-3) 79, Okaw Valley 33
Arcola (4,9-9) 51, Argenta-Oreana (5, 7-12) 38
Cerro Gordo/Bement (2, 13-7) 44, Arthur Lovington Atwood Hammond 32