Newton Advances To LIC Consy Championship

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Published on January 30 2020 7:47 am
Last Updated on January 30 2020 8:12 am
Written by Millie Lange

PARIS -- Newton High School moved into the consolation championship at the LIttle Illini Conference Boys Basketball Tournament Wednesday evening.

The Eagles tallied a 45-30 win over Paris. Newton outscored the Tigers 18-6 in the opening quarter and led 28-17 at halftime.

Kyle Schafer led the way with 19 points while Jarrett Tharp added 11. Schafer hit five field goals that included one three-poitner and was eight of 11 at the line.

Lawrenceville won the second contest of the evening by edging Flora, 52-50.

Newton improves to 14-9 on the season and will now face Lawrenceville at 5 p.m. Friday for the consolation championship.

In other games Friday, Casey-Westfield meets Olney for the championship at 8 p.m. and Marshall squares off against Robinson at 6:30 for third place.

Little Illini Conference Tournament

Game 11

NEWTON (45)

Tharp 3-3 -- 11, Eckl 1-0 -- 2, Ochs 0-0 -- 0, Einhorn 3-0 -- 7, Schafer 5-8 -- 19, Weber 3-0 -- 6. TOTALS 15 FG 11 FT.

PARIS (30)

Hutchings 1-1 -- 4, King 4-2 -- 10, Porter 0-1 -- 1, Landrum 2-0 -- 4, Mills 1-0 -- 3, Sullivan 1-1 -- 3, Creech 1-0 -- 2, Brinkerhoff 0-3 -- 3. TOTALS 10 FG, 8 FT.

Newton              18    10    9    8    --    45

Paris                   6      9     6    9    --    30

3-point FG -- Newton 4 (Tharp 2, Einhorn 1, Schafer 1), Paris 2 (Hutchings 1, Mills 1).