The Hancock-Henderson Quill, Inc.
by Michael Rodeffer, The Quill
Illini West Chargers Varsity boys notched two victories this week. The charges defeated Unity on Monday, January 31st at home 73-41. Nolan Deitrich paced the Chargers with 30 points.
Tuesday, Feb. 1st, the Chargers defeated the West Prairie Cyclones by a 69-41 score.
Max Richardson led the Chargers with 25 points including a dunk late in the second quarter. Also, Nolan Deitrich scored 11, Trayton Anders and Tanner Freeman each added 10 points, Drake Mudd contributed 4 points and Logan Kissinger had 3 points. Nick Manzo, Bradyn Robertson and Colby Robertson each added two points to round off the scoring.
Head Coach for the Chargers is Justin Ellison assisted by Tim Lafferty and Dakota Lafferty with Athletic Director Grant Surprenant.
For West Prairie, Bailey Sullivan led with 13 points, Luke Shirey add 11 points, Braxton Dunn had 7 points, Jensen Laughlin had 5 points, Denver Mitchell had 3 points and Brandon Clark added 2 for the Cyclones. Head Coach for the West Prairie Cyclones is Greg Duncan assisted by Ian Conkling and Athletic Director is Jason Finch.