St Mel on a 9-0 run, now lead 43-40 with 1:40 left 3Q

End of 3Q: St Mel 49, Newman 45

St Mel up 53-52 5:19 left 3Q

St Mel up 57-54 with 3:49 left

Comets up 58-57 2:10 left

Comets lead 58-57, St Mel timeout

Big 3 from St Mel. Tied at 60. 39 sec left, Newman ball

Williams 1 of 2 free throws. Newman up 61-60. .8 left

1.1 put on the clock now for St Mel

Heading to the Final Four!

Winner plays Newman Catholic x.com/sc_sportsmatt/…

Here's my game story of last night's 61-60 victory for Sterling Newman, advancing them to the State Tournament for the first time in school history. Video highlights and interviews coming later today. Newman Catholic jamisonmediasports.com/single-post/20…

WATCH: Newman defeats St. Mel 61-60 to win Super-Sectional and advance to 1A State Tournament in Peoria. Highlights & interviews w/Travis Williams, Cade Gorzny, Devon House, Gehrig Koerner, & Raymond P. Sharp. Newman Catholic youtube.com/watch?v=lUC0T9…

Newman's Devon House has been named to the AP Class 1A All-State First Team. Also, Bureau Valley's Kale Barnett and Kewanee's Kavon Russell received 2A Honorable Mention. Congrats to all!

Cody Sanderson (Fulton, 2A) and Dylan Hollenbach (Prophetstown, 1A) had strong showings in today's 3-point shoot-out in Peoria, hitting 9 and 8 threes, respectively. However, both did not advance to tomorrow's Final Four.

Annawan leading Newman 15-9 after first quarter.

Halftime: Annawan up 26-18 on Newman

House scores at buzzer. Newman trails Annawan 43-32 heading to 4th.

Final: Annawan 59, Newman 44

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