Tuesday's varsity schedule

Moving inside Friday helped the Morton boys basketball team expand its travel plans.

The Potters scored 15 of the first 17 points in the third quarter to topple East Peoria, 49-38, and win the Class 3A Limestone Regional championship.

"It was a great team effort," MHS head coach Steve Schupp said. "We really stuck to our guns on defense."

It was the second straight regional title for Morton (22-4). The Mid-Illini Conference champion meets Richwoods (26-2), the Mid-State 6 Conference winner, at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Ottawa Sectional semifinals.

This weekend's varsity schedule

Regional final set for 7:30 p.m. Friday

The Morton boys basketball team made plays in the most crucial times Wednesday.

The Potters outscored Limestone 10-3 in the final 2:35 to stave off the upset-minded Rockets, 40-36, in the Class 3A Limestone Regional semifinals.

Morton’s impressive late-season stretch reached its conclusion Thursday.

The Potters lost to the Springfield girls basketball team, 78-48, in the Class 3A Champaign Sectional final.

Morton (18-16) won nine consecutive games until meeting the hot-shooting Senators, last year’s fourth-place state finisher.

Eight members of the Morton Junior High wrestling team advanced to the finals of the Regional 13 tournament Saturday in Glasford.

The Junior Potters placed fourth in an eight-team field for coach Jeff Hilliard with 162 points in the first stop in the Illinois Elementary School Association postseason series.

Members of the Morton Youth Wrestling Club were successful Sunday at the Illinois Kids Wrestling Federation regionals at Central High School.

By avenging only league loss, outright title belongs to Morton

Morton’s large group of seniors and its outgoing boys basketball coach surely will treasure this one.

A 52-38 victory Feb. 23 at Washington, which also was aided by the team’s promising underclassmen, clinched the Mid-Illini Conference championship for the Potters.

Morton completed its first title in the sport since 2001-02 by avenging its only previous league loss.

“It’s awesome, a great feeling and a terrific reward for these guys,” MHS head coach Steve Schupp said. “I couldn’t be prouder of what they’ve accomplished.”

Wednesday's varsity schedule

Final Mid-Illini Conference winter standings

Morton went toe-to-toe with the Springfield girls basketball team for the first 13 minutes Thursday.

This weekend's varsity schedule

Thursday's varsity schedule

Washington's Mid-Illini Conference boys basketball title streak is over.

Morton (19-4, 12-1) will rest on top of the league by itself after a 52-38 win Tuesday over the Panthers at Torry Gymnasium.

"It's awesome, a great feeling and a terrific reward for these guys," MHS head coach Steve Schupp said. "I couldn't be prouder of what they've accomplished."

Girls in final for third time in four seasons

In a dramatic finish, the Morton girls basketball team kept its season alive Feb. 16.

On a Caitlyn Vandermeer basket just before the buzzer, the Potters eliminated No. 1 seed Limestone, 44-42, in the semifinals of the Class 3A Bloomington Regional.

After calling a timeout, the fourth-seeded Potters inbounded the ball with 3.4 seconds left. The pass deflected off the hands of Sarah Livingston, Vandermeer scooped it up and banked in a seven-footer to stun the Rockets.