The Abingdon-Avon Tornado girls basketball team checked another of their season goals off the list last Thursday night. The Tornadoes beat the Wethersfield Flying Geese 46-30 to claim their first sectional championship in consolidation, Abingdon Commando or Avon Trojan girls basketball history. The victory over the Flying Geese avenged a loss to Illini Bluffs last season at the same stage of the postseason and sends the Tornadoes to uncharted territory.
Pecatonica will be the opponent in the super sectional game at Brimfield High School on Monday night. Pecatonica is (29-6) and were tied for 3rd in the final regular season AP Poll. The Indians are led by their Division-1 signee, Elaina Rager. The 6-9 Rager is a soon-to-be 4-time all-state honoree, averaging 18 points and 6 rebounds a game.
The Tornadoes come into tonight’s game at (30-4), winners of 18 of their last 19 games. The only loss in that stretch was to Peoria Notre Dame, 72-39. PND is in a class 2A super sectional on Monday night, as well. A-Town head coach Brent Dugan says his team has checked off a lot of goals this season, but they have a few more.
You can hear Monday’s super sectional match up on the radio at AM 1330/FM 95.7 WRAM, live online at radiomonmouth.com or on our free 1330 WRAM app for your smartphone or tablet. Tip-off is 7:00, so our pregame show will hit the air at 6:40.
Other local girls basketball super sectional match ups include…Camp Point Central/Southeastern taking on Nashville at the class 2A Vandalia super sectional in CPC/SE head coach Matt Long’s final season on the sidelinds. In class 3A, Western Big Six Conference champ Sterling battles class 3A #1 Washington in Rochelle. Also in class 3A, QND takes on Mt. Vernon in Taylorville.
