Chicago Orr tops Mount Carmel 59-39 to win Class 2A championship

March 12, 2017 By Jim Muir Leave a Comment

The Golden Aces receiving their 2nd Place trophy at the Class 2A state tournament. WSJD-FM photo

The Golden Aces receiving their 2nd Place trophy at the Class 2A state tournament. (WSJD-FM Mt. Carmel photo)

PEORIA, IL (Josh Wessler, Peoria Journal-Star Please Click to read the whole story. Here is an excerpt) Chicago Orr captured its first state championship Saturday night with a 59-39 victory over Mount Carmel in the Class 2A final at Carver Arena. The Spartans (23-5) trailed for all of 13 seconds, and held a comfortable lead for most of the game after storming out to a 16-6 lead by the end of the first quarter. Trailing 28-14 at the half, the Golden Aces (29-5) rallied to cut the Orr lead down to single digits following a pair of 3-pointers by Bret Doan and a three-point play by Jackson Marcotte that made it 37-29 midway through the third quarter.

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