Joe Finn Memorial Checkered Flag 7th & 8th Grade Basketball Invitational

Joe Finn Memorial Checkered Flag 7th & 8th Grade Basketball Invitational Annual basketball tournament held in Stockton, IL for 7th & 8th grade boys & girls to honor the memo

Apologies to Flynn Loffelholtz! Flynn played in just two games so that boosted his average to 16.5 and moves him up to 3...
01/01/2026

Apologies to Flynn Loffelholtz! Flynn played in just two games so that boosted his average to 16.5 and moves him up to 3rd in scoring for the 8th grade tournament.

Just an Illinois Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame Career Coach with two IBCA (& AP) first team all-staters at...
12/30/2025

Just an Illinois Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame Career Coach with two IBCA (& AP) first team all-staters at a memorial tournament honoring an IBCA Hall Of Fame "Friend of Basketball", who just happens to be their father and grandfather.

Stockton's Brayden Downs made the top 5 last year and he moved up from 2nd to first in 2025. Congrats to Brayden on scor...
12/28/2025

Stockton's Brayden Downs made the top 5 last year and he moved up from 2nd to first in 2025. Congrats to Brayden on scoring 63 points in 3 games for a 21 point per game average. He also had the high individual game for the whole tournament with 26 points vs. Newman.

Harry Spahn of Newman was in the top 5 last year as a 7th grader and he returns to the list in 2025. Harry scored 75 poi...
12/28/2025

Harry Spahn of Newman was in the top 5 last year as a 7th grader and he returns to the list in 2025. Harry scored 75 points in 4 games for an impressive 18.75 average.

Tate Morehead of the Byron Tigers scored 39 points in 3 games for a 13 point average. Way to go.
12/28/2025

Tate Morehead of the Byron Tigers scored 39 points in 3 games for a 13 point average. Way to go.

Moving on to the top 5 scorers in the 8th grade tournament. These two both scored 33 points in their three games to fini...
12/28/2025

Moving on to the top 5 scorers in the 8th grade tournament. These two both scored 33 points in their three games to finish with an 11 point average. Pictured are Galena's Flynn Loeffelholz on the left and Dakota's Bronx Stuckey on the right.

The Galena Pirates captured the 8th grade Championship again this year. This group also won the 7th grade division last ...
12/28/2025

The Galena Pirates captured the 8th grade Championship again this year. This group also won the 7th grade division last year. Good luck as you move on to high school guys.

The Newman Catholic 8th graders finished the tournament in the runner-up spot. Congrats to them.
12/28/2025

The Newman Catholic 8th graders finished the tournament in the runner-up spot. Congrats to them.

The Dakota 8th graders played tough and came away with third place in their division. Good work!
12/28/2025

The Dakota 8th graders played tough and came away with third place in their division. Good work!

The Byron boys made their first appearance this year and the Tigers went home with a fourth place trophy. Thanks so much...
12/28/2025

The Byron boys made their first appearance this year and the Tigers went home with a fourth place trophy. Thanks so much for coming!

We love our Stockton Blackhawks and the support we get from the Stockton school district and the community. The Blackhaw...
12/28/2025

We love our Stockton Blackhawks and the support we get from the Stockton school district and the community. The Blackhawks and Warren kicked off the 8th grade tournament Thursday night, with the home team eeking out a 2 point victory.

We get tons of support from the Eastland community and we welcome their teams each year. Check out the Cougar 8th grader...
12/27/2025

We get tons of support from the Eastland community and we welcome their teams each year. Check out the Cougar 8th graders.

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