Photos: Moline wins IHSA Class 4A state championship, defeats Lisle Benet Academy, 59-42
Moline defeats Lisle Benet Academy, 59-42, to win the IHSA Class 4A boys basketball championship, Saturday, March 11, 2023, at the State Farm Center in Champaign.
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Moline's Owen Freeman (32) wrestles for the ball against Lisle Benet Academy's Parker Sulaver (14) and Lisle Benet Academy's Sam Driscoll (1) during the second quarter of an IHSA Class 4A boys basketball championship, Saturday, March 11, 2023, at the State Farm Center in Champaign.
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Lisle Benet Academy's Brayden Fagbemi (0) goes up for a 3-pointer against Moline's Brock Harding (2) during the first quarter of an IHSA Class 4A boys basketball championship, Saturday, March 11, 2023, at the State Farm Center in Champaign.
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Moline players celebrate after defeating goes up for a layup, 59-43, to win the IHSA Class 4A boys basketball championship, Saturday, March 11, 2023, at the State Farm Center in Champaign.
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Lisle Benet Academy's Brayden Fagbemi (0) goes up for a layup past Moline's Brock Harding (2) and Treyvon Taylor (22) during the second quarter of an IHSA Class 4A boys basketball championship, Saturday, March 11, 2023, at the State Farm Center in Champaign.
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Lisle Benet Academy head coach Gene Heidkamp during the first quarter of an IHSA Class 4A boys basketball championship, Saturday, March 11, 2023, at the State Farm Center in Champaign.
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Moline's Brock Harding passes the ball during the second quarter of Saturday's Illinois Class 4A state championship game in Champaign. Harding had 28 points for the Maroons in the victory.
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Moline's Grant Welch (34) dribbles against Lisle Benet Academy's Andy Nash (10) during the first quarter of an IHSA Class 4A boys basketball championship, Saturday, March 11, 2023, at the State Farm Center in Champaign.
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Moline's Treyvon Taylor (22) goes up for a shot during the second quarter of an IHSA Class 4A boys basketball championship, Saturday, March 11, 2023, at the State Farm Center in Champaign.
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Moline's Treyvon Taylor goes up for a shot during the first quarter of the IHSA Class 4A boys basketball championship game Saturday night.
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The Moline student section celebrates during the first quarter of an IHSA Class 4A boys basketball championship, Saturday, March 11, 2023, at the State Farm Center in Champaign.
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Moline players celebrate after defeating goes up for a layup, 59-43, to win the IHSA Class 4A boys basketball championship, Saturday, March 11, 2023, at the State Farm Center in Champaign.
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Moline players celebrate after defeating goes up for a layup, 59-43, to win the IHSA Class 4A boys basketball championship, Saturday, March 11, 2023, at the State Farm Center in Champaign.
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Moline's Jasper Ogburn celebrates a basket during the first quarter of Saturday night's state championship game at State Farm Center in Champaign.
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Moline's Brock Harding (2) celebrates during the first quarter of an IHSA Class 4A boys basketball championship, Saturday, March 11, 2023, at the State Farm Center in Champaign.
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Moline players celebrate after defeating goes up for a layup, 59-43, to win the IHSA Class 4A boys basketball championship, Saturday, March 11, 2023, at the State Farm Center in Champaign.
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Moline players celebrate after defeating Lisle Benet Academy 59-42 in the Illinois Class 4A state championship game Saturday night at State Farm Center in Champaign.
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Lisle Benet Academy's Andy Nash (10) goes up for a layup during the second quarter of an IHSA Class 4A boys basketball championship, Saturday, March 11, 2023, at the State Farm Center in Champaign.
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Moline head coach Sean Taylor during the second quarter of an IHSA Class 4A boys basketball championship, Saturday, March 11, 2023, at the State Farm Center in Champaign.
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Moline's Treyvon Taylor (22) grabs the rebound against Lisle Benet Academy's Niko Abusara (23) during the second quarter of an IHSA Class 4A boys basketball championship, Saturday, March 11, 2023, at the State Farm Center in Champaign.
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Moline's Owen Freeman (32) attempts to block a layup by Lisle Benet Academy's Aidan Pusatera (33) during the first quarter of an IHSA Class 4A boys basketball championship, Saturday, March 11, 2023, at the State Farm Center in Champaign.
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Moline players celebrate after defeating goes up for a layup, 59-43, to win the IHSA Class 4A boys basketball championship, Saturday, March 11, 2023, at the State Farm Center in Champaign.
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Moline's Braden Freeman (5) goes up for a 3-pointer during the second quarter of an IHSA Class 4A boys basketball championship, Saturday, March 11, 2023, at the State Farm Center in Champaign.
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Moline's Grant Welch (34) wrestles for control of the ball against Lisle Benet Academy during the second quarter of an IHSA Class 4A boys basketball championship, Saturday, March 11, 2023, at the State Farm Center in Champaign.
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The Lisle Benet Academy bench celebrates a basket during the first quarter of an IHSA Class 4A boys basketball championship, Saturday, March 11, 2023, at the State Farm Center in Champaign.
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Moline's Braden Freeman dribbles baseline during the first quarter of Saturday night's Class 4A title game against Lisle Benet Academy.
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Lisle Benet Academy's Niko Abusara (23) goes up for a shot against Moline's Owen Freeman (32) during the second quarter of an IHSA Class 4A boys basketball championship, Saturday, March 11, 2023, at the State Farm Center in Champaign.
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Moline's Brock Harding blocks a layup attempt by Lisle Benet Academy's Brayden Fagbemi during the second quarter Saturday night in Champaign.
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Moline players celebrate after defeating goes up for a layup, 59-43, to win the IHSA Class 4A boys basketball championship, Saturday, March 11, 2023, at the State Farm Center in Champaign.
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Moline's Brock Harding (2) dribbles during the first quarter of an IHSA Class 4A boys basketball championship, Saturday, March 11, 2023, at the State Farm Center in Champaign.
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Moline players celebrate after defeating goes up for a layup, 59-43, to win the IHSA Class 4A boys basketball championship, Saturday, March 11, 2023, at the State Farm Center in Champaign.
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Moline's Jasper Ogburn (10) goes up for a shot during the first quarter of an IHSA Class 4A boys basketball championship, Saturday, March 11, 2023, at the State Farm Center in Champaign.
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Lisle Benet Academy's Andy Nash (10) goes up for a layup above Moline's Grant Welch (34) during the second quarter of an IHSA Class 4A boys basketball championship, Saturday, March 11, 2023, at the State Farm Center in Champaign.
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Lisle Benet Academy's Niko Abusara (23) goes up for a layup against Moline's Braden Freeman (5) during the second quarter of an IHSA Class 4A boys basketball championship, Saturday, March 11, 2023, at the State Farm Center in Champaign.
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Moline's Owen Freeman (32) goes up for a shot during the first quarter of an IHSA Class 4A boys basketball championship, Saturday, March 11, 2023, at the State Farm Center in Champaign.
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Moline's Owen Freeman goes up for a shot during the first quarter of Saturday night's game against Lisle Benet Academy.
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Moline players celebrate after defeating goes up for a layup, 59-43, to win the IHSA Class 4A boys basketball championship, Saturday, March 11, 2023, at the State Farm Center in Champaign.
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Moline's Jasper Ogburn (10) goes up for a layup during the first quarter of an IHSA Class 4A boys basketball championship, Saturday, March 11, 2023, at the State Farm Center in Champaign.
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Moline players celebrate after defeating goes up for a layup, 59-43, to win the IHSA Class 4A boys basketball championship, Saturday, March 11, 2023, at the State Farm Center in Champaign.
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Moline's Sean Taylor won his second state championship in Illinois as the Maroons beat Lisle Benet Academy 59-43 in the Class 4A title game Saturday.
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Moline players celebrate after defeating goes up for a layup, 59-43, to win the IHSA Class 4A boys basketball championship, Saturday, March 11, 2023, at the State Farm Center in Champaign.
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Moline players celebrate after defeating goes up for a layup, 59-43, to win the IHSA Class 4A boys basketball championship, Saturday, March 11, 2023, at the State Farm Center in Champaign.
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Moline's Grant Welch (34) and Jasper Ogburn (10) celebrate with Brock Harding (2) during the second quarter of an IHSA Class 4A boys basketball championship, Saturday, March 11, 2023, at the State Farm Center in Champaign.
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Moline's Grant Welch (34) passes the ball to Moline's Treyvon Taylor (22) during the first quarter of an IHSA Class 4A boys basketball championship, Saturday, March 11, 2023, at the State Farm Center in Champaign.
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Lisle Benet Academy's Parker Sulaver (14) goes up for a layup against Moline's Treyvon Taylor (22) during the fourth quarter of the IHSA Class 4A boys basketball championship, Saturday, March 11, 2023, at the State Farm Center in Champaign.
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Moline's Brock Harding (2) goes up for a free throw during the fourth quarter of the IHSA Class 4A boys basketball championship, Saturday, March 11, 2023, at the State Farm Center in Champaign.
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Moline's Brock Harding (2) goes up for a 3-pointer during the third quarter of the IHSA Class 4A boys basketball championship, Saturday, March 11, 2023, at the State Farm Center in Champaign.
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Lisle Benet Academy's Parker Sulaver (14) blocks a shot by Moline's Grant Welch (34) during the third quarter of the IHSA Class 4A boys basketball championship, Saturday, March 11, 2023, at the State Farm Center in Champaign.
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Lisle Benet Academy head coach Gene Heidkamp reacts during the fourth quarter of the IHSA Class 4A boys basketball championship, Saturday, March 11, 2023, at the State Farm Center in Champaign.
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Moline's Owen Freeman (32) goes up for a shot above Lisle Benet Academy's Parker Sulaver (14) during the third quarter of the IHSA Class 4A boys basketball championship, Saturday, March 11, 2023, at the State Farm Center in Champaign.
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Moline's Jasper Ogburn (10) dribbles against Lisle Benet Academy's Brayden Fagbemi (0) during the fourth quarter of the IHSA Class 4A boys basketball championship, Saturday, March 11, 2023, at the State Farm Center in Champaign.
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Moline's Jasper Ogburn (10) goes up for a shot against Lisle Benet Academy's Sam Driscoll (1) during the third quarter of the IHSA Class 4A boys basketball championship, Saturday, March 11, 2023, at the State Farm Center in Champaign.
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The Moline bench celebrates during the third quarter of the IHSA Class 4A boys basketball championship, Saturday, March 11, 2023, at the State Farm Center in Champaign.
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Moline's Grant Welch (34) passes the ball around Lisle Benet Academy's Andy Nash (10) during the third quarter of the IHSA Class 4A boys basketball championship, Saturday, March 11, 2023, at the State Farm Center in Champaign.
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Moline's Treyvon Taylor (22) goes up for a layup during the third quarter of the IHSA Class 4A boys basketball championship, Saturday, March 11, 2023, at the State Farm Center in Champaign.
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Moline's Treyvon Taylor (22) goes up for a shot during the third quarter of the IHSA Class 4A boys basketball championship, Saturday, March 11, 2023, at the State Farm Center in Champaign.
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Moline's Owen Freeman tips the ball into the basket in front of Lisle Benet Academy's Andy Nash during the third quarter of the IHSA Class 4A boys basketball championship Saturday night in Champaign.
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Moline's Grant Welch dribbles past Lisle Benet Academy's Andy Nash during the fourth quarter of the IHSA Class 4A boys basketball championship Saturday at State Farm Center in Champaign.
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Moline High School boys basketball coach Sean Taylor and senior guard Brock Harding embrace during the fourth quarter of Saturday's IHSA Class 4A boys basketball championship at the State Farm Center in Champaign. Harding scored 28 points in Moline's 59-42 victory over top-ranked Lisle Benet Academy.
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Moline's Brock Harding (2) goes up for a layup past Lisle Benet Academy's Niko Abusara (23) during the third quarter of the IHSA Class 4A boys basketball championship, Saturday, March 11, 2023, at the State Farm Center in Champaign.
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Lisle Benet Academy's Brayden Fagbemi (0) dribbles against Moline's Brock Harding (2) during the second quarter of the IHSA Class 4A boys basketball championship, Saturday, March 11, 2023, at the State Farm Center in Champaign.
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Moline's Brock Harding (2) goes up for a layup during the third quarter of the IHSA Class 4A boys basketball championship, Saturday, March 11, 2023, at the State Farm Center in Champaign.
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Moline's Brock Harding (2) dribbles during the first quarter of the IHSA Class 4A boys basketball championship, Saturday, March 11, 2023, at the State Farm Center in Champaign.
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Moline's Brock Harding (2) and Grant Welch (34) embrace during the fourth quarter of the IHSA Class 4A boys basketball championship, Saturday, March 11, 2023, at the State Farm Center in Champaign.
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Moline's Owen Freeman (32) is guarded by Lisle Benet Academy's Parker Sulaver (14) and Sam Driscoll (1) during the second quarter of the IHSA Class 4A boys basketball championship, Saturday, March 11, 2023, at the State Farm Center in Champaign.
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The Moline student section reacts during the third quarter of the IHSA Class 4A boys basketball championship, Saturday, March 11, 2023, at the State Farm Center in Champaign.
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Moline's Owen Freeman (32) goes up for a layup during the first quarter of the IHSA Class 4A boys basketball championship, Saturday, March 11, 2023, at the State Farm Center in Champaign.
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Moline's Brock Harding (2) dribbles down the court during the third quarter of the IHSA Class 4A boys basketball championship, Saturday, March 11, 2023, at the State Farm Center in Champaign.
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Moline's Jasper Ogburn (10) reacts during the second quarter of the IHSA Class 4A boys basketball championship, Saturday, March 11, 2023, at the State Farm Center in Champaign.
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Moline's Grant Welch (34) pauses before going up for a basket against Lisle Benet Academy's Parker Sulaver (14) and Niko Abusara (23) during the third quarter of the IHSA Class 4A boys basketball championship, Saturday, March 11, 2023, at the State Farm Center in Champaign.
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Moline cheerleaders during the third quarter of the IHSA Class 4A boys basketball championship, Saturday, March 11, 2023, at the State Farm Center in Champaign.
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Moline's Jasper Ogburn (10) goes up for a shot during the third quarter of the IHSA Class 4A boys basketball championship, Saturday, March 11, 2023, at the State Farm Center in Champaign.
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Moline head coach Sean Taylor motions during the second quarter of the IHSA Class 4A boys basketball championship, Saturday, March 11, 2023, at the State Farm Center in Champaign.
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