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Here are the 9 Peoria-area girls basketball teams headed to the 2023 IHSA sectionals

adam duvall, journal star
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Below are the results involving Peoria-area teams from Thursday and Friday's Illinois High School Association girls basketball regionals.

CLASS 3A

Peoria High

  • How they won: Peoria High beat Dunlap, 56-34, in the Dunlap Regional title game on Thursday night. Top-seeded Peoria High picked up its third win of the season against Dunlap, which was the fourth seed. Denali Craig-Edwards scored 23 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to pace the Big 12 Conference champions.

  • What's next: Peoria High (25-3) faces the Galesburg (26-7) at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Richwoods Sectional semifinal.

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Washington

  • How they won: Washington beat Peoria Notre Dame, 59-48, in the Limestone Regional title game on Thursday night. This was a rematch of a regional title from last season with the Panthers winning 44-37.

  • What's next: Washington (25-4) faces the Geneseo (27-6) at 6 p.m. Tuesday in the Richwoods Sectional semifinal.

Galesburg

  • How they won: Galesburg beat Rock Island, 53-46 in the Dixon Regional title game on Friday night. The No. 2-seed Silver Streaks won back-to-back regionals for the first time since a three-year run of sectional appearances from 2015-17. This was Galesburg's third victory of the season over fifth-seed Rocky (15-16).

  • What's next: Galesburg (26-7) faces Peoria High (25-3) at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Richwoods Sectional semifinal.

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CLASS 2A

Fieldcrest

  • How they won: Fieldcrest beat Seneca, 36-25, in the Wilmington Regional title game on Thursday night. The Knights won their fourth regional in program history and are looking to replicate last season's fourth-place finish. Fieldcrest, which beat Seneca for a third time this season, got 15 points by Kaitlin White, while Haley Carver added nine.

  • What's next: Fieldcrest (30-3) faces Kankakee Bishop McNamara (19-12) at 6 p.m. Tuesday in the Coal City Sectional semifinal.

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Deer Creek-Mackinaw

  • How they won: Dee-Mack beat Tremont, 51-32, in the Olympia Regional title game on Thursday night. The Chiefs are in the sectional first time since winning a 1987 Class A regional. Dee-Mack beat its Route 9 rival for a third time season, this time by 19 after a 35-point victory in the second meeting from Jan. 21. Dalia DeJesus scored a game-high 25 points for the Chiefs.

  • What's next: Dee-Mack (28-5) faces Monmouth-Roseville (26-6) at 6 p.m. Tuesday in the Taylor Ridge Rockridge Sectional semifinal.

Eureka

  • How they won: Eureka beat Canton, 61-55 in overtime of the Eureka Regional title game on Friday night. The Hornets are regional winners for the first time since 2019. Ellie Cahill scored a game-high 28 points, including 13 in the second quarter. The Heart of Illinois Conference champions also got 18 points from Ella Ausmus and 10 by Sophia Musselman.

  • What's next: Eureka (25-8) faces Sherrard (22-6) at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Taylor Ridge Rockridge Sectional semifinals.

Monmouth-Roseville

  • How they won: Monmouth-Roseville beat Princeton, 65-53 at the Bureau Valley Regional title game on Friday night. The Titans won their first regional title since Monmouth and Roseville consolidated in 2005. Camryn Huston scored 25 points with Mattie Gillen adding 16, while Tatianna Talivaa and Malia Killey each scored 10.

  • What's next: Monmouth-Roseville (26-6) faces Dee-Mack (28-5) at 6 p.m. Tuesday in the Taylor Ridge Rockridge Sectional semifinal.

CLASS 1A

Havana

  • How they won: Havana beat Mendon Unity, 55-50, in the Havana Regional title game on Thursday night. The Ducks rallied from a five-point deficit entering the fourth quarter to claim the program's first regional championship since 2016. Taryn Wickman's 22 points led the third-seeded Ducks, who went 11-for-13 from the free-throw line in the final eight minutes.

  • What's next: Havana (28-4) faces Annawan (25-7) at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Abingdon-Avon Sectional semifinals.

Elmwood

  • How they won: Elmwood beat Princeville, 42-29, in the Illini Bluffs Regional title game on Thursday night. The Trojans set a new school record for wins in a season while advancing to the sectional for just the second time in program history.

  • What's next: Elmwood (28-5) faces the Mt. Sterling Brown County (29-3) at 6 p.m. Tuesday in the Abingdon-Avon Sectional semifinal.

This article originally appeared on Journal Star: IHSA girls basketball: Regional champions from the Peoria area