Collinsville Holiday Classic: Semi Final Notebook

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Collinsville Holiday Classic continued on Thursday night and PHI was in the building for the semifinals as O'Fallon took on Quincy followed by host Collinsville vs Lincoln.&nbsp; We dive into what we saw here in <strong>Collinsville Holiday Classic: Semi Final Notebook</strong>!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Quincy Advances Past Rock Solid O'Fallon Squad</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The first game O'Fallon got out early as their stars were getting whatever they wanted offensively.&nbsp; It was a one point game at the half.&nbsp; Each team made big runs in the first few minutes.&nbsp; Quincy then slowly made plays to get the win 57-46 to advance to the championship game.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>It was 2025 big man [player_tooltip player_id='1385308' first='Keshaun' last='Thomas'] who was a monster inside for Quincy in this game.&nbsp; He used his quickness and power along with a dominant performance on the glass for 11 points and 16 rebounds.&nbsp; Senior wing [player_tooltip player_id='1750594' first='Camden' last='Brown'] continues to impress as the lengthy small forward won off the bounce with ease throughout on smooth drives one after another for 16 points.&nbsp; Despite not scoring in the first half [player_tooltip player_id='1385298' first='Bradley' last='Longcor'] did a nice job setting others up.&nbsp; The shots started falling more in the second half with a couple threes and a smooth shot fake for a pull up en route to 14 points.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1157355' first='Jaeden' last='Rush'] got off to a fast start for O'Fallon winning off the bounce for buckets in the paint as the senior had 7 points.&nbsp; Then it was [player_tooltip player_id='1373443' first='Rini' last='Harris'] who left his imprint on the game with his powerful slashes, rebounding, passing, and defense.&nbsp; Showed an all-around game notching 14 points, 12 rebounds, 6 dimes, 2 blocks, and 3 steals.&nbsp; Their ultimate glue guy Will Brown had a big outing in this one knocking in spot up threes for 16 points.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Collinsville Stars Bring It Again in Dominant Win vs Lincoln</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>This one wasn't really ever in much doubt as Collinsville defeated Lincoln 67-41 to move to the championship matchup of undefeated teams.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1429541' first='Zachary' last='Chambers'] was a force again inside for the host Kahoks.&nbsp; The 6'9” grown man inside destroyed Lincoln's zone with his quickness on seals for scores one after another.&nbsp; Knows how to use his body and finish with strength.&nbsp; He went for 16 points.&nbsp; On the perimeter it was another clinic shooting from deep for [player_tooltip player_id='1285528' first='Jamorie' last='Wysinger'] as the senior combo guard was throwing them in from NBA range hitting 7-10 from three for 21 points.&nbsp; Solid all-around floor game for senior shooting guard [player_tooltip player_id='2318134' first='Nick' last='Horras'] racking up 12 points and 6 assists.&nbsp; [player_tooltip player_id='2321456' first='Chase' last='Reynolds'] just does his job and runs this team.&nbsp; Strong bodied guard was slicing up the defense with pin point passes in the half court as he had 6 assists.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Aidan Gowan came off the bench to provide a spark for Lincoln as the combo guard hit 3-3 from deep for 14 points.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->