Arcola Boys Varsity Basketball

All Arcola High School Boys Basketball updates.

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Riders battled today in a loss against Armstrong.

ARCOLA (11-13) - 37
Armstrong (19-7) - 43

Proud of how hard our guys competed today. Back in action Monday vs. AOC @ home.

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Freshman Boys win the Heritage Freshman tourney today. Defeating Heritage, and Bismarck-Henning.

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GameDay in Arcola! Riders take on Heritage, JV @ 6, Varsity to follow.
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Riders fall to Unity Christian

ARCOLA - 26
Unity Christian - 58

Riders will play for 3rd place of the Lincoln Prairie Conference tournament. Date and Time TBD.

[Aaron Britton @NestoHoops]

🏀 Fewest PPGA - 1A 🏀
💠 La Salette - 34.8
💠 Brimfield - 38.0
💠 Ida Crown - 38.2
💠 North Fulton - 38.6
💠 Horizon-McKinley - 39.1
💠 LeRoy - 39.3
💠 Century - 39.3
💠 Arcola - 39.5
💠 Nokomis - 39.9
💠 Pawnee - 40.4

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Riders take on Unity Christian of Decatur in the Semifinals of the LPC Conference Tournament, tonight @ 6 @ Blue Ridge HS. Brave the cold and come support your Riders!
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🚨Riders Win🚨
Huge Culture win today, bunch of guys stepped up in a big way!

ARCOLA - 51
Argenta-Oreana - 38

Riders back in action Tuesday night @ 6pm in Farmer City @ Blue Ridge HS vs. Unity Christian.

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[Mental Mettle Coaching @LifeMettle]

Old-school, iron-fist coaching often only reaches the ultra-competitive kids who already think like their coach. When a staff leans into 3D coaching and learns to coach the heart first, the culture shifts.
Athletes are still disciplined, still run, and are still “pretty freaking tough,” but they also become more connected, represent a wider range of personalities, and leave the program as rock-solid young men and women – leading FCA groups and impacting their campuses long after the last buzzer. #coaching #mindset #growth #newschool

[News-Gazette Preps @ngpreps]

Coming in Saturday's @news_gazette: Meet area boys' basketball standouts from Blue Ridge, @DHSVikings118, @LeRoyCUSD2, Schlarman, @athleticsurbana, Judah Christian, @TuscolaAD, @WarriorAthDir and Arcola as our Faces of Winter series continues

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2nd Round of the LPC Tourney. Riders take on Argenta-Oreana in Blue Ridge.

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Riders go on the road and lose a hard fought game @ Sullivan.

ARCOLA - 30
Sullivan - 38

Riders await LPC Tourney seeding this week.

[Mental Mettle Coaching @LifeMettle]

Some coaches win games and still feel empty. This episode is for them.

New episode of The Mental Mettle Podcast: https://t.co/CGX5zj5iy7

In this conversation, we dig into:
• How Greg realized he was “coaching out of fear, not love”
• His shift from an old-school, iron-fist style to a heart-first, relationship-driven approach
• Why deep tournament runs (Elite Eight, Sweet 16) still left him unsatisfied when it was only about wins and losses
• How coaching the heart has actually created tougher, more connected teams
• What it means to have a “spiritual caddy” and a foxhole brother walking with you in Scripture, prayer, and honest accountability
• How this transformation changed him at home as a husband and father, not just as a coach on the sideline

If you’re a coach, parent, or leader who senses there has to be more than the scoreboard, this episode will challenge how you define success and how you lead the people entrusted to you.

[Arcola Boys Varsity Basketball @purpleridersmbb]

1st Annual Purple Rider Bowling Match. Great time spent with our hoops family. Ready to finish the last half of the season off strong. Senior Canton Wesch drafted an elite team that took home the win. #family

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Rider fall to Marshall
Arcola - 18
Marshall - 50

Riders (9-8) 3-1 in LPC play, will go to Sullivan Tuesday night.

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Come out and watch the Riders take on Marshall at home!! JV tip at 12pm, Varsity to follow.
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[Mike Monahan @MikeMonahanRH]

Final: Arcola 49, Arthur Lovington Atwood Hammond 43

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Arcola takes down ALAH in the Route 133 Rivalry!
Arcola - 49
ALAH- 43