The CHIEF January 2024

Pontiac Holiday Tournament By: Jack Demopoulos

This month’s issue I have the privilege of covering the 92nd annual Pontiac Holiday Tournament. Going over the game, we had the Consolation champions being Peoria Manual beating Plainfield 64-52. Aurora West beat Simeon 67-54 to take home 5th place, New Trier blew past Bloomington in convincing fashion with the score being 66 38 and taking home 3rd place. Bloomington followed and took 4th place. The final game came down to a nail biter 69-66 but the Chicago Curie would come out on top, beating Benet Academy. The AC Williamson Award was awarded to Carlos Harris, the third for the Chicago Curie. Many memorable moments happened for Pontiac during the tournament especially with Henry Brummel throwing down a devastating slam, and not to mention the major highlight of Ryson Eilts drilling a three! We can’t wait to see next year’s tournament and see more and more amazing plays from our amazing PTHS players.