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Gibson City (G.C.-Melvin-Sibley) (32-2)


School Information

Name: Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley High School
City: Gibson City
County: Ford
Classification Enrollment: 312
Nickname: Falcons
Colors: Red/Black
Conference: Heart of Illinois
Superintendent: Jeremy Darnell
Principal: Chris Garard
Athletic Director: Mike Allen
Head Coach: Ryan Tompkins
Assistant Coaches: AJ Richard, Robert Dinkins, Michael Schwenk
Athletic Trainer: Ashley Lambert
Captain:
Managers: Adam Conway, Alex Williams, Nathan Giroux
Last Year's Advancement: Lost to Monticello, 45-43, in Regional Final

Roster
No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr.
2 *Caleb Bleich F 5-11 165 Sr.
3 *Ryland Holt F 6-5 200 Sr.
4 *Ben Freehill G 6-1 165 Sr.
5 Tanner Cribbett G 6-0 140 Jr.
11 *Connor Birky G 6-2 180 Sr.
12 Lane Short F 6-2 210 Sr.
13 Josh Bleich F 6-2 230 Sr.
15 Chris Hood G 5-11 175 Sr.
20 Nathan Garard G 5-11 180 Sr.
21 *Bryce Barnes G-F 6-2 225 Sr.
23 Cade Elliott G 6-0 165 Jr.
24 Spencer Meenen F 6-1 160 Jr.
25 Jordan Blake F 6-1 240 Jr.
32 Nick Culler F 6-0 180 Jr.
50 Jordan Lee F 5-11 245 Jr.
55 Alex Meece C 6-0 260 Jr.

Statistics 

  

 

Name
  G
  FG
  FGA
  3P
  3PA
  FT
  FTA
  Pts
  Avg
  Reb
  Ast

 

 

  Bryce Barnes
   31 
  163
  360
  29
  86
  81
  123
  436
  14.1
  218
  122

 

 

  Connor Birky
   34 
  143
  306
  71
  165
  72
  91
  429
  12.6
  115
  72

 

 

  Jordan Blake
   20 
  10
  30
  1
  7
  4
  7
  25
  1.3
  25
  5

 

 

  Caleb Bleich
   34 
  81
  180
  16
  47
  33
  50
  211
  6.2
  150
  84

 

 

  Josh Bleich
   16 
  4
  13
  0
  0
  3
  7
  11
  0.7
  19
  1

 

 

  Tanner Cribbett
   1 
  2
  3
  2
  3
  1
  2
  7
  7.0
  2
  0

 

 

  Nick Culler
   12 
  1
  3
  0
  2
  0
  0
  2
  0.2
  3
  0

 

 

  Cade Elliott
   22 
  14
  33
  5
  16
  7
  13
  40
  1.8
  21
  11

 

 

  Ben Freehill
   30 
  60
  178
  25
  86
  11
  17
  156
  5.2
  85
  86

 

 

  Nathan Garard
   31 
  23
  53
  4
  14
  9
  14
  59
  1.9
  21
  28

 

 

  Ryland Holt
   31 
  169
  321
  16
  53
  91
  125
  445
  14.4
  296
  82

 

 

  Chris Hood
   21 
  5
  19
  0
  6
  2
  6
  12
  0.6
  15
  13

 

 

  Jordan Lee
   4 
  0
  1
  0
  0
  0
  0
  0
  0.0
  2
  2

 

 

  Alex Meece
   17 
  5
  9
  0
  0
  0
  0
  10
  0.6
  6
  1

 

 

  Spencer Meenen
   17 
  1
  5
  0
  0
  1
  2
  3
  0.2
  10
  1

 

 

  Lane Short
   27 
  43
  105
  2
  9
  9
  23
  97
  3.6
  65
  20
 






Scores




 

  Date
  Opponent
  W/L
  Own
  Opp

 

 

  GCMS Thanksgiving Tournament
 

 

  11/19
  Gilman (Iroquois West)
  W
   80 
   51 

 

 

  11/21
  Fairbury (Prairie Central)
  L
   50 
   59 

 

 

  11/21
  Fisher
  L
   57 
   66 

 

 

  11/24
  LeRoy
  W
   74 
   63 

 

 

  11/30
  Flanagan (F.-Cornell)
  W
   53 
   34 

 

 

  12/4
  Downs (Tri-Valley)
  W
   58 
   42 

 

 

  12/11
  Paxton (P.-Buckley-Loda)
  W
   61 
   37 

 

 

  12/14
  Farmer City (Blue Ridge)
  W
   53 
   22 

 

 

  12/20
  Fisher
  W
   69 
   43 

 

 

  Monticello Holiday Hoopla
 

 

  12/26
  Argenta (A.-Oreana)
  W
   62 
   33 

 

 

  12/27
  Neoga
  W
   79 
   59 

 

 

  12/27
  Tuscola
  W
   63 
   45 

 

 

  12/29
  Paxton (P.-Buckley-Loda)
  W
   61 
   49 

 

 

  1/4
  Tremont
  W
   72 
   55 

 

 

  1/5
  Hoopeston (H. Area)
  W
   66 
   47 

 

 

  1/8
  El Paso (E.P.-Gridley)
  W
   58 
   50 

 

 

  1/11
  Heyworth
  W
   74 
   49 

 

 

  1/15
  Cissna Park
  W
   48 
   41 

 

 

  1/18
  Mackinaw (Deer Creek-M.)
  W
   41 
   37 

 

 

  McLean County Tournament
 

 

  1/22
  Downs (Tri-Valley)
  W
   61 
   41 

 

 

  1/25
  Minonk (Fieldcrest)
  W
   57 
   45 

 

 

  1/26
  El Paso (E.P.-Gridley)
  W
   40 
   36 

 

 

  2/1
  Colfax (Ridgeview)
  W
   65 
   45 

 

 

  2/5
  Watseka
  W
   48 
   35 

 

 

  2/8
  Eureka
  W
   57 
   52 

 

 

  2/9
  Champaign (St. Thomas More)
  W
   73 
   62 

 

 

  2/12
  LeRoy
  W
   60 
   43 

 

 

  2/13
  Minonk (Fieldcrest)
  W
   49 
   48 

 

 

  2/15
  Lexington
  W
   67 
   42 

 

 

  Monticello Regional
 

 

  2/19
  Champaign (St. Thomas More)
  W
   63 
   43 

 

 

  2/22
  Monticello
  W
   63 
   52 

 

 

  Tolono (Unity) Sectional
 

 

  2/27
  Tuscola
  W
   50 
   30 

 

 

  3/1
  Bloomington (Central Catholic)
  W
   58 
   53 

 

 

  Springfield (UIS) Super-Sectional
 

 

  3/5
  Pleasant Plains
  W
   52 
   37

Head Coach Ryan Tompkins
Year W-L
Gibson City (G.C.-Melvin-Sibley)
2002-2003 5-23
2003-2004 14-14
2004-2005 18-10
2005-2006 24-4
2006-2007 20-8
2007-2008 14-16
2008-2009 15-16
2009-2010 11-17
2010-2011 2-25
2011-2012 2-25
2012-2013 7-20
2013-2014 15-14
2014-2015 15-14
2015-2016 12-17
2016-2017 22-9
2017-2018 25-4
2018-2019 32-2
17 yrs. 253-238

Tournament History 

This is the first tournament appearance for Gibson City (G.C.-Melvin-Sibley).