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Sterling Boys Basketball

Sterling · Illinois · 2026-27
Class 3AWestern Big 6
Power
+3.8
Illinois rank
#379
of 750
3A rank
#101
of 148
2026-27
0-0

Sterling is 0-0 and ranked #379 of 750 Illinois teams by the Hardwood Model, #101 in Class 3A.

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Updated Nov 4, 2026 · ratings are calibrated within Illinois only, so they don't compare across states.

2026-27 Schedule & Predictions

DateOpponentResult / Pick
Nov 23vsPlainfield SouthPick posts game week
Nov 24vsMendotaPick posts game week
Nov 27vsRochellePick posts game week
Dec 1vsDeKalbPick posts game week
Dec 4atGeneseoPick posts game week
Dec 8vsMolinePick posts game week
Dec 11vsQuincyPick posts game week
Dec 15atRiverdalePick posts game week
Dec 18vsRock IslandPick posts game week
Dec 20atHarlemPick posts game week
Jan 5vsAnnawanPick posts game week
Jan 8atAllemanPick posts game week
Jan 12vsGalesburgPick posts game week
Jan 15atEast Moline UnitedPick posts game week
Jan 16vsEastlandPick posts game week
Jan 20atYorkville ChristianPick posts game week
Jan 22vsGeneseoPick posts game week
Jan 23atKanelandPick posts game week
Jan 26atMolinePick posts game week
Jan 29atQuincyPick posts game week
Feb 2vsLaSalle-PeruPick posts game week
Feb 5atRock IslandPick posts game week
Feb 9atGalesburgPick posts game week
Feb 12vsAllemanPick posts game week
Feb 16vsEast Moline UnitedPick posts game week
Feb 19vsCoal CityPick posts game week

Picks are posted the week of each game and never changed after; the check marks grade them.

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Western Big 6

Rock Island#17 · 0-0 · +38.3Moline#75 · 0-0 · +27.1East Moline United#88 · 0-0 · +25.9Galesburg#203 · 0-0 · +15.8Quincy#293 · 0-0 · +10.0Geneseo#425 · 0-0 · -0.8Alleman#428 · 0-0 · -0.9

Top 10 · Class 3A

MacArthur#2 · 0-0 · +47.7East St. Louis#8 · 0-0 · +41.9Centralia#9 · 0-0 · +41.8Kankakee#11 · 0-0 · +41.2Kaneland#16 · 0-0 · +38.4Morton#23 · 0-0 · +36.3East Peoria#27 · 0-0 · +35.3Peoria#30 · 0-0 · +34.2Hillcrest#37 · 0-0 · +32.9Mt. Vernon#40 · 0-0 · +31.4

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