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Byron (33-2)


School Information

Name: Byron High School
City: Byron
County: Ogle
Classification Enrollment: 456
Nickname: Tigers
Colors: Orange/Black
Conference: Big Northern
Superintendent: Buster Barton
Principal: Jay Mullens
Athletic Director: Jim Kann
Head Coach: Eric Yerly
Assistant Coaches: Bryant Suess, Danielle Myers
Athletic Trainer: Mark Robinson
Captains: Ella Grundstrom, Ava Kultgen, Sydney Smith
Last Year's Advancement: Lost to Winnebago, 50-38, in Sectional Final

Roster
No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr.
3 Layni Marchini G 5-5 Fr.
4 *Macy Groharing G 5-8 Fr.
5 Sydney Smith G 5-3 Sr.
10 Kayla Denler G 5-0 Sr.
11 *Brittyn Bielskis F 5-8 Sr.
12 *Karsyn Bielskis G 5-4 So.
13 *Ella Grundstrom F 5-10 Sr.
14 Jaden Palzkill F 5-6 So.
15 Macey Stoddard G 5-4 So.
20 Skylar Palmgren G 5-7 So.
21 Malia Morton F 5-8 Fr.
22 *Ava Kultgen F 5-10 Sr.
23 Mikalah Freedlund F 5-4 Sr.
25 Meredith Jones F 5-8 So.
31 Gina Baker F 5-9 So.
34 Brynn Green G 5-5 Fr.
35 Abby Moser G 5-6 So.

Statistics 

  

 

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

 

 

  Gina Baker
   11 
  1
  4
  0
  0
  0
  0
  2
  0.2
  8
  4

 

 

  Brittyn Bielskis
   35 
  34
  125
  15
  72
  8
  16
  92
  2.6
  58
  40

 

 

  Karsyn Bielskis
   35 
  56
  159
  17
  62
  64
  113
  195
  5.6
  59
  60

 

 

  Kayla Denler
   12 
  1
  14
  1
  10
  1
  2
  4
  0.3
  6
  0

 

 

  Mikalah Freedlund
   19 
  5
  29
  0
  2
  4
  13
  14
  0.7
  21
  3

 

 

  Brynn Green
   32 
  21
  55
  6
  20
  6
  7
  54
  1.7
  34
  21

 

 

  Macy Groharing
   34 
  183
  380
  29
  104
  74
  99
  483
  14.2
  84
  78

 

 

  Ella Grundstrom
   35 
  101
  277
  11
  52
  30
  43
  241
  6.9
  150
  95

 

 

  Meredith Jones
   10 
  3
  5
  0
  0
  1
  4
  7
  0.7
  7
  2

 

 

  Ava Kultgen
   35 
  250
  422
  2
  13
  77
  102
  567
  16.2
  192
  64

 

 

  Layni Marchini
   19 
  12
  34
  3
  9
  4
  5
  31
  1.6
  11
  5

 

 

  Malia Morton
   35 
  65
  131
  0
  5
  27
  42
  163
  4.7
  108
  50

 

 

  Abby Moser
   14 
  4
  13
  2
  7
  2
  4
  12
  0.9
  4
  0

 

 

  Skylar Palmgren
   15 
  2
  19
  0
  1
  0
  0
  4
  0.3
  13
  2

 

 

  Jaden Palzkill
   8 
  0
  2
  0
  0
  0
  0
  0
  0.0
  9
  0

 

 

  Sydney Smith
   22 
  6
  26
  1
  9
  1
  3
  14
  0.6
  16
  7

 

 

  Macey Stoddard
   0 
  0
  0
  0
  0
  0
  0
  0
   
  0
  0
 






Scores




 

  Date
  Opponent
  W/L
  Own
  Opp

 

 

  Dakota Tourney
 

 

  11/21
  Poplar Grove (North Boone)
  W
   73 
   31 

 

 

  11/22
  Pearl City
  W
   54 
   18 

 

 

  11/23
  Freeport (Aquin)
  W
   57 
   36 

 

 

  11/26
  Dakota
  W
   41 
   23 

 

 

  11/26
  Hanover (River Ridge)
  W
   53 
   41 

 

 

  12/3
  Elmhurst (IC Catholic)
  W
   58 
   38 

 

 

  12/9
  Winnebago
  W
   54 
   51 

 

 

  12/10
  Woodstock (Marian)
  W
   66 
   38 

 

 

  12/13
  Bloomington (Central Catholic)
  L
   48 
   65 

 

 

  12/15
  Johnsburg
  W
   52 
   23 

 

 

  12/19
  Genoa (G.-Kingston)
  W
   52 
   27 

 

 

  Dixon X Mas Tourney
 

 

  12/27
  Quincy (Sr.)
  W
   57 
   41 

 

 

  12/27
  Sterling (H.S.)
  W
   63 
   40 

 

 

  12/28
  Lincoln
  L
   28 
   72 

 

 

  12/29
  Stillman Valley
  W
   53 
   29 

 

 

  1/4
  Rock Falls
  W
   54 
   44 

 

 

  1/7
  Morrison
  W
   72 
   56 

 

 

  1/12
  Oregon
  W
   60 
   28 

 

 

  Byron MLK
 

 

  1/14
  Spring Valley (Hall)
  W
   41 
   29 

 

 

  1/14
  Machesney Park (Harlem)
  W
   51 
   39 

 

 

  1/16
  Aurora (Rosary)
  W
   49 
   33 

 

 

  1/16
  Galena (H.S.)
  W
   59 
   42 

 

 

  1/18
  Stillman Valley
  W
   53 
   38 

 

 

  1/21
  Rockford (Lutheran)
  W
   57 
   51 

 

 

  1/24
  Dixon (H.S.)
  W
   35 
   34 

 

 

  1/27
  Rockford (R. Christian)
  W
   59 
   41 

 

 

  1/28
  Marengo
  W
   49 
   32 

 

 

  2/1
  Poplar Grove (North Boone)
  W
   54 
   28 

 

 

  2/4
  Elgin (St. Edward)
  W
   52 
   30 

 

 

  2/7
  Seneca
  W
   61 
   35 

 

 

  Byron Regional
 

 

  2/14
  Rockford (R. Christian)
  W
   74 
   38 

 

 

  2/17
  Winnebago
  W
   78 
   59 

 

 

  Winnebago Sectional
 

 

  2/21
  Aurora (Central Catholic)
  W
   58 
   33 

 

 

  2/23
  Stillman Valley
  W
   61 
   38 

 

 

  Elgin Community College Super-Sectional
 

 

  2/27
  Chicago (DePaul College Prep)
  W
   52 
   45

Head Coach Eric Yerly
Year W-L
Byron
2011-12 12-19
2012-13 31-3
2013-14 29-4
2014-15 25-6
2015-16 33-3 (1st)
2016-17 34-2 (1st)
2017-18 18-12
2018-19 13-16
2019-20 21-11
2020-21 10-3
2021-22 27-5
2022-23 33-2
12 yrs. 286-86

Tournament History 

1988-A     48   55  0-1 (28-2)     DNP  John Nolan
       L   48   55  Hume (Shiloh)
1996-A     59   57  2-1 (28-5)     3rd  John Nolan
       W   48   36  Carrollton
       L   36   47  Carthage
       W   59   57  Dunlap
2006-A     41   55  0-1 (28-3)     DNP  John Nolan
       L   41   55  Hillsboro
2016-2A    53   44  2-0 (33-3-0)   1st  Eric Yerly
       W   55   31  Camp Point (Central)
       W   53   44  Teutopolis
2017-2A    55   32  2-0 (34-2-0)   1st  Eric Yerly
       W   53   37  Camp Point (Central)
       W   55   32  Bloomington (Central Catholic)