‘Overtime' Friday, February 7
ROCKFORD, Illinois-Drew Collins and Scott Leber bring you all the action from high school basketball in the Rockford area with 'Overtime.'Highlights form key games between Rock Falls and Rockford Christian. Also, Byron and Dixon battling in an overtime boys' thriller and many more games.You'll also hear our interview with Byron boys' head coach Matt Huels. You see our Spotlight story on Belvidere's Emma Pierson, and we'll reveal our Athlete of the Week.To view this episode, watch the media player above.
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