With the Streator boys basketball team up two points on Plano and with the ball out of bounds at half court with 10 seconds remaining, senior forward Joe Hoekstra set a pick at the top of the key, then headed toward the basket.

With the Reapers scrambling looking for a steal, Hoekstra found himself all alone, caught the inbounds pass and laid the ball in to seal the Bulldogs’ 55-49 victory at what will be the final day of the Dean Riley Shootin’ The Rock Thanksgiving Tournament.

Saturday’s games were canceled due to the projected heavy snowstorm.

“Yeah, that really felt good,” Hoekstra said of the final hoop that helped Streator (1-2) to its first win of the season. ”It was nice to be the one who was able to get that one."

Hoekstra – who played all 32 minutes, hit 6-of-10 from the

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