Article updated: 3/18/2013 12:36 PM

Stevenson celebrates basketball, debate success

Stevenson High School boys basketball captains Andy Stempel, left, Matt Morrissey and Jalen Brunson speak to the fans at the school Monday as they celebrate the team’s second-place finish in the state Class 4A tournament at Carver Arena in Peoria.

Stevenson High School boys basketball captains Andy Stempel, left, Matt Morrissey and Jalen Brunson speak to the fans at the school Monday as they celebrate the team's second-place finish in the state Class 4A tournament at Carver Arena in Peoria.

 

Gilbert R. Boucher II | Staff Photographer

Stevenson High School’s Eric Ramoutar holds the second place trophy he won in Congressional debate during a Monday celebration at the school. The team competed in the state IHSA debate tournament at Illinois Wesleyan University in Bloomington.

Stevenson High School's Eric Ramoutar holds the second place trophy he won in Congressional debate during a Monday celebration at the school. The team competed in the state IHSA debate tournament at Illinois Wesleyan University in Bloomington.

 

Gilbert R. Boucher II | Staff Photographer

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By Daily Herald report

Several hundred Stevenson High School students turned out Monday morning to celebrate a pair of big weekend accomplishments.

Fans cheered the boy's basketball team, which wrapped up its season with a second-place finish in the state IHSA Class 4A tournament in Peoria. The team fell to Simeon in the championship game 58-40 to finish the season 29-5.

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They also cheered debate team member Eric Ramoutar's second-place finish in Congressional debate at the state IHSA debate tournament at Illinois Wesleyan University in Bloomington.

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