Moline High School completed a boys' basketball season for the ages with a state championship Saturday night.
The second-ranked team in Illinois Class 4A stifled top-ranked Lisle Benet Academy 59-42 at the State Farm Center in Champaign to capture the program's first state championship.
Moline is the second Illinois Quad-Cities metro team to claim a state title in boys basketball, joining the 2011 Rock Island squad led by Chasson Randle.
Senior point guard Brock Harding, a four-year starter for the Maroons and a University of Iowa signee, poured in a game-high 28 points.
The Maroons (35-3) led 32-25 at halftime and then outscored Benet Academy 12-5 in the third quarter to all but secure the game.
The game's final minutes turned into a coronation for Moline and its fans.
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Moline players celebrate with the trophy after Saturday night's 59-42 win over Lisle Benet Academy at the State Farm Center in Champaign.
Moline fans celebrate after the Maroons won the IHSA Class 4A boys basketball championship, Saturday at the State Farm Center in Champaign.
Moline players celebrate after defeating goes up for a layup, 59-42, to win the IHSA Class 4A boys basketball championship, Saturday, March 11, 2023, at the State Farm Center in Champaign.
Moline players celebrate after defeating goes up for a layup, 59-42, to win the IHSA Class 4A boys basketball championship, Saturday, March 11, 2023, at the State Farm Center in Champaign.
Moline players celebrate after defeating Lisle Benet Academy 59-42 in the Illinois Class 4A state championship game Saturday night at State Farm Center in Champaign.
Moline players celebrate after defeating goes up for a layup, 59-42, to win the IHSA Class 4A boys basketball championship, Saturday, March 11, 2023, at the State Farm Center in Champaign.
Moline players celebrate after defeating goes up for a layup, 59-42, to win the IHSA Class 4A boys basketball championship, Saturday, March 11, 2023, at the State Farm Center in Champaign.
Moline players celebrate after defeating goes up for a layup, 59-42, to win the IHSA Class 4A boys basketball championship, Saturday, March 11, 2023, at the State Farm Center in Champaign.
Moline players celebrate after defeating goes up for a layup, 59-42, to win the IHSA Class 4A boys basketball championship, Saturday, March 11, 2023, at the State Farm Center in Champaign.
Brock Harding celebrates with Moline High School students after Saturday night's 59-42 win over Lisle Benet Academy in the Illinois Class 4A state championship.
Moline's Brock Harding (2) celebrates after defeating goes up for a layup, 59-42, to win the IHSA Class 4A boys basketball championship, Saturday, March 11, 2023, at the State Farm Center in Champaign.
Moline players celebrate after defeating goes up for a layup, 59-42, to win the IHSA Class 4A boys basketball championship, Saturday, March 11, 2023, at the State Farm Center in Champaign.
Moline's Owen Freeman (32) wrestles for the ball against Lisle Benet Academy's Parker Sulaver (14) and Lisle Benet Academy's Sam Driscoll (1) during the second quarter of an IHSA Class 4A boys basketball championship, Saturday, March 11, 2023, at the State Farm Center in Champaign.
Lisle Benet Academy's Brayden Fagbemi (0) goes up for a 3-pointer against Moline's Brock Harding (2) during the first quarter of an IHSA Class 4A boys basketball championship, Saturday, March 11, 2023, at the State Farm Center in Champaign.
Lisle Benet Academy's Brayden Fagbemi (0) goes up for a layup past Moline's Brock Harding (2) and Treyvon Taylor (22) during the second quarter of an IHSA Class 4A boys basketball championship, Saturday, March 11, 2023, at the State Farm Center in Champaign.
Lisle Benet Academy head coach Gene Heidkamp during the first quarter of an IHSA Class 4A boys basketball championship, Saturday, March 11, 2023, at the State Farm Center in Champaign.
Moline's Brock Harding passes the ball during the second quarter of Saturday's Illinois Class 4A state championship game in Champaign. Harding had 28 points for the Maroons in the victory.
Moline's Grant Welch, right, dribbles against Lisle Benet Academy's Andy Nash during the first quarter of an IHSA Class 4A boys basketball championship, Saturday at the State Farm Center in Champaign.
Moline's Treyvon Taylor (22) goes up for a shot during the second quarter of an IHSA Class 4A boys basketball championship, Saturday, March 11, 2023, at the State Farm Center in Champaign.
Moline's Treyvon Taylor goes up for a shot during the first quarter of the IHSA Class 4A boys basketball championship game Saturday night.
The Moline student section celebrates during the first quarter of an IHSA Class 4A boys basketball championship, Saturday, March 11, 2023, at the State Farm Center in Champaign.
Moline's Jasper Ogburn celebrates a basket during the first quarter of Saturday night's state championship game at State Farm Center in Champaign.
Moline's Brock Harding (2) celebrates during the first quarter of an IHSA Class 4A boys basketball championship, Saturday, March 11, 2023, at the State Farm Center in Champaign.
Lisle Benet Academy's Andy Nash (10) goes up for a layup during the second quarter of an IHSA Class 4A boys basketball championship, Saturday, March 11, 2023, at the State Farm Center in Champaign.
Moline head coach Sean Taylor during the second quarter of an IHSA Class 4A boys basketball championship, Saturday, March 11, 2023, at the State Farm Center in Champaign.
Moline's Treyvon Taylor (22) grabs the rebound against Lisle Benet Academy's Niko Abusara (23) during the second quarter of an IHSA Class 4A boys basketball championship, Saturday, March 11, 2023, at the State Farm Center in Champaign.
Moline's Owen Freeman (32) attempts to block a layup by Lisle Benet Academy's Aidan Pusatera (33) during the first quarter of an IHSA Class 4A boys basketball championship, Saturday, March 11, 2023, at the State Farm Center in Champaign.
Moline's Braden Freeman (5) goes up for a 3-pointer during the second quarter of an IHSA Class 4A boys basketball championship, Saturday, March 11, 2023, at the State Farm Center in Champaign.
Moline's Grant Welch (34) wrestles for control of the ball against Lisle Benet Academy during the second quarter of an IHSA Class 4A boys basketball championship, Saturday, March 11, 2023, at the State Farm Center in Champaign.
The Lisle Benet Academy bench celebrates a basket during the first quarter of an IHSA Class 4A boys basketball championship, Saturday, March 11, 2023, at the State Farm Center in Champaign.
Moline's Braden Freeman dribbles baseline during the first quarter of Saturday night's Class 4A title game against Lisle Benet Academy.
Lisle Benet Academy's Niko Abusara (23) goes up for a shot against Moline's Owen Freeman (32) during the second quarter of an IHSA Class 4A boys basketball championship, Saturday, March 11, 2023, at the State Farm Center in Champaign.
Moline's Brock Harding blocks a layup attempt by Lisle Benet Academy's Brayden Fagbemi during the second quarter Saturday night in Champaign.
Moline's Brock Harding (2) dribbles during the first quarter of an IHSA Class 4A boys basketball championship, Saturday, March 11, 2023, at the State Farm Center in Champaign.
Moline's Jasper Ogburn goes up for a shot during the first quarter of Saturday night's game against Lisle Benet Academy in Champaign.
Lisle Benet Academy's Andy Nash (10) goes up for a layup above Moline's Grant Welch (34) during the second quarter of an IHSA Class 4A boys basketball championship, Saturday, March 11, 2023, at the State Farm Center in Champaign.
Lisle Benet Academy's Niko Abusara (23) goes up for a layup against Moline's Braden Freeman (5) during the second quarter of an IHSA Class 4A boys basketball championship, Saturday, March 11, 2023, at the State Farm Center in Champaign.
Moline's Owen Freeman (32) goes up for a shot during the first quarter of an IHSA Class 4A boys basketball championship, Saturday, March 11, 2023, at the State Farm Center in Champaign.
Moline's Owen Freeman goes up for a shot during the first quarter of Saturday night's game against Lisle Benet Academy.
Moline's Jasper Ogburn (10) goes up for a layup during the first quarter of an IHSA Class 4A boys basketball championship, Saturday, March 11, 2023, at the State Farm Center in Champaign.
Moline High School boys basketball coach Sean Taylor won his second state championship in Illinois as the Maroons beat Lisle Benet Academy 59-42 in Saturday's Class 4A title game in Champaign.Â
Moline's Grant Welch (34) and Jasper Ogburn (10) celebrate with Brock Harding (2) during the second quarter of an IHSA Class 4A boys basketball state championship on Saturday night at the State Farm Center in Champaign.
Moline's Grant Welch (34) passes the ball to Moline's Treyvon Taylor (22) during the first quarter of an IHSA Class 4A boys basketball championship, Saturday, March 11, 2023, at the State Farm Center in Champaign.
Central Lyon's Andrew Austin (15) goes up for a shot past Western Christian's Hunter Hofland (24) during the first quarter of an IHSAA Class 2A boys basketball championship, Friday, March 10, 2023, at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines.
Central Lyon's Zach Lutmer (14) and Central Lyon's Andrew Austin (15) go up for the rebound during the first quarter of an IHSAA Class 2A boys basketball championship, Friday, March 10, 2023, at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines.
Central Lyon's Zach Lutmer (14) goes up for a 3-pointer during the fourth quarter of an IHSAA Class 2A boys basketball championship, Friday, March 10, 2023, at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines.
Central Lyon's Andrew Austin (15) goes up for a layup during the second quarter of an IHSAA Class 2A boys basketball championship, Friday, March 10, 2023, at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines.
Central Lyon's Ephraim Hoefert (24) passes the ball above Western Christian's Kaden Van Regenmorter (21) during the fourth quarter of an IHSAA Class 2A boys basketball championship, Friday, March 10, 2023, at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines.
Western Christian's Karsten Moret (23) dribbles during the first quarter of an IHSAA Class 2A boys basketball championship, Friday, March 10, 2023, at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines.
Central Lyon's Reece Vander Zee (4) steals the ball from Western Christian's Kaden Van Regenmorter (21) during the first quarter of an IHSAA Class 2A boys basketball championship, Friday, March 10, 2023, at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines.
