Weber State at SIU in 7:30 p.m. clash
Weber State brings a 4-0 mark to SIU Arena for a 7:30 p.m. showdown with the SIU Salukis after a 76-71 win over Evansville. The Wildcats seek an NCAA berth and a fifth Big Sky title in six years. SIU likely starters include Meriweather Ricci Hawthorne and Thompson or Hendrix. Ed Benton had a tooth extraction after the trip home.
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Weber State
Evansville
SIU Arena
SIU Salukis
Big Sky
Wildcats
Pitt
Joe Meriweather
Tim Ricci
Nate Hawthorne
George Thompson
Alvin Hendricks
Saluki
Ed Benton
Kansas City
Leon
Irish upset by late foul as Bills win on buzzer drive
Merle Jones notes a 16 second stretch when an Irish offensive foul cost them and the Bills sealed victory with a driving layup at the horn. Irish coach Diger Phelps protested and was escorted to the locker room. In other notes Canton High School football coach Tom Zaborac resigns after six years and a 23-28-2 record. Northern Illinois beats Wichita 88-79. Missouri Valley coach of the year is Jack Wallace of Drake, whose teams tied for the title and will appear on SIU’s schedule again next year as Louisville leaves the league.
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Diger Phelps
Tom Zaborac
Canton High School
Canton
Missouri Valley Conference
Jack Wallace
Drake
Louisville
West Texas State
Wallace
SIU
Shawnee Wayne City Tourneys Open With Seeding Details
Prep basketball double elimination events begin at Shawnee Wolf Lake and Wayne City with 8 and 16 teams respectively. Vienna tops Shawnee seedings, Cobden second. first rounds include Enfield vs Allendale and Tamaroa vs Elverado among others, games run Dec 14-22 with daily schedules and consolation rounds.
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Wolf Lake
Wayne City
Vienna
Cobden
Waltonville
Zeigler-Royalton
Mills Prairie
Tamaroa
Lesser
Bruford
Elverado
Woodlawn
Noble
Thompsonville
Louisville
Local High School Basketball Schedule This Week
The schedule lists games from Monday December 11 through Saturday December 16 across multiple towns. Cairo plays Charleston Missouri. Shawnee faces Joppa, with several tournament games at Wayne City, Du Quoin, Belleville, and Century venues.
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Rphysboro
du Quoin
Sparta
Belleville
Aibot
Christopher
Century Carrier Mills
Galatia
Norris
Edwards County Toolorado
Wayne City
Herrin
Carbondale
West Frankfort
Centrale
Chester
Steeleville
Pinckneyville
Murphysboro
Carrier Mills
McLeansboro
Johnston City
Metropolis
Byassee Reaches 400th Win In Sparta Victory
Jim Byassee of Meridian notches his 400th prep coaching win Saturday at Sparta. He has spent 18 seasons coaching in the Mounds-Mounds City area since 1955 at Mounds City, later Meridian. In 1964 he joined Meridian with the school system and guided Meridian to second place in the Class A state tournament last March.
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Meridian
Sparta
Byassee
Mounds - Mounds City
Mounds
City
Meridian (Mounds
Illinois
Meridian coach Byassee hits 400 victory mark
Jim Byassee of Meridian notches his 400th win in a 99-79 triumph over Thornridge at Sparta to cap start of his 18th season. He cites the Thornridge victory as his biggest, with several top wins at the Carbonale meet and a key SIU Arena win last March that put Meridian in the state tournament.
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Southern
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Jim Byassee
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Mounds
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Byassee
Waukegan
Mound City
Bobcats
Decatur Eisenhower
SIU
Packers clinch NFC Central title as season nears end
Green Bay locked the NFC Central crown with a 23 7 win over Minnesota. John Brockington posted 113 rushing yards marking the first 1 000 yard season in both of his first two campaigns. San Francisco beat Atlanta 20 0 and Pittsburgh edged Houston 9 3 as playoff races tighten nationwide.
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New York Jets
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Oakland
49Ers
Bruce Gossett
Ken Willard
Falcons
Roy Gerela
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