Holiday tourney play kicks off with 23 area schools
Area high schools launch holiday basketball tournaments this week with 23 teams in small school events at Shawne e Equality and Wayne City. Crab Orchard and Enfield enter as unbeaten favorites as double elimination events promise early upsets across multiple sites.
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Shawnee
Equality
Wayne City
Southern Illinoisan
Chester
Crab Orchard
Enfield
Richie Powers
Carterville
Trojans
Cave-In-Rock
Cave - In - Rock
Coulterville
Shawneetown
Pope County
Residare
Trorney
Doubes
Lerado
Lesser
Tamaroa
Tomasonville
Woodlaw
Jovisvile
Waltonville
Wolf Lake
Zeigler-Royalta
Vienna
Ccehden
Gorham
Dengala
Egyptian
Zeigler-Royalton
Black Diamond
Dongola
Johnston City
Mcleansboro
Eldorado
Carrier Mills
Ridgway
Norris City
Christopher
Columbia
Anna Jonesboro
Danville
Cairo
Pontiac
Lincoln
Edwardsville
Big Seven eighth grade meet opens Monday
Metropolis will join the Big Seven Grade Conference for a basketball tournament starting Monday. First round games at four sites include Metropolis at West Frankfort and Carbondale at Harrisburg with winners advancing to Johnston City for 6 30 p m sessions on Tuesday and Thursday.
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Metropolis
West Frankfort
Cerbonale
Harrisburg
Johnston City
Benton
Marion
Herrin
Carbondale
Marlih
Herrin Beats Harrisburg 74 62 In Friday Night Clash
Rafe scores 25 and Miller 19 to lift Herrin over Harrisburg 74 62 at Harrisburg. Newbold leads Harrisburg with 20 while Newman adds 20 for Harrisburg and Beltz aids with 17 for Herrin as both teams battle through cold shooting before a late Herrin surge seals the win.
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Jerry King
Gary Rafe Layed
Jim Miller
Herrin
Harrisburg
Tigers
Bulldogs
Bill Beltz
Rafe
Miller
Tiger
Beltz
Bulldog
Ray Harris
Harris
Newman
Shadowers
Jones
Newbold
Cooper
Mason
Moss
Ozment
Maddox
Blackwell
First Herrin win at Harrisburg Davenport Gym
Ferguson, in his third year at Herrin, wins 74-62 over Harrisburg at Davenport Gymnasium for his first Harrisburg win as a coach. Gary Rafe led Herrin with 25 points and 18 rebounds, keying an 11-0 run late. Rafe totaled 21 points and 20 boards in season opening win.
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Herrin
Harrisburg
Jeff Ferguson
Davenport
Ferguson
Rafe
Johnston City
du Quoin
Du Quoin tops West Frankfort in South Seven clash
Du Quoin beat West Frankfort 63-55 as Louis Baxter hit eight straight free throws in the final minutes to secure the lead. Baxter scored 24 points with support from Steve Toler and Robert Baxter as the Indians snapped a South Seven win streak and the Redbirds opened their season.
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du Quoin
Louis Baxter
Redbirds
West Frankfort
al Martin
Indians
Barry Dickerson
Sam DeMario
Greg Mitchell
Jack Warren
Doug Dorris
Baxter
Ray Saundes
Steve Toler
Toler
Robert Baxter
Louis
Martin
de Marie
Dickerson
Mitchell
Charles Broy
Frankfort
L. Baxter
R. Baxter
DeMarie
Broy
Warren
Dorris
Roberts
Swinkunas
Moore
Hopkins
Little Egyptian Conference Standings At Elkvill e
Trico 62 leads Little Egyptian standings at Elkvill e with 15 14 16 17 point split. Elverado 41 sits behind with multiple players scoring including Tripp W inside and Bastien 8. Elvo rado Tripp leads Elverado with 12 points and Win throp 11.
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Elkville
Trico
Elverado
Throop
Tim Odum
Riley
Tom Odum
Keller
McDonald
Lodge
Dierks
Rickenberg
K. Tripp
Winthrop
Bastien
S. Tripp
Schupe
Unbeaten Tornadoes edge Johnston City in tight 63 62 win
Zeigler Royalton stays undefeated at 5 0 as Barry McCauley leads with 17 points and strong late defense seals a 63 62 victory over Johnston City. Gaddis scores 35 for J City while Butler and Orlandini foul trouble slows Z R late.
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Larry Odell
Southern Illinoisan
Denny Butler
Rick Orlandini
Zeigler-Royalton
Johnston City
Barry McCauley
Ren Bryant
Bob Minton
Mike Brower
Lenny Capegreco
Tribe
Larry Harris
J City
Butler
Orlandini
Harris
Z-R
Manus Goins
Goins
Young Brewer
Brower
Capegreco
J-City
Keith Karcher
Gaddis
McCauley
Red Devils top Cairo in 77-59 victory
Murphysboro Red Devils secure their first win of 1971 72 basketball season by defeating Cairo Pilots 77 59. Jerry Kellum led with 24 points and nine rebounds while Murphysboro defense forced turnovers and used full court pressure throughout the game.
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Murphysboro
Red Devils
Cairo Pilots
Devils
Devil
Jerry Kellum
Centralia Routs Marion in South Seven Clash 85 to 62
Centralia to 85 62 win over Marion as Bert Garrett 22, Tom Burleyson 18, Alan Presswood 16 fuel the Orphans offense. Marion's Dibble 15, Logan 11, Thompson 10, Barwick 10 led Wildcats with four in double figures while Marion had a 27 game losing streak ended later in Metropolis.
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Bert Garrett
Tom Burleyson
Alan Presswood
Centralia
Marion
Garrett
Burleyson
Presswood
John Dibble
Kelly Logan
Jamie Thompson
Randy Barwick
Wildcats
Metropolis
Orphans
West Frankfort
Dibble
Logan
Thompson
Barwick
Soldner
Gulledge
DeMattei
Tolley
Buchanan
Fulton
Rapp
Heitkamp
Wisnewski
Du Quoin Beats West Frankfort In Rough Gridiron Scrimmage
Louis Baxter of Du Quoin fought hard in rebound battles against West Frankfort two weeks before football Friday night. West Frankfort features No. 32 Jack Warren and No. 40 Keith Roberts as senior center. Du Quoin won 63 to 55 in the game.
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Louis Baxter
du Quoin
West Frankfort Redbirds
West Frankfort
Jack Warren
Redbird
Keith
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Jackson
Karcher
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Hampton
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Williams
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