Red Devils edge Du Quoin in tight SEC opener
Murphysboro earns a 60-54 road victory over Du Quoin to move to 3-0 in the Southwest Egyptian Conference. Kerrens hit clutch free throws in the final 17 seconds as Beasley Toler and Beard led the Indians with outside scoring and 18 points by Kerrens.
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Mike Chamness
Murphysboro Red Devils
Devils
du Quoin
Tom Ashman
Murphysboro
Ashman
Pell
Lewis Kerrens
Brand Beard
Kevin Toler
Dan Beasley
Beard
Toler
Beasley
Kerrens
Larry Miles
Larry
Edwards
Kellum
Ray Saunches
Perry County
Saunches
Indians
Dan Edwards
Dave Kellum
South Seven League Players Share Friday Night Scoring
Herrin edged Harrisburg 66 64 as Brad Payne, highlighted by a late buzzer shot, sparked Herrin. Benton beat Eldorado 74 72 in overtime with 16 from Joe Durham and 15 from Rod Herrin and Alan Klochany. Mt Vernon toppled Breese Mater Dei 79 75 behind Mac Thomas 26 points. Johnston City beat West Frankfort for its first South Seven win.
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Mt. Vernon
West Frankfort
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Marion
Centralia
Carbondale
Brad Payne
Hero
Payne
Steve Johnson
Carl Marcinkowski
Mark Hazel
Don Hughes
John Lowe
Rangers
Eldorado
Mike Duff
Eddie Lane
Breese Mater Dei
Joe Durham
Rod Herrin
Alan Klochany
Jerry Dawson
Mac Thomas
Larry Davis
Jerry Wilson
Rams
Effingham St. Anthony
Indians
Barry Davison
Neal Peeble
Mike Gladich
Marion Wildcats dominate Centralia in 87 70 win
Marion beat Centralia 87 70 in a physical matchup as five Wildcats scored in double figures led by James Orr with 22 points and 11 rebounds. The 53 30 rebounding edge and strong inside outside shooting sealed the home victory despite Centralia’s pre game entrance.
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Centralia
Curtis Blount
Marion
James Orr
Linda Kornack
Larry Odell
Southern Illinoisan
Wildcats
Carling
Jon Michels
David Jackson
Pickens
Mike Montgomery
Wildcat
Cats
Pickens leads Marion's Mike in Centralia win over Orphans
Pickens posted a double digit rebounding night with 16 boards and 9 more in a later stretch as Centralia built a sizable third quarter lead. Monty Boatright and Jackson added 12 points each, while Curtis Blount and Steve Duensing led Marion with 19 and 15 points respectively.
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Marion
Mike Pickens
Centralia
Tyrone Jones
Pickens
Monty Boatright
Jackson
Curtis Blount
Steve Duensing
Little
Rodney Thomas
Michels
Champaign
Cats
Carling
Mt. Vernon
Orphs
Orr
Montgomery
Washington Faces Tough Playoff Chase This Week
Washington Redskins travel to Dallas as the 11-2 Cowboys loom as NFC’s top foe while St. Louis, Baltimore, and New England chase wild cards in a high stakes final weekend. The Colts and Patriots are already playoff bound with the AFC holding only seeding at stake.
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Bruce Lowitt
Associated Press
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St. Louis Cardinals
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Reitz Returns to Cardinals. McGlothen Trade Finalized
Ken Reitz again joins the St. Louis Cardinals after a season with the San Francisco Giants. Cardinal pitcher Lynn McGlothen was traded to the Giants in the deal.
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Ken Reitz
San Francisco Giants
St. Louis Cardinal
Cardinal
Lynn McGlothen
SEC slate yields no upsets as Pinckneyville Nashville Sparta win
Pinckneyville and Nashville post narrow SEC victories while Sparta over Chester and Murphysboro topple rivals. Big Bill Putman led Pinckneyville with 28 points as Carlyle faded late. Nashville balanced scoring, defense limiting turnovers to under 10 percent. Sparta rode Chuck Dandridge’s 24 to a 66-50 home win.
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Pinckneyville
Nashville
Sparta
Devils
du Quoin
Carlyle
Indians
Ken Seiffert
Bob Bogle
Hornets
Anna Jonesboro
Bogle
Paul Patton
Barry Morris
Roger Stieg
Mark McClintock
Chester
Chuck Dandridge
Bulldogs
Marty Jacobus
Alvin Penny
Jim Brown
Belleville East suffers injuries as Carbondale tourney looms
Belleville East, previously unbeaten, loses two starters Gary Haverman and Wayne Schmitling to serious injuries in recent days. Haverman is out 45 weeks with a bruised sternum after a practice collision. Schmitling broke a bone in his hand in a home accident. The Lancers also saw 6-9 junior Brian Leonard foul out in a Friday loss to East St. Louis. The Carbondale holiday tournament December 28-30 will feature Collinsville, Belleville East, and Aston in a 7-0, 3-0 mix, with Edwardsville also in Friday night results.
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Belleville East
Carbondale
Gary Haverman
Lancers
Belleville Althoff
Haverman
Wayne Schmitling
Brian Leonard
East St. Louis
Belleville
Flyers
Collinsville
Aston
Edwardsville
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Reitz
Hector Cruz
Todd Bland
Jeff Holzum
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