Weekend and Weekday Prep and College Basketball Schedule
A summary of high school boys and girls games across Southern Illinois including matchups like Carbondale vs Mount Vernon Johnston City vs Z A C Marion vs Murphysboro and Pinckneyville vs Benton along with Herrin Benton Hamilton County and others. The Saluki men's and women's teams are set for away games at Charlotte Mercer and Lake Land College respectively with SIU teams also traveling to Cape Girardeau Long Beach and other sites.
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Carbondale
Mount Vernon
Johnston City
Z-A-C
Marion
Murphysboro
Pinckneyville
Benton
Hamilton County
Zeigler-Royalton
Pope County
Egyptian
Dongola
Salukis fall in late heartbreak at UIC Pavilion
SIU clung to a 40-39 halftime deficit and fought back, but Martell Bailey scored on a deflected pass with 3.2 seconds left to lift Illinois-Chicago to a 73-71 upset. Salukis struggled with turnovers, rebounding, and poor free-throw shooting in a uneven road loss.
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Chicago
Southern Illinois University
Martell Bailey
Illinois-Chicago
Salukis
UIC Pavillion
Liu
Flames
Saluki
Bruce Weber
Siu
USC
Stetson Hairston
Bailey
Hairston
Sylvester Willis
Jermaine Dearman
UIC
Terriers Weather Storm In Narrow Win Over Carbondale
Justin Dentman scored 24 and Maurice Gibbs 18 as Carbondale overcame a late surge to beat Pinckneyville 61 56. O'Koro hit key free throws as the Terriers, ranked fifth in Class A, held on after a big first half, while Corn and Miller praised adjustments and Carbondale's late shooting.
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Carbondale
Pinckneyville
Dick Corn
Jim Miller
Justin Dentman
Maurice Gibbs
Philip O’koro
Alog
Panthers
Miller
Dentman
Gibbs
Terriers
Corn
Palmer Wins Heisman Trophy For USC Star Carson Palmer
USC quarterback Carson Palmer captured the Heisman Trophy in New York, becoming the first West Coast winner since Marcus Allen in 1981. He secured 242 first place votes and led Brad Banks by 233 points, after a breakout rise from mediocrity to stardom.
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New York
Carson Palmer
West Coast
Southern California
Marcus Allen
Palmer
Iowa
Brad Banks
DeWulf dominates as Southern Illinoisan Volleyball Player of the Year
Kathryn DeWulf of Murphysboro tops the field as Player of the Year after setting school records with 1,211 career kills and 436 in her senior season plus 139 blocks. She helped the Red Devils share the LIAR Ohio Division title, lead a 36-win season, and earn All-State recognition while maintaining a perfect 5.0 GPA. Her coach praises relentless drive and teamwork that powered Murphysboro to a historic conference crown.
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Carbondale
Kathryn DeWulf
Murphysboro
DeWulf
Red Devils
Ohio
Champaign News Gazette
Southern Illinoisan
Mike Layne
Layne
Katie
Siar Ohio
Benton
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St. Louis Rams
Arizona Cardinals
Bears
New York Jets
Champaign
Herrin
Harrisburg
Charlotte
Hardin County
Waterloo Gibault
Southeastern Illinois
Lake Land College
Carlyle
Red Bud
Lesser-Walier
West Frankfort
Mercer
Anna Jonesboro
Pinckeyville
Century
Goreville
Chester
Nashville
du Quoin
Sparta
Massac County
Cape Girardeau
Cairo
Www
Thesouthern.com
Steve Cunningham
Armond Williams
Heisman
Justin Walker
Southern
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