Brown's late layup beats Harrisburg for Ohio win
West Frankfort captain Matt Brown banked in a driving layup with seven seconds left to lift the Redbirds 60-58 in Harrisburg's Davenport Gym. Brown led all scorers with 20 points as coach Kevin Toney trusted him to close. Harrisburg, frustrated by a late over and back and a missed buzzer shot, played for the final possession but could not capitalize.
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Davenport
West Frankfort
Matt Brown
Brown
Redbirds
Kevin Toney
Toney
Bulldogs
Matt Smithpeters
Smithpeters
Randy Smithpeters
Red Devils cruise past Herrin in river-to-river battle
Murphysboro beat Herrin 73 45 as four Red Devils reached double figures led by Chris Flemones and Nick Jones with 18 each. Cody Lee added 10 and Demarcus Moore 12. Murphysboro shot 61 percent and built a 16 point halftime edge. Coach Daryl Murphy praised balanced scoring and improving play.
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Herrin
Illinois
Chris Flemones
Nick Jones
Cody Lee
Demarcus Moore
Siar Ohio
Daryl Murphy
Tigers
Murphy
Jones
Panthers claim braggin rights as Pinckneyville tops Du Quoin
Pinckneyville broke a 6 point second quarter margin with a strong defensive press in a 61-47 win over Du Quoin at Thomas Gym. Du Quoin coach Bob Waggoner used two timeouts to spark a 14-2 run before Pinckneyville finished strong, led by Kyle Cassity Hayden Hicks and Miles Priebe.
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Pinckneyville
du Quoin
Thomas Gymnasium
Panthers
Bob Waggoner
Indians
Waggoner
Trey Thompson
Scottie Anders
Kyle Cassity
Brandon Hardin
Collin Woodside
Cassity
Thompson
Mike Crews
Miles Priebe
Ryan Rushing
Hayden Hicks
Vienna tops Meridian in late shot to stay perfect in SEC
Vienna Eagles edge Meridian 53 52 at Meridian High as Derek Trovillion banks in a go ahead layup with 16 seconds left. Chris Nichols leads Vienna with 18 points and Brett Thompson adds 16 while Trevillion chases his shooting stroke. Meridian’s Jeserick Pilgram leads with 15 as turnovers haunt the Bobcats. Vienna improves to 6 2 and 3 0 in SEC while Meridian falls to 8 2 and 2 1 in league play.
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Vienna
Eagles
Meridian High School
Trovillion
Trevillion
Meridian
Jeserick Pilgram
Pilgrim
Brett Thompson
Pilgram
Bobcats
Rick Metcalf
Metcalf
Travillion
Chris Nichols
Thompson
Nichols
Marland Johnson
Isiah Jones
Southern
Belsher
Smith
Stram
Johnson
Jones
Hite
Larry
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