Southern Illinois small schools spark top prep scorers
Lawrence of Vienna, Brent Vines of Meridian, Marlon Hight of Century and Charles Koehn of Gorham pace the region as Shawnee tournament action ends. Vines averages over 20 points per game and shoots inside and outside, while Lawrence posts high numbers including a 46-point game against Crab Orchard. Hight blends a quick draw jump shot with scoring from the hip, and Koehn contributes a 23.7-point season so far, highlighted by a 36-point game.
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Southern Illinois
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Meridian
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Vienna
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Century
Charles Koehn
Gorham
Vines
Mounds
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Mounds Douglass
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Max Hook
Mike Zimmers
Jerry Huckleberry
Larry Mizell
Lawrence
Crab Orchard
Brookport
Anna Jonesboro
Bob Beck
Beck
Max Harhouser
Oscar Sanders
Jim Clark
Gene Adams
Hight
Joppa
Bob Crain
Koehn
Carbondale Tops Sparta In Key SWE Conference Battle
Carbondale Terriers beat Sparta 50 to 39 to run their league win streak to four, led by Johnny Jordan with 14 points and a strong zone defense that held Sparta to 0.238 shooting. Howerton sat due to illness early, but Grace and Perkins contributed 16 and 15 respectively as Carbondale surged to a 27-23 halftime lead and pulled away in the third.
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Carbondale
John Cherry
Terriers
Dave Shannahan
Sparta
Cherry
Dave
Lynn Howerton
Billy Perkins
Chuck Grace
Grace
Perkins
Johnny Jordan
Howerton
Norris Lessley
Gene Laws
Lessley
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Schowl
Bulls Dogs
Carbondale Howerton
Pankey
Spartan Laws
Rohlfing
Margenthaler
Gleghorn
Meridian Cops Crown At Shawnee Invitational
Meridian dominates Egyptian 92 to 81 to win the Shawnee invitational title. Brent Vines leads Meridian with 24 points, Jim Oliver 22, Butch Jordan 19, Mike Humble 16 as Century claims third place with 81 points over Cairo 71. Marlon Hight nets 39 for Century, earning all tourney first five honors alongside Meridian standouts.
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Jim Oliver
Butch Jordan
Mike Humble
Pharoahs
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Marlon Hight
Hight
Mound City
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Vienna
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Egyptian
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Shawnee
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Martin stars as Cen tralia routs Herrin for 38th straight league win
Unheralded 6-4 center Karl Martin scored 25 and fueled Cen tralia Orphans to an 87 64 victory over Herrin at Centralia. The win extended Cen tralias South Seven unbeaten streak to 38 in a row and kept them the league's lone unbeatens after Friday play. Martin planned 50 shots a day to stay ready, outshining Herrins Bob Hunter who was limited to 17 by Martins tactics.
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Karl Martin
Centralia Orphans
Herrin
Centralia
Orphans
Mt. Vernon
Harrisburg
Herry
West Frankfort
Martin
Cui Berger
Dave Rapp
Merritt -Pulley
Hunter
Jett
Glenn Marlow
Marlow
Mel Stalls
Dick Garrett
Rich Brandon
Bryant
Stalls
Meridian basketball rises from three schools to top Southern Illinois team
Meridian, formed from Mound City, Mounds, and Mounds Douglas, makes a strong early season impression in Southern Illinois. Coach Jim Byassee leverages nine returning starters, led by Brent Vines and supported by Oliver Jordan and Carl Smith, with praise from rival coaches for depth and scoring power.
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Mound City
Mounds
Douglass
Meridian
Jim Byassee
Byasssee
Mounds Douglass
Gene Cross
Byassee
Ilinois
Brent Vines
Jordan
Smith
Oliver
Sullins
Gorham
Bob Crain
Crain
Vines
Cross
Frosh Basketball Scores From Area Meetups
Sparta defeated Du Quoin 66 to 52 while Marion beat Harrisburg 54 to 9 Mount Vernon routed West Frankfort 62 to 21 in a trio of high school freshman games.
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