Top teams gathered for Carbondale holiday tourney at SIU Arena
Mt. Vernon Collinsville and Alton lead 16-team field in the fourth annual Carbondale holiday tournament at SIU Arena December 28 to 30. Mt. Vernon and Collinsville earned top seeds, with Marion and Alton among threats. opening round features Decatur Eisenhower, Herrin, Pinckneyville, and others as teams vie for the crown.
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Mt. Vernon
Collinsville
Alton
Marion
Carbondale
SIU
Decatur Eisenhower
Herrin
Wildcats
Pinckneyville
West Frankfort
Redbirds
Chicago St. Patrick
Johnston City
Marion Wildcats prevail in South Seven clash at Carbondale
Marion defeats Carbondale 76 to 68 as Mike Brooking scores 33 and Gary Atchison adds 20. Marion uses a second half surge led by an all junior lineup to erase an 11 point first half deficit and move to 3-1 in South Seven play.
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Mike Schwebel
Southern
Mike Brooking
Gary Atchison
Dick Jones
Crew
Brooking
Terriers
Marion
Moore
Les Taylor
Bob Pankey
Steve Thompson
Bob Westberg
Jim Martin
Pankey
Wildcat
Atchison
Benton
Herrin
Mt. Vernon
Carbondale
Alton Leads Returns in Carbondale Holiday Tourney Field
Eight conferences represented as Collinsville and Carbondale return two players each while Alton brings nine. Johnston City is the lone independent. Glenbard East tops enrollment and Johnston City is smallest with about 400. Carbondale has finished 3rd, 2nd and 1st in the first three years. overtime has not happened in 69 games. last year's fair drew 24,000 fans.
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Pinckneyville
Panthers
Marion
Chicago St. Patrick
Johnston City
St. Pat
Carbondale
Carlos Martinez
Shamrocks
St. Viator
Thornton Harvey
Woodstock
Rockford West
Rockford
Herrin
West Frankfort
Larry Tutt
Alton
Redbirds
Birds
Mt. Vernon
Leon Huff
Larry Hardiman
McLeansboro
Centralia
Harrisburg
Mike Davey
Benton
Glenbard East
Randy Mateling
Rams
Naperville
Decatur Eisenhower
Ring
Murphysboro
Willis
Devil
Mike Brooking
Joel Tolliver
Canton
Walt Moore
Terriers
Les Taylor
Taylor
Collinsville
Vergil Fletcher
Violet Foli
Rams roll over Frankfort in 76-44 win
Mt. Vernon Hawks rout West Frankfort Redbirds 76 to 44 to improve to 5-0 overall and 3-0 in the South Seven. Mt. Vernon shot 57.1 percent, outscoring 26-9 in the second quarter for a 44-22 halftime lead.
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West Frankfort
Benton Rangers Crush Herrin in 90-65 Victory
Benton breaks away in the second quarter building a 41-26 cushion and cruises past Herrin 90-65 in a South Seven Conference matchup. Benton improves to 3-2 overall and 2-? in conference while Herrin drops to 4-2 and 2-2. Benton led 27-25 early in the second period and outscored Herrin 14-1 during a key run.
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Benton Rangers
Herrin
Benton
Rangers
College Basketball Scoring Melds Across Early Matchups
Wichita State defeated Michigan State 90 to 80 while Missouri‑St Louis rolled Illinois‑Chicago 105 to 80. Kansas beat St. Louis 68 to 64 and Drake topped Oklahoma 97 to 85. Army downed SMU 70‑66. Memphis State edged TCU 65‑61. Jacksonville beat Dartmouth 69‑59 as Detroit defeated St. John’s Minnesota 77‑75 and Nebraska beat Wyoming 82‑74. Kent State 79 Akron 70. Kentucky Invitational saw Kentucky 76 South Carolina 66 first round Cincinnati 71 Dayton 70 third. Vanderbilt Invitational Vanderbilt 70 Oregon 59 first. Seton Hall 71 Wake Forest 70.
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Wichita St
Michiga St
Missouri-St. Louis
Illinois- Chicago
Kansas
St. Louis
Drake
Oklahoma
Army
SMU
Memphis St
TCU
Jacksonville U
Dartmouth
Du Quoin 57 Pinckneyville 53 to end Panther streak
Du Quoin defeated Pinckneyville 57-53 in a key Southwest Egyptian Conference game before a sellout crowd. Crews led with 23 points for Du Quoin, Campanella added 15, Tolliver 16 for Pinckneyville. The win ties Du Quoin and Sparta at 3-1 in league play.
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Terriers
Canton
Little Giants
Pekin
Galesburg
du Quoin
Cahokia
Indians
Illinois
Ray Saundes
Alan Crews
Don Stanhouse
Saundes
Marion
Sparta
Breese Mater Dei
Pinckneyville
Belleville Althoff
Piicks
Nashville
Crews
Campanella
Downs
Demarie
Duncan
Brown
Tolliver
Selle
Goldman
Knapp
Fletcher Guides Collinsville Kahoks To Strong Start
Fletcher has led Collinsville to an 8 game win streak and 514 103 career record. Parker anchors scoring with 30 plus averaging while sophomore Bob Shapiro, age 14, shows potential as future star. The Kahoks open Carbondale tournament next week after a 81-46 win over Decatur Eisenhower.
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Kahoks
Parker
Robert Shapiro
Collinsville
Shapiro
Fletcher
Tom Parker
Wings
Bob Shapiro
Kansas Edges St Louis 68 64 in Basketball Showdown
Bruce Sloan delivered 10 straight points in a second half rally as Kansas beat St Louis University 68 64. Rodger Bohnenstiehl led Kansas with 17 points before fouling out. Rich Niemann had 17 for St Louis. Kansas remains 6-2, St Louis at 4-3.
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Bruce Sloan
Kansas
Jayhawks
St. Louis University
Rodger Bohnenstiehl
Rich Niemann
Billiken
Billikens
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Ers
Steve Strickland
Fairfield
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Kahok
Virgil Fletcher
Herrin Tigers
Pat Doughty
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Larry Willis
Carbondale Falls
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Minnesota
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Boston
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Doug Woolard
Olney
Brad Richardson
Deliberate Little Giants
Frankfort
St. John’s, Minn
Nebraska
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Akron
Kentucky
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Cincinnati
Dayton
Vanderbilt
Oregon
Seton Hall
Wake Forest
Panther
Mike Fletcher
O’fallon Tech
Belleville West
Bob Jones
Vergil, Violet Fletcher
Southwest Eype
Nashville du Quoin
Chester
Anna Jonesboro
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