Murphysboro earns 95 51 win over Peoria Manual in Carbondale tourney
Murphysboro Red Devils, led by Dan Sullivan with 24 points and 14 rebounds, upset Peoria Manual 95 51 in the Carbondale holiday tournament. Murphy star Jerry Kellum added 19 points and 12 boards as Manual’s Humbles paced scoring with 18.
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Danny Sullivan
Devils
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Tim Brown
Walt M . Martin
Sullivan
Kellum
Bob Humbles
Manual
Craig Zafis
Murphysboro
Peoria
Brown
McAllister
Bankhead
Barger
Ward
Calandro
Humbles
Zaf
Southern Illinoisan
Peoria Manual
Richard van Scyoe
Murphysboro Red Devils
SIU
van Scyoe
Tom Ashman
Rams
Carbondale
Murphy Club
Ashama
Aston
Marion
Murphy
Dan Sullivan
Martin Bankhead
Walt McAllister
Thornridge
Dick van Seyoe
Red Devil
Anna Jonesboro Edges Metropolis In Hoops Thriller
Anna Jonesboro led by Eddelman 17 Thady 14 and Brimm 13 defeated Harrisburg 55 74 in a high scoring game. Metropolis Goodman 21 led Trojans past Mt Carmel 54 43 as Edwardsville Cairo and Colorado hockey clash steal the headlines.
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Anna - Jonesboro
Phil Eddelman
Anna- Jonesboro
Randy Thady
Alan Brimm
Wildcats
Harrisburg
Metropolis
Greg Goodman
Trojans
Anna Jonesboro
Mt. Carmel
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Hahn
Nelson
Childers
Hungerford
Kramer
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Eddelman
Thady
Brimm
J. Keller
Otto
Ritchey
Dallas
Teller
Mason
Whitehead
Smith
Schmink
Thomas
Davis
Cooper
St Patrick Catholic boys shine in tough league stretch
St Patrick Catholic School, with 1770 students, enjoyed a 55-51 win over Herrin described as their best game of the year. Coach Max Kurland noted the victory followed a pattern of beating first-time opponents, amid a 7-2 record and key injuries to star Peter Zimmerman.
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Chicago
St. Patrick
Max Kurland
Herrin
Carmel of
Mundelein
Shamrocks
Pats
Benedict
Thornton
Harvey
Peter Zimmerman
Carbondale prep hoop scene pivots on coaching moves
Merle Jones frames a busy week as publicity director for Carbondale's basketball meet while SIU’s Paul Lambert watches players prep and plans for a trip to Arkansas. Coaches Fletcher and Shannahan discuss Belleville West Edwardsville and the big men and guards shaping the season in Illinois.
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SIU
Paul Lambert
Carbondale
Carbondale Community
Arkansas
George Iubelt
Edwardsville
Paul Henry
Danville
Fred Weyking
Collinsville
Vergil Fletcher
Marc
Bob Bone
Fletcher
Meridian
Belleville East
Steeleville and Chester reach consolation semis after win
Steeleville beat Red Bud 59 74 to advance to the consolation semifinal against Sandoval. Sandoval upended Mulberry Grove 84 59 as Chester defeated Lebanon 86 61 led by Perkins 20 and Hartenburger 22.
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Red Bud
Sandoval
Mulberry Grove
Steeleville
Venice
Chadderton
Beckhorn
Wedemeyer
Mulholland
Tyring
Walker
Chester
Lebanon
Hartenburger
Perkins
T. Burns UI
Rutherford
Smith
Wolf
Walsh
Centralia Holiday Tourney Headlines Local Coaching Echoes
Two former Herrin figures, Lee Cabutti and Steve Fisher, faced as first round antagonists at the Centralia tournament. Cabutti leads Champaign Central, while Fisher, a Herrin alumnus, played in the Centralia meet. The 30th Centralia tourney marks a longer history than Carbondale’s ninth. officials include Ed Bouchee and others from Des Plaines to Metropolis.
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Merle Jones
Centralia
Carbondale
Ed Bouchee
Des Plaines
Steve Zebos
Herschel Wilkinson
West Frankfort
Bob Blondi
Ken Hun
Gate
Benton
Preston Brewer
Champaign Central
Stephen Decatur
Central
Rich Herrin
Herrin
Decatur
Champaign
Lee Cabutti
Shamrocks Top Herrin In Carbondale Tourney Opener
St Patrick High of Chicago Shamrocks defeated Herrin 55 to 51 in the Carbondale tourney opener. St Patrick opened the second half with an 8-0 run and used a patient zone to control the tempo. Zimmerman led with 15 rebounds while Rafe scored 21 for Herrin.
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Merle Jones
Shamrocks
Chicago St. Patrick High
Herrin
Tigers
Carbondale
Tiger
St. Patrick
St. Pat
Shamrock
Max Kurland
Gary Rafe
David Teper
Stuaxin
Rafe
Zimmerman
Pe- St. Patrick
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