Seeding Murphy Marion survive Carbondale tourney
Murphysboro seeded to a 61-57 win over Carbondale while Marion escaped Du Quoin 49-47 in a tense Carbondale holiday opener. St Patrick routed Meridian 64-39. Coach comments noted low scoring, late turnovers, and frantic finishes as eight games decided by five points or less.
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Southern Illinoisan
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Marrion
Carbondale
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Meridian
Murphy
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du Quoin
Belleville East
Thornridge
Lancers
Alton
Peoria Manual
Redbirds
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Normal
Wildcats
Wayne Fosse
Gene Cross
Mounds Douglass
Jim Byassee
Cross
Little School
Lawrenceville
St. Patrick
Southern Ilinoisan tourney coverage note from page ten
Southern Illinois sports note describes a tense matchup with Marion pushing a strong challenge. Gary Childers scored 14 points leading his team on a key play as the narrative previews continued coverage on page ten.
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Tribe
Marion
Gary Childers
Charity day highlights Carbondale tournament chaos
A 16 team opening day at Carbondale produced uneven shooting led by Belleville East Normal Community and Collinsville at the free throw line while Marion Du Quoin struggled from the floor. Murphy edged Carbondale in a tense finish as St Patrick whitewashed Meridian in a late surge.
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Peoria Manual
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Decatur Eisenhower
Marion
du Quoin
Meridian
Chicago St. Patrick
Belleville East
Normal Community
Collinsville
Herrin
Normal
Thornride
Murphysboro
Chicase
St. * Patrick
Benton Tops Homewood-Flossmoor for No 1 Seed Rise
No 1 seed Benton earned a 60 to 38 victory over Homewood-Flossmoor to claim the top seed as Centralia hosts the regional action. Other area teams Mt. Vernon West Frankfort Pinckneyville and Centralia dropped into consolation rounds while Rich East Elgin Larkin and Belleville West posted wins.
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Rangers
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Jacksonville
Homewood - Flossmoor
Champaign Central
Collinsville edges Eisenhower 71 66 in Carbondale tourney
Collinsville Kahoks beat Decatur Eisenhower 71 66 after a late fourth quarter run. Barker hit a key jump shot to seal the lead as coach Merle Fletcher praised his squad and marked his 632nd basketball win.
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Hayes
Pace
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Decatur Eisenhower
Louwerse
Hyder
Williams
Bell
Finker
Vergil Fletcher
Carbondale
He Kahoks
Eisenhower
Marc Fletcher
Robert Pegues
Kahoks
Robert Barker
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