Pinckneyville Tops Cairo In Double OT For Holiday Title
Pinckneyville coaches and players celebrated a 92 91 double overtime win over Cairo to capture the 16th annual El Dorado Holiday Tournament title. Led by Wade Graskewicz 25 points and Kerry Graskewicz 23, the Panthers overcame a 23 13 Cairo start, preserved a late game surge, and avenged last year’s overtime loss. Cairo’s Orlandis Hill poured 33 points, while the Pilots held a 46 28 rebounding edge. The victory gives Pinckneyville a 10 0 mark as coach Dick Corn reaches 101 53 in six seasons. The teams meet again in upcoming rib and potential sectional play.
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Mike Estes
Southern Illinoisan
Pinckneyville
Dick Corn
Panthers
Cairo
Corn
Southern Illinois
Okanville
McLeansboro
Fairfield
Carmi
Harrisburg
Perry County
Duster
Thomas
Panther
Wade Graskewicz
Graskewicz
Pilots
Lorenzo Duncan
Ray Harriss
Anthony
Webster
Tim Place
Kerry Graskewicz
Orlandis Hill
Duncan
Brother Wade
Harriss
Shamrock champions roll to Carbondale Holiday Tournament title
St Patrick High School coach Max Kurland pilots the Shamrocks to a 64-44 win over Murphysboro, capturing the Carbondale Holiday Tournament. The defense limited the Devils to 20 of 49 shooting as St Pat built a 37-26 halftime lead and balanced scoring from Pytel, Broderick, Kelly, Kohlendorfer, Bertolini, and others.
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Mike Chamness
Southern Illinoisan
Max Kurland
Shamrock Basketball Factory
St. Patrick High School
Chicago
Shamrocks
Murphysboro
Carbondale
Kurland
St. Pat
Herrin
Marion
Bartonville Limestone
Devils
Mike Broderick
St. Pat’s
DeWayne Kelly
St. Patrick
Chicago St. Joseph
Kelly
Red Devils
Shamrock
Ray Blakemore
Gary Bankhead
Mark Pytel
Gene Kelly
Bob Kohlendorfer
Len Bertolini
Tor
Bertolini
Pytel
Broderick
Max
St. Patrick Soley
St. Joseph
St. Patrick Shamrocks
Madison Trojans win Centralia Holiday title in Class A debut
Madison defeats Mount Vernon 72-61 to become the first Class A champion of the Centralia Holiday Tournament. Charles Claggett scores 27 as Madison survives a tight finish after routing East St. Louis Senior 75-73 earlier. Mount Vernon’s Jeff Shaw leads 21 in semifinal win over Edwardsville.
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Bob Holliday
Southern Illinoisan
Madison
Larry Graham
Graham
Mount Vernon
Keith Law
Law
Rams
Trojans
Centralia
Morris
Hughes
East St. Louis
Jeff Shaw
Edwardsville
Arlington
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Duff-Kingston Memorial
W. Graskewicz
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Steve Fleming
Mike Piper
Shaw
Charles Claggett
Claggett
Homewood-Flossmoor
Jerry Lower
Steve Pautler
Chicago St. Patrick