Pinckneyville tops Cairo at Benton Invitational
Pinckneyville remains unbeaten at the Benton Invitational with a 63-49 win over Cairo at Rich Herrin Gym. The Panthers, now 15-4, built leads with a strong first half and fast break points led by Cassity and Rushing. Cairo, led by Lemmon and Woodson, stayed within striking distance early but could not overcome Pinckneyville’s depth and transition game.
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Collin Woodside
Pinckneyville
Ramon Thomas
Panthers
Nick Logan
Ryan
Kyle Cassity
Hayden Hicks
Waggoner
Cassity
Kenny Tucker
Pilots
Arthur Williams
Cairo
Larry Baldwin
Thomas
Marquis Lemmon
Rodney Woodson
Lemmon
Baldwin
Graham
Williams
Woodson
Tucker
Wright
Brown
Woodside
Hicks
Rushing
Priebe
Hardin
Logan
Winter
Smith
Malinski
Massac County Wins First Tourney Crown Since 2005
Massac County defeats Carbondale 52 44 to claim the tournament title at Carbondale High School. Jasmine Davis posts 12 points and Mitchell adds 10 while fouls limit Massac star players. Allison Powell scores 10 and Allison Spence 9 off the bench. Mount Vernon takes third, Murphysboro seventh, Pinckneyville wins consol. Davis and Mitchell lead all tournament team alongside Acree, Robinson, Fleming, Kellerman.
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Massac
Carbondale
Centralia
Orphan Annies
Mallory Gentry
Lady Patriots
Jasmine Davis
Terriers
Natashya Luckett
Davis
Mitchell
Massac County
Allison Powell
Allison Spence
Mount Vernon
Sparta
Murphysboro
Hamilton County
Pinckneyville
Carterville
Kamauria Acree
Jessica Robinson
Mariah Fleming
Mandi Kellerman
Kristin Germann
Acree
Marialice Jenkins
Belleville Althoff
Carbondale High School
Powell
Spencer
Gentry
Bradford
Windhurst
Germann
Luckett
Koch
Ross
Carter
Thomas
Carmi White County Tops Harrisburg In Tourney Finale
Carmi White County used a 15-0 fourth quarter run led by Travis Jones to turn a tight game into a 69-51 win over Harrisburg. Jones scored 11 of his 22 in the final period as Carmi improved to 13-7 while Harrisburg dropped to 14-9. Matt Smithpeters led Harrisburg with 18 points, while Timmy Steed added 13 off the bench for Carmi.
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CARMI
White County
Travis Jones
Harrisburg Bulldogs
Jones
Jarrod Newell
Harrisburg
Matt Smithpeters
Bulldogs
Saline County
Randy Smithpeters
Newell
Timmy Steed
Fairfield
Mount Vernon
C-W-C
Steed
Watts
Ackerman
Smithpeters
Boatright
Carmi White-County
Carmi White- County
Murphysboro wrestlers win SIRR titles with multiple champions
Murphysboro dominates the SIRR championships led by 119 pound Jake Miller with a technical fall over Damon Wilson of Benton. Shea Baker pins in 22 seconds to claim 160. Cody Brashear 103 and Devon Tyrone 135 win first conference titles. Herrin’s John Kesler solidifies 145 title and perfection at 30-0 while Jake Holliday mediates a 125 title, Benton’s Zach Wilson captures 140, and Benton secures four titles across weight classes including 112 and 135.
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Benton
Damon Wilson
Shea Baker
Pinckneyville
Tyler Rice
Red Devils
Cody Brashear
Devon Tyrone
Herrin
John Kesler
Casey Spencer
Tiger
Jake Holliday
Aaron Robinson
Holliday
MUR
Jordan Parola
Ben
Kyle Borders
Walter Biskant
Jake Miller
Marshall Anderson
HER
Kyle Bean
Jon Sargent
Zach Wilson
Trenton Fortner
John Fuller
Brandon Fortner
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