Carterville Lions Claim Hamilton County Title In Final
Carterville roared back to beat West Frankfort 57 48 sealing the Hamilton County sectional berth. Pearson led with 16 points, Barrington added 15, while Keim hit timely threes to stretch the lead. West Frankfort ends 7-23 as Carterville improves to 24-9 and advances to face Fairfield.
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Burzynski
Carterville
Justin Barrington
West Frankfort
Kyle Melvin
Pearson
Lions
Redbirds
Brian Keim
Keim
Kevin Toney
Toney
Ryan Hilliard
Melvin
Craig Ramsey
Ramsey
Barrington
Fairfield
Ronald
Hilliard
Burgrade
Crust
R. Patton
J. Patton
Fichtel
Hoag
Wilburn
Cory Baker
Aaron
Edwards County
Mules
Hamilton County
Boys Class A pairings spark March sectional tense schedule
Carbondale Super Sectional Tuesday March 11 pits Hamilton County winner against Massac County winner at 7 30 p m. Other games unfold March 4 5 7 with Benton Eldorado Carterville Fairfield Anna Jonesboro Cairo Goreville and Vienna regions, detailing regional and sectional clashes and final championship pairing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
Hamilton County
Massac
Benton
Eldorado
Carterville
Fairfield
Wolf leads Okawville past Iroquois West in state quarterfinals
Okawville, unranked at 23-10, defeated Iroquois West 67-45 behind Jill Wolf 16 points on 8-for-9 shooting. The Lady Rockets opened with an 18-0 run, led 40-21 at halftime, and built the margin to 29. Caitlin Lake had 15 points and eight assists, while Brooke Cultra of Iroquois West was held to eight points before fouling out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jill Wolf
Okawville
Iroquois West
Kristen Bening
Lady Rockets
Wolf
Caitlin Lake
Bethany Borrenpohl
Brooke Cultra
Rachel Schleef
Hampshire
ST. Teresa
Jackie Heine
Tori Awe
Decatur St. Teresa
Cairo cruises past Century to win Meridian regional final
Cairo pilots down Century 86-71 in front of a packed Meridian arena, led by Mackins 16 and Childs 22 as Cairo (24-4) advances to face Anna Jonesboro in Massac County after building a 50-42 third-quarter edge and pulling away with a 9-0 run. Century stars Tabb 19 and Nelson 18 fought hard but Cairo dominated rebounding 57-31 and finished strong to seal the title.
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Cairo
Century
Meridian
Pilots
Anna Jonesboro
Goreville
Vienna
Massac County
Larry Baldwin
Southern Illinois
Josh
Tabb
Ray
Nelson
Baldwin
Brandon Childs
Roman Wright
Anthony Mackins
Childs
Crain
Kindle
Miller
Maxwell
Nicholson
Snow
Walsnow
Reichert
Mackins
D.williams
Wright
G.williams
Duncan
Bell
Hardaman
Cross
Jackson
Lowe
Johnson
Davis
Totals
Table
Rebounds
Okawville
Freeburg
Rockets
Brent Frederking
Joel Hundelt
Glen Whitworth
Hill leads Du Quoin past Sparta for Class A regional title
Nick Hill scored 32 points as Du Quoin defeated Sparta 75 49 at the Sparta Regional. The win improves Du Quoin to 27 4 and sets up a Massac County Sectional meeting with Okanville Tuesday. Hill went 11 of 15 from the floor and 25 of 33 on two point attempts, fueling a dominating effort on Sparta’s floor.
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Sparta
Nick Hill
du Quoin
Hill
Okanville
Indians
Wendell Wheeler
Ed Belva
Rowell
Norton
Zollner
Mancillas
Buss
Goodson
Slavens
Oakley
Marshall
Beard
Bastien
Campanella
Alvis
Bo Bennett
Goreville
Anna Jonesboro
Wildcats
Jim Drew
Ryan Bittle
Bennett
Daniel Webb
Casper
Cairo
Massac County
Eldorado edges Harrisburg to win regional in OT
Eldorado defeated Harrisburg 40 to 37 in overtime to capture the Harrisburg Class A Regional and advance to the Hamilton County Sectional. William Carmickle scored 12 and Shannon Lane 11 as Eldorado staved off a late rally by the host Bulldogs.
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Harrisburg
William Carmickle
Shannon Lane
Eldorado
Bulldogs
Kevin Williams
Benton
Williams
Smithpeters
Holler
Crank
Sullivan
Randolph
Lane
Fetche
Sure
Hammond
Benton Defeats Nashville In Sloppy Sectional Battle
Benton earns a sectional win over Nashville 46-37 in a defensive struggle. Benton led 17-14 at halftime and pulled away in the third with a 12-2 run, led by Meyers and Franlini. Nashville ends 18-13. Benton improves to 24-8 and advances to faces Eldorado. Meyers and Franlini paced Benton with 14 and 13 points respectively.
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Benton
Nashville
Wynn
Hornets
Woodlawn
Darin Lee
Franlini
Rangers
Eldorado
Lee
Forys
Morris
Maschhoff
Boehne
Ascherman
Kazaszek
Schmale
Meyers
Raby
Allen
Frailey
Fraulini
Atkins
Payne
Benton Italbeans
Schmoll Benton
Yee
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F.m. Christopher
Inship
Kate Marchenko
Amanda Walker
Ippel
Monica Rogers
Laura Thompson
Andrea Fee
Kristie Craddock
Dawn Grapperhaus
Carlyle
Ashley Robison
Rachel Rednour
Brooke Milburn
Sarah Carian
Galatia- Thompsonville
Jim Gordillo
Deovannta Williams
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Jim.gordillo
Steve Webb
D.J. Goodson
Jordan Campanella
Reid Bastien
Lance Rowell
Adam Casper
Kirby
Blue
Fischer
Fisk
Fox
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Bittle
Mark Chamness
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O'Koro
Ty Aschermann
Chris Engele
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Scott.lambert
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