Provart lifts Pinckneyville past Trico in regional thriller
Pinckneyville's Kirk Provart sank the decisive basket with 20 seconds left to give the Panthers a 52-51 win over Trico in the Trico Class A regional final. Teammates Epplin Nehrkorn McDonnough Woodside Koerner contributed in a hard-fought upset, raising Perry County hopes after earlier losses to the Pioneers. Mike Boucher faced late free throws and a technical in the frantic finish as Pinckneyville avoided a closing foul.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larry Odell
Pinckneyville
Kirk Provart
Tom Epplin
Dennis Nehrkorn
Clint McDonnough
Gary Woodside
Ditto
Kim Koerner
Provart
Trico
Perry County
Pioneers
Bill Anderson
Panther
Mike Boucher
Boucher
Woodside
Nehrkorn
Panthers
Tri-County region final sparks Pinckneyville win
Pinckneyville defeats Trico 52 to 51 in a tight regional final. Nehrkorn scores 18 and Epplin adds 15 for Pinckneyville while Steele leads Trico with 15 as late drama and 15 ties mark a tense game on Friday night at Trico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert
Tom Epplin
Pinckneyville
Trico
Dennis Nehrkorn Drives In Pinckneyville Trico Regional
Dennis Nehrkorn, 25, leads a drive toward the basket in a tense regional final between Pinckneyville and Trico, as the outcome hinges on late defense and decisive hoops play. The decisive moment comes in a hard fought regional championship won by a narrow margin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dennis Nehrkorn
Class A regional scores across Illinois list tight games and OT outcomes
Regional Class A scores show numerous matchups with close results across towns like LaHarpe Augusta SE over Carthage 74 68 and Morrisonville beating Rochester 63 in OT. Other notable shows include Triad 78 over Highland St Paul 76 in OT and Oregon Mt Morris 62 over Byron 60 in OT.
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LaHarpe
Augusta SE
Carthage
Carterville
Venice
Lovejoy
Triad Triad
Highland St. Paul
Freeburg
Marissa
Staunton
Nokomis
Litchfield
Okawville
Aviston Central
Pinckneyville
Airito
Roneon
Kaneland
Malta
Gibson City
Fisher
Rockford
Beloit
Morrisonville
Rochester
Toulon
Bradford
Jonmouth
Abingdon
Oneida Rova
Orion
Forces
Prophetstown
Riverdale
Shabbona Citane Marquette
Seerena
Mooseheart
Marmion
Yorkville
Brown County
Unity Mendow
West Pike
Waverly
Girard
Divernon
Amboy Amboy
Atoction Newman
Colfax Lexington
Octavia
Farmington
Elmwood
Farming On
Hartsburg
Bloomington Catholic
Eureka
Havana
Balyk
Lewistown
Cubs
Manito
Mason City
Form
Meridian Meridian
Caire Xhester
Ashland
Petersburg Reste
Pittsfield
Winchester
One
Mt. Pulaski
Tri-City
Carrollton
Carrailton
White Hall
Port Byron
Oregon
Mt. Morris
Byron
Fulton
Chadwick
Galena Stockton
Galena
Wheaton North
Elmwood Park
Proviso West
Lyons
DeKalb
Elgin
Larkin
Evanston
Oak Park
Proviso E
New Trier E
Maine East
Glenbrook North
Eisenhower
Thornwood
Naperville
Aurora West
St. Charles
Lockport
Joliet Catholic
Thornridge
Thornton
New Trier West
Highland Park
East Moline
Rock Island
Alleman
West Leyden
Morton West
Joliet Central
Marian Cath
Glenbrook S
Maine N
Downers Grove N
Riverside-Brookfield
Collinsville
Belleville E
Eas St. Louis
Alton
Belleville West
Cahokia
O'Fallon
Jerseyville
Lincoln
Danville
Maine South
Niles East
Glenbard West
Joliet E
Normal
Bloomington
Mattoon
Pontiac
Olympia
Mt. Vernon
Marion
Benton
Effingham
Champaign
Springfield
MacArthur
Griffin
Springfield SE
Jacksonville
Lanphier
Champaign Centennial
Meridian Advances After Regional Final Win Over Cairo
Meridian outscored Cairo 31-21 in the first half and held on to win 57-47 in the Mounds regional final. Jerry Meeks scored 21 for Meridian while Darrell Flowers led Cairo with 18. Meridian advances to the Pinckneyville regional to face Marissa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meridian Bobcats
Cairo
Meridian
Anna-Jonesboro
Bobcats
Jerry Meeks
Darrell Flowers
Gerald Ivy
Marissa
Meeks
Edwards
Terry
Hawkins
Taylor
Flowers
Ivy
Thomas
Williams
Johnson
Streeter
Regional boys basketball pair advance to Pinckneyville sectional
Aviston Central 60 Okawville 52 to reach Pinckneyville after regional title in Okawville. Marissa 57 Freeburg 53 earns Meteors a spot, with Meridan next. Aviston Central (22-4) will face Pinckneyville. Marissa (16-10) meets Meridian.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aviston Central
Marissa
Okawville
Freeburg
Pinckneyville
Meridian
Schuessler
Schrader
Winkleman
Jones
Ledend
Renner
Smith
Beelman
Miles
Garber
Kramper
Schneider
Simm
Cox
Harper
Logan College basketball ends season with strong balance
John A. Logan College finishes 13-9 and second in the Southern Illinois Conference. Steve Toler of Du Quoin leads with 12.2 ppg and 8.5 rpg while Dennis Butler of Zeigler-Royalton shines in shooting and free throws. Teammates Bill Beltz and DeWayne Kelly approach 10 points per game as Warren, Halderfield, Cargal, and Schaber also contribute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John A. Logan College
Southern Illinois College Conference
Steve Toler
du Quoin
Toler
Butler
Bill Beltz
Herrin
DeWayne Kelly
Carbondale
Gary Warren
West Frankfort
Joe Halderfield
Marion
Jim Cargal
Johnston City
Bob Schaber
Trico
Vols
Pinckneyville edges Trico in regional thriller
Pinckneyville coach Bill Anderson celebrated a 77-75 regional win as his 15-11 team used a balanced attack led by Dennis Nehrkorn Tom Epplin and Clint McDonnough to outlast Trico. Nehrkorn scored 18 Epplin 15 and McDonnough 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larry Odell
Southern
Herrin
Pincks
Anderson
Pioneers
Panthers
Dennis Nehrkorn
Tom Epplin
Clint McDonnough
Nehrkorn
Epplin
McDonnough
Nets
Panther
Donnybrook
Pricks
Trico
Mt. Vernon and Benton roll toward regionals in Friday wins
Mt. Vernon beats Marion 69 61 without suspended leading scorer Ed Sanders as Liddell 19 and Bevis 17 lead the Rams in a 16th win. Benton defeats Effingham 79 63 with five players in double figures including Moore 20 and McCom mons 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Vernon
Benton
Rams
Marion
Effingham
Ed Sanders
Louis Liddell
Mike Bevis
Liddell
Bevis
John Soldner
Rangers
Chris Moore
Steve McCommons
Bill Smith
Bob Corn
Dave Hurley
Soldner
Childers
de Mattei
C. Gulledge
Hudgins
Liverett
G. Gulledge
Pauls
L. Liddell
Mann
Heinz
Estes
Wilson
E. Liddell
High interest as 10 area teams enter Class AA regionals
Ten area schools join 226 statewide entrants in Class AA regional play with Herrin Harrisburg Centralia hosting. Regional winners advance to the West Frankfort sectional on March 13 14 and 16, then to Carbondale super sectional on March 20 at SIU Arena.
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Murphysboro
Metropolis
Thornridge
Herrin
Centralia
Harrisburg
West Frankfort
East St. Louis
Carbondale
SIU
Collinsville
Belleville
Wood River
Olney
East
High school basketball officials named for Class AA regionals
The Illinois High School Association assigns officials for Class AA regional boys basketball games. Notable crews include Belleville with Dave Carnaghi and Dick Dietz and Centralia with Ted Search and Russ Chappell. Paris, led by former Nashville coach Gene Gourley, beat Decatur Lakeview 71 to 61 to close a 23 1 regular season, with Paris set to play in the Mattoon regional next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois High School Association
Belleville
Dave Carnaghi
Edwardsville
Dick Dietz
McLeansboro
Jim Davis
Richard Wade
Granite City
Centralia
Ted Search
Chester
Russ Chappell
Collinsville
Dick Ruggles
Nashville
Jim Corbin
Marine
East St. Louis
Bill McFarland
Jim Meyer
New Athens
Harrisburg
Leroy Newton
Hurst
Joe Wojtowicz
Preston Brewer
Metropolis
Frank Snider
Energy
Herrin
Bob Freels
Herb Patterson
Olney
Clarence Reid
Fair Fairfield
Jack Whittenburg
Wood River
Bob Blondi
Benton
Ford Peebles
Murphysboro
Nashville High
Gene Gourley
Paris Tigers
Decatur Lakeview
Paris
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Clem Quillman
Ron Steele
Piicks
Quillman
Sid
Steele
Sid Rathert
Artie Des Boucher
Koerner
Trico — Steele
Des Boucher
S. Rathert
Fritsche
Butch Nevious
Logan
Dennis Butler
Zeigler-Royalton
Gorham
Lick Creek
Glendale
Neunert
Terriers
Knicks
Bullets
Celtics
Rockets
76Ers
Salukis
Bucks
Hawks
Globetrotters
Son Hs
Fish
Weading
Shelly
Harris
White
Moore
McCommons
Corn
Hurley
Dunbar
Hall
Wisely
Charleston
Wilbur
Garrett
Condor
Bryant
McClain
Gooddale
Pence
Hussey
Gossett
Conley
Ballstrad
Franklin
Bethalto - Greeneville
Murphysboro-Benton
Carbondale -Herrin
West Frankfort - Marion
Metropolis- Harrisburg
Mascoutah-Salem
Mt. Vernon-Centralia
Breese Mater Dei
Newton
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