Murphysboro Routs Herrin In Regional Showdown Thriller
Murphysboro red Devils erased a 43 40 deficit in the final eight minutes to beat Herrin 62 53 in the Class AA Regional at Murphysboro Ernie Bryant led Murphysboro with 14 points and 12 rebounds while Travis Kellum added 16 to offset a rough first half Herrin 6 6 Steve Kerr missed the game with an ankle injury and finished 7 16 on the season Ronald Nesler coached Herrin while DeWayne Kelly led Murphysboro to the regional final versus Carbondale.
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Murphysboro
Red Devils
Herrin
Tigers
DeWayne Kelly
Ron Nesler
Nesler
Ernie Bryant
Devils
Tiger
Travis Kellum
Bryant
Kellum
Jerry Bankhead
Jeff Leighton
Ron Reed
Reed
Gary Bankhead
Kelly
Steve Pantler
Nester
Steve Kerr
Leighton
Jerry
Gary
Red Devil
Carbondale
Terriers
Class AA Countdown: Alton Sr. dominant in early rounds
Read results from Tuesday through Friday across Illinois Class AA events. Notable wins include Alton Sr. 84 over Jerseyville 62 and Collinsville 80 over East St Louis Sr. 65. Key matchups feature Collinsville 21-5 vs East St Louis Lincoln 22-1 and Cahokia 68 over Belleville Althoff in OT.
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Alton
Alton Sr
Jerseyville
Taylorville
Bethalto
Belleville East
Belleville West
Cahokia
Belleville
Althoff
East St. Louis Lincoln faces Collinsville in regional final
East St Louis Lincoln improved to 22-1 after an upset of Granite City South 44-31. Todd Porter led Lincoln with 18 points while Pat Linhart had 10 for Granite City South. Collinsville, 21-5, awaits after Gene Catalpa warns Lincoln must defend the boards. Taylorville beat Bethalto 74-41 as James Lancaster and Don Stephens paced the Tornadoes to a 21-5 record and a regional title date with Bethalto on Friday. Highland improved to 15-10 by defeating Mascoutah 63-54, with Rob Flanagan scoring 24 and Mark Blom 16 as O’Fallon, also 15-10, advances to the regional final.
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Granite City
Paul Schafer
Edwardsville
Granite City North
Steelers
North
Kevin Mosby
Wood River
Carl Luehman
Mike Sullivan
Belleville East
Cahokia
Belleville
Althoff
Comanches
Belleville West
Tony Rhodes
Randy Goodwin
John Sweeney
Kevin Wiggins
Steve Hill
Dave Szewczyk
Dave McFarland
Collinsville
St. Louis
Lincoln
Granite City South
Todd Porter
Tigers
Pat Linhart
Gene Catalpa
Kahoks
Catal
Alton
Taylorville
Bethal
James Lancaster
Don Stephens
Tornadoes
Lancaster
Bethalto
Jeff Harkey
Highland
Fred
Michael
Mascoutah
Viking
Steve Oliver
Oliver
O’fallon
O'Fallon
Panthers
Rob Flanagan
Tony Richerson
Mark Blom
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