Mount Vernon Gramm Rams Edge Centralia In Regional Final
Mount Vernon survives a late Centralia surge to win 58-57 in the Centralia Class AA Regional final. Rams guard Steve Fleming leads with 18 points and drilled crucial free throws, while Seward Patrick nets 23 for Centralia. Patrick’s 65-foot heave at the buzzer falls short as Mount Vernon clinches the title.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doug Dorris
Southern Illinoisan
Centralia
Mount Vernon Rams
Seward Patrick
John Willis
Wits
Mount Vernon
Rams
Mike Piper
Ram
Steve Fleming
Fleming
Patrick
Keith Law
Centalia
Roberts
Scott
Law
Carbondale Terriers win regional championship in Herrin
Carbondale Community High School moved to 22-5 by defeating Murphysboro 68-61 to clinch the Class AA regional title. Guard Mark Gottfried led with 20 points as center Derman Spearman scored 19 and Terry Silas 16 with 15 rebounds. Murphysboro ends 17-10, while Carbondale eyes a Salem sectional showdown with Mount Vernon after strong depth and a tough schedule propelled the win.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alan Fredman
Doug Woolard
Digger Phelps
Carbondale Community
Notre Dame
Murphysboro
Herrin
Woolard’s Terriers
Terriers
DeWayne Kelly
Kelly
Devils
Devil
Carbondale
Mark Gottfried
Derman Spearman
Terry Silas
Cory Scoggins
Brian Welch
Woolard
Ray Blakemore
Mount Vernon
Quincy
Collinsville
Salem
Silas
Effingham
Olney
Flaming Hearts
Ewe Blair
Blair
Ken Goebner
Highland
O’fallon
Bulldogs
Paul Seiberlich
Seiberlich
Holmes
Clare
Wood River
Aston
Mickey Dorsey
Oilers
Alton
Dorsey
Dan Cottington
Ricky Taylor
Brad Collier
Edwardsville
East St Louis Flyers upset Lincoln in regional final
The East St. Louis Senior High Flyers edged No. 1 Lincoln 59-57 to avenge an earlier defeat and claim the regional championship. Glen Moore saved the lead with late free throws as Tommy Johnson sealed the win, with five Flyers in double figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East St. Louis
Flyers
Glen Moore
Kevin McKinney
James Cannon
Lincoln
Moore
Tommy Johnson
Johnson
Belleville
Althoff
Commanches
Top-rated state teams stay on tourney trail
The state's top basketball powers No. 1 Quincy and No. 2 Lincoln extended perfect records in Illinois Class AA regional play. Quincy beat Jacksonville 86-51 behind Bruce Douglas 16 and Mike Payne 14 while Lincoln crushed Decatur 63-45 for its 27th win. Proviso East, St Rita, Rockford East also won.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jon Collins
James Williams
Comanches
Southern Illinois
Althoff
Mike Laney
Jeff Junker
Dave Szewczyk
Junker
Belleville
East St. Louis
Collinsville
Collins
Williams
Cahokia
Associated Press
Quincy
Lincoln
Decatur
Jacksonville
Bruce Douglas
Blue Devils
Mike Payne
Also Mentioned on This Page
Centralia Arsenal
Willis
Jim Roberts
Seward
Scott Piper
Orphans
Chris Disroe
David Hodge
Steve (Fleming
Piper
Joe Jines
Outrebounds
McKinney
Cornelius Staff
Robert Goodall
Todd Porter
Jimmy Ike
Tyrone Jackson
Granite City North
Tigers
Paul Kendrick
Mark Morris
Proviso East
St. Rita
Justyne Monegain
Ernest Hubbard
Tony Shelley
Rockford East
Lowes Park
Harlem
Allen Robinson
Andre Goode
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!