Du Quoin Wins Class A Sectional Over Mater Dei
Du Quoin, ranked No. 1, defeated No. 2 Mater Dei 66 to 59 in Pinckneyville to capture the Class A sectional championship. Led by Roger Nutter and Fred Gant, the Indians outrebounded the Knights 32 to 24 and rode 24 points from Kuhnert to end Mater Dei’s 29-1 run. Du Quoin advances to the Carbondale supersectional to face Anna Jonesboro as coach Roger Craft celebrated his first sectional title.
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du Quoin
Mater Dei
Craft
Rantoul
Nakomis
Indians
Knights
Pinckneyville
Dick Corn
Roger Nutter
Fred Gant
Gant
Bryan Mifflin
Nutter
Monte Kuhnert
Kuhnert
Trame
Phil Boeckmann
Keith Lampe
Jeff Hitpas
Pinckneyville DU Quoin
Davis
Mifflin
Day
Boeckmann
Gerdes
Henken
Neff
Theising
Hitpas
Lampe
Schneirs
Wildcats Clinch Semi Against Du Quoin In Sectional
Anna Jonesboro outscored Eldorado 22 to 8 in the second quarter to seize a 34-22 halftime lead and pull away to a 76-63 win. Robbie Wright led with 23 points and 16 rebounds as AJ improves to 20-8 and advances to Tuesday's Class A super-sectional at SIU Arena versus Du Quoin. Wright dominated the boards while Crews locked in a 3-2 to halfcourt 1-2-2 zone, stifling Eldorado and sparking the run that decided the game.
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Mike Estes
West Frankfort
Mike Crews
Anna- Jonesboro Wildcats
Crews
Eldorado
Wildcats
Anna Jonesboro
du Quoin
SIU
Brian Ury
A-J
Joe Hosman
Robbie Wright
Wright
Eagles
Greg Goodley
Joe Hiesman
Goodley
Hosman
Bean
Stanley
Pilkington
Mason
Carmo
Gray
Anna-Jonesboro
Reed
Morrison
Choate
Ury
Prater
A-1
Eldorado Edges Anna-Jonesboro In Hard-Fought Clash
Eldorado 63 Anna-Jonesboro 76 in a tight game as Ury led A J with 20 points and Wright added 23. Bean topped Eldorado with 23, Morrison and Reed added 15 and 10 as Eldorado rallied late but fell short after a 54-37 fourth-quarter deficit.
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Eldorado
Ury
Mike Camp
Eagles
Jim Morrison
Joel Reed
A-J
Hosman
Morrison
Reed
Brian Bean
Goodley
Brian Mason
Crews
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