Red Devils hope to stun East St Louis in Super sectional
Murphysboro High School Devils ride a late surge to 53 49 comeback win over Mount Vernon in the Salem Sectional earning a Class AA Super sectional date with East St Louis Lincoln The Red Devils 18 11 have won 12 of their last 14 games as they chase a historic upset in Carbondale arena coached by DeWayne Kelly with Wittenborn leading the way and Mount Vernon a prior victim in February still within reach of state glory
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Alan Fredman
Southern Illinoisan
Jay Wittenborn
Murphysboro
Devils
Wittenborn
Mount Vernon
Salem
SIU
East St. Louis Lincoln
Southern Illinois
Devil
DeWayne Kelly
Tulsa
Salukis
Tug McGraw
Kelly
Rams
East St. Louis
Lincoln
Gary Bankhead
Gary
Jerry Bankhead
Kellum
Law
Ram
Effingham
Kevin Riggan
Hawthorne
Tom Ashman
Collinsville
Carbondale
York
Kurt Stang
Tom Newton
Dukes
Gordon Tech
Elgin
Jack Mosack
Palatine
St. Charles
Mosack
Rockford
Boylan
Crosstown
Guilford
John Harezlak
Jeff Anderson
Peoria Manual
Aaron Kelly
Peoria Central
Manual
Central
Ivan Stone
Crete-Monee
Ted Houpt
Danville
Lockport
Houpt
Highland Park
Devoine Gibson
Libertyville
Waukegan
Giants
Rich Stanfel
Devils edge Mount Vernon in Supersectional comeback win
Murphysboro defeats Mount Vernon 51 49 to win the Class AA Supersectional at the SIU Arena. Gary Bankhead and Kellum key the comeback as Murphysboro sprints from halftime deficit, sealing the victory with 9 of 11 free throws in final 1:44 and Kellum leading with 18 points.
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Kelly
Gary Bankhead
Travis Kellum
Jerry Bankhead
Ernie Bryant
Ram
Chris Disroe
Mount Vernon
Devils
Jerry
Gary
Murphysboro
Bryant
Rams
Eric Hawthorne
Steve McCoy
Douglas brothers spark Quincy to Sweet 16
Quincy powered by Bruce and Dennis Douglas as the top-ranked squad rolled past Lincoln 76-45 in Springfield lifting its season win streak to 29 and overall 62 in a row. Bruce led with 26 points and Dennis added 24.
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Associated Press
Bruce
Dennis Douglas
Quincy
Lincoln
Springfield
Bruce Douglas
Dennis
Westchester St. Joseph
Rich Central
Darryl Thomas
Chargers
Thomas
Ken Dragas
Mike Hampton
Mendel Catholic
St. Laurence
Dalton Thornridge
Lincoln guards lift East St. Louis to sectional title over Belleville West
Darryl Morgan and Calvin Phiffer each scored 14 as E St. Louis Lincoln toppled Belleville West 51-37 to win the East St. Louis Senior Sectional. Lincoln, 25-1, advances to face Murphysboro in Carbondale for a trip to Champaign. Morgan opened scoring chances with outlet passes and Lincoln outscored 4th quarter 20-8 after a 21-20 third.
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East St. Louis
Lincoln
Darryl Morgan
Calvin Phiffer
Tigers
Belleville West
Murphysboro
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Champaign
Lincoln Highs Front Line Size Sparks High School Derby
Devils shots we usually hit, said Mueller. Lincoln's front line stands 6-6, 6-5, 6-5 while Morgan is 6-2. Belleville West made 14 of 52 from the field and was led by Tom Schmidt with 15 and Ken Copeland with 12. The Tigers had only seven turnovers, and Lewis credited returning players and a strong JV nucleus for the improved play.
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Mueller
Lincoln
Morgan
Belleville West
Tom Schmidt
Ken Copeland
Tigers
Lewis
Lawrenceville Indians oust Benton Rangers in Class A quarterfinal
Lawrenceville stars Doug Novsek and Marty Simmons combined for 48 points and 24 rebounds to power the Indians past Benton 75 62 in Champaign. Benton, ranked No 1, saw its season end as Lawrenceville built a big early lead and held on behind a stifling defense and efficient inside play.
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Mike Chamness
Champaign
Lawrenceville Indians
Doug Novsek
Marty Simmons
Jay Shidler
Novsek
Simmons
Lawrenceville
Benton Rangers
Benton
Rich Herrin
Herrin
IHSA
Rob Williams
Williams
Bill Anthony
Ron Felling
Felling
Tim
Leighty
Bruce) Baker
Rangers
FFT
Tim Wills
Mark Kerley
Clark Dixon
Adam Furlow
Bruce Baker
Kyle Herrin
Cameron Skobei
Brian Tomason
Mike Kolisek
Brad Piazza
Dave Spencer
Kerley
Furlow
Skobel
L’ville
Nee Tim Leighty
Jeff Gher
Ernie Hoht
Dave Parker
Brian Cochran
Bryan Nead
Keith Frohock
Darin Blair
Jay Baker
Gher
Lawrencevi
Wesley L. Wilson
Havana
Don Brady
Neponset
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John Badman
Douglas Brothers
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Todd
Porter
Roger Mueller
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