Devils face Lincoln in Class AA Supersectional showdown
Murphysboro High School battles East St. Louis Lincoln in a SIU Arena duel as No. 9 ranked Lincoln seeks A state title momentum. Kelly’s Devils, 18-11 with a recent 12-2 run, rely on full court pressure and Bankhead guards to upset the Tigers and reach the Elite Eight.
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Alan Fredman
Southern Illinoisan
DeWayne Kelly
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East St. Louis
Lincoln
Red Devils
SIU
Tigers
Collinsville
Devils
Salem
Assembly Hall
Champaign
Gary
Jerry Bankhead
Belleville West
Bankheads
Travis Kellum
Mount Vernon
Evanston
Bradley 95 Syracuse 81 in NIT second round thriller
Bradley Braves upset Syracuse 95 to 81 at home as David Thirdhill scored 23 and Mitchell Anderson 20. Dayton defeated Illinois 61-58 while Virginia Tech edged Georgia and Texas A&M beat Washington in other NIT action.
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Associated Press
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Bradley
Braves
Syracuse
Orangemen
Versace
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Tulsa
Jim Boeheim
Willie Scott
Anderson
Rutgers
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Virginia Tech
Mississippi
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Miss
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Texas A&m
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New York
Madison Square Garden
Ginia Tech
Don Donoher
Illini
Kevin Conrad
Larry Schellenberg
Craig Tucker
Donoher
Flyers
Schellenberg
Conrad
Mike Kanieski
Harrisburg coach could be replaced by Bulldogs plan
Harrisburg High School basketball coach Chuck Ingram faces potential dismissal after athletic director Gene Haile said he will recommend to the school board that Ingram be fired as coach but kept on for track and cross country. Board approval is required.
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Alan Fredman
Southern Illinoisan
Gene Haile
Chuck Ingram
Harrisburg
Haile
Harrisburg School Board
Ingram
Bulldog
Bulldogs
Toledo, Ill
Illinois Supersectional Basketball Feats and Lineups
East St. Louis Lincoln Tigers post a 25-1 mark led by Bennie Lewis with key players Calvin Phiffer Daryl Morgan Tyrone Jackson Todd Porter and Mark Dale. Other matchups include Murphysboro Red Devils and state tournament pairings at Assembly Hall with quarterfinals Friday semifinals Saturday and a state final at 8:15 p.m.
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Lincoln
Bennie Lewis
Murphysboro
Lewis
Tigers
Carbondale
Effingham
East St. Louis
Todd Porter
DePaul
Minnesota
Wyoming
Houston
Tyrone Jackson
Porter
Jackson
Jack Hartman
Kansas State
Devil
Kelly
Belleville West
Mark Dale
Calvin Phiffer
Daryl Morgan
Ernie Bryant
Baron Wilson
Roderick Horne
Assembly Hall
Champaign
Evanston
Aurora East
Chicago
DeKalb
Normal
Peoria
Marion High School football coach North resigns after 1975
Alan North, 33, steps down as Marion Wildcats head coach citing factors including a 21-33 career record, high blood pressure, and a wish to spend more time with family. He will continue teaching and wrestling duties and may return as assistant coach if needed. Board action pending.
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Alan Fredman
Southern Illinoisan
Alan North
Marion High School
North
A.C. Storme
Storme
Marion School Board
Wildcats
Marion
Wildcat
Pete Truran
Horner
South Seven
Cochampion Harrisburg
West Frankfort
Mount Vernon
Carbondale
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Soph
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Clay Brewer
Bobby Kellum
Steve Pautler
Clay de Mattei
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