Hope Liszewski lead the Nashville girls basketball team to a resounding 54-25 victory over host Carterville Thursday.
“We knew this was going to happen at some point, but we didn’t want to lose sight of the team as a whole and the way we’ve been playing. The record just came naturally,” said Marion coach Melissa Courter.
CARTERVILLE — Carterville overcame a bad first quarter to beat Nashville, 42-33, to remain undefeated in the River-to-River Mississippi Division and snap the Hornets' six-game win streak at the Lions Den on Tuesday night.
The win was especially sweet for the Wildcats as it was part of Marion's Senior Night festivities.
It was an electric atmosphere at Christopher High School on Monday evening.
The Benton Rangers trailed for two quarters and a half, but a late third quarter run gave them the lead to capture another win.
The Pinckneyville Panthers set the tone early offensively and defensively to beat Sesser-Valier, 75-29, Friday.
An inability to score points in the paint proved to be the difference Friday.
Too much size and too much talent.
The Pinckneyville Panthers flexed their muscles and took care of business on the hardwood Wednesday, cruising past Hamilton County, 54-27.
The Benton Rangers blew open a close game with a strong third quarter Wednesday en route to a 77-50 win over Vandalia.
CARBONDALE — Massac County took advantage of Mount Vernon turnovers in the first quarter to take a big lead and never looked back in a 69-38 win in the varsity bracket on the second day of the 43rd annual girls basketball Mid-Winter Classic hosted by Carbondale and Carterville on Tuesday night.
JOHNSTON CITY — Three starters hit for double figures Tuesday to lead the Eldorado Eagles to a convincing 48-34 win over Anna-Jonesboro in the second day of action at the Arrowhead Classic in Johnston City.
Some big-game match-ups don't live up to the hype, but that wasn't the case Saturday night in Herrin.
CARTERVILLE — Carterville shot the lights out to open the game to take a 19-point lead in the first quarter and never looked back to beat Du Quoin, 93-42, for its sixth win in a row in a River-to-River Mississippi Division boys basketball battle Friday night in the Lions’ Den.
Junior post player Amayah Doyle erupted for 21 points Thursday to lead the Carterville High School girls basketball team to a resounding 51-22 victory.
HERRIN — Anna-Jonesboro trailed West Frankfort by six points after the first seven matches, but the Wildcats won five of the next six to beat the Redbirds, 45-36, in the first match of a River-to-River cross conference tri-team wrestling meet hosted by Herrin.
HOIC, CIC forming football league.
CARBONDALE – Local wrestlers advanced to the title matches in 13 of the 14 weight classes and came away with seven titles at the 61st annual Murdale Wrestling Tournament held at the Carbondale High School Gymnasium Friday and Saturday.
To say Carterville’s 54-46 Mississippi Division win over Pinckneyville Friday night was emotional would be an understatement.
In one of the wilder heart-stopping games this basketball season, the Massac County Patriots overcame a fourth-period deficit and escaped with a win over the host Rangers.
CARBONDALE — Centralia got off to a fast start and held off a fourth quarter rally by Carbondale to beat the Terriers, 49-35, in a South Seven girls basketball game Thursday night at the Terriers' gymnasium.
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Harrisburg withstood Benton’s defensive pressure and got a big offensive night from Camron Ande as the Bulldogs knocked off the Rangers, 61-52, in a key SIRR Conference matchup on Tuesday night in Davenport Gym.
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Mount Vernon ran away with the 2022 Benton Christmas Classic Championship after posting a 67-41 win over the host Rangerettes Thursday night.
"Winning this one tonight means a lot to us."
Find out who won the championship game of the Eldorado Holiday Tournament Wednesday.
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