West Frankfort falls to Salem 55-45

December 11, 2016 By Jim Muir Leave a Comment

The FCHS Redbirds boys Varsity and JV basketball teams split with the Salem Wildcats at home Saturday. In the varsity game, a very good Salem team came out on top 55-45. For the second straight game West Frankfort got off to a slow start as they fell behind 11-4

Jaryd Clark crashes the boards last year down at Massac County with Austin Glodich and Keagan Thrash (Metropolis Planet File Photo)

Jaryd Clark crashes the boards last year down at Massac County with Austin Glodich and Keagan Thrash (Metropolis Planet File Photo)

after one quarter. Salem led 24-15 at halftime and 37-25 after three quarters on their way to the 10 point win. Both teams used a very good man to man defense throughout the game, but Salem’s superior height was the difference as they scored several points from the paint. Noah Allen led the Redbirds in scoring with 17 points, 12 of which came in the second half. Click on the article to read the story from westfrakfortsports.com

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