Rangers, Orphans Set for Epic Sectional Showdown

March 10, 2017 By Jim Muir Leave a Comment

BENTON, IL (William McPherson -Benton Gazette Please Click to Read the preview of tonight’s sectional championship.) “I think it’ll be as great an atmosphere as you’ll ever see at a high school basketball game,” said Rangers coach Ron Winemiller of tomorrow’s Sectional Championship match-up with the Centralia Orphans. “Any red blooded American Boy should have no trouble getting excited about playing ball Friday. I think the place may well be organized chaos….or crazier,” Centralia coach Lee Bennett added. Many years ago, the Rangers and Orphans were rivals in the South Seven, prior to Benton’s jump to the River-to-River Ohio Division. Winemiller added, “You talk about Benton and Centralia–that’s a rivalry that goes back 50 years, even though we haven’t played in a long time. ” Both teams coaches say they have each other well-scouted. “We’ve had a chance to see them live three or four times, and on tape another five or six, so we’ve had a pretty good opportunity to get our eyes on them this year,” said Winemiller, who will be coaching in his first ever Sectional Championship game.

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