Previews and Rescheduled Games 1/13/17

Steve Dunford-

First of all here are the games that are rescheduled-

  •  WF-Massac County girls/boys DH is still on as scheduled
  • Christopher at Goreville there will not be a freshman game, and the JV game is pushed up to a 6:00 tip.
  • Z-R at Sesser-Valier will be tomorrow afternoon, with a 2:30 tip for the JV game.
  • Carrier Mills at Thompsonville has been pushed back to tomorrow night at 6:00 pm.
  • Murphysboro at Benton has been rescheduled for Wednesday February 8th at 6:15. I will start on a full listing around 4 pm on the website
  • Freshmen tournament game at Pinckneyville has been moved up an hour. Game will start at 10. Van leaves at 9:00 a.m
  •  Benton freshman game vs Harrisburg on tomorrow has been cancelled.
  • Class L Junior High Girls Championship between Benton and DuQuoin at BMS scheduled for tonight has been moved to Tuesday night.

 

There will be short and sweet previews.  Thank you to everyone who provided school closings and game information.

CHRISTOPHER (10-4)(9-5) at GOREVILLE (3-0)(9-5)

christopher-bearcatsThere is a Battle Royal down at Johnson County tonight.  The teams are more than familiar with each other playing eight times in two years.  Christopher won four times against them last year.

No introductions should be given.  The Bearcats have Bradley Young, Kaelab Pedigo, and Jared Curry.  in the other side of the fence you have Braden Webb and Brant Glidwell.

This week there were some scores that lit things up.  Gabe Schimpf had 18 against Z-R.  Mavis Helton and Peyton Massey had a big game against Sesser-Valier.  You better not foul Cool Hand Luke Bryce Pratt if the Bearcats get the lead.

A lot of points will be put up on that awesome scoreboard they havegoreville down there.  It is going to come down to the benches.  Goreville Coach Todd Tripp has played Cole Tosh, Blaine Dunning , Peyton Massey, and Morgan Bishop a lot.  The first two off the bench for Christopher coach Eric Stallman has played limited minutes. guard Zach Snell and post player Cole Sanders.

I am going with Goreville by five.  I am keeping a close eye on this one.

WEST FRANKFORT (6-7)(0-4) vs MASSAC COUNTY(4-6)(1-2)

wf-redbirdsThis is the second meeting between these two teams.  The Redbirds beat the Patriots 46-33 in the Consolation Championship of the Eldorado Holiday tournament.

Austin Glodich had his way against Massac the first game.  Noah Allen kept Darius massac-countyRoundtree in check.

I would love to see the battle on the bench between Kevin Toney and Joe Hosman tonight.

The Patriots will make some adjustments.  Massac County is a burial ground.  The Redbirds will come out of Metropolis tonight with a one point win.

HAMILTON COUNTY  (4-11)(1-4) at JOHNSTON CITY (0-4) (6-10)

mcleansboroWhen I wrote the story on their game Friday night against Chirstopher, it had over 2,000 views.  Several were from McLeansboro.  With access to video on Foxes Fans.net, I can give them some very good coverage.

Oakley Dial has been dominant.  He was WSIL’s player of the week.  Jake Whipple has been playing well.  Coach Varner has played nine or ten deep.

The Indians have some good athletes.  They live and die by the three.  They do not get their big man, SIU football bound, Max Edwards involved a lot.

The Foxes have played with a lot of good teams.  They gave Harrisburg all they wanted in the BIT.  They have been oh so close several times, but can not get over the hump.  I am going with Hamco by one in a barn burner tonight.

 

 

 

Rangerettes Have Big Second Half- Beat DQ 41-26

Steve Dunford

BENTON-  The Rangerettes withstood a scoring drought and beat the DuQuoin Lady Indains 41-26 last night at Rich Herrin Gym.

Rangerette Coach Andy Sloan had this to say about last night’s victory. “It was a nice win for our team. The defensive effort was outstanding and our offense showed signs of life the second half.”

“We need to continue to be more consistent, especially offensively. It’s getting to be the time of year where you shouldn’t be making mistakes you made in December. Those are the things we have to correct to become a better team.”

“Ally Gischer had a solid game scoring and distributing the ball. Zoe Carlton was as good as she has been all year. Eb Casey has been in a little shooting slump and came out of it tonight.”

Zoe Carson led the Rangeretts on the night with 11 points.  Ally Gischer, who eclipsed the 1,000 mark this week chipped in 10 on the night.  Benton was stellar from the free throw line 16/20 80%  Kate Smith led the Lady Indians on the night with 12 points.

The Rangerettes will be in action tomorrow at Noon against Anna-Jonesboro in the Eldorado Lady Eagle Classic.  Here is the rest of the schedule this week

  • Tuesday, 1/17  Vienna at 6:30 p.m.
  • Wednesday 1/18 Eldorado at 8:00 p.m.
  • Thrsday 1/19 Gallatin County at 6:20
  • Friday 1/20 Championship Round TBA
  • Saturday 1/21 Championship Round TBA

Here is what coach Andy Sloan had to say about the upcoming tournament; “It is a very competitive field. We play A-J, Vienna, Carmi, Gallatin Co, then a crossover.”

“I think it is a very balanced field. It will be a challenge for us every night and we will have to be ready to play or will be 0-5 before we can catch our breath. We will look for some kids to step up and give us good minutes. We need all out effort all the time to be successful.”

BOX SCORE:

BENTON (41)   Carlton 4 0 3-3 11; Gischer 2 0 6-6 10; Casey 1 1 2-3 7; Abney 3 0 0-0 6; Pedigo 0 0 4-6 4; Abney 3 0 0-0 6; Wilcox 1 0 0-0 2; Milby 0 0 1-2 1; Darr 0 0 0-0 0; Zinzeletta 0 0 0-0 0; Johnson 0 0 0-0 0

DuQUOIN (26) Smith 3 1 3-4 12; Mays 2 0 0-0 4; Jackson 1 0 1-2 3; Robinson; 1 0 0-0 2 Day 1 0 0-0 2; Hill 0 0 0-0 0; Haney 0 0-0 0

SCORE BY QUARTERS:

BENTON      11    1    14   15  –  41

DuQUOIN      9    6     2      9 –   26

 

Sports: Area legends to enter St. Louis HOF

Rich Herrin in his early days as SIU coach leads a lot of Southern Illinois legends into their induction into the St. Louis Sports Hall of Fame (Southern Illinoisan File Photo)

Rich Herrin in his early days as SIU coach leads a lot of Southern Illinois legends into their induction into the St. Louis Sports Hall of Fame (Southern Illinoisan File Photo)

The St. Louis Sports Hall of Fame will induct its first class of Illinois sports stars, several of whom have ties to Southern Illinois University, February 2. The event will take place at the Gateway Classic Car St. Louis Showroom in O’Fallon. Among the honorees are former Saluki basketball coach Rich Herrin, long-time sports information director Fred Huff and former Saluki football player Carl Mauck. The inaugural class of inductees and special award winners includes: Dave Butz, football; Gary Gaetti, baseball; Craig Hentrich, football; Rich Herrin, basketball; Marnie Triefenbach-Herrling, volleyball; Dana Howard, football; Manny Jackson, basketball; Arnie Knepper, auto racing; Carl Mauck, football; Don Ohl; basketball; Kirk Rueter, baseball; Tom Stock, track and weightlifting; and Tom Wargo, golf.

Ally Gischer tops 1,000 points in her Rangerette career

Steve Dunford

BENTON-  Rangerette guard Ally Gischer eclipsed the 1,000 point mark as Benton fell to a very good Herrin Lady Tiger club, 42-30 last night at Rich Herrin Gym.

Ally Gisher, along with Coach Andy Sloan after last night's win

Ally Gisher, along with Coach Andy Sloan after last night’s win

Ally Gisher said, “She was super excited to achieve the milestone. I was not a big scorer when I entered into high school, and I worked hard in improving my part of the game.”

She had this to say about Rangerette Coach Andy Sloan.  “He has the perfect balance of giving instruction, and being approachable when you need to.  I could not imagine playing for anyone else.”

Gischer led the Rangerettes with 12 points, Alexis Abney added nine on the night and Kaylee Pedigo added seven.

Hannah Grotauge led Herrin with 12 points on the night.  I think it is very noteworthy of the Rangerette defense that she was held to 12.

The Rangerettes are in action Thursday night at home in an intra -division SIRR game against DuQuoin

BOX SCORE:

BENTON (30)  Gischer 2 2 2-2 12; Abney 3 0 3-4 9; Pedigo 3 0 1-3 7; Carlton 1 0 0-0 2; Casey 0 0 0-0 0; Milby 0 0 0-0 0; Darr 0 0 0-0 0; Wilcox 0 0 0-0 0; Zinzeletta 0 0 0-0 0; Johnson 0 0 0-0 0

HERRIN (42)  Grotauge 4 0 3-6 11; Smothers 2 0 4-7 8; Mad. Russell 3 0 0-0 6; Deaton 1 0 0-0 5 Linehoff 1 0 2-2 2

SCORE BY QUARTERS: 

BENTON    7    10    7     6 – 30

HERRIN     8    13    8   13 – 42

 

 

Benton goes to Massac and gets a win

benton-rangersMETROPOLIS- The Benton Rangers went down to Massac County and picked up a 53-40 win Friday night.  Massac has been a buzzsaw and burial ground for teams in the SIRR Ohio  With Joe Hosman on the sidelines, the veteran with over 700 wins will find a way to keep his team in the game.

I grabbed Coach Ron Winemiller’s comments off Saturday Morning Talking Sports on Q106.  A lot of the comments are about the second half of the game.  The Rangers went to the locker room tied with the Patriots.   Here was his keys to the Ranger win:

  • The press was much more effective
  • They rebounded much better
  • They tweaked how they guarded Isaiah Thompson.  He was coach Winemiller’s biggest concern going in when I talked to him earlier in the week.  When I watch at team, I always look how teams that are opponents of Franklin County schools will match up.  I saw the potential of him giving the Rangers problems.  He had 18 on the night, but the Rangers walked away with the win.
  • The bench gave him some big minutes, especially Gehrig Wynn popping three home run balls in the second quarter.

I think it is noteworthy but whoever guarded Darius Roundtree did an awesome job holding him to five points.

One thing that will stick with me for a long time, he mentioned how his kids hate to lose and been in big situations.  They have been in other situations.   He mentioned how Derek Oxford a four year starter and Austin Wills a three year starter was faced with a big put.  (You might as well call Timmy Henson a four year starter with his time at Thompsonville.  When he was a freshman, the GEC tournament is full every night and the crowd is very loud.)

He mentioned how Hamilton Page and Blaine Pankey faced some big time situations on the gridiron.  He also mentioned for the ones that played baseball has walked up to the plate facing situations with second and third, two outs in the bottom of the seventh, down a run.

The Rangers improved to 13-1 on the season and 4-0 in the SIRR Ohio.  The Murphysboro Red Devils will be coming to Rich Herrin Gym on Friday.  This is a game that can have huge implications on the SIRR ohio race.

Massac County stands 4-6 and 1-2 in the conference.  They dropped a 57-48 decision at DuQuoin last night.  They host the West Frankfort Redbirds Friday night in a girls/boys doubleheader.

BOX SCORE:

BENTON (53)  Oxford 0 4 3-4 15; Wills 2 3 0-0 12; Wynn 0 3 0-0 9; Willams 3 0 2-2 8;  Henson 0 1 3-3 5; Page 1 0 2-2 4

MASSAC COUNTY (40)  Thompson 7 0 5-7 19; Brugess 2 0 2-2 6; Roundtree 2 0 1-2 5; Fortman 2 0 1-2 5; Miller 2 0 1-3 5

SCORE BY QUARTERS:

BENTON (13-1)                   15    10    14    14  –  53

MASSAC COUNTY (4-6)    17     8      9      6   –  40

HS Boys Basketball Preview-1/6/17

by Steve Dunford

q-106Every team in the county is in action tonight except Sesser-Valier, which they travel to Trico tomorrow night.  I am sure the faithful from Pitchfork Nation will be a little sad making the trip over there as they took over an establishment in Willisville that is closed now.

I will have West Frankfort coverage from either the Southern Illinoisan or westfrankfortsports.com.  I am going to Thompsonville tonight.  I am also going to write something on the Christopher game.  I am watching the video stream from FoxesFans.net in the archives sometime tomorrow.  The other two games I will squeeze enough out to get a story out of.

Since the surprise icon comes up, you will have to look at my ugly mug for the pic for a while.  Wherever you go tonight, sit back and enjoy a night of good high school basketball.  There are some dandies on tap.

HERRIN (8-3)(0-1) at WEST FRANKFORT (5-5)(0-2)

Both teams have been off since the Eldorado Holiday Tournament and went 3-1.  The Redbirds took the consolation bracket by beating conference foe Massac County 46-33.  The Tigers ended up losing the championship to the hosts, 57-47.  It is noteworthy after winning the EHT that the Eagles cracked the class 2A AP poll at #10 in the state.

wf-redbirdsHere is what WF coach Kevin Toney had to say about this evening’s contest, “I think Herrin is a very talented and deep team. Their inside players of the Downen twins and DJ Spell are athletic and very skilled. Add to that, the perimeter shooting of Nessler and Bush, make them a formidable group.

Hartline and Ringel handle the ball well, too. If by chance, someone isn’t performing well for them, they have Holloway, McCormick, and others coming off the bench. All that being said, I like our players’ attitudes and their work ethic. Winning some games at the EHT also gives us some added confidence.”herrin

Here is what Herrin coach Mike Mooneyham had to say about tonight,  “Herrin is looking forward to getting back to regular season action. We had a good Eldorado Tournament but came up a little short. The atmosphere was great and I can’t fault their effort.but we just didn’t finish it off when we had the chances.”

“I a chance to watch West Frankfort three times during the tournament and they are improving each game. Winning the consolation championship, must have their confidence at a high level.”
“Of course Allen and Glodich have to be a focal point, but we will not overlook what Thrash and Sturgill do for this team. Coach Toney does a great job and will have them ready. The Herrin Tigers will be ready as well.”
Going into the EHT, I would have said that Herrin would beat the Redbirds by 15 points.  I am picking the Tigers to come out on top in a five point win.
HAMILTON COUNTY (3-9) at CHRISTOPHER(8-4)
If Tom Wheeler does not go to Massac to do the game with Jim Muir, I am naming tonight the Wheels Classic.
The Bearcats blew out Trico Tuesday night.  The Foxes won on a buzzer beater by Oakley Dial 55-52 over GEC opponent Carrier Mills. christopher-bearcats
The three prong attack of Kaeleb Pedigo, Jared Curry and Bradley Young will cause the Foxes some match-up problems.  If the Foxes play a zone, to stop Young and Curry’s dribble drive penetration Pedigo and Gabe Schimpf will shoot the lights out.  Pratt has played well beyond his years as a freshman.  I am curious who will guard Dial, my money is on Curry.mcleansboro
The Foxes are a veteran bunch along with Dial, Austin Potter, the Rapps (which gives them some size inside) Jake Whipple, and Matt Rubenacker seems like they have been in High School for seven or eight years now.  Kyle VanAbba had a good tournament at Eldorado.
This is a pesky team that plays like the “McLeansboro Foxes.” (Not a typo).  HamCo will give the Bearcats a good game.  They have lost three barn burners in a row.  I am going Chirstopher by eight.
HARDIN CO. (3-8)(2-2) at THOMPSONVILLE (1-3)(3-7)
Thompsonville had their best game in a while in a 47-44 loss at Galatia Tuesday night.  Hardin County casts the Demons out at win less Dongola last night 81-25.  Hardin County Coach Rodney lane says that is not a good measuring stick to see where they are at.  The game before that they lost to Vienna 61-44 in which four or five Cougars fouled out.  Coach Lane said they are going “to get off the bus and play” after their 75 mile trip coming from Elizabethtown.
tville-logo“Thompsonville Coach Pete Gordon had this to say about tonight’s contest, “We just need to play to our potential relax and play. We have been so tight, and need to  have fun. If we do that we will play well, and when we play well, we can compete with anyone.”
I see the Cougars coming out in a zone, which the Tigers have struggled with.  Hardin County has a very good back court in Cameron Shaw and 1,000 point scorer in his career, Tyler Winters.
Thompsonville’s back court of Cory Wilce, Tyson Kessler, and Jared Payne is a pretty good one too.
The biggest key is the battle down low tonight between Craig Hudson and Anthoney Darge.  Hudson is much more physical and Darge has developed into quite the shot blocker.
Freshman Corbin Fitch plays like a house a fire and Reed Raubach can come in off the bench and help bust the zone. hardin-county
Both teams have a lot back from last year and battled.  The Cougars came out on top in both but by one at E-town and in OT in the GEC tournament.
Hardin is about five points better on paper than the Tigers, but I smell an upset tonight.  The Cougars record is deceiving because they played a brutal schedule.
I am looking forward to going to my Alma Mater and seeing a good ball game.
BENTON (12-1)(3-0) at MASSAC COUNTY  (1-1)(4-4)
Benton lost a heart breaker to Pinckneyville in the Duster Thomas Hoops classic 59-53 in the championship game of the tourney.   As mentioned earlier, WF beat the Patriots by 15 in at Eldorado in both teams last outing.
benton-rangersThis is what Benton Coach Ron Winemiller had to say about tonights outing,  “It is a very tough place to go play. The number one reason it is a tough place to play is that the Patriots are always good and well coached. Roundtree can really catch and shoot and is as capable
of having a huge game as any guard we have played this year.”
“Thompson will create us some match up problems with his size and athleticism. There other guys do a great job of filling their rolls and making it difficult to help into the post because they can catch and shoot. It will be another tough road trip on a Friday night in the River.”massac-county
Massac has some holes because Noah Farmer and J.T Webber elected not to play because they signed letters of intents to play baseball for SIU.  Joe Hosman has been saying that he loves these kids but the team is not very deep.  He says he will play more zone this year than he has ever played in his coaching career.  I have heard Coach Hosman sing the blues before and win 20.  He is a class act that I love talking to.
In my notes, I had Isaiah Thompson giving the Rangers some problems.  Parker Williams has played very well down low.  I look for Timmy Henson or Austin Wills to do a very good job on Darius Roundtree.
I think Derek Oxford will have a good night.  Whether Coach Winemiller throws in Hamilton Page, Gehrig Winn, Blaine Pankey, or Cade Thomas into the mix, the depth of the Rangers will hurt Massac.
I am going with the Rangers by 12 tonight.
VIENNA (10-3)(3-0) at ZEIGLER-ROYALTON (0-2)(1-7)
The Eagles beat the Tornadoes 64-40 at home on their last time out.
viennaThis is what Vienna Coach Cory Waters had to say about tonight’s game.  “Last time we played ZR it was on Homecoming night and we had a lot of energy. We need to make sure we bring that same energy and work on being more disciplined on defense. They have some kids that can score and we need to make sure they don’t get in a rhythm.”
Zeigler-Royalton coach Matt Morgan gave me the following comments about tonight, “Vienna is an extremely deep team that brings a lot of athleticism to the game at every position. They guardz-r-logo-2 extremely well and use their athleticism on the offensive end to attack. It will be key for us to contain their dribble drive and force them to take contested shots. The key for us offensively will be moving the ball and valuing possessions. When we limit our turnovers we usually have good results.”
The Eagles have a good back court in Brandon Casey in Lucas Strickland.  So does Z-R in Steven Anderson and Brendan Whiting.  Vienna beat Sesser-Valier by 13 Tuesday night.  I see them making a run for the BDC west title.  I am going with the Eagles by 15 but the Tornadoes will show up ready to play and play hard.

 

Rangerettes get Road Victory at Massac County

benton-rangersMETROPOLIS- Benton only puts three in the scoring column, as the Rangerettes go on the road and pick up a 33-24 road win over the Massac County Lady Patriots.

Alexis Abney had 16 points in the post for the Rangerettes, Ally Gisher added 13.

The Rangerettes next game is at home on Monday night against a very good Herrin Lady Tigers team.

I had an incomplete box score so I apologize.

SCORE BY QUARTERS:

BENTON                      8    11    7    7 – 33

MASSAC COUNTY    6      4    7    7 – 24

Tuesday Night Basketball-1/3/17

Steve Dunford

My goal is to at least have a box score or a story from every girls or boys High School varsity game in the county.  Every day is a learning experience for me.  Speed and timeliness will come in time.

I might not be the best sports writer.  News is something new to me.  I want to keep everyone informed of the things around Franklin County to the best of my ability.

VIENNA 63  SESSER-VALIER 50

SESSER – Watching Ben Daine on film for the EHT, he is one of the most exciting and explosive players in the BDC west.  With Brandon Casey on the inside, Vienna could push for the conference crown.

I caught the post game show on WMIX last night.  It sounded like the Devils were cold from behind the arc.

Daine had 26 on the night to lead all scores.  Casey had 11.

Lukas Gunter led the Devils with 14.  Preston Launius added 13 on the night.

Sesser-Valier (5-8)(1-2) travels to Trico (0-2)(4-9) on Satruday, who took it on the chin against Christopher on Tuesday.

Vienna (10-3)(3-0) makes another trip to Franklin County as they go to Z-R Friday and the host the Goreville Blackcats on Saturday.

BOX SCORE:

VIENNA (63)  Daine 9 0 8-9 26; Casey 3 1 1-2 11; Strickland 2 0 4-7 8; Quintanna 3 0 2-2 8; Dahncke 1 0 3-4 5; Smith 2 0 0-0 4; Sneall 0 0 0-2 0; Hyde 0 0 1-2 1;

SESSER-VALIER (50)  L. Gunter 7 0 0-0 14; Launius 5 0 3-4 13; Farmer 3 1 0-0 9; Lance 3 0 0-0 6; Winchester 2 0 0-0 4; Gunter 1 0 0-0 2; Boles 1 0 0-0 2; Baxter 0 0 0-0 0

SCORE BY QUARTERS: 

VIENNA (10-3)(3-0)                  16     7   16    23 – 63

 SESSER-VALIER (5-8)(1-2)       12   15   12   11 –  50

CHRISTOPHER 73  TRICO  43 

This is a screen shot of an awesome dunk that Bradley Young had against Trico Tuesday night. My editing skills will improve-SD

This is a screen shot of an awesome dunk that Bradley Young had against Trico Tuesday night. My editing skills will improve-SD

CAMPBELL HILL- Kaleab Pedigo had a game high 26 points and Bradley Young had 22 as the Bearcats blew out the Pioneers at Campbell Hill.   Ryan Voght led the Pioneers with 12 points on the night.

The Bearcats improve to 8-4 on the season and 2-0 in the BDC West.  The Pioneers fall to 4-9 and 0-2 in the BDC West.

The Hamilton County Foxes come to Christopher Friday for a intra division Black Diamond contest.  The Sesser-Valier Red Devils make the trip to Trico on Saturday.

BOX SCORE:

CHRISTOPHER (73):  Pedigo 7 4 0-0 26; Young 7 2 2-3 22; Schimpf 3 2 0-0 12; Curry 4 0 1-3 9; Pratt 2 0 0-0 4; Snell 0 0 0-0 0; Dunford 0 0 0-0 0

TRICO (43)  Voght 0 4 0-2 12; Myerhoff 2 1 4-4 9; Bauersachs 3 0 2-2 8; Thies 4 0 0-0 8; Compton 0 1 0-0 2

SCORE BY QUARTERS:

CHRISTOHPER (8-4)(2-0)     23   19   19   12 – 73

TRICO (4-9)(0-2)                   13     9     7    14 – 43

CHESTER 67  ZEIGLER-ROYALTON 35

ZEIGLER – I did not have a box score for Chester that added up but Davonte Martin and Hefferman led all scorers with 14 and Jack Weir added 11 in the victory for the Yellow Jackets

Brendan Whiting led the Tornadoes with 14 on the night, Nolan Domenick added eight, Austin Bollinger had 6, Steven Andreson four, Cam Newton 3, and Bryce Leeper and  Dalton Humphrey added two.

CHESTER (10-4)(2-2)                            16   16   15   20 –  67

ZEIGLER-ROYALTON (1-7)(0-2)        10     2   15     8 –  35

BENTON 37 MURPHYSBORO 33 (GIRLS)

MURPHYSBORO-  The Rangerettes went on the road to pick up a big SIRR Ohio win.

Alexis Abney led the Rangerettes with 13 and Ally Gisher added 12.  Brasel led the Red Devils with 13

 BOX SCORE

BENTON (39)  Abney 5 2-2 12; Gischer 3 3-7 11; Pedigo 4 0-0 8; Wilcox 1 2-2 4; Zinzeletta 0 4-4 4

MURPHYSBORO (33)  Brasel 5 3-8 13; Jones 4 4-7 12; Walker 2 0-0 4; LaBrande 1 0-0 2; Jarett 1 0-0 2

BENTON                   8     7   5   13 – 39

MURPHYSBORO    8   11   9   11 – 33

Benton Rangers 7th in latest Class 3A poll

ihsaIn the latest AP boys’ statewide basketball rankings the Benton Rangers are ranked 7th in the state in Class 3A. Centraila also received votes. In Class 2A the Mt. Carmel Golden aces are ranked second, Teutopolis is sixth, and the Eldorado Eagles are 10th. Pinckneyville and Nashville received votes. In class 1A the Okawville Rockets are ranked second and Effingham St. Anthony is fourth. Please click on the link to read the entire state-wide poll.

Rangerettes fall in third place game in their own tourney

benton-rangersBENTON-  The Benton Rangerettes fall to the Mount Vernon Lady Rams 42-36 in their own Christmas Clalssic last night in the third place game.

Kaylee Pedigo led Benton with 16 on the night.  Ally Gisher added nine.

Lauren Heinzman led all scorers, leading the Lady Rams with 25.

The Rangerettes next game is at  home Tuesday night against the Murphysboro Lady Red Devils.

SCORE BY QUARTERS:  

Mt. VERNON     8   9    7   18-42

BENTON            8  10   8   10-36

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