(Photo by Greg Maxey)
The Salem Wildcats won their 2nd game in a row in exciting fashion over Columbia on Saturday. With the Cats down 1 in the final seconds, junior Caden Bee called ballgame with a 17 foot jumper with 2 seconds left.
Bee improved Salem to 3-5 overall and 3-3 in the Cahokia Conference. He finished with 14 and Haddon Lybarger added 13 with Kaleb Anthony scoring 9 off the bench. Jackson Holmes finished with a game-high 18 for the Eagles with Jonah James adding 11.
Salem returns to action tomorrow when they travel to Wesclin before going to Okawville on Thursday and Carlyle Saturday.
The South Central Cougars played twice on Saturday earning a pair of wins. They opened with a 54-30 win over visiting Sandoval. Keenin Willshire finished with 23 and Collin Miller 16 in the win. The Cougars improved to 6-2 on the year with a win over Patoka that night 60-29. Willshire had 19 and Miller 17 for SC. The Cougars have a National Trail showdown at Altamont today.
The Centralia Orphans knocked off Woodlawn 46-31. Kolby Wilmoth finished with game-high 17 for the Orphans. Corey Fleeman finished with 9.
Prep Boys Scores from Saturday:
- Altamont 61 Warrensburg-Latham 59
- Belleville East 39 Edwardsville 38
- Benton 55 Thomsponville 29
- Bethalto CM 61 Wood River 43
- Breese Central 51 Freeburg 30
- Brownstown/St Elmo 58 Palestine 42
- Carlinville 48 Staunton 40
- Christ Our Rock 64 McGivney 45
- East St Louis 62 Collinsville 32
- Edwards County 47 Bluford 33
- Effingham 80 Mt Zion 60
- Effingham St Anthony 35 Flora 23
- Fairfield 75 Wayne City 48
- Goreville 59 Christopher 48
- Granite City 60 Waterloo Gibault 41
- Hamilton County 64 Johnston City 35
- Harrisburg 45 Anna 30
- Lincoln 36 Mahomet 32
- Marshall 72 Chrisman 38
- Murphysboro 57 Carbondale 51
- Nashville 61 West Frankfort 25
- North Greene 49 Piasa 33
- North-Mac 63 Litchfield 25
- Okawville 71 Carlyle 46
- Pana 68 Mt Pulaski 36
- Pinckneyville 62 Cairo 48
- Red Bud 55 Dupo 40
- Sesser 60 Chester 46
- Teutopolis 51 Taylorville 44
- Windsor/SS 59 Cerro Gordo 41
- Zeigler 80 Crab Orchard 67
The Salem Lady Cats dropped their game Saturday at Columbia 60-54.
- Altamont 77 CHBC 62
- Arcola 57 Marshall 39
- Belleville West 64 Althoff 38
- Benton 41 Massac County 38
- Breese Central 42 Freeburg 31
- Centralia 49 Marion 9
- Charleston 52 Mattoon 50
- Mt Carmel 44 Flora 37
- Hamilton County 39 Johnston City 16
- Harrisburg 33 Herrin 30
- Mascoutah 53 Wood River 17
- Mt Vernon 54 Carbondale 28
- Neoga 49 Newton 35
- O’Fallon 65 Alton 25
- Paris 55 St Joseph Ogden 45
- Pinckneyville 58 Woodlawn 50
- Red Bud 50 Dupo 38
- Teutopolis 59 Taylorville 46
- Windsor/SS 43 Martinsville 25
