The Salem Wildcats won their first game of the year in taking the fifth-place game at the Lawrence Capitol Classic on Saturday. Salem defeated host Red Hill 60 to 39. Salem led all four quarters of the game. Salem was led in the game by Seth Bailey with 13 points.
Salem lost their first game on Saturday in the final pool play round to Mt. Carmel 66-31.
Salem is now 1-2 on the year and next plays at Newton on Tuesday in a game you can hear on WJBD-FM 100.1.
The Olney Tigers (3-0) defeated the Lawrenceville Indians 48-42 Saturday night to win the championship of the 33rd Lawrence County Capital Classic. Mt. Carmel beat Fairfield 72 to 33 to take third.
Earlier in the day, Fairfield beat Red Hill 72 to 44 to advance to the third-place contest.
OTHER BOYS PREP BASKETBALL
Belleville West 63, Mt. Zion 62
Breese Mater Dei 61, Lovejoy 43
Centralia 48, Gateway Legacy Christian Academy, Mo. 41
Champaign Centennial 63, Cahokia 54
Cisne 55, Georgetown La Salette 32
Cisne 56, Neoga 40
Fairfield 72, Red Hill 44
Pinckneyville 65, Okawville 36
Vandalia 79, Marshall 52
GIRLS PREP BASKETBALL
Breese Mater Dei 55, Waterloo 39
Freeburg 54, Mascoutah 42
Mount Vernon 79, Collinsville 71
Nashville 44, Benton 38
Okawville 55, Trenton Wesclin 32
