The Salem Wildcats were outscored 12-0 in the opening quarter and dropped their 6th straight falling 49-28 at Richland County High School. The Cats trailed 23-8 at the halftime break and the Tigers pulled away for good with a 17-9 run in the 3rd quarter. Salem was led by Seth Bailey with 11 points but the Cats were just 8-of-32 from the field for 25%. The Tigers were balanced with 9 scoring including 6-8 freshmen Casey Thomann leading the way with 10, Zechariah Wease added 9 and 8 from Ian Winkler. The Cats are 1-8 as they host Freeburg to B.E. Gum on Friday night.
Salem JV improved to 2-3 with their 52-51 victory. Noah Nix had a huge bucket and foul late in the game, and Miking Ettress hit 2 free throws in the game’s final 10 seconds to give Salem a 3-point lead. The Tigers Arjay Keller hit a runner at the buzzer but it was a 2-pointer and Salem held on to win by 1. Nix and Ayden Rose had 16 each for Salem, Ettress added 13.
Boys Tuesday Scoreboard:
- Altamont 53 Carlyle 35
- Anna 51 Carterville 35
- Belleville East 64 Mater Dei 46
- Breese Central 70 Civic Memorial 65 (2 OT)
- Casey 52 Neoga 38
- Christopher 69 Waltonville 57
- Collinsville 50 Granite City 35
- Columbia 64 Steeleville 29
- Edwardsville 67 Cahokia 61
- Freeburg 61 Waterloo 49
- Goreville 62 Harrisburg 48
- Hamilton County 52 Fairfield 43
- Highland 77 Litchfield 40
- Jerseyville 55 Staunton 38
- Johnston City 62 Sesser 47
- Mahomet Seymour 74 Taylorville 52
- Mt Carmel 56 Flora 42
- Mt Zion 72 Normal West 57
- Nashville 50 Chester 31
- Newton 63 St Anthony 54
- Okawville 60 Greenville 41
- Pinckneyville 66 DuQuoin 43
- Red Bud 48 Wood River 39
- Robinson 78 Charleston 62
- Teutopolis 66 Effingham 38
- Trenton Wesclin 61 Sparta 57
