The Salem Wildcats had a brief lead with just over 5 minutes left to play last night in Mount Vernon, but Navontae Nesbit Jr hit a big three on the next Rams possession and they would hold on to knock off Salem 52-46.
Salem’s Gavin Zimmermann hit 5 three pointers to score 15 points. Samuel Greene played very well, hitting a big 3 to give Salem the lead in the final quarter. The senior also had 15 points. Connor Tennyson chipped in with 10.
Nesbit led Mount Vernon with 19 and sophomore Cale Mauer hit some big shots in the 2nd half and played really good defense and finished with 13. Freshman Dave Barnes added 8.
The Wildcats fall to 5-12 as they prepare for a conference match up at Roxana on Friday. Mount Vernon improves to 12-4 and will host Carbondale in South7 play on Friday before traveling to Evansville Memorial on Saturday.
Boys Scores:
Alton Marquette 76 Hillsboro 48
Bluford 55 Woodlawn 38
Charleston 55 Casey 46
Christopher 61 Trico 45
Dieterich 64 Paris 51
East St Louis 56 Edwardsville 51
Effingham St Anthony 65 Robinson 38
Fairfield 51 Edwards County 34
Father McGivney 44 Valmeyer 36
Goreville 47 Gallatin County 35
Litchfield 83 Mount Olive 12
Mattoon 62 Pana 45
Mulberry Grove 73 Lebanon 55
O’Fallon 57 Belleville East 53
Olney 52 Effingham 26
Red Bud 57 Okawville 51 (2OT)
Rochester 65 Newton 44
Sparta 56 Marissa 47
St Elmo/Brownstown 69 OPH 47
Teutopolis 57 Monticello 44
Vienna 75 Sesser Valier 52
Waltonville 79 Crab Orchard 71
Windsor/Stew-Stras 41 Neoga 35
