The Salem Lady Wildcats saw a 10 point lead with 4 minutes left in the 3rd quarter evaporate and they trailed for the first time in the game with just about 5 minutes left in the final quarter as Columbia came back to hand Salem a 50-46 loss at B.E. Gum. Sam Schmuke led the comeback for Columbia scoring 8 of her 15 in the final quarter and came up with 2 huge steals and scores late in the game. Salem got 16 from Jordan Kessler, but she went scoreless in the fourth. Kale Benjamin added 12 and Marah Johnson 8. The Lady Cats are 6-4 as they prepare to head to Newton on Monday.
The JV won again, this time a running clock win 50-22. Katee Sellers led Salem with 14, Quinn Wolfe and Brylee Pennypacker had 8 each.
Girls Scores:
Alton 30 O’Fallon 29
Breese Central 66 Roxana 23
Brownstown/St Elmo 68 Windsor/Stew-Stras 46
Carbondale 63 Paducah-Tilghman, Ky. 29
Casey 31 Red Hill 29
Collinsville 58 East St Louis 45
Columbia 50 Salem 46
DuQuoin 60 Goreville 28
Effingham 63 Mattoon 21
St Anthony 61 CHBC 18
Freeburg 48 EAWR 3
Granite City 33 Jacksonville 30
Hamilton County 68 Eldorado 17
Harrisburg 54 Benton 37
McGivney 67 Christ Our Rock 6
Mt Vernon 75 Marion 64
Nashville 86 Herrin 22
Neoga 53 OPH 38
Newton 51 Robinson 32
Paris 54 Olney 17
Pinckneyville 47 Marissa 29
Sesser 48 Christopher 27
Steeleville 43 New Athens 40
Trenton Wesclin 45 Red Bud 40 (OT)
Vienna 63 Massac County 20
