The Mount Vernon Rams defended their home court and took round 1 of possible 5 meetings between the two teams this season winning 51-40. The Orphans led 21-20 at half, and the Rams took a one point advantage to the fourth quarter.
Also last night, South Central got a bucket with less than 30 seconds left and held off Altamont to earn a home win over the Indians 40-38. Westin Neilson led the Cougars with 17.
Carlyle beat Sparta 69-35, Flora over Carmi 53-49, North Clay beat Newton 63-53, Patoka/Odin lost to Red Hill 67-60 and Woodlawn beat Christopher 45-30.
Scoreboard:
Althoff 68, Alton-Marquette 49
Alton 47, O’Fallon 41
Edwardsville 58, Belleville East 48
Belleville West 52, Granite City 28
Benton 57, DuQuoin 44
Bloomington CC 56, Teutopolis 49
Breese Central 58, Roxana 14
Cairo 63, Madison 53
Carlyle 69, Sparta 35
Casey-Westfield 68, Robinson 41
Chester 46, Okawville 43
Collinsville 68, East St Louis 63
Columbia 62, Salem 30
Crab Orchard 73, Galatia 66
Dieterich 58, CHBC 42
Eisenhower 51, Springfield SE 42
Elverado 49, Shawnee 28
Fairfield 61, Eldorado 49
Flora 53, Carmi 49
Freeburg 72, EAWR 39
Goreville 88, Joppa 39
Grayville 75, Sandoval 60
Greenville 63, Gillespie 40
Hardin County 61, Carrier-Mills 29
Harrisburg 62, Gallatin County 33
Herrin 56, Carterville 49
Highland 70, Jerseyville 53
Hillsboro 65, Carlinville 62
Jacksonville 55, Lincoln 46
Lawrenceville 62, Mt Carmel 35
Litchfield 57, Piasa-SW 38
Mahomet-Seymour 41, Effingham 37
Marion 50, Breese Mater Dei 43
Marshall 60, Paris 52
Mt Vernon 50, Centralia 41
Mulberry Grove 52, Father McGivney 43
Murphysboro 45, Massac Co 40
Nashville 51, Anna-Jonesboro 39
Sesser-Valier 66, NCOE 37
Neoga 39, Cumberland 23
Nokomis 53, Mt Olive 20
North Clay 63, Newton 53
North Mac 43, Vandalia 33
Peoria 74, Champaign Centennial 57
Pinckneyville 66, West Frankfort 29
Red Hill 67, Patoka/Odin 60
South Central 40, Altamont 38
Staunton 60, Pana 26
St Anthony 66, SEB 45
Steeleville 69, New Athens 68
Bethalto Civic 48, Triad 40
Trico 48, Johnston City 42
Tuscola 79, Urbana 13
Vienna 75, Z-R 35
Waterloo 50, Mascoutah 39
Wesclin 66, Red Bud 53
Woodlawn 45, Christopher 30
WSS 58, Shelbyville 56
