The Salem Wildcats overcame a slow offensive first half to pull away and blowout Vandalia 59-40 in the semifinals of the 2a Pana Regional. Caden Bee finished with 18 for the Wildcats. Salem will play the sub-sectional’s top seed and regional host Pana after they eliminated Litchfield 71-51 behind 30 points from Brenden Schoonover.
Also in 2a at Arthur, Teutopolis beat Shelbyville 68-36 and Newton over Paris 46-29. Nashville routed Red Bud at DuQuoin 64-33 and the hosts lost to Pinckneyville in overtime 67-57. At Greenville, the hosts upset 3rd seed Hillsboro 65-62 and Alton Marquette knocked off Wood River 47-34. At Robinson, the hosts dropped their game to Fairfield 50-45 and Mt Carmel over Flora 46-37. At West Frankfort, Murphysboro had no problem beating Johnston City 54-25 and Carterville routed Benton 50-33.
The Wesclin regional semifinals were moved to today with Breese Central and Althoff at 6pm followed by Mater Dei and Columbia at 7:30.
2a Boys Scores:
- At Eldorado – Massac County 57 Eldorado 53
- At Eldorado – Hamilton County 48 Vienna 47
In 1a regional semifinals, the SC Cougars survived and advanced to the Dieterich finals with a 47-44 win over Cisne in a tight game throughout. Keenin Willshire led SC with 18 points followed by Aidan Dodson with 12 and Ethan Watwood added 11. SC improves to 25-7 on the year and will play for the regional title against Altamont after they beat the host Maroons 51-37.
In other 1a regional action at Patoka, St Anthony moved into the finals with their 60-41 win over Christ Our Rock. Carlyle trailed late but came back to beat Nokomis 53-50. At Strasburg, Macon Meridian beat Casey 63-56 and Neoga over Windsor/Stew Stras 44-40.
The games at Woodlawn were moved to today with Steeleville and Webber at 6pm followed by Wayne City and Albion.
1a Regional Semifinals:
- At Elkville – Christopher 58 New Athens 45
- At Elkville – Sesser 50 Marissa 26
- At Hardin Calhoun – MEL 56 Raymond 28
- At Strasburg – Macon Meridian 63 Casey 56
- At Strasburg – Neoga 44 Windsor/SS 40
- At Gibault – Madison 84 Lovejoy 53
In 3a, Centralia held off a game Waterloo team 43-31 to advance to the Centralia Regional finals on Friday. The Orphans will get a 4th matchup with Mount Vernon after the Rams eliminated Herrin 50-43. The Orphans have won the first three matchups this season.
Also in 3a at Cahokia, East St Louis beat Triad 73-39 and Highland over Jerseyville 60-46. At Olney, the Tigers are still undefeated as they advance with a 55-47 win over Effingham. Chase Travis had 17 points and 7 rebounds for Olney in the win. The 2nd semifinal of Mascoutah and Marion was moved to tonight at 7pm.
3a Regionals Scores:
- At Mahomet – Lincoln 53 Urbana 49
- At Mahomet – Mahomet 55 Danville 53
The 4a regional semifinals at Granite City were moved to tonight featuring Collinsville and Belleville West followed by Belleville East and Granite City.
