Breese Central, East St. Louis get out-of-conference wins. Here’s a recap of 7 games.
The metro-east boys basketball season continued with a some close games Saturday night.
Here is a quick recap of the outcomes.
East St. Louis 74, Jefferson City 61
The Flyers stayed undefeated in non-conference play with 13-point win against the Jays.
Macaleab Rich led East St. Louis with 21 points and Antwan Robinson added 19 points.
Look ahead: East St. Louis (8-1) plays Hamiliton Heights at Caldwell County (Ky.) at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 22.
Castle, Indiana 66, Collinsville 39
The Kahoks lost by 25 points against the Knights of Castle, Indiana.
Jamorie Wysinger led Collinsville with 16 points.
Look ahead: Collinsville (7-4) visits Mater Dei at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 21.
Taylor Ridge Rockridge 59, Columbia 53
The Eagles led by two points heading into the fourth quarter but could not close out the victory against the Rockets.
Columbia’s Dylan Murphy’s 20 points was not enough to carry them over the hump.
Look ahead: Columbia (8-2) visits Roxana at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 20.
Breese Central 63, Altamont 42 (at Greenville)
The Cougars stay undefeated with a 21-point win against the Indians.
Look ahead: Breese Central (9-0) hosts Freeburg (6-3) at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 20.
Highland 66, Chatham Glenwood 55
The Bulldogs blww past the Titans with 11-point win.
Look ahead: Highland (7-3) visits Effingham at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 28.
Waterloo 45, St. Vincent 44
On Saturday evening, the Bulldogs won a close contest against the Indians.
Waterloo was led by Alex Stell with 18 points and Wyatt Fink with 14 points.
Look ahead: Waterloo (2-6) visits Jerseyville at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 20.
Mater Dei 56, Monticello 35 (at Greenville)
The Knights posted a 21-point victory against the Sages.
Connor Loepker and Drake Wagner led Mater Dei with 12 points apiece while Dalton Markus chipped in 10 points.
Look ahead: Mater Dei (4-3) hosts Collinsville at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 21.