Alton defeats Edwardsville; Highland tops Triad
Boys Basketball
Caldwell leads Alton past Edwardsville
Alton beat Edwardsville 55-50 in Southwestern Conference play.
Kevin Caldwell scored 15 points and was aided by Josh Rivers and Darrell Smith, who scored 10 points apiece.
The Tigers wasted a 31-point effort by senior Jack Marinko.
Alton (10-5) next plays Champaign Central at the Chick-fil-A Classic at Belleville East on Tuesday. Edwardsville (10-5) will play Thornton Fractional North in the Salem Tournament on Thursday.
Alton | 13 | 16 | 7 | 13 | — | 55 |
Edwardsville | 11 | 13 | 14 | 11 | — | 50 |
Alton (55):
Kevin Caldwell 15, Josh Rivers 10, Darrell Smith 10, Malik Smith 7, Donovan Clay 6, Charles Miller 6, Ahmad Sanders 1
Totals:
FG-20 (6 3-point FG) FT-9/20 PF-18.
Edwardsville (50):
Jack Marinko 31, Caleb Strohmeier 15, Malik Robinson 2, Jaylon Tuggle 2
Totals:
FG-17 (2 3-point FG) FT-14/26 PF-18.
Vashon hands East St. Louis a loss
Vashon convincingly beat East St. Louis 91-58.
East St. Louis (8-7) will be in action against O’Fallon on Friday. Vashon (8-2) will next play Bloomington on Monday.
Mater Dei falls to Effingham St. Anthony
Effingham St. Anthony beat Mater Dei 57-47.
St. Anthony was led by Adam Levitt, who scored 18 points.
Mater Dei (7-9) plays Granite City in the Nashville Invitational Tournament on Friday.
Mater Dei | 5 | 9 | 15 | 17 | — | 46 |
St. Anthony | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | — | 57 |
Mater Dei (46):
Jacob Schadegg 15, Caleb Zurliene 11, Kassen 8, Drew Dant 5, Grant Goebel 4, Garrett Foppe 3
Totals:
FG-18 (4 3-point FG) FT-6/10 PF-21.
Eff. St. Anthony (57):
Adam Levitt 18, Alex Besley 16, Alex Deters 13, Cade Walsh 5, Jack Nuxoll 3, Brandon Runge 2
Totals:
FG-22 (6 3-point FG) FT-7/13 PF-15.
Highland beats Triad
Highland defeated Triad in close game, 44-41.
Highland (11-5) will play Jerseyville on Monday. Triad (8-8) next plays Salem on Thursday.
Red Bud gets a conference win
Red Bud topped Lebanon 50-35 and remains at the top of the Cahokia Conference standings with a 6-1 league record.
Red Bud had three players score in the double figures. Blake Cowell led the charge with 14 points. Caleb Reichmann pitched in 13 points, and Griffin Ziebold had 10 points.
Lebanon (7-9) will play Taylorsville in the Litchfield Invitational Tournament on Saturday. Red Bud (10-5) will play New Athens on Monday, Jan. 23.
Red Bud | 16 | 9 | 10 | 15 | — | 50 |
Lebanon | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | — | 35 |
Red Bud (50):
Blake Cowell 14, Caleb Reichmann 13, Griffin Ziebold 10, Alex Birchler 9, Cory Fithian 2, Alex Sievers 2
Totals:
FG-15 (3 3-point FG) FT-17/27 PF-9.
Lebanon (35):
Derrick Guthrie 14, David Krumsieg 12, Brandon Goetter 4, Garrett Rappolee 3, Ayinde Bennett 2
Totals:
FG-14 (1 3-point FG) FT-6/10 PF-20.
Girls Basketball
Edwardsville cruises to another victory
Edwardsville continued its perfect season in dominant fashion Friday with its 80-22 win over Alton.
The Tigers were led by senior Myriah Noodel-Haywood, who scored 16 points. Several other Tigers had big performances as well. Quierra Love scored 14 points, while Kate Martin and Jaylen Townsend had 13 points apiece. Martin also had 10 rebounds. Rachel Pranger pitched in with 12 points.
With the win, Edwardsville stays firmly planted at the top of Southwestern Conference standings. Conference rival O’Fallon is second with a league record of 8-2.
Edwardsville (18-0) will be in action against St. Joseph’s on Wednesday. Alton (6-11) will play Granite City on Tuesday.
Alton | 6 | 3 | 11 | 2 | — | 22 |
Edwardsville | 18 | 21 | 18 | 23 | — | 80 |
Alton (22):
Totals:
FG-0 (0 3-point FG) FT-0/0 PF-0.
Edwardsville (80):
Myriah Noodel-Haywood 16, Quierra Love 14, Kate Martin 13, Jaylen Townsend 13, Rachel Pranger 12, Morgan Hulme 3, Lauren Taplin 3, Sydney Kolnsberg 2, Katelynne Roberts 2, Rachel Vinyard 2
Totals:
FG-30 (2 3-point FG) FT-18/24 PF-8.
This story was originally published January 12, 2018 at 11:03 PM with the headline "Alton defeats Edwardsville; Highland tops Triad."