ABV ARCHIVES 2006-07

Teutopolis vs. Maroa-Forsyth - IHSA Class A Semifinals
03-10-07
BY JACK BULLOCK
PEORIA - The state tournament championship run for Coach Ken Crawford and his Teutopolis Wooden Shoes came to a close on Saturday afternoon.
Maroa-Forsyth saw to that.
Spreading the floor and using their quickness to get to the basket .....

Teutopolis vs. Nashville - IHSA Class A Quarterfinals
03-09-07
BY JACK BULLOCK
PEORIA - It's the defense that wins the big games.
Teutopolis - on Friday afternoon at the Class A State Quarterfinals – frustrated and manhandled previously unbeaten and top-ranked Nashville on the defensive end and hit enough open shots to pull out a 43-38 shocker.....

Nashville vs. Teutopolis Preview
03-08-07
BY JACK BULLOCK
PEORIA - When Teutopolis (30-2) and Nashville (33-0) hook up on Friday afternoon in the quarterfinals of the IHSA Class A State Finals – it will pit two great schools, coaches and traditions that are familiar to fans across southern Illinois.

Nashville vs. Mount Carmel - Carbondale Supersectional
03-05-07
BY JACK BULLOCK
CARBONDALE - It is difficult to imagine Lucas O'Rear having a better day than he did Tuesday, March 6, 2007.
The 6-foot-7 senior forward for Nashville awoke to find out he was named first team All-State by the Associated Press.

ABV Supersectional Picks
03-05-07
BY JACK BULLOCK
The great horse race known around the state as “March Madness” has reached the stretch in Class A.
The many mentors left have gone to the whip (figuratively) and are bringing their colts toward the finish line.

Associated Press Class A All-State Team
03-02-07
PEORIA - Four Division I college recruits, including one repeat selection and one unanimous selection, help make up the first five on The Associated Press 2006-07 Class A boys basketball all-state teams, released Monday.

Nashville vs. Pinckneyville - Herrin Class A Sectional Final
03-02-07
BY JACK BULLOCK
HERRIN - The last time that the Nashville Hornets beat Pinckneyville three times in the same season was 1978.
That season the Hornets won the Class A state championship.
Coach Darin Lee hopes that Friday night's 52-43 win over the Panthers ...

St. Anthony vs. Olney - Olney East Richland Class A Sectional
02-28-07
BY JACK BULLOCK
OLNEY - Turning up the defensive pressure has always been a trade mark of the Effingham St. Anthony boy's basketball program.

On Wednesday night in the Olney East Richland Class A Sectional semifinals – the Bulldogs turned up the thermostat ...

West Frankfort vs. Mt. Carmel - Hamilton Co. Class A Sectional
02-27-07
BY JACK BULLOCK
MCLEANSBORO - How long had it been since the Mount Carmel Golden Aces won a boy's basketball sectional game?
Dwight David Eisenhower was president, Elvis Presley was still unknown ...

Newton vs. Teutopolis - Teutopolis Class A Regional Final
02-23-07
BY JACK BULLOCK
TEUTOPOLIS - The Ken Crawford Farewell Tour has just added another date.
Tuesday, February 27 at 7:30 pm at the Olney East Richland Class A Regional with a matchup against Vandalia.
Waltonville vs. Trico - Trico Class A Regional Semifinal
02-22-07
BY JACK BULLOCK
CAMPBELL HILL - In a game that came down to the final moments – Waltonville's Alex Owens became an unlikely hero.
And the moniker fit him well on a night when his Spartans could have easily ...
Woodlawn vs. Chester - Sparta Class A Regional
02-19-07
BY JACK BULLOCK
The drought is over. It had been seven seasons since the Chester Yellow Jackets had won a game in a Class A Boy's Basketball Regional.
Using its overall quickness – especially in the backcourt – Chester forced ...
Cairo @ Eldorado - Black Diamond Conference East
02-16-07
BY JACK BULLOCK
With senior leadership taking control during the mid-season the Eldorado Eagles put their best foot forward in a seven game winning streak that has them now sitting on top of the Black Diamond Conference ....
Grayville @ Woodlawn - Mid-South Conference
02-15-07
BY JACK BULLOCK
WOODLAWN - Coming into Mid-South Conference action Thursday night on the road against Woodlawn - Grayville Bison head coach Will Knight had seen his team shoot pretty well from the field in .....
Black Diamond Conference Shootout @ Trico
02-10-07
BY JACK BULLOCK
CAMPBELL HILL - Getting out to a great start in their game Saturday night, the Eldorado Eagles showed the kind of effort that head coach Greg Goodley hopes will carry into the next two weeks.
Effingham St. Anthony @ Teutopolis - NTC
02-06-07
BY JACK BULLOCK
TEUTOPOLIS - The St. Anthony Bulldogs have played against one of the toughest Class A schedules in the state this season and all of those battles have paid off in a late season run. On Tuesday night Coach Mike Wilson saw his team respond with a huge effort against its biggest rival.
Vienna vs. Nashville - Nashville Shootout
02-03-07
BY JACK BULLOCK
NASHVILLE - The top team in the ABV Carbondale Supersectional area rankings and number four in the Associated Press Class A poll showed Saturday night that they are much more than a one-man show.
Thompsonville @ Woodlawn - Mid-South Conference
02-01-07
BY JACK BULLOCK
WOODLAWN - It is a bit odd to see a boy's varsity basketball game on a Thursday night in Southern Illinois. While the rest of teams down south were getting ready for an important weekend of hoops, Woodlawn and Thompsonville hooked up on a cold evening in Mid-South Conference play.
Christopher vs. Waltonville - Waltonville Invitational
01-25-07
BY JACK BULLOCK
WALTONVILLE - In the history of the Waltonville/Woodlawn Invitational Tournament only once had the championship ever gone to another team other than the two hosts of this rotating event.
Galatia vs. Carrier Mills - GEC Tournament
01-26-07
BY JACK BULLOCK
HARRISBURG - Jeremiah Mitchell may never have a better night in his basketball career than he had on Friday night of the Greater Egyptian Conference ...
Woodlawn vs. Christopher - Waltonville Invitational
01-25-07
BY JACK BULLOCK
WALTONVILLE - It took all 32 minutes of play for the Christopher Bearcats to secure a victory over Woodlawn on Thursday night at the Waltonville Invitational Tournament.
Freeburg vs. Nashville - Nashville Invitational Tourney
01-20-07
BY JACK BULLOCK
NASHVILLE - Nashville’s Lucas O’Rear continues to improve and that is a dooming feeling to any team thinking of trying to keep the Hornets from ...
Cairo vs. Carlyle - Benton Invitational Tournament
01-19-07
BY JACK BULLOCK
BENTON - For head coach Andy Palmer and his Carlyle Indians the road to the final day of the 34th Annual Benton Invitational Tournament started out bumpy ...
Harrisburg vs. Carmi-White County - CWCIT
01-16-07
BY JACK BULLOCK
CARMI - Coming off of a couple of tough conference losses to Herrin and Massac County and clearly not playing their best basketball of the season ...
Benton vs. Cairo - Benton Invitational Tourney
01-15-07
BY JACK BULLOCK
BENTON - Have you ever seen a team commit 24 turnovers in a game and still come out victorious?
Okawville vs. M-E Lutheran - Centralia Shootout
01-13-07
BY JACK BULLOCK
CENTRALIA - To say that the first quarter of the Okawville/Metro-East Lutheran game was sort of ugly would be like saying Rush Limbaugh is sort ...
Carterville @ Zeigler-Royalton - BDC West Division
01-12-07
BY JACK BULLOCK
ZEIGLER - Zeigler-Royalton freshman Tyler Mitchell will undoubtedly collect a lot of clippings for his scrapbook in his present and future of varsity basketball but he will be hard-pressed ...
Waltonville @ Webber Township - Mid-South Conference
01-09-07
BY JACK BULLOCK
BLUFORD - Coach Lance Boldt and his Webber Township Trojans tried to avoid the inevitable beat down most were expecting when they took on Mid-South Conference leader Waltonville at home...
West Franfort @ Eldorado - Non-Conference
01-06-07
BY JACK BULLOCK
ELDORADO - Coach Greg Goodley was hoping that his Eldorado Eagles would rebound from a tough 53-41 loss Friday night at Carmi-White County in .....
Wayne City @ Woodlawn - Mid-South Conference
01-05-07
BY JACK BULLOCK
WOODLAWN - It took nearly the entire 32 minutes of Friday night’s Mid-South Conference between Woodlawn and Wayne City to decide the winner ...
Vienna vs. Sparta - S-V Tourney Championship
12-30-06
BY JACK BULLOCK
SESSER - The Sesser-Valier Holiday Tournament doesn’t give out a Most Valuable Player, just an all-tournament team.
Vienna vs. Marissa-Coulterville - S-V Tourney
12-29-06
BY JACK BULLOCK
SESSER - Heading into its semifinal game against Vienna Friday afternoon, Coach Andy Johnson knew his Marissa-Coulterville Meteors would have to shoot the ball well and keep the mistakes down if they ....
Fairfield vs. Century - Eldorado Holiday Tourney
12-28-06
BY JACK BULLOCK
ELDORADO - Heading into the opening game of the 42nd Annual Eldorado Holiday Tournament, Fairfield head coach Scott McElravy turned to his veteran ...

Galatia vs. New Athens - S-V Holiday Tourney
12-27-06
BY JACK BULLOCK
SESSER - Galatia head coach Rod Wallace has a couple of very good players that the fans of the Sesser-Valier Holiday Tournament need to lend a watchful eye ...
Waltonville @ Hamliton County
12-19-06
BY JACK BULLOCK
MCLEANSBORO - An average game with a classic finish, the Waltonville/Hamilton County game on Tuesday night will go down as a lost opportunity for the visiting Spartans.
Farina South Central vs. Altamont - St. Elmo Tournament
12-16-06
BY JACK BULLOCK
ST. ELMO - The South Central Cougars love the hardware and on Saturday night they added some to their already bulging trophy case.
Meridian @ Vienna - South Egyptian Conference
12-15-06
BY JACK BULLOCK
VIENNA - It took just a three-minute stretch in the third quarter to separate the host Vienna Eagles from their conference nemesis Meridian in a battle for ...
Crab Orchard vs. Thompsonville - WC Holiday Tournament
12-14-06
BY JACK BULLOCK
WAYNE CITY - In the storied history of the Conrad Allen Wayne City Holiday Tournament, the Crab Orchard Trojans have played in a total of four ..

Thompsonville vs. Patoka - Wayne City Holiday Tournament
12-11-06
BY JACK BULLOCK
WAYNE CITY - Most coaches like to see their team jump out to an early lead and maintain its advantage and intensity throughout the full 32 minutes of action.
Du Quoin @ Harrisburg - Non-Conference
12-09-06
BY JACK BULLOCK
HARRISBURG - On Saturday night at Davenport Gym, the host Harrisburg Bulldogs accomplished one of their nightly goals; keep the their opponents off ...
Massac County @ Benton - SIRR Ohio Division
12-08-06
BY JACK BULLOCK
BENTON - There have been some great comebacks in the history of high school basketball. And then there was the one that happen on Friday night ...
Windsor @ Altamont - National Trail Conference
12-05-06
BY JACK BULLOCK
ALTAMONT - It didn’t take the Altamont Indians long to put enough points on the board to defend their home court in a National Trail Conference matchup with Windsor Tuesday night.
Trico Pioneer Invitational
12-02-06
BY JACK BULLOCK
CAMPBELL HILL - It took Coach Shane Hawkins’ Trico club a few minutes to get rolling in the final game of their own Pioneer Invitational Tournament. Exactly seven minutes and forty-two seconds.
Effingham vs. Vandalia - St. Anthony Thanksgiving Tourney
11-25-06
BY JACK BULLOCK
EFFINGHAM - Using patience on offense and playing hard-nosed defense has worked since James Naismith hung up his first peach basket .....
Galatia vs. Grayville - Grayville Thanksgiving Tourney
11-24-06
BY JACK BULLOCK
GRAYVILLE - Not many times will a team ever shoot 35 percent from the field win games against Galatia and Coach Rod Wallace.When the Bearcats sat back .....
Christopher vs. Sesser-Valier - Christopher Turkey Tourney
11-22-06
BY JACK BULLOCK
CHRISTOPHER - The adage in sports is that the one that makes the least mistakes will usually win the game.
Crab Orchard vs. Dongola - Crab Orchard Turkey Tourney
11-21-06
BY JACK BULLOCK
CRAB ORCHARD - On Tuesday night at the Crab Orchard Turkey Tourney the Dongola Demons, despite a supreme effort, couldn’t overcome 27 turnovers in its battle with the host Trojans. 
Sesser-Valier vs. Egyptian - Christopher Turkey Tourney
11-20-06
BY JACK BULLOCK
CHRISTOPHER - The Sesser-Valier Red Devils started their basketball season with a result that unusual the previous two seasons.
In the opening game of the 32nd ....