CLASS 1A
AT ALTAMONT
ST. ELMO 43, ALTAMONT 34
Coach Greg Feezel's Eagles won back-to-back regional championships for the first time in school history with the win over the host Indians on Friday night.

Conner Beasley netted a team-high 15-points while teammate Blake Pruett added eight markers in the low scoring affair.

Altamont saw its season close at 16-12 despite 16-points from Cody Drone and eight points from Mason Muchow.

The Eagles improved to 22-7 on the year and will face Woodlawn in the Class 1A Red Hill Sectional on Wednesday night in a rematch of last season's Altamont Sectional.

Altamont (34) – Ziegler 1 0 0-0 2, Hooks 1 0 0-0 2, Wolff 0 0 0-0 0, Kuhns 0 0 0-0 0, Gordon 0 2 0-0 6, Drone 2 3 3-3 16, Muchow 4 0 0-3 8, Hybarger 0 0 0-0 0.
2FG-8, 3FG-5, FT-3-6, PF-13.
St. Elmo (43) – Beasley 2 3 2-4 15, Sperry 2 0 2-2 6, Schaal 0 1 0-1 3, Maxey 0 0 0-0 0, Pruett 2 0 4-4 8, Scholes 1 1 0-0 5, Mansker 3 0 0-2 6.
2FG-10, 3FG-5, FT-8-13, PF-10.
Fouled Out – Drone, Altamont.
Technical Fouls – None.

AT CRAB ORCHARD
CRAB ORCHARD 64, GOREVILLE 48
The Trojans grabbed their second consecutive regional title with a win over the Black Diamond Conference West Division champion Blackcats, behind four players in double-figures.

Coach Jon Brown's club improved to 28-2 on the season behind 18-points from guard Drew Johnson and 17-points from Caleb Perry.

Six-foot-five senior Ben Kissing added 14-points for the Trojans while Coty Weece hit three 3-pointers and finished with 13.

Crab Orchard jumped out to a 23-14 lead at the end of the first quarter and held off several rallies from the top seeded 'Cats.

Coach Todd Tripp's squad saw its season end at 21-8 with Nathan Webb scoring 17-points in defeat.

Crab Orchard will now face Sesser-Valier on Wednesday night at the Gallatin County Class 1A Sectional.

Forced to foul in the fourth quarter, Goreville paraded the Trojans to the line and Crab Orchard hit 18-of-25 foul shots in the last eight minutes to seal the win.

Crab Orchard (64) – Johnson 3 1 7-11 18, Wece 2 3 0-2 13, Kissing 4 0 6-10 14, Perry 2 2 7-9 17, Arnold 0 0 0-0 0, Bailey 1 0 0-0 2, Emery 0 0 0-0 0, McCree 0 0 0-0 0, Marks 0 0 0-0 0, Deaton 0 0 0-0 0, Ray 0 0 0-0 0, Galloway 0 0 0-0 0, Tarlton 0 0 0-0 0.
2FG-12, 3FG-6, FT-22-32, PF-15.
Goreville (48) – Tripp 0 0 0-0 0, Gray 0 0 1-2 1, Messmer 0 0 0-0 0, Shadowens 0 0 0-0 0, Webb 6 1 2-2 17, Cavins 2 0 2-3 6, Patterson 0 0 0-0 0, Herron 0 0 0-0 0, Snell 2 0 0-0 4, Taborn 0 0 0-0 0, Russell 2 1 2-2 9, Andros 4 0 1-1 9, Brown 1 0 0-0 2.
2FG-17, 3FG-2, FT-8-10, PF-27.
Fouled Out – Tripp, Goreville; Gray, Goreville; Cavins, Goreville.
Technical Fouls – None.

AT HUTSONVILLE-PALESTINE
OBLONG 62, RED HILL 52
For the first time since 1959, the Oblong Panthers won a boy's basketball regional title.

Thanks to the stellar play of 6-foot-3 forward Anthony Johnson, Coach Brent Harper's club advanced to the Red Hill Class 1A Sectional with the win over the Salukis.

Johnson exploded for 34-points Friday night as the Panthers improved to 20-9 on the season with the win. Johnson was "money" from the foul line as he connected on 18-of-21 free throws.

Jordan Harris chipped in eight points for Oblong, who will face Cowden-Herrick on Tuesday night at Red Hill.

Coach Bryan Havill's Salukis, after having dispatched top-seed Hutsonville-Palestine in the semifinals, couldn't overcome the Panthers despite four players notching double-figures in scoring.

Kale Whittaker led Red Hill (10-19) with 15-points while Tanner Seitzinger and Cameron Lawson added 12 each. Zach Marshall pitched in ten points in the loss.

The Salukis can point to an 11-25 effort from the foul line as a major factor in their season coming to a halt.

Red Hill (52) – Marshall 1 2 2-2 10, Allen 0 0 0-0 0, Seitzinger 5 0 2-4 12, Whittaker 3 1 6-11 15, Lawson 6 0 0-5 12, Young 1 0 1-3 3.
2FG-16, 3FG-3, FT-11-25, PF-24.
Oblong (62) – Richardson 1 0 1-2 3, Meese 2 0 0-1 4, Johnson 8 0 18-21 34, Knollenberg 2 0 1-3 5, Cheek 2 0 2-3 8, Morecraft 2 0 0-0 4.
2FG-20, 3FG-0, FT-22-30, PF-21.
Fouled Out – Whittaker, Red Hill; Lawson, Red Hill; Young, Red Hill.
Technical Fouls – Red Hill Bench.

AT MOUNDS MERIDIAN
MOUNDS MERIDIAN 76, CAIRO 58
The ABV Preseason number one team and current top-ranked team in the state took care of rival Cairo on Friday night at home to win its regional title to advance to the Gallatin County 1A Sectional.

Coach Jeff Mandrell's Bobcats roared out to a 52-28 halftime lead and cruised home to improve to 26-2 on the season.

Joshua Jones netted 19-points while teammate Demarko Ransom added 18 for Meridian, who led throughout.

Cameron Ballard and Jerry Johnson added 11 and 10-points respectively for Meridian, who nailed five first half 3-pointers, including three by Ransom.

Cairo (13-14) got 13-points from Devaunte Johnson in the loss.

Cairo (58) – Williams 2 0 1-3 5, Jackson 0 0 0-0 0, Childs 3 0 5-11 11, Taylor 1 0 0-2 8, D Johnson 2 3 0-0 13, F. Johnson 0 1 0-0 3, McIntosh1 0 0-0 2, C. Johnson 4 0 2-6 10, Cruthird 3 0 0-2 6.
2FG-16, 3FG-6, FT-8-24, PF-20.
Mounds Meridian (76) – Weldon 0 0 0-0 0, Ransom 3 3 3-4 18, Schoffner 1 0 1-2 3, Johnson 3 1 1-2 10, Ballard 4 0 3-4 11, Vasser 0 0 0-0 0, Young 0 0 0-0 0, Powell 0 0 0-0 0, Davis 2 0 3-5 7, Jones 7 1 2-4 19, Steele 1 0 0-0 2, McClellan 2 0 0-2 4, Moore 1 0 0-0 2, Edwards 0 0 0-0 0.
2FG-24, 3FG-5, FT-13-24, PF-17.
Fouled Out – None.
Technical Fouls – None.

AT STEELEVILLE
SESSER-VALIER 44, NEW ATHENS 34
The Red Devils won their second Class 1A Regional title in three years with a win Friday night at Steeleville behind 13-points from senior forward Tim Witcher's 13-points.

Coach Chip Basso saw his team struggle from the foul line (8-of-16) but hit 7-of-10 in the fourth quarter when it counted the most.

Kyle Stanley also netted 13-points in the win.

Justin Kulich added eight points for S-V, who advanced to the Gallatin County Sectional where they will face Crab Orchard on Wednesday night.

New Athens (15-13) closed its season with sophomore forward Tyler Meyer leading the Yellow Jackets with 12-points.

New Athens (34) – Hepp 1 0 0-0 2, Griffin 0 1 0-0 0, Wacker 0 0 2-2 2, Ozier 0 0 0-0 0, Stolte 0 0 0-0 0, Marlow 0 0 0-0 0, Ragland 2 1 1-2 8, Deutsch 0 0 0-0 0, Ingles 1 1 2-2 7, Meyer 5 0 2-2 12, Laumbattus 0 0 0-0 0.
2FG-9, 3FG-3, FT-7-8, PF-17.
Sesser-Valier (44) – Stanley 5 0 3-6 13, Lingle 0 0 0-0 0, Guenter 0 0 0-0 0, Jenkins 0 0 0-0 0, Baxter 0 0 0-0 0,, Hoffard 0 0 0-0 0, Kulich 4 0 0-3 8, Witcher 5 0 3-4 13, Vercellino 1 0 2-2 4, Hood 0 0 0-0 0, Rock 0 0 0-1 0, Dorris 3 0 0-0 6, Marlo 0 0 0-0 0.
2FG-18, 3FG-0, FT-8-16, PF-13.
Fouled Out – None.
Technical Fouls – None.

AT STEWARDSON-STRASBURG
COWDEN-HERRICK 53, STEWARDSON-STRASBURG 46
The Hornets, who shocked the regional setup at Stew-Stras on Tuesday night by topping top-seeded Dieterich, took care of business on Friday night as they bested the host Comets to take home the school's first ever boy's basketball regional crown.

Coach Brett Boehm's club got 26-points from jalen Hovis, including 14 in the fourth quarter as C-H held on for the win.

Luke Moore added 11-points for Cowden-Herrick (17-12) while teammate Derrick Knearem pitched in nine.

The Comets (13-15) got 13-points from Nicholas Ferris and 11-points each from Zach Rincker and Austin Carson.

The Hornets could have put the game away much earlier if they had done a better job at the foul line (16-of-32).

Cowden-Herrick (53) – Moore 1 1 6-11 11, Knearem 0 2 3-4 9, Hovis 11 0 4-11 26, Mitchell 0 0 0-0 0, S. Barnes 0 0 1-2 1, Brady Barnes 0 0 1-2 1, Bryce Barnes 2 0 1-2 5.
2FG-14, 3FG-3, FT-16-32, PF-14.
Stewardson-strasburg (46) – Rincker 2 1 4-7 11, Becker 3 0 0-0 6, Ferris 4 1 2-4 13, Vonderheide 0 0 0-0 0, Carson 4 1 0-0 11, Mathis 1 0 0-0 2, Fulk 1 0 1-2 3.
2FG-15, 3FG-3, FT-7-13, PF-19.
Fouled Out – Becker, Stewardson-Strasburg.
Technical Fouls – Mitchell, Cowden-Herrick.

AT HARDIN CALHOUN
CARROLLTON 79, METRO-EAST LUTHERAN 60
The Hawks won the Hardin Calhoun Class 1A Regional title on Friday night behind 22-points from Tyler Watson.

Carrollton advanced to play Franklin on Tuesday night at the Nokomis Sectional with Jordan Harr netting 15-points while Mike Fraley and Joey Coonrod added 12 and 10

The Knights and head coach Tim Reeb (19-13) got 20-points from Nick Hoff.

Carrolton closed the book on the MEL season from the foul line, nailing 21-for-29 attempts.

Coach Jeff Krumwiede saw his team sprint out to a 40-19 halftime edge and were never threatened in the victory.

Jacob Fanshier added 12-points while Tyler Moore added 11-points. Brandon Niemeier hit three 3-pointers and finished with 10-points for the Knights.

Metro-East Lutheran (60) – Keirn 0 1 2-2 5, Hoff 6 0 8-11 20, Niemeier 0 3 1-1 10, Engelke 0 0 0-0 0, Moore 5 0 1-6 11, Fanshier 0 3 3-4 12, Roderick 01 0 0-0 2, Horton 0 0 0-0 0, Jace Dumont 0 0 0-0 0.
2FG-11, 3FG-7, FT-16-24, PF-26.
Carrollton (79) – Harr 5 0 5-8 15, Palan 1 0 4-6 6, Fraley 1 1 7-8 12, Watson 6 2 4-4 22, Duba 3 0 0-0 6, Coonrod 5 0 0-2 10, Kraut 2 1 1-1 8.
2FG-23, 3FG-4, FT-21-29, PF-18.
Fouled Out – Horton, Metro-East Lutheran; Harr, Carrollton.
Technical Fouls – None.

AT WATERLOO GIBAULT CATHOLIC
MADISON 54, OKAWVILLE 50 (2OT)
The Rockets dream season ended in nightmarish fashion as Madison, led by 18-points from Sterling Harrell, upset the state-ranked and top-seeded Okawville squad in double-overtime to win the Gibault Regional.

Cory Hardin added 15-points for the Trojans, who improved to 19-8 on the season and will now face Nokomis at the Nokomis 1A Sectional on Wednesday night.

Jeremy Weeke paced the Rockets (26-6) with a game-best 25-points while Taylor Walton added 13.

Okawville could have iced away the win but were just 16-of-26 from the foul line.

After leading 24-18 at halftime, the Rockets managed just 25-points in the next 24 minutes of play.

Madison (54) – T. Wright 1 0 0-2 2, Hardin 5 1 2-2 15, Bourney 3 0 1-2 7, Gregory 5 0 0-3 10, Gines 1 0 0-0 2, Harrell 7 0 4-9 18, Kirkwood 0 0 0-0 0.
2FG-22, 3FG-1, FT-7-18, PF-20.
Okawville (50) – Obermeier 0 0 0-0 0, Brammeier 0 0 1-2 1, Weeke 6 1 10-12 25, Walton 4 1 2-6 13, Holtgrave 1 0 0-1 2, Blumhorst 0 0 0-0 0, Schwankhaus 0 0 0-0 0, Buss 3 0 3-5 9.
2FG-14, 3FG-2, FT-16-26, PF-16.
Fouled Out – Kirkwood, Madison; Wright, Madison.
Technical Fouls – None.

AT HARDIN CALHOUN
CARROLLTON 79, METRO-EAST LUTHERAN 60
The Hawks won the Hardin Calhoun Class 1A Regional title on Friday night behind 22-points from Tyler Watson.

Carrollton advanced to play Franklin on Tuesday night at the Nokomis Sectional with Jordan Harr netting 15-points while Mike Fraley and Joey Coonrod added 12 and 10

The Knights and head coach Tim Reeb (19-13) got 20-points from Nick Hoff.

Carrolton closed the book on the MEL season from the foul line, nailing 21-for-29 attempts.

Coach Jeff Krumwiede saw his team sprint out to a 40-19 halftime edge and were never threatened in the victory.

Jacob Fanshier added 12-points while Tyler Moore added 11-points. Brandon Niemeier hit three 3-pointers and finished with 10-points for the Knights.

Metro-East Lutheran (60) – Keirn 0 1 2-2 5, Hoff 6 0 8-11 20, Niemeier 0 3 1-1 10, Engelke 0 0 0-0 0, Moore 5 0 1-6 11, Fanshier 0 3 3-4 12, Roderick 01 0 0-0 2, Horton 0 0 0-0 0, Jace Dumont 0 0 0-0 0.
2FG-11, 3FG-7, FT-16-24, PF-26.
Carrollton (79) – Harr 5 0 5-8 15, Palan 1 0 4-6 6, Fraley 1 1 7-8 12, Watson 6 2 4-4 22, Duba 3 0 0-0 6, Coonrod 5 0 0-2 10, Kraut 2 1 1-1 8.
2FG-23, 3FG-4, FT-21-29, PF-18.
Fouled Out – Horton, Metro-East Lutheran; Harr, Carrollton.
Technical Fouls – None.

AT WAYNE CITY
WOODLAWN 58, SANDOVAL 28
The Cardinals rolled past the Hawks to nab their school's unprecedented fifth consecutive boy's basketball regional championship behind Christian Hollenkamp with 18-points and 13-points from Gabe Owens.

AJ Webb added 10-points for Coach Shane Witzel's 24-5 club that will now face St. Elmo Wednesday night at the Red Hill Sectional.

Woodlawn shut down high-scoring senior guard Warren Jones, holding the 6-foot-2 senior to just eight points, more than 22-points below his seasonal average.

The Cardinals pulled away in the second half for the triumph while the banner campaign at Sandoval closed at 23-7 with Jacob Wooters leading the way with 11-points.

Sandoval (28) - Marcketti 1 0-0 2, Gore 0 0 0-1 0, Jones 3 0 2-5 8, Wooters 5 0 1-3 11, Michael 1 0 0-0 2, Jourdan 0 0 1-2 1, Graham 2 0 0-0 4.
2FG-11, 3FG-0, FT-4-11, PF-23.
Woodlawn (58) - Owens 2 2 3-6 13, Webb 1 1 5-7 10, Hollenkamp 5 0 8-11 18, Harlow 4 0 0-3 8, Hapeman 0 1 0-0 3, Phelps 0 1 1-2 4, Kennedy 0 0-2 0, Sanders 1 0-0 2.
2FG-13, 3FG-5, FT-17-31, PF-17.
Fouled Out - Jones, Sandoval; Wooters, Sandoval.
Technical Fouls - Sandoval Bench (2).

AT NORRIS CITY-OMAHA-ENFIELD
GALLATIN COUNTY 57, CARRIER MILLS 48
Seven-foot junior center Andrew Drone scored 25-points and grabbed 11-rebounds as the Hawks made it back-to-back regional titles with a win over GEC rival Carrier Mills.

Coach Radar Patton's club rallied from a 27-24 halftime deficit by outscoring the Wildcats 20-10 in the third quarter.

Andrew Cox added 13-points while Patrick Lowe contributed 10-points for the Hawks who improved to 20-8 on the season.

Two Carrier Mills' seniors, Jordan Walker and Gabe Morgan, closed out their prep careers with 13 and 10-points.

Coach Mark Motsinger's Wildcats bowed out at 19-10.

Carrier Mills (48) - Crim 1 0 3-4 5, Morgan 4 0 2-6 10, Walker 5 0 3-6 13, Bailey 2 0 1-2 5, C. Taborn 3 0 4-7 10, D. Taborn 1 1 0-0 5.
2FG-11, 3FG-0, FT-4-11.
Gallatin County (57) - Aud 0 2 0-0 6, Hish 1 0 1-2 3, Drone 12 0 1-1 25, Lowe 5 0 0-0 10, Cox 6 0 1-1 13.
2FG-13, 3FG-5, FT-17-31.