The biggest game of the season when it comes to the 2A Sub-sectional A that feeds into the Pinckneyville Sectional will occur Tuesday, February 7.

Breese Central will travel to Columbia for a Cahokia Conference Mississippi Division showdown that will decide the conference championship and the top-seed.

Both of these teams have played tough schedules to get to this point.

The initial contest between the two was snowed out back on December 23 and that game will be made up on February 16.

The Eagles have won all three of their tournaments this season while the Cougars have faced some brutal clubs in tough events.

Conference titles will also be determined in the SIRR River-to-River divisions.

Massac County and Herrin have another game to play at Herrin on February with both teams sitting at 5-1.

The Patriots and Tigers have split two games with Herrin winning big in the title game of the Eldorado Holiday Tournament and Massac winning the rematch at home six days later.

Carterville is two wins away from winning the Mississippi Division championship for the first time since they came into the league in 2010.

The Lions had a hiccup against Goreville at the Superman Classic but have responded with five straight wins, including a victory over Nashville.

The Carterville/Pinckneyville rematch is at Duster Thomas Gym coming up on February 16.

Newton won the Little Illini Conference tournament last Friday night, beating Richland County in the final on the Tigers' floor.

However, because of scheduling, they faced 3A Marion the next afternoon at the Pinckneyville Showcase and it wasn't pretty (68-47 loss) so the bloom didn't last long on the rose.

Their game at Teutopolis on Tuesday will likely determine the top-seed in the Sub-sectional A that feeds into the Newton Sectional.

Since the Wooden Shoes host one of the two regionals the Eagles could avoid T-Town until they would perhaps face them on their own floor.

The LIC regular season race isn't over yet.

Casey-Westfield is currently on top in the league and Mount Carmel is second.

The Warriors are a game in front of the Aces and the two will meet Friday at C-W.

Mount Carmel hasn't won a boy's varsity basketball conference championship since 1998-99 in the old North Egypt Conference.

Mounds Meridian can add another South Egyptian Conference championship to the trophy case with a win over Marion Agape Christian on February 10.

Since rejoining the SEC in 2009, the Bobcats have won or shared 14 regular season titles.

Centralia Christ Our Rock Lutheran has all but wrapped up the Midland Trial Conference championship in their final season in the league.

The two remaining games (Grayville, Sandoval) are a combined 16-27. Other than a road game at Alton Marquette, the Silver Stallions won't likely be tested until the regionals start.

Crab Orchard sits at 21-2 after winning the annual GEC tournament. The Trojans final conference game will be February 16 at Hardin County.

A win over the Cougars will complete a 7-0 run for the title which would be their first out-right championship since 2015.