CLASS 1A
AT ST. ELMO
ST. ELMO 42, BEECHER CITY 33
Senior forward Garrett Bartels added nine points while Levi Maxey and Malachi Maxey netted eight points each as Coach Greg Feezel's club advanced.

Beasley, a 6-foot-4 senior, stepped up with four 3-pointers for St. Elmo (17-11) who will now take on top-seed Nokomis on Wednesday night.

Beecher City (13-14) closed its season with a loss, despite 10-points from Brandon Gardner, a 5-foot-8 junior.

Six-foot-one junior Brady Barnes added nine-points for Coach Jason Eirhart's group.

BC battled back with a 19-10 third quarter to take a 31-26 lead into the fourth quarter.

But the hosts outgunned Beecher City, 16-2 in the final countdown.

CLASS 1A
AT WOODLAWN
SOUTH CENTRAL 43, ODIN 34
This 6-foot-3 senior scored 18 of his points in the second half as Coach Rick Simmons' club hit 13-of-17 free throws in the contest, including 10-of-13 in the final frame.

Freshman Bret Harmeier added six points while senior Rudy Hablewitz tossed in five.

Dustin Quick, another freshman, scored 12-points for Odin (16-11) while sophomore Austin Perkins added nine.

CLASS 1A
AT ZEIGLER-ROYALTON
COBDEN 64, SHAWNEE 52
After losing to Shawnee on Saturday night, the Appleknockers turned the tables on the Redskins, advancing with a victory on Monday night in the first game.

Coach Rhett Barke's club got balanced scoring with five different players netting double-digits in points.

Six-foot-one senior Josh Aspen notched 16-points to lead the way while teammates Parker Flamm, J.C. Chapman and Tyler Lewey added 12-points apiece.

Nathan Sweitzer contributed 10-points in the win.

Cobden hit 19-of-26 free throws (73 percent) to improve to 11-13 on the season.

Shawnee (6-15) closed the book on its season with junior Aiden McMahan scoring 13 points while teammate senior Brandon Pind tossed home 10-points.

CLASS 2A
AT BREESE CENTRAL
WESCLIN 67, DUPO 48
The Warriors extended their season while closing the Tigers' campaign with a win in the opener at Breese.

Coach Andrew Wilson's Warriors got 21-points from 6-foot-5 junior forward Michael Klein and 17-points from 6-foot-3 junior Kyle Eversgerd in the triumph.

Another junior, 6-foot-5 Brady Kunz scored 13-points for Wesclin (10-18) as they will take on top-seed Carlyle on Tuesday night.

Dupo saw its season end at 9-20 with Jason Meagher and Jimmy Dickerson scoring 13 and 12-points receptively in the loss.

Wesclin roared out to a 35-18 halftime lead and coasted home.

CLASS 2A
AT ELDORADO
WEST FRANKFORT 61, ELDORADO 56
The Redbirds received 21-points from sophomore Braxton Koehl in the win as WF will now face top-seed Harrisburg in the semifinals.

Sophomore Christian Dunning added 14-points as the Redbirds improved to 9-16 overall.

The Eagles (11-19) season came to a halt with Dylan Lawrence and Tyler Deaton scoring 14-points each.

Joel Boulds and Dillon Street added 12 and 10-points for Coach T.J. Zurliene.

BENTON 68, VIENNA 60
The Rangers (10-20) advanced with a win over the Eagles in the second game at Eldorado.

Coach Ron Winemiller's team was topped by the one-two punch of senior Dylan Sheeks and junior Nathanael Higgins.

Sheeks topped all scorers with 26-points while Higgins added 23.

Vienna (3-25) finished its season with Quinnton Bent delivering 21-points.

CLASS 2A
AT MURPHYSBORO
MURPHYSBORO 48, ANNA-JONESBORO 38
The hosts made the most of their opening night with a win over the Wildcats.

Six-foot-two junior Anthony Hibbler netted 14-points for Coach Daryl Murphys' team while 5-foot-9 senior Jacob Baird added 13.

Kane Wilson added 10-points for Murphysboro (12-16).

Anna-Jonesboro (5-23) closed its season with a loss with 6-foot-6 junior Ben McFarland scoring 12-points and 6-foot-3 junior Tyler Vaughn added nine for Coach Mike Chamness.

Murphysboro will play host to Trico, the top-seed, on Tuesday.

CLASS 2A
AT NEWTON
MARSHALL 60, CUMBERLAND 35
The Lions (22-8) advanced to play top-seed Robinson with a win over LIC league mate Cumberland.

Coach Tom Brannon had his team topped by 6-foot-5 senior Taylor Maurer with 17-markers while 6-foot-2 senior Walker Berner added 15.

The Pirates (4-25) were led by senior Colton Ingram with 11-points.

CLASS 1A
AT DIETERICH
NEOGA 67, HUTSONVILLE-PALESTINE 47
The Indians rode the hot hand and rebounding of the Baker Boy's in their opening round win.

Michael Baker, a 6-foot-6 senior center, scored 10-points and hauled in 16-rebounds while Jake Baker, a 6-foot-1 junior, notched 28-points for Coach Clay Haurberg's Tribe who improved to 11-17 on the season while Hutsonville-Palestine saw its season close at 13-14.

Coach Travis Titsworth's Tigers were led by senior Dylan Webster with 14-points and senior Tyler Heflin with 10.

CLASS 2A
AT STAUNTON
PIASA SOUTHWESTERN 63, EAST ALTON-WOOD RIVER 51
The Birds improved to 11-17 with the win and now will face top-seed Roxana on Wednesday.

Six-foot-one senior Chris Catlett topped Southwestern with 13-points while Sosa and Blake Lawson, a 5-foot-9 sophomore, and Eric Sosa added 12-points each for Coach Jason Darr.

The Oilers (10-18) lost despite 14-points from 6-foot senior Kyle Kearby.

CARLINVILLE 64, GILLESPIE 49
The Cavaliers (19-11) continued their season behind 22-points from 6-foot junior Barry Stewart and 17-points from Kyle Kleeman.

The Miners (9-21) got 12-points each from Chris Halpin and Blake Peterson.

CLASS 2A
AT HILLSBORO
GREENVILLE 51, EFFINGHAM ST. ANTHONY 40
The Comets used a 20-9 third quarter push to take control of the opening round victory on Monday night.

Coach Todd Cantrill's team improved its mark to 11-18 with the win behind balanced scoring led by 6-foot-5 sophomore Tyler Hutchinson with 11-points.

Craig Faulkner added nine points while Will Schaufelberger tossed in eight.

Six-foot-three senior Jacob Schuette finished his high scoring career with 16-points as St. Anthony ended its season at 11-19.

HILLSBORO 56, LITCHFIELD 52
In a battle of South Central Conference rivals, the Hiltoppers topped the Purple Panthers, behind 6-foot senior guard Jeremy Tuetken who popped home 15-points.

Six-foot-eight sophomore Dylan Miller added 13-points for the 7-21 club.

Litchfield (15-15) saw its season end despite 14-points from Alex Hull and 13-points from Peter Cui.

CLASS 1A
AT WALTONVILLE
CHRISTOPHER 57, WEBBER TOWNSHIP 19
The Bearcats advanced to take on top seed Waltonville with a win over the Trojans on Monday.

Coach Eric Stallman's 'Cats were led by 18-points from Eric Young and 13-points from Tyler Atchison.

Webber (8-19) was led by Koaltin Dye with six points and Ty Henderson with five.