CLASS 1A
AT MOUNDS MERIDIAN
MOUNDS MERIDIAN 68, EGYPTIAN 61
Long time rivals Pharaohs and Bobcats squared off on Saturday night with Meridian winning their fifth consecutive regional title, holding off a rally from Egyptian to claim the crown in a contest that was delayed by weather and a incident on Wednesday night after the Cairo-Meridian game.

The Bobcats' head coach Jeff Mandrell got the best of his brother, Egyptian mentor Matt Mandrell, to advance to the Hardin County 1A Regional on Tuesday night where they will face old rival Goreville.

Joshua Jones and Michael Schoffner each scored 18-points and David Davis scored 16-points as the Bobcats improved to 24-6 on the season.

The Pharaohs nearly pulled the upset as their high scoring tandem of Justin Prewitt and Devantae Price came up big.

Prewitt scored 30-points to lead all scorers while Price finished with 23.

The problem for the Pharaohs was that only two other players (eight points total) scored for Egyptian as they ended there season at 18-9.

Jones scored 16 of his points in the second half as he helped hold off the Egyptian rally.

Trailing 32-22 at halftime, the Pharaohs climbed back into the contest behind Prewitt and Price.

But the rally fell short as Meridian hit 6-of-8 free throws in the fourth quarter.

CLASS 1A
AT ZEIGLER-ROYALTON
GOREVILLE 75, ZEIGLER-ROYALTON 43
The Blackcats removed all doubt about the outcome of the regional title game on Saturday night with a 33-point third quarter, breaking away from the upset-minded hosts to win their regional title to improve to an outstanding 27-4.

Zeke Snell, a 6-foot-4 junior forward, made the Tornadoes pay with a big effort in the paint for 21-points.

J.T. Russell added 16-points, which included three 3-pointers as this 6-foot-4 senior forward continues his hot shooting from the end of the regular season.

Six-foot-three senior Dayton Tripp added 12-points to the mix, as the Blackcats beat Z-R for the third time this season and claimed the program's first regional title since 2006.

Coach Todd Tripp got another good performance from his bench as Kyefer Cavins came in and did some damage to the Tornadoes with eight points.

Snell netted 15 of his points in the third quarter as the Blackcats turned a 26-12 halftime lead into a 59-28 lead after three quarters of play.

Zeigler-Royalton ended its season at 17-14 with the loss with Nick McPhail leading the Tornadoes with 19-points for Coach Matt Morgan.