CARBONDALE 1A SUPERSECTIONAL
AT NOKOMIS 1A SECTIONAL
EFFINGHAM ST. ANTHONY 66, PATOKA 57
The St. Anthony Bulldogs are going to make their first supersectional appearance since 2001 after dispatching Patoka to win the Nokomis 1A Sectional title on Friday night.

Six-foot-three senior forward Drew Gibson led the Bulldogs with 28-points in the win to improve to 26-5 overall.

Adam Levitt and Alex Deters tossed in 19 and 14-points respectively for the Bulldogs, who will face Woodlawn on Tuesday night at SIU Arena.

The Bulldogs won the battle by nailing 91.6 percent from the free throw line (22-of-24) to advance with Gibson hitting 10-of-11 himself.

St. A was 14-of-15 in the fourth quarter from the stripe.

For Patoka (29-4), it is a close of an era.

The brilliant prep career of 6-foot-1 senior Jered Cain came to an end as the senior led all scorers with 33-points in his final contest.

Cain finished his four-year run with 2,817-points, which places him at 11th place all-time in the State of Illinois.

But the Warriors' failure to convert from the charity stripe doomed the 28-4 team.

Coach Joe Eddy saw his team hit just 6-of-20 from the line.

High scoring 6-foot-5 senior forward Garrett Belcher was held to just seven-points while forward Bailey O'Brien added 10.

Patoka missed all five free throw attempts in the fourth quarter when they needed to rally.

JACKSONVILLE 1A SUPERSECTIONAL
AT OKAWVILLE 1A SECTIONAL
OKAWVILLE 66, NEW BERLIN 47
The Rockets rode the performance of 6-foot-4 senior Noah Frederking to move a victory away from the ultimate goal of reaching Peoria.

The all-state “shoe in” ripped New Berlin with 40-points, 31 in the first half, as Okawville improved to 30-3 overall.

Senior guard Shane Ganz netted 11-points while junior guard Payten Harre added 10 for the Rockets who will face Mendon Unity on Tuesday night at Jacksonville.

Coach Jon Kraus saw his club jump out to a 39-21 halftime edge and coasted home to the victory.

The Pretzels (22-9) were paced by junior guard Hunter Stockton and 10-points from 6-foot-5 junior forward Max Day.

The Rockets will face Mendon Unity on Tuesday night.

The Mustangs topped Peoria Quest Academy, 62-52, to win the Mt. Sterling Brown County 1A Sectional on Friday night.

CARBONDALE 2A SUPERSECTIONAL
AT NASHVILLE 2A SECTIONAL
ALTON MARQUETTE 55, NASHVILLE 48
The Explorers, named for explorers Marquette and Joliet, are now in uncharted waters.

Having won the school's ninth boy's varsity basketball regional title last Friday, head coach Steve Medford saw his club top the host Hornets to win the 2A Nashville Regional title last night.

Marquette got 20-points from 6-foot junior guard Reagan Snider and 15-points from junior classmate Sammy Green in the victory Friday night as the Explorers are now 30-3 on the season.

Nashville got 14-points from 6-foot-6 senior Brogan Kemp and 10-points from senior guard Hayden Heggemeier as Nashville closed their campaign at 19-13.

CARBONDALE 2A SUPERSECTIONAL
AT WEST FRANKFORT 2A SECTIONAL
MT. CARMEL 54, ROBINSON 49
The Aces endured and advanced to the Carbondale Supersectional with a win over the Maroons to take the title of the West Frankfort 2A Sectional.

Head coach Tyler Buss got 16-points and six-rebounds from 6-foot-8 junior Jackson Marcotte as Mt. Carmel improved to 27-4 on the season in advancing to the programs second supersectional in boy's basketball (2007) with the victory.

Brayden Stipp, a junior guard, added 14-points for MC while sophomore guard Brett Doan added 10-points.

Six-foot-eight senior forward Justin Carpenter was held to just three-points but the Southeast Missouri State University signee finished with 11-rebounds.

The Aces finished 20-of-34 from the floor in the win and 10-of-18 from the foul line, which allowed them to survive 20-turnovers.

The Maroons ended their season at 20-11 for head coach Mack Thompson.

Robinson was led by 26-points from 6-foot-7 senior Dylan Dirks and 6-foot-5 junior Walker Sandshafer.

The Maroons ended up just 17-of-47 overall and 5-of-18 from the 3-point line as their season comes to a close.

The Aces will tackle Alton Marquette on Tuesday night at SIU Arena in a rematch of a game played on January 28 at the Pinckneyville Showcase.