12-01-03
STEELEVILLE 57, NEW ATHENS 43
The Warriors overcame a sluggish start to beat upset-minded New Athens in the opening game of the PIT.

Trailing 37-32 at the end of three quarters of play, Steeleville (1-0) outscored the YellowJackets 23-8 in the final quarter to pull out the victory.

Jeff Mulholland paced the Warriors with 18 points while Adam Eggemeyer added 13.

Justin Snider came off the bench and hit a big 3-pointer in the final frame for Steeleville.

New Athens (0-1) got 17 points from Kevin Andres while Andy Herwerth and Luke Poston contributed seven and five points each.

Steeleville (57) - Snider 3, Schaber 8, Barbour 2, Eggemeyer 13, Tiemann 4, Mulholland 18, Wathen 7, Hart 2.
2FG-20, 3FG-2, FT-11-22, PF-14.
New Athens (43) - Andres 17, Poston 5, T. Forrester 1, Brueggeman 3, Harwerth 7, A. Parker 4, Z. Parker 2.
2FG-11, 3FG-5, FT-6-12, PF-17.

MARRISA-COULTERVILLE 73, WALTONVILLE 59
The new era of Marissa-Coulterville co-op basketball got off to a good start with a win over Waltonville in the second game Monday night.

Ten different players scored points for Coach Andy Johnson.

Jake Laumbattus poured in a team-high 16 for the Meteors (1-0) while teammate Tim Miesner added 15.

Zach Hickman pitched in eight points while Ryan Lloyd and Brian Hayden added seven apiece.

Waltonville (0-1) got 24 points from Adam Kitowski and nine points from Tim Skidmore.

M-C jumped out to an 17-9 first quarter lead, which they stretched to 35-23 by intermission.

Waltonville (59) - Lowery 3, Kluck 3, Kitowski 24, Kash 7, Skidmore 9, Norris 6, Ralls 5, Spotanski 2.
2FG-13, 3FG-6, FT-15-26, PF-22
Marissa-Coulterville (73) - B. Lloyd 5, Laumbattus 16, Stewart 2, Miesner 15, Hickman 8, Galle 4, Marlow 4, R. Lloyd 7, Dunn 5, Hayden 7.
2FG-24, 3FG-4, FT-13-26, PF-25.

TRICO 68, ELVERADO 60
In the Monday night finale, the host Pioneers edged Elverado.

Coach Ronnie Wettig's club moved to 1-0 on the young season behind the 17 points from Jackie Smith.

Lance Musselman knocked down 16 points while James Stiens added eight points.

Jamone Lipsey led the Falcons with 12 points while Ryan Holland and Zach McClanahan added 11 each.

Elverado (60) - Funk 6, Hale 5, Holland 11, Harrison 3, Newcombe 6, Tuthill 2, Snell 2, Lipsey 12, McClanahan 11, Tow 2.
2FG-19, 3FG-2, FT-16-26, PF-27.
Trico (68) - Phoenix 2, Schlimpert 5, Smith 17, Powell 10, Musselman 16, Bollman 8, Jausel 2, Stiens 8.
2FG-16, 3FG-5, FT-21-33, PF-21.