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Pinckneyville, IL 62274 618-357-2187 618-357-2187 www.pvillehosp.org www.pvillehosp.org COUNTY JOURNAL | FEBRUARY 15, 2018 Basketball REGIONALS 3 Woodlawn, Sesser-Valier primed for rematch in title game Woodlawn and Sesser-Valier are Class 1A Zeigler-Royalton Regional the favorites to meet up in the cham- (2) Sesser Valier pionship of the Class 1A Zeigler- Royalton Regional, but Steeleville and others bring in solid track re- cords in hopes of an upset. Wednesday, Sesser-Valier wrapped up the February 21 Black Diamond Conference West Di- vision title February 9 with a win at (7) Thompsonville 6 p.m. Goreville to improve to 17-10 overall and 10-0 in the conference. Monday, February 19 The Red Devils, who own 12 re- 7 p.m. gional and two sectional titles, placed fourth at state in 2013-14 and (8) Elverado Friday, second in 2009-10. February 23 Sesser-Valier has won three games in a row and six of its last 10. (3) Woodlawn 7 p.m. In that span, the Red Devils blew out Waltonville, but lost to Tuesday, February 20 Woodlawn 46-43 January 30. Sess- 6 p.m. er-Valier did beat Woodlawn 65-64 December 28. Wednesday, They have defeated Goreville (12) Zeigler-Royalton twice, but lost to the Blackcats by February 21 two points in the championship of (6) Steeleville 7:30 p.m. the Sesser-Valier Holiday Tourna- ment. Tuesday, February 20 The Red Devils also defeated Wal- tonville December 26 and have oth- 7:30 p.m. er key victories over Chester (twice) and Christopher (twice). (11) Waltonville Statistically, Sesser-Valier will turn to the trio of Tyler Winchester regional and six sectional champi- (16 ppg, 5 rpg, 4 apg) leading the sion title with an 11-1 mark in the (16 ppg), Lukas Gunter (11 ppg) and onships. way. conference, have won three region- Preston Launius (10 ppg) to lead the This year, Woodlawn earned a Other contributions come from al titles, but none since 2012-13. team in scoring. three-point win January 30 over Jackson Bennett (10 ppg, 3 rpg, 3 The 5-10 mark against noncon- Woodlawn Sesser-Valier, but lost to the Red apg), Blake Fewkes (10.1 ppg, 4.2 ference opponents could be telling, Woodlawn’s storied program will Devils by one point December 28. rpg) and Race Rynski (8 ppg, 8.4 but Steeleville did push Meridian to enter the postseason hot, having The Cardinals also boast wins over rpg). overtime January 27 before losing won four straight games and 10 of the likes of Cisne, Herrin, Walton- Steeleville to the Bobcats 56-50. Steeleville also its last 11. ville, Christopher and Metro-East The Warriors are another team only lost by 10, 63-53, to Okawville The Cardinals, 19-7 overall and Lutheran. coming into the playoffs hot, as December 15. 8-0 in the Midland Trail Confer- Woodlawn has suffered losses to Steeleville has won five straight Owen Gross is the team’s leading ence, won the state title in 2011-12. Goreville, Christopher and Free- games and eight of its last 10. scorer at 15 points per game. Austin Woodlawn placed second at state in burg. The Warriors, who are 16-11 and Hagel (8.5 ppg) has emerged as the 2008-09, third in 2010-11 and fourth The Cardinals have a balanced at- earned at least a share of the Ca- in 2015-16. The Cardinals have 10 tack on offense with Blake McKay hokia Conference Kaskaskia Divi- Continued on Page 5 Support Your Team & Attend The Games 1003 W. 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Shawneetown Trail • Steeleville • 965-2040 email: [email protected] COUNTY JOURNAL | FEBRUARY 15, 2018 Basketball REGIONALS 5 Class 1A Zeigler-Royalton Regional...From Page 3__________________________________________ team’s second option, while Noah Thompsonville defeated Walton- ute. this season was a 50-47 loss to Wal- Valleroy (8 ppg) gives the team bal- ville 51-49 December 27 and Elvera- Waltonville tonville January 23. The Tornadoes ance down low. do 52-51 December 16, but has not The Spartans are just 4-18 overall also lost 59-50 November 25 to Wal- The Warriors also get contribu- faced anybody else in the regional. and 2-4 in the Midland Trail Con- tonville. tions from Bradley Mevert (7 ppg), Elverado ference. The team’s other 16 losses have Eli Wittenborn (4 ppg) and Mel Coming off a program high 21- Waltonville has won six regional come by double-digits. Mulholland (3 ppg). win season a year ago, Elverado is championships, most recently in Outlook Thompsonville 17-10 this year, which ties this team 2007-08, and one sectional title. Elverado will take down Thomp- Thompsonville enters the play- for the third most wins in a season. The Spartans have won just three sonville in the quarterfinals in a offs with a 16-8 record, 4-3 in the The Falcons, who are 5-2 in the of their last 10 games. high scoring affair. Greater Egyptian Conference. South Egyptian Conference, fin- Waltonville was blown out by Sess- In the other two quarterfinal Leading the charge for the Ti- ished second at the Egyptian Mid- er-Valier February 6 and December games, Woodlawn will beat Zeigler- gers is Corbin Fitch (14.5 ppg, 3.6 Winter Tournament. 26 and lost to Thompsonville by two Royalton and Steeleville will down rpg), Anthony Darge (12.7 ppg, 8.4 Elverado, which has never won a points December 27. Waltonville. rpg) and Reed Raubach (10.2 ppg, regional title, lost to Thompsonville Two of the Spartans’ wins have In the semifinals, Sesser-Valier 3.8 rpg). 52-51 December 16 when the Falcons come against winless Zeigler-Roy- will do enough to get past an en- Tyson Kessler (9.7 ppg, 5 apg, 3 were in the midst of a six game los- alton. ergetic Elverado squad. Woodlawn, rpg) and Peyton Roberts (3.8 ppg, ing streak. Zeigler-Royalton meanwhile, will be tested by Steel- 4.6 apg) also contribute, but depth Now, Elverado has won nine of Zeigler-Royalton, which has won eville, but the Cardinals will pre- is scarce after that. its last 11 games, with the losses in two regional titles, but none since vail. The Thompsonville program is in that span coming to Meridian and 1979-80, are still in search of the Woodlawn will then continue its search of its first regional title in Lovejoy. team’s first win this season. pace against Sesser-Valier and take school history. Aquntz Penn, who went over 1,000 The Tornadoes are 0-18 overall the regional title. The Tigers have won eight of career points this season, leads the and 0-9 in the Black Diamond Con- Up Next their last 10 games, including an team with 23.9 points per game. ference West Division. The winner of the Zeigler-Royal- eight game winning streak that Sam Alstat leads the team in re- Cole Sanders paces the Tornadoes ton Regional will meet the Gallatin was halted February 6 with an 80- bounds and has seven double-dou- with 12.7 ppg and 4.2 rebounds per County Regional champion Febru- 54 loss to Gallatin County. bles this season. Dawson White is game. ary 28 in the Hardin County Sec- Thompsonville won the Greater the second leading scorer for El- Gannon Dollins (8.9 ppg, 5.9 rpg) tional semifinals. Egyptian Conference Tournament, verado, while Trey Bernardini, and Trevor Mills (5.6 ppg) also help The winner will advance to the including a two-point win over top Isaac Floyd and Avery Caraker, the out offensively. March 2 sectional championship seed Gallatin County. team’s only senior, will also contrib- The closest game Z-R has played game. 6 Basketball REGIONALS COUNTY JOURNAL | FEBRUARY 15, 2018 M MARISSA-COULTERVILLE M Meteors John Broshears (1), Brandon Riggins (2), Kyle Rahlfs (3), Kade Portz (4), Blake Steinwagner (11), Tyler Place (13), Austin Gilley (15), Logan Jones (21), James Inman (23), Austin Lawless (25), Anthony Allen (31), Maison McHughes (33) and Cameron Bowlby (35) FREE ENERGY Your Friendly Ford Dealer For from your own backyard www.geocomfort.com 50 Neal’s Heating & Cooling, Inc.