BOYS HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT ACTION (01/24/2024)

(NEWTON) In Boys High School Basketball last night (01/23/2024) –

At the LIC Conference Tournament at Newton, there were two winner’s bracket semi-finals.

  • Olney beat Casey-Westfield, 48-24

Led by Ian Winkler with 13 points and 9 rebounds, Casey Thomann and Rex Hallam each added 9 points each.

  • Newton won the second game, beating Lawrenceville, 65-60

Led by Caden Nichols with 25 points, Parker Wolf added 14 points and Gus Bierman had 11 points.

  • Newton will now play Olney in the championship game at 7:30 Friday night

There are two consolation bracket semi-final games tonight,

  • Paris and Mt. Carmel at 6:00
  • Robinson and Marshall at 7:30

The consolation bracket finals will be tomorrow night.

(OLNEY) Elsewhere in Boys High School Basketball last night (01/23/2024) –

At the National Trail Conference Tournament,

  • Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City beat Neoga, 53-49
  • Altamont beat Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg, 71-44
  • Dieterich beat South Central, 62-20

In regular season basketball action,

  • Mt. Zion beat Teutopolis, 55-39
  • Fairfield beat Cisne, 63-46
  • Edwardsville beat Mascoutah in overtime, 54-52
  • Harrisburg beat Hamilton County, 63-54
  • Webber beat Wayne City, 61-39
  • Woodlawn beat Grayville, 59-46
  • Wesclin beat Salem in double overtime, 49-46