(Newton)
In Boys High School Basketball action last night at Mt. Carmel, Newton split two games in Little Illini Conference (LIC) play:
Varsity
- Newton defeated Mt. Carmel, 54-42.
- Kody Bergbower led the Eagles with 15 points.
- Hayden Mulvey contributed 14 points and 7 rebounds.
Junior Varsity
- Newton lost to Mt. Carmel, 47-37.
The Eagles will be in LIC Tournament action this Saturday at Lawrenceville, playing Casey-Westfield in a 5:30 PM quarter-final matchup.
(Olney)
The Olney Tigers faced tough losses in two games at Casey-Westfield High School last night:
Varsity
- Casey-Westfield defeated Olney, 50-42.
- Despite a strong performance from Arjay Keller with 20 points and Rex Hallam adding 11 points, the Tigers fell short.
Junior Varsity
- Casey-Westfield won the junior varsity game, 67-46.
Olney will also be in LIC Tournament action this Saturday at Lawrenceville, playing Robinson in a 1:00 PM quarter-final matchup.
Other LIC Conference Results
- Lawrenceville defeated Robinson, 87-33.
Other Area Varsity Results
- Dieterich beat Effingham, 49-42.
- Cumberland defeated Heritage, 53-9.
- St. Anthony beat Flora, 59-42.
- Woodlawn defeated Wayne City, 56-46.
- Harrisburg beat Carmi, 52-30.
- Altamont defeated Oblong/Palestine/Hutsonville, 56-46.
- North Clay defeated Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg, 80-76.
- South Central defeated Neoga, 40-37.
- St. Elmo/Brownstown defeated Martinsville, 52-38.