Down to the Sweet 16! Last year for
two class basketball in IHSA history is full of
talent!
Ben Cochran
scores two of his game-high 26 points over Eureka's Jordan
Prosser in Maroa-Forsyth's sectional championship win at Olympia.
Maroa-Forsyth defeated Eureka 70-61.
IHSS Class A Player of the Year, Lucas
O'Rear, blocks the shot of Pinckneyville's Zach Hawkins,
in the Hornets sectional championship win at Herrin. 31-0
Nashville defeated the Panthers, .
Eight teams will move one step closer
to a State Championship after Tuesday.
Marora-Foryth and Nashville move into Sweet 16
Stanford - Two
highly regarded all-state players in Maroa-Forsyth's
Robert Kreps and Eureka's Jordan Prosser squared off in an epic
sectional championship battle at Olympia High School, but two of
their unheralded teammates stole the show. Maroa's
Ben Cochran poured in a career-high 26 points to offset a
23-point outburst by Eureka's
Dean Eastman, as the Trojans held off the Hornets
for their second consecutive sectional championship. Kreps, an
IHSS first team all-stater who was bothered by severe flu symptoms
all week, was held somewhat in check by a physical box-and-1 defense
by Crue
Harmon of Eureka. Even though he was keyed on and hounded all
game by Harmon, "Robo" still managed 13 pts, 8 assists, 5 steals,
and 6 rebounds.
Check out the high quality photos from the
Olympia Sectional Championship featuring Marora-Forsyth and Eureka
by IHSS big hitters Greg Behrens and Dr. David Milner! Click
Here
BREAKING NEWS!-
Several news media outlets are reporting
on Monday, March 5th, 2007, that Maroa-Forsyth's
Robert Kreps is out of the game at the ISU Super-sectional due
to emergency appedectomy surgery. Word from IHSS sources is that
Robo may be cleared to play on Friday, if his team advnces. Tough
break for Robert and the Trojans but IHSS does wish him a full and
speedy recovery.
Herrin - The top two Class A teams in
Southern Illinois met for the third time this season at the Herrin
Sectional Championship. Nashville entered the contest boasting a
30-0 reccord, while the Pinckneyville Panthers entered the contest
with a very salty 26-4 record, including twp prior losses to the
Hornets. The game which sold out Herrin High School, pitted the 2007
IHSS Coach of the Year Darin Lee against 2006 IHSS Coach of the
Year Dick Corn, along with the Hornet star Lucas O'Rear, who is a
member of the 2007 IHSS Class A All-State First Team. For stats,
game analysis, and discussion, check out the thread that has drawn
over 27,000 views HERE!
High quality photos from the Herrin Sectional
Championship can be found by CLICKING
HERE!
Bloomington - Breese (Central) added it's first Girls Basketball State Championship when they defeated Rochester 47-41 to claim the top spot in Class A Grls Basetball. IHSS had two of it's finest on hand to catch the action. Chris Kays was in attendence for all four games on Saturday.
Click HERE to check out pictures from the Class A Semi-Finals!
Click HERE for shots of the 3rd Place game between Jacksonville (Routt) and Walther Lutheran.
Kays' State Championship photo set can be found HERE, while the excellent shots from Dr. David Milner can be found by clicking HERE!
Previous News: #5 NASHVILLE STINGS #4
PINCKNEYVILLE, 48-41
Unable to
contain the inside scoring threat that is Lucas O’Rear by trying to guard
him one-on-one, the Panthers found themselves losing ground quickly to the
Hornets late in the fourth quarter. A three-pointer by Hayden Hicks
with a little over 42 seconds left in the game ended a long Panther
scoring drought, but it was too little too late as O’Rear finished with 25
points and 12 rebounds in a 48-41 Nashville victory.
Nashville vs.
Pinckneyville -
thread packed with pre-game happenings, events of historical significance,
score updates, postgame reaction and MORE--like only IHSS members can
deliver! Chris Kays Photo set
