Prep Basketball
Metro East teams advance to Final Four
Breese Central and Madison High will both be taking trips to Peoria this weekend to compete in the Final Four of their respective state tournaments.
Breese Central advanced to the semifinals of the IHSA Class 2A state tournament with a 63-52 victory over Murphysboro in the West Frankfort Supersectional on Tuesday night.
Earl’s Week in Review (Feb. 15-21)
Comets Take SNC Title: The McCluer Comets won the Suburban North Conference championship last week with a 63-57 victory over host Hazelwood Central last week. Junior guard Shaquille Boga (pictured) scored a game-high 25 points to lead the Comets, who took control of the game in the third quarter and held off a late rally by the Hawks. McCluer finished an undefeated conference season with a 84-55 victory over Ritenour....Julian Johnson becomes Whitfield’s all-time leading scorer
Whitfield High senior Julian Johnson recently became the school’s all-time leading scorer. Johnson broke the scoring record on Tuesday, Feb. 15 when he scored nine points in Warriors’ victory over Waterloo Gibault, giving him 1,736 points. The old record was 1,731 points held by former Warriors’ star Dan Oppland. ...Illinois girls playoff action heats up
Southwestern Conference rivals Edwardsville and East St. Louis will meet up for the third time this season in the IHSA Class 4A Sectionals on Tuesday night at Belleville East. Tip-off is at 7:30 p.m. ...Earl’s Class 4 and 5 District Tournament Preview
The road to Columbia for area large schools will begin this week as a host of district tournaments get underway around the area. The last four Class 5 state champions have come from St. Louis. Can the St. Louis area schools continue their string of state-championship dominance this year?...Earl’s Week in Review
Big Upset: Rockwood Summit enjoyed one of the biggest upsets of the season last week when they shocked McCluer High 55-50 last Tuesday night. The Falcons have only eight victories this season, but none bigger than the one over the Comets, who are tied for first in the Suburban North Conference and have 20 victories....Earl's Week in Review
Top Team: (Cor Jesu Academy) The CJA girls outlasted a very talented field to win the Webster Groves Winter Challenge. After stunning MWAA conference rival St. Joseph's 47-43 in the semifinals on Friday night, the Markers came back to shock perennial state power Columbia Rock Bridge 47-42 in overtime to win the championship. Cor Jesu emerged from the tournament with a 17-4 record, so they are good team in their own right, but the Markers really earned their bonafides with their championship performance over the weekend....
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- Julian Johnson becomes Whitfield’s all-time leading scorer
- Illinois girls playoff action heats up
- Way to go Mustafa
- Billikids make it a half dozen
- Earl’s Class 4 and 5 District Tournament Preview
Keshia Harris
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24/02/2010 20:14:09
Way to go Julian!!!! I am so proud of you, go Whitfield Warriors!!!!
Keshia Harris
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24/02/2010 20:14:09
Way to go Julian!!!! I am so proud of you, go Whitfield Warriors!!!!
Earl Austin Jr.
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24/02/2010 19:03:21
Update: Lindenwood defeated Central Methodist and Mid-American Nazarene to move its record to 21-8 overall, 13-6 in Heart of America Athletic Conference play. It was ...
Westy
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22/02/2010 16:50:19
Great column Earl. The kids are growing fast. I will be there Wednesday in the checkered pants screamin my head off. We ...
Earl Austin Jr.
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22/02/2010 10:35:23
Update: The St. Francis Borgia Knights extended their current winning streak to 40 games heading into this week's district playoffs at St. Clair. The Knights ...