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Despite Shawnee’s Tyler Davis scoring his 1,000 prep career point, the host Redskins lost 78-60 to Century in South Egyptian Conference high school boys’ basketball Tuesday, Feb. 2.
Davis finished the game with 28 points to lead Shawnee. Ty McMahan had 13 points, Greg Smith and Andrew Livesay 7...
The Cobden High School girls’ basketball season ended with a 54-38 loss to Cowden-Herrick-Beecher City in Class 1A super-sectional play Monday night, Feb. 22, in Salem.
“We didn’t play very well,” Cobden head coach Travis Foster said. “You can’t have an off game there.”
The Hornets opened the...
Trailing at the half, Cobden came on in the second half on its way to a 45-37 win over Goreville in opening round action of the Eldorado Class 1A high school girls’ sectional basketball tournament Tuesday, Feb. 16.
“We played pretty well,” Cobden coach Foster Travis said. “Especially our seniors...
Jonesboro defeated Cobden in first-round action in the Class M junior high school regional boys’ basketball tournament at Goreville Wednesday, Jan. 27.
Following are game results:
Jonesboro 53, Cobden 44: Tyler Vaughn scored 17 points to lead Jonesboro to the first-round win.
Zane Dewitt and...
Cobden, 20-4, is the top seed in the Class 1A high school girls’ basketball regional tournament hosted by the Appleknockers Feb. 8-12.
Monday, Feb. 8, Cairo goes against Egyptian.
Tuesday, Feb. 9, at 6 p.m. Century takes on Dongola and at 8 p.m. Shawnee plays Meridian.
Wednesday, Feb. 10, the...
Goreville held off Cobden 42-35 to win the championship of the South Egyptian Conference high school girls’ basketball tournament at Egyptian Wednesday, Feb. 3.
The game was tied 9-9 after one quarter. The Lady Blackcats pulled ahead 16-11 at the half. The Appleknockers fought back to trail 24-23...
Kaylee Boston scored 17 points to boost Shawnee to a 56-33 win over visiting Egyptian in South Egyptian Conference high school girls’ basketball Thursday, Jan. 21.
Jonnie Ellet added 9 points for the Lady Reds. Jessie Reynolds and Taylor Ellis 8 apiece, Jordan Johnson, April Kutak and Taylor...
Jordan Adams and Brady Wright scored 16 points apiece and pulled down 4 rebounds each to power Anna-Jonesboro to a 75-48 win over visiting Chester in Southern Illinois River-to-River Mississippi Division Conference high school boys’ basketball Friday, Jan. 8.
J.R. Woodward added 14 points and 6...
Cobden High School's DaCota Knop signed a letter of intent last Friday to play softball at John A. Logan College near Carterville this fall.
"We've lost three pitchers to graduation and she can help fill the void," said John A. Logan assistant coach Angie Jilek, who was at the signing. "We're...
Brandon Cerney finished in fifth place to lead the Anna-Jonesboro High School wrestling team's efforts at the Quincy tournament last weekend.
"We did well and we only took one senior up there," A-J wrestling head coach Rick Bittle said.
Bittle said wrestling at the Quincy tournament was "a good...
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