PARIS, IL — Marshall got off to a good start Wednesday in the Illinois High School Association boys basketball tournament at Paris High School.
The Lions blitzed Georgetown-Ridgefarm 91-44 in the semifinals of the Paris Class 2A Regional to advance to the championship game on Friday. They will take a 21-4 record into the contest against Paris or Bismarck-Henning.
Marshall scored the first five points of Wednesday’s game and had a 12-0 run in assuming a 30-15 lead after one period.
The Lions had a 13-0 spurt in building a 43-17 advantage and took a 53-30 lead into the second half.
Marshall opened the third canto with another 13-0 run and had a 72-39 lead after three periods.
Most of the Marshall starters left the game early in the fourth quarter as the Lions led by 50 points at 91-41 in the final minute.
Marshall was good on 11 of 20 3-pointers while the Buffaloes were 9 of 36 from trey range. Marshall also outrebounded the losers 41-17.
Taylor Duncan had 23 points, eight rebounds, four steals and eight assists for the Lions while Logan Cannady had 17 points, five rebounds, six steals and three assists. Cannady had 15 of his points in the first period as he and Duncan combined for 26 of the Lions’ 30 points in the quarter.
Jake Tucker finished with 13 points, scoring 11 in the third period, and Jordan Grooms tallied 10 while Jake Tucker scored nine points and Andre Strohm had seven points and six rebounds.
Georgetown-Ridgefarm 15 15 9 5 — 44
Marshall 30 23 19 19 — 91
Next — Marshall (21-4) advances to Friday’s championship game. Georgetown-Ridgefarm finishes 18-12.
• Maroons win — Teams from the area were in action Tuesday night in Class 2A regionals.
At Flora, Robinson defeated Newton 82-64. Ben Jones led the Maroons with 23 points. Derek Hannahs and Meyers Leonard each had 15.
Hannahs and Devan Dirks of Robinson both advanced in the 3-point competition.
At Shelbyville, Effingham St. Anthony rallied to nip Casey 48-46.
Casey held a 27-24 lead at halftime but the Bulldogs outscored the Warriors 11-8 in the third canto to gain a tie and won the game on a 3-pointer with 15 seconds to play.
Ryan Scales led the Warriors with 15 points and Kruz Kusterman had 14 and advanced in the 3-point competition.
St. Anthony will face Teutopolis for the regional title on Friday. Casey finished 17-8.
CASEY (46) — Carver 1-0-2, Unzicker 3-1-7, Scales 4-4-15, McVey 0-0-0, Scott 2-4-8, Kusterman 4-4-14, Bolin 0-0-0. Totals 14 FG, 13 FT, 46 TP
ST. ANTHONY (48) — M.Jansen 0-0-0, Koerner 2-1-5, J. Jansen 3-0-7, Rohlfing 2-1-5, Worman 6-4-19, Baker 2-0-4, Sudkamp 0-0-0, Lustig 1-0-2, Schmitt 2-2-6. Totals 18 FG, 8 FT, 48 TP
Casey 11 16 8 11 — 46
St. Anthony 6 18 11 13 — 48
3-point goals — C 5(Scales 3, Kusterman 2), SA 4 (Worman 3, Koerner 1). Rebounds — C 26 (Scott 8, Kusterman 6), SA 22 (Baker 6, Schmitt 3). Turnovers — C 17, SA 13.
Class 2A regionals
Tuesday’s results
At Flora
Robinson 82, Newton 64
At Paris
Georgetown-Ridgefarm 81, Fithian 62
At Shelbyville
Effingham St. Anthony 48, Casey 46
Wednesday’s games
At Flora
Flora vs. Olney
At Paris
Marshall vs. Georgetown-Ridgefarm
Paris vs. Bismarck-Henning
• LIC team named — The Little Illini all-conference girls basketball team has been named.
Michaela Montgomery and Amanda Tiffin and Adrienne Strohm of Marshall are on the first team.
LIC girls basketball
First team — Michaela Montgomery and Amanda Tiffin of Casey, Adrienne Strohm of Marshall, Kennedy Gabel and Macy Shupe of Cumberland, Hannah Golden and Lauren Putbrese of Flora, Katie Anderson and Brooke Callaway of Palestine-Hutsonville, Samantha Paulin of Red Hill.
Second team — Kara Repp of Casey, Shelby Holsapple of Cumberland, Jenna Turpin of Edwards County, Audrey Metheny of Lawrenceville, Ariana Kuhn and Bailey Lycan of Marshall.
Honorable mention — Stacey Thompson of Casey, Jenny Weaver of Cumberland, Deven Williams of Edwards County, Chloe Pearce of Flora, Ciarra Spencer of Lawrenceville, Emily Bishop of Marshall, Lisa French of Oblong, Carmen Beabout of Palestine-Hutsonville, Mykayla Richardville of Red Hill
• Danville 63, Northview 27 — At Brazil, Danville led 21-8 after one quarter and 35-12 at halftime in recording its 19th win of the year against one loss.
Jonathan Bradshaw led the Knights with 10 points and Caleb Mershon added eight.
Purdue-bound Travis Carroll paced the Warriors with 15 points.
DANVILLE (63) — Fields 1 0-0 2, Humphrey 6 0-0 12, Leonard 0 0-0 0, Konechnik 0 0-0 0, Pedigo 0 0-0 0, Hall 3 1-1 7, Mitchell 0 0-0 0, Cooper 0 1-2 1, Mackey 0 2-2 2, Schaffer 4 0-1 8, Weidner 6 2-2 14, Chalfant 1 0-0 2, Carroll 6 3-3 15. Totals 27 FG, 9-11 FT, 63 TP.
NORTHVIEW (27) — Lancaster 1 1-2 3, Bradshaw 5 0-2 12, Reynolds 0 2-2 2, Mershon 3 0-0 8, Hyatt 0 2-2 2, Talbot 1 0-0 2, Pestoff 0 0-0 0, Allen 0 0-0 0, Van Horn 0 0-0 0, Rohr 0 0-0 0, Hull 0 0-0 0. Totals 10 FG, 5-8 FT, 27 TP.
Danville 21 14 16 12 — 63
Northview 8 4 11 4 — 27
3-point goals — Mershon 2.
JV — Danville 45, Northview 25 (Brock Wheeler 10).
Next — Northview (6-14) hosts Plainfield tonight. Danville (19-1) hosts Monrovia on Friday.








