HUTSONVILLE —
Jacob Duncan hit four free throws in overtime Friday night as visiting Marshall defeated Hutsonville-Palestine 51-49 in Little Illini Conference action.
The Lions led most of the way but the host team took a 44-43 lead in the final minute of regulation. Duncan hit one free throw to tie the count and force overtime.
The Tigers took a 46-44 lead in the extra session before Duncan hit two free throws for a tie. Logan Cannady’s basket and Thomas Sisson’s free toss put the Lions up 49-46.
Jerry Wilson hit a 3-pointer for another tie but Duncan hit two more free throws with six seconds left for the final score of the contest.
Cannady led the Lions with 23 points and Duncan tallied 14, while Taylor Maurer had six points and 18 rebounds for Marshall. Austin Callahan had 19 points for the Tigers and Kasey Newlin scored 14.
Marshall 9 11 10 14 7 — 51
Hutsonville-Palestine 7 6 15 16 5 — 49
Next — Marshall (19-6, 6-1 LIC) plays host to Cumberland on Tuesday. Hutsonville-Palestine is 19-8 and 4-4 in the LIC.
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In other boys high school basketball Friday:
n Martinsville 74, Shiloh 55 — At Hume, Ill., Kyle Perisho had 28 points, Zack Mulkins 20 and Blaine Washburn 17 for the visiting Bluestreaks.
MARTINSVILLE (74) — Washburn 6 0-0 17, Z.Mulkins 9 2-2 20, K. Mulkins 3 0-0 7, Wilson 1 0-0 2, Vincent 0 0-0 0, Perisho 11 6-11 28. Totals 30 FG, 8-13 FT, 74 TP.
SHILOH (55) — Graves 2 2-4 6, Bogle 5 0-0 11, Haynes 6 0-0 13, Stierwalt 2 0-1 4, Lance 1 1-2 3, Smith 4 0-0 8, C.Furgeson 1 0-0 3, Hood 3 1-3 7, Donithan 0 0-0 0. Totals 24 FG, 4-10 FT, 55 TP.
Martinsville 22 24 11 17 — 74
Shiloh 18 11 15 11 — 55
3-point goals — Washburn 5, K.Mulkins, Bogle, Haynes, C.Furgeson.
n Paris 76, Effingham 71, 5 OT — At Paris, Ill., the host Tigers needed five overtimes to pull out this Apollo Conference victory.
Effingham 9 14 7 16 6 2 7 4 6 — 71
Paris 16 15 7 8 6 2 7 4 11 — 76
n Shakamak 70, Vincennes Rivet 36 — At Vincennes, the visiting Lakers cruised to victory Thursday night. Brodie Crowe had 18 points, Brock Dowell 16, Justin Crody 14 and Patrick Green 12 for Shakamak.
Next — Both teams have games Tuesday. Shakamak (12-7) is at Eminence and Rivet (4-14) plays host to South Knox.
Girls basketball
n Eels, Lakers win — At Clay City, the host Eels and Shakamak posted semifinal wins Friday at the Class A Clay City Sectional.
Clay City defeated Eminence 64-33 in the first game, while Shakamak overcame White River Valley 23-22 in the nightcap.
Championship play is 7:30 p.m. today.
Eminence 9 12 4 8 — 33
Clay City 16 15 21 12 — 64
White River Valley 3 6 8 5 — 22
Shakamak 8 7 2 6 — 23
Next — Clay City (17-6) and Shakamak (13-9) play for the championship at 7:30 p.m. today.
n Teutopolis 42, Marshall 26 — At Teutopolis, Ill., Marshall jumped ahead 4-0 only to watch Teutopolis score the next 11 points Thursday in the championship game of the Class 2A Teutopolis Regional.
Kaydie Grooms led Marshall with nine points and eight rebounds. Jessie Wendt led Teutopolis with 19 points, including 13 of 14 at the free throw line.
The Lions finished their season with a 25-2 record, setting the record for the most wins in school history.
MARSHALL (26) — E.Kuhn 1 0-2 2, A.Thompson 0 4-4 4, Keim 1 0-0 2, Grooms 3 3-6 9, E.Bishop 1 1-2 3, A.Kuhn 3 0-0 6, C.Thompson 0 0-0 0. Totals 9 FG, 8-13 FT, 26 TP.
TEUTOPOLIS (42) — Schumacher 0 0-0 0, Wendt 3 13-14 19, Zerrusen 1 1-1 3, Giles 0 0-2 0, Thompson 2 0-0 4, Hartke 2 1-2 5, Kroeger 4 3-6 11, Weichman 0 0-0 0, Gebben 0 0-0 0, Smith 0 0-0 0, Deters 0 0-0 0. Totals 12 FG, 18-25 FT, 42 TP.
Marshall 4 5 8 9 — 26
Teutopolis 9 10 7 16 — 42
3-point field goals — none. Total fouls — Teutopolis 17, Marshall 19. Fouled out — Kroeger.
Record — Marshall (25-2) ended its season.
High School
BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Duncan’s OT free throws help Marshall down H-P
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New route leads to same place for South girls tennis
For so many years, the road to the IHSAA girls tennis state finals for local teams ran through Vincennes (regional) and Jasper (semistate). In other words, south and more south.
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Robinson jumped to a 3-0 lead in the top of the first inning, then cruised to a convincing 12-3 victory over Greenville in a IHSA Class 2A Vandalia sectional semifinal game on Thursday.
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West Vigo baseball falls in sectional to Owen Valley
West Vigo overcame the odds to win 20 high school baseball games this season with a lineup that often included four freshmen and few seniors.
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South Vermillion softball's late-season surge comes to end
A late-season surge by South Vermillion wasn’t quite enough to halt a high school softball sectional winning streak by the host team Thursday night, as Edgewood got on top early and held on for a 5-2 win in the championship game of the Class 3A Edgewood Sectional.
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South takes second, North third at boys track regional
Terre Haute South finished second and Terre Haute North third on Thursday night at the boys track and field regional at Evansville Central, with 11 individuals and three relay teams qualifying for the state finals June 2.
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PREP ROUNDUP: White River Valley baseball holds off Eminence
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Feeling cursed: South bitten in sectional final again
Terre Haute South softball is not even close to being as cursed as a certain northside baseball team in Chicago, but it might just seem like it.
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PREP ROUNDUP: Mundy, Porter, Knight individual regional winners
Chanli Mundy and Keirra Porter of Terre Haute North were among the individual winners in the IHSAA Evansville Central girls track and field regional that ended late Tuesday night.
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Thornton puts away South Vermillion
Cody Thornton’s three-run blast over the left-field fence was the finishing touch to West Vigo’s 10-3 victory over South Vermillion in the opening game of the Class 3A Greencastle Sectional on Wednesday.
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Lakers triumph, go home for regional
Shakamak took Class A Clay City Sectional honors in high school softball for the first time since 2009 Wednesday, defeating White River Valley 9-5 in the title tilt.
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North Vermillion avenges losses
North Vermillion avenged two high school softball losses during the regular season to win the Class A Riverton Parke Sectional championship Wednesday with a 3-2 triumph over the host Panthers.
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Pats, Knights will meet in sectional
Adler Ingalsbe pooh-poohed his lack of velocity Wednesday night, yet the Terre Haute North pitcher was throwing BBs in the first game compared to Mooresville’s Brandon Topie in the nightcap.
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South outbattles Northview to reach sectional final
Even the best of high school softball pitchers can’t keep all the batters in the middle of Terre Haute South’s lineup down.
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Panthers get 20th win in sectional
Riverton Parke will face North Vermillion in the Class A softball sectional championship at Riverton Parke today, with action commencing at 6 p.m.
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Plainfield Sectional all about parity
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PREP ROUNDUP: North Vermillion in title game
Casey West had a triple and three runs scored to help North Vermillion softball advance to the championship game of the Class A Riverton Parke Sectional on Tuesday.
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North takes second in track regional
Terre Haute North finished second with 74 points, six behind team champion Evansville Reitz, during the Evansville Central girls track and field regional that ended late Tuesday night.
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Wildcats advance to sectional softball final; West Vigo falls
Patience, patience.
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South, Crawfordsville win in regional tennis semis
Terre Haute South outlasted Fountain Central 4-1 in the first round of the girls high school tennis regional Tuesday, advancing the Braves into today’s championship match against Crawfordsville.
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Braves, Knights open with wins
It was an excellent night for starting softball pitchers to help their own cause Monday night in the Class 4A Northview Sectional.
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Lough dreamt about McMillan
A two-time state finalist in wrestling and a two-time all-Metropolitan Interscholastic Conference football player and wrestler, Tsali Lough of Terre Haute South was named the male recipient of the 2012 McMillan Award on Monday night at South’s Senior Awards Night.
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PREP ROUNDUP: Panthers cruise in sectional opener
Sarah Burnham pitched a two-hit shutout with 10 strikeouts in high school softball Monday evening as host Riverton Parke defeated defending champion Rockville 10-0 in opening-round action at the Class A Riverton Parke Sectional.
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Notable tradition bodes well for Riverton Parke
Located practically in the shadow of a high school that sets one state standard in track and field, Riverton Parke has a tendency to be overlooked in that sport.
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Vikings get 18th win over Shakamak
West Vigo began a busy week of high school baseball Monday on a winning note, defeating Shakamak 6-3.
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Greencastle new site for girls tennis regional
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Northview sectional groups 3 20-win teams
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Terre Haute South softball takes Riverton Parke tournament
Terre Haute South is going into the Class 4A Sectional at Northview on Monday with momentum, confidence, a deep bench and a healthier pitching staff than it has had in quite a while.
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North baseball splits doubleheader with Indy North Central
Some of their incentive could have been sapped a couple of nights earlier, when Center Grove achieved an eight-inning victory over Warren Central to clinch the Metropolitan Interscholastic Conference high school baseball championship.
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Robinson takes regional softball crown
Robinson’s Maroons came from behind in the last two innings Saturday to defeat top-seeded Newton 3-2 and win the Illinois Class 2A Lawrenceville Regional.
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PREP ROUNDUP: Terre Haute South baseball sweeps, takes second place in MIC
Terre Haute South rallied for a tie in the bottom of the seventh and won the game in the bottom of the eighth in Metropolitan Interscholastic Conference high school baseball Saturday, coming behind for a 3-2 win over host Lawrence North.
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