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Tuesday Night Basketball-1/3/17

January 5, 2017 By Jim Muir Leave a Comment

Steve Dunford

My goal is to at least have a box score or a story from every girls or boys High School varsity game in the county. Every day is a learning experience for me. Speed and timeliness will come in time.

I might not be the best sports writer. News is something new to me. I want to keep everyone informed of the things around Franklin County to the best of my ability.

VIENNA 63 SESSER-VALIER 50

SESSER – Watching Ben Daine on film for the EHT, he is one of the most exciting and explosive players in the BDC west. With Brandon Casey on the inside, Vienna could push for the conference crown.

I caught the post game show on WMIX last night. It sounded like the Devils were cold from behind the arc.

Daine had 26 on the night to lead all scores. Casey had 11.

Lukas Gunter led the Devils with 14. Preston Launius added 13 on the night.

Sesser-Valier (5-8)(1-2) travels to Trico (0-2)(4-9) on Satruday, who took it on the chin against Christopher on Tuesday.

Vienna (10-3)(3-0) makes another trip to Franklin County as they go to Z-R Friday and the host the Goreville Blackcats on Saturday.

BOX SCORE:

VIENNA (63) Daine 9 0 8-9 26; Casey 3 1 1-2 11; Strickland 2 0 4-7 8; Quintanna 3 0 2-2 8; Dahncke 1 0 3-4 5; Smith 2 0 0-0 4; Sneall 0 0 0-2 0; Hyde 0 0 1-2 1;

SESSER-VALIER (50) L. Gunter 7 0 0-0 14; Launius 5 0 3-4 13; Farmer 3 1 0-0 9; Lance 3 0 0-0 6; Winchester 2 0 0-0 4; Gunter 1 0 0-0 2; Boles 1 0 0-0 2; Baxter 0 0 0-0 0

SCORE BY QUARTERS:

VIENNA (10-3)(3-0) 16 7 16 23 – 63

SESSER-VALIER (5-8)(1-2) 12 15 12 11 – 50

CHRISTOPHER 73 TRICO 43

This is a screen shot of an awesome dunk that Bradley Young had against Trico Tuesday night. My editing skills will improve-SD

CAMPBELL HILL- Kaleab Pedigo had a game high 26 points and Bradley Young had 22 as the Bearcats blew out the Pioneers at Campbell Hill. Ryan Voght led the Pioneers with 12 points on the night.

The Bearcats improve to 8-4 on the season and 2-0 in the BDC West. The Pioneers fall to 4-9 and 0-2 in the BDC West.

The Hamilton County Foxes come to Christopher Friday for a intra division Black Diamond contest. The Sesser-Valier Red Devils make the trip to Trico on Saturday.

BOX SCORE:

CHRISTOPHER (73): Pedigo 7 4 0-0 26; Young 7 2 2-3 22; Schimpf 3 2 0-0 12; Curry 4 0 1-3 9; Pratt 2 0 0-0 4; Snell 0 0 0-0 0; Dunford 0 0 0-0 0

TRICO (43) Voght 0 4 0-2 12; Myerhoff 2 1 4-4 9; Bauersachs 3 0 2-2 8; Thies 4 0 0-0 8; Compton 0 1 0-0 2

SCORE BY QUARTERS:

CHRISTOHPER (8-4)(2-0) 23 19 19 12 – 73

TRICO (4-9)(0-2) 13 9 7 14 – 43

CHESTER 67 ZEIGLER-ROYALTON 35

ZEIGLER – I did not have a box score for Chester that added up but Davonte Martin and Hefferman led all scorers with 14 and Jack Weir added 11 in the victory for the Yellow Jackets

Brendan Whiting led the Tornadoes with 14 on the night, Nolan Domenick added eight, Austin Bollinger had 6, Steven Andreson four, Cam Newton 3, and Bryce Leeper and Dalton Humphrey added two.

CHESTER (10-4)(2-2) 16 16 15 20 – 67

ZEIGLER-ROYALTON (1-7)(0-2) 10 2 15 8 – 35

BENTON 37 MURPHYSBORO 33 (GIRLS)

MURPHYSBORO- The Rangerettes went on the road to pick up a big SIRR Ohio win.

Alexis Abney led the Rangerettes with 13 and Ally Gisher added 12. Brasel led the Red Devils with 13

BOX SCORE

BENTON (39) Abney 5 2-2 12; Gischer 3 3-7 11; Pedigo 4 0-0 8; Wilcox 1 2-2 4; Zinzeletta 0 4-4 4

MURPHYSBORO (33) Brasel 5 3-8 13; Jones 4 4-7 12; Walker 2 0-0 4; LaBrande 1 0-0 2; Jarett 1 0-0 2

BENTON 8 7 5 13 – 39

MURPHYSBORO 8 11 9 11 – 33

Benton Rangers 7th in latest Class 3A poll

January 5, 2017 By Jim Muir Leave a Comment

In the latest AP boys’ statewide basketball rankings the Benton Rangers are ranked 7th in the state in Class 3A. Centraila also received votes. In Class 2A the Mt. Carmel Golden aces are ranked second, Teutopolis is sixth, and the Eldorado Eagles are 10th. Pinckneyville and Nashville received votes. In class 1A the Okawville Rockets are ranked second and Effingham St. Anthony is fourth. Please click on the link to read the entire state-wide poll.

Filed Under: Benton High School Sports, Slider, Sports

Winter weather advisory remains in effect until 6pm

January 5, 2017 By Jim Muir Leave a Comment

A Winter Weather Advisory remains in effect until 6 p.m. for the counties along Route 13, North. Here in Franklin County, we can expect around an additional inch of snow.

There has been a few vehicles slide off on I 57 and some minor fender benders across the county. Be careful while traveling or walking across parking lots this morning.

Here is a link to the seven day forecast:

http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?map.x=176&map.y=89&site=pah&zmx=1&zmy=1#.WG5Lk9QrJxA

After the snow clears off, we are facing bitter cold temperatures into the weekend. Highs will be in the low 20’s, and the lows will be around 10 degrees.

Follow franklincounty-news.com for any early dismissals or cancellations. Please call or text 513-2516 for any that you might have.

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Tigers fall short to arch rival Bearcats in consecutive games…

January 4, 2017 By Jim Muir Leave a Comment

Steve Dunford

GALATIA-For the second game in a row the Thompsonville Tigers faced their conference rivals and neighbors the Galatia Bearcats, and both times fell to defeat.

Last night it was a see saw battle and The Tigers had a three rim in and out in the final seconds to fall to defeat 47-44.

I know I say this time and time again but free throws and turnovers hurt the Tigers again. They took much better care of the basketball the last three quarters. They coughed the ball up 10 times in the first quarter but only ended up with 19 on the night. They were 6/14 from the free throw line and the Bearcats were 10/15.

Here is what Tiger Coach Pete Gordon had to say about last night’s game, ” We still had too many turnovers. The fact we had a decent look at a three to win was a positive. Free Throws, breakdowns, and just an overall understanding of how to attack a zone is disappointing. I am still happy that my players play hard and compete. We just have to still learn from our errors and try to improve. We will continue to get better and I know we can compete with anyone on our schedule and we need to find ways to win some of these games.”

Galatia Coach Rod Wallace described it as a very good defensive game by both teams.

Cory Wilce led the Tigers with 10 points on the night and led with three steals. Corbin Fitch added nine points, Tyson Kessler eight and led the Tigers with five assists. Jared Payne also added eight points. Anthoney Darge led the Tigers with five rebounds and four blocks.

For Galatia, Luke Lawrence led all scorers on the night with 15 points, Kody Matthews added 11 points with five steals, Austin Stevens scored nine and Will Pulliam won the battle of the boards with 12 rebounds on the night.

The Bearcats improve to 4-11 and 3-2 in the GEC. The Tigers fall to 3-7 and 1-2 in the GEC.

T’ville will be at home for the first time in a month on Friday as play the Hardin County Cougars in a GEC match up. Both games between the two last year were dandies, and I expect another on on Friday night. I smell this young ball club going on a run soon.

Galatia will be at home on Friday playing Agape Christian out of Marion in a non conference game.

Happy Birthday to Coach Gordon’s wife Sarah. I hope it was a great one.

BOX SCORE:

GALATIA (47): Lawrence 4 1 4-6 15; Matthews 3 0 5-6 11;Stevens 3 1 0-0 9; Mattingly 1 1 0-0 5 Pulliam 2 0 1-3 5; Mitchell 0 0 0-0 0; Verbeck 0 0 0-0 0

THOMPSONVILLE (44): Wilce 2 2 0-1 10; Fitch 0 2 3-6 9; Kessler 2 1 1-5 8; Payne 3 0 2-2 8; Darge 2 0 0-0 4; Raubach 0 1 0-0 3; Summers 1 0 0-0 2; Kirkman 0 0 0-0 0

SCORE BY QUARTERS:

GALATIA (4-11)(3-2) 12 7 10 18- 47

THOMPSONVILLE (3-7)(1-2) 11 7 11 15- 44

Filed Under: High School Sports, Slider, Sports, Thompsonville High School Sports

Jeffrey Arview – West Frankfort

January 4, 2017 By Jim Muir Leave a Comment

Jeffery S. Arview, age 53, of West Frankfort, passed away at 11:50 a.m. Sunday, January 1, 2017 at the Franklin Hospital in Benton. He was born on April 18, 1963 in Highland, Illinois, the son of Sherman “Bud” Arview and Shirley (Dasher) Arview. He was married to Sharon Arview of West Frankfort.

Jeff was a 1981 graduate of Frankfort Community High School, and was a member of the former East Fork Baptist Church.

He worked for Arview Heating and Air Conditioning of West Frankfort.

Jeff loved music, tractors and the outdoors. His love for music was shown with him playing the bass guitar for many area country music bands, most notably The Kendell Marvel Band.

He is survived by his parents Bud and Shirley Arview of West Frankfort; his wife Sharon Arview of West Frankfort; two sons: Jeffery Arview and wife Sonja of Bells, TN, Caleb Arview of Thompsonville, IL; four grandchildren: Logan Arview, Taylor Arview, Jeffery Arview, Jr., Zain Arview; six siblings: David Arview of West Frankfort, Diana Bozovich and husband Dave of Whittington, Dorothy Yates of West Frankfort, Steve Arview and wife Helena of Thompsonville, Danny Arview of West Frankfort, Karen Jo Crespi and husband Tom of West Frankfort; and several nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his maternal and paternal grandparents.

Jeff’s wishes were to be cremated. A private family memorial celebration of life service will be held at a future date. Arrangements have been entrusted with the Leffler Funeral Home of Benton.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Anti-Drug Fund through the Franklin County Sheriff Department, and will be accepted at the funeral home.

To leave the family online condolences, or to share memories of Jeff, visit www.lpfuneralhome.com

Filed Under: Obituaries

We could have a couple of inches of snow overnight and into tomorrow

January 4, 2017 By Jim Muir Leave a Comment

It is going to be Sunny and windy today with a high of 31 degrees. The low is going to be 19 tonight with snow moving in during the overnight hours.

Click the following link for the seven day forecast for Franklin County.

http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?map.x=176&map.y=89&site=pah&zmx=1&zmy=1#.WG0QudQrJxA

Here is a special weather statement issued by the National Weather Service in Paducah KY for Franklin and surrounding counties :

…FIRST ACCUMULATING SNOW OF THE SEASON POSSIBLE THURSDAY…

With Arctic air already in place across the region, an upper-level storm system will produce a swath of light snow, as it swings through our region Thursday.

The initial band of light snow may reach the Interstate 64 corridor of southern Illinois just prior to daybreak Thursday, but the bulk of the accumulating snowfall is expected in the morning hours. 1 to 2 inches of snow is possible across the Interstate 64 corridor of southern Illinois and southwest Indiana.

The snow is expected to taper off quickly from west to east Thursday afternoon. Farther south across the region, a half inch or less is expected, and much of the area may only see a few periods of flurries.

At this time, considerable uncertainty exists with this storm system. On the high end, the potential exists for light accumulations across the entire area, with narrow bands of enhanced snowfall. On the low end, a very minor adjustment could result in nothing but flurries across the area.

With the cold air in place, any accumulations would likely create travel difficulties. Please stay tuned for the latest forecasts and statements on this potential winter storm system from the National Weather Service in Paducah, Kentucky.

Follow franklincounty-news.com for advisory updates and possible cancellations throughout this possible winter weather event.

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Griffith has a career high 46 points in OT win against Gallatin Co.

January 4, 2017 By Jim Muir Leave a Comment

The FCHS Lady Redbirds Morgan Griffith has the look of determination as she drives to the basket against Gallatin Co.’s Hailey Chubb. Griffith scored a career high 46 points and Chubb scored 38 in West Frankfort’s 92-87 overtime victory Tuesday. (westfrankfortsports.com photo)

In one of the most exciting games of the season, the FCHS Lady Redbirds basketball team picked up a thrilling 92-87 overtime victory at home Tuesday against the Gallatin Co. Hawks. West Frankfort led at every quarter break 20-15, 43-32 and 65-60, but with the help of outstanding outside shooting, Gallatin Co. mounted a strong comeback in the 4th quarter. With the Redbirds leading 81-78, and only :04 in regulation, the Hawks executed perfectly as they came full court and set up a 20 foot 3-pointer that went through the basket as the buzzer sounded to tie the game 81-81. West Frankfort’s outstanding senior, Morgan Griffith took over in the overtime as she scored 8 of her teams 11 points on their way to the 5 point victory. Click to read the rest of the story from westfrankfortsports.com

Filed Under: High School Sports, Slider, Sports, West Frankfort High School Sports