The Salem Wildcats dropped a tough game on Saturday to visiting Mt Carmel 62-58.
The Cats led the entire way, but the Aces got hot from the three point line in the fourth quarter hitting 5 in the quarter and 9 in the game. Haddon Lybarger finished leading the Cats with 16. Caden Bee added 13 as the Cats hit 7 three’s in the game, but only 2 in the second half.
Beau Stipp scored 15 of his game high 26 in the fourth quarter. 6-8 big man Kaleb Applebey added 17 and Gage Kennard hit 3 threes in the final quarter to end with 12.
Salem is 1-4 on the year and will take their 1-2 Cahokia record on the road to Breese Central on Tuesday, host Freeburg on Thursday and Columbia on Saturday.
Mt Carmel then traveled to Woodlawn on Saturday afternoon and beat them 54-29.
In other action, Centralia dropped their first game of the season with a 27-26 loss to Carterville. The Orphans led 17-10 at halftime but were held to just 9 points in the second half.
Saturday Boys Scores:
Altamont 54 Newton 43
Belleville East 45 Collinsville 38
Belleville West 64 O’Fallon 44
Breese Central 50 Okawville 44
Breese Mater Dei 60 Metro East Lutheran 41
Carlyle 57 Columbia 45 (2OT)
Christ Our Rock 71 Mulberry Grove 33
Chester 65 Vienna 49
Christopher 59 Trico 25
Cobden 70 Elverado 19
Effingham 75 St Anthony 54
Eldorado 54 Edwards County 44 (OT)
Fairfield 44 Flora 41
Goreville 81 Ziegler 67
Granite City 80 McGivney Catholic 41
Greenville 52 Staunton 23
Hamilton County 45 Gallatin County 34
Harrisburg 61 DuQuoin 44
Herrin 47 Carbondale 35
Lincoln 73 Sacred Heart Griffin 49
Mahomet Seymour 52 Rantoul 32
Marion SD 63 Murphysboro 62 (OT)
Massac County 47 Benton 40
Mt Carmel 54 Woodlawn 29
NCOE 67 Wayne City 48
North Clay 55 Brownstown/St Elmo 39
Paris 61 Tuscola 52
Red Hill 56 Martinsville 44
Sesser 66 Waltonville 37
Steeleville 44 Red Bud 29
Taylorville 48 Rochester 40
Teutopolis 74 Macon Meridian 59
Wesclin 49 Freeburg 47
Triad 42 Marquette 41
Waterloo 51 Gibault 32
