Trico 44, New Athens 18
The Trico defense held New Athens to just 10 points in the first half and eight in the second half in an impressive 44-18 win Tuesday night in nonconference girls basketball action.
The Lady Pioneers held a slim 8-7 lead at the end of the first quarter but held a 22-10 advantage at halftime.
In the second half, Trico outscored New Athens 11-3 and 11-5 for the 26-point decision.
Trico improved to 4-4 on the season with the win.
Pinckneyville 44, Anna-Jonesboro 32
Pinckneyville outscored Anna-Jonesboro in every quarter to pick up a 44-32 win in its conference opener Tuesday night.
The Lady Panthers led 9-7 at the end of the first quarter and 24-18 at the half. In the second half, Pinckneyville pulled away by outscoring AJ 12-7 and 8-7.
Katelyn Mayer  and Lindsey Winter each had 12 points to pace the Lady Panthers. Pinckneyville improved to 6-1 on the season and 1-0 in the SIRR Mississippi with the win.
Du Quoin 57, Sparta 34
Sparta fell to 1-6 on the season and 0-2 in conference play following a 57-34 loss at home against Du Quoin.
The Lady Bulldogs trailed 13-5 in the first quarter and 24-13 at the break.
Du Quoin outscored Sparta 13-7 in the third and 20-14 in the fourth for the 23-point win.
Katelyn Blount paced the Lady Bulldogs with 10 points and Jade Vaughn added eight.
Marissa-Coulterville 46, Steeleville 29
Bailey Setzekorn and Kendra Goss combined to score 37 points to lead Marissa-Coulterville past Steeleville 46-29 Monday night in Cahokia Conference Kaskaskia Division girls basketball action.
Setzekorn finished with 23 to pace the Lady Meteors, while Goss had 14 points and seven rebounds. Katie Hill added 6 points and Abbie Lehman had 10 assists in the win.
Sara Potter paced Steeleville with eight points, while Natalie Ruebke and Alex Gale each had six.
Marissa-Coulterville improved to 4-4 on the season with the win, while Steeleville dropped to 3-5.
ZRC 64, Chester 31
ZRC outscored Chester in every quarter including 27-11 in the fourth to roll to a 64-31 win Monday night in Black Diamond action.
The Lady Jackets fell behind 15-9 lead in the first quarter and trailed  22-17 at halftime.
De'Na Nesbitt led Chester with 10 points, while Chelsea Schroeder finished with nine points.
With the loss, Chester dropped to 3-5 overall and 1-2 in the conference.
Elverado 40, Trico 33
Elverado outscored Trico 14-5 in the fourth quarter to steal a 40-33 win Monday night in Black Diamond action.
The Lady Pioneers trailed 7-6 in the first quarter but tied it up 17-17 by the break.
Trico outscored Elverado 11-9 in the third to take a two point lead into the final quarter.
Freshman Jessica Prange led Trico with 13 points, while Rebekah Dilday added eight.
Marissa-Coulterville 38, Gibault 37
Kendra Goss’s basket with four seconds remaining turned out to be the game-winner as Marissa-Coulterville edged out Gibault 38-37 Saturday.
Goss finished with 17 points, while Bailey Setzekorn added 11.
With the win, the Lady Meteors improved to 3-4 on the season.
Pinckneyville 44 OT, Benton 41
Trailing 27-13 at halftime, Pinckneyville outscored Benton 26-12 in the second half and 5-2 in the overtime session to pull out a 44-41 win Thursday night.
“We didn't come out of the gates very well tonight, either offensively or defensively,” said Pinckneyville coach Alan Engelhardt. “Benton really bothered us with their physicality, and early on, they out-hustled us up and down the floor. At halftime we talked about the third quarter showing what kind of character we have, and after giving up a three-pointer on Benton's first possession to fall behind by 17, we really started to battle.”
“We played pretty poised in overtime, getting good shots at the rim and getting to the foul line, while really limiting what Benton could do offensively,” added Engelhardt. “Heather McDaniel had her best game of the season on both ends of the floor tonight, really doing a job of keeping Mendez in front of her and handling the pressure on offense as well as hitting the two big threes.
“Katelyn Mayer had a tougher night shooting the ball, but she still worked to come away with 17 points and hit a big three to tie the game with a couple of minutes to play. Haley Simpson did a tremendous job of limiting Morgan Corn's touches in the second half and overtime after a rough first half. And Lindsey Winter was solid all-around, dishing out six assists and pulling down six rebounds. We have shown that we can put together some very good stretches, now we have to figure out how to do that for 32 minutes.”
With the win, Pinckneyville improved to 5-1 on the season.
Chester 47 OT, Elverado 41
Chester picked up its first conference win of the season by defeating Elverado 47-41 in overtime Thursday night.
Raelyn Rosendohl led Chester with 16 points, while Chelsea Schroeder finished with 14.
With the win, the Lady Jackets improved to 3-4 overall and 1-1 in the Black Diamond.
Carlyle 58, Red Bud 45
Carlyle outscored Red Bud 33-19 in the second half for a 58-45 victory Thursday.
The Lady Musketeers led 13-12 at the end of the first quarter and 26-25 at halftime. In the second half, Carlyle outscored Red Bud 15-8 in the third and 18-11 in the fourth for the 13-point win.
Red Bud made just 11-of-46 shots in the contest and gave up 22 offensive rebounds.
Ali Ringering led the Lady Musketeers with 18 points, while Tara Hubert added 10. Tori Albert and Tiffany Henry each added six points in the loss.
Red Bud dropped to 3-2 overall and 0-2 in conference play following the defeat.
Steeleville 46, New Athens 35
Steeleville built a 10 point first half lead and never looked back en route to a 46-35 victory over New Athens last Wednesday in Cahokia Conference Kaskaskia Division.
The Lady Warriors led 12-5 at the end of the first quarter and 21-11 at the break. New Athens fought back in the third, outscoring Steeleville 11-9.
But in the fourth, Steeleville out-pointed New Athens 16-13 to seal the 11-point decision.
Natalie Ruebke led Steeleville with 14 points, while Morgan Lindner added 12. Alex Gale and Sara Potter each had eight points in the win.
Steeleville improved to 3-4 with the win.
Okawville 75, Sparta 37
Okawville jumped out to a 39-16 first half lead and cruised to a 75-37 win over Sparta Thursday.
The Lady Bulldogs trailed 16-9 after the first quarter and were outscored 36-21 in the second half.
Jade Vaughn and Katelyn Blount each scored 10 points to lead the Lady Bulldogs.
Sparta dropped to 1-5 with the loss.