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LOCAL SCOREBOARD FOR JANUARY 2ND

Mens College Basketball

SAVANNAH STATE                      35

WESTERN ILLINOIS                   39

Leathernecks win their eighth straight game

Adam Link: 10 pts

Terrell Parks: 9 pts, 7 blocks

Western Illinois scored just 12 points in the first half

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Boys High School Basketball

GRIGGSVILLE/PERRY                  67

NORTH GREENE                           73

Levi King: 27 pts

Dryden Craven; 21 pts

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Girls High School Basketball

Highland Tournament

MACON                           39

HANNIBAL                      33

Cambre Britt: 11 pts

PALMYRA                           67

SOUTH SHELBY              48

Panthers face Macon for Tournament Title Saturday at 8:00pm

KNOX COUNTY              63

CANTON                          35

CLARK COUNTY            49

HIGHLAND                       36

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Clopton Tournament

MONROE CITY                37

CLOPTON                         45

Lady Panthers fall to 10-1 on the season

Clopton advances to face Silex in Title Game Friday

LOUISIANA                       48

WRIGHT CITY                  11

Caitlin Bolton: 15 pts

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IHSA

UNITY                                    56

BIGGSVILLE                         54

Lady Mustangs improve to 14-4

Breanne Begeman: 11 pts, game winning 3 pointer at the Buzzer