ON THE SCHEDULE TODAY AT FCHS:
Mules Basketball at Waltonville
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL:
HAMILTON COUNTY FOXES INVITATIONAL:
Wayne City vs. Hamilton County
Gallatin County vs. NCOE
Edwards County vs. West Frankfort
JR HIGH GIRLS BASKETBALL:
Wayne City at Woodlawn
AREA SPORTS RESULTS FROM THURSDAY:
HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS BASKETBALL:
The FCHS Lady Mules Basketball team was on the road Thursday night for a conference matchup with Edwards County. After holding an early lead, the Lady Mules eventually fell to Edwards County 47-38. FCHS was led in scoring by Mabrey Foster with 12 points. The JV squad dominated Edwards County 38-8 in a shortened 2-Quarter game.
OTHER GAMES:
Sandoval 40, Wayne City-Cisne 27
Hamilton Co 70, Flora 34
Lawrenceville 66, Red Hill 43
Olney 47, Robinson 30
Paris 62, Newton 55
Pinckneyville 41, Carterville 23
Pope County 46, Elverado 44
Teutopolis 43, Benton 34
Neoga 49, North Clay 31
Mt. Carmel 68, Marshall 46
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL:
Casey-Westfield 96, Cisne 34
CARLYLE KASKASKIAN TOURNEY
Woodlawn 75, Riverview Gardens 44
Pinckneyville 67, Hillsboro 37
DUQUOIN TIP-OFF CLASSIC:
Cairo 84, Sesser-Valier 72
Chester 54, Carmi -White Co. 46
GOREVILLE TOURNAMENT:
Benton 41, Anna-Jonesboro 33
Hardin County 57, Harrisburg 38
JR HIGH BOYS BASKETBALL:
New Hope 57, Clay City 13
Bethel 45, Geff 42
WAYNE CITY HOLIDAY TOURNAMENT:
NCOE 46, Wayne City 44
Cisne 37, Albion 22
JR HIGH GIRLS BASKETBALL:
Fairfield 29, Jasper 25
JV: Fairfield 23, Jasper 11
The New Hope vs. St. Mary’s-Allendale game was postponed due to St. Mary’s-Allendale not having enough players.
***NATIONAL SPORTS***
THURSDAY’S SCOREBOARD
NFL
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Detroit Lions 44, Dallas Cowboys 30
NBA
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Philadelphia 76ers 99, Golden State Warriors 98
Boston Celtics 146, Washington Wizards 101
Utah Jazz 123, Brooklyn Nets 110
Los Angeles Lakers 123, Toronto Raptors 120
Minnesota Timberwolves 125, New Orleans Pelicans 116
NHL
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Boston Bruins 5, St. Louis Blues 2
The St. Louis Blues surrendered three goals in the second period of a 5-2 loss against the Boston Bruins at TD Garden. The Blues were within a goal before giving up three straight scores. Pavel Buchnevich and Pius Suter both lit the lamp in the losing effort. St. Louis is in seventh place in the Central Division with 25 points. The Blues visit Ottawa tomorrow night.
Chicago Blackhawks 2, Los Angeles Kings 1
The Chicago Blackhawks took a two-goal lead in the second period and held on for a 2-1 victory over the Los Angeles Kings at Crypto-Dot-Com Arena. Connor Bedard scored on the power play and Wyatt Kaiser lit the lamp in the closing seconds of the second to give Chicago a two-goal cushion they would not relinquish. Spencer Knight finished with 26 saves in net as Chicago improved to 12-9-and-6. The Hawks take on the Kings again tomorrow night.
New York Rangers 4, Ottawa Senators 2
Pittsburgh Penguins 4, Tampa Bay Lightning 3
Nashville Predators 2, Florida Panthers 1 (OT)
New York Islanders 6, Colorado Avalanche 3
Toronto Maple Leafs 5, Carolina Hurricanes 1
Columbus Blue Jackets 6, Detroit Red Wings 5 (SO)
Calgary Flames 4, Minnesota Wild 1
Edmonton Oilers 9, Seattle Kraken 4
Men’s College Basketball (Top-25 Coaches’ Poll)
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No Games Scheduled
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