ON THE SCHEDULE TODAY AT FCHS:
Mules Basketball at Edwards County (All 3 Levels) 5pm
OTHER AREA SPORTS FOR TODAY:
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL:
Wayne City vs. Red Hill
Cisne at Sandoval
JR HIGH BOYS BASKETBALL:
WEAA BOYS BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT:
Jasper vs. Grayville
JR HIGH GIRLS BASKETBALL:
New Hope at St. Joe-Olney
Cisne at Opdyke-Belle Rive
AREA SPORTS RESULTS FROM MONDAY:
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL:
On Monday night, the Fairfield Mules Boys Basketball team returned to action after their recent 3rd place finish at the Eldorado Holiday Tournament, with a matchup against North Clay at the Mule Barn that was part of a triple-header of games with Boys JV and Lady Mules Varsity also included. The Mules kept pace with the Cardinals in an intense contest that was overshadowed by a lop-sided amount of free throws but eventually fell to North Clay 66-57. The Mules were led in scoring by Owen Gruen with 23 points and Jake Easton with 16 points. The Mules will be back in action again tonight on the road versus the Edwards County Lions.
The JV Mules took the middle game of the night, defeating North Clay 38-29. They were led in scoring by Cooper Berg with 8 points and Harv Keyser with 7 points.
The Lady Mules Basketball squad kickstarted the evening, coming out of the gate hot after a 1st place finish at the Merry Mule Tournament, with a dominating performance against the North Clay Lady Cardinals defeating them by a score of 54-21. The Lady Mules were led in scoring by Mabrey Foster with 11 points, Riley Jolly with 10 points, and Kenry Hutchcraft with 9. The Lady Mules will be back in action Thursday night at Robinson.
OTHER AREA SCORES FROM MONDAY:
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL:
Teutopolis 57, Altamont 44
Thompsonville 51, Galatia 34
Sparta 64, Chester 41
HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS BASKETBALL:
MIDLAND TRAIL CONFERENCE GIRLS BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT:
Webber 44, Wayne City-Cisne 37 (OT)
JR HIGH BOYS BASKETBALL:
WEAA BOYS BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT:
Grayville 32, Clay City 19
West Salem 52, St. Joe-Olney 26
New Hope 49, Allendale-St. Mary’s 31
Cisne 56, Geff 35
JR HIGH BOYS REGULAR SEASON:
NCOE 69, Hardin County 25
North Clay 42, South Central 37 (OT)
JR HIGH GIRLS BASKETBALL:
Hamilton County 42, Fairfield 26
JV: Hamilton County 40, Fairfield 8
***NATIONAL SPORTS***
MONDAY’S SCOREBOARD
NBA
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Boston Celtics 115, Chicago Bulls 101
The Chicago Bulls offense was slow off the starting block during a 115-101 loss to the Boston Celtics at TD Garden. Chicago had just 33 points in the first half and trailed by as many as 23 in the losing effort. Matas Buzelis scored 26 points in the losing effort, while Nikola Vucevic had 15 points and 15 rebounds. The Bulls are in ninth place in the Eastern Conference at 17-and-19. They visit the Pistons tomorrow night.
Detroit Pistons 121, New York Knicks 90
Toronto Raptors 118, Atlanta Hawks 100
Houston Rockets 100, Phoenix Suns 97
Charlotte Hornets 124, Oklahoma City Thunder 97
Denver Nuggets 125, Philadelphia 76ers 124 (F/OT)
Portland Trail Blazers 137, Utah Jazz 117
LA Clippers 103, Golden State Warriors 102
NHL
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Utah Mammoth 3, New York Rangers 2 (F/OT)
Washington Capitals 7, Anaheim Ducks 4
Detroit Red Wings 5, Ottawa Senators 3
Seattle Kraken 5, Calgary Flames 1
Minnesota Wild 4, Los Angeles Kings 2
The St. Louis Blues are gearing up for their game against the Chicago Blackhawks at United Center tomorrow night. The Blues are coming off a 2-0 win over the Montreal Canadiens at home on Saturday. St. Louis is tied for fifth place in the Central Division with 42 points. Tomorrow’s game starts at 8:30PM. The St. Louis Blues have locked down one of their top forwards. The team signed Alexey Toropchenko to a two-year deal worth five million dollars yesterday. The 26-year-old has spent the last five seasons with St. Louis. He has two gaols in three assists in 27 appearances this year.
College Football (CFP Rankings)
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Montana State 35, Illinois State 34 (FCS Championship at Nashville, TN)
Men’s College Basketball (Top-25 Coaches’ Poll)
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#11 Nebraska 72. Ohio State 69
#13 Michigan State 80, USC 51
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