BOYS BASKETBALL
CIVIC MEMORIAL 45, PIASA SOUTHWESTERN 38: CM led at the half 23-17, and went on to win at Southwestern's gym.
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Charlie Kilpatrick had 12 points to lead CM, and Riley Lamb had 11 points in the win.
Carter Bacon led the Piasa Birds with 17 points, while Cason Robinson had eight points.
The Eagles are now 14-15 with the win.
CM Coach Lee Green said Southwestern has continued to improve and gave his Eagles quite a game. He said his team's outscoring the Piasa Birds in the fourth period was the key to the game.
"Coach Darr does a great job, and they really play hard," Coach Green added. "It took us a good fourth quarter to beat them. I think our kids are stepping up and playing good basketball."
In two other games played on Wednesday, Mt. Vernon defeated Belleville Althoff Catholic 48-42, and Mt. Sterling Brown County won at Carrollton 59-55.
CM plays at Mascoutah on Friday, Feb. 20, to close the regular season. Southwestern hosts North Mac on Friday, Feb. 20.
