Alton finishes fourth in Centralia Holiday Tournament

CENTRALIA – Alton finished fourth in the 75^th Centralia Holiday Tournament Saturday night, dropping a 49-45 decision to Chicago Marist in the third-place game of the tournament; the loss, combined with a semifinal loss to Belleville West earlier in the day, dropped the Redbirds to 9-3 on the year.

Kevin Caldwell led Alton with 19 points for the game, with Donovan Clay adding 12 for AHS.

Belleville West defeated Champaign Central 62-61 to take the championship of the event, one of the oldest of its type in Ilinois.