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Boys roundup: Lincoln dials in, beats Jacksonville; Carlinville, Gillespie, Beardstown, Calvary win

Trevor Lawrence, Springfield State Journal- Register
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After freezing rain canceled nearly all the local high school sporting events in central Illinois on Monday, the boys basketball action resumed on Tuesday. Here are those results:

LINCOLN 56, JACKSONVILLE 45: At The Bowl in Jacksonville, Lincoln outscored the Crimsons 32-16 in the second and third quarters and recorded a nonconference victory on Tuesday.

Behind Milan Krusic’s three 3-pointers, Jacksonville led 16-10 after one period until Lincoln (16-7) got back in it. The Railers nailed a pair of 3s in the second period and took a 27-25 lead at halftime.

Lincoln then outscored the Crimsons 15-7 in the third quarter and had a 42-32 lead heading into the final period.

Lincoln's Drew Hayes goes up for a basket during the game against Lanphier Friday, January 12, 2024.
Lincoln's Drew Hayes goes up for a basket during the game against Lanphier Friday, January 12, 2024.

Drew Hayes drained two 3s and led Lincoln with 16 points, while teammate Trey Schilling was 3-for-5 from long distance and scored 11. Karson Komnick and Ki’on Carson combined for 14 second-half points, and the two ended with eight apiece.

Isaiah Martinez put in three 3s in the second half and provided Jacksonville (11-12) with 15 points. Krusic finished 4-for-7 from 3-point range and concluded with 12 points, and Ryan McCombs chipped in nine points and grabbed a game-high 10 rebounds.

Lincoln avenged a 51-43 home loss to Jacksonville in a CS8 game on Dec. 8.

CARLINVILLE 55, LUTHERAN 51: At Lutheran, Sawyer Smith poured in a game-high 21 points and the Cavaliers won a nonconference game.

Ten of Smith’s points came in the first period, and he finished with two 3-pointers. Cam Naugle went 5-for-7 from the foul line in the fourth quarter and added 11 points, and Triston Thompson dialed up two 3s and chipped in nine for Carlinville (10-12).

Parker Cloyd and Torry Kistner registered 16 points apiece to pace Lutheran (8-12). Cloyd scored 10 in the first half, including making two 3s.

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GILLESPIE 63, EAST ALTON-WOOD RIVER 43: At Gillespie, Jack Kaylor made 11 field goals and delivered a game-high 24 points to lead the Miners to a nonconference win.

Gillespie led by eight points after each quarter before outscoring EAWR 19-7 in the fourth. Bryce Hohnsbehn contributed 11 points to the Miners’ cause.

Malyk Spiller buried four 3-pointers in the second half, scoring all his team-high 16 points after halftime for the Oilers.

BEARDSTOWN 52, CONCORD TRIOPIA 45: At Concord, Isaac Brockschmidt and Elizah Thomas combined for six 3-pointers and 33 points to lead the Tigers in a nonconference game.

Brockschmidt led a fourth-quarter charge after Beardstown trailed 36-32 at the end of the third. He made three 3s in the fourth period and scored 15 of his 18 points in the second half. Thomas was 5-for-8 at the free-throw line in the fourth and finished with two treys and 15 points. Rylan Alhorn recorded nine points and 10 rebounds for Beardstown (15-6).

Evan Bell made three field goals from long distance and scored 14 points to lead Triopia.

CALVARY 58, LITCHFIELD 55: At Litchfield, Luke Blackford scored 22 points while Joshua Long and Connor Brown combined for 27 as the Saints pulled out a road nonconference win.

Calvary's Joshua Long goes up for a layup against Centralia Christ our Rock Lutheran during the Capital City Showcase at the Bank of Springfield Center on Saturday, Dec. 2, 2023.
Calvary's Joshua Long goes up for a layup against Centralia Christ our Rock Lutheran during the Capital City Showcase at the Bank of Springfield Center on Saturday, Dec. 2, 2023.

Blackford began with a six-point first quarter before pouring in 10 in the second to give Calvary a 35-29 halftime lead.

Long, who knocked down three 3-pointers — as did Blackford — scored five of his 15 points in the fourth after Litchfield regained a lead heading into the fourth. Brown scored all 12 of his points on six field goals.

Calvary (16-6) made nine 3s.

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A.J. Odle led Litchfield with a game-high 24 points. He had 13 of his points in the third as the Purple Panthers (15-10) outscored the Saints 20-15 to lead 49-48 at the final turn.

Coaches should submit stats to sports@sj-r.com following each contest to be included in Boys Roundup. Please include first and last names for both teams.

This article originally appeared on State Journal-Register: IHSA boys basketball: Five area teams pick up nonconference wins on Tuesday