Local Sports Recap – January 16, 2023

Back on Friday the Carmi-White County Bulldog basketball team defeated Fairfield by a final of 51-40 to improve to 13-4 on the year and 5-0 in the Black Diamond Conference. 

Bryce Conner led Carmi in scoring with 14 points, Mitchel Edwards scored 11, Landon Driscoll scored 9, and Tyler Goemaat and Gavin Holloman scored 8 each. 

The Bulldogs will face Harrisburg tonight in the opening evening of the 43rd Annual Carmi-White County Invitational Tournament. Harrisburg is 8-8 on the season, and head coach Kevin Wolff knows that the purple Bulldogs will be a handful.

Tip-off for tonight’s game is set for 7 PM, you can listen live on 97.3 FM WRUL or you can watch the game on the WRUL Sports YouTube Channel.

In other boys high school basketball action from Friday,

Eldorado 61, Edwards Co. 37

Flora 49, Hamilton Co. 45

NCOE 61, Carrier Mills 43

Mt. Carmel 33, Richland Co. 29

Casey-Westfield 61, Marshall 42

Cisne 86, Grayville 75

Nashville 69, Anna-Jonesboro 44

Carterville 93, Du Quoin 42 

Herrin 60, Harrisburg 47 

Massac Co. 74, West Frankfort 51

Murphysboro 48, Benton 41

From Saturday,

Vienna 61, Anna-Jonesboro 59 

Nashville 53, Carbondale 51 (OT)

Hamilton Co. 72, Galatia 29

NCOE 78, Grayville 57

Cisne 69, Mt. Carmel 61

Vandalia 51, Flora 48 (OT)

The CWC Lady Bulldog basketball team lost to Goreville on Saturday in the first round of the Eldorado Lady Eagle Classic by a final score of 53-42. Carmi will play Johnston City this morning at 8:30 in the 5th place bracket.