Illinois High School Basketball - Newton edges Charleston
December 6, 2011: Charleston, IL 61920 The Newton Eagles (Newton, IL) basketball nipped the host Charleston Trojans (Charleston, IL), 68-67 in Tuesday's league test.
The Eagles (6-1) will now prepare for their test against Mt. Zion (Mt. Zion, IL). The Braves go into the Apollo test with a 0-6 record. In their last test, Mt. Zion was tipped by Salem (Salem, IL), 85-66, in a league test.
The Trojans now own a 2-4 record. They take the field next when they travel to East Richland for a Apollo test on Friday, December 9. Charleston will confront a Tigers team coming off a 53-45 league win over Effingham (Effingham, IL). The Tigers record now stands at 3-0.