Illinois High School Basketball - Belleville West topples East
January 13, 2009: Belleville, IL 62221 In Tuesday's league outing, the Belleville West Maroons (Belleville, IL) basketball squad beat the host East Lancers (Belleville, IL), by a count of 65-51.
The Maroons (15-1) will now prepare for their outing against Collinsville (Collinsville, IL). The Kahoks go into the Southwestern outing with a 10-2 record. In their last outing, Collinsville was topped by Edwardsville (Edwardsville, IL), 44-37, in a league outing.
The Lancers now hold a 3-11 record. They take the field next when they travel to Granite City for a Southwestern outing on Thursday, January 15. East will encounter a Warriors squad coming off a 63-56 league loss to O'Fallon (O'Fallon, IL). The Warriors record now stands at 7-9.