Illinois High School Basketball - Belleville West thwarts Althoff Catholic
December 20, 2008: Belleville, IL 62223 The Belleville West Maroons (Belleville, IL) basketball felled the visiting Althoff Catholic Crusaders (Belleville, IL), 61-45 in Saturday's non-league test.
The Maroons (9-1) will now prepare for their test against O'Fallon (O'Fallon, IL). The Panthers go into the Southwestern test with a 3-3 record. In their last test, O'Fallon defeated East (Belleville, IL), 69-59, in a league test.
The Crusaders now own a 9-2 record. They take the field next when they travel to Mascoutah for a non-league test on Wednesday, December 31. Althoff Catholic will clash with a Indians squad coming off a 46-44 non-league loss to Mater Dei (Breese, IL). The Indians record now stands at 3-6.