Illinois High School Basketball - Chester edges New Athens
January 12, 2023: Chester, IL 62233 The Chester Yellowjackets (Chester, IL) basketball nipped the visiting New Athens Yellow Jackets (New Athens, IL), 52-46 in Thursday's non-league test.
The Yellowjackets (7-8) will now prepare for their test against Gibault Catholic (Waterloo, IL). The Hawks go into the non-league test with a 16-3 record. In their last test, Gibault Catholic got by Saxony Lutheran (Jackson, MO), 50-41, in a non-league test.
The Yellow Jackets now own a 10-8 record. They play next when they travel to Saxony Lutheran for a non-league test on Saturday, January 14. New Athens will encounter a Crusaders squad coming off a 50-41 non-league loss to Gibault Catholic (Waterloo, IL). The Crusaders record now stands at 2-7.