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SpartaMurphysboro
Bulldogs
42
Red Devils
45

The Murphysboro (IL) varsity basketball team won Friday's neutral tournament game against Sparta (IL) by a score of 45-42.

Game Details: Sparta Mid Winter Classic

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Sparta75151542
Murphysboro18711945
Final score provided by J. Beckley.
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Game Stats

Sparta (23-24)

Sparta

Shooting

#Athlete NameMinPtsFGMFGAFG%AFG%
Team Totals4213363644
2Robert Greer (So)175133854
4Damian Lanton (Jr)3161725
10James Pillers (Sr)211100100
11Jack Loesing (Sr)211100100
12Darnell Smith (Sr)4236767
13D. Monroe (Fr)11272929
14Jake Wesbecher (Jr)00100
22Zach Bodeker (Sr)3142538
Sparta

#Athlete NameMinPts3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%2FGM2FGA2FG%
Team Totals426242510205071258
2Robert Greer (So)1741233347511100
4Damian Lanton (Jr)31617
10James Pillers (Sr)211100
11Jack Loesing (Sr)202011100
12Darnell Smith (Sr)40202367
13D. Monroe (Fr)11020710702540
14Jake Wesbecher (Jr)0010
22Zach Bodeker (Sr)31425020
Sparta

Totals

#Athlete NameMinPtsORebDRebRebAstStlBlkTOPF
Team Totals427917128111
2Robert Greer (So)172353215
4Damian Lanton (Jr)3111
10James Pillers (Sr)21112
11Jack Loesing (Sr)2221
12Darnell Smith (Sr)4123211
13D. Monroe (Fr)1122613
14Jake Wesbecher (Jr)01
22Zach Bodeker (Sr)32211
Sparta

Misc Totals

#Athlete NameAst:TOStl:TOStl:PFBlk:PFChrDeflTF
Team Totals1.090.73
2Robert Greer (So)0.600.40
12Darnell Smith (Sr)2.001.00
13D. Monroe (Fr)2.000.33
22Zach Bodeker (Sr)1.00

Murphysboro (23-24)

Murphysboro has not entered stats for this game.

Game Story

Illinois High School Basketball - Murphysboro nudges Sparta

January 19, 2024: Sparta, IL 62286

In Friday's non-league outing, the Murphysboro Red Devils (Murphysboro, IL) basketball squad edged the host Sparta Bulldogs (Sparta, IL), by a margin of 45-42.

The Red Devils (14-7) will now prepare for their outing against Freeburg (Freeburg, IL). The Midgets go into the non-league outing with a 12-10 record. In their last outing, Freeburg held off Red Bud (Red Bud, IL), 58-56, in a non-league outing.

The Bulldogs now own a 12-7 record. They play next when they host Red Bud for a non-league outing on Saturday, January 20. Sparta will clash with a Musketeers squad coming off a 58-56 non-league loss to Freeburg (Freeburg, IL). The Musketeers record now stands at 13-7.

Rankings & Records

Sparta (23-24)

ILClass
32888
OverallConferenceHomeAwayNeutralWin %Conference %PFPA
21-117-39-38-44-4.656.7001,8171,648

Murphysboro (23-24)

ILClass
24562
OverallConferenceHomeAwayNeutralWin %Conference %PFPA
20-124-49-33-28-7.625.5001,6171,373

Team Scoring Averages

Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1Final
Sparta		14.813.813.214.811.056.8
Murphysboro		11.912.313.012.9-50.5

Team Stat Comparison

SpartaMurphysboro
56.6Points Per Game-
29.9Rebounds Per Game-
13.8Assists Per Game-
7.9Steals Per Game-
1.5Blocks Per Game-

Team Leaders

SpartaMurphysboroNational Avg.
#13 Dariontez Monroe11.2Points Per Game
-
4.9
#2 Robert Greer5.4Rebounds Per Game
-
2.6
#13 Dariontez Monroe2.7Assists Per Game
-
1.0
#2 Robert Greer1.7Steals Per Game
-
0.8
#2 Robert Greer0.7Blocks Per Game
-
0.3

Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
Sparta9-1Murphysboro7-3
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
11/21/23SpartaWayne City(W) 84-582/13/24Wayne CityMurphysboro(W) 73-39
11/28/23HerrinSparta(L) 73-4412/2/23HerrinMurphysboro(L) 53-33
12/12/23MurphysboroHerrin(L) 54-36
2/2/24HerrinMurphysboro(L) 35-32
12/2/23DuQuoinSparta(W) 71-5611/29/23DuQuoinMurphysboro(W) 56-43
12/22/23DuQuoinMurphysboro(W) 61-35
12/15/23SpartaOkawville(W) 55-4812/27/23OkawvilleMurphysboro(W) 57-41
2/2/24OkawvilleSparta(W) 58-52
12/19/23SpartaChester(W) 50-4711/28/23ChesterMurphysboro(W) 60-47
2/9/24ChesterSparta(W) 54-51
1/17/24SpartaSteeleville(W) 72-591/16/24SteelevilleMurphysboro(W) 66-37
2/6/24SpartaSteeleville(W) 59-51
1/23/24TricoSparta(W) 64-3412/20/23MurphysboroTrico(W) 54-24

Record Breakdown

Sparta (23-24)

Murphysboro (23-24)
21-11
Overall
20-12
7-3
League
4-4
11-3
Non-League
7-0
0-1
Head to Head
1-0
9-1
Common Opponent
7-3
9-3
Home
9-3
8-4
Away
3-2
4-4
Neutral
8-7
0-1
Playoff
0-1
20-11
In-State
19-10
1-0
Out-of-State
1-2