Illinois High School Basketball - Centralia overwhelms Effingham
January 22, 2025: Centralia, IL 62801 The Centralia Orphans basketball team scored 68 points and limited the visiting Effingham Hearts to 29 in the Orphans non-league triumph on Wednesday.
The Orphans now have a 17-3 record. They play next when they host Mt. Vernon for a South Seven game on Friday, January 31. Centralia will confront a Rams team coming off a 53-30 non-league win over Salem (Salem, IL). The Rams record now stands at 12-5.
With the loss, Effingham falls to 6-15 on the campaign. The Hearts travel to Carbondale (Carbondale, IL) to confront the Terriers in a non-league game on Saturday, January 25. The Terriers go into the game with a record of 6-13. Carbondale lost 60-49 in their recent non-league game against Champaign Central (Champaign, IL)