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MurphysboroCairo

Red Devils
72
Pilots
43

The Cairo (IL) varsity basketball team lost Tuesday's neutral tournament game against Murphysboro (IL) by a score of 72-43.

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Murphysboro----72
Cairo----43
Final score provided by M. Decker.
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Game Story

Illinois High School Basketball - Cairo trounced by Murphysboro

December 3, 2024: Murphysboro, IL 62966

Murphysboro Red Devils (Murphysboro, IL) supporters left the game happy Tuesday as they witnessed their basketball squad triumph over the visiting Cairo Pilots (Cairo, IL), 72-43 in a non-league match.

With the victory, Murphysboro advances its record to 1-0 on the year. The Red Devils travel to Chester (Chester, IL) to face the Yellowjackets in a non-league match on Wednesday, December 4. The Yellowjackets enter the match with a record of 1-2. Chester won 62-54 in their recent non-league match against DuQuoin (DuQuoin, IL)

The Pilots now own a 2-2 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to DuQuoin for a non-league match on Wednesday, December 4. Cairo will face a Indians squad coming off a 62-54 non-league loss to Chester (Chester, IL). The Indians record now stands at 0-1.

Murphysboro vs Cairo Basketball Game Info

Tue., Dec. 3, 2024 @ 5p
DuQuoin Tip Off - 5:00 - 6:30 - 8:00
The Cairo (IL) varsity basketball team lost Tuesday's neutral tournament game against Murphysboro (IL) by a score of 72-43.

Rankings & Records

Murphysboro (24-25)

ILClass
11522
OverallConferenceHomeAwayNeutralWin %Conference %PFPA
23-66-26-26-011-4.793.7501,6521,250

Cairo (24-25)

ILClass
522113
OverallHomeAwayNeutralWin %PFPA
12-164-21-57-9.4291,7551,754

Team Scoring Averages

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Murphysboro		12.012.511.614.757.0
Cairo		10.710.016.311.062.7

Head-to-Head

  • Murphysboro won on 12/3/2024
    12/3 @ 5pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Murphysboro----72
    Cairo----43

    The Murphysboro (IL) varsity basketball team won Tuesday's neutral tournament game against Cairo (IL) by a score of 72-43.

    Box score
  • Murphysboro won on 2/17/2025
    2/17 @ 7:30pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Cairo----34
    Murphysboro----77

    The Cairo (IL) varsity basketball team lost Monday's away non-conference game against Murphysboro (IL) by a score of 77-34.

    Box score

Team Stat Comparison

MurphysboroCairo
-Points Per Game11.0
-Rebounds Per Game6.8
-Assists Per Game3.5
-Steals Per Game3.2
-Blocks Per Game1.0

Team Leaders

MurphysboroCairoNational Avg.
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Points Per Game#10 McKenlee Pirtle17.74.9
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Rebounds Per Game#23 Lamon Vaughn13.02.6
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Assists Per Game#10 McKenlee Pirtle7.31.0
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Steals Per Game#10 McKenlee Pirtle7.70.8
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Blocks Per Game#11 Vance Tuck4.70.2

Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
Murphysboro6-2Cairo1-4
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
12/4/24MurphysboroChester(W) 60-3712/6/24ChesterCairo(L) 60-30
12/6/24DuQuoinMurphysboro(W) 66-3712/4/24DuQuoinCairo(W) 69-59
12/21/24DuQuoinMurphysboro(W) 63-28
12/13/24MurphysboroMassac County(W) 45-402/1/25CairoMassac County(L) 80-52
1/31/25Massac CountyMurphysboro(W) 54-43
2/26/25Massac CountyMurphysboro(L) 59-52
12/28/24BentonMurphysboro(L) 41-331/15/25CairoBenton(L) 92-45
1/13/25MurphysboroFrankfort(W) 61-341/21/25FrankfortCairo(L) 69-54

Record Breakdown

Murphysboro (24-25)

Cairo (24-25)
23-6
Overall
12-16
6-2
League
0-0
7-1
Non-League
5-8
2-0
Head to Head
0-2
6-2
Common Opponent
1-4
6-2
Home
4-2
6-0
Away
1-5
11-4
Neutral
7-9
0-1
Playoff
1-1
22-6
In-State
11-13
1-0
Out-of-State
1-3