Illinois High School Basketball - New Athens thwarts Father McGivney Catholic
December 3, 2024: Glen Carbon, IL 62034 The crowd at Tuesday's non-league challenge between the New Athens Yellow Jackets (New Athens, IL) and the host Father McGivney Catholic Griffins (Glen Carbon, IL), observed New Athens's basketball team knock off Father McGivney Catholic by a score of 52-43.
The Yellow Jackets (2-2) will now prepare for their challenge against Lebanon (Lebanon, IL). The Greyhounds come into the Cahokia - Kaskaskia challenge with a 1-4 record. In their last challenge, Lebanon was knocked off by Maryville Christian (Maryville, IL), 63-58, in a non-league challenge.
In their next game, the Griffins encounter the Metro-East Lutheran Knights (Edwardsville, IL) in a Gateway challenge, on Friday, December 6. Father McGivney Catholic will attempt to improve on its 4-1 season record.