Illinois High School Basketball - New Athens topped by Goreville
December 26, 2023: New Athens, IL 62264 The New Athens Yellow Jackets basketball team (New Athens, IL), dropped 69-50 in Tuesday's non-league battle with the visiting Goreville Blackcats (Goreville, IL)
The Blackcats now sport a 10-1 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Gallatin County for a non-league battle on Tuesday, January 2. Goreville will battle a Hawks team coming off a 54-34 non-league loss to Herrin (Herrin, IL). The Hawks record now stands at 3-10.
The Yellow Jackets (5-7) will now prepare for their bout against DuQuoin (DuQuoin, IL). The Indians go into the non-league bout with a 2-7 record. In their last bout, DuQuoin was topped by Altamont (Altamont, IL), 68-48, in a non-league bout.