Herrin Sparta

The Sparta (IL) varsity basketball team won Saturday's neutral tournament game against Herrin (IL) by a score of 71-58.

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Herrin	7	13	17	21	58
Sparta	10	20	18	23	71

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Game Stats

Sparta (25-26)

Herrin

Shooting

#	Athlete Name	Pts	FGM	FGA	FG%	AFG%
	Team Totals	58	23	46	50	53
0	Tanner Hall (Jr)	0	0	1	0	0
2	Josh Ellis (So)	20	8	11	73	77
3	J. McKnight (Jr)	2	1	4	25	25
10	Rasheed Jones (Jr)	2	0	0
13	Jaxon Hudson (So)	2	1	1	100	100
21	Braxton Dann (Sr)	6	2	4	50	63
22	J. Faulkenberry (Jr)	15	7	13	54	54
23	Isaiah Bearden (Jr)	2	1	1	100	100
25	Blake Alexander (So)	2	1	4	25	25
33	J.J. Gwaltney (So)	7	2	7	29	36

Sparta

Shooting

#	Athlete Name	Pts	FGM	FGA	FG%	AFG%
	Team Totals	71	29	54	54	58
0	Tyrell Charles (Jr)	6	3	6	50	50
1	DeQuan Woods (Sr)	2	1	4	25	25
2	DJ Hayes (So)	13	6	9	67	72
5	D. Monroe (Jr)	27	11	15	73	73
10	Camden Allard (So)	6	2	3	67	67
11	Jakhai Dancy (Fr)	11	4	12	33	46
12	Grant Allard (Sr)	3	1	2	50	75
14	Aidan Hernandez (Sr)	3	1	2	50	50
31	Wyatt Peck (So)	0	0	1	0	0

Herrin

#	Athlete Name	Pts	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	2FGM	2FGA	2FG%
	Team Totals	58	3	12	25	9	13	69	20	34	59
0	Tanner Hall (Jr)	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Josh Ellis (So)	20	1	3	33	3	5	60	7	8	88
3	J. McKnight (Jr)	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	25
10	Rasheed Jones (Jr)	2	0	0	0	2	2	100	0	0	0
13	Jaxon Hudson (So)	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	100
21	Braxton Dann (Sr)	6	1	1	100	1	2	50	1	3	33
22	J. Faulkenberry (Jr)	15	0	2	0	1	2	50	7	11	64
23	Isaiah Bearden (Jr)	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	100
25	Blake Alexander (So)	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	2	50
33	J.J. Gwaltney (So)	7	1	3	33	2	2	100	1	4	25

Sparta

#	Athlete Name	Pts	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	2FGM	2FGA	2FG%
	Team Totals	71	5	12	42	8	12	67	24	42	57
0	Tyrell Charles (Jr)	6							3	6	50
1	DeQuan Woods (Sr)	2							1	4	25
2	DJ Hayes (So)	13	1	3	33	0	2	0	5	6	83
5	D. Monroe (Jr)	27				5	7	71	11	15	73
10	Camden Allard (So)	6				2	2	100	2	3	67
11	Jakhai Dancy (Fr)	11	3	7	43				1	5	20
12	Grant Allard (Sr)	3	1	1	100				0	1	0
14	Aidan Hernandez (Sr)	3				1	1	100	1	2	50
31	Wyatt Peck (So)	0	0	1	0

Herrin

Totals

#	Athlete Name	Pts	OReb	DReb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF
	Team Totals	58	9	14	23	6	7	3	18	9
0	Tanner Hall (Jr)	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	5	0
2	Josh Ellis (So)	20	1	0	1	0	1	1	1	0
3	J. McKnight (Jr)	2	0	1	1	2	0	0	4	1
10	Rasheed Jones (Jr)	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
13	Jaxon Hudson (So)	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
21	Braxton Dann (Sr)	6	1	0	1	2	1	1	2	2
22	J. Faulkenberry (Jr)	15	2	5	7	0	1	0	0	1
23	Isaiah Bearden (Jr)	2	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	1
24	Rylin Lattuada (Jr)	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
25	Blake Alexander (So)	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	3	1
32	Jasiah Williams (Jr)	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
33	J.J. Gwaltney (So)	7	2	5	7	2	3	0	3	2

Sparta

Totals

#	Athlete Name	Pts	OReb	DReb	Reb	Ast	Stl	TO
	Team Totals	71	7	14	21	13	13	13
0	Tyrell Charles (Jr)	6	2	4	6	1	1	1
1	DeQuan Woods (Sr)	2				2	1	1
2	DJ Hayes (So)	13	1	3	4	5	2	2
5	D. Monroe (Jr)	27	1	5	6	3	4	4
10	Camden Allard (So)	6					3	5
11	Jakhai Dancy (Fr)	11	1		1	1	2
12	Grant Allard (Sr)	3	1	2	3	1
14	Aidan Hernandez (Sr)	3
15	Owen Kessler (So)		1		1

Herrin

Misc Totals

#	Athlete Name	Ast:TO	Stl:TO	Stl:PF	Blk:PF
	Team Totals	0.33	0.39	0.78	0.33
2	Josh Ellis (So)	0.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
3	J. McKnight (Jr)	0.50	0.00	0.00	0.00
13	Jaxon Hudson (So)	0.00	1.00	1.00	0.00
21	Braxton Dann (Sr)	1.00	0.50	0.50	0.50
22	J. Faulkenberry (Jr)	0.00	1.00	1.00	0.00
32	Jasiah Williams (Jr)	0.00	0.00	0.00	1.00
33	J.J. Gwaltney (So)	0.67	1.00	1.50	0.00

Sparta

Misc Totals

#	Athlete Name	Ast:TO	Stl:TO	Chr	Defl
	Team Totals	1.00	1.00	1	9
0	Tyrell Charles (Jr)	1.00	1.00		1
1	DeQuan Woods (Sr)	2.00	1.00		1
2	DJ Hayes (So)	2.50	1.00		3
5	D. Monroe (Jr)	0.75	1.00	1	1
10	Camden Allard (So)		0.60		1
11	Jakhai Dancy (Fr)				1
14	Aidan Hernandez (Sr)				1

Game Story

Illinois High School Basketball - Sparta defeats Herrin

December 6, 2025: Herrin, IL 62948

The Sparta Bulldogs (Sparta, IL) basketball were winner over the host Herrin Tigers (Herrin, IL), 71-58 in Saturday's non-league bout.

The Bulldogs now possess a 4-0 record. They play next when they host Breese Central for a non-league bout on Tuesday, December 9. Sparta will play a Cougars team coming off a 61-37 non-league win over Gateway Legacy Christian Academy (Florissant, MO). The Cougars record now stands at 4-1.

The Tigers (3-1) will now prepare for their test against Carterville (Carterville, IL). The Lions come into the Southern Illinois River-to-River - Ohio test with a 5-0 record. In their last test, Carterville beat Vienna (Vienna, IL), 70-60, in a non-league test.

Check In
1st Quarter
7 - 10 The scorer has checked in. Herrin 7, Sparta 10

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Game Attendance
1st Quarter
Attendance Hundreds

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End of 1st Quarter
2nd Quarter
Herrin 7, Sparta 10

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Score Alert
Herrin2nd Quarter
Herrin - makes a 3pt Field Goal. Herrin 10, Sparta 10

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Sparta - makes a 3pt Field Goal. Herrin 10, Sparta 13

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Sparta - makes a 3pt Field Goal. Herrin 10, Sparta 16

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Sparta2nd Quarter
Sparta - #3 makes a 3pt Field Goal. Herrin 10, Sparta 19

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Sparta - makes a Free Throw. Herrin 10, Sparta 20

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Sparta - makes a 3pt Field Goal. Herrin 10, Sparta 23

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Sparta - makes a 3pt Field Goal. Herrin 10, Sparta 26

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Sparta - makes a 2pt Field Goal. Herrin 10, Sparta 28

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Sparta - makes a 2pt Field Goal. Herrin 10, Sparta 30

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Score Alert
Herrin2nd Quarter
Herrin - makes a 3pt Field Goal. Herrin 13, Sparta 30

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Sparta - makes a 3pt Field Goal. Herrin 13, Sparta 33

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Score Correction
Herrin2nd Quarter
Score correction for Herrin in Q2. Herrin 20, Sparta 33

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Score Correction
Sparta2nd Quarter
Score correction for Sparta in Q2. Herrin 20, Sparta 30

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Halftime
Halftime
Herrin 20, Sparta 30

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Start of 3rd Quarter
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Sparta's ball.

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Score Correction
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Score correction for Herrin in Q3. Herrin 37, Sparta 30

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Score Correction
Sparta3rd Quarter
Score correction for Sparta in Q3. Herrin 37, Sparta 48

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End of 3rd Quarter
4th Quarter
Herrin 37, Sparta 48

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Herrin vs Sparta Basketball Game Info

Sat., Dec. 6, 2025 @ 3:30p

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The Sparta (IL) varsity basketball team won Saturday's neutral tournament game against Herrin (IL) by a score of 71-58.

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Rankings & Records

Herrin (25-26)

Overall	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	PF	PA
3-1	1-0	0-0	2-1	.750	220	198

Sparta (25-26)

IL	Class
97	18

Overall	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	PF	PA
4-1	0-1	1-0	3-0	.800	333	290

Team Scoring Averages

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Herrin	10.0	14.5	16.0	17.5	55.0
Sparta	13.2	16.0	17.4	20.0	66.6

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Team Stat Comparison

Herrin		Sparta
55.0	Points Per Game	66.6
30.5	Rebounds Per Game	22.2
8.0	Assists Per Game	16.0
8.0	Steals Per Game	13.2
3.3	Blocks Per Game	1.2

Team Leaders

Herrin		Sparta	National Avg.
#22 Jaxton Faulkenberry17.0	Points Per Game	#5 Dariontez Monroe18.8	5.4
#22 Jaxton Faulkenberry9.3	Rebounds Per Game	#0 Tyrell Charles5.6	2.9
#3 Jamonta McKnight3.8	Assists Per Game	#2 DJ Hayes5.0	1.2
#33 J.J. Gwaltney2.0	Steals Per Game	#2 DJ Hayes4.8	1.0
#33 J.J. Gwaltney1.3	Blocks Per Game	#10 Camden Allard0.4	0.3

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Herrin	1-0		Sparta	1-0

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
12/2/25	Chester	Herrin	(W) 51-49	1/5/26	Chester	Sparta
				2/13/26	Sparta	Chester
12/19/25	Murphysboro	Herrin		12/5/25	Sparta	Murphysboro	(W) 63-55
2/6/26	Herrin	Murphysboro

Record Breakdown

Herrin (25-26)		S Sparta (25-26)
3-1	Overall	4-1
0-0	League	0-0
1-0	Non-League	1-1
0-1	Head to Head	1-0
1-0	Common Opponent	1-0
1-0	Home	0-1
0-0	Away	1-0
2-1	Neutral	3-0
0-0	Playoff	0-0
3-1	In-State	4-1
0-0	Out-of-State	0-0