Illinois High School Basketball - Granite City can't hold off Belleville West
December 8, 2023: Granite City, IL 62040 The Belleville West Maroons basketball team scored 50 points and held the host Granite City Warriors to 43 in the Maroons non-league triumph on Friday.
The Maroons now sport a 5-2 record. They put it on the line next when they host McCluer North for a non-league contest on Tuesday, December 12. Belleville West will battle a Stars team coming off a 52-49 non-league loss to Christian Brothers (St. Louis, MO). The Stars record now stands at 1-1.
The Warriors (2-6) will now prepare for their contest against McCluer (Florissant, MO). The Comets enter the non-league contest with a 1-3 record. In their last contest, McCluer was nudged by Howell (St. Charles, MO), 69-43, in a non-league contest.