Illinois High School Basketball - Athens nips Edinburg
December 8, 2025: Athens, IL 62613 The crowd at Monday's non-league challenge between the Athens Warriors (Athens, IL) and the visiting Edinburg Wildcats (Edinburg, IL), witnessed Athens's basketball squad hold off Edinburg by a count of 40-39.
With the victory, Athens advances its record to 2-2 on the year. The Warriors travel to Greenview (Greenview, IL) to meet the Bulldogs in a Tomahawk battle on Friday, December 12. The Bulldogs enter the battle with a record of 0-3. Greenview lost 41-31 in their recent non-league battle against Mt. Olive (Mt. Olive, IL)
The Wildcats now own a 2-5 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Ramsey for a non-league battle on Wednesday, December 10. Edinburg will meet a Rams squad coming off a 79-19 non-league loss to Litchfield (Litchfield, IL). The Rams record now stands at 1-5.