Basketball Recap: Cornelius Griffin's Big Game Can't Quite Lead Cahokia over Mt. Vernon

Cahokia was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They lost to the Mt. Vernon Rams at home by a 61-43 margin. While losing is never fun, the Comanches can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 249th, while the Rams are ranked 65th).

Cornelius Griffin

Field Goal Percentage

02/14/25 vs Mt. Vernon	80%
02/10/25 @ Springfield	83%
02/07/25 @ Centralia	83%
02/04/25 vs Belleville East	50%
01/31/25 @ Carbondale	50%

Cahokia's loss came despite a true team effort with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Cornelius Griffin, who posted 13 points. Griffin is also on a roll when it comes to field goal percentage, as he's posted one of at least 50% in the last five games he's played. Donta Cary was another key player, putting up seven points and five assists.

Among those leading the charge was Brogan Holloway, who went 5-for-9 to rack up 19 points. Those 19 points gave him a new career-high. Nazavion Nesbit also deserves some recognition as he posted his first assist of the season.

Cahokia's defeat dropped their record down to 9-18. As for Mt. Vernon, they have been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-8 record this season.

Coming up, Cahokia won't have much time to rest: their next match is against Carbondale at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. Cahokia is facing Carbondale at the right time seeing as Carbondale is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Mt. Vernon, they will also get right back to it: they'll face off against Marshall County at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. One thing working in Marshall County's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last nine contests.