Friday night, the Marion Wildcats picked up a 76-52 win at Cahokia.  The victory moved the Wildcats to 2-2 on the season but it was a big milestone for head coach Gus Gillespie.

Gillespie, who has coached Marion since 2017, collected his 100th career win as Wildcats coach on Friday night.  The Wildcats coach has had a lengthy career with stops in Robinson, Centralia, and Marshall County, Kentucky before landing at Marion.  His record as Wildcats head coach now sits at 100-75.

Gillespie’s career record is now 507-225.  He has led the Marion Wildcats to a Sectional title in the 2017-18 season as well as Regional titles in 2017-18, 2019-20, and 2021-22.

Kaden Rogowski scored 26 in the win Friday night.  Marion next hosts Richland County Saturday night.