The #4 John A. Logan Volunteers have begun a whirlwind final stretch as the season nears it's end.  The Vols picked up their 20th win of the season at Lake Land on Thursday in a 92-76 victory, just a night after a 74-64 win over Vincennes.  Coach Kyle Smithpeters talked about the win afterward:

Matt Varney sat down with the new coach of the Pinckneyville Panthers, Matt Laur, on Friday – just days after the former Freeburg coach was hired by the Pinckneyville school board as their next Athletic Director, Dean of Students, and head boys’ basketball coach.  They covered a variety of topics including the history of Pinckneyville basketball, how daunting is it to step in to the role of Panthers head coach, his son Ty who will join the team, how he plans to run the team, and a whole lot more:

The Harrisburg Bulldogs picked up a huge win at Carterville in Week 6 of the season, pulling off a 66-yard pass late to secure a 29-28 victory over the Lions.  That puts the Bulldogs in the driver's seat for an SIRR Ohio Division conference title as they prepare to take on undefeated Murphysboro in Week 7.  Bulldogs coach Matt Griffith talked with Matt Varney about it all.