By FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com Grant Coleman continued to do what he has been doing. Cole Lener continued to do what he has been doing. And, as a result, Mahomet-Seymour’s boys’ basketball team continued to do what it has been doing. The Bulldogs won their 10th consecutive game on Tuesday, a 52-49 […]
By FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com For the fifth time in the past six seasons, the Mahomet-Seymour boys’ basketball team has achieved a 20-win season. The Bulldogs reached that plateau in Friday’s Senior Night regular-season finale, outscoring Mattoon in every quarter of an 80-54 triumph. The visiting Green Wave jumped ahead early, 9-2, […]
BY FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com The Bulldogs, who haven’t lost since January ended, made Normal West their seventh consecutive victim on Tuesday in a non-conference game at home. Grant Coleman led M-S in scoring (24 points) and rebounding (eight). “He was a force on the glass for much of the game and […]
BY FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com The Bulldogs extended their winning streak to four games with consecutive Apollo Conference wins to end the week. M-S traveled to Mount Zion on Friday and returned home with a 71-58 victory. On Saturday at home, the Bulldogs reached their highest point total of the season, outscoring […]
By FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com The Bulldogs didn’t let the first three quarters affect what transpired in the fourth period on Tuesday. After three quarters in a non-conference boys’ basketball game at Normal Community, M-S was 0-for-4 from the free throw line. During the last eight minutes the team sunk 9 of […]
BY FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com The Bulldogs scored the most second-half points Friday at Lincoln, but could not recover from a huge first-half deficit and suffered a 66-36 loss to the Railsplitters. After intermission, M-S held a 23-20 edge in points scored. Lincoln limited the Bulldogs to six first-quarter points and carried […]
By FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com Washinton’s Devon Vanderheydt hit a buzzer-beater Tuesday night, sending the Panthers past visiting Mahomet-Seymour 52-50 in a non-conference boys’ basketball game. “I tip my hat to the Vanderhydt kid, who hit a tough shot with a hand in his face,” M-S coach Ryan Bosch said. “We’d guarded […]
By FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com Senior Grant Coleman registered a school-record performance on Tuesday at Mattoon. The 6-foot-7 Coleman shattered a 48-year-old school scoring record by notching 44 points in 24 minutes against the Green Wave. M-S hammered Mattoon 73-37. Coleman was 16 of 24 from the field, including 5 for 7 […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com In the battle for first place in the Apollo Conference on Friday, visiting Lincoln dealt Mahomet-Seymour its worst loss of the boys’ basketball season, 70-51. “We got down early and were not able to recover,” M-S head coach Ryan Bosch said. “I thought we could handle […]
BY FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com Grant Coleman had 18 points and nine rebounds on Saturday, but M-S dropped a 70-59 decision to Normal West in the Taylorville Shootout. Cole Lener contributed 17 points and nine rebounds for the Bulldogs. M-S trailed 18-15 after one quarter and 39-33 at halftime before securing a […]
