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, […]
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Coleman and Essien lead Bulldogs over Charleston
BY FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com The Bulldogs’ winning streak hit eight games Friday night in a 67-43 Apollo Conference triumph at Charleston. Grant Coleman scored 19 points and Kobe Essien fired in 14 points as M-S dispatched the Trojans for the second time this season by at least 20 points. Essien posted […]
Defense puts Bulldogs over Rantoul
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 […]
Mahomet-Seymour boys’ basketball picks up State Farm Classic Consolation Championship
By FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com Mahomet-Seymour’s prowess at the free throw line on Saturday enabled the Bulldogs to salvage two wins and capture the consolation championship in the State Farm Classic in Bloomington-Normal. M-S (7-5) ended the event with three consecutive wins after losing its opener by three points to third-seeded North […]