John A. Logan men's basketball coach Tyler Smithpeters joined the program Tuesday night to discuss this week's final two regular season games as well as the upcoming Region 24 Tournament.

 

Monday night, Benton girls' basketball star Ensley Tedeschi signed her letter of intent to play for John A. Logan women's basketball.  Matt Varney was at Rich Herrin Gymnasium and talked with both Tedeschi and coach of the Lady Vols, Amanda Shelby, about the signing, joining other local stars at Logan, and more:

 

Ensley Tedeschi: 00:00

Amanda Shelby: 03:05

 
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The Murphysboro Red Devils got a nice surprise last Saturday when pairings were announced.  The 6-3 Red Devils were gifted a home game as the #7 team in the 4A bracket.  Coach Gary Carter spoke with Matt Varney about their opponent, #10 Macomb, and the past few weeks for the Red Devils:

 
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Saturday's SIU game is the annual Blackout Cancer game.  SIU coach Nick Hill spoke with media on Tuesday and discussed with Matt Varney the struggles his team has recently faced and how Illinois State poses a challenge this week.

 
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