Pinckneyville's Bob Waggoner spoke with Matt Varney before practice on Thursday to discuss the state of basketball in Illinois, some key players on the Panthers roster, and Coach had a message of hope for Southern Illinois

The Murphysboro Red Devils were selected as the Team of the Week in Week 1 of the Football season after the Red Devils outlasted Carbondale 46-43 in a triple overtime thriller.  The voice of the Red Devils, Matt Varney, spoke with Coach Gary Carter about  how the offense is developing as conference action in the SIRR approaches, their Week 3 opponent Carterville, and more:

Matt Varney got on the phone with several area basketball coaches Tuesday evening when the news came out that Governor J.B. Pritzker and IDPH had raised basketball from a medium-risk sports to a high-risk sport.    Take a listen to how area coaches reacted to the news:

0:16 - Murphysboro Basketball coach Daryl Murphy

4:24 - Benton Basketball coach Ron Winemiller

10:21 - Nashville Basketball coach Wayne Harre

17:27 - Herrin Basketball coach Sayler Shurtz

23:37 - Pinckneyville Basketball coach Bob Waggoner

27:25 - Sesser-Valier Basketball coach Shane Garner

33:00 - Harrisburg Girls Basketball coach Jake Stewart

40:01 - Carbondale Basketball coach Jim Miller