Photo taken by Paul Brinker//Brinker Photography

The Carbondale Terriers are hoping to shock the South 7 on Friday night with a win over the Marion Wildcats, who come in to Carbondale as favorites to split the crown with the Terriers and Cahokia.  Terriers coach Bryan Lee spoke with Roger Medlen on Friday's matchup:

John A. Logan men's basketball coach Tyler Smithpeters joined the program on Tuesday night.  He talked with Mike Murphy and Dave McKenzie about starting the program's first-ever title defense, the several new faces in the program, and more.

The Du Quoin Indians were selected as the Team of the Week after a 28-14 win over Murphysboro that improved them to 5-4 on the season and earned them the 10 seed in the 3A Southern Bracket of the IHSA Playoffs.  Coach Derek Beard spoke with Matt Varney on the victory, earning a high seed for a 5-4 team, and their opponent in the first round: Carlinville