The Carterville Lions impressed last week with wins over Vienna and Herrin.  That earned them the Team of the Week award.  The Lions also earned the #1 seed at the Eldorado Holiday Tournament with those wins.  Matt Varney and Coach Shane Hawkins discussed the big win over Herrin and the top seed at this year's EHT on this week's podcast.

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Thanks to Saluki guard Makenzie Silvey for joining us (after the team Christmas party no less!). The MVC named Makenzie their Player Of The Week after she averaged just over 21 points the last three games, including 19 in Sunday's big win over Illinois.

The Chester Yellow Jackets were the first team selected as the John A. Logan College Team of the Week for the 2024 football season.

Matt Varney spoke with head coach Bill Belton, quarterback Zain Al-Jassim, and wide receiver Devante Palacios when delivering the award to Chester!