“I thought obviously our defense was a big key to being able to win,” EHS coach Dustin Battas said.

Miccah Butler had 15 as Edwardsville’s 13-0 finish beat Alton; Semaj Stampley fouled out, 9 points shy of the Alton career points mark.

In more than a century, Illinois has never had a player directly out of high school like Keaton Weagler.

A Winnebago County Jury on Friday found Edmond Lilly, 33, guilty of first-degree murder in the 2019 shooting death of Antonio Thompson, 32.