50 After 50: Proving success was no fluke, No. 9 Eagles produce magical postseason run in ’81

By Don Crim, Senior Columnist | March 21, 2022
The 1980-81 Liberty boys basketball team finished fourth at the Class A state tournament. Submitted photo

The Illinois High School Association created a second class for boys basketball for the 1971-72 school year. The 2020-21 season would have been the 50th year of the boys basketball small-school tournament. Muddy River Sports is celebrating 50 years of small-school boys basketball by ranking the 50 best teams in Adams, Brown, Pike and Hancock…

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