50 After 50: Deep, quick, bruising No. 8 Cardinals excel in close games on way to third-place finish

By David Adam, MRN Editor | March 23, 2022
Front row from left, Stacey Garrett, Andra Moore, Kori Symonds, Vicky Markley, Laura McMillen, Kelly Johnson, Keeli Stineman. Middle row, Coach Pete Hopf, Coach Bill “Red” Rogers, Coach Brian Stilwell, Coach Steve Sergesketter. Back row, Jason Carol, Ryan Wright, Darren Monroe, John Holcomb, Ryan Lemon, Todd Brownlee, Jason Havens, Kurt Meister, Shawn Stevenson, Jeff Dougherty, Scott Lippe, Brandon Fenton, Brian Stormer, Nathan Bousselot, Brian Horras. | Photo courtesy of Kurt Meister

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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