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The joys and excitement of all the fans watching their Cougars at State and on their way there
Like was said before, there were two elements to the West Central boys State Championship win – those who actually played and those who cheered them onto victory.
Read MoreDreams really do come true for the West Central Cougars
By Carmen Ensinger It is the dream of every player and coach to make it to State and hopefully become State Champions and for the West Central Cougars, that dream became a reality as they easily defeated Mounds Meridian on Saturday 62-43.
Read MoreCougars squeak out victory in supersectional
By KENT COULTAS Zack Evans made two free throws with 9.2 seconds remaining in the game, and West Central upset Illini Bluffs 46-42 Mar. 4 at the Jacksonville Supersectional.
Read MoreCougars never quit; rally to beat Aurora Christian
By KENT COULTAS Chance Little scored 33 points as West Central rallied to beat Aurora Christian 70-65 in double overtime Mar. 7 in the IHSA Class 1A semifinals at the State Farm Center in Champaign.
Read MoreWest Central takes out Madison in semifinal
West Central senior Zach Evans went into Tuesday night’s semi-final game against Madison needing just 7 points to reach 2,000 points in his high school career. Nerves must have gotten the best of him, because he missed all of his shots in the first quarter. But he came back with a vengeance in the second…
Read MoreCougars defeat Warriors in Sectional Championship
The West Central Cougars out-maneuvered the Calhoun Warriors Friday night to advance to the Sectionals Monday night at the Jacksonville Bowl. The Cougars kept their fans on their seat taking it down to the wire with a 64-61 win. The Warriors tried their best, but they couldn’t shut down Zach Evans who scored 33 points…
Read MoreWest Cemtral wins Sectional Championship
By KENT COULTAS Mason Berry made four free throws in the final 38 seconds, and West Central beat Calhoun 64-61 in the championship game of the North Greene 1A Boys Sectional Mar. 1 at White Hall.
Read MoreWest Central beats Madison in Semifinals
By Kent Coultas Zack Evans and Chance Little combined for 59 points to lead West Central to a 66-38 over Madison in the semifinals of the North Greene Boys’ Sectional Feb. 27 in White Hall.
Read MoreSCOTT: Two nail biters in the books and the Cougars are off to State
By BETH ZUMWALT The West Central Cougars came out on top of their last two games to earn spot in the Illinois High School Associations state final basketball tournament. Friday night, the Cougars defeated Calhoun, 64-61, in a game that went down to the wire. The Cougars trailed 50-47 going into the fourth quarter. West…
Read MoreAnother easy one for the Cougars
By KENT COULTAS West Central allowed just four first half points and beat Liberty 43-13 in the semifinals of the boys’ regional tournament Feb. 21 at Liberty.
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