Lincoln Railers demolish Mahomet-Seymour 66-36

[February 01, 2020] 

The Lincoln Railers returned home to Roy S. Anderson Gymnasium to host the Mahomet-Seymour Bulldogs on Friday night in an Apollo Conference matchup. The Railers wasted little time showing the Bulldogs why they are undefeated in the Apollo Conference.

After a close start that saw Lincoln on top 7-6, the Railers immediately took a 13-0 run over the Bulldogs to finish out the first quarter with a 20-6 lead.

Kameron Whiteman led Lincoln in the first quarter with 11 points.

Will Ewald set the tone early in the second quarter with a three for Lincoln to extend the lead. Seconds later Ewald's drive put Lincoln up 25-10.

Lincoln was on fire from beyond the arc and after Froebe hit his first three of the game the Railers were rolling 31-12.

Whiteman continued to make it rain threes and added a couple more in the second quarter, extending the Lincoln lead to 30 points, 43-13 now the score.

With the second quarter flying by, Ewald finished it just like he started it. Ewald nailed a three to close out the first half and Lincoln was in control 46-13.

Whiteman was the leading scorer in the first half for the Railers with 17 points.

Lincoln continued to dominate in the second half, leading 60-25 as the third quarter came to a close.

A running clock in the fourth quarter had Railer fans heading for the exit a bit early. In the fourth quarter, Lincoln got threes off the bench from Adam Grunder and Brody Whiteman.

After the Bulldogs managed a little more offense down the stretch, the final score was settled on 66-36.

Kameron Whiteman and Dylan Singleton led Lincoln in scoring with 17 points each.

Will Ewald hit double-digits with 10 points.

The Railers outrebounded the Bulldogs 28-26.

Lincoln improves to 19-2 on the season and 7-0 in the Apollo Conference.

Lincoln also won the JV contest 42-32. Andrew Graue led the Railers JV with 15 points, all three-pointers.

Lincoln will host Nokomis tonight in a special evening featuring the return of Loren Wallace, John Flowers and the 1980 Railer Basketball team that placed fourth in the state. 

The student section wore purple and gold on Friday night to honor the memory of Kobe Bryant. Photo courtesy of Railer Nation.

Coach Alexander also said that Kevin Seitzer will be in attendance. Seitzer is a former Railer basketball standout and former MLB baseball player and current hitting coach for the Atlanta Braves.

Varsity scoring

Lincoln 66

K. Whiteman 17
Singleton 17
Ewald 10
Froebe 8
Hullinger 7
B. Whiteman 3
Grunder 3
Tungate 1

Mahomet-Seymour 36

Koller 8
Essien 6
Finch 5
Lener 5
Coleman 4
Warren 3
McCullough 2
Hubble 2
Carr 1

JV scoring

Lincoln 42

Graue 15
Koehler 11
Pollice 7
B. Whiteman 5
Hoffert 2
Baker 2

Mahomet-Seymour 32

Wagner 10
Nierenhausen 9
Eisenmann 5
Selk 5
Heiser 2
Wagers 1

[Teena Lowery]