Railers defeat Mahomet-Seymour on Senior Night

 

[February 17, 2023]  It was a big night at Roy S. Anderson on Thursday night with the seniors taking the home court for the final time in their careers. A bonus is always a Senior Night win and the boys did just that by beating Apollo Conference rivals Mahomet-Seymour by a final score of 41-27.

The ballgame began with a lob pass into Payton Cook for two points and the Railers were off and running. Ki’on Carson’s two points in the paint put Lincoln in front 4-2. The Bulldogs would take a 5-4 lead on a three by Finnley Randolph but that would be the visitor's one and only lead of the game. A three by Cook put the Railers in front 7-5. Tyler Sasse added his own three quickly after that to stretch the lead to 10-5. Cook and Carson finished the first quarter scoring and this gave the Railers a 15-8 first quarter lead.

Let it rain 3s in the second quarter, boys! Aidan Gowin hit the first three and the lead was quickly 18-8. Trey Schilling hit back-to-back 3s for the Railers and he made the score 24-13. Carson would end the second quarter scoring with two points and the Railers lead was 26-15 at the half.

The Bulldogs put together a run early in the third quarter but the Railers managed to hold the lead. A layup by Gowin and a drive through the lane by Cadge Kingsley would be the highlight of the Railers offense and the third quarter score was set at 30-21.

The fourth quarter featured a handful of free throws by Lincoln and another layup by Gowin AND a DUNK by COOK! The senior got a huge applause from the crowd as Kingsley spotted Cook open under the basket and a quick bounce pass was snatched up by Cook and slammed home. The bucket was a great way to top off Senior Night and Cook’s final game on Neil Alexander Court.

The Railers picked up the win by a final score of 41-27.

Payton Cook and Trey Schilling each led the Railers with 9 points. Schilling also pulled down 5 rebounds in the win.

Lincoln improved to 25-5 overall on the season. The Railers finish the season 10-2 in the Apollo Conference.

The Railers JV team won 44-31 over the Bulldogs. Parker Graue led Lincoln with 12 points. Frank Sanders added 10 points.

In between games the following seniors were honored:

Boys Basketball
Camden Nelson
Cadge Kingsley
Tyler Sasse
Connor Meagher
Jake Bivin
Payton Cook

Cheer
Peyton Bennett
Hattie Mourning
Taylor Winebrinner

Dance Team
Ellyn Martinez
Rachel Morrow
Lydia Roland

Band
Emma Boyd
Zildjian Bolton
Kylee Overton
Gabriel Gilman
Debra Vincent

Student Assistant
Aden Wurth

Varsity scoring

Lincoln 41
Cook 9
Schilling 9
Gowin 7
Carson 6
Sasse 4
Kingsley 3
Nelson 2
Bivin 1

Mahomet-Seymour 27
Peters 11
Randolph 5
Waldinger 5
Lynch 2
Eisenmann 2
Selk 2

JV scoring

Lincoln 44
Graue 12
Sanders 10
Smith 9
Horn 9
Stevens 4

Mahomet-Seymour 31
Dyer 15
Carlo 7
Bohm 5
Woolsey 4

[Teena Lowery]