Lincoln defeats Mahomet-Seymour 47-33

[January 08, 2022] The Lincoln Railers picked up another huge Apollo Conference win on the road Friday night against the Mahomet-Seymour Bulldogs. The game was tied at the half but an outstanding second half by the Railers allowed Lincoln to remain undefeated in the Apollo Conference with a 47-33 win. 

Elijah Pollice started the scoring for the Railers, as he opened the first quarter action with a three from the top. The Bulldogs were quick to take over a 4-3 lead. Jake Bivin tied the game with a free throw. Then it was Camden Nelson breaking the tie with his first three of the game, 7-4 the score. Payton Cook scored the next six points for Lincoln, finishing the quarter off with a baseline jumper to give the Railers a 13-5 lead.

A quick but kind of miserable second quarter put the Railers in a 15-15 tie at the half with the Bulldogs. Lincoln’s only basket came at the hands of Cook on the inside on the assist from Drew Hayes.

The Bulldogs took a 17-15 lead early in the third quarter. But once the Railers tied the game 17-17 on a tip-in by Cook, Lincoln went on a surge. A three by Nelson at the 3:10 mark put Lincoln in front for good, 20-17 the score. Pollice followed with a three and then a drive through the lane to extend the lead to 25-18. Tyler Sasse added a three to make the score 28-21. Nelson’s three with the final seconds of the third quarter ticking away put the Railers in a double-digit lead, 31-21 the score.

Pollice would steal the show in the fourth quarter, literally with his steals and layups he would run the lead up to 35-21. Even on a miss he was able to get his own rebound and go up for two to put Lincoln ahead 37-21. With the Bulldogs struggling to even hit the rim in the fourth quarter, Lincoln would dominate the offense. With Bivin and Sasse adding baskets, the lead grew to 42-25 with around two minutes left to play. Pollice poured in Lincoln’s final five points in the game and with the Railers defense holding down the Bulldogs, Lincoln’s 47-33 win looked really good when it was all said and done. 

Elijah Pollice had a great game overall and he led the Railers in scoring with 19 points. Payton Cook also reached double figures with 10 points. 

Lincoln improves to 14-1 overall and 4-0 in the Apollo Conference. 

The Lincoln JV team defeated Mahomet-Seymour 48-32. Trey Schilling led Lincoln with 15 points. Conner Meagher scored 12 points. Ki’on Carson added 11 points for Lincoln.  

The Railers host Springfield Lanphier tonight at Roy S. Anderson Gymnasium. The JV will start at 5 p.m. The Varsity will tip-off at 6:30 p.m.

Varsity scoring

Lincoln 47

Pollice 19

Cook 10

Nelson 9

Sasse 6

Bivin 3

Mahomet-Seymour 33

Bohm 10

Eisenmann 6

Wolters 6

Rogers 4

Lynch 3

Waldinger 3

Eagle 1

JV scoring

Lincoln 48

Schilling 15

Meagher 12

Ki’on Carson 11

Hayes 4

Ka’ni Carson 2

Miller 2

Evers 2

Mahomet-Seymour 32

Randolph 10

Peters 8

Stanrick 6

Dyer 4

Pagel 4

[Teena Lowery]