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[February 23, 2023]
The Railers played in the Class 3A Regional tournament on
Wednesday night in Champaign and it was Lincoln getting past
Danville by a final score of 48-42.
A slow start by Lincoln saw the Vikings take an 8-2 first quarter
lead, with Payton Cook scoring the Railers lone basket.
Camden Nelson tied the game 8-8 with his back-to-back threes in the
second quarter. Aidan Gowin would put Lincoln on top 11-10 with his
three at the 4:20 mark. Drew Hayes and Jake Bivin added baskets to
complete the scoring and keep the Railers in front, 17-13 the score
at the half.
Lincoln would come out shooting in the third quarter and at the 5:45
mark the Railers had a 24-14 lead. The Railers even had a 16 point
lead before the Vikings made a surprising run at them. Danville
closed out the quarter on a 10-0 run and the lead was trimmed to
34-28. Cook and Trey Schilling led Lincoln with six points each in
the quarter and Bivin added five points. Ki’on Carson’s layup
completed the scoring here.
Danville tried their best to take the lead in the fourth quarter,
but the Railers were able to hold them off thanks to a great
defensive effort and the 10 points poured in by Cook. Cook’s two
free throws with 19.5 seconds left sealed the 48-42 win for Lincoln.
Payton Cook led Lincoln with 18 points.
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Jake Bivin had a great game at both ends and he
tossed in 11 points.
Lincoln improved to 26-5 on the season.
Danville ends the season 9-21.
The Railers will play Mahomet-Seymour for the regional championship
on Friday at 7:00 p.m. at Champaign Central High School.
Scoring
Lincoln 48
Cook 18
Bivin 11
Nelson 6
Schilling 6
Gowin 3
Carson 2
Hayes 2
Danville 42
Jones-Winslow 15
Robinson 10
Ireland 9
Smith 6
Gourd 2
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Teena Lowery
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