Top Performances in Southern Illinois in January

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Khamari Jackson had 15 points, three rebounds, one assist, and a steal. Massac County was a hot team at the Mid-Winter Classic, going undefeated until the loss to Carterville. Carterville was able to keep Massac's front court from taking over the game.  She was able to find her way to the basket multiple times throughout that game. u003c/spanu003e","_player_evaluations_2_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations_3_player":["620391"],"_player_evaluations_3_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_3_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_3_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_3_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_3_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_3_evaluation":"u003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400u0022u003eAyva Rush came out scoring in a big win vs Carbondale 55-30. She finished with 24 points, scoring 11 in the first half. Defensively her team ran a 1-3-1 trap in the half-court, and she was able to deflect a number of passes throughout the game. She ended the game with four steals. She also came up big on the glass. Getting six rebounds, with four of them being offensive rebounds. Her team has been on quite the hot streak winning six straight games. Rush said that she has amassed over 1000 career points in two years with her being injured all of last year.u003c/spanu003e","_player_evaluations_3_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations_4_player":["740369"],"_player_evaluations_4_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_4_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_4_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_4_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_4_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_4_evaluation":"Last night (1/29) Wallace put in 11 points and grabbed six rebounds. She provided defense at the rim and made the scorers of Mt. Vernon have a difficult shooting night. She got baskets at the rim and in the mid-range.","_player_evaluations_4_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations":5,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"edit","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-65bbd3d6efbbd"} /--> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>These analyses span the entire month of January. The high school season is coming to a close and play is starting to tighten up because of playoffs looming.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->