Lady Kahoks nip Mt. Vernon in overtime thriller
Down one with under a minute remaining in the overtime against Mt. Vernon, the Lady Kahoks were forced to foul. The Lady Rams missed the front-end of a one-and-one and Collinsville snagged the rebound, setting up Lexie Thompson to be the late-game star for the second time in less than 18 hours. The Lady Kahoks […]
Read More →Guards lead Lady Kahoks past Marion
Marion’s zone defense Friday challenged the Collinsville guards to beat them, and the Lady Kahoks obliged, winning 49-38. Collinsville Head Coach Lori Billy said it was a good night for the Collinsville guards. “Our post players were getting doubled and tripled and they would kick it out and our guards were able to knock shots […]
Read More →Kahoks bowlers notch comeback victory to win Regionals
The Collinsville High School boys bowling team waited until the final three frames of the final game to snag their first lead of the of the Regionals Saturday, Jan. 18. The Kahoks went on to win, beating two Southwestern Conference rivals, and advancing to the Sectionals Saturday at Bel-Air Bowl in Belleville. Granite City surged […]
Read More →Wilkinson’s 20 points not enough, Cahokia edges Kahoks
Anfirnee Wilkinson notched his sixth consecutive double-digit scoring game, and Collinsville knocked down 10 3-pointers for the second straight game, but fell to Cahokia 49-47 Wednesday at the Jerseyville Tournament. Wilkinson scored 20 points and Jacob Shaffer 10, to nearly match the Comanches’ pair of Division I recruits, who scored 31 points. Carleton Rivers led […]
Read More →Shaffer leads Kahoks past Alton Marquette
Senior guard Jacob Shaffer’s primary task Monday against Alton Marquette was to defend the area’s leading scorer. Shaffer not only played a key role in holding Deion Lavender to six points, he led the Kahoks in scoring, rebounds and assists in a 57-52 win. Lavender entered the game averaging 28.2 points on the season. Collinsville’s […]
Read More →Third quarter surge not enough for Lady Kahoks against Carbondale
The Collinsville High School girls basketball team dug a first half hole from which they could not recover, losing 69-58 Monday to Carbondale in the Mid-Winter Basketball Invitational in Carbondale. The Lady Kahoks (4-11) outscored the Lady Terriers (10-6) 35-28 after the intermission, but it was not enough to overcome a 41-23 halftime deficit. Collinsville […]
Read More →Kahoks lose “disappointing” decision at Jerseyville
A night after shooting 52.5 percent from the floor, Collinsville struggled through a 37 percent performance in a 54-49 loss at Jerseyville in the opening game of the Jerseyville Tournament. The Kahoks managed only 8 first quarter point and had tallied only 27 entering the fourth quarter. Trailing by 14 as the final eight minutes […]
Read More →Sharp shooting Kahoks too much for Belleville West
Anfirnee Wilkinson scored 23 points – his most since scoring 33 in the fourth game of the season – to lead Collinsville to a 60-40 victory over Belleville West Friday at Vergil Fletcher Gym. The Kahoks shot 52.5 percent (21-40) from the floor on the night, including 7-12 from 3-point range. The Maroons (1-5 Southwestern […]
Read More →West guards lead the way past Lady Kahoks
A 39-point performance from the guard combination of Shay Fluker and Imani Berry lead Belleville West to a 51-35 win over Collinsville Thursday in Southwestern Conference action. The pair entered the game averaging a combined 30 points and scored the first 11 for the Lady Maroons. Alliyah St. John briefly interrupted the duo’s scoring when […]
Read More →3rd ranked team in state too much for Lady Kahoks
Edwardsville jumped out to a 21-7 first quarter lead on their home floor Tuesday and never eased up, beating the Lady Kahoks 70-18. The Tigers (6-0 Southwestern Conference, 15-0), ranked 3rd in the state, started the game with a press that forced seven first quarter turnovers. Saint Louis University recruit Aalyah Covington took advantage to […]
Read More →Third-quarter surge propels Kahoks past Warriors
Collinsville hit five 3-pointers in the third quarter Saturday to erase a halftime deficit and propel the Kahoks to their first Southwestern Conference victory of the season. A night after scoring only six third quarter points – and none in the last 4 minutes 50 seconds – CHS (1-5 SWC, 5-9) dropped 25 on Granite […]
Read More →Lady Kahoks stifle Granite City
The Collinsville High School girls basketball team used a smothering defense to force 21 turnovers on its way to a 51-28 win Saturday over Granite City. The Lady Kahoks (2-4 Southwestern Conference, 4-8) racked up 13 steals using a full-court press and stifling half-court defense. CHS converted the turnovers into 29 points. Head Coach Lori […]
Read More →Drought dooms Kahoks in 4-point loss
The Collinsville High School boys basketball team could not overcome a seven-minute scoreless stretch Friday night, losing to Belleville East 40-36 in a Southwestern Conference matchup. The Kahoks (0-5 SWC, 4-9) started the game with a 3-point basket from Anfirnee Wilkinson. Collinsville went 0-10 from beyond the arc the rest of the game. The 3-pointer […]
Read More →Lancers pull away for win over Lady Kahoks
The Collinsville High School girls basketball team used a 10-0 run to build an 8-point, third-quarter lead, but could not hold it, eventually losing 52-44 to Belleville East in a Southwestern Conference game. The contest got off to a slow start, with the Lancers (5-2 SWC, 8-6) leading 6-5 after one quarter of play. Collinsville […]
Read More →Kahoks’ wrestling and girls basketball for Jan. 9 rescheduled
The Collinsville High School girls basketball game and wrestling meet scheduled for this evening have been rescheduled due to continued bad weather. The wrestling meet will be take place at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 14 at Belleville East. The wrestlers have a match scheduled for 6 p.m. Friday at Edwardsville that has not yet been […]
Read More →Kahoks boys and girls basketball games rescheduled to Jan. 11
The Collinsville High School boys and girls basketball games, scheduled for Tuesday at 7:30 p.m., have been rescheduled for the same time Saturday. The girls basketball team will play at home against Granite City. The junior varsity game will begin at 6 p.m., with varsity to follow. The boys basketball team will play Granite City. The […]
Read More →Wrestlers in middle of the pack in prestigious tournament
The Collinsville wrestling team could not hold a strong start, but still managed to finish 12th of 24 teams in what Head Coach Tom Blaha called one of the toughest tournaments in the Midwest. The Kahoks were in 6th place after day one of pool play at the 53rd William “Red” Schmidt Holiday Tournament in […]
Read More →Kahoks lose heartbreaker to Quincy
The Collinsville boys basketball team held a nine-point lead against Quincy entering the fourth quarter Saturday, but were outscored 21-9 in the period and lost 49-46 on a last second 3-pointer. Collinsville (4-8) scored all nine of its fourth-quarter points on free throws, making 9-16 after making 8-10 entering the final period. Missed free throws, […]
Read More →Kahoks hammer Triad
Collinsville controlled the game against Triad Friday from start to finish, coasting to a 75-29 victory in the consolation bracket of the Schnucks Holiday Classic. The Kahoks (4-7) trailed for about 10 seconds in the game and snared their first win since Nov. 27, snapping a seven-game losing streak. The Knights (1-10) dropped their ninth […]
Read More →Positive start turns sour, Kahoks drop seventh straight
Collinsville held a 26-25 lead with three minutes remaining in the second quarter Thursday, but did not score again until halfway through the third quarter, losing 71-50. The Kahoks (3-7) came out like a team determined to taste victory for the first time since winning their first three games of the season. They hit four […]
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