Fourth quarter run propels Mater Dei over Lady Kahoks
The Collinsville Lady Kahoks trailed by five points entering the fourth quarter Saturday afternoon, but saw any chance of a comeback vanish on the right arm of Breese Mater Dei’s Lindsey Perkes. Frequently left with open looks at the basket in the quarter, Perkes went 5-6 from the floor in the quarter, including 4-4 from […]
Read More →Kahoks cannot overcome barrage of 3-pointers
The Alton Redbirds dropped 11 3-pointers on the Kahoks Friday, including six in the third quarter, on their way to a 71-50 Southwestern Conference victory. Alton (4-0 SWC, 7-0) stayed undefeated on the season. Collinsville (0-4 SWC, 3-6) lost its sixth consecutive decision after starting the season 3-0. Junior guard Brett Langley got Collinsville off […]
Read More →Lady Kahoks hang on for victory over Alton
The Collinsville High School girls basketball team snapped a six-game losing skid Thursday, beating Alton 50-47 in a Southwestern Conference contest. The Kahoks rode the strong play of three post players to the victory. Collinsville (1-3 SWC, 3-6) worked the ball into the low post against Alton’s zone defense throughout the night, consistently getting short-range […]
Read More →Lady Kahoks’ Dec. 21 “Pink Out’ game to benefit charity
The Collinsville High School girls basketball team is thinking about more than just winning a basketball game on Dec. 21, they are also going all out to raise money for charity. Multiple fund raising activities are taking place before and during the game, with proceeds to benefit KAHOKstrong, a CHS organization dedicated to helping Unit […]
Read More →Lady Kahoks cannot hold fourth-quarter lead, lose 6th straight
Collinsville capped a 27-turnover night with three critical giveaways in the final 1 minute 17 seconds Monday, sending the Lady Kahoks to their sixth consecutive defeat, 48-43 against Althoff. The Lady Kahoks used an 8-0 run to end the third quarter, capped with a buzzer beating jumper by sophomore forward Gabby Morgan, to take a […]
Read More →Matchups for Schnucks Holiday Classic announced
Collinsville will face the Urbana Tigers in the first round of the 30th annual Collinsville Schnucks Holiday Classic, the CHS Athletic Department announced Sunday. The 16-team tournament will feature 29 games in only three days. The main floor of Vergil Fletcher Gymnasium will host 23 of the contests. The tournament kicks off at 9 a.m. […]
Read More →Late technical, two point second quarter dooms Kahoks in three-point loss
Collinsville lost to O’Fallon 48-45 Friday, unable to overcome a two-point second quarter and a technical foul late in in a two-point game With 1 minute 35 seconds remaining and Collinsville (0-3 Southwestern Conference, 3-5) trailing 40-38 Friday, Head Coach Darin Lee was whistled for a technical foul. Lee did not appear to be demonstrative […]
Read More →O’Fallon attempts 32 first-half free throws in victory over Lady Kahoks
Collinsville and O’Fallon were tied at 15 early in the second quarter Thursday when a Lady Panther parade broke out at the free throw line. O’Fallon attempted a staggering 23 free throws in the second quarter at the Panther Dome, connecting on 15. After the game was knotted at 15, the Lady Panthers (1-1 Southwestern […]
Read More →Flyers late free throws spoil Lady Kahoks comeback
The Collinsville girls basketball team grabbed an early lead Tuesday in East St. Louis, let it slip away and then clawed back, before ending up on the wrong side of a 60-50 score. A night after suffering a 58-point loss, the Lady Kahoks (0-2 Southwestern Conference, 2-4) put that memory behind them and ran out […]
Read More →Flyers cruise past cold-shooting Kahoks
The Collinsville boys basketball team surrendered only 21 first-half points to the East St. Louis Flyers Tuesday, but needed nearly four quarters to score that many for themselves on their way to a 59-33 Southwestern Conference loss. After taking a 3-2 lead early in the first quarter, the Kahoks (0-2 SWC, 3-4) were outscored 14-1 […]
Read More →Tigers topple Lady Kahoks
The Edwardsville Tigers girls basketball team jumped out to a 24-4 lead after one quarter Monday and cruised to an 81-23 victory over the host Collinsville Lady Kahoks. The Tigers pushed their lead to 53-11 at the half, led by Tennessee recruit Kortney Dunbar and St. Louis University bound Aaliyah Covington. Dunbar finished the half […]
Read More →Slew of turnovers, talented Tigers too much for Kahoks
Collinsville could not overcome Edwardsville’s trio of Division I prospects and 21 turnovers Saturday, losing 60-40 in each team’s Southwestern Conference opener. Thanks to repeated turnovers, the game was nearly three minutes old before Collinsville (0-1 Southwestern Conference, 3-3) attempted its first shot. Despite the early struggles to maintain possession, the Kahoks managed to grab […]
Read More →CHS boys basketball game moved to Saturday
The Collinsville High School boys basketball game, scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Friday at Edwardsville, has been moved to Saturday, CHS Athletic Director Darin Lee announced. The junior varsity game will start at 6 p.m. and the varsity game at 7:30 p.m.
Read More →CHS girls basketball versus Edwardsville rescheduled for Dec. 9
The Collinsville High School girls basketball game against Edwardsville, originally scheduled for 7:30 p.m. today, has been reschedule to 7:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 9, CHS Athletic Director Darin Lee announced. The game was postponed earlier Thursday due to the threat of poor weather conditions. The junior varsity and freshman games will start at 6 p.m. […]
Read More →Late Marion rally too much for Collinsville
Collinsville held a lead for three quarters Saturday against Marion, stretching the lead to 18 at one point in the first half, but found themselves on the wrong end of a 61-60 score when the final buzzer sounded. An important point in the game, Head Coach Darin Lee said, was letting the Wildcats (3-2) back […]
Read More →Lady Kahoks cannot overcome timid start
The Collinsville Lady Kahoks could not overcome a shaky start in the third place game of the Nashville Tournament Saturday, losing to Mascoutah 48-39. After scoring five points in the first quarter of their game against Nashville Friday, Collinsville (2-2) managed only eight against Mascoutah (3-1) Saturday. Head Coach Lori Billy said the team was […]
Read More →Kahoks’ fourth quarter comeback falls short
Collinsville could not overcome a third quarter scoring drought or a barrage of Mt. Vernon 3-pointers Friday, losing the championship of the Pyramid Plus Tournament. The Kahoks came out of halftime with a one-point lead, but went cold from the floor and found themselves trailing 52-44 entering the fourth quarter. Collinsville managed only nine points […]
Read More →Lady Kahoks split Friday doubleheader, play for third place Saturday
The Collinsville girls basketball team held big leads late in both of their games Friday, but could manage only one victory. The Lady Kahoks (2-1) struggled in the first half of their 10 a.m. contest against Triad (2-4), scoring only 15 points. Perhaps it was the tryptophan in the Thanksgiving turkey that slowed Collinsville or, […]
Read More →Kahoks cruise to 3-0, play for tourney championship Friday
Nine players scored for Collinsville Wednesday night as they coasted to a 22-point victory over host Herrin in the Pyramid Plus Tournament. The Kahoks have won their three games at the tournament by an average of 25 points. Head Coach Darin Lee expects a more difficult game Friday against Mt. Vernon (3-0). Collinsville and Mt. […]
Read More →Shaffer leads CHS past Soldan
Collinsville took an early lead against Soldan Tuesday at the Pyramid Plus Tournament in Herrin and continued to build it, before pulling away in the fourth quarter for an easy 63-45 win. Senior guard Jacob Shaffer nearly outscored the Tigers (0-2) by himself in the opening period. Shaffer scored 10 of his game-high 17 points […]
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