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Redskin Ian Plank drives toward the basket against St. Teresa in Sullivan Friday night.

•February 13, 2019•

By Jason Brown
NP Sports Editor

The Sullivan boys’ basketball team dropped three games this past week.
The Redskins lost to St. Elmo/Brownstown Saturday, St. Teresa Friday and Central A&M last Tuesday.
In the CIC/NTC Shootout against St. Elmo/Brownstown, the game was back-and-forth until the last quarter when St. Elmo/Brownstown fought off a late Sullivan run for the 59-57 win.
Caden Ellis scored a game-high 31 points, and Colin Chappel followed with 12 points.
Ian Plank scored nine, and Kanin Elder and Drew Rogers scored three and two points, respectively.
Against the Bulldogs in a Central Illinois Conference game, St. Teresa came out strong with a 16-6 first-quarter lead.
The Bulldogs tacked on three more points for a 28-17 halftime lead.
Sullivan outscored St. Teresa in the second half, but it was not enough in the 45-34 loss.
Plank and Ellis each scored 11 points, and Dom Kimberlin had five.
Dalton Rogers and Chappel recorded four and three points, respectively.
Last Tuesday, state-ranked Central A&M overpowered Sullivan 70-36.
The Raiders scored 47 first-half points and did not look back.     Login or Subscribe to read the rest of this story.