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CairoMurphysboro

Pilots
34
Red Devils
77

The Murphysboro (IL) varsity basketball team won Monday's home non-conference game against Cairo (IL) by a score of 77-34.

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Cairo----34
Murphysboro----77
Final score provided by M. Decker.
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Game Story

Illinois High School Basketball - Murphysboro crushes Cairo

February 17, 2025: Murphysboro, IL 62966

The Murphysboro Red Devils (Murphysboro, IL) basketball crushed the visiting Cairo Pilots (Cairo, IL), 77-34 in Monday's non-league bout.

The Red Devils now possess a 23-4 record. They play next when they host Carterville for a Southern Illinois River-to-River - Ohio bout on Friday, February 21.

With the loss, Cairo falls to 11-15 on the campaign. The Pilots host Cobden (Cobden, IL) to play the Appleknockers in a non-league bout on Monday, February 24. The Appleknockers go into the bout with a record of 12-15.

Cairo @ Murphysboro Basketball Game Info

Mon., Feb. 17, 2025 @ 7:30p
Tue Jan 7 - ReSchedule
The Murphysboro (IL) varsity basketball team won Monday's home non-conference game against Cairo (IL) by a score of 77-34.

Rankings & Records

Cairo (24-25)

ILClass
522113
OverallHomeAwayNeutralWin %PFPA
12-164-21-57-9.4291,7551,754

Murphysboro (24-25)

ILClass
11522
OverallConferenceHomeAwayNeutralWin %Conference %PFPA
23-66-26-26-011-4.793.7501,6521,250

Team Scoring Averages

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Cairo		10.710.016.311.062.7
Murphysboro		12.012.511.614.757.0

Head-to-Head

  • Murphysboro won on 12/3/2024
    12/3 @ 5pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Murphysboro----72
    Cairo----43

    The Murphysboro (IL) varsity basketball team won Tuesday's neutral tournament game against Cairo (IL) by a score of 72-43.

    Box score
  • Murphysboro won on 2/17/2025
    2/17 @ 7:30pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Cairo----34
    Murphysboro----77

    The Cairo (IL) varsity basketball team lost Monday's away non-conference game against Murphysboro (IL) by a score of 77-34.

    Box score

Team Stat Comparison

CairoMurphysboro
11.0Points Per Game-
6.8Rebounds Per Game-
3.5Assists Per Game-
3.2Steals Per Game-
1.0Blocks Per Game-

Team Leaders

CairoMurphysboroNational Avg.
#10 McKenlee Pirtle17.7Points Per Game
-
4.9
#23 Lamon Vaughn13.0Rebounds Per Game
-
2.6
#10 McKenlee Pirtle7.3Assists Per Game
-
1.0
#10 McKenlee Pirtle7.7Steals Per Game
-
0.8
#11 Vance Tuck4.7Blocks Per Game
-
0.2

Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
Cairo1-4Murphysboro6-2
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
12/4/24DuQuoinCairo(W) 69-5912/6/24DuQuoinMurphysboro(W) 66-37
12/21/24DuQuoinMurphysboro(W) 63-28
12/6/24ChesterCairo(L) 60-3012/4/24MurphysboroChester(W) 60-37
1/15/25CairoBenton(L) 92-4512/28/24BentonMurphysboro(L) 41-33
1/21/25FrankfortCairo(L) 69-541/13/25MurphysboroFrankfort(W) 61-34
2/1/25CairoMassac County(L) 80-5212/13/24MurphysboroMassac County(W) 45-40
1/31/25Massac CountyMurphysboro(W) 54-43
2/26/25Massac CountyMurphysboro(L) 59-52

Record Breakdown

Cairo (24-25)

Murphysboro (24-25)
12-16
Overall
23-6
0-0
League
6-2
5-8
Non-League
7-1
0-2
Head to Head
2-0
1-4
Common Opponent
6-2
4-2
Home
6-2
1-5
Away
6-0
7-9
Neutral
11-4
1-1
Playoff
0-1
11-13
In-State
22-6
1-3
Out-of-State
1-0