Matt Varney got on the phone with several area basketball coaches Tuesday evening when the news came out that Governor J.B. Pritzker and IDPH had raised basketball from a medium-risk sports to a high-risk sport.    Take a listen to how area coaches reacted to the news:

0:16 - Murphysboro Basketball coach Daryl Murphy

4:24 - Benton Basketball coach Ron Winemiller

10:21 - Nashville Basketball coach Wayne Harre

17:27 - Herrin Basketball coach Sayler Shurtz

23:37 - Pinckneyville Basketball coach Bob Waggoner

27:25 - Sesser-Valier Basketball coach Shane Garner

33:00 - Harrisburg Girls Basketball coach Jake Stewart

40:01 - Carbondale Basketball coach Jim Miller

 

Red Devils coach Gary Carter talks with voice of the Red Devils, Matt Varney, about finally getting to play football, pieces of the Murphy roster, and his relationship with Rod Sherrill, the coach of the Herrin Tigers, who Murphysboro is matched up with Saturday afternoon.

 
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The much anticipated debut of Detrick Reeves Jr. happened Thursday night in #4 John A. Logan's 92-64 win over Wabash Valley.  Reeves finished the game with 10 points, six of which game on a pair of 3's, and four rebounds.  He joined the postgame show with Mike Murphy and Matt Varney to discuss his first game of his Logan career and the team as it begins to reach full throttle...

 
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Mike Murphy and Scott Hudson try to get to the heart of the matter of Matt Carpenter's early season batting struggles and why he's still in the starting lineup...

 

Photo Cred to Jeff Roberson//AP

 
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