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tool goes here Brandon Book was only a freshman when Columbia High School coach Mark Sandstrom began to get the feeling the Eagles were up against a rare talent. Four years, 124 wins and a state championship later for Book and the Central Cougars,
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Given a chance to sit Brandon Book after the star senior picked up his fourth foul with 5 minutes, 10 seconds remaining Tuesday, Central High coach Stan Eagleson rolled the dice. He left Book on the floor and the move paid off as he scored six points
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After watching his team win its fourth straight Class 2A sectional championship Friday, typically calm Cougars coach Stan Eagleson oozed a bit of emotion. "It never gets old, but you know we'd like to make it a tradition," Eagleson said after his
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Some may have wondered if the odds might catch up with the Central Cougars, but their fourth meeting with rival Mater Dei did not deviate from the pattern. The Cougars piled up their fourth straight win over the Knights this season, rolling to a 45-
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Central didn't get the fast start it was looking for Wednesday, but the Cougars had no complaints about their finish. Senior Brandon Book scored a game-high 21 points and senior Nick Grapperhaus chimed in with 17 as the top-seeded Cougars walloped No.
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tool goes here Central and Mater Dei fans would probably like to hit a fast-forward button to their teams' anticipated championship game showdown Friday night in the Class 2A Freeburg Regional. But things don't always go as planned in the Illinois
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Watching his team hold Central to 21 points in the first half Friday seemed fairly respectable to Mater Dei coach Brian Perkes. But Mater Dei's half of the scoreboard displayed only nine points at the time and the Knights dropped their third straight
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After losing by 15 to Central in their first meeting, the Mater Dei Knights decided to put the ball on ice in Round 2. The strategy worked for one half Saturday as the Knights led 13-9. However, Central's defense and 3-point shooting finally broke
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tool goes here No matter what else happens, Clinton County fans can usually count on at least a couple of matchups between Central and Mater Dei. It could increase to four this season if the old rivals hook up in the championship games of the
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Getting over the top, however, proved a more daunting challenge. In a battle of undefeated teams, the Cougars never led in a 66-59 loss to St...A sluggish start by senior Brandon Book and subsequent foul trouble on the Cougars' 6-foot-5 star also
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