BELLEVILLE – Edwardsville junior Jaylon Tuggle made a big contribution to his team's cause in a 54-38 Tiger win over Belleville East on the road Nov. 5, scoring eight points in the win, and he has continued to make contributions in two additional contests.
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“It was very tough out there,” Tuggle said. “Great defense from Belleville East; that (press the Tigers employed) changed the whole complexion of the game.”
There are many factors that make the Tigers a good team, Tuggle feels. “Jack (Marinko) is a very good shooter,” Tuggle said. “I think we're very balanced in our big men. My role is to play good defense and knock down the threes when I'm open.
“It was a great win for the team.”
In the Tigers’ Dec. 8 45-42 win over Collinsville, Tuggle did not score but had five rebounds; in Tuesday’s 71-35 win over Gateway STEM of St. Louis, Tuggle pulled down two rebounds on the evening.
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Feeney, 56, is a native of Granite City and graduated from Granite City South in 1978. He was a part-time writer for the old Granite City Journal from 1979-84 before attending Eastern Illinois University in Charleston,
from which he earned his BA in journalism in 1988. He has worked for newspapers in Sikeston, Mo., Rocky Mount, N.C., Seneca, S.C. and in Charleston-Mattoon. He also worked for the old St. Clair County Suburban
Journals.
