The Centralia Orphans left no doubt in their opening Regional matchup, defeating Charleston 77-33 in the Effingham 3A Regional Semi-Finals.
The victory marked Orphans head coach Lee Bennett’s 700th career victory. Bennett now holds a 700-241 career mark. He is 420-121 since taking over Centralia in 2007.
Bennett has also coached at Alton, Dakota, Kinderhook (West Pike), Carlinville, and Avon.
The Orphans will play Herrin in the Regional Finals on Friday night at 7pm. You will be able to hear the game on 103.5 ESPN.
Centralia is 27-4 this season.
