ST. LOUIS -- Perryville High's boys basketball team continued its early-season success Saturday by winning the 16-team MICDS Tournament.
The Pirates, now 10-1, upended Alton (Ill.) Marquette 61-47 in the championship game. Perryville trailed by one point at halftime.
Paul Weinkein scored 19 points to pace the Pirates. Bruce Weinkein added 18 and Scott Kassel 10.
Perryville shot 67 percent from the field in the second half and hit 18 of 19 free throws in the win.
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