SECTION 618 — The Marion Wildcats and Murphysboro Red Devils will each have new girls basketball head coaches next season.
Marion hired Casey Rose as its next head coach. Rose replaces Mike Manfredo who is retiring. The Wildcats finished 11-17 last year with only one senior on the roster.
Murphysboro hired Red Devil alum Blake DeRocher as its next girls basketball coach. He replaces Webster McGuire. DeRocher has spent three seasons as an assistant coach for Matt Denny and the Anna-Jonesboro Lady Wildcats.