TMCV co-op boys lose 62-51 to Brown County in regional semifinal

Brown County defeated the Triopia/Meredosia‑Chambersburg/Virginia co-op boys team 62-51 in an IHSA regional semifinal played Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026, a result reported in a MaxPreps recap published the same night. MaxPreps listed the score as Triopia/Meredosia‑Chambersburg/Virginia 51, Brown County 62, confirming an 11-point margin in favor of Brown County.

The TMCV co-op entered the regional following a busy February slate listed on MaxPreps, which shows Triopia/Meredosia‑Chambersburg/Virginia beating Lutheran High School 58-49 on Monday, Feb. 23 and falling to South County 40-47 on Friday, Feb. 20. MaxPreps also recorded a 43-47 loss to Greenfield/Northwestern on Feb. 13 and a 44-39 win over North Greene on Feb. 10, but the Feb. 25 regional recap did not include individual player statistics or the game venue in the supplied excerpt.

In the girls side of the same regional, South Fulton routed Triopia/Meredosia‑Chambersburg/Virginia 50-23 at VIT High School, McDonough County Voice reported, improving South Fulton to 25-4 on the season and to a 13-0 home mark. South Fulton shot 21-of-41 from the floor (51.2 percent) for the game and led 31-11 at halftime after hitting 13-of-23 (56.5 percent) in the first half. Triopia managed just 3-of-21 (14.3 percent) in the opening half and finished 8-of-43 (18.6 percent) for the game.

South Fulton’s Crouse posted a double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds, while Carly Beebe added 11 points and seven rebounds, McDonough County Voice recorded. Bollinger chipped in seven points and five steals; the team had 15 steals and committed 12 turnovers. Triopia’s Emily Carls led her team with eight points. Coach Beebe was quoted saying, “It’s a tough game. If you win by 25, everybody says you should’ve. If you win by just 10, everybody thinks there’s a problem.” Carly Beebe added, “At this point, you have to play every game like it’s your last,” and “I thought we just came out and played the game.” The report also noted freshman Nicole Wilson scored her first varsity points, finishing with two.

Mendon Unity advanced as well, defeating Brown County 60-38 in the other girls semifinal and posting a 25-5 record as listed by McDonough County Voice. The girls regional final between No. 1 South Fulton and No. 2 Mendon Unity was scheduled for Thursday at 7:30 p.m. in the regional bracket coverage.

Sources vary on the co-op name spelling; MaxPreps and McDonough County Voice use Triopia/Meredosia‑Chambersburg/Virginia while an original report included a truncated “Meredosia‑Chamburg” spelling. MaxPreps and the Original Report did not specify the venue or provide a box score for the Feb. 25 boys regional, and a final season record for the TMCV boys was not listed in the supplied excerpts.