Murphysboro High School reported key moments from its girls soccer match against Carterville on April 2, 2026, through live updates on social media.
At 00:11 UTC, the school posted, “29:35 in 1st half, Cama Woosley scores on a perfect header, from beautiful corner kick from Callie Decker. Red Devils Girls Soccer leads Carterville, 1-0!” Later that evening at 00:25 UTC, another update followed: “17:11 1st half, Lily Cunningham-Elders nets a goal, Callie Decker with another assist! Red Devils Girls Soccer leads Carterville, 2-0”. Shortly after at 00:29 UTC, Murphysboro HS noted a close opportunity for their team with “Near score. Lilly Cunningham-Elders hits the crossbar https://t.co/5gBxWdgIc0”.
Murphysboro High School is part of the Murphysboro Community Unit School District 186. The district serves students across several schools in Jackson County and parts of Harrison County and covers grades pre-kindergarten to twelfth grade. In the 2019-2020 academic year, enrollment reached nearly two thousand students (source).
The district’s demographics are predominantly White (69 percent), with Black (15.9 percent), Hispanic (7.1 percent), and Asian (0.1 percent) populations also represented (source). It spent over $19,000 per student in the last reported year and employs more than one hundred forty teachers—most of whom are women—who maintain strong attendance records (source). Chronic truancy within the district was measured at below the statewide average during the same period (source).
