Junior High School Boys Basketball -- Nov. 11

Effingham traveled to Mount Zion and fell in seventh-grade boys basketball action, 39-25 while the eighth-grade squad picked up a 55-21 victory Tuesday evening.

Effingham's shooting was as cold as the weather in the seventh-grade game. The Mustangs shot only 3-of-26 from the field through three quarters, falling behind 29-11.

Effingham was led in scoring by Tate Niebrugge with eight and Parker Snow with seven. Sam Thompson had six rebounds to lead Effingham on the boards. The Mustangs are now 1-1 on the season.

In eighth-grade action, Wolfe tallied 26 points to guide the Mustangs to the big win. Effingham took a 21-5 opening quarter lead and continued pounding the ball into the basket for a 41-6 halftime lead.

Wolfe also had seven rebounds and four steals. Jackson had four steals and Lee seven rebounds. Rich chipped in with five boards. EJHS is now 2-0 on the season.

The Mustangs will travel to Teutopolis Thursday.

At Mount Zion

Seventh-Grade Game

Effingham          4      2    5    14    --    25

Mt. Zion             4    17    8    10    --    39

Effingham -- Niebrugge 8 (1 rebound, 1 steal), Beck (2 steals), Spencer (1 steal), Siner (1 rebound), Nohren 4 (2 rebounds, 1 steal), Greene 1 (1 rebound, 1 steal), Kalber (1 steal), Braunecker (1 steal), Snow 7 (2 rebounds), Donsbach (1 steal), Thompson 5 (6 rebounds), Jones (1 rebound)

Mount Zion -- no statistics listed

Eighth-Grade Game

Effingham         21    20    14    0    --    55

Mount Zion          5       5      5    6    --    21

Effingham -- Wolfe 26 (4 steals, 7 rebounds), Lee 5 (7 rebounds), Jackson 6 (4 steals), Hagler 6, Bushur 6, Rich 4 (5 rebounds), Ballman 2

Mount Zion -- Ejeh 6, Henson 4, Westfield 4, Brandon 3, Beavers 3 (Players add up to 20 while 21 listed as final)