Junior High School Girls Basketball -- Nov. 13

Effingham Sacred and Cumberland split junior high school girls basketball victories Thursday evening.

Cumberland was a 23-16 winner in seventh-grade action. Cumberland held a 12-6 halftime lead then pushed that to 20-8 going into the final quarter.

Hendrix tallied 10 for the winners. C. Feldhake led the Shamrocks with 14.

In eighth-grade action, Sacred Heart captured a 35-28 win. The Shamrocks held a 10 point lead going into the final quarter. N. Carie tallied 15 for the winners. A. Ruholl led Cumberland with 12.

At Effingham

Seventh-Grade Game

Cumberland             2    10    8    3    --    23

Sacred Heart           4      2    2    8    --    16

Cumberland -- Hendrix 10, Carlen 6, Brown 1, Oakley 6

Sacred Heart -- Korlowiks 2, Feldhake 14

Eighth-Grade Game

Cumberland            5       6    8    9    --    28

Sacred Heart          9    11    9    6    --    35

Cumberland -- Ruholl 12, Napier 7, Sowers 2, Oakley 6, Dunaway 1

Sacred Heart -- Stock 2, Bushue 2, Carie 15, Webster 12, Feldhake 4

At Effingham

Effingham St. Anthony captured the eighth-grade win but fell in seventh-grade play to Olney Thursday evening.

In the seventh-grade game, Olney went overtime to edge the Bullpups 22-18. The score was knotted at 8-8 at halftime and 12-12 going into the final quarter. Both teams scored six points to send the contest into overtime where Olney won with a 4-0 surge.

Katherine Slaughter led the Bullpups with eight points as the team dropped to 12-6.

In the eighth-grade contest, St. Anthony was a 40-22 winner. St. Anthony held an 18-11 halftime lead then had a 22-12 second half run.

Katie Kabbes and Meg Richards scored 10 points each for the winners who improve to 15-3.

At St. Anthony

Seventh-Grade Game

Olney                     2    6    4    6    4    --    22

St. Anthony          4    4    4    6    0    --    18

Olney -- Hires 7, Shan 5, Hughes 4, Black 6

St. Anthony -- Beesley 6, Slaughter 8, Rogers 4

Eighth-Grade Game

Olney                      7      4      3       8    --    22

St. Anthony           6    12    12    10    --    40

Olney -- Kauble 2, Hough 2, Lecrone 7, Wyatt 2, Inyart 3, Black 6

St. Anthony -- Gibson 4, Kabbes 10, Kinkelaar 8, McHugh 4, Richards 10, Repking 2, A. Day 2

At Brownstown

Brownstown/St. Elmo handed Beecher City/Cowden-Herrick two National Trail Conference losses Thursday evening.

B/SE claimed the seventh-grade game 24-22. B/SE took a 10-5 opening quarter lead and led 14-11 at halftime. BCCH came back with an 11-10 second half lead but fell short.

B/SE was led by C. Wilhour and Oberlink with eight points each. BCCH was led by Lauren Wojcik with eight points as the squad fell to 3-3 in the conference, 10-6 overall.

In the eighth-grade game, Brownstown/St. Elmo captured a 29-23 win. B/SE held a 19-12 first half lead. C. Wilhour tallied 11 and Oberlink 10 for the winners.

BCCH was led by Cecilia Miller with 10 points. The squad drops to 2-4 in the NTC, 9-9 overall.

At Brownstown

Seventh-Grade Game

BCCH           5    6    5    6    --    22

B/SE         10    4    7    3    --    24

Beecher City/Cowden-Herrick -- Robertson 2, Bertin 6, Moon 4, Wojcik 8, Cherry 2

Brownstown/St. Elmo -- Scholes 2, Struble 2, Walk 4, C. WIlhour 8, Oberlink 8

Eighth-Grade Game

BCCH           6       6    6    5    --    23

B/SE            8    11    2    8    --    29

Beecher City/Cowden-Herrick -- Moon 2, Endsley 7, G. Smith 4, Miller 10

Brownstown/St. Elmo -- Scholes 2, Walk 4, C. Wilhour 11, Oberlink 10, Feltner 2

At Newton

Altamont came calling and handed Jasper County two defeats Thursday evening.

Altamont won the seventh-grade game 27-25. Jasper County took an 11-2 opening quarter lead but Altamont came back to pull within 15-13 at halftime. Altamont then had a 14-10 second half run to capture the win.

In the eighth-grade contest, Altamont led 18-8 at halftime then had a 26-9 second half run for a 44-17 win.

Mayhaus tallied 12 points for the winners. Alison Russell led Jasper County with eight.

At Newton

Seventh-Grade Game

Altamont                       2    11    8    6    --    27

Jasper County           11      4    6    4    --    25

Altamont -- no statistics listed

Jasper County -- Harris 6, Bierman 6, Stone 5, Grunloh 4, Jansen 2, Russell 2

Eighth-Grade Game

Altamont                    7    11    12    14    --    44

Jasper County          4       4      4       5    --    17

Altamont -- Mayhaus 12, Crow 8, Schultz 6, Mette 6, Paquette 4, Smith 3, Grimsley 2, Nolen 2, Kuhns 1

Jasper County -- Russell 8, Bergbower 5, Bierman 2, Stone 2