Junior High School Girls Basketball -- Nov. 17

Effingham and Dieterich split victories in junior high school girls basketball action Monday evening.

Dieterich nabbed the seventh-grade contest 30-25. The Mustangs held an 18-16 halftime lead and led 24-22 going into the final period. Dieterich then rallied and had an 8-1 run to pull out the victory.

Dieterich was led by Johnson and Bierman with eight points each. Effingham was led by Krouse with 11. The Mustangs drop to 6-9.

In the eighth-grade contest, Effingham was a 34-4 winner. The Mustangs took a 27-2 halftime lead. Weis tallied 10 and Fox nine for the winners who improve to 15-1. Britton and Robards had the only two baskets for Dieterich.

At Effingham

Seventh-Grade Game

Dieterich            6    10    6    8    --    30

Effingham          9       9    6    1    --    25

Dieterich -- Bloemer 6, Locey 2, Niemerg 2, Johnson 8, Bierman 8, Mahnke 4

Effingham -- Crowell 4, Martin 4, Boone 1, Niebrugge 5, Krouse 11

Eighth-Grade Game

Dieterich               2       0    0    2    --      4

Effingham           15    12    7    0    --    34

Dieterich -- Britton 2, Robards 2

Effingham -- Kuhlman 4, Weis 10, Fearday 7, Buscher 4, Fox 9

At Effingham

Effingham St. Anthony and Mattoon both picked up victories Monday evening.

Mattoon was a 27-14 winner in the seventh-grade game. Mattoon broke a 6-6 first quarter tie to lead 12-10 at halftime. Mattoon then had a 15-4 second half run.

Katherine Slaughter led the Bullpups with six points as St. Anthony dropped to 12-7.

In eighth-grade action, St. Anthony was a 31-22 winner. The Bullpups had a 12-4 second period run. Meg Richards scored 16 as St. Anthony improved to 16-3.

At St. Anthony

Seventh-Grade Game

Mattoon                 6    6    4    11    --    27

St. Anthony           6    4    2      2    --    14

Mattoon -- MacDonald 2, Gill 2, Sapp 4, Scott 13, Wolf 6

St. Anthony -- Beesley 4, Hakman 2, Coffin 2, Slaughter 6

Eighth-Grade Game

Mattoon                  5     4    6    7    --    22

St. Anthony           6    12    8    5    --    31

Mattoon -- Conyers 5, Smith 4, Sanders 5, Bialeschki 6, Eastin 2

St. Anthony -- Gibson 2, Kabbes 3, Kinkelaar 6, McHugh 4, Richards 16

At Salem

Teutopolis picked up two victories over Salem Franklin Park Monday.

T-town jumped out to a 15-0 first quarter lead in the seventh-grade game and took a 38-12 win. Olivia Niemerg led the winners with 10 points as T-town remained unbeaten at 20-0 on the season.

In the eighth-grade contest, T-town picked up a 57-12 victory. T-town held a 31-2 halftime lead. Emma Deters scored 15 and Savannah Grimes 11 for the winners who are now 15-5 on the season.

At Salem

Seventh-Grade Game

Salem                     0    4      3    5    --    12

Teutopolis          15    7    14    2    --    38

Salem Frankllin Park -- Banning 1, Middleton 1, Binnion 6, Bunnell 4

Teutopolis -- Niemerg 10, Bushur 6, Mette 3, Bleomer 4, Brumelve 2, Funneman 2, Michels 7, Roepke 2, Thoele 2

Eighth-Grade Game

Salem                     2      0      6       4    --    12

Teutopolis          16    15    16    10    --    57

Salem Franklin Park -- Reiter 2, Quandt 2, Reid 2, Sadrieh 2, Moskal 2, Gillett 2

Teutopolis -- M. Mette 5, Bushur 2, Frey 4, Grimes 11, Gebben 8, Niebrugge 4, Deters 15, Michels 2, Dust 2, K. Mette 2, Bloemer 2

At Altamont

Altamont captured two big scoring victories over Okaw Valley Monday evening.

Altamont was a 40-15 winner in seventh-grade play. Mary Guse tallied eight and Brooke Runge seven for the winners.

In the eighth-grade contest, Altamont led 22-4 at halftime and went on for a 40-4 victory. Tinley Mette scored 16 for the winners.

At Altamont

Seventh-Grade Game

Okaw Valley          2    8       5    0    --    15

Altamont              10    7    14    9    --    40

Okaw Valley -- Perry 8, Landrath 3, Deccsaro 2, Ray 2

Altamont -- Mette 4, Jackman 7, Hardiek 4, Runge 7, Cox 3, Kuhns 4, Guse 8, Pemberton 3

Eighth-Grade Game

Okaw Valley          1      3     0     0    --     4

Altamont              12    10     9    9    --    40

Okaw  Valley -- Rogers 3, Coleman 1

Altamont -- Mette 16, Pauquette 4, Schultz 8, Mayhaus 1, Kuhns 3, Shyrock 2, Hanna 2, Homann 4