EHS Downs Newton, Area Girls Roundup

Newton High School came calling at Effingham and fell to the Hearts 43-30 in girls basketball competition Monday evening.

EHS edged out to a 10-9 opening quarter lead. The Hearts then went on a tear in the second period with a 14-2 run to lead 24-11 at halftime. The two teams played to a 19-19 tie in the second half, but that second quarter propelled the Hearts to the win.

Jantzen Michael connected on six field goals, half of those from three-point range, and was two of two at the line for 17 points as the Hearts lone player in double figures. She connected on all three of her trifectas in the second quarter run.

Newton was led by Kerner with 15 points on two field goals, two of those three-pointers, and five of six at the line. The Eagles drop to 12-6 on the season.

At Effingham

NEWTON (30)

Kerner 4-5 -- 15, Koebele 3-0 -- 6, Hartrich 2-0 -- 4, Kline 0-2 -- 2, Pilman 0-2 -- 2, Cohorst 0-1 -- 1. TOTALS 9 FG, 10 FT.

EFFINGHAM (43)

Michael 6-2 -- 17, Field 1-5 -- 7, Meyers 3-0 -- 6, Armstrong 2-0 -- 5, Steffen 2-0 -- 4, Beals 1-0 -- 2, Webster 1-0 -- 2. TOTALS 16 FG, 7 FT.

Newton                  9      2    11    8    --    30

Effingham           10    14    12    7    --    43

3-point FG -- Newton 2 (Kerner 2), Effingham 4 (Michael 3, Armstrong 1).

Junior Varsity Game

Effingham 25, Newton 19

Newton -- Cohrost 5, Pilman 5, L. Probst 4, Earnest 3, Cox 2

Effingham -- Webster 7, Phillips 4, Shah 2, Damron 2, Barr 2, Conkling 2, Nunamaker 2, Rieman 2, Crowell 2

At Flora

There's a first time for everything and Flora had a first Monday evening by edging Teutopolis, 35-33.

The Wooden Shoes eased out to a 5-4 opening quarter lead then put together a 14-5 run and seemed on the way to victory with a 19-9 halftime lead. Flora and T-town played to a 9-9 tie in the third period.

The Wolves then rallied to knot the score at 33-33. Crimson Jones then put back a shot at the buzzer to give Flora the victory.

The Wolves were led by Jones with 17 points. T-town was led by Chelsey Hardiek with 18 points and 11 rebounds. Schmidt added nine boards.

At Flora

TEUTOPOLIS (33)

Bueker 1-0 -- 2, Hardiek 7-2 -- 18, Repking 1-2 -- 4, Schmidt 0-3 -- 3, Thoele 0-0 -- 0, McMahon 0-0 -- 0, Thompson 0-0 -- 0, Sandschafer 1-0 -- 2, Drees 2-0 -- 4. TOTALS 12 FG, 7 FT.

FLORA (35)

Cardew 0-2 -- 2, Krutsinger 2-2 -- 7, Allen 0-0 -- 0, Bayles 2-1 -- 7,  Jones 8-1 -- 17, Cox 1-0 -- 2, Krutsinger 0-0 -- 0. TOTALS 13 FG, 6 FT.

Teutopolis          5    14    9       5    --    33

Flora                    4      5    9    17    --    35

3-point FG -- Teutopolis 2 (Hardiek 2), Flora 3 (Krutsinger 1, Bayles 2).

At Dieterich

Dieterich played host to Hutsonville/Palestine in a non-conference contest and claimed a 58-43 victory.

The Movin' Maroons edged out to a 15-10 opening quarter lead then broke the game open with a 21-6 second period surge. Three players hit double digits for the Maroons. Mallorie Vahling led the way with 19 points and pulled down a whopping 25 rebounds. Courtney Flach added 16 points, six assists and five steals. Kallee Heuerman tallied 12 points and had six boards.

Dieterich is now 13-5 on the season.

At Dieterich

HUTSONVILLE/PALESTINE (43)

Fulling 7-2 -- 16, Nehls 3-3 -- 10, Rariden 3-0 -- 6, Newlin 1-0 -- 2, Mendenhall 1-0 -- 2, Wells 3-1 -- 7. TOTALS 18 FG, 6 FT.

DIETERICH (58)

Abbott 0-3 -- 3, Flach 4-7 -- 16, Webb 4-0 -- 8, Heuerman 6-0 -- 12, Vahling 7-5 -- 19. TOTALS 21 FG, 15 FT.

Hutsonville/Palestine           10       6    14    13    --    43

Dieterich                                   15    21      9    13    --    58

3-point FG -- Palestine/Hutsonville 1 (Nehls 1), Dieterich 1 (Flach 1).

Junior Varsity Game -- Dieterich 57, Palestine/Hutsonville 18.

At Brownstown

Brownstown/St. Elmo picked up a 45-38 victory over Altamont in action Monday evening.

Altamont led 10-5 after the opening quarter but BSE came back to lead 21-20 at halftime then had a 12-4 third period run.

Pruett tallied 12 and Brown nine for the winners. Altamont was led by Duckwitz with 12.

At Brownstown

ALTAMONT (38)

McHugh 0-0 -- 0,  Vaughn 0-0 -- 0, Duckwitz 5-0 -- 12, Armstrong 0-0 -- 0, Goeckner 3-1 -- 8, Biggs 1-0 -- 2, Burns 2-1 -- 5, Miller 3-2 -- 8, Wolff 0-3 -- 3. TOTALS 14 FG, 7 FT.

BROWNSTOWN/ST. ELMO (45)

Fitch 3-0 -- 7, Bone 2-1 -- 5, Pruett 4-0 -- 12, Da. Shelton 1-0 -- 2, De. Shelton 0-0 -- 0, Brown 3-2 -- 9, Moore 2-4 -- 8, Baron 1-0 -- 2. TOTALS 15 FG, 7 FT.

Altamont                                 10    10      4    14    --    38

Brownstown/St. Elmo           5    16    12    12    --    45

3-point FG -- Altamont 3 (Duckwitz 2, Goeckner 1),  Brownstown/St. Elmo 6 (Pruett 4, Brown 1, Fitch 1).

At Cowden

Centralia Christ Our Rock Lutheran picked up a 51-34 non-conference win over Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City.

CORL led 31-18 at halftime and never looked back. Three players scored in double figures, Cole with 18, Masholh with 11 and Agan with 10. CHBC was led by Johnson with 12 and Ward with nine points and 10 rebounds.

At Cowden

CENTRALIA CORL (51)

Agan 5-0 -- 10, Masholh 3-5 -- 11, Cole 7-3 -- 18, Rueler 0-1 -- 1, Deboard 3-0 -- 6, Boehne 2-1 -- 5. TOTALS 20 FG, 10 FT.

COWDEN-HERRICK (34)

Gates 1-0 -- 2, Ward 3-1 -- 9, Morrison 0-4 -- 4, Barnes 0-0 -- 0, Johnson 5-1 -- 12, Oldham 0-0 -- 0, Meek 3-1 -- 7. TOTALS 12 FG, 7 FT.

Centralia CORL          10    21    7    13    --    51

CHBC                               6    12    7      9    --    34

3-point FG -- Christ Our Rock Lutheran 1 (Cole 1), CHBC 3 (Ward 2, Johnson 1).

At Shelbyville

Neoga picked up a 71-47 victory over Shelbyville/Stewardson-Strasburg/Windsor in non-conference play Monday evening.

Madison Butler led the Indians with 24 points and 10 assists. Olivia Ott scored 15, EC Thies 14 and Jaycie Roy 14. Butler, Roy and Ott had eight rebounds each. Shelbyville/Stew-Stras/Windsor was led by Schuler with 16 and Goralski with 11. S/SS/W drops to 8-9.

Neoga is now 15-3 on the season.

At Shelbyville

NEOGA (71)

Butler 9-3 -- 24, Partlow 1-0 -- 2 , Ott 7-1 -- 15, Thies 6-1 -- 14, Hotze 0-0 -- 0, Roderick 0-0 -- 0, Miah 0-0 -- 0, Roy 7-0 -- 14,  Banning 0-0 -- 0, Ewing 1-0 -- 2, Morrison 0-0 -- 0, Dryden 0-0 -- 0, Struthers 0-0 -- 0. TOTALS 31 FG, 5 FT.

S/SS/W (47)

Martin 0-2 -- 2, Schuler 5-3 -- 16, Powers 3-3 -- 9, Goralski 4-1 -- 11,  Beyers 0-0 -- 0, Carson 2-0 -- 5, Everett 0-2 -- 2, Hennings 0-0 -- 0, Trainor 1-0 -- 2, Jones 0-0 -- 0, Corley 0-0 -- 0. TOTALS 15 FG, 11 FT.

S/SS/W           13    14    11       9    --    47

Neoga               15    20    20    16    --   71

3-point FG -- Neoga 4 (Butler 3, Thies 1), Shelbyville/Stew-Stras/Windsor 6 (Schuler 3, Goralski 2, Carson 1).

At Paris

Paris pounded Cumberland 89-27. The Tigers leaped out to a 23-3 opening quarter lead and never looked back in this one.

Meghan Willenborg led Cumberland with 16 points. The Pirates drop to 0-13 on the season.

At Paris

CUMBERLAND (27)

Healy 0-2 -- 2, Willenborg 6-0 -- 16, Smith 2-0 -- 4, Ault 0-1 -- 1, Maxey 1-2 -- 4. TOTALS 9 FG, 5 FT.

PARIS (89)

No statistics listed

Cumberland           3      5    13      6    --    27

Paris                    23    23    21    22    --    89

3-point FG -- Cumbelrand 4 (Willenborg 4).

OTHER SCORES:

Charleston 78, Marshall 54

Nokomis 43, Pana 35

Sullivan 58, Mattoon 49

Red Hill (Bridgeport) 38, Oblong 29

Arcola 53, Martinsville 11