Junior High Boys Basketball -- Jan. 6

OLNEY -- Effingham Junior High School picked up two victories over Olney in boys basketball action Tuesday evening.

The Mustangs came away with a 44-21 victory in seventh-grade play. Tate Niebrugge led the way with a perfect seven for seven from the field and finished with 18 points. Niebrugge and Cameron Kalber each had four rebounds. Kyle Nohren contributed eight steals.

In eighth-grade play, the Mustangs took a 26-13 halftime lead behind the strength of a 9-0 second quarter. Wolfe tallied 28 points and pulled down 10 rebounds for the winners. Jackson and Ballman had three steals each. Hagler added five boards.

EJHS lost Dylan Bushur to a severe ankle injury with a minute into the first quarter.

The Mustangs iprove to 11-1 on the season.

At Olney

Seventh-Grade Game

Effingham           6    12    22    4    --    44

Olney                   6      7       6    2    --    21

Effingham -- Niebrugge 18 (4 rebounds, 2 steals), Snow 6 (1 rebound, 2 steals), Waldhoff 5 (3 steals), Thompson 2 (3 rebounds), Kalber 5 (4 rebounds, 1 steal), Donsbach (1 steal), Ritz (1 steal), Utz (1 steal), Nohren 4 (3 rebounds, 8 steals), Pemberton (1 rebound, 1 steal), Cramsey (2 rebounds, 2 steals), Braunecker 2 (Jones (1 steal), Green 2 (1 rebound)

Olney -- no statistics listed

Eighth-Grade Game

Effingham           17    9    11       9    --    46

Olney                   13    0    10    12    --    35

Effingham -- Wolfe 28, Jackson 9, Poland 3, Hagler 3, Ballman 2, Rich 1

Olney -- no statistics listed

At Mattoon

Teutopolis splits victories with Mattoon. In seventh-grade play, T-town was a 38-22 winner with a 10-3 third period surge. Mitch Hardiek tallied 11 points for the winners.

In the eighth-grade contest, Mattoon picked up a 35-28 win. Mattoon held T-town scoreless in the second period to take a 16-8 first half lead. Dawson Smith led T-town with nine points.

At Mattoon

Seventh-Grade Game

Teutopolis          10    9    10    9    --    38

Mattoon                 8    6      3    5    --    22

Teutopolis -- Deters 1, Probst 2, B. Deters 6, Hemmen 8, Ungrund 8, Hardiek 11 (T-town players add up to 36 while 38 listed as final)

Mattoon -- Kremer 16, Roley 4, Butler 2

Eighth-Grade Game

Teutopolis          8    0    10    10    --    28

Mattoon              7     9      6    13    --    35

Teutopolis -- Smith 9, Drees 2, Will 2, Weber 7, Hardiek 8

Mattoon -- Spitz 2, Princko 5, Noe 2, Perry 2, Betts 17, Ghere 4, Smith 3

At Dieterich

Dieterich claimed two wins over Stewardson-Strasburg. Dieterich had a 17-9 first half lead and held Stew-Stras scoreless in the final quarter for a 39-19 win in seventh-grade play.

Kuhl led with 14 points while Will added seven as Dieterich improved to 7-7 on the season. Stew-Stras was led by Kirby with 11. The Stars dropped to 4-13.

In eighth-grade aciton, Dieterich captured a 45-39 win for its first victory of the season against 10 losses. S. Bohnhoff scored 16 for the winners. Burton led Stew-Stras with 22 while Smith added 10 as the Stars fell to 1-12.

At Dieterich

Seventh-Grade Game

Stew-Stras           6      3    10    0    --    19

Dieterich              6    11    14    8    --    39

Stew-Stras -- Kirby 11, Walden 4, Jesgarz 4

Dieterich -- Kuhl 14, Will 11, Niebrugge 4, Hartke 4, Kidd 4, Gephart 2

Eighth-Grade Game

Stew-Stras           11     6    12    10    --    39

Dieterich               6    16       9    14    --    45

Stew-Stras -- Burton 22, Smith 10, Tabbert 4, Bridges 2, Weeden 1

Dieterich -- S. Bohnhoff 16, Will 9, E. Bohnhoff 6, Einhorn 4, C. Niebrugge 4, Brummer 3, Hartke 3

At Altamont

Jasper County and Altamont split victories. Altamont captured the seventh-grade contest by edging Jasper County 34-33. The score was knotted at 12-12 at halftime. Altamont edged ahead 12-10 in the third quarter then held off Jasper County.

Kollmann scored 19 to lead altamont. Cox led Jasper County with 14.

In eighth-grade action, Jasper County won 39-25. Jasper County stepped out to a 20-9 first half lead. Conner Bierman scored 15 points and pulled down seven rebounds. Altamont was led by Alec  Biggs with 14 points.

At Altamont

Seventh-Grade Game

Jasper County          5    7    10    11    --    33

Altamont                   7    5    12    10    --    34

Jasper County -- Marble 2, Stanley 2, Schafer 3, Eaton 6, Tharp 6, Cox 14

Altamont -- Gelsinger 4, Reardon 5, Beccue 6, Kollman 19

Eighth-Grade Game

Jasper County          10    10    8    11    --    39

Altamont                      4       5    4    12    --    25

Jasper County -- Bierman 15, Sowers 8, other scoring not listed

Altamont -- Biggs 14, Kuhlman 2, Hammer 1, Asplin 4, Klitzing 2, Schmidt 2