Frosh/Soph Boys Basketball -- Feb. 5

Effingham claimed two wins over Mount Vernon in freshman/sophomore boys basketball competition Thursday evening.

The Hearts won the freshman game 58-41 with a big 34-9 halftime lead. Mason Hull scored 12 and Brett Koester 10 for the winners.

In the sophomore contest, Effingham claimed a 52-43 victory. The Hearts took a 14-3 opening quarter lead and never looked back.

Trevor Kreke scored 22 for the Hearts while Kyle Morrow added 13.

At Effingham

Freshman Game

Mount Vernon             4       5    18    14    --    41

Effingham                  16    18    18       6    --    58

Mount Vernon -- Evans 6, Williams 7, Ashby 2, Lamczyk 2, Hardin 6, Meyer 2, Schmidt 2, Jones 2, Bumpus 4, Goosby 8

Effingham -- Seachrist 4, Koester 10, Sandifer 8, Devore 7, Vasquez 3, Br. Lohman 4, Morissey 3, Smith 6, Hull 12,  Spencer 1, Bl. Lohman 0, McCabe 0, Line 0, Petersen 0

Sophomore Game

Mount Vernon            3    15    15    10    --    43

Effingham                14    12    10    16    --    52

Mount Vernon -- Dent 7, Joy 3, Payne 4, Phillips 8, Brockhouse 15, Shrum 6

Effingham -- Kreke 22, Sandifer 6, Smith 2, M. Hull 5, Schoonover 0, Wallace 0, Osborn 2, Huelsbusch 0, Morrow 13, C. Hull 2

At Neoga

St. Anthony advanced in the Neoga Tournament with a 65-51 win over Altamont Thursday evening.

The Bulldogs led 28-24 at hafltime and 46-42 going into the final quarter. St. Anthony then had a 19-9 run to put the game on ice.

Drew Gibson scored 17 while Jack Nuxoll added 16 and Alex Beesley 13 for the Bulldogs.

Neoga Tournament

St. Anthony          14    14    18    19    --    65

Altamont                 7    17    18       9    --    51

St. Anthony -- Walsh 2, Rozene 0, Kline 0, Deters 8, Zimmerman 0, Helmink 0, Nuxoll 16, Willenborg 0, Heuerman 0, Lawrence 0, Beesley 13, Gibson 17, Schmidt 3, Dust 0, Levitt 6

Altamont -- Stevenson 12, Peterson 0, Wililams 7, Whitt 3, Stone 4, Vaughn 0, Miller 0, Childerson 12, Brown 5, Flores 8