Boys, Girls Frosh/Soph Basketball -- Feb. 7

CHARLESTON -- Effingham finished fourth in the Apollo Conference Freshman/Sophomore Girls Basketball Tournament Saturday at Charleston High School.

Charleston won the tournament by downing Taylorvillle 64-57 in the championship game. In the third place contest, Salem won over Effingham 61-34, Mattoon claimed fifth place by beating Mount Zion 62-36.

At Hillsboro

Effingham competed in the Hillsboro Freshman Tournament and defeated Vandalia 60-40.

The Hearts had a 23-6 second period surge to lead 40-21 at halftime and outscored Vandalia 22-19 in the second half for the win.

Mason Hull scored 22 for Effingham while Ryan Sandifer added 14. The Hearts will be back in action in the tournament Wednesday against Auburn, a winner over Pana, at 7:15 p.m.

At Hillsboro Tournament

Effingham           15    23    17    5    --    60

Vandalia             15       6    10    9    --    40

Effingham -- Seachrist 2, Koester 4, Sandifer 14, Devore 2, Bl. Lohman 0, Vasquez 6, Br. Lohman 2, Morrissey 0, Smith 4, Hull 22, Spencer 4

Vandalia -- Phillips 2, Gelsinger 0, Shulman 0, Fergeson 7, Taylor 10, Gauch 6, Bates 15