Junior High Girls Basketball -- Sept. 24-25

Altamont won the championship of the Vandalia Tournament. Members of the team are, first row, left to right, Lauren Walker, Taylor Mette, Isabella Hosick, Megan Williams and Paige Cognion. Second row, left to right, Coach Brooke Osteen, Coach Casie Bowman, Ellie McManaway, Kassidy Pemberton, Brooke Runge, Abby Goeckner, Assistant Coach Sue Poe and Coach Steve Long.

VANDALIA -- Altamont Junior High School claimed the championship of the Seventh-Grade Girls Old State Capital Basketball Tournament in Vandalia Thursday and Friday.

In Thursday action, Altamont lost to Greenville 40-37. Greenville held an 18-17 halftime lead then had a 12-10 final quarter edge. Altamont was led by Mary Guse with 16 points.

Altamont then came back with a 30-6 victory over Brownstown/St. Elmo. Altamont held a 17-4 first half lead then held BSE scoreless in the second half. Abby Goeckner and Ellie McManaway scored nine points each for the Wildcats.

In Friday play, Altamont claimed the championship by downing Vandalia 28-18. The Wildcats held a 22-7 halftime lead and never looked back.

Runge tallied 16 for the winners.

At Vandalia

Game One

Altamont              6    11    10    10    --    37

Greenville           7    11    10    12    --    40

Altamont -- Runge 6, Jackman 6, Hardiek 2, Schultz 2, Cox 5, Guse 16

Greenville -- Pickett 6, Simpson 8, Macon 10, Feaster 11, Brand 3, Jenkins 2

Game Two

Altamont                                10    7    8    5    --    30

Brownstown/St. Elmo          3    1    2    0    --      6

Altamont -- Mette 6, Pemberton 2, Goeckner 9, Runge 4, McManaway 9

Brownstown/St. Elmo -- Wilhour 6

Game Three

Altamont            9    13    4    2    --    28

Vandalia             4      3    6    5    --    18

Altamont -- Runge 16, Pemberton 5, Mette 4, Goeckner 2, McManaway 1

Vandalia -- Stewart 10, Lidy 6, Hill 1, Willenborg 1

At Beecher City

Beecher City/Cowden-Herrick split victories with Neoga in Friday competition.

BCCH won the seventh-grade contest 36-3. Madison Cherry scored 10 points for the winners. Neoga was led by Gresens with two.

In eighth-grade action, Neoga claimed a 37-32 win. E. Titus and O. Titus tallied eight points each for the winners. BCCH was led by Lauren Wojcik with 14.

At Beecher City

Seventh-Grade Game

Neoga             0    3    0    0    --      3

BCCH            18    8    2    8    --    36

Neoga -- Phillips 1, Gresens 2

Beecher City/Cowden-Herrick -- Morrison 2, Witteborg 2, Burks 4, Rauch 4, Moeller 8, Lorton 4, Sloan 2, Madison 10

Eighth-Grade Game

Neoga           10      9    10      8    --    37

BCCH               5    10      3    14    --    32

Neoga -- E. Titus 8, Partlow 2, Rupel 7, O. Titus 8, Saunders 2, Sheehan 4, Kepp 6

Beecher City/Cowden-Herrick -- Robertson 6, Wheeler 5, Burks 1, Moon 2, Blaine 2, Wojcik 14, Cherry 2