Sacred Heart, Altamont Claims Two Victories

Effingham Sacred Heart picked up two victories in junior high school girls baskeball action Thursday.

The Shamrocks won the seventh-grade contest over Dieterich 31-17. Carie tallied 10 points to lead Sacred Heart.

In eighth-grade play, Sacred Heart won 37-17. S. Webster was the point leader with 11.

At Dieterich

Seventh-Grade Game

Sacred Heart        3      8      4      16     --    31

Dieterich               2      6     9         0     --    17

Sacred Heart -- Cordes 4, B. Webster 4, Shook 4, Shamhart 7, Kuhns 2, Carie 10

Dieterich -- Shadle 4, Gephart 2, Garbe 3, Deain 8

Eighth-Grade Game

Sacred Heart        6    7    18    6    --    37

Dieterich               6    3      4    4    --    17

Sacred Heart -- S. Webster 11, Cordes 2, B. Webster 6, Mills 6, McWhorter 2, Shamhart 4, Carie 6

Dieterich -- Bannick 3, Aherin 6, Ruholl 3, Garbe 2, Shadle 3

At Vandalia

Altamont, competing in the Vandalia Tournament, captured victories in both seventh- and eighth-grade play.

Altamont won the seventh-grade contest over Brownstown 23-6. Altamont held a 12-2 halftime lead. Three players scored six points, Carly McHugh, Jayci Hosick and Shelbi Stone.

In eighth-grade action, Altamont downed Brownstown 24-17. Keidron Duckwitz and Elizabeth Biggs had eight points each to guide Altamont.

Seventh-Grade Game

Altamont        6    6    11    0    --    23

Brownstown   2    0      4    0    --      6

Altamont -- McHugh 6, Hosick 6, Stone 6, Goeckner 1, Wolff 4

Brownstown -- Parkison 2, Viramontes 4

Eighth-Grade Game

Altamont        8    8    7    1    --    24

Brownstown   0    7    5    5    --    17

Altamont -- Goldstein 4, Sims 2, Duckwitz 8, Burns 1, Biggs 8 (players add up to 23 while 24 listed as final on scoresheet turned in)

Brownstown -- Brown 8, Da. Shelton 5, De. Shelton 2, Boron 2