Junior High Boys Basketball -- Dec. 5

Effingham St. Anthony claimed a 41-22 win over Olney in seventh-grade boys basketball action Saturday.

The Bullpups jumped out to an 18-6 first half lead. Walsh tallied 11 points for the winners.

No eighth-grade game was reported.

In sixth-grade basketball play, St. Anthony lost to North Clay (Lousiville) in B competition 24-18 and won the A game 38-35.

At Effingham

Seventh-Grade Game

Olney                     2    4      6    10    --    22

St. Anthony           9    9    14      9    --    41

Olney -- Stoltz 2, Duenas 4, Miller 12, Laughlin 2, Wright 2

St. Anthony -- Stephens 1, Antrim 9, Schuette 2, Weidman 6, Walsh 11, Nuxoll 2, Lawrence 4, Willenborg 2, Moore 4

Sixth-Grade Game

A Game

North Clay             7      9    7    12    --    35

St. Anthony           7    16    4    11    --    38

North Clay -- Griffy 5, Anthony 22, Weidner 8

St. Anthony -- Krokey 14, Mendella 2, Niebrugge 3, Stewart 10, Blanchette 9

B Game

North Clay            4    4    11    5    --    24

St. Anthony          2    6      5    5    --   18

North Clay -- VanDyke 3, Frye 2, Dawkins 4, Byers 13, Ingram 2

St. Anthony -- Krokey 2, Kemme 5, Williams 7, Dany 4

At Sigel

The Seventh-Grade National Trail Conference Tournament opened play Saturday at Sigel St. Michael.

St. Michael defeated Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City 43-14 in the first game of the day followed by Neoga downing St. Elmo/Brownstown 34-17, Altamont beating Stewardson-Strasburg 49-25 and Dieterich winning over Effingham Sacred Heart 45-28.

The tournament continue today with CHBC against SEB at 6:15 p.m. followed by Sacred Heart facing Stew-Stras at 7:30.