Fresh/Soph Boys, Girls -- December 12

TAYLORVILLE -- Effingham's girls squad finished second in the Taylorville Freshman Basketball Tournament Saturday.

In the opening round, the Hearts beat Hillsboro, 39-28. EHS stepped out to a 22-9 first half lead and never looked back. Carie tallied 15 and Webster 10 for the Hearts.

Effingham then defeated Pana 38-20. The Hearts again stepped out to a big lead, 22-11 at halftime. Carie scored 20 for the Hearts.

EHS then fell to Springfield Sacred Heart Griffin, 38-35 in the championship game. Sacred Heart Griffin took a 24-16 halftime lead but the Mustangs fought back in the final quarter, knotting the score at 35-35, sending the game into overtime. In the overtime period, Springfield came back with a 3-0 run for the victory.

Carie scored 13 and Buscher nine for the Mustangs.

Taylorville Tournament

Game One

Hillsboro                3      6      3    16    --    28

Effingham           12    10    13     4     --    39

Hillsboro -- Lyeria 7, Scroggins 2, Rupert 8, Meier 9, McKinney 2

Effingham -- Schafer 2, Buscher 8, Carie 15, Webster 10, Kuhlman 2, Herboth 2

Game Two

Pana                      6      5       7    2    --    20

Effingham           12    10    12    4    --    38

Pana -- Holland 4, Schoonover 6, Ashcraft 1, Perry 2, Sims 5, Kuhn 2

Effingham -- Schafer 4, Buscher 2, Carie 20, Webster 4, Kuhlman 8

Game Three

Overtime

Effingham            6    10    6    13    0    --    35

SHG                    12    12    6      5    3    --    38

Effingham -- Buscher 9, Carie 13, Webster 5, Kuhlman 6, Herboth 2

Springfield Sacred Heart Griffin -- Darush 4, Gilmore 2, Halcher 5, Manter 10, Zeisler 15, Battle 2

At Flora

Effingham split victories in freshman/sophomore boys basketball action Saturday with Flora.

The Hearts won the freshman contest 56-26. EHS took a 35-11 halftime lead. Dylan Bushur scored 15 while Cooper Jackson added nine for the Hearts.

In sophomore action, the Hearts held a 9-8 opening quarter lead but Flora took a 25-23 halftime tally. The Hearts had a 17-9 third quarter run to lead 40-34 going into the final quarter. But Flora rallied for a 15-9 final period run to pull out the 59-49 victory.

Effingham was led by Ryan Sandifer with 12 points and Alec Morrissey with 10.

At  Flora

Freshman Game

Effingham          25    10    12    9    --    56

Flora                    7       4     9     6    --    26

Effingham -- Allen 2, Ballman 3, Morrissey 2, Hagler 8, Bushur 15, Gordon 2, Jackson 9, Marxman 5, Lee 8, Bowlin 2

Flora -- Schafer 5, Kohn 2, Perace 6, J. Leib 4, Smith 0, Guinn 3, Phillips 6

Sophomore Game

Effingham         9    14    17    9    --    49

Flora                  8    17    9    25    --    59

Effingham -- Koester 0, Sandifer 12, Morrisey 10, McCabe 2, Spencer 8, Devore 3, Br. Lohman 4, Petersen 8, Bl. Lohman 2

Flora -- Carder 8, O. Leib 14, Warren 2, Brown 17, Woodrow 10, Davis 2, Kimmell 1, Stanford 2, Schafer 3

 At Teutopolis

Teutopolis defeated visiting Highland in boys freshman/sophomore action Saturday. The freshman contest was close throughout. T-town converted on 14 of 18 free throws to claim a 37-34 win.

Dawson Smith had 17 points.

In the sophomore game, T-town jumped out to a 17-6 first quarter lead. Highland narrowed the lead to six in the second period. The game remained close with T-town outscoring Highland by three in the second half for the 56-47 win.

Lee Hardiek tallied 22 and Eric Kremer 16 for the Shoes. Brandt Young chipped in with nine.

At Teutopolis

Freshman Game

Highland               7    10    5    12    --    34

Teutopolis           12     5    9    11    --    37

Highland -- Apken 2, Kruse 6, Feldman 12, Focht 4, Willis 6, Torre 4

Teutopolis -- Smith 17, Hoene 4, Hardiek 5, Drees 5, Weber 6

Sophomore Game

Highland                6    16    13    12    --    47

Teutopolis           17    11    17    11    --    56

Highland -- Halger 12, Metosi 4, Braun 2, Landmann 8, Altadonna 4, Dickman 10, Sigmen 5 (players add up to 45 while 47 listed as final)

Teutopolis -- Hardiek 22, Jansen 5, Young 9, Goeckner 2, Kreke 2, Kremer 16