Junior High Boys Basketball -- Dec. 17

Effingham split victories with Olney in junior high school boys basketball competition Thursday evening.

The Mustangs won the seventh-grade contest 41-14, taking a 23-9 halftime lead. Duncan tallied 12 points for the winners who had 12 players score in the game.

In eighth-grade action, Olney claimed a 44-35 victory. The Mustangs led 10-7 after the opening quarter but Olney came back with a 14-4 second period run.

The Mustangs were led by Pemberton and Utz with seven points each. Effingham drops to 4-9 while Olney is now 9-2.

At Effingham

Seventh-Grade Game

Olney                     8      1    3      2    --    14

Effingham           12    11    5    13    --    41

Olney -- Lambird 1, Duenas 4, Fleming 2, Rodgers 1, Miller 6

Effingham -- Ballazhi 2, Duncan 12, N. Thompson 2, Wolfe 4, Lee 6, Blickem 1, Logan 1, Raddatz 5, B. Thompson 2, Woelfer 2, Weber 2, Barnes 2

Eighth-Grade  Game

Olney                     7    14    9    14    --    44

Effingham           10      4    9    12    --    35

Olney -- Foster 16, Greenwood 8, Bettis 7, Ingram 7, Flanagan 6

Effingham -- Pemberton 7, Utz 7, Siner 3, Shackelford 6, Cramsey 4, Kalber 2, Snow 6

At Strasburg

Stewardson-Strasburg picked up an eighth-grade win while Neoga claimed the seventh-grade contest.

Neoga took a 24-19 victory. McClure tallied 13 points for the winners. Wernsing led Stew-Stras with 13. Stew-Stras drops to 3-13.

In eighth-grade action, Stew-Stras edged Neoga 29-26 to improve to 4-9. Jesgarz scored 13. Banning tallied 15 for Neoga.

At Strasburg

Seventh-Grade Game

Neoga                   9    11    1    3    --    24

Stew-Stras           5      3    9    2    --    19

Neoga -- McClure 13, Titus 9, Buscher 2

Stew-Stras -- Wernsing 13, Kinkelaar 2, Beals 2, Vonderheide 2

Eighth-Grade Game

Neoga                  7      6    8    5    --    26

Stew-Stras          6    15    5    3    --    29

Neoga -- Banning 15, Moore 5, Dunn 4, Roy 2

Stew-Stras -- Jesgarz 13, Wernsing 7, Allen 5, Walden 2, Slifer 2

At Altamont

Altamont claimed wins over Mulberry Grove Thursday evening.

In seventh-grade competition, Altamont was a 49-12 winner. Altamont jumped out to a 23-5 opening quarter lead. Eirhart tallied 19 for the winners.

In eighth-grade competition, Altamont claimed a 53-34 win. Reardon scored 18 for the winners while Gelsinger chipped in with 15.

At Altamont

Seventh-Grade Game

Mulberry Grove           5     0      6    1    --    12

Altamont                  23    11    11    4    --    49

Mulberry Grove -- Bauer 8, Goodin 1, Plant 1, Itoh 2

Altamont -- Mathesius 1, Overton 3, Crow 1, Baucum 7, Cripe 4, Brewer 2, Monk 8, Eirhart 19, Abendroth 4

Eighth-Grade Game

Mulberry Grove           6    11     6    11    --    34

Altamont                   16    12   10    15    --    53

Mulberry Grove -- W. Harnetiaux 10, Criner 5, Scoggins 8, Snow 11

Altamont -- Delaney 5, Gelsinger 15, Reardon 18, Hill 2, Kollmann 7, Beccue 6

At Newton

Newton St. Thomas and Oblong split victories. Oblong won the seventh-grade game 22-18. Schafer led St. Thomas with nine.

In eighth-grade play, St. Thomas picked up a 49-3 victory. St. Thomas leaped out to a 22-1 opening quarter lead. Seth Weber tallied 16 for the winners.

At Newton

Seventh-Grade Game

Oblong                  3    4    11      4    --    22

St. Thomas           1    2      5    10    --    18

Oblong -- no scorers listed.

Newton St. Thomas -- Schafer 9, Weber 4, no other scorers listed.

Eighth-Grade Game

Oblong                   1    1      1    0    --      3

St. Thomas          22    8    10    9    --    49

Oblong -- Powell 2, no other scorer listed.

Newton St. Thomas -- Ochs 8, Zumbahlen 8, Wright 6, Barthelme 5, Higgs 2, Bailey 2, Zumbahlen 2, other scorers not listed

At Louisville

North Clay (Louisville) downed South Central in seventh-grade action and captured an eighth-grade victory.

North Clay won the seventh-grade game 40-23. Ethan Bible tallied 10 for the winners. South Central was led by Dodson with 10.

In eighth-grade play, North Clay was a 60-36 winner. Tyson Jones scored 22 while Luke Fleener added 12 and Coy Crull 10 for the winners. South Central was led by Dodson with 10.

At Louisville

Seventh-Grade Game

South Central           8      3      6    6    --    23

North Clay                6    10    16    8    --    40

South Central -- Dodson 10, Miller 2, Holmes 7, Couger 2, Bass 2

North Clay -- Bible 10, Anthony 8, Greenwood 2, Ballard 2, Clifton 8, Griffy 4, Kosky 2, Weidner 2, Dawkins 2

Eighth-Grade Game

South Central          2    14    12    8    --    36

North Clay             18      8    17   17   --   60

South Central -- Hester 2, Robb 4, Patton 9, Grezorek 7, Dodson 10, Faulk 2, Kroeger 2

North Clay -- Zimdars 8, Jones 22, Bible 1, Fleener 12, Crull 10, Wyrich 2, Holkenbrink 3, Clark 2