Beecher City Drops Two, Altamont Wins Two

Beecher City/Cowden-Herrick played host to Vandalia in junior high girls basketball action Tuesday.

Vandalia was a 16-11 winner in the seventh-grade contest. Beecher City/Cowden-Herrick was led by Taylor Oldham with nine points. The loss drops BCCH to 0-2 overall.

In eighth-grade play, Vandalia was a 27-18 winner. Vandalia held a 13-10 halftime lead then had a 14-8 second half run. Hollinshead tallied 13 points for the winners. Beecher City/Cowden-Herrick was led by Skylar Morrison and Hope Barnes with eight points each. BCCH drops to 0-2 and will be back in action Friday against Ramsey.

At Beecher City

Seventh-Grade Game

Vandalia        0    4    4    8    --    16

BCCH            4    2    0    5    --    11

Vandalia -- Marquardt 6, Austin 4, Workman 6

Beecher City/Cowden-Herrick -- Endsley 2, Oldham 9

Eighth-Grade Game

Vandalia        6    7    10    4    --    27

BCCH            8    2     6    2    --    18

Vandalia -- Klanke 2, Miller 2, Hollinshead 13, Jagen 1, Meyer 8, Kern 1

Beecher City/Cowden-Herrick -- Morrison 8, Johnson 2, Barnes 8

At Dieterich

Altamont captured two wins over Dieterich in seventh- and eighth-grade play Tuesday evening.

Altamont won the seventh-grade contest 41-3, leading 21-3 at halftime. Carly McHugh tallied 12 points for the winners while Shelbi Stone scored 10.

In the eighth-grade game, Altamont led 27-3 at halftime and went on for a 37-12 victory. Keidron Duckwitz scored 12 and Elizabeth Biggs had 10.

At Dieterich

Seventh-Grade Game

Altamont        16    5    12    8    --    41

Dieterich           1    2      0    0    --      3

Altamont -- Wolff 2, McHugh 12, Hosick 2, Stone 10, Wolff 2, Mette 6, Mayhaus 3, Grimsley 4

Dieterich -- Hayes 2 (one point unaccounted for in boxscore turned in).

Eighth-Grade Game

Altamont        11    16    4    6    --    37

Dieterich           0      3    5    4    --    12

Altamont -- Duckwitz 12, Burns 6, Miller 1, Biggs 10, Shelton 4, Wolff 2 (players add up to 35 while 37 listed as final on scoresheet turned in).

Dieterich -- Bannick 5, Shadle 4 (players add up to 9 while 12 listed as final on scoresheet turned in).