Junior High Boys Basketball -- Jan. 11

Effingham captured a seventh-grade boys basketball win over Taylorville Monday evening, 55-25.

EJHS had a 32-16 halftime lead and never looked back. Wolfe tallied 18 while Duncan scored 12 for the winners. The Mustangs are now 11-4 on the season.

In eighth-grade play, Taylorville was a 48-32 winner. Taylorville took a 26-6 halftime lead. Effingham came back in the final quarter 17-6 but fell short.

Pemberton tallied six points for the Mustangs who drop to 4-11.

At Effingham

Seventh-Grade Game

Taylorville             6    10     5    4    --    25

Effingham           18    14    16    7    --    55

Taylorville -- Clayton 4, Cearlock 3, Czaykowski 3, Shirley 12, Mileham 2, Reindl 1

Effingham -- Ballazhi 7, Duncan 12, N. Thompson 6, Wolfe 18, Lee 3, Logan 2, Woomer 2, Raddatz 3, Barnes 2

Eighth-Grade Game

Taylorville           11    15    16      6    --    48

Effingham             2      4      9    17    --    32

Taylorville -- Bergschneider 14, Hall 7, Hebertig 8, Tex 2, Woodward 3, Herkert 2, Donvan 2, Mickey 2, Farris 2, Dooley 2, Heimness 2 (players add up to 46 while 48 listed as final)

Effingham -- Beck 4, Donsbach 2, Arend 3, Waymoth 2, Ritz 3, Siner 5, Cramsey 2, Utz 2, Pemberton 6, Waldhoff 3

At Effingham

Altamont Lutheran downed Effingham Sacred Heart in both games.

Altamont Lutheran won the seventh-grade contest 33-31. Reardon tallied 11 for the winners while Stuemke and Robbins had eight each. The Shamrocks were led by Walker with 13.

In the eighth-grade contest, Altamont Lutheran won 47-25. Teasley scored 18 and Duckwitz 13 for the winners.

Sacred Heart was led by Niehart with six points.

At Sacred Heart

Seventh-Grade Game

(No linescore listed)

Altamont Lutheran -- Reardon 11, Budde 2, Stuemke 8, Kopplin 2, Robbins 8, Klimpie 2

Sacred Heart -- Swingler 4, Walker 13, Conklin 7, Brummer 2, Tegler 3, Zerrusen 2

Eighth-Grade Game

(No linescore listed)

Altamont Lutheran -- Ruffner 3, Reardon 3, Budde 2, Duckwitz 13, Jahraus 2, Verdeyen 1, Teasley 18 (players add up to 42 while 47 listed as final)

Sacred Heart -- Rogers 5, Bowlin 5, W. Swingler 2, Wallace 2, Conkling 3, Brummer 2, Niehart 6

At Charleston

Teutopolis and Charleston split victories. Charleston was a 50-44 winner in seventh-grade A play.

Charleston stepped out to an 18-8 opening quarter lead and never looked back. T-town was led by Addis and M. Deters with 12 points each.

In the seventh-grade B contest, the Shoes claimed a 40-36 victory. The Shoes took a 19-15 halftime lead then had a 17-8 third period run. Charleston came back with a 13-4 final quarter only to fall short.

T-town was led by Mersman with nine points.

At Charleston

Seventh-Grade A Game

Teutopolis           8    12    9    15    --    44

Charleston        18    12    7    13    --    50

Teutopolis -- Addis 12, M. Deters 12, D. Deters 6, Hardiek 5, Ruholl 5, Wermert 4

Charleston -- Landrus 22, Eversole 10, Herrington 10, Spour 2, Schuette 2, Bowersock 2, Rennels 2

Seventh-Grade B Game

Teutopolis           10    9    17     4    --    40

Charleston            8    7     8    13    --    36

Teutopolis -- Mersman 9, Koester 7, Weidner 6, Kremer 6, Hardiek 6, Poelker 4, Niebrugge 2

Charleston -- Coartney 9, Daugherty 7, Tresslar 5, Bowersock 4, Hess 4, Rennels 3, Howell 2, Smith 2

At Sigel

Newton St. Thomas edged Sigel St. Michael 34-33 in eighth-grade competition.

St. Thomas leaped out to a 10-2 opening quarter lead and led 16-13 at halftime. St. Michael took the lead in the second half 23-20 but St. Thomas had a 14-10 final period to pull out the win.

Seth Weber tallied 17 and Jackson Barthelme 12 for the winners. St. Michael was led by C. Croy with 11. St. Thomas improves to 13-2.

No seventh-grade score was reported.

At Sigel

Eighth-Grade Game

St. Thomas            10      6      4    14    --    34

St. Michael              2    11    10    10    --    33

Sigel St. Michael -- Croy 11, Walk 9, Ruholl 5, no other scorers listed

Newton St. Thomas -- Weber 17, Barthelme 12, Zumbahlen 2, Ochs 1, Wright 2

At Flora

Flora captured both victories over North Clay (Louisville) Monday evening.

Flora won the seventh-grade contest 30-23. North Clay held a 13-8 halftime lead but Flora came back with a 23-10 second half.

North Clay was led by Ethan Bible with 18 points.

In the eighth-grade game, Flora claimed a 53-32 win. Flora took a 32-20 halftime lead.

North Clay was led by Colby Zimdars with 11.

At Flora

Seventh-Grade Game

North Clay            4    9      5      5    --    23

Flora                     2    5    10    13    --    30

North Clay -- Bible 18, Anthony 3, Weidner 2

Flora -- Kimmell 4, Klasso 11, Gocey 7, Krutsinger 8

Eighth-Grade Game

North Clay          12      8    4      8    --   32

Flora                   22    10    7    14    --    53

North Clay -- Zimdars 11, Jones 4, Holkenbrink 3, Crull 6, Bible 7, Clark 1

Flora -- Andrew 9, Beckham 4, Wilee 13, Freeman 11, Behnke 10, Loehman 6