Brownstown Wins NTC Seventh-Grade Championship

ST. ELMO -- Brownstown Junior High School won the championship of the National Trail Conference Seventh-Grade Girls Basketball Tournament Saturday.

Brownstown defeated Altamont 23-11, taking a 14-2 halftime lead. Deana Shelton and Viramonks Fatima tallied six each while Dana Shelton added five.

In the third-place game, Effingham Sacred Heart was an 18-12 winner over Stewardson-Strasburg. Carie tallied eight and K. Cordes six for the winners.

In the consolation championship, Neoga was a 13-10 winner over Dieterich. Atwell scored nine for Neoga.

NTC Tournament

Championship Game

Brownstown          5    9      6    3    --    23

Altamont               2    0      3    6    --    11

Brownstown -- Carson 1, Mayfield 2, Parkison 3, Da. Shelton 5, De. Shelton 6, Fatima 6

Altamont -- McHugh 4, Goeckner 3, Mayhaus 4

Third Place Game

Stew-Stras          2    0    6    4    --    12

Sacred Heart       3    6    7    2    --    18

Stew-Stras -- M. Schlechte 4, Smith 2, Everett 2, Davis 2, Probst 2

Sacred Heart -- Cordes 6, Webster 2, McWhorter 2, Carie 8

Consolation Championship

Neoga         2    4    0    7    --   13

Dieterich     0    6    0   4    --    10

Neoga -- Lee 4, Atwell 9

Dieterich -- Shadle 4, Gephart 2, Garbe 2