Junior High Boys Basketball -- Nov. 5

The Effingham St. Anthony seventh-grade basketball team came away with two victories and the championship of the Stewardson-Strasburg/Windsor Boys Basketball Tournament Saturday.

The Bullpups advanced to the championship game thanks to an opening win over St. Elmo/Brownstown, 56-6. Nine of the 11 Bullpups dressed scored in the game led by Josh Blanchette with 12 points on six of nine shooting and Seth Williams with 10 off the bench, going five for seven from the floor. Williams led the team with eight rebounds and Blanchette collected seven.

In the opener, Stewardson-Strasburg/Windsor defeated Ramsey 40-24. SSW held Ramsey scoreless to step out to a 15-0 opening quarter lead. Ramsey pulled within 18-10 at halftime but SSW had a 22-14 second half run.

Wernsing tallied 14 and Vonderheide 10 for the winners.

The Bullpups then defeated the host Stew-Stras/Windsor team, 51-28 to win the tourney. Angelo Mendella led St. Anthony with 13 points going six of 12 from the floor including a three-point basket. Blanchette followed up his strong opening game with a 12 point effort and added seven boards. Kyle Stewart rounded out a trio of Bullpups in double figures with 11 points including a three-pointer. Brody Niebrugge contributed six rebounds along with six points.

Stew-Stras/Windsor Tournament

Game One

Stew-Stras/Windsor             15      3    12    10    --    40

Ramsey                                   0    10       7      7    --    24

Stew-Stras/Windsor -- Wernsing 14, Vonderheide 10, Kirby 9, Beals 4, Kinkelaar 2, Gracey 1

Ramsey -- Johnson 10, Austin 7, Green 5, Seaton 2

Game Three

St. Elmo/Brownstown              4      2      0    0    --      6

St. Anthony                           11    18    18    9    --    56

St. Elmo/Brownstown -- Dagen 2, Grull 4, Norsic 6 (St. Elmo/Brownstown players add up to 12 while 6 listed as final)

St. Anthony -- Mendella 7, Link 2, Kemme 7, Chojnicki 5, Stewart 6, Dong 2, Williams 10, Blanchette 12, Niebrugge 5

Game Two

St. Anthony                       19    13    10    9    --    51

Stew-Stras/Windsor           8    11      3    6    --    28

St. Anthony -- Mendella 13, Gonzalez 2, Link 2, Chojnicki 2, Stewart 11, Williams 2, Blanchette 12, Niebrugge 7

Stew-Stras/Windsor -- Vonderheide 4, Beals 4, Kirby 6, Wernsing 14

At Teutopolis

Teutopolis handed Centralia a 44-42 loss in seventh-grade action on the Wooden Shoes homecourt Saturday.

The Shoes broke a 6-6 opening quarter tie with a 17-14 second period then held off Centralia in the second half. Bushur led the way with 18 points while M. Althoff and K. Althoff contributed nine each.

The seventh-graders then took on Champaign Jefferson and fell to the visiting squad 46-32. Jefferson edged ahead at halftime 23-22 then had a 23-10 second half run. The Shoes had only one player in double figures, Bushur with 10.

In eighth-grade action, T-town downed Centralia 55-48. The Shoes were led by Addis with 20 and M. Deters with 15.

In the second contest, T-town picked up a 36-23 win over Champaign Jefferson.

The Shoes held a 20-16 halftime lead then had a 16-7 second half. Addis scored 13 and M. Deters nine for the winners.

At Teutopolis

Seventh-Grade Game

Centralia               6    14      9    13    --    42

Teutopolis             6    17    10    11    --    44

Centralia -- Burns 13, Tabor 12, Johnson 7, Such 5, Smith 3, Fleener 2

Teutopolis -- Bushur 18, M. Althoff 9, K. Althoff 9, Bannick 6, Konkel 2

Seventh-Grade Game

Champaign Jefferson            5    18    9    14    --     46

Teutopolis                           10    12    5      5    --     32

Champaign Jefferson -- Warren 16, Cobb 13, Hubbard 6, Peacock 4, Coleman 3, Davis 2, Guerrero 2

Teutopolis -- Bushur 10, Bannick 6, Konkel 6, K. Althoff 5, M. Althoff 4, Ruholl 1

 Eighth-Grade Game

Centralia             20    10    11      4    --    48

Teutopolis           14    11       6    11    --    55

(The Centralia linescore adds up to 45 while 48 listed as final, the Teutopolis linescore adds up to 42 while 55 listed as final)

Centralia -- Brown 16, Blakemore 14, Offuh 8, Billberry 7, Jones 3

Teutopolis -- Addis 20, M. Deters 15, Ruholl 8, Wermert 6, Hardiek 6

Eighth-Grade Game

Champaign Jefferson             10    6    3    4    --    23

Teutopolis                              12    8    7    9    --     36

Champaign Jefferson -- Burton 7, Hughes 6  Glasper 4, Duncan 2, Laby 2, Smith 2

Teutopolis -- Addis 13, M. Deters 9, Hardiek 7, Wermert 4, D. Deters 2, Koester 1

At Newton

Jasper County hosted Marshall and split with the visitors in action Saturday.

Jasper County was a 37-22 winner in seventh-grade play, taking a 22-4 halftime lead and never looking back.

Meinhart and Schafer provided the one-two scoring punch with 17 points each as the squad improved to 2-0.

In the eighth-grade contest, Marshall was the team who jumped out early, taking a 30-3 halftime lead and going on for a 54-19 victory.

Jasper County was led by Einhorn with 18 as the squad dropped to 0-2.

At Newton

Seventh-Grade Game

Marshall                         2      2    9      9    --    22

Jasper County             10    12    4    11    --    37

Marshall -- Floyd 2, Jansen 2, Swan 4, Brown 5, Medsker 9

Jasper County -- Bierman 2, Koeble 2, Tharp 4, Mulvey 5, Meinhart 7, Schafer 17

Eighth-Grade Game

Marshall             20    10    20    4    --    54

Newton               2      1      4    12    --    19

Marshall -- Rees 2, Sharpe 2, Sordess 2, Stillwell 2, Sisson 4, Tingley 6, Coole 10, Robinson 14, Ross 12

Jasper County -- Geier 1, Einhorn 18

At Central City

Odin claimed a 54-45 victory over North Clay (Louisville) at the Central City Shootout Saturday.

Odin held a 30-15 halftime lead but only scored two in the third period while North Clay tallied nine and pulled withint 32-24. Odin then connected on its free throws in the final quarter to hold on for the win.

North Clay was led by Bible and Anthony with 12 points each.

At Central City

Odin                  18    12    2    22    --    54

North Clay          3    12    9    21    --    45

Odin -- Arnold 8, Roberts 14, Parrish 11, Wood 2, Wimberly 2, Kelly 2, Wilmouth 15

North Clay -- Bible 12, Anthony 12, Clifton 8, Giffy 2, Ballard 1, Dawkins 8, Borton 2