Junior High Boys Basketball -- Nov. 29

SALEM -- Effingham Junior High School handed Salem Franklin Park a 58-33 loss in eighth-grade boys basketball action Tuesday evening.

The Mustangs took a 23-14 halftime lead and never let up. Duncan tallied 20, had four steals and 11 rebounds while Wolfe added 14 points. Briggerman had seven boards.

The Mustangs are now 8-1 on the season.

In the seventh-grade game, Salem Franklin Park claimed a 42-20 win over Effingham. The Mustangs drop to 2-7.

Leading the Mustangs was Volpi with eight points.

At Salem

Seventh-Grade Game

Effingham          7    10      3    0    --    20

Salem              10    12    14    6    --    42

Effingham -- Volpi 8, Matteson 2, Pals 5, Eaton 2, Pemberton 2, Christianson 1

Salem -- Light 13, Smith 14, Bee 2, Davis 4, Daniels 9

Eighth-Grade Game

Effingham           13    10    18    17    --    58

Salem                   4    10    10      9    --    33

Effingham -- Wolfe 14, N. Thompson 5, Duncan 20, Briggerman 2, Woelfer 9, Lee 4, Logan 2, B. Thompson 2

Salem -- Boles 14, Bee 4, Smitt 3, Mann 3, Lyberger 2, Williams 2, Quinn 2, Daniels 2, Lght 1

At Teutopolis

Teutopolis picked up two wins over Marshall in action Tuesday evening.

T-town was a 35-26 winner in seventh-grade play. T-town took an 8-2 opening quarter lead and had an 11-6 third period run.

The Shoes were led by M. Deters with 13 points.

In eighth-grade action. T-town stepped out to a 17-1 opening quarter lead and handed Marshall a 49-22 loss.

Bushur tallied 22 for the Shoes.

At Teutopolis

Seventh-Grade Game

Marshall                2    9     6    9    --    26

Teutopolis            8    9    11    7    --    35

Marshall -- Rees 8, Tingley 5, Robinson 5, Cook 5, Sisson 3

Teutopolis -- M. Deters 13, Addis 6, Wermert 6, Hardiek 5, D. Deters 3, Hardiek 2

Eighth-Grade Game

Marshall                1    13    4    4    --    22

Teutopolis           17    15    9    8    --    49

Marshall -- Brown 10, Medsker 5, Floyd 3, Jansen 2, Swan 2

Teutopolis -- Bushur 22, Probst 5, Dixon 4, Konkel 4, K. Althoff 3, M. Althoff 3, Magee 2, Bannick 2, Newlin 2, Tegeler 2

At Neoga

In seventh-grade play, Neoga claimed a 25-15 win over North Clay (Louisville) Tuesday evening.

Neoga held a 19-4 halftime lead. McClure scored 12 and Buescher 10 for the winners. North Clay was led by Logan Fleener with four.

In the eighth-grade contest, Neoga picked up a 43-32 victory. Neoga held a 30-22 halftime lead then held North Clay scoreless in the third period.

Neoga was led by Johnson with 19 and Vaughn with 18. North Clay was led by Ethan Bible with 16.

At Neoga

Seventh-Grade Game

North Clay           2     2    2    9    --    15

Neoga                 8    11    0    6    --    25

North Clay -- Griffy 2, Zimmerman 3, Fleener 4, Dawkins 2, Ingram 4

Neoga -- Buescher 10, Titus 2, McClure 12, Romack 1

Eighth-Grade Game

North Clay          11    11     0      9    --    32

Neoga                 19    11    4    10    --    43

North Clay -- Bible 16, Anthony 2, Clifton 2, Weidner 6, Griffy 3, Dawkins 3

Neoga -- Johnson 19, Lacy 2, Vaughn 18, Schisler 2, McClure 2

At Newton

Jasper County and Robinson split victories Tuesday evening.

Jasper County won the seventh-grade contest 38-13. Jasper County led 21-7 at halftime. Koebele and Meinhart tallied eight points each. Jasper County improved to 5-4.

In the eighth-grade game, Robinson was a 37-28 winner. Geier led Jasper County with 13 points as the squad dropped to 0-9.

At Newton

Seventh-Grade Game

Robinson                    0      7      1    5    --    13

Jasper County           9    12    10    2    --    38

(Jasper County linescore adds up to 33 while 38 listed as final).

Robinson -- Wallace 2, Roy 4, Trimble 3, O'Neal 4

Jasper County -- Mulvey 2, Litzelman 2, Tharp 6, Meinhart 8, Koebele 8, Schafer 7 (players add up to 33 while 38 listed as final)

Eighth-grade Game

Robinson                   4    9    12    12    --    37

Jasper County          4    4    10    10    --    28

Robinson -- Weber 2, Goble 6, Young 8, Austin 9, Shidler 12

Jasper County -- Martin 2, Einhorn 3, Millman 4, Zumbahlen 6, Geier 13

At Newton

Newton St. Thomas picked up a victory in seventh-grade action, 43-23 over Cumberland Tuesday.

In the eighth-grade game, Cumberland was a 46-11 winner over St. Thomas.