Hearts Nab Girls Tourney Win, Bulldogs Split, T-town Claims Title

CHARLESTON -- Effingham High School edged Paris 33-29 in opening round play at the Charleston Girls Holiday Basketball Tournament Tuesday.

It a low-scoring opening quarter, EHS edged ahead 5-2. The two teams got untracked, scoring in the second period as EHS had a 16-12 run to lead 21-14 at halftime. The Tigers came back with a 15-12 second half but couldn't get over the opening half run by the Hearts.

Carsyn Fearday was the lone EHS player in double figures with 12.

"This was really a hard fought battle today," said EHS Coach Jeff Schafer. "Our defense was excellent and Paris was just as good. Both teams earned every point they scored. Our guards did an excellent job of limiting their guards. Miranda Fox and Carsyn hit some clutch free throws down the stretch and we handled the end of the game very well. This was a good start to the tournament for us and we need to build on this and carry that momentum into tomorrow."

In other games Tuesday, Rantoul beat Decatur Eisenhower 44-30, Pekin downed Canton 52-43, Charleston won over Centennial 71-44, Urbana defeated Rantoul 84-48, Decatur Eisenhower edged Paris 33-29, Danville won over Canton 67-45 and Charleston downed Pekin 69-57.

Effingham is back in action today with a 10:30 game against Decatur Eisenhower and a 4:30 contest taking on Urbana.

Charleston Holiday  Tournamnet

EFFINGHAM (33)

Fearday 3-5 -- 12, Schafer 0-0 -- 0, Carie 2-0 -- 4, Armstrong 1-0 -- 3, Fox 1-2 -- 4, Webster 0-2 -- 2, Barr 1-0 -- 2, Myers 3-0 -- 6. TOTALS 11 FG, 9  FT.

PARIS (29)

Westerfield 2-1 -- 5, Isaaf 3-0 -- 6, Switzer 2-2 -- 6, Bowman 1-0 -- 2, Brower 5-0 -- 10. TOTALS 13 FG, 3 FT.

EFfingham            5    16    5    7    --    33

Paris                     2    12    6    9    --    29

3-point FG -- Effingham 2 (Armstrong 1, Fearday 1), Paris 0.

Mattoon Holiday Tournament

Effingham St. Anthony split games at the Mattoon Holiday Tournament Tuesday.

The Bulldogs won its opening game over Vandalia 57-37. The Bulldogs held a 38-21 halftime lead then had a 19-16 second half.

Abby Weis tallied 16 points for the winners while Abbie Schmidt chipped in with 11.

In the second game, Mattoon was a 46-40 winner over St. Anthony.

The Green Wave took a 13-4 opening quarter lead. St. Anthony played Mattoon even in the second period and trailed 30-19 going into the final quarter. St. Anthony mounted a rally with a 20-16 run only to fall short.

Weis tallied 16 as the lone Bulldog player in double digits.

The Bulldogs are back in action today with a 1 p.m. game against Olney. Then the pool finish will determine when they play again this evening.

Mattoon Holiday Tournament

Game Four

ST. ANTHONY (57)

Saba 0-0 -- 0, Schmidt 3-3 -- 11, Kinkelaar 2-2 -- 6, Weis 7-0 -- 16, McHugh 3-0 -- 6, Gibson 1-0 -- 2, Repking 0-0 -- 0, Coffin 0-0 -- 0, Richards 4-0 -- 8, Clausius 1-0 -- 2, McGuire 2-1 -- 6. TOTALS 23 FG, 6 FT.

VANDALIA (37)

A. Milelr 1-3 -- 6, Austin 0-0 -- 0, McNary 2-0 -- 5, McKinney 0-0 -- 0, Klanke 3-0 -- 9, Dagen 0-0 -- 0, Marquadt 3-0 -- 6, Me. Kern 2-3 -- 7, S. Miller 0-0 -- 0, Zimerman 1-0 -- 2, Mo. Kern 1-0 -- 2, Ruot 0-0 -- 0. TOTALS 13 FG, 6 FT.

St. Anthony            20    18    10    9    --    57

Vandalia                 13       8      9    7    --    37

3-point FG -- St. Anthony 5 (Schmidt 2, Weis 2, McGuire 1), Vandalia 5 (Klanke 3, McNary 1, A. Miller 1).

Game Eight

MATTOON (46)

Card 0-0 -- 0, Sanders 1-0 -- 2, Nichols 2-0 -- 5, Jackson 5-7 -- 18, Meyer 0-0 -- 0, Thompson 5-3 -- 14, MacDonald 1-0 -- 2, Lee 1-3 -- 5, Coffey 0-0 -- 0. TOTALS 15 FG, 13 FT.

ST. ANTHONY (40)

Schmidt 3-1 -- 7, Kinkelaar 0-0 -- 0, Weis 6-2 -- 16, McHugh 3-0 -- 6, Gibson 0-0 -- 0, Richards 2-0 -- 4, Clausius 3-1 -- 7, McGuire 0-0 -- 0. TOTALS 17 FG, 4 FT.

Mattoon               13    8    9    16    --    46

St. Anthony           4    9    7    20    --    40

3-point FG -- Mattoon 3 (Nichols 1, Jackson1, Thomspon 1), St. Anthony 2 (Weis 2).

Monticello Holiday Tournament

Neoga picked up an opening round victory in the Monticello Holiday Tournament Tuesday.

The Indians defeated Argenta-Oreana 65-41. The Indians zipped out to an 18-8 opening quarter lead and put the game away with a 21-4 second period run.

Three players hit double figures for the winners. Blair Banning, a 5-foot-7 junior, led the way with 18 points while Jaycie Roy added 13 and Ashley Dryden scored 11.

The Indians are back in action today with two games, a morning contest against Ridgeview and a 6 p.m. game against Paxton-Buckley-Loda.

Monticello Holiday Tournament

Game Four

NEOGA (65)

Kistner 0-2 -- 2, Ewing 1-0 -- 2, O. Titus 2-0 -- 4, Roy 5-0 -- 13, Banning 6-5 -- 18, M. Hill 3-0 -- 6, Estay 1-0 -- 2, Partlow 2-0 -- 4, E. Titus 0-0 -- 0, Dryden 4-3 -- 11, Ramert 0-0 -- 0. TOTALS 24 FG, 8 FT. (players add up to 62 while 65 listed as final)

ARGENTA-OREANA (41)

Grdier 0-0 -- 0, Newbanks 3-3 -- 10, Hays 0-0 -- 0, Buhlig 0-0 -- 0, Tipsword 0-0 -- 0, Volle 0-1 -- 1, Millington 7-7 -- 21, Williams 3-2 -- 8, Pruitt 0-1 -- 1. TOTALS 13 FG, 14 FT.

Neoga                         18    21    18      8    --    65

Argenta-Oreana           8      4    12    17    --    41

3-point FG -- Neoga 4 (Roy 3, Banning 1), Argenta-Oreana 1 (Newbanks 1).

Fairfield Christmas Tournament

Teutopolis High School captured the championship of the Fairfield Christmas Tournament Tuesday.

The Wooden Shoes opened with a 48-37 win over Murphysboro. The Shoes trailed Murphysboro 14-3 after the opening quarter and 23-17 at halftime. T-town then made a turnaround with a 14-9 third quarter to trail only 32-31 going into the final period then went on a rampage with a 17-5 run for the win.

Jamie Sandschafer led the Shoes with 16 points while Sadie Bueker chipped in with 13 and Shelby Thompson added 11.

The win moved the Shoes into the championship game against Fairfield. T-town stepped out to a 13-5 opening quarter and led 24-12 at halftime and 39-17 going into the final quarter.

Sadnschafer tallied 17 while J. Bueker scored 10 for the Shoes. Bueker led in rebounds with five and steals with four.

Murphysboro beat N. Posey 53-39 for third place. Flora won the fifth place game over Lawrenceville 53-43. Carmi-White County claimed the seventh place game over Champaign Central 67-64 in overtime. Woodlawn took ninth place over Galatia-Thompsonville 49-16 and Robinson finished 11th with a 48-42 win over Wayne City.

Fairfield Christmas Tournament

TEUTOPOLIS (48)

Drees 0-1 -- 1, Thompson 3-3 -- 11, Hemmen 0-0 -- 0, S. Bueker 5-0 -- 13, Sandschafer 5-6 -- 16, J. Bueker 1-0 -- 2, Mette 0-0 -- 0, Bushur 2-1 -- 5. TOTALS 16 FG, 11 FT.

MURPHYSBORO (37)

Ciganovich 1-0 -- 2, Hibbler-Johnson 0-0 -- 0, LaBranche 2-0 -- 4, Brasel 5-1 -- 12, Wolker 8-3 -- 19. TOTALS 16 FG, 4 FT.

Teutopolis                  3    14    14    17    --    48

Murphysboro           14      9      9      5    --    37

3-point FG -- Teutopolis 5 (Thompson 2, S. Bueker 3), Murphysboro 1 (Brasel 1).

Championship Game

TEUTOPOLIS (50)

Drees 1-0 -- 2, Thompson 2-1 -- 6, Hemmen 1-0 -- 2, S. Bueker 1-0 -- 2, Sandschafer 7-3 -- 17, J. Bueker 5-0 -- 10, Michels 3-0 -- 6, Niemerg 0-0 -- 0, M. Mette 0-0 -- 0, Grimes 0-0 -- 0, K. Mette 0-1 -- 1, Bushur 2-0 -- 4. TOTALS 22 FG, 5 FT.

FAIRFIELD (24)

Vaughan 2-0 -- 6, Conrad 0-1 -- 1, Dallas 0-0 -- 0, Jennings 0-0 -- 0, Shreve 3-0 -- 7, Slover 3-2 -- 8, Hobbs 0-0 -- 0, Kollak 0-0 -- 0, H. Newman 0-2 -- 2, O. Newman 0-0 -- 0. TOTALS 8 FG, 5 FT.

Teutopolis           13    11    15    11    --    50

Fairfield                5      7       5      7    --    24

3-point FG -- Teutopolis 1 (Thompson 1), Fairfield 3 (Vaughan 2, Shreve 1).