Junior High Basketball -- Jan. 3

Jasper County Junior High School edged Altamont 34-33 in seventh-grade boys basketball action Tuesday.

Altamont held an 8-5 opening quarter lead but Jasper County came back with a 14-9 second period and led 19-17 at halftime. The two teams were tied at 23-23 going into the final period. Jasper County then had an 11-10 final period.

Ben Meinhart tallied 13 and Adam Koeble 11 for the winners. Altamont was led by Suckow with 16.

At Altamont

Seventh-Grade

Jasper County           5    14    4    11    --     34

Altamont                   8      9    6    10    --    33

Jasper County -- Mulvey 1, Tharp 5, Meinhart 13, Litzelman 2, Koeble 11, Spiker 2

Altamont -- Scott 6, Suckow 16, Reardon 2, Winn 9

At Newton

Newton St. Thomas defeated New Hebron 28-21 in action Tuesday.

Leading St. Thomas in scoring were Ky Bergbower with nine and Drew Buerster with nine.

In eighth-grade play, New Hebron was a 36-24 winner. St. Thomas was led by Jamie Zumbahlen with 14 and Mason Schafer with six.

At Dieterich

Stewardson-Strasburg and Dieterich split victories Tuesday evening.

Stew-Stras was a 36-32 winner in the seventh-grade contest. Stew-Stras is now 7-2 in the National Trail Conference, 13-7 overall. Kirby led the way in scoring with 15 points. Dieterich was led by B. Budde with 14.

In eighth-grade play, Dieterich claimed a 42-16 win. Stew-Stras drops to 1-8 in the conference, 1-15 overall. Dieterich was led by D.Will with eight points. Slifer led Stew-Stras with six.

At Dieterich

Seventh-Grade Game

Stew-Stras          10    5      8    13    --    36

Dieterich                7    4    10    12    --    32

Stew-Stras -- Kinkelaar 1, Vonderheide 7, Gracey 4, Wernsing 9, Kirby 15

Dieterich -- D. Budde 3, Britton 2, Wente 1, B. Budde 14, Flood 3, Shadle 4, Lidy 3, Ruholl 2

Eighth-Grade Game

Stew-Stras            1      2       7    6    --    16

Dieterich              15    10    11    6    --    42

Stew-Stras -- Slifer 6, Sayers 5, Reiman 4, Walden 1

Dieterich -- Gephart 6, Will 8, Hunzinger 5, Lane 2, Brummer 2, Bridges 3, Bushur 6, Kuhl 6, Westendorf 2, Donaldson 2