EHS Bounces Taylorville, Friday Boys Roundup

The Effingham Hearts improved to 12-2 on the basketball season with a convincing 79-47 win over the Taylorville Tornadoes Friday night. The game at Taylorville was heard on 979XFM and www.979xfm.com. 

Effingham wasn't able to put much distance between themselves and the Tornadoies as long Taylorville could make some three-point shots. They put up 34 threes on the night, but made just seven. They made three of those seven in the first quarter to trail only 17-15 at the end of the first period. 

The second quarter, though, was of time capsule beauty. 

Effingham outscored Taylorville 23-7 in the quarter, making nine of 12 shots, to take a 40-22 halftime lead. Taylorville made their other four threes in the third quarter when they were only outscored 21-19, but the Hearts still edged farther ahead, 61-41.

The fourth quarter, though, saw Effingham outscore the Tornadoes 18-6 to post the 32-point win.

Effingham made 63% of its shots, 30 of 48, including three of eight threes. The Hearts made 16 of 22 foul shots, turned the ball over just 11 times and grabbed 36 rebounds. Taylorville hit on just 33% of its shots, 16 of 48, including the 7 of 34 on threes. They made eight of 13 free throws, committed 12 turnovers and pulled down just 17 rebounds.

Five players scored in double figures for Effingham. Landon Wolfe led the way with 21 points, Grant Wolfe scored 18, Jacob Donaldson 12, Brent Beals 11, and Trevor Kreke 10. Mason Hull scored six points and Ryan Sandifer made a foul shot.

Jordan Moats and Logan Clayton each scored 15 points to pace Taylorville, now 7-6 on the season and 1-2 in the Apollo Conference. Effingham remains undefeated in the Apollo.

Taylorville won the JV game 51-29. Logan Smith led Effingham with six points.

At Taylorville

EFFINGHAM (79)

Jackson 0-0 -- 0, Sandifer 0-1 -- 1, Hagler 0-0 -- 0, L. Wolfe 6-9 -- 21, Huelsbusch 0-0 -- 0, Kreke 4-1 -- 10, Hull 2-2 -- 6, G. Wolfe 8-1 -- 18, Lohman 0-0 -- 0, Beals 4-2 -- 11, Donaldson 6-0 -- 12, Smith 0-0 -- 0. TOTALS 30 FG, 16 FT.

TAYLORVILLE (47)

Livingston 2-0 -- 6, Kettelkamp 0-0 -- 0, Curtin 0-0 -- 0, Moats 4-6 -- 15, Clayton 6-0 -- 15, Livingston 1-0 -- 3, Roethemeyer 0-2 -- 2, Smart 2-0 -- 4, Bergschneider 0-0 -- 0, Durbin 1-0 -- 2. TOTALS 16 FG, 8 FT.

Effingham           17    23    21    18    --    79

Taylorville           15      7    19      6    --    47

3-point FG -- Effingham 3 (Kreke 1, G. Wolfe 1, Beals 1), Taylorville 7 (Livingston 2, Moats 1, Clayton 3, Livingston 1)

Junior Varsity Game

Effingham           8      4       5    12    --    29

Taylorville         14    11    13    13    --    51

Effingham -- Jackson 0-0 -- 0, Sandifer 0-2 -- 2, Latham 0-0 -- 0, Hagler 2-0 -- 5, Kalber 1-0 -- 2, Cramsey 0-0 -- 0, Niebrugge 2-0 -- 4, Lohman 2-0 -- 4, Utz 1-0 -- 3, Smith 3-0 -- 6, Marxman 1-1 -- 3, Pemberton 0-0 -- 0. TOTALS 12 FG, 3 FT.

Taylorville -- Kettelkamp 0-0 -- 0, Dooley 1-0 -- 3, Bergschneider 5-0 -- 11, Fosaker 2-0 -- 5, K. Durbin 2-0 -- 5, Trimble 0-0 -- 0, Wright 1-0 -- 2, M. Durbin 5-1 -- 11, Ess 5-0 -- 14. TOTALS 21 FG, 1 FT.

3-point FG -- Effingham 2 (Hagler 1, Utz 1), Taylorville 8 (Dooley 1, Bergschneider 1, Fosaker 1, K. Durbin 1, Ess 4).

At Altamont

Altamont handed Dieterich a 66-46 loss in National Trail Conference action Friday evening.

The Indians held a 32-19 halftime lead. Ryan Armstrong then got untracked in the third quarter. After scoring four points in the opening half, Armstrong nailed four baskets and two free throws for 10 points in the third quarter then knocked in two three-pointers and finished with 10 more points in the final period for a total of 24. Also in double figures was Wyatt Stone with 10 points.

Dieterich was led by Callaway Campton with 14 points, Ryan Radloff with 12 and Tyler Higgs with 11.

At Altamont

DIETERICH (46)

Bohnhoff 1-0 -- 3, Flach 1-1 -- 4, McClain 0-0 -- 0, Radloff 3-3 -- 12, Mellendorf 1-0 -- 2, Higgs 4-3 -- 11, Campton 7-0 -- 14, Niebrugge 0-0 -- 0. TOTALS 17 FG, 7 FT.

ALTAMONT (66)

Stevenson 4-0 -- 9, Flores 2-0 -- 6, Stone 4-2 -- 10, Hammer 0-0 -- 0, Burns 0-0 -- 0, Biggs 1-0 -- 2, Wililams 1-0 -- 3, Armstrong 9-4 -- 24, Klitzing 0-0 -- 0, Budde 0-0 -- 0, Childerson 2-4 -- 8, Cornett 2-0 -- 4. TOTALS 25 FG, 10  FT.

Dieterich           11      8    19       8    --    46

Altamont          17    13    24    12    --     66

3-point FG -- Dieterich 5 (Bohnhoff 1, Flach 1, Radloff 3), Altamont 6 (Stevenson 1, Flores 2, Williams 1, Armstrong 2).

Junior Varsity Game

Dieterich              9    13      7      9    --     38

Altamont           14    17    11    12    --    54

Dieterich -- E. Bohnhoff 8, Dogra 0, McClain 0, Bloemer 2, S. Bohnhoff 5, Hartke 0, Elmore 0, Mellendorf 10, Einhorn 4, Niebrugge 9

Altamont -- Delaney 5, Hammer 0, Burns 2, Biggs 18, Jahraus 5, Kollman 2, Duckwitz 1, Klitzing 3, Teasley 0, Budde 2, Hill 2, Miller 0, Brown 14

3-point FG -- Dieterich 3 (E. Bohnhoff 2, Niebrugge 1), Altamont 3 (Delaney 1, Jahraus 1, Klitzing 1).

At Cisne

South Central took a 14-6 opening quarter lead on Cisne in a non-conference contest Friday evening then fell behind 21-18 at halftime.

The Runnin' Lions continued to hold the lead through the third quarter 34-31. But  four three-pointers guided the Cougars to a 20-14 final period for a 51-50 victory.

Trent Geiler tallied 16 points while Trevor Markley chipped in with 13 for the winners. Geiler nailed four three-pointers while Markley had three in the contest.

At Cisne

SOUTH CENTRAL (51)

Markley 5-0 -- 13,  Matheny 2-1 -- 5, Geiler 6-0 -- 16, Lotz 2-0 -- 5, McConn 1-2 -- 4, Fox 0-0 -- 0, Brandt 3-2 -- 8. TOTALS 19 FG, 5 FT.

CISNE (50)

Taylor 6-0 -- 14, Thomason 6-2 -- 14, Hosick 2-0 -- 6, Hilliard 1-0 -- 2,  Stepher 1-0 -- 2, Farris 5-0 -- 10, Martinez 0-0 -- 0, Levi 0-0 -- 0. B.  Atwood 1-0 -- 2. TOTALS 22 FG, 2 FT.

South Central           14     4    13    20    --    51

Cisne                         6    15    15    14    --    50

3-point FG -- South Central 8 (Markley 3, Geiler 4, Lotz 1), Cisne 4 (Taylor 2, Hosick 2).

At Beecher City

North Clay (Louisville) came calling and claimed a 42-38 National Trail Conference win over Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City Friday evening.

The Cardinals edged out to an 8-6 opening quarter lead and led 21-13 at halftime and 31-24 going into the final quarter. CHBC came back with a final period 14-11 run but fell short.

North Clay was led by Tyson Jones with 13 points and Luke Fleener with 12.

CHBC was led by Martin Keegan with eight points.

At Beecher City

NORTH CLAY (42)

Jones 6-0 -- 13, Smith 2-1 -- 5, Fleener 4-4 -- 12, L. Hokenbrink 0-1 -- 1, Rinehart 3-1 -- 7, Crull 1-0 -- 2, Bailey 1-0 -- 2. TOTALS 17 FG, 7 FT.

CHBC (38)

Webster 2-0 -- 4, Barnes 3-1 -- 7, Burks 0-0 -- 0, Phillips 2-0 -- 6, Martin 4-0 -- 8, Duckwitz 1-0 -- 2, Edwards 0-0 -- 0, Nohren 1-5 -- 6, Kirchhofer 0-0 -- 0, Miller 2-1 -- 5. TOTALS 14 FG, 6 FT.

North Clay           8    13    10    11    --    42

CHBC                   6      7    11    14    --    38

3-point FG -- North Clay 1 (Jones 1), Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City 2 (Phillips 2).

At Strasburg

Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg picked up a 57-40 win over St. Elmo/Brownstown Friday in National Trail Conference play.

WSS held a 29-17 halftime lead then had a 22-1 third quarter. The winners were led by Josh Overbeck with 22 points and Nic Hutchinson with 15. The Hatchets are now 3-0 in the NTC, 9-5 overall.

St. Elmo/Brownstown was led by Landon Feezel with 12 and Joel Logue with 10. SEB drops to 3-2 in the NTC, 8-5 overall.

At Stew-Stras

WINDSOR/STEW-STRAS (57)

Overbeck 7-6 -- 22, Hutchinson 6-2 -- 15, Thies 4-0 -- 8, Kramer 1-6 -- 7, Kessler 2-0 -- 4, G. Bennett 0-1 -- 1. TOTALS 20 FG, 14 FT.

ST. ELMO/BROWNSTOWN (40)

Feezel 4-4 -- 12, Logue 3-1 -- 10, Kroll 3-1 -- 7, Brooks 1-1 -- 4, Maxey 1-0 -- 3, Denton 0-2 -- 2, Philpot 0-2 -- 2. TOTALS 12 FG, 11 FT.

Windsor/Stew-Stras            16    13    22      6    --    57

St. Elmo/Brownstown            9      8    11    12    --    40

3-point FG -- Windsor/Stew-Stras 3 (Overbeck 2, Htuchinson 1), St. Elmo/Brownstown 5 (Logue 3, Brooks 1, Maxey 1).

At Newton

Newton fell to Red Hill (Bridgeport) 72-66 to drop to 0-3 in the Little Illini Conference Friday.

The Eagles trailed Red Hill 22-14 after the opening quarter and 39-32 at halftime. Newton then had a slight 34-33 edge in the second half.

Newton was led by Nick Cohorst with 19 points, Tim Weber with 15 and Colin Harris with 12.

At Newton

RED HILL (72)

Murray 1-0 -- 2, Vinsel 8-7 -- 29, Moore 2-3 -- 8, Welts 5-3 -- 13, Showers 5-4 -- 13, Mien 2-3 -- 7. TOTALS 23 FG, 20 FT.

NEWTON (66)

Meinhart 1-1 -- 3, Carr 0-0 -- 0, Weber 6-1 -- 15, Harris 5-0 -- 12, Stone 3-2 -- 8, Koebele 0-3 -- 3, Jansen 1-1 -- 3, Cohorst 7-4 -- 19, Wagy 0-0 -- 0, Jansen 1-1 -- 3. TOTALS 24 FG, 13 FT.

Red Hill            22    17    17     16    --    72

Newton            14    18    13    21    --    66

3-point FG -- Red Hill 6 (Vinsel 5, Moore 1), Newton 5 (Weber 2,  Harris 2, Cohorst 1).

At Teutopolis

Teutopolis almost reached the century mark in a 99-68 win over Champaign St. Thomas More Friday evening.

The Wooden Shoes held a 55-36 halftime lead then had a 44-33 second half.

Four players hit double digits for the Shoes. Brent Bueker led the way with 23 points while Mitch Hardiek tallied 22, Lane Belleville 17 and Brock Bueker 11. Hardiek and Lucas Deters pulled down 10 rebounds each while Chris Ungrund had nine. Ungrund led in assists with six.

The Shoes are now 13-1 on the season.

T-town's junior varsity team won to improve to 5-0.

At Teutopolis

ST. THOMAS MORE (68)

Lee 8-0 -- 20, Blomberg 0-0 -- 0, Summit 0-0 -- 0, Bobo 3-2 -- 8, Fruchling 2-4 -- 9, Francis 5-2 -- 13, Morris 1-2 -- 5, Cochran 0-0 -- 0, Hinders 0-0 -- 0, Klein 4-0 -- 11, Jones 1-0 -- 2. TOTALS 24 FG, 10 FT.

TEUTOPOLIS (99)

Jansen 0-0 -- 0, Kreke 0-0 -- 0, Bra.Bueker 8-4 -- 23, Bro. Bueker 5-0 -- 11, Funneman 1-0 -- 2, Mette 2-1 -- 5, Kremer 1-3 -- 5, L. Hardiek 0-3 -- 3, Ungrund 2-1 -- 5, M. Hardiek 10-0 -- 22, Weber 0-0 -- 0, Deters 3-0 -- 6, Smith 0-0 -- 0, Belleville 7-3 -- 17, Young 0-0 -- 0. TOTALS 39 FG, 15 FT.

St. Thomas More            19    17    17    15    --    68

Teutopolis                       24    31    21    23    --    99

3-point FG -- Champaign St. Thomas More 10 (Lee 4, Fruchling 1, Francis 1, Morris 1, Klein 3), Teutopolis 6 (Bra.  Bueker 3, Bro. Bueker 1, M. Hardiek 2).

Here are the Friday night scores:

Varsity Boys Basketball

Okaw Valley 53, Cumberland 44

Vandalia 52, East Alton/Wood River 49 (OT)

Robinson 68, Flora 54

Mattoon 53, Charleston 49

Marshall 59, Olney 54

Shelbyville 70, Clinton 67 (OT)

Mt. Zion 48, Salem 36