Mattoon Hands EHS Loss, St. A Beats Neoga, Girls Area Basketball Roundup

MATTOON -- Mattoon High School handed Effingham a 53-47 Apollo Conference girls basketball loss Thursday evening.

The Green Wave edged out to a 14-13 opening quarter lead but the Hearts came back with a 15-11 run to lead 28-25 at halftime.

Mattoon then went on a 16-8 third quarter tear and finished out 12-11 in the final period for the win.

Carsyn Fearday tallied 20 points to lead EHS while Miranda Fox tacked on 11 points.

"This was disappointing," said EHS Coach Jeff Schafer. "You can't go 2-for-21 from the three-point line against an undefeated team and win. We have to have everyone show up to be able to beat a team like Mattoon.

"Avery Jackson and Carsyn Fearday showed why they are the two best players in the area, both were phenomenal tonight. We really hung in there after falling behind by seven in the fourth quarter to get the ball back with a chance to tie and we just couldn't get it done. They did a good job of knocking down their free throws. Congrats to Coach Aydt and her team as they played well."

Mattoon remains unbeaten at 21-0 while the Hearts drop to 17-2.

Effingham won the junior varsity game 39-38.

At Mattoon

EFFINGHAM (47)

Fearday 7-5 -- 20, Schafer 0-0 -- 0, Carie 2-0 -- 4, Armstrong 0-0 -- 0, Fox 4-2 -- 11, Webster 1-0 -- 2, Barr 0-3 -- 3, Myers 3-1 -- 7, Shah 0-0 -- 0, Greene 0-0 -- 0, Buscher 0-0 -- 0, Cordes 0-0 -- 0, Damron 0-0 -- 0.TOTALS 17 FG, 11 FT.

MATTOON (53)

Nichols 1-1 -- 4, Jackson 7-8 -- 23, Thompson 7-5 -- 19, MacDonald 2-1 -- 5, Coffey 1-0 -- 2. TOTALS 18 FG, 15 FT.

Effingham            13    15      8    11    --    47

Mattoon              14    11     16    12    --    53

3-point FG -- Effingham 2 (Fox 1, Fearday 1), Mattoon 2 (Nichoils 1, Jackson 1).

At St. Anthony

Effingham St. Anthony edged Neoga 47-46 in a National Trail Conference matchup.

The Indians stepped out to a 14-8 opening quarter but the Bulldogs came back to pull within 28-23 at halftime. The Bulldogs then went ahead with a 16-9 third quarter to lead 39-37 going into the final period. Neoga could only make up one point in the final quarter to fall.

"Our defense down the stretch was great and it was nice to corral a rebound to secure the win," said St. Anthony Coach Bart Wiedman. "We can accomplish great things if we continue to focus on the little things."

Abby Weis, a 5-foot-6 sophomore, led the Bulldogs with 17 points. The Bulldogs improve to 13-8 on the season.

Neoga was led by Kelsey Partlow with nine points. The Indians drop to 14-8 on the season.

At St. Anthony

NEOGA (46)

Kistner 0-0 -- 0, Ewing 0-0 -- 0, Mac. Hill 0-0 -- 0, Lee 0-0 -- 0, Atwell 0-0 -- 0, Titus 1-0 -- 3, Roy 6-0 -- 15, Banning 2-4 -- 8, Mar. Hill 2-0 -- 4, Gentry 0-0 -- 0, Rupel 0-0 -- 0, Partlow 3-0 -- 9, L. Titus 0-0 -- 0, Dryden 1-7 -- 7, Ramert 0-0 -- 0.  TOTALS 15 FG, 9 FT.

ST. ANTHONY (47)

Saba 0-0 -- 0, Schmidt 2-4 -- 8, Kinkelaar 0-0 -- 0, Weis 6-1 -- 17, McHugh 1-0 -- 2, Gibson 2-0 -- 4, Repking 0-0 -- 0, Richards 3-0 -- 6, Clausius 4-0 -- 8, McGuire 1-0 -- 2. TOTALS 19 FG, 5 FT.

Neoga                   14    14      9    9    --    46

St. Anthony            8    15    16    8    --    47

3-point FG -- Neoga 7 (Roy 3, Partlow 3, O. Titus 1), St. Anthony 4 (Weis 4).

Junior Varsity Game

Neoga                   8    8      6      5    --    27

St. Anthony          5    4    10    12    --    31

Neoga -- Lee 0, Atwell 7, O. Titus 2, Gentry 8, Rupel 2, Sheehan 2, Ramert 6

St. Anthony -- Saba 7, Kinkelaar 6, Gibson 7, Deters 0, Repking 5, Rogers 0, Beesley 3, McGuire 3 (St. Anthony is 4-5)

At Kinmundy

Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg handed South Central a 40-33 loss in National Trail Conference action.

The Hatchets held a 24-19 halftime lead then had a 24-14 second half run.

Three players hit double figures for WSS. Katrina Davis tallied 14 points while Becca Schlechte added 12 and Megan Schlechte 10.

South Central was led by Abby Hahn with 12 points. The Cougars drop to 0-6 in the conference, 2-15 overall.

At Kinmundy

WINDSOR/STEW-STRAS (48)

K. Davis 5-4 -- 14, M. Schlechte 4-2 -- 10, T. Davis 0-0 -- 0, B. Schlechte 4-4 -- 12, Schutlz 0-0 -- 0, Everett 0-2 -- 2, Trussell 3-4 -- 10. TOTALS 16 FG, 16  FT.

SOUTH CENTRAL (33)

Bergmann 0-0 -- 0, Hahn 3-4 -- 12, Hilmes 0-0 -- 0, Hall 1-0 -- 2, Kollman 2-1 -- 5, Wilkins 3-2 -- 8, Sigrist 3-0 -- 6. TOTALS 12 FG, 7 FT.

Windsor/Stew-Stras           10    14    9    15    --    48

South Central                        8    11    6      8    --    33

3-point FG -- Windsor/Stew-Stras 0, South Central 2 (Hahn 2).

At Beecher City

Arthur Okaw Christian tallied a 52-42 win over Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City Thursday.

The score was tied at 30-30 at halftime.  Arthur Okaw Christian edged ahead by five points in the third period then had a 13-8 final quarter run. The winners moved to 15-5 on the season.

CHBC was led by Jaelyn Robertson with 11 points.

At Beecher City

ARTHUR OKAW CHRISTIAN (52)

A. Franklin 5-2 -- 13, J. Franklin 8-3 -- 19, Messmore 4-0 -- 10, Kauffman 2-1 -- 7, Brandt 0-0 -- 0, Spitz 0-0 -- 0, Mast 1-0 -- 3, Houk 0-0 -- 0. TOTALS 20 FG, 6 FT.

CHBC (42)

Robertson 4-2 -- 11, Wheeler 1-0 -- 2, Persinger 1-0 -- 2, Smith 2-0 -- 4, Johnson 2-2 -- 7, Oldham 2-1 -- 5, Wojcik 2-3 -- 7, Endsley 1-2 -- 4. TOTALS 15 FG, 10 FT.

Arthur Okaw Christian           15    15    9    13    --    52

CHBC                                       13    17    4      8    --    42

3-point FG -- Arthur Okaw Christian 6 (Messmore 2, Kaufmann 2, A. Franklin 1, Mast 1), Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City 2 (Robertson 1, Johnson 1).

At Toledo

Tri-County came calling and picked up a 70-20 win over Cumberland in action Thursday.

Tri-County held the Pirates scoreless while taking a 24-0 first quarter lead and led 42-4 at halftime.

Cumberland was led by Danae Sowers with six points.

At Toledo

TRI-COUNTY (70)

Eskew 1-0 -- 2, Barry 2-1 -- 5, Carroll 0-2 -- 2, Morris 2-0 -- 4, Cox 4-1 -- 9, M. Smith 3-0 -- 7, S. Smith 6-1 -- 14, Brummer 1-0 -- 2, Phillips 1-0 -- 2, Massie 2-0 -- 4, Price-Wilson 6-7 -- 19. TOTALS 28 FG, 12 FT.

CUMBERLAND (20)

Rusche 0-0 -- 0, Marti 0-0 -- 0, Sowers 0-6 -- 6, Boswell 1-0 -- 2, Dunaway 2-0 -- 5, Erwin 1-1 -- 3, Oakley 1-2 -- 4. TOTALS 5 FG, 9 FT.

Tri-County             24    18    18    10    --    70

Cumberland             0      4      6    10    --    20

3-point FG -- Tri-County 2 (M. Smith 1, S. Smith 1), Cumberland 1 (Dunaway 1).

At Altamont

Altamont played host to Brownstown/St. Elmo and captured a 54-31 win in National Trail Conference play.

Altamont edged out to a 9-5 opening quarter lead and led 24-14 at halftime. The Indians had a 30-17 second half.

Keidron Duckwitz, a 5-foot-6 senior, tallied 13 points while Shelbi Stone, a 6-foot junior, scored 12.

At Altamont

BROWNSTOWN/ST. ELMO (31)

Scholes 0-0 -- 0, Johnson 0-0 -- 0, Da. Shelton 5-1 -- 11, De. Shelton 0-6 -- 6, Walk 0-0 -- 0, Baron 3-0 -- 6, Oberlink 2-0 -- 4, Howard 2-0 -- 4. TOTALS 12 FG, 7 FT.

ALTAMONT (54)

Stone 5-2 -- 12, Duckwitz 5-2 -- 13, Guse 2-0 -- 5, Grimsley 3-0 -- 6, McHugh 1-0 -- 3, Mette 1-0 -- 2, Goeckner 0-0 -- 0, Paquette 0-0 -- 0, Hosick 1-0 -- 2, Schultz 1-0 -- 2, Mayhaus 2-5 -- 9, Barns 0-0 -- 0. TOTALS 21 FG, 9 FT.

BSE                    5      9      7    10    --     31

Altamont           9    15    13    17    --    54

3-point FG -- Brownstown/St. Elmo 0, Altamont 3 (Duckwitz 1, Guse 1, McHugh 1).

At Marshall

Casey-Westfield took an opening round victory over Red Hill (Bridgeport) in Little Illini Conference Tournament action Thursday, 58-37.

The Warriors advance to face top-seeded Paris Saturday, if weather permits.

OTHER SCORES:

Charleston 75, Salem 52

Vandalia 61, Pana 56

Sullivan 57, Decatur St. Teresa 52 (OT)

Tuscola 47, Clinton 32

Oblong 48, Palestine/Hutsonville 25