EHS, St. Anthony, T-town Advance in Tourneys

Effingham High School picked up another victory in its own round robin girls basketball tournament Wednesday evening.

The Hearts handed Vandalia a 44-36 loss. EHS took a 21-7 opening quarter lead as Natalie Carie and Aly Armstrong knocked down a three-pointer each and Carsyn Fearday tallied seven points.

Fearday scored five more points in the second period and didn't play the fourth quarter, finishing with 12 points. Fearday had to exit the game when she hit her head in the final period and it's unknown whether she'll play tonight.

The Vandals weren't down yet as they came back with a 10-7 second period then had a 16-8 third quarter run and took the lead briefly. But the Hearts managed to come back with an 8-3 final period to pull out the victory.

Along with Fearday's 12 points, Shelby Myers chipped in with 10 and Armstrong nine.

In the opening game of the evening, Greenville squeaked past Pana 54-51.

The Hearts are the lone unbeaten team in the field with two victories while Greenville is 2-1, Pana 1-1, Centralia 1-1 and Vandalia 0-3. EHS faces Centralia tonight at 7:30 and can clinch at least a share of the title with a win. If the Orphan Annies win, they will clinch a share of the tourney title. Also tonight, Vandalia takes on Pana at 6 p.m.

Effingham Tournament

Game Six

EFFINGHAM (44)

Fearday 4-3 -- 12, Schafer 0-2 -- 2, Carie 1-0 -- 3, Armstrong 3-0 -- 9, Fox 1-4 -- 6, Webster 0-0 -- 0, Barr 1-0 -- 2, Myers 3-4 -- 10, Shah 0-0 -- 0. TOTALS 13 FG, 13 FT.

VANDALIA (36)

Miller 0-3 -- 3, Austin 0-0 -- 0, McNary 3-0 -- 9, McKinney 0-0 -- 0, Klanke 2-0 -- 6, Marquardt 5-2 -- 12, Kern 2-0 -- 4, Zimmerman 1-0 -- 2. TOTALS 13 FG, 5 FT.

Effingham            21     7       8    8    --    44

Vandalia                7    10    16    3    --    36

3-point FG -- Effingham 5 (Fearday 1, Carie 1, Armstrong 3), Vandalia 5 (McNary 3, Klanke 2).

National Trail Conference Tournament

Effingham St. Anthony and South Central claimed wins at the National Trail Conference Tournament Wednesday evening.

The Cougars opened the evening with a 43-34 win over Brownstown/St. Elmo. BSE took a 16-5 opening quarter lead and led 21-13 at halftime. But here came the Cougars. South Central had a 17-7 third quarter to move ahead 30-28 then went out with a 13-2 final period.

Abby Hahn tallied 23 points to lead the Cougars. BSE was led by Dana Shelton with eight points.

"For some reason we started out slow on offense and defense," said South Central Coach Gary Kapper. "We did not have a lot of movement on either end of the floor. Early on BSE did a good job of taking some things away from us in our offense and they hit shots in the first half. About halfway into the third quarter we finally clicked it into gear on both ends."

South Central moves into the consolation championship Saturday at 4 p.m. against either North Clay or Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City. Those two teams play tonight at 6. BSE will meet the loser of the North Clay vs. CHBC game at 2:30 p.m. Saturday for seventh place.

In the second contest, Effingham St. Anthony handed Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg a 44-34 loss.

The Bulldogs quickly stepped out to a 13-3 opening quarter as Abbie Schmidt knocked in six points and Abby Weis nailed a three-pointer. The lead went to 28-10 at halftime as Weis tallied five and Sydney Gibson four.

But the Hatchets weren't out of it yet. WSS had a 12-6 third quarter run to pull within 34-22 then had a 12-10 final period but fell short.

St. Anthony was led by Weis with 12 points while Schmidt and Clare McHugh had nine each. The Bulldogs improved to 15-8 on the season.

"We got out to a great start in the beginning of the game," said St. Anthony Coach Bart Wiedman. "Our bench played great defense and took care of the ball in the third and fourth quarters."

Windsor/Stew-Stras was led by Megan Schlechte with 14 points.

St. Anthony moves into the championship game Saturday at 6 p.m. against either Neoga or Altamont. Those two teams play tonight at 7:30.

Windsor/Stew-Stras drops into the third place contest at 5:30 p.m. Saturday.

NTC Tournament

Game Seven

SOUTH CENTRAL (43)

Hahn 9-3 -- 23, Hilmes 2-0 -- 5, Hall 0-0 -- 0, Kollman 1-0 -- 2, Wilkins 3-0 -- 6, Sigrist 3-1 --- 7. TOTALS 18 FG, 4 FT.

BROWNSTOWN/ST. ELMO (30)

Scholes 0-0 -- 0, Johnson 2-0 -- 6, Da. Shelton 3-0 -- 8, De. Shelton 2-0 -- 4, Baron 2-0 -- 4, Oberlink 1-2 -- 4, Howard 2-0 -- 4. TOTALS 12 FG, 2 FT.

South Central             5    8    17    13    --    43

BSE                           16    5     7      2     --    30

3-point FG -- South Central 3 (Hahn 2, Hilmes 1), Brownstown/St. Elmo 4 (Johnson 2, Da. Shelton 2).

Game Eight

ST. ANTHONY (44)

Schmidt 4-1 -- 9, Kinkelaar 1-0 -- 2, Weis 3-4 -- 12, McHugh 4-1 -- 9, Gibson 3-0 -- 6, Richards 1-0 -- 2, Clausius 2-0 -- 4. TOTALS 18 FG, 6  FT.

WINDSOR/STEW-STRAS (34)

Davis 1-0 -- 2, M. Schlechte 5-4 -- 14, B. Schlechte 2-2 -- 6, Schultz 0-0 -- 0, Everett 1-2 -- 4,  Trussell 2-4 -- 8. TOTALS 11 FG, 12 FT.

St. Anthony                       13    15     6    10    --    44

Windsor/Stew-Stras          3      7    12    12    --    34

3-point FG -- St. Anthony 2 (Weis 2), Windsor/Stew-Stras 0.

Highland Tournament

Teutopolis advanced to the final four of the Highland Tournament Wednesday evening.

The Wooden Shoes defeated Okawville 56-46. Okawville held an 11-8 opening quarter lead but the Shoes got going offensively in the second period with an 18-8 run to pull ahead 26-19. Shelby Thompson knocked in six points in the period.

Thompson, a 5-foot-8 senior, really got going in the third quarter. Thompson nailed three trifectas and two regular baskets for 13 of T-town's 17 total points and the lead went to 43-30.

Okawville mounted a comeback in the final quarter only to fall short.

Thompson finished with 24 points to lead the Shoes while Jolene Bueker stepped in with 12 and Jamie Sandschafer nine. J. Bueker pulled down five rebounds. Sandschafer and Thompson had three steals each.

In the other contests Wednesday evening, Troy Triad beat Trenton Wesclin 63-45, Nashville won over Nokomis 45-33 and Belleville West defeated Breese Central 55-45.

Tonight's games find Hillsboro meeting Salem at 5 p.m., Triad against Nashville at 6:30 and Highland taking on O'Fallon at 8.

T-town will now meet Belleville West at 8 p.m. Friday for the right to advance to the championship game Saturday.

Highland Tournament

Game 15

TEUTOPOLIS (56)

Drees 1-1 -- 3,  Thompson 9-3 -- 24, Hemmen 0-0 -- 0, S. Bueker 2-2 -- 6, Sandschafer 3-3 -- 9, J. Bueker 4-4 -- 12, M. Mette 1-0 -- 2. TOTALS 20 FG, 13 FT.

OKAWVILLE (46)

Powell 0-2 -- 2, Tepe 2-1 -- 5, Unverfehrt 0-0 -- 0, Lohman 1-0 -- 3, Tebbe 2-0 -- 5,  Hackstadt 11-5 -- 27, Bergkoetter 0-0 -- 0, Jansen 1-2 -- 4., Schmitt 0-0 -- 0. TOTALS 17 FG, 10 FT.

Teutopolis           8    18    17    13    --    56

Okawville           11     8    11    16    --    46

3-point FG -- Teutopolis 3 (Thompson 3), Okawville 2 (Lohman 1, Tebbe 1).

Little Illini Conference Tournament

Two games were on tap Wednesday evening at the Little Illini Conference Tournament.

Lawrenceville was a 57-51 winner over Robinson. Flora downed Casey-Westfield 58-43.

Tonight's finales feature Lawrenceville against Flora at 5 for the consolation championship, Olney facing Newton at 6:30 for third place and Paris against Marshall at 8 for the championship.

Little Okaw Valley Conference Southeast Tournament

Cumberland fell to Tri-County 70-17 in action in the LOVC Southeast Tournament Wednesday.

Tri-County stepped out to a 48-8 halftime lead and never looked back.

Cumberland was led by Danae Sowers with eight points. The Pirates drop to 2-20 and return to action in the tourney at 6:30 p.m. today against Oblong for third place.

LOVC Tournament

CUMBERLAND (17)

Brumleve 3, Williams 2, Marti 2, Sowers 8, Dunaway 2

TRI-COUNTY (70)

Robertson 2, Eskew 4, S. Smith 13, Phillips 2, Morris 2, Cox 15, Brummer 2, M. Smith 2, Price-Wilson 18, Barry 8 (players add up to 68 while 70 listed as final)

Cumberland            8      0      5      4    --    17

Tri-County            29    19    12    10    --    70