Hearts pound Mattoon, WSS, Cumberland Win

MATTOON -- Effingham High School handled Mattoon in Apollo Conference play Friday evening to the tune of 83-49 in boys basketball action.

The Hearts put the game in the win column in the opening quarter with a 23-6 run. Five players scored in the quarter for the Hearts and hit four three-pointers. Grant Wolfe, Mason Hull and Jacob Donaldson tallied five each while Landon Wolfe and Brent Beals scored four each. L. Wolfe, Hull, G. Wolfe and Donaldson knocked in a three-pointer each.

The Hearts held a 44-19 halftime lead and led 74-36 after three quarters.

Six players scored in double digits for the Hearts. G. Wolfe tallied 19 while Donaldson had 15, L. Wolfe 12, Trevor Kreke 10, Hull 10 and Brent Beals 10.

At Mattoon

EFFINGHAM (83)

Jackson 0-2 -- 2, Sandifer 1-1 -- 3, Lathem 0-0 -- 0, L. Wolfe 5-1 -- 12, Huelsbusch 1-0 -- 2, Kreke 4-2 -- 10, Hull 4-0 -- 10, G. Wolfe 7-3 -- 19, Beals 4-2 -- 10, Donaldson 6-2 -- 15, Marxman 0-0 -- 0. TOTALS 32 FG, 13 FT.

MATTOON (49)

Prinko 1-0 -- 3, Johnson 0-0 -- 0, Noe 4-0 -- 12, Barnes 0-0 -- 0, Owens 0-0 -- 0, Pilson 1-0 -- 3, Spitz 2-1 -- 5, Stephens 3-0 -- 7, Jeffries 2-0 -- 4, Smith 1-0 -- 2, Jones 1-1 -- 3, Considine 0-0 -- 0, Donaldson 1-0 -- 2, Thomas 3-2 -- 8. TOTALS 19 FG, 4 FT.

Effingham            23    21    30      9    --    83

Mattoon                 6    13    17    13    --    49

3-point FG -- Effingham 6 (Hull 2, G. Wolfe 2, L. Wolfe 1, Donaldson 1), Mattoon 7 (Noe 4, Prinko 1, Pilson 1, Stephens 1).

At Windsor

Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg had a fast start and went on to down Mulberry Grove 68-47 in non-conference action Friday evening.

The Hatchets stepped out to a 24-11 opening quarter lead then had a 21-11 third quarter.

Three players led the way in scoring for the Hatchets. Chase Thies and Isaac Kramer scored 16 points each while Christian Kessler tallied 14.

Windsor/Stew-Stras is now 13-10 on the season while Mulberry Grove fell to 10-14.

Windsor/Stew-Stras won the junior varsity game 54-27.

At Windsor

MULBERRY GROVE (47)

Latham 6-3 -- 18, Belcher 5-1 -- 13,  Sloan 2-1 -- 6, Jo. Linaberry 2-0 -- 5, Ja. Lineaberry 1-0 --3 , Hans 1-0 -- 2. TOTALS 17 FG, 5 FT.

WINDSOR/STEW-STRAS (68)

Thies 5-6 -- 16, Kramer 5-6 -- 16,  Kessler 7-0 -- 14, Hutchinson 4-0 -- 9, Overbeck 3-0 -- 7, G.Bennett 2-2 -- 6. TOTALS 26 FG, 14 FT.

Mulberry Grove                    11    15    11    10    --    47

Windsor/Stew-Stras           24    14    21      9    --    68

3-point FG -- Mulberry Grove 8 (Latham 3, Belcher 2, Sloan 1, Jo. Linaberry 1, Ja. Linaberry 1), Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg 2 (Hutchinson 1, Overbeck 1).

Junior Varsity Game -- Windsor/Stew-Stras 54, Mulberry Grove 27.

 At Toledo

Cumberland edged Palestine/Hutsonville in Friday competition, 54-50 in overtime.

It was the Zach Wolfe show for the Pirates in the opening quarter as he knocked in four three-pointers and tallied all 14 of his team's points as they edged ahead 14-13.

But Palestine/Hutsonville came roaring back with a 16-7 second period to lead 29-21 at halftime. P-H held a 38-33 lead going into the final quarter when Cumberland came back with an 11-6 run to knot the score at 44-44 and send the game into overtime.

In the overtime period, Z. Wolke nailed five of six free throws while Mike Wolke put in a basket and a free throw and Connor Butler tallied two free throws and the Pirates pulled out the win.

Z. Wolke finished with 33 points to lead the Pirates. He had eight three-pointers in the game.

At Toledo

PALESTINE/HUTSONVILLE (50)

Matthews 1-0 -- 3, Fritchie 1-0 -- 3, Kiger 2-0 -- 4, Ogle 2-0 -- 5, Plew 3-1 -- 10, Vorw 8-2 -- 23, Boles 0-2 -- 2. TOTALS 17 FG, 5 FT.

CUMBERLAND (54)

Butler 2-2 -- 8, Donsbach 1-0 -- 2, Willenborg 1-0 -- 3, Z. Wolke 10-5 -- 33, Grissom 0-0 -- 0, Hatfill 0-2 -- 2, M. Wolke 1-4 -- 6. TOTALS 15 FG, 13 FT.

Palestine/Hutsonville           13    16      9      6      6    --    50

Cumberland                           14     7    12    11    10    --    54

3-point FG -- Palestine/Hutsonville 11 (Vorw 5, Plew 3, Ogle 1, Fritchie 1, Matthews 1), Cumberland 11 (Z. Wolke 8, Butler 2, Willenborg 1).

At Dieterich

Dieterich played host to North Clay (Louisville) in National Trail Conference play and picked up a 70-48 victory.

The Movin' Maroons edged out to a 19-12 opening quarter lead and led by the same margin at halftime, 31-24. Dieterich then had a 39-24 second half run.

Four players hit double figures for the winners. Bohnhoff led the way with with 21 points while Callaway Campton tallied 19, Devin Flach 12 and Tyler Higgs 12.

North Clay was led by Brandon Repking with 17 and Bryce Holkenbrink with 16.

At Dieterich

NORTH CLAY (48)

Holkenbrink 6-3 -- 16, Repking 7-0 -- 17, Walker 1-0 -- 2, McKnelly 1-0 -- 2, Blank 2-0 -- 4, Jones 1-1 -- 3, Smith 0-0 -- 0, Fleener 0-0 -- 0, Rinehart 1-0 -- 2, Linder 1-0 -- 2. TOTALS 20 FG, 4 FT.

DIETERICH (70)

E. Bohnhoff 0-1 -- 1, Flach 4-2 -- 12, McClain 2-0 -- 5, Bloemer 0-0 -- 0, Will 0-0 -- 0, S. Bohnhoff 9-3 -- 21, Hartke 0-0 -- 0, Brummer 0-0 -- 0, Higgs 5-2 -- 12, Campton 7-5 -- 19, Einhorn 0-0 -- 0, Niebrugge 0-0 -- 0. TOTALS 27 FG, 13 FT.

North Clay           12    12    15      9    --    48

Dieterich              19    12    22    17    --    70

3-point FG -- North Clay 4 (Repking 3, Holkenbrink 1), Dieterich 3 (Flach 2, McClain 1).

At Newton

Newton played host to Marshall and the Runnin' Lions went home with a 57-42 win Friday.

Marshall led a 13-11 opening quarter lead then broke the game open with 21-9 second period and a 17-4 third quarter.

The Eagles were led by Collin Harris, a 6-foot-1 junior, with 18 points and Jack Chapman with 10.

At Newton

MARSHALL (57)

Sollas 0-0 -- 0, Finkbiner 4-3 -- 12, Bourdich 4-2 -- 10, Wallace 10-4 -- 27, W. Tharp 4-0 -- 8, Baja 0-0 -- 0. TOTALS 23 FG, 9 FT.

NEWTON (42)

Chapman 4-0 -- 10, Meinhart 2-0 -- 4, Carr 1-0 -- 3, Weber 1-0 -- 2, Harris 8-0 -- 18, Stone 0-0 -- 0, Koebele 0-0 -- 0, Bierman 0-2 -- 2, M. Jansen 1-0 -- 2, Wagy 0-1 -- 1, Z. Jansen 0-0 -- 0. TOTALS 17 FG, 3 FT.

Marshall          13    21    17      6    --    57

Newton           11     9      4    18    --    42

3-point FG -- Marshall 2 (Finkbiner 1, Wallace 1), Newton 5 (Chapman 2, Harris 2, Carr 1).