Junior High Boys Basketball -- Nov. 13

Effingham Junior High School moved its records upward with victories over Robinson Nuttall in boys basketball action Monday.

The Mustangs won the seventh-grade contest 42-21. Robinson Nuttall held a 7-5 opening quarter lead but Effingham came back strong with a 17-5 second period. Pontious tallied 12 for the winners while Westendorf added nine to improve to 4-1 on the season.

In the eighth-grade contest, Effingham claimed a 44-30 victory. The Mustangs broke a 10-10 opening quarter tie with a 12-5 second period and had a 14-9 third quarter. Braydon Pals led the way in scoring with 14 points and five rebounds. Dalton Fox had five rebounds. Nelson led the way with six boards.

At Robinson

Seventh-Grade Game

Effingham            5    17    8    12    --    42

Robinson             7      5    7      2    --    21

Efingham -- Donaldson 3, Wolfe 6, Westendorf 9, Pontious 12, Thompson 4, Dillon 2, Rinkel 4, Heil 2

Robinson Nuttall -- Harriman 2, Liston 5, Jackson 10, McGahey 2, Schick 2

Eighth-Grade Game

Effingham            10    12    14    8    --    44

Robinson             10      5      9    6    --    30

Effingham -- Volpi 7, Fox 6, Pals 14, Matteson 5, Hardiek 8, Ritz 3, Christianson 1

Robinson Nuttall -- Roy 2, Brown 2, York 4, O'Neal 4, Trimble 11, King 3, Fuller 4

At Altamont

Altamont captured a seventh-grade victory over Dieterich Monday evening, 40-22.

Altamont led 19-10 at halftime then had a 21-12 second half. Hammer tallied 12 points for the winners while Eirhart added eight and Kollman seven.

Dieterich was led by Britton and Kidd with 10 points each.

In the eighth-grade contest, Dieterich came out the winner with a 41-28 score.

Dieterich trailed Altamont 7-6 after the opening quarter but edged out to a 15-11 halftime lead. The two teams scored 12 in the third quarter before Dieteirch had a 14-5 final period run.

Lidy tallied 19 and B. Budde 14 for the winners. Altamont was led by Suckow and Winn with six each.

At Altamont

Seventh-Grade Game

Dieterich            2    8      8    4    --    22

Altamont          11    8    13    8    --    40

Dieterich -- Britton 10, Kidd 10, Niebrugge 2

Altamont -- Hammer 12, Runge 2, Overton 1, Rippetoe 4, Phillips 6, Eirhart 8, Kollmann 7

Eighth-Grade Game

Dieterich           6    9    12    14    --    41

Altamont          7    4    12      5    --    28

Dieterich -- B. Budde 14, Lidy 19, Britton 2, Kidd 6

Altamont -- Conner 2, Scott 4, Suckkow 6, Reardon 5, Schultz 5, Winn 6

At Strasburg

Stewardson-Strasburg claimed the seventh-grade victory over Okaw Valley in action Monday evening, 43-8.

Stew-Stras dominated, taking a 19-0 opening quarter lead. J. Wittenberg tallied 15 for the winners while Davis added eight as the Stars improved to 6-0.

In the eighth-grade game, Okaw Valley prevailed with a 33-21 win. Stew-Stras led 11-10 after one period but fell behind 16-15 at halftime.

Wernsing scored 11 for the Stars who drop to 1-6.

At Strasburg

Seventh-Grade Game

Okaw Valley             0      2      2    4    --      8

Stew-Stras             19    13    11    0    --    43

Okaw Valley -- Lawrence 4, Ryherd 2, Ruppert 2

Stew-Stras -- J. Wittenberg 15, Davis 8, Jackson 6, A. Wittenberg 5, Chaney 5, Nothaus 4

Eighth-Grade Game

Okaw Valley             10    6    8    9    --    33

Stew-Stras                11    4    2    4    --    21

Okaw Valley -- Miller 13, Montgomery 11, Harlin 9

Stew-Stras -- Wernsing 11, Kinkelaar 3, Beals 3, Kirby 2, Vonderheide 2

 At Flora

Jasper County split victories with Flora Floyd Henson Monday evening.

Floyd Henson claimed the seventh-grade game 30-22. Henson led 15-4 at halftime and never looked back. Jasper County was led by Street with eight points. The squad drops to 1-4.

In eighth-grade play, Jasper County led 15-12 at halftime then had a 27-22 second half for a 42-34 win.

Meinhart led the way with 13 points while Koebele and Schafer tallied 11 points each for the winners who improve to 4-1.

At Flora

Seventh-Grade Game

Jasper County                    2      2      4    14    --    22

Flora Floyd Henson           4    11     10     5    --     30

Jasper County -- Kinkade 1, Street 8, Lewis 1, Jansen 2, Shamhart 4, Reynolds 6

Flora  Floyd Henson -- Mitchell 2, Giddens 2, Duka 3, Stanford 5, McGee 7, Durre 11

Eighth-Grade Game

Jasper County                     2    13    15    12     --    42

Flora Floyd Henson             8      4    13      9     --    34

Jasper County -- Tharp 2, Mulvey 5, Koebele 11, Schafer 11, Meinhart 13

Flora Floyd Henson -- Hager 1, Stork 3, Holm 5, Warron 5, Young 6, Borcherding 6, Harroll 8