Altamont, Neoga Pick Up Girls Basketball Wins

Altamont handed Okaw Valley a 46-31 loss in girls high school basketball action Thursday evening.

Maddy Ohnesorge led the Altamont attack with 16 points, scoring 10 in the first half as the Indians took a 23-20 halftime lead. The Indians edged farther ahead 31-26 after the third period and had a 15-5 final quarter run.

Danielle Vaughn chipped in with seven points for the winners.

At Altamont

OKAW VALLEY (31)

Weybright 4-2 -- 10, Mouer 0-2 -- 2,  McClain 3-0 -- 6, Dash 3-0 -- 7, Harlin 1-1 -- 4, Nave 0-0 -- 0, Orris 0-0 -- 0, Harold 1-0 -- 2. TOTALS 12 FG, 5 FT.

ALTAMONT (46)

M. Ohnesorge 7-2 -- 16, L. Ohnesorge 3-0 -- 6, Laatsch 1-0 -- 3, Vaughn 2-3 -- 7, Stevenson 2-0 -- 4, Smith 0-0 -- 0, Tillman 2-1 -- 5,  Wendling 1-3 -- 5. TOTALS 18  FG, 9 FT.

Okaw Valley          9    11    6      5    --    31

Altamont             11    12    8    15    --    46

3-point FG -- Okaw Valley 2 (Dash 1, Harlin 1), Altamont 1 (Laatsch 1).

Junior Varsity Game

Okaw Valley          4      0    2    9    --    15

Altamont               9    14    6    5    --    34

Okaw Valley -- Nave 2, Dash 5, Uhlrich 2, Miller 4, Kesterson 2

Altamont -- Miller 2, M. Ohnesorge 8, L. Ohnesorge 2, Laatsch 7, Vaughn 2, Stevenson 0, Smith 2, Stuckemeyer 4, Voelker 2, Tillman 3, Wendling 0, Hanna 0, Gentry 2

At Louisville

North Clay (Louisville) picked up a 43-37 victory over Dieterich Thursday evening.

The Cardinals led 27-24 at halftime then had a 16-13 edge in the second half. Kortney Stanfield led the winners with 17 points.

Dieterich was led by Katilyn Meinhart with 10 points. Candace Niemerg had eight points and led in rebounds with 16 and had four steals. Courtney Flach and Mallory Vahling had four steals each. Vahling led in assists with five.

Dieterich drops to 7-3 on the season and will be back in action next Thursday hosting Cisne.

At Louisville

DIETERICH (37)

Flach 3-0 -- 6, Higgs 3-0 -- 6, Niemerg 4-0 -- 8, Meinhart 4-0 -- 10, Vahling 3-1 -- 7, Heuerman 0-0 -- 0, Wright 0-0 -- 0. TOTALS 17 FG, 1 FT.

NORTH CLAY (43)

Yeager 1-0 -- 2, Bible 1-0 -- 2, Smith 2-1 -- 5, Walker 2-3 -- 7, Stanfield 8-1 -- 17, Wyatt 5-0 -- 10. TOTALS 19 FG, 5 FT.

Dieterich             10    14    6    7    --    37

North Clay          15    12    8    8    --    43

3-point FG -- Dieterich 2 (Meinhart 2), North  Clay 0.

Junior Varsity Game -- Dieterich 36, North Clay 24

At Newton

Olney came calling and claimed a 53-41 victory over Newton. The Tigers edged ahead 29-23 at halftime. Olney then had a 15-8 third quarter run.

M. Miller tallied 14, K. Shipman 13 and M. Sechrest 12 for the winners.

Newton was led by Morgan Swingler with 12 points. Amy Bierman had eight rebounds and Swingler five. The Eagles fall to 7-3 overall.

At Newton

OLNEY (53)

Miller 5-3 -- 14, Shipman 4-4 -- 13, Sechrest 3-6 -- 12, Grossman 3-1 -- 7, Wisher 1-2 -- 4, harrison 1-0 -- 3. TOTALS 17 FG, 16 FT.

NEWTON (41)

Swingler 4-2 -- 12, Kerner 2-4 -- 8, Bierman 2-4 -- 6, Stewart 3-0 -- 6, Jansen 2-0 -- 4, Wirth 0-3 -- 3, Cartright 1-0 -- 2. TOTALS 14 FG, 11  FT.

Olney          11    18    15      9    --    53

Newton         8    15      8    10    --    41

3-point FG -- Olney 3 (Miller 1,  Shipman 1, Harrison 1), Newton 2 (Swingler 2).

Junior Varsity Game

Olney          19    3    11    17    --    50

Newton         9    7    11      7    --    34

Olney -- no individuals listed

Newton -- Davison 9, Kerner 7, Kline 5, Probst 4, Cartright 3, Stewart 2, Pilman 2, Koebele 2

At Farina

Brownstown/St. Ellmo was a 49-23 winner over South Central. The Bombers led 20-9 at halftime and never looked back in this one.

Bethany Oberlink tallied 18 to lead the winners. Macie Cain led the Cougars with 12 points.

At Farina

BROWNSTOWN/ST. ELMO (49)

Pruett 4-0 -- 9, Oberlink 7-4 -- 18, Austin 1-0 -- 2, Fitch 1-2 -- 4, Hil 3-2 -- 8, Bone 0-0 -- 0, Dial 1-0 -- 2 , Walk 0-0 -- 0, Moore 1-0 -- 2, Howard 2-0 --4. TOTALS 20 FG, 8 FT.

SOUTH CENTRAL (23)

King 1-0 -- 2, Riley 2-0 -- 4, Rose 1-0 -- 2, Lotz 0-0 -- 0, Lewis 0-1 --1 , Keen 0-0 -- 0, Ritter 0-0 -- 0, Cain 4-4 -- 12, Price 1-0 -- 2. TOTALS 9 FG, 5 FT.

Brownstown/St. Elmo          10    10    15    14    --    49

South Central                          4      5      7      7    --    23

3-point FG -- Brownstown/St. Elmo 1 (Pruett 1).

At Martinsville

Neoga improved to 3-6 on the seaosn with a 63-34 non-conference win over Martinsville Thursday.

The Indians had a 22-2 first quarter lead and it was over almost before it began. Jillian Deters led three players in double figures for the Indians with 17. Olivia Ott and Elecia Thies tallied 12 each.

At Martinsville

NEOGA (63)

Butler 3-3 -- 9, Partlow 0-0 -- 0, Ott 5-2 -- 12, Thies 5-0 -- 12, J. Deters 6-5 -- 17, K. Deters 1-2 -- 4, Erickson 0-1 -- 1, Buening 0-1 --1,  Roderick 3-1 -- 7. TOTALS 23 FG, 15 FT.

MARTINSVILLE (34)

Toner 4-7 -- 16, Cook 4-4 -- 15, Washburn 0-1 --1, Morris 1-0 -- 2. TOTALS 9 FG, 12 FT.

Neoga                  22    7    17    17    --    63

Martinsville            2    7    14    11    --   34

3-point FG -- Neoga 2 (Thies 2), Martinsville 4 (Cook 3, Toner 1).