EHS Remains Unbeaten in Apollo, Girls Roundup

The game was a battle of the unbeatens as Effingham High School played host to Charleston in Apollo Conference girls basketball competition Thursday.

The Hearts came out on top 53-47 to remain in the undefeated category.

Coach Jeff Schafer's outfit moved ahead early with a 17-11 opening quarter. The Hearts went on a 10-0 run to push into a 17-8 lead before the Trojans came back with three points. Abby Weis knocked in a three-pointer and had a regular basket along with a free throw for six points. Aly Armstrong put in a three-pointer and Bria Barr hit a basket and two free throws.

Charleston came back with a 9-6 second period to pull within 23-20 at halftime.

The contest was a defensive effort as the Hearts pushed Charleston into 17 turnovers. EHS finished with 12 turnovers.

The Hearts maintained control in the third period and pushed the lead to five going into the final quarter.

The Trojans came to life, knocking in a couple of three-pointers in the final quarter and Shae Littleford hit a basket and four free throws. Charleston pulled within a point after connecting on five straight free throws. A lane violation knocked out the tying free throw and the Hearts then made its own free throws to pull away.

Armstrong connected on a three-pointer, a regular basket and hit both free throws while Weis hit a three-pointer and both free throws. Miranda Fox also nailed a basket and a free throw.

The Hearts had three players score in double figures as Weis finished with 14 while Armstrong and Carsyn Fearday tallied 10 each.

"They're good," said Schafer. "They keep coming at you and coming at you. I thought we did a nice job but we need to make our layups."

Leading Charleston were Bernie Jackson with 15 and Littleford with 14.

At Effingham

CHARLESTON (47)

Bollant 0-0 -- 0, Littleford 4-5 -- 14, Griffin 3-0 -- 7, Coffey 0-0 -- 0, Swango 3-1 -- 8, E. Buescher 0-0 -- 0, H. Buescher 1-0 -- 3, Jackson 5-2 -- 15. TOTALS 16 FG, 8 FT.

EFFINGHAM (53)
Feraday 5-0 -- 10, Schafer 2-0 -- 4, Carie 1-0 -- 2,  Armstrong 3-2 -- 10, Fox 3-1 -- 7, Weis 3-6 -- 14, Barr 1-2 -- 4, Myers 1-0 -- 2. TOTALS 19 FG, 11 FT.

Charleston              11    9    11    16    --    47

Effingham               17    6    13    17    --    53

3-point FG -- Charleston 7 (Littleford 1, Griffin 1, Swango 1, H. Buescher 1, Jackson 3), Effingham 4 (Armstrong 2, Weis 2).

 

At St. Anthony

Altamont picked up a 31-20 National Trail Conference victory over Effingham St. Anthony Tuesday evening.

The Bulldogs stepped out to a 5-2 opening quarter lead. But the Indians came back with an 11-7 second period to lead by one at halftime.  Mary Guse knocked in a three-pointer while Tinley Mette added two baskets.

The Indians then edged St. Anthony 6-4 in the third period to lead 19-16.

In the final quarter, it was free throw time as Altamont put in six of eight and had a 12-4 run. Guse hit five of six and Shelbi Stone put in one.

Guse finished with eight points to lead Altamont.

St. Anthony was led by Olivia Clausius with six and had five rebounds and three steals. Maryann Saba had three assists.

"We just need to convert those inside shots and take care of the basketball when the game speed picks up," said St. Anthony Coarh Bart Wiedman.

The Bulldogs drop to 1-2 in the conference, 3-6 overall.

At St. Anthony

ALTAMONT (31)

Stone 1-2 -- 4, Hosick 0-0 -- 0, Schultz 3-0 -- 6, Mette 4-0 -- 8, Goeckner 0-0 -- 0, Runge 0-0 -- 0, Hardiek 0-1 -- 1, Guse 1-5 -- 8, Jackman 0-0 -- 0, Mayhaus 1-2 -- 4. TOTALS 10 FG, 10 FT.

ST. ANTHONY (20)

Kinkelar 0-0 -- 0, Gibson 2-1 -- 5, Repking 0-0 -- 0, Saba 2-0 -- 4, Richards 1-0 -- 2, Clausius 2-2 -- 6, McGuire 1-0 -- 3. TOTALS 8  FG, 3 FT.

Altamont              2    11    6    12    --    31

St. Anthony         5      7    4      4    --    20

3-point FG -- Altamont 1 (Guse 1), St. Anthony 1 (McGuire 1).

Junior  Varsity Game

Altamont            14    10    19     8     --    51

St .Anthony         8      8      2     6     --    24

Altamont -- Mette 4, Crow 2, Schultz 8, Goeckner 10, Runge 8, Hardiek 10, Guse 4, Jackman 5

St. Anthony -- Buenker 0, Boatman 2, Carr 0, Ritz 4, Rogers 6, Repking 4, Jones 3, Hartke 3, Beesley 2

 

At Strasburg

Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City tallied a 58-43 National Trail Conference win over Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg Monday evening.

The two squads exchanged leads in the opening two quarters and were tied at 24-24 at halftime. CHBC then came out to rip off a 19-6 third period and kept the momentum the rest of the way.

CHBC was led by Jaelyn Robertson with 24 points while Tabitha Endsley added nine.

Windsor/Stew-Stras was led by Megan Schlechte with 27.

At Strasburg

CHBC (58)

Lorton 1-0 -- 2, Robertson 10-1 -- 24, Persinger 4-0 -- 8, Moon 2-0 -- 5, Blaine 2-0 -- 4, Wojcik 3-0 -- 6, Endsley 3-1 -- 9, Madison 0-0 -- 0. TOTALS 25 FG, 2 FT.

WSS (43)

Dasenbrock 1-0 -- 2,  Bennett 0-0 -- 0, K. Davis 2-0 -- 5, Hayes 2-0 -- 4, A. Schlechte 0-0 -- 0, M. Schlechte 11-5 -- 27, T. Davis 0-0 -- 0, Nichols 1-0 -- 2,  Everett 1-1 -- 3, Trussell 0-0 -- 0. TOTALS 18 FG, 6 FT.

CHBC                                    13     11    19    15    --    58

Windsor/Stew-Stras            11     13      6    13    --    43

3-point FG -- Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City 6 (Robertson 3, Endsley 2, Moon 1), Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg 1 (K. Davis 1).

 

At Farina

Neoga moved out to a 14-7 opening quarter lead and never looked back in a 52-18 National Trail Conference win over South Central Monday evening.

Blair Banning, a 5-foot-7 senior, tallied 16 points for the winners. Olivia Titus chipped in with nine.

South Central was led by Kayli Swift with five points.

"When you look at the amount of points we gave up, that does not show how much better defensively we played," said South  Central Coach Gary Kapper. "The girls talked more, rotated better and made Neoga make a lot of passes on offense. Offensively we are struggling with our passing and not moving. A lot of times we are turning the ball over before we even get a shot."

The Cougars drop to 0-4 in the NTC, 1-5 overall. Neoga improves to 3-0 in the NTC, 7-3 overall.

At Farina

NEOGA (52)

Partlwo 4-0 -- 9, Estay 1-0 -- 2, Ramert 0-0 -- 0, Rupel 1-0 -- 2, Atwell 2-0 -- 4, O. Titus 4-0 -- 9, Phillips 0-2 -- 2, Banning 6-4 -- 16, M. Hill 2-0 -- 4, Gentry 0-2 -- 2, Stodden 0-0 -- 0, Sheehan 0-0 -- 0, E. Titus 1-0 -- 2, C. Hill 0-0 -- 0. TOTALS 21 FG, 8 FT.

SOUTH CENTRAL (18)

Vandygriff 0-0 -- 0, Hilmes 3-2 -- 10, Blomberg 0-0 -- 0, Kollmon 0-0 -- 0, Garrett 1-1 -- 3, Swift 0-5 -- 5, Horton 0-0 -- 0. TOTALS 4 FG, 8 FT.

Neoga                        14     10    17    11    --    52

South Central             7       3      4      4    --    18

3-point FG -- Neoga 2 (Partlow 1, O. Titus 1),  South Central 2 (Hilmes 2).

 

At Martinsville

Brownstown/St. Elmo picked up a non-conference win Monday evening. BSE downed Martinsville 52-42.

BSE took a 13-8 opening quarter lead as Claire Wilhour tallied five points. But Martinsville came back to move ahead 21-20 at halftime.

Dana Shelton nailed four baskets in the third period while Wilhour went to work with two baskets and three free throws. BSE led 37-34 going into the final quarter then carried that momentum to a 15-8 tally for the winning margin.

Wilhour finished with 24 points while Dana Shelton added 16.

At Martinsville

BSE (52)

Scholes 1-0 -- 2, E. Wilhour 0-0 -- 0, Campbell 2-0 -- 4, Viramontes 0-0 -- 0, Da. Shelton 7-2 -- 16, De. Shelton 1-2 -- 4, Walk 0-0 -- 0, C. Wilhour 9-4 -- 24, Fedrigon 0-0 -- 0, Cripe 0-0 -- 0, Oberlink 1-0 -- 2. TOTALS 21 FG, 8 FT.

MARTINSVILLE (42)

Davidson 2-1 -- 6, P. Propst 7-1 -- 17, E. Parcel 6-1 -- 14, Hook 0-0 -- 0, Truelove 1-0 -- 3, Kupferer 1-0 -- 2, Higgins 0-0 -- 0, McIntyre 0-0 -- 0. TOTALS 17 FG, 3 FT.

Brownstown/St. Elmo               13     7    17    15    --    53

Martinsville                                 8    13    11      8    --    42

3-point FG -- Brownstown/St. Elmo 2 (C. Wilhour 2), Martinsville 5 (Propst 2, Davidson 1, Parcel 1, Truelove 1).

 

At Albion

Newton took the opening quarter lead but Edwards County (Albion) held a 19-13 halftime lead.

Newton then came roaring back with a 13-5 third period and a 20-11 final quarter for the 46-35 win over Edwards County (Albion).

Abby Frohning, a 5-foot-9 senior, tallied 22 points for the Eagles. Newton improves to 3-5 on the season.

At Albion

NEWTON (46)

Frohning 6-9 -- 22, Harris 2-2 -- 8, Carr 2-4 -- 8, Smith 2-0 -- 4, Bierman 1-0 -- 2, Stone 1-0 -- 2. TOTALS 14 FG, 15 FT.

EDWARDS CO. (35)

Schmittler 4-2 -- 10, Nelson 2-3 -- 8, Hout 1-5 -- 7, Schnepper 2-1 -- 5, Murbarger 2-0 -- 4, Cowling 0-1 -- 1. TOTALS 11 FG, 12 FT.

Newton                       8     5    13    20    --    46

Edwards Co.             7    12      5    11    --    35

3-point FG -- Newton 3 (Frohning 1, Harris 2), Edwards County 1 (Nelson 1).

Junior Varsity

Neton 44, Edwards County 23

Newton -- A. Russell 11, Rodriguez 6, Blake 6, Grunloh 5, Zumbahlen 4, Stone 4, Bierman 3, Parr 2, R. Russell 2, Murray 1

Edwards County -- no scoring listed

 

At Dieterich

Oblong leaped out to a 17-6 opening quarter lead on Dieterich and went on for a 59-34 victory. Oblong had a 22-4 third period.

Oblong had three players in double figures, Nyah Laino with 20, Samantha Johnson with 13 and Abbie Dart with 12.

Dieterich was led by Anna Shadle with 15 points, four rebounds and two steals. Gracie Britton had four boards while Cassie Vahling had four assists. Kaitlyn Bloemer had two steals. The Movin' Maroons drop to 2-8 on the season.

At Dieterich

OBLONG (59)

Cheek 0-0 -- 0, Kempe 0-0 -- 0, Mendenhall 1-4 -- 6, Amburgey 0-0 -- 0, McIntosh 1-0 -- 3, Burke 1-0 -- 3, Laino 8-0 -- 20, Su. Johnson 0-0 -- 0, Collier 0-0 -- 0, Sa. Johnson 5-0 -- 13, Dart 4-0 -- 12, Neeley 1-0 -- 2, Cross 0-0 -- 0. TOTALS 21 FG, 4 FT.

DIETERICH (34)

Britton 3-0 -- 6, Shadle 4-7 -- 15, Vahling 1-0 -- 2, Robards 2-2 -- 7, Bloemer 0-2 -- 2, Aherin 0-0 -- 0, Johnson 0-0 -- 0, Brummer 0-0 -- 0, Bierman 1-0 -- 2. TOTALS 11 FG, 11 FT.

Oblong              17    12    22      8    --    59

Dieterich             6    11      4    13    --    34

3-point FG -- Oblong 13 (Dart 4, Laino 4, Sa. Johnson 3, McInoths 1, Burke 1), Dieterich 1 (Robards 1).

 

OTHER SCORES:

Olney 60, Red Hill (Bridgeport) 35

Vandalia 40, Father McGivney 31

Lincoln 48, Mount Zion 29

Casey-Westfield 47, Robinson 17

Flora 37, Lawrenceville 34

Taylorville 62, Mattoon 47