S. Central, WSS Claim Girls Basketball Wins

MULBERRY GROVE -- South Central High School tallied a 35-22 girls basketball victory over Mulberry Grove Monday evening.

The Cougars ran off to a 12-2 opening quarter lead as Katlyn Hilmes knocked in two three-pointers and Kayli Swift hit a basket and two free throws. Sydnee Garrett scored the other basket.

Mulberry Grove came back to pull within 14-7 at halftime but the Cougars came back in the third period to push their lead to 21-11 on the strength of Hilmes' three baskets.

Hilmes finished with 12 points to lead the Cougars while Swift added nine and Garrett eight.

South Central improves to 2-8 on the season.

At Mulberry Grove

SOUTH CENTRAL (35)

Vandygriff 0-0 -- 0, Hilmes 5-0 -- 12, Blomberg 1-1 -- 3, Kollmon 1-1 -- 3, Garrett 4-0 -- 8, Swift 3-0 -- 9, Horton 0-0 -- 0. TOTALS 14 FT, 5 FT.

MULBERRY GROVE (22)

Miller 0-0 -- 0, Quick 2-0 -- 4, Enloe 4-0 -- 10, Fanger 0-0 -- 0, Tompkins 1-3 -- 5, Kelley 0-0 -- 0, Hootselle 1-1 -- 3. TOTALS 8 FG, 4 FT.

South Central               12    2    7    14    --    35

Mulberry Grove              2    5    4    11    --    22

3-point FG -- South Central 2 (Hilmes 2), Mulberry Grove 2 (Enloe 2).

At Shelbyville

Shelbyville took the early lead, going out to a 13-7 opening quarter but Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg came roaring back and tallied a 54-24 victory Monday evening.

WSS held a 24-17 halftime lead and led 39-22 going into the final quarter.

Four players hit double digits for the Hatchets. Nikki Trussell, a 5-foot-8 junior, led the way with 15 points followed by Hannah Hayes with 12, Megan Schlechte with 11 and Katrina Davis with 10.

At Shelbyville

WSS (54)

K. Davis 3-4 -- 10, Hayes 6-0 -- 12, A. Schlechte 0-0 -- 0, M. Schlechte 5-1 -- 11, T. Davis 2-0 -- 4, Nichols 1-0 -- 2, Everett 0-0 -- 0, Trussell 7-1 -- 15. TOTALS 24 FG, 6 FT.

SHELBYVILLE (24)

Owens 0-1 -- 1, Litton 0-0 -- 0, Barnhart 1-0 -- 3, Throneburg 0-0 -- 0, Donald 3-0 -- 6, Bradbury 0-0 -- 0, Beyers 4-1 -- 9, Nicks 0-0 -- 0, Metzger 2-1 -- 5, Logue 0-0 -- 0, Gambrill 0-0 -- 0, Gardner 0-0 -- 0. TOTALS 10 FG, 3 FT.

Windsor/Stew-Stras            7    17    15    15    --    54

Shelbyville                         13      4      5      2    --    24

3-point FG -- Windsor/Stew-Stras 0, Shelbyville 1 (Barnhart 1).

At Neoga

Neoga fell in a non-conference contest to Tri-County 70-38 in action Monday.

Tri-County held a 22-10 opening quarter lead and led 44-23 at halftime.

Jessica Atwell, a 5-foot-3 senior, was the lone Neoga player in double figures with 16. Atwell connected on three three-pointers.

Neoga drops to 8-6 on the season.

At Neoga

TRI-COUNTY (70)

T. Barry 5-2 -- 14, Ma. Eskew 1-0 -- 2, Burnside 4-2 -- 10, H. Barry 3-1 -- 9, Houla 1-1 -- 3, Smith 0-2 -- 2, Tomlinson 7-0 -- 14, Price-Wilson 8-0 -- 16. TOTALS 29 FG, 8 FT.

NEOGA (38)

Partlow 1-2 -- 5, Estay 1-3 -- 5, Ramert 0-0 -- 0, Rupel 0-0 -- 0, Atwell 4-5 -- 16, O. Titus 0-4 -- 4, Phillips 0-0 -- 0, Banning 2-0 -- 4, M. Hill 0-0 -- 0, Gentry 0-4 -- 4, Stodden 0-0 -- 0, Sheehan 0-0 -- 0, E. Titus 0-0 -- 0, C. Hill 0-0 -- 0. TOTALS 8 FG, 18 FT.

Tri-County             22    22    24    2    --    70

Neoga                   10    13      9    6    --    38

3-point FG -- Tri-County 4 (T. Barry 2, H. Barry 2), Neoga 4 (Atwell 3, Partlow 1).

 At Breese

Breese Mater Dei played host to Brownstown/St. Elmo and claimed a 73-28 victory.

Mater Dei took a 19-7 opening quarter lead and led 41-18 at halftime. Three players hit double figures for the Knights. Beckman tallied 20 while Winkler added 19 and Braundmeier 10.

Brownstown/St. Elmo was led by Claire Wilhour with nine points.

At Breese

BSE (28)

Scholes 0-0 -- 0, E. Wilhour 1-0 -- 3, Campbell 1-0 -- 2, Da. Shelton 0-2 -- 2, De. Shelton 2-3 -- 7, Parkison 0-0 -- 0, C. Wilhour 2-5 -- 9, Oberlink 1-3 -- 5. TOTALS 7 FG, 13  FT.

BREESE M.D. (73)

Perkes 2-0 -- 5, Strieker 1-0 -- 2, Tonnies 0-0 -- 0, Winkler 9-0 -- 19, Innes 1-1 -- 3, Beckman 9-2 -- 20, Rickhoff 1-0 -- 2, C. Tonnies 1-0 -- 2, K. Tonnies 1-0 -- 2, Lampe 3-1 -- 8, Albers 0-0 -- 0, Braundmeier 5-0 -- 10. TOTALS 33 FG, 4 FT.

Brownstown/St. Elmo              7    11      7      3    --    28

Breese Mater Dei                   19    22    15    17    --    73

3-point FG -- Brownstown/St. Elmo 1 (E. Wilhour 1), Breese Mater Dei 3 (Perkes 1, Winkler 1, Lampe 1).

At Toledo

Arcola came calling and claimed a 44-19 win over Cumberland Monday evening.

Arcola held an 18-10 halftime lead then had a 26-9 second half.

Cumberland was led by Liberty Dunaway with eight points.

At Toledo

ARCOLA (44)

Melton 0-0 -- 0, Spelman 0-0 -- 0, Klopfleisch 1-0 -- 2, Ingram 0-1 -- 1, Helmuth 0-0 -- 0, Gonzalez 1-3 -- 5, Becerra 6-0 -- 14, HOpkins 3-0 -- 8, Hohlbauch 6-1 -- 13, Gomez 0-1 -- 1. TOTALS 17 FG, 6 FT.

CUMBERLAND (19)

Brown 1-1 -- 3, Shobe 1-0 -- 2, Williams 0-0 -- 0, Scott 1-0 -- 2, Sowers 0-0 -- 0, Baker 0-0 -- 0, Boswell 1-0 -- 2, Dunaway 3-0 -- 8, Ervin 1-0 -- 2, Oakley 0-0 -- 0. TOTALS 8 FG, 1 FT.

Arcola                      7      11    16     10    --    44

Cumberland            2       8       4      5     --    19

3-point FG -- Arcola 4 (Becerra 2, Hopkins 2), Cumberland 2 (Dunaway 2).

OTHER SCORES:

Tuscola 50, Cerro Gordo 22

Mattoon 51, Sullivan 38

Pana 41, Nokomis 30

Charleston 70, Marshall 44