EHS Downs M-S, Carsyn Fearday Honored

Carsyn Fearday holds her 1,000th career basketball presented to her by Coach Jeff Schafer.

Effingham High School played host to Mahomet-Seymour in action Saturday and picked up a 39-14 Apollo Conference victory in girls basketball.

The Hearts took a 14-3 opening quarter lead and led 23-5 at halftime and 37-7 going into the final quarter.

Carsyn Fearday tallied 10 points to lead the Hearts while Abby Weis and Shelby Myers scored eight each.

Fearday was honored and presented with a game ball for scoring her 1,000th career point in a game December 16 against Mount Zion.

Fearday is the seventh girl player in school history to achieve that mark. Other players are Blair Hardiek (2,540), Kristin Kohnert (1,685), Jeanie James (1,539), Kim Traub (1,199), Josie Zerrusen (1,063) and Tatiana Colclasure (1,016).

Coach Jeff Schafer presented Fearday with the ball that was personalized and an engraved plate that read: On December 16, 2017, Carsyn Fearday scored her 1,000th point. She made a shot with 5:27 remaining in the second quarter and the score was Effingham 25, Mount Zion 13.

At Effingham

MAHOMET-SEYMOUR (14)

Franklin 0-0 -- 0, Kyle 0-0 -- 0, Jessup 0-0 -- 0, Lenschow 0-3 -- 3, Northrup 0-0 -- 0, Cobbins 0-1 -- 1, J. Franklin 1-0 -- 2, Franklin 2-0 -- 4, Wade 1-0 -- 2, Velasquez 0-2 -- 2, Brotherton 0-0 -- 0. TOTALS 4 FG, 6 FT.

EFFINGHAM (39)

Fearday 4-2 -- 10, Schafer 0-0 -- 0, Carie 0-0 -- 0, Armstrong 2-2 -- 7, Fox 2-1 -- 6, Weiss 4-0 -- 8, Barr 0-0 -- 0, Myers 3-2 -- 8, Buscher 0-0 -- 0, Herboth 0-0 -- 0, Koester 0-0 -- 0. TOTALS 15 FG, 7 FT.

Mahomet-Seymour            3    2      2    7    --    14

Effingham                        14    9    14    2    --    39

3-point FG -- Mahomet-Seymour 0, Effingham 2 (Armstrong 1, Fox 1).