Junior High Boys Basketball Regionals, Regular -- Jan. 23

NEOGA -- Effingham St. Anthony Junior High School's seventh-graders moved into the championship of the Class 2-A Neoga Boys Basketball Regional Tuesday evening.

The Bullpups pounded Neoga, 53-18.

Also moving into the title contest was Paris Crestwood, a 45-26 winner over Hutsonville in the second game.

St. Anthony will meet Paris Crestwood at 6 p.m. Thursday for the championship.

Class 2A South Central Regional

Altamont claimed a victory over North Clay (Louisville), 35-30 at the South Central Regional Tuesday.

In the second contest, South Central won over St. Elmo/Brownstown, 67-42.

Altamont meets South Central at 6 p.m. Thursday for the regional championship.

Class 7-1A Decatur Our Lady of Lourdes Regional

Decatur Our Lady of Lourdes claimed the championship of its own regional by beating Pana Sacred Heart, 48-40.

Our Lady of Lourdes now advances to the Pana Sacred Heart Sectional where it will take on either Stewardson-Strasburg or Dieterich. Those two teams play Thursday night for the championship of the Stew-Stras Regional.

Class 7-4A Taylorville Regional

Mount Zion won the championship of the Taylorville Regional.

Mount Zion edged Decatur Jefferson, 44-41. Mount Zion advances to the Mattoon Sectional Wednesday, January 31.

At Effingham

Effingham split A and B eighth-grade victories with Carlyle Tuesday evening.

The Mustangs won the A game, 47-34. B Pals scored 15 points to lead the winners. Matteson had eight rebounds and five steals. Hardiek had five rebounds while Pals had four.

In the B contest, Carlyle was a 39-24 winner. Effingham was led by Guthrie with 14 points.

At Effingham

A Game

Carlyle                    3      9       9    11    --    34

Effingham            11    10     14    12    --    47

(Carlyle linescore adds up to 32 while 34 listed as final)

Carlyle -- Hoffman 19, Boer 7, Henss 4, Lammens 2, Ruscher 2

Effingham -- B. Pals 15, Matteson 8, Fox 7, Volpi 7, Hardiek 6, Nelson 3, Jones 1

B Game

Carlyle              12    5    12    10    --    39

Effingham           6    9      6      3    --    24

Carlyle -- Guthrie 14, Rolf 7, Taylor 6, Ellis 5, McIntosh 2, Hunt 2, Peltes 1 (Carlyle players add up to 37 while 39 listed as final)

Efingham -- Eaton 9, Nelson 6, Ritz 5, Jones 2, Pemberton 1, Christianson 1