EHS Drops Contest, Area Boys Basketball Roundup

MOUNT VERNON -- Effingham High School fell to Mount Vernon in a non-conference boys matchup Tuesday evening, 61-54.

The Rams edged out to a 13-11 opening quarter lead. Mason Hull nailed two three-pointers to keep the Hearts close. Mount Vernon held a 25-22 halftime lead.

The Hearts came back in the third quarter with a 14-11 run as Landon Wolfe broke loose for nine points and knotted the score at 36-36 going into the final period.

From there, the Rams got back on track and nailed 14 of 18 from the free throw line to pull out the win.

Wolfe tallied 29 as the lone player in double figures for the Hearts. Hull chipped in with nine.

EHS drops to 10-13 on the season.

The Hearts also fell in junior varsity action, 53-34. Wolfe led the way with 13 points for EHS.

Mount Vernon completed the sweep with a 63-42 win in freshman action. Effingham was led by Max Woelfer with 12.

At Mount Vernon

EFFINGHAM (54)

Sandifer 2-1 -- 5, L. Wolfe 10-7 -- 29, Hull 3-0 -- 9, Lohman 0-0 -- 0, Vasquez 0-0 -- 0, Smith 0-0 -- 0, Marxman 2-1 -- 5, Robinson 3-0 -- 6, P. Wolfe 0-0 -- 0. TOTALS 20 FG, 9 FT.

MOUNT VERNON (61)

Creel 0-0 -- 0, Williams 3-5 -- 13, Spann 9-7 -- 25, Pelton 0-1 -- 1, Hardin 2-5 -- 9, Martin 0-0 -- 0, Cooper 0-0 -- 0, Brockhouse 6-0 -- 13. TOTALS 20 FG, 18 FT.

Effingham              11    11    14    18    --    54

Mount Vernon       13    12    11    25    --   61

3-point FG -- Effingham 5 (Hull 3, L. Wolfe 2), Mount Vernon 3 (Williams 2, Brockhouse 1).

Junior Varsity Game

Efifngham                   9      9    10    6    --    34

Mount Vernon           19    13    14    7    --    53

Effingham -- Wolfe 13, Thompson 2, Niebrugge 3, Hagler 5, Bushur 4, Kalber 0, Utz 0, Waldhoff 0, Pemberton 0, Thompson 0, Donsbach 0, Briggerman 7

Mount Vernon -- Creel 12, Hemby 0, Nelson 0, Pelton 11, Sharp 0, Martin 4, Dees 0, Jennings 17, Wilson 3, Mincey 0, Meyer 2, Butler 0, Ackley 4

Freshman Game

Effingham                   12    13      8      9    --    42

Mount Vernon            12    13    22    16    --    63

Effingham -- Moeller 2, Woelfer 12, B. Thompson 2, Logan 5, D. Thompson 2, Lee 5, Duncan 8, Stoneburner 6, Barnes 0

Mount Vernon -- McElroy 0, Leak 4, Lyday 0, Harkins 3, Mays 7, Hawkins 2, Prost 18, Johnson 8, Simmons 13, Willis 0, James 0, Rudd 6, VanEycke 0, Stockman 0, Etheridge 2

At Teutopolis

Teutopolis took the early lead and never looked back in a 59-39 win over Mattoon Tuesday evening.

The Wooden Shoes stepped out to a 15-5 opening quarter lead and led 31-14 at halftime.

Three players hit the double digit plateau for the Shoes. Clint Weber led the way with 14 points while Dawson Smith and Lee Hardiek scored 10 each. Smith led the way in rebounds with 13 and assists with six.

T-town improves to 18-8 and will host Madison in Senior Night festivities Friday.

The Shoes also claimed the junior varsity contest to improve to 10-4.

At Teutopolis

MATTOON (39)

Princko 4-0 -- 10, Noe 2-2 -- 7, Smith 0-0 -- 0, Ghere 1-0 -- 2, Considine 0-0 -- 0, Roley 1-0 -- 2, Barnes 0-0 -- 0, Spitz 4-3 -- 12, Donaldson 1-0 -- 2, Thomas 2-0 -- 4. TOTALS 15 FG, 5 FT.

TEUTOPOLIS (59)

Ungrund 0-0 -- 0, Smith 4-1 -- 10, Kreke 2-0 -- 6, Funneman 4-0 -- 9, Weber 6-2 -- 14, Jansen 1-3 -- 5, Addis 2-1 -- 5, L. Hardiek 4-0 -- 10, Drees 0-0 -- 0, Deters 0-0 -- 0, Hemmen 0-0 -- 0, Hoene 0-0 -- 0. TOTALS 23 FG, 7 FT.

Mattoon               5      9    12    13    --    39

Teutopolis         15    16    14    14    --    59

3-point FG -- Mattoon 4 (Princko 2, Noe 1, Spitz 1), Teutopolis 6 (L. Hardiek 2, Kreke 2, Smith 1, Funneman 1).

At St. Elmo

Odin took the early 12-8 lead before St. Elmo/Brownstown came back to lead 23-20 at halftime. The two squads scored 13 each in the third period and Odin trailed 36-33.

The Eagles came back with a 21-19 final period but St. Elmo/Brownstown pulled out the 55-54 victory.

Lewis Brown and Isaac Maxey led the way for St. Elmo/Brownstown with 17 and 16 points respectively.

Odin was led by Caleb Jourdan with 17 and Lucas Shaffer with 11.

At St. Elmo

ODIN (54)

Jourdan 5-7 -- 17, Shaffer 4-1 -- 11, Roberts 4-0 -- 9, Nix 2-2 -- 6, Friend 1-2 -- 5, Rhynes 2-0 -- 4, Wood 1-0 -- 2, Arnold 0-0 -- 0, Smith 0-0 -- 0. TOTALS 19 FG, 12 FT.

SEB (55)

Brown 6-3 -- 17, Maxey 7-1 -- 16, Goldsborough 2-3 -- 7, Denton 3-0 -- 6, Aderman 1-2 -- 4, Pruett 1-1 -- 3, Himes 1-0 -- 2, Brooks 0-0 -- 0. TOTALS 21 FG, 10 FT.

Odin              12      8    13    21    --    54

SEB                8    15    13    19     --   55

3-point FG -- Odin 4  (Shaffer 2, Roberts 1, Friend 1), St. Elmo/Brownstown 3 (Brown 2, Maxey 1).

At Farina

South Central put on its scoring shoes and outdistanced Sandoval, 80-44 in a non-conference contest Tuesday evening.

The Cougars ran off to a 21-9 opening quarter lead and held a 44-19 halftime tally.

Five players finished in double figures for the Cougars. Logan Lotz led the way with 17 points while Fox added 14, Roberts 10, Geiler 10 and Matheny 10.

At Farina

SANDOVAL (44)

Gore 2-0 -- 5, Watts 1-0 -- 2, Vollmer 2-0 -- 5, Snell 3-0 -- 8, Melton 1-0 -- 3, Rollinson 1-0 -- 3, Hilt 6-0 -- 12, Weiss 3-0 -- 6. TOTALS 19 FG, 0 FT.

SOUTH CENTRAL (80)

Lotz 6-2 -- 17, Roberts 4-2 -- 10, Fox 4-3 -- 14, Robb 1-0 -- 2, Geiler 5-0 -- 10, Brandt 1-0 -- 3, Blomberg 2-4 -- 8, Matheny 3-4 -- 10, Gelsinger 2-0 -- 6. TOTALS 28 FG, 15 FT.

Sandoval                      9    10    21      4    --    44

South Central            21    23    24    12    --    80

3-point FG -- Sandoval 6 (Snell 2, Vollmer 1, Gore 1), South Central 9 (Lotz 3, Fox 3, Gelsinger 2, Brandt 1).

 At Casey

Casey-Westfield hosted Newton and handed the Eagles a 69-54 loss in action Tuesday evening.

The Warriors ran off to a 24-11 opening quarter lead and that was the game. Richards scored 24 while Brandenburg added 16 and Livingston 14 for the winners.

Newton was led by the one-two scoring duo of Nick Cohorst and Jack Chapman with 17 each. Ben Carr chipped in with 10.

Newton drops to 5-2 in the Little Illini Conference, 18-7 overall.

Casey-Westfield finished winning the LIC regular season title with a 7-0 record and stands at 21-4 overall.

At Casey

NEWTON (54)

Chapman 6-0 -- 17, Carr 4-1 -- 10, Rieman 0-0 -- 0, Finn 1-0 -- 3, Zumbahlen 1-0 -- 3, Schafer 0-0 -- 0, Weber 0-0 -- 0, Cohorst 8-1 -- 17, Jansen 2-0 -- 4. TOTALS 22 FG, 2 FT.

CASEY-WESTFIELD (69)

Gilbert 7-0 -- 16, Brandenburg 2-0 -- 6, Carver 0-0 -- 0, Hawker 3-0 -- 9, Richards 10-4 -- 24, Livingston 4-4 -- 14. TOTALS 26 FG, 8 FT.

Newton                           11    11    13    19    --    54

Casey-Westfield            24    19    13    13    --    69

3-point FG -- Newton 8 (Chapman 5, Carr 1, Finn 1, Zumbahlen 1), Casey-Westfield 9 (Hawker 3, Gilbert 2, Brandenburg 2, Livingston 2).

At Sullivan

Sullivan edged Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg in a non-conference contest Tuesday evening, 40-38.

The Hatchets ran off to a 12-2 opening quarter lead but Sullivan righted the ship and trailed only 19-16 at halftime. WSS then had a 12-10 third period to lead 31-26 going into the final period.

That's when Sullivan took off with a 14-7 run to pull out the two-point victory.

The Hatchets were led by Isaac Kramer with 19 points while Jackson Miller added 10. WSS dropped to 12-14 on the season.

Sullivan won the junior varsity contest, 36-18.

At Sullivan

WSS (38)

Kramer 8-2 -- 19, Miller 3-0 -- 9, Kessler 2-0 -- 4, Burton 1-2 -- 4, G. Bennett 1-0 -- 2. TOTALS 15 FG, 4 FT.

SULLIVAN (40)

Ellis 7-1 -- 16, Stutzman 5-0 -- 10, Kimberlin 3-0 -- 6, White 3-0 -- 6, Plank 1-0 -- 2. TOTALS 19 FG, 1 FT.

WSS                 12      7    12      7    --    38

Sullivan             2    14    10    14    --    40

3-point FG -- Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg 4 (Miller 3, Kramer 1), Sullivan 1 (Ellis 1).

 At Cowden

Mulberry Grove held a 32-29 halftime lead then had a 21-14 third quarter run for a 61-46 win over Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City Tuesday evening.

Keegan Martin and Dylan Webster scored 11 points each for CHBC. Marshall Nohren and Nick Miller led in rebounds with nine each. Zach Burks led in steals with three.

At Cowden

MULBERRY GROVE (61)

No statistics listed

CHBC (46)

Burks 1-0 -- 2, Martin 4-3 -- 11, Smith 1-1 -- 3, Nohren 2-0 -- 4, Taylor 1-0 -- 2, Webster 4-2 -- 11, Kirchhofer 1-0 -- 2, Buzzard 0-0 -- 0, Miller 4-1 -- 9, Clearwater 1-0 -- 2. TOTALS 19 FG, 7 FT.

Mulberry Grove             14    18    21    8    --    61

CHBC                             14    15    14    3    --    46

3-point FG -- 1 (Webster 1).

At Shiloh

Cumberland handed Tri-County, 53-47 in action Tuesday.

The Pirates took a 17-12 opening quarter lead and led 28-24 at halftime. Tri-County came back with a 15-9 third quarter to take a 39-37 lead going into the final quarter. Cumberland then rallied with a 16-8 run for the victory.

Magee tallied 27 for the Pirates.

At Shiloh

CUMBERLAND (53)

Gerhardt 3-0 -- 9, Butler 3-0 -- 8, Magee 12-2 -- 27, Talley 0-0 -- 0, Wolke 1-0 -- 2, Hatfill 3-1 -- 7. TOTALS 22 FG, 3 FT.

TRI-COUNTY (47)

Hutchisnon 3-3 -- 10, Neill 2-0 -- 5, Campbell 2-2 -- 7, Lee 6-0 -- 14, Eads 1-0 -- 2, Tweedy 1-0 -- 2, Smith 2-1 -- 7. TOTALS 17 FG, 6  FT.

Cumberland            17    11      9    16    --    53

Tri-County               12    12    15     8    --    47

3-point FG -- Cumberland 6 (Gerhardt 3, Butler 2, Magee 1), Tri-County 7 (Lee 2, Smith 2, Hutchinson 1, Neill 1, Capbell 1).

OTHER SCORES:

Robinson 61, Marshall 53

Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond 61, Arthur Okaw Christian 52

Vandalia 78, Roxana 62

Charleston 60, Paris 55

Lincoln 53, Bloomington 45

Argenta-Oreana 51, Arcola 46

Pana 50, Litchfield 34

Paxton-Buckley-Loda 48, Tuscola 44