Dieterich, Newton Win in Girls Action; Area Roundup

DIETERICH -- Dieterich picked up a girls basketball victory over St. Elmo/Brownstown Monday evening, 54-21.

Dieterich zoomed out to a 22-5 opening quarter lead and led 32-10 at halftime. Candace Niemerg connected on eight field goals and was five of six at the line for 21 points. She also led in rebounds with six and had one assist and four steals.

Sydney Higgs chipped in with 11 points and four assists. Courtney Flach had four steals and three assists. The Movin' Maroons improved to 12-5 on the season and 3-0 in the National Trail Conference.

St. Elmo/Brownstown was led by Molly Hill with nine points.

At Dieterich

ST. ELMO/BROWNSTOWN (21)

Pruett 1-0 -- 2, Oberlink 2-0 -- 4, Austin 1-0 -- 3, Fitch 1-0 -- 3, Hill 4-0 -- 9, Osman 0-0 -- 0, Bone 0-0 -- 0, Walk 0-0 -- 0, Moore 0-0 -- 0, Taplin 0-0 -- 0, Howard 0-0 -- 0. TOTALS 9 FG, 0 FT.

DIETERICH (54)

Abbott 1-0 -- 2, Flach 3-1 -- 7, Higgs 5-0 -- 11, Webb 0-0 -- 0, Niemerg 8-5 -- 21,  Schmidt 1-0 -- 2, Mahnke 0-0 -- 0, Meinhart 0-0 -- 0, Heuerman 0-0 -- 0, Vahling 3-1 -- 7, Wright 1-2 -- 4,  Foreman 0-0 -- 0. TOTALS 22 FG, 9 FT.

St. Elmo/Brownstown           5      5      4    7    --    21

Dieterich                              22    10    15    7    --    54

3-point FG -- St. Elmo/Brownstown 3 (Austin 1, Fitch 1, Hill 1), Dieterich 1 (Higgs 1).

Junior Varsity Game -- Dieterich 27, St. Elmo/Brownstown 15.

At Newton

Marshall had a good second half in downing Newton 46-41 in varsity action Monday evening.

The score was tied at 19-19 at halftime before Marshall edged ahead 31-29 in the third period. Marshall then had a 15-12 final period run.

Megan Jansen led Newton with 15 points while Morgan Swingler chipped in with nine. The Eagles drop to 6-2 in the Little Illini Conference, 13-7 overall.

At Newton

MARSHALL (46)

Grooms 9-3 -- 21, Keim 3-2 -- 10, Thompson 2-0 -- 4, Bishop 2-1 -- 5, Kuhn 2-0 -- 4. TOTALS 18 FG, 6 FT. (Individuals add up to 44 while 46 listed as final on scoresheet turned in)

NEWTON (41)

Jansen 5-5 -- 15, Swingler 3-2 -- 9, Cartright 3-1 -- 7, Bierman 2-1 -- 5, Will 1-0 -- 3, Niebrugge 1-0 -- 2. TOTALS 15 FG, 9 FT.

Marshall          10      9    12    15    --    46

Newton             5    14    10    12    --    41

3-point FG -- Marshall 2 (Keim 2), Newton 2 (Swingler 1, Will 1).

Junior Varsity Game

Marshall          10    2    11      8    --    31

Newton           11    4      8    12    --    35

Marshall -- Murphy 13, Lay 8, Boyer 6, Kile 2, Gorrell 2

Newton -- Davidson 9, Ma. Probst 8, Cartright 6, Kerner 5, Me. Probst 2, Will 2, Koebele 1, Kline 1, Stewart 1

At Altamont

Carlyle came calling and handed Altamont a 74-26 loss. Carlyle held a 20-4 opening quarter lead and never looked back in this one.

Rakers tallied 23 for the winners while Harris chipped in with 14. Eight players scored in the contest. Altamont was led by Madison Ohnesorge with 13.

At Altamont

CARLYLE (74)

Harris 6-2 -- 14, Beckmann 4-0 -- 8, Whisanand 2-0 -- 4, Smith 0-0 -- 0, Haake 3-0 -- 7, Rueter 0-0 -- 0, Alexander 0-0 -- 0,  Rakers 10-3 -- 23, Ledbetter 2-1 -- 6, Tate 4-0 -- 9, Tobrandt 1-1 -- 3. TOTALS 32 FG, 7 FT.

ALTAMONT (26)

M. Ohnesorge 5-2 -- 13, L. Ohnesorge 0-0 -- 0, Vaughn 1-0 -- 2,  Stevenson 1-2 -- 4, Smith 1-0 -- 2, Wendling 2-1 -- 5, Gentry 0-0 -- 0. TOTALS 10 FG, 5 FT.

Carlyle              20    16    20    18    --    74

Altamont            4      9      5      8    --    26

3-point FG -- Carlyle 3 (Haake 1, Ledbetter 1, Tate 1), Altamont 1 (M. Ohnesorge 1).

Junior Varsity Game

Carlyle              12    15    11    16    --    54

Altamont            1      6      0      9    --    16

Carlyle -- Owens 2, Huels 2, Holmes 4, Ledbetter 4, Paulsmeyer 8, Alexander 2, Rueter 4, Taberant 6, Pieron 2, Issak 2, Whisenand 14, Graham 4

Altamont -- Miller 4, M. Ohnesorge 2, L. Ohnesorge 0, Laatsch 2, Vaughn 1, Stevenson 3, Smith 0, Stuckemeyer 0, Voelker 2, Wendling 0, Hanna 0, Gentry 2

At Pana

Neoga traveled to Pana and ran into a buzzsaw, suffering a 73-32 loss.

Pana held a 23-15 halftime lead then had a 22-8 third quarter run. Nadine Vaughn and Allie Schoonover were the one-two scoring punch for the winners with 26 and 25 points respectively.

Neoga was led by Jillian Deters with 12.

At Pana

NEOGA (32)

Butler 3-2 -- 9, Partlow 0-0 -- 0, Ott 1-0 -- 2, Thies 3-3 -- 9, J. Detere 6-0 -- 12, K. Deters 0-0 -- 0, Buening 0-0 -- 0, Roderick 0-0 -- 0. TOTALS 13 FG, 5 FT.

PANA (73)

Epley 0-0 -- 0, R. Vaughn 2-0 -- 4, Lett 0-0 -- 0, Frisina 0-0 -- 0, Holthaus 0-0 -- 0, A. Schoonover 11-3 -- 25, B. Schoonover 0-0 -- 0, Lett 4-1 -- 9, Vaughn 11-4 -- 26, Funneman 4-0 -- 9, Miller 0-0 -- 0, Alde 0-0 -- 0, Simac 0-0 -- 0, Dick 0-0 -- 0. TOTALS 32 FG, 8 FT.

Neoga            8      7      8      9    --    32

Pana             11    12    22    28    --    73

3-point FG -- Neoga 1 (Butler 1), Pana 1 (Funneman 1).

At Toledo

Olney captured a 61-37 victory over Cumberland. The Tigers held a 29-17 halftime lead then had a 16-9 third period run.

The Tigers had three players hit double figures in the win. Miller scored 14 while Gassmann and Anderson scored 10 each. The Tigers improved to 18-4 on the season.

Cumberland was led by Kamisha Holsapple, a senior, with 28.

At Toledo

OLNEY (61)

Shipman 4-0 -- 8, Miller 5-1 -- 14, Gassmann 3-4 -- 10, Grundon 0-0 -- 0, Wisner 2-1 -- 5, Sechrest 3-1 -- 7, Anderson 4-0 -- 10, Mosby 0-0 -- 0, Graves 1-0 -- 2, Kauble 0-0 -- 0, Harrison 0-2 -- 2, Zwilling 0-2 -- 2, Spillman 0-1 -- 1. TOTALS 22 FG, 12 FT.

CUMBERLAND (37)

Casey 0-0 -- 0, Siebert 1-0 -- 2, Holsapple 8-8 -- 28, Shull 2-0 -- 5, Willenburg 1-0 -- 2, Poe 0-0 -- 0, Carlson 0-0 -- 0, Layton 0-0 -- 0. TOTALS 12 FG, 8 FT.

Olney                     10    19    16    16    --    61

Cumberland            5    12      9    11    --    37

3-point FG -- Olney 5 (Miller 3, Anderson 2), Cumberland 5 (Holsapple 4, Shull 1).

Midland Trail Conference Tournament

In opening round play of the Midland Trail Conference Tournament, Webber Township (Bluford) downed Woodlawn 34-28, North Clay (Louisville) defeated Noble/Clay City 53-45 and Wayne City beat Cisne 38-26.

The tourney continues Thursday with Cisne against Noble/Clay City at 5:30 p.m., Webber Township taking on top-seeded Sandoval at 7 and Wayne City meeting North Clay at 8:30.