Jr. High Girls Basketball -- Oct. 5-6

Effingham St. Anthony Junior High School captured second place at the Cumberland Seventh-Grade Girls Basketball Tournament during the weekend.

The Bullpups defeated Stewardson-Strasburg, 30-18. M. Kibler tallied 11 points to lead the winners while Hayes, Wittenberg and Vonderheide had six each for Stew-Stras.

In the championship game, Sigel St. Michael claimed the title by downing St. Anthony, 21-10.

St. Michael was led by Budde with seven points. St. Anthony was led by Coffin with four.

Cumberland edged Stew-Stras 24-23 in the third place contest.

Cumberland held a 14-7 halftime lead. Stew-Stras mounted a 10-4 third quarter comeback only to fall short.

Vonderheide led Stew-Stras with 10 points. Sarver and Shoemaker led Cumberland with seven each.

Cumberland Tournament

Game One

St. Anthony               9    7    8    6    --    30

Stew-Stras                3    4    3    8    --    18

St. Anthony -- Coffin 4, Nuxoll 2, M. Kibler 11, H. Niebrugge 4, Niemeyer 9

Stew-Stras -- Hayes 6, Wittenberg 6, Vonderheide 6

Championship  Game

St. Anthony               4    1    3    2    --    10

St. Michael                3    8    4    6    --    21

St. Anthony -- Coffin 4, M. Kibler 2, Niemeyer 3, S. Kibler 1

Sigel St. Michael -- Hatton 2, Dittamore 6, Budde 7, Hotze 6

Third Place Game

Stew-Stras                7    0    10    6    --    23

Cumberland              9    5      4    6    --    24

Stew-Stras -- Vonderheide 10, Hayes 8, VonBehrns 5

Cumberland -- Sarver 7, Shoemaker 7, Huddlestun 6, Dittamore 2, McGinnis 2

At Effingham

Effingham handed Neoga two losses in girls basketball action Friday.

The Mustangs won the seventh-grade contest, 42-6. Boone tallied eight to lead Effingham. Neoga was led by Brewster, Richards and Sampson with two each.

In eighth-grade play, Effingham claimed a 30-17 victory. The Mustangs held a 19-5 first quarter lead.

Ella Niebrugge scored 11 for the Mustangs. Campbell led Neoga with 10.

In Saturday action against Teutopolis, Effingham  was a 28-25 winner in the seventh-grade game to improve to 4-1.

The Mustangs' Moser led the way with 10 points. T-town was led by Thoele with six.

In eighth-grade A and B action, T-town won the A game, 23-21. T-town held a 10-7 halftime lead and led 17-12 going into the final quarter.

C. Gibson led the Wooden Shoes with eight points. Effingham was led by Niebrugge with 11.

In the B contest, Effingham was an 18-10 winner. Lilly Waymoth led the Mustangs with seven.

Friday's Games

Seventh-Grade Game

Neoga                     0    2      2    2    --       6

Effingham            16    8    14    4    --    42

Neoga -- Brewster 2, Richards 2, Sampson 2

Effingham -- Volpi 6, McDaniel 2, Niebrugge 2, Hodge 6, Moser 6, Boone 8, Gillman 4, Eaton 4, McCoy 2, Holste 2

Eighth-Grade Game

Neoga                    3    2    7    5    --    17

Effingham           11    8    6    5    --    30

Neoga -- Burcham 3, Johnson 4, Campbell 10

Effingham -- Niebrugge 11, Woomer 2, Mapes 2, Frost 5, Allie 6, Beck 4

Saturday Games

Seventh-Grade

Effingham               8    5    11    4    --    28

Teutopolis               6    8      6    5    --    25

Effingham -- Volpi 4, McDaniel 4, Niebrugge 2, Hodge 6, Moser 10, Boone 2

Teutopolis -- Thoele 6, Niemerg 2, Vahling 8, Wall 2, Zerrusen 5, Einhorn 2

Eighth-Grade A Game

Effingham             2    5    5    9    --    21

Teutopolis          0    10    7    6    --    23

Effingham -- NIebrugge 11, Mapes 4, Beck 4, Cunningham 2

Teutopolis -- Gibson 8, Deters 2, Helmink 2, Konkel 5, Kremer 6

Eighth-Grade B Game

Effingham           8    10    --    18

Teutopolis           4      6    --    10

Effingham -- Waymoth 7, Woomer 2, Greene 2, R. Cunningham 2,  A. Cunningham 3, Wise 2

Teutopolis -- no statistics listed