Junior High Boys Basketball -- Oct. 30

Jasper County and Altamont split victories in junior high boys basketball action Tuesday evening.

Jasper County was a 63-19 winner in seventh-grade play. Jasper County leaped out to a 21-3 open quarter lead and never looked back.

Caden Nichols tallied 16 and Parker Wolf 14 for the winners. Jasper County improved to 2-0.

Kollman led Altamont with seven points.

In eighth-grade play, Altamont picked up the 45-28 win. Altamont trailed 11-10 after the opening quarter but led 18-16 at halftime then had a 27-12 second half.

Jared Hammer scored 23 and Eric Kollman 11 for Altamont. Jasper County was led by Nick Shamhart, Gage Reynolds and Owen Mahaffey with seven each. Jasper County drops to 1-1.

At Altamont

Seventh-Grade Game

Jasper County                  11      5      3      9    --    28

Altamont                           10      8     12    15    --    45

Jasper County -- Jansen 3, Street 4, Reynolds 7, Mahaffey 7, Shamhart 7

Altamont -- Hammer 23, Davis 4, Kollmann 11, Rippetoe 4, Eirhart 2, Shepard 1

Altamont -- Pospischel 2, McCammon 2, Kollmann 7, Schultz 2, Carl 4, Moore 2

Eighth-Grade Game

Jasper County             11    5      3      9    --    28

Altamont                      10    8    12    15    --    45

Jasper County -- Shamhart 7, Reynolds 7, Mahaffey 7

Altamont -- Kollman 11, Hammer 21

At Altamont

Altamont Lutheran and Vandalia split eighth-grade contests Tuesday evening.

Altamont Lutheran won the eighth-grade A contest, 44-38. Lutheran took a 21-20 halftime lead then had a 23-18 second half.

Logan Cornett tallied 16 for the winners while Avery Jahraus added 13 and Mason Robinson 10.

Vandalia claimed the eighth-grade B contest, 44-17. Vandalia took a 16-8 opening half lead then had a 28-9 second half.

Altamont Lutheran was led by Aiden McManaway with six points.

At Altamont

Eighth-Grade A

Vandalia                             16    4      7    11    --    38

Altamont Lutheran            15    6    10    13    --    44

Vandalia -- Hipsher 6, McVott 7, Nestock 6, Wey 6, Hagy 11, Meyers 2

Altamont Lutheran -- Cornett 16, Robinson 10, Jahraus 13, McManaway 5

Eighth-Grade B

Vandalia                             6    10    15    13    --    44

Altamont Lutheran            4      4      4     5    --    17

Vandalia -- Hipsher 4, McNate 15, Nestrick 2, Willeson 2, Wey 6, Hagy 3, Harpsher 6, Barker 6

Altamont Lutheran -- McManaway 6, Stuckemeyer 2, Miller 2, Elam 4, Jahraus 3

At Nokomis

Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City fell to Pana St. Patrick in the Nokomis Eighth-Grade Tournament Tuesday.

Pana St. Pat's won 28-19. The two teams were tied at 6-6 in the opening quarter. Pana St. Pat's held a 15-13 first half lead and led 19-17 going into the final quarter. St. Pat's then had a 9-2 final period run for the victory.

CHBC was led by Waylon Watson with seven points.

At Nokomis

CHBC                          6    7    4    2    --    19

Pana St. Pat's             6    9    4    9    --    28

Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City -- Bain 3, Watson 7, Robbins 2, Theis 2, Corley 5

Pana St. Patrick -- Beyers 2, Glick 2, Swisher 18, Deere 2, Nollman 4