Junior High Boys Basketball -- Dec. 3

SIGEL -- In the National Trail Conference Seventh-Grade Boys Basketball Tournament Monday evening, two games were contested.

Dieterich claimed a 36-19 victory over South Central while Neoga downed Effingham Sacred Heart 25-22 in consolation bracket action.

Dieterich and Neoga will meet Thursday for the consolation championship.

Games tonight feature Sigel St. Michael against Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City at 6:15 while St. Elmo/Brownstown takes on North Clay (Louisville) at 7:30 in winner bracket play. The winners advance to the championship Thursday at 8 while the losers square off for third place at 6:45.

At Effingham

Effingham edged Centralia 48-45 in eighth-grade action Monday evening.

Centralia held a 21-18 halftime lead and led 36-28 going into the final quarter.  The Mustangs came roaring back with a 20-9 run to pull out the victory.

Estrada tallied 14, Heil 12 and Wolfe 10 for the winners. Estrada led in steals with six.

Effingham, who hit 56 percent from the free throw line, improved to 9-3 on the season.

Centralia hit eight three-pointers in the game.

In the seventh-grade action, Centralia was a 31-27 winner over the Mustangs.

Effingham held a 7-4 opening quarter lead but Centralia came back to lead at half and went on for the win.

Pals scored seven while Lewis had six for Effingham.

At Effingham

Seventh-Place Game

Centralia             4    8    9    10    --    31

Effingham           7    4    8      8    --    27

Centralia -- no scoring listed

Effingham -- Fox 5, Lewis 6, Raddatz 4, Pals 7, Ring 2, Rose 3

Eighth-Grade Game

Centralia               11    10    15      9    --    45

Effingham               9      9    10    20    --    48

Centralia -- Johnson 16, Newcomb 12, Hill 6, Kelly 5, Castleman 4, Jones 2

Effingham -- Estrada 14, Wolfe 10, Heil 12, Pontious 7, Westendorf 2, Dillow 2, Donaldson 1

At Flora

Effingham St. Anthony fell to Flora Floyd Henson in action Monday evening.

Flora claimed the seventh-grade game, 24-23. The Bullpups stepped out to an 8-1 first quarter lead and led 13-8 at halftime and 19-14 going into the final quarter. Flora then rallied with a 10-4 run to pull out the one point victory.

St. Anthony was led by Max Koenig and Lane Ludwig with six each.

In eighth-grade play, Flora claimed a 55-48 victory.

The Bullpups held a 13-7 opening quarter lead and led 27-17 at halftime. Flora came back to pull within one in the third quarter then outscored the Bullpups for a 55-48 victory.

St. Anthony was led by Sehy with 15 points and Hoene with 10.

At Flora

Seventh-Grade Game

St. Anthony          8    5    6      4    --    23

Flora                     1    7    6    10    --    24

St. Anthony -- Adams 2, Dietzen 2, Koenig 6, Bernhard 4, Ludwig 6, Braunecker 3

Flora -- Only first names listed

Eighth-Grade Game

St. Anthony          13    14      9    12    --    48

Flora                     10      7    18    20    --    55

St. Anthony -- Sehy 15, Levitt 7, Willenborg 2, Martelli 3, Hoene 10, Sager 9, Wines 2

Flora -- Stanford 4, Duke 5, McGee 5, Dunne 17, Mitchell 7, Tolliver 3, Spitzner 14

At Ramsey

Fifty was the magic number as Altamont Lutheran defeated Ramsey in both seventh and eighth-grade play Monday evening.

ALIS won the seventh-grade game, 50-18. ALIS jumped out to a 26-11 halftime lead. Adam McManaway scored 15 and Dylan Elam 14 for the winners.

ALIS then took the eighth-grade game, 50-33. Altamont Lutheran held a 27-11 halftime lead and never looked back.

Nathan Shepard tallied 13 for the winners while Mason Robinson added 10.

At Ramsey

Seventh-Grade Game

Ramsey            5      6      4      3    --    18

ALIS                12    14    13    11    --    50

Ramsey -- Finley 10, Moreland 1, Christian 3, Hayes 4

Altamont Lutheran -- Jahraus 4, Davis 4, Robbins 2, Miller 2, McManaway 15, Stuemke 7, Elam 14, Verdeyen 2

Eighth-Grade Game

Ramsey                      4      7    10    12    --    33

St. Anthony              14    13    15     8    --    50

Ramsey -- Ritter 4, Hayes 10, Reiss 7, Hall 2, Marley 5, Hortenstine 3, Cox 2

Altamont Lutheran -- Cornett 7, Robinson 10, N. Shepard 13, Jahraus 7, Siebert 5, Chandler 1, L. Shepard 3, Will 2, McManaway 2

At Bridgeport

Jasper County downed Red Hill (Bridgeport) in both games Monday evening.

Jasper County won the seventh-grade contest, 45-29, taking a 24-14 hafltime lead. Nichols scored 16 while Flowers tallied 14 for the winners who improved to 6-5.

In eighth-grade action, Jasper County was a 43-13 winner. Jasper County held a 17-2 opening quarter lead. Reynolds scored 12 for the winners who are now 3-8.

At Bridgeport

Seventh-Grade Game

Jasper County                14    10    9    12    --    45

Red Hill                             7      7    4    11    --    29

Jasper County -- Flowers 14, Nichols 16

Red Hill -- Laakman 7, Arbuckle 8, Tarr 10

Eighth-Grade Game

Jasper County           17    9    12    5   --    43

Red Hill                        2    4      4    3    --    13

Jasper County -- Shamhart 8, Mahaffey 9, Reynolds 12

Red Hill -- Gross 6, Pentell 7