Hearts Pick Up AC Victory Over M-S

Coach Jeff Schafer's Effingham High School girls basketball squad picked up an Apollo Conference win over visiting Mahomet-Seymour Monday evening, 50-33.

The Hearts trailed the Bulldogs, 11-8 after the opening quarter but came up with a 10-3 second period run to lead 18-14 at halftime. Natalie Carie nailed two baskets and two free throws for six of the Hearts 10 points in the quarter. The Bulldogs had only one basket, a three-pointer.

Effingham had an 11-9 third quarter run and finished out strong with a 21-10 final period.

Carie, a senior, knocked in six baskets, including two three-pointers and was three of three at the line for 17 points. Taylor Armstrong contributed eight points while Skyler Schafer added seven.

Kailyn Northrup and Maddy Wade led M-S with 10 points each.

Effingham improves to 3-1 in the Apollo Conference, 8-1 overall. The Hearts are back in action Saturday hosting Mount Zion in conference play at 1 p.m.

At Effingham

MAHOMET-SEYMOUR (33)

Kyle 0-2 -- 2, Evans 0-0 -- 0, Nichols 1-1 -- 3, Northrup 4-0 -- 10, Bever 0-0 -- 0, Wheeler 3-0 -- 6, Wade 4-2 -- 10, Campbell 1-0 -- 2, Rosenbery 0-0 -- 0. TOTALS 13 FG, 5 FT.

EFFINGHAM (50)

Kuhlman 2-0 -- 4, Schafer 2-3 -- 7, Carie 6-3 -- 17, Busher 0-2 -- 2, Fox 1-4 -- 6, Weis 1-4 -- 6, Armstrong 4-0 -- 8, Bushur 0-0 -- 0, Herboth 0-0 -- 0, Koester 0-0 -- 0, Dively 0-0 -- 0. TOTALS 16 FG, 16 FT.

Mahomet-Seymour                11     3      9    10    --    33

Effingham                                8    10    11    21    --    50

3-point FG -- Mahomet-Seymour 2 (Northrup 2), Effingham 2 (Carie 2).

At Neoga

Neoga played host to Cumberland and picked up a 45-22 non-conference victory Monday evening.

The Indians edged out to an 11-5 opening quarter lead and led 18-13 at halftime. Neoga then had an 18-3 third period.

Three players hit double figures for the winners. Olivia Titus led the way with 12 points while Kylee Phillips added 11 and Mary Hill 10.

Neoga improves to 6-5 on the season and plays host to Brownstown/St. Elmo Thursday.

Neoga hosted Effingham in freshman girls action and won 28-12.

At Neoga

CUMBERLAND (22)

Brown 1-0 -- 2, Sowers 2-0 -- 4, Carr 3-1 -- 7, Mitchell 1-0 -- 3, Dunaway 2-0 -- 5, Kelly 0-1 -- 1. TOTALS 9 FG, 2 FT.

NEOGA (45)

Partlwo 0-0 -- 0, Hill 0-0 -- 0, Ramert 3-0 -- 6, Titus 6-0 -- 12, Phillips 4-2 -- 11, Stodden 0-0 -- 0, Hill 3-4 -- 10, Gentry 1-0 -- 2, Rupel 1-0 -- 2, Sheehan 1-0 -- 2. TOTALS 19 FG, 6 FT.

Cumberland                5    8      3    6    --     22

Neoga                        11    7    18    9    --     45

3-point FG -- Cumberland 2 (Mitchell 1, Dunaway 1), Neoga 1 (Phillips 1).

At Strasburg

Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg claimed a non-conference win over Oblong, 51-30 in action Monday.

The Hatchets stepped out to an 18-10 opening quarter lead and led 34-16 at halftime.

Three players finished in double figures. Megan Schlechte, a 6-foot senior, led the way with 14 points while Hannah Hayes and Nikki Trussell chipped in with 10 points each.

At Strasburg

OBLONG (30)

Cheek 8-0 -- 16, McIntosh 1-0 -- 2, Laino 2-0 -- 6, Meese 0-0 -- 0, Dart 3-0 -- 6, Collier 0-0 -- 0, Shew 0-0 -- 0, Burke 0-0 -- 0, Cross 0-0 -- 0. TOTALS 14 FG, 0 FT.

WSS (51)

Dasenbrock 0-0 -- 0, Davis 3-2 -- 9, H. Hayes 5-0 -- 10, M. Schlechte 6-2 -- 14, N. Hayes 1-0 -- 2, NIchols 3-0 -- 6, Schultz 0-0 -- 0, Trussell 4-2 -- 10. TOTALS 22 FG, 6 FT.

Oblong                 10      6    7    7    --    30

WSS                     18    16    9    8    --    51

3-point FG -- Oblong 2 (Laino 2), Windsor/Stew-Stras 1 (Davis 1).

At Ramsey

Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City put together a 70-26 non-conference victory over Ramsey Monday evening.

The Bobcats ran off to a 23-9 opening quarter lead and led 47-14 at halftime.

Eleven players scored in the contest led by Jaelyn Robertson, a junior, with 21 points and Kylee Bertin, also a junior, with 10. Robertson connected on 10 of 13 field goals that included one three-pointer.

Kylee Bertin led in rebounds with eight while Lauren Wojcik and Tabitha Endsley had six each. Hailey Persinger led in assists with three. Bertin and Tatyana Duckwitz had two steals each.

At Cowden

RAMSEY (26)

No statistics listed

CHBC (70)

Robertson 10-0 -- 21, Bertin 4-2 -- 10, Persinger 1-1 -- 3, Burks 3-1 -- 7, Lorton 0-2 -- 2, Duckwitz 0-0 -- 0, Morrison 1-0 -- 2, Moeller 2-0 -- 5, Bunch 2-0 -- 4, Wojcik 1-0 -- 2, Endsley 3-2 -- 8, Cherry 3-0 -- 6. TOTALS 30 FG, 7 FT.

Ramsey                9      5    10    2    --    26

CHBC                 23    24    15    8    --    70

3-point FG -- Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City 3 (Robertson 1, Burks 1, Moeller 1).

At Altamont

Altamont had a big scoring second period and that was the game in a 59-47 National Trail Conference win over North Clay (Louisville) Monday.

The Indians and Cardinals played to a 13-13 opening quarter tie. Altamont then had a 21-8 second period run.

Four players were in double figures for the winners. Rachel Jackman led the way with 15 points while Brooke Runge added 14, JoAnna Schultz 12 and Tinley Mette 10. Mayhaus had 12 rebounds and four assists while Runge had four assists. Ti. Mette had four steals.

North Clay was led by Madison Lovett with 24 points.

At Altamont

NORTH CLAY (47)

Craig 6, Bailey 4, Miller 2, Coble 9, Lewis 2, Lovett 24. TOTALS 15 FG, 11 FT.

ALTAMONT (59)

Jackman 7-1 -- 15, Runge 6-0 -- 14, Schultz 6-0 -- 12, Te. Mette 2-5 -- 10, Hardiek 2-0 -- 4, Guse 1-0 -- 3, Mayhaus 0-1 -- 1, Ta. Mette 0-0 -- 0, Crow 0-0 -- 0, McManaway 0-0 -- 0. TOTALS 24 FG, 7 FT.

North Clay                 13      8    13    13    --    47

Altamont                    13    21    11    14    --    59

3-point FG -- North Clay 6, Altamont 4 (Runge 2, Ti. Mette 1, Guse 1).

At Newton

Red Hill (Bridgeport) came calling and claimed a victory over Newton, 32-27 Monday.

Newton held a 10-6 opening quarter lead and led 13-12 at halftime. But Red Hill came back with a 20-14 second half run.

Whitney Zumbahlen was the lone player in double figures for the Eagles with 10 points. She also had 10 rebounds and three steals.

Newton drops to 1-2 in the Little Illini Conference, 2-8 overall.

The Eagles won the junior varsity contest, 24-16 to improve to 4-2.

At Newton

RED HILL (32)

Bowersock 1-8 -- 11, Richards 2-4 -- 8, Moore 2-3 -- 7, Scherer 1-0 -- 3, J. Robinson 1-0 -- 2, Murray 0-1 -- 1. TOTALS 7 FG, 16 FT.

NEWTON (27)

Zumbahlen 4-2 -- 10, Jansen 3-2 -- 8, A. Russell 1-1 -- 3, Harris 1-0 -- 2, R. Russell 1-0 -- 2, Bierman 0-1 -- 1, Carr 0-1 -- 1. TOTALS 10 FG, 7 FT.

Red Hill               6    6    7    13    --    32

Newton             10    3    4    10    --    27

3-point FG -- Red Hill 2 (Bowersock 1, Scherer 1), Newton 0.

Junior Varsity Game

Newton 24, Red Hill 16

Newton -- Einhorn 9, Am. Russell 5, Dobbins 3, Borgic 3, Murray 2, McClain 2.

 At Kinmundy

Woodlawn handed South Central a 67-6 loss in non-conference action Monday evening.

South Central drops to 2-5 on the season and will play host to Webber Township (Bluford) Thursday.

OTHER SCORES:

Olney 54, Marshall 50

Taylorville 57, Pleasant Plains 49

Sullivan 70, Meridian 32

Tri-County 67, Arthur Okaw-Christian 50

Arcola 36, Tolono Unity 34

Paris 68, Casey-Westfield 33

Charleston 75, Lincoln 29

Central A&M 67, Tuscola 41

Warrensburg-Latham 50, Shelbyville 38