Junior High Boys Basketball -- Dec. 17

SHELBYVILLE -- Altamont and Shelbyville split victories in junior high boys basketball action Monday evening.

Shelbyville claimed the seventh-grade contest, 56-14. Shelbyville took a 34-10 halftime lead and never looked back.

Altamont was led in scoring by Fenton with nine.

Altamont then claimed the eighth-grade game, 40-31. Altamont held a 21-19 halftime lead then had a 15-7 third quarter.

Jared Hammer and Eric Kollmann tallied 13 points each for the winners.

At Shelbyville

Seventh-Grade Game

Altamont                       6      4      3    1    --    14

Shelbyville                  16    18    14    8    --    56

Altamont -- Fenton 9, Carl 5

Shelbyville -- Lockart 2, Hankins 4, Stiner 10, Jones 6, Hancock 4, Arthur 3, Boehm 15, Boehm 8, Phelps 4

Eighth-Grade Game

Altamont                11    10    15    4    --    40

Shelbyville              7    12      7    5    --    31

Altamont -- Nelson 2, Hammer 13, Kollmann 13, Rippetoe 3, Eirhart 9

Shelbyville -- Wells 5, Stigers 9, Beals 3, Smith 2, McDonald 12

At Mattoon

Teutopolis downed Mattoon in both games Monday evening.

The Wooden Shoes stepped out to a 10-3 opening quarter lead in seventh-grade play and went on for a 45-11 victory.

Evan Waldhoff led the way for the Shoes with 11 points.

In eighth-grade action, T-town outdistanced Mattoon 12-4 in the second period and went on for a 36-19 victory.

Brendan Niebrugge, Caleb Siemer and James Niebrugge scored eight points each for the Shoes.

T-town is now 15-0 in both seventh and eighth-grade games.

At Mattoon

Seventh-Grade Game

Teutopolis                10    18    14    3    --    45

Mattoon                     3      0      6    2    --    11

Teutopolis -- E.D. Thoele 2, Hanson 2, Waldhoff 11, Koester 6, E.R. Thoele 2, Bloemer 1, Davidson 2, Niebrugge 5, Pruemer 14

Mattoon -- Hawkins 3, Haugh 2, Wetzel 6

Eighth-Grade Game

Teutopolis             8    12    7    9    --    36

Mattoon                3      4    4    8    --    19

Teutopolis -- Niebrugge 8, Roepke 3, Siemer 8, Bloemer 1, Niebrugge 8, Hoene 2, Niemerg 2, Schwerdt 2, Thompson 2

Mattoon -- Boyer 2, Mosley 3, Eastice 3, Skocy 6, Grace 5

At Atwood

Stewardson-Strasburg picked up the eighth-grade contest over Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond Monday evening.

Stew-Stras was a 49-26 winner taking a 29-12 halftime lead. Nothaus scored 19 and A. Wittenberg 17 for the winners who improve to 16-0.

In seventh-grade play, ALAH was a 37-17 winner. ALAH had a 14-2 opening quarter and an 11-1 third period.

Stew-Stras was led in scoring by Manhart with 11. Stew-Stras drops to 6-11.

At Atwood

Seventh-Grade Game

Stew-Stras          2    4      1    10    --    17

ALAH                14    8    11      4    --    37

Stew-Stras -- Manhart 11, Smith 2, Bridges 2, Danderand 2

Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond -- Parsons 14, Nettles 14, Eads 9

Eighth-Grade Game

Stew-Stras               12    17    8    12    --    49

ALAH                         6      6    8      6    --    26

Stew-Stras -- Nothaus 19, A. Wittenberg 17, J. Wittenberg 8, Davis 5

Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond -- Hilligoss 12, Feagin 10, Edmonds 2, Kauffman 2

At Louisville

North Clay (Louisville) picked up two victories over Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City Wednesday evening.

In the seventh-grade contest, North Clay was a 58-44 winner. North Clay held a 31-20 halftime lead but led by only four going into the final quarter. North Clay then had 17-7 final period run.

Kuenstler led the way for the winners with 25 while Dawkins and Groves scored 13 each.

CHBC was led by Clayton Wojcik with 14.

In eighth-grade play, North Clay won 38-19. North Clay took an 18-3 opening half lead.

Fleener and Boose led the way for the winners with 12 points each. CHBC was led by Hayden Corley with seven.

At Louisville

Seventh-Grade Game

CHBC                       6    14    17      7    --    44

North Clay             14    17    10    17    --    58

Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City -- Evans 6, Merrfield 6, Fisher 2, Allen 8, Wojcik 14, Jones 2, Lorton 6

North Clay -- Dawkins 13, Kuenstler 25, Casolari 2, Groves 13, Hardiek 2, Weidner 3

Eighth-Grade Game

CHBC                     3      0      4    12    --    19

North Clay             7    11    12      8    --    38

Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City -- Bain 2, Thompson 4, Theis 6, Corley 7

North Clay -- Smith 9, Fleener 12, Linder 1, Hardiek 2, Boose 12, Walker 2