Junior High Boys Basketball -- Jan. 3
Published on January 4 2019 8:40 am
Last Updated on January 4 2019 9:42 am
Written by Millie Lange
Effingham Junior High School claimed two wins over Altamont in boys basketball competition Thursday.
The Mustangs won the seventh-grade contest, 48-11. Effingham took a 30-5 opening half lead.
Raddatz tallied 10 for the winners. Carl led Altamont with five.
In eighth-grade play, Effingham downed Altamont 61-32. The Mustangs led 31-20 at halftime then had a 20-4 third quarter run.
Wolfe tallied 18 while Pontious added 12 and Donaldson 11 for the winners. Wolfe and Westendrof had three steals each. Estraba led in rebounds with five.
Altamont was led by Eirhart with 12.
At Effingham
Seventh-Grade Game
Altamont 3 2 4 2 -- 11
Effingham 12 18 12 6 -- 48
Altamont -- Fenton 2, Pospischel 2, Kollmann 2, Carl 5
Effingham -- Fox 7, Ring 6, Raddatz 10, Pals 6, Lewis 4, Verdeyen 2, Ellis 2, Nichols 1, Rose 6, C. Larimore 2, Nohren 2
Eighth-Grade Game
Altamont 8 12 4 8 -- 32
Effingham 12 19 20 10 -- 61
Altamont -- Eirhart 12, Hammer 6, Kollmann 6, Nelson 4, Rippetoe 2, Shepard 2
Effingham -- Wolfe 18, Pontious 12, Donaldson 11, Westendorf 8, Estrada 8, Hull 2, Maxedon 2
At Shelbyville
Effingham St. Anthony was a winner in both contests over Shelbyville Thursday.
The Bullpups won the seventh-grade game, 29-22. Shelbyville led all through the first three quarters and stood at 22-20 going into the final period. St. Anthony rallied with a 9-0 run to pull out the win.
Colin Westendorf led St. Anthony with nine points.
In eighth-grade action, the Bullpups pushed ahead 20-14 at halftime then had a 31-22 second half.
M. Sager tallied 16 while G. Sehy added 15 for the Bullpups.
At Shelbyville
Seventh-Grade Game
St. Anthony 5 8 7 9 -- 29
Shelbyville 10 8 4 0 -- 22
St. Anthony -- Adams 5, Westendorf 9, Koenig 6, Berhard 4, Ludwig 4, Roepke 1
Shelbyville -- Stiner 4, Bra. Boehm 12, Bro. Boehm 6
Eighth-Grade Game
St. Anthony 12 8 18 13 -- 51
Shelbyville 9 5 9 13 -- 36
St. Anthony -- Willenborg 6, Sehy 15, Levitt 8, Martelli 2, Sager 16, Deters 2, Wines 2
Shelbyville -- Wills 13, Stigers 5, Beals 12, Smith 1, McDonald 3, Burrell 2
At Effingham
Dieterich came calling at Effingham Sacred Heart and handed the Shamrocks two losses Thursday.
Dieterich was a 35-18 winner in the seventh-grade game. Dieterich stepped out to a 13-2 opening quarter lead and never looked back.
Dieterich was led by Gephart with 13 points and Jack Holste with 12.
Sacred Heart was led by Noah Biggs with 14.
In eighth-grade action, Dieterich claimed a 35-24 win. Dieterich led 11-8 at halftime and 22-16 going into the final quarter.
Britton scored 16 and Kidd 13 for the winners. Sacred Heart was led by D. Ohman with seven.
At Sacred Heart
Seventh-Grade Game
Dieterich 13 12 10 0 -- 35
Sacred Heart 2 4 5 7 -- 18
Dieterich -- Fuesting 2, Hann 2, Gephart 13, Iffert 2, Jo. Holste 2, Wente 2, Ja. Holste 12
Sacred Heart -- Biggs 14, Boyajian 2, Hanfland 2
Eighth-Grade Game
Dieterich 6 5 11 13 -- 35
Sacred Heart 6 2 8 8 -- 24
Dieterich -- Britton 16, Kidd 13, Dill 4, Will 2
Sacred Heart -- McDevitt 2, Wiedman 2, Lohman 7, Hartke 3, Tegelar 4, Biggs 6
At Strasburg
Teutopolis captured two wins over Stewardson-Strasburg in action Thursday.
The Wooden Shoes won the seventh-grade contest, 67-9. T-town held a 36-2 halftime lead.
Ethan R. Thoele and Evan Waldhoff had eight points each. There were a total of 15 players that scored for T-town.
Stew-Stras was led by Gracey with seven as the squad dropped to 6-12.
In eighth-grade play, T-town captured a 39-26 victory. T-town held a 21-15 halftime lead.
The Shoes were led by Caleb Siemer with 15 and Brendan Niebrugge with 12. Stew-Stras was led by Nothaus and J. Wittenberg with nine each. The squad suffered its first loss and is now 16-1.
At Strasburg
Seventh-Grade Game
Teutopolis 26 10 17 14 -- 67
Stew-Stras 2 0 4 3 -- 9
Teutopolis -- E.D. Thoele 4, Kreke 2, Habing 6, Hanson 6, Kreke 6, Waldhoff 8, Koester 2, Gaddis 6, Tabbert 2, E.R. Thoele 8, Bloemer 2, Davidson 2, Kinkelaer 2, Niebrugge 7, Pruemer 4
Stew-Stras -- Gracey 7, Manhart 1, Bridges 1
Eighth-Grade Game
Teutopolis 6 15 14 4 -- 39
Stew-Stras 4 11 8 3 -- 26
Teutopolis -- Siemer 15, Niebrugge 12, Goeckner 5, Roepke 3, Niemerg 2, Schwerdt 2
Stew-Stras -- Nothaus 9, J. Wittenberg 9, A. Wittenberg 8
At Newton
Jasper County and Cumberland split victories Thursday evening.
Jasper County picked up the seventh-grade win, 49-12. Jasper County held a 24-10 halftime lead then had a 21-0 third quarter.
Flowers tallied 14 for the winners. McMechan led Cumberland with six. Jasper County improved to 8-7.
In eighth-grade play, Cumberland was a 42-22 winner. Cumberland swept out to a 31-6 halftime lead.
Hendrix scored 18 while Boldt added 10 for the winners. Reynolds led Jasper County (3-13) with nine.
At Newton
Seventh-Grade Game
Cumberland 6 4 0 2 -- 12
Jasper County 13 11 21 4 -- 49
Cumberland -- McMechan 6
Jasper County -- Meinhart 8, Nichols 8, Flowers 14
Eighth-Grade Game
Cumberland 18 13 12 0 -- 42
Jasper County 3 3 13 1 -- 22
Cumberland -- Boldt 10, Hendrix 18
Jasper County -- Mahaffey 8, Reynolds 9
At Newton
New Hebron handed Newton St. Thomas two losses in competition Thursday evening.
New Hebron was a 44-9 winner in seventh-grade play. New Hebron held a 24-9 halftime lead and held St. Thomas scoreless in the third period.
St. Thomas was led by S. Ochs with 12 points.
In the eighth-grade game, New Hebron picked up a 41-34 victory. New Hebron led 22-17 at halftime and 34-23 going into the final quarter.
Buerster led St. Thomas with 19 points.
At Newton
Seventh-Grade Game
New Hebron 14 10 11 9 -- 44
St. Thomas 6 3 0 0 -- 9
New Hebron -- Green 9
Newton St. Thomas -- Gier 4, J. Weber 6, L. Weber 4, Bergbower 2, G. Ochs 8, S. Ochs 12, Baltzell 8
Eighth-Grade Game
New Hebron 11 11 12 7 -- 41
St. Thomas 5 12 6 11 -- 34
New Hebron -- Green 6, Wernz 22, Wilber 6
Newton St. Thomas -- J. Weber 2, Bierman 7, Moore 4, Buerster 19, K. Bergbower 9
At Cowden
Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City defeated Neoga twice in action Thursday.
CHBC won the seventh-grade game, 24-12. CHBC had a 13-6 halftime lead. Carson Evans scored 10 for the winners. Neoga was led by Bullock with five.
In the eighth-grade contest, CHBC claimed a 49-13 victory. Ten players scored the winners led by Kenny Robbins and Trevor Theis with 10 each.
Neoga was led by Hennesay with six points.
At Cowden
Neoga 3 3 2 4 -- 12
CHBC 5 8 7 4 -- 24
Neoga -- Bullock 5, Sheehan 3, Hall 4
Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City -- Evans 10, Fisher 2, Manley 2, Wojcik 6, Lorton 4
Eighth-Grade Game
Neoga 1 8 2 2 -- 13
CHBC 11 14 15 9 -- 49
Neoga -- Reynolds 5, Hennesay 6, Davis 2
Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City -- Bain 4, Underwood 2, Watson 2, Thompson 5, Robbins 10, Theis 10, Wojcik 3, Corley 9, Trastor 2, Davis 2