Hearts Down M-S, Area Girls Roundup

MAHOMET -- Effingham High School handed Mahomet-Seymour a 49-35 Apollo Conference girls basketball loss Thursday evening.

The Hearts trailed Mahomet-Seymour 12-10 after the opening quarter but came back with a 16-10 second period to lead 26-22 at halftime. EHS then took off with a 14-7 third period as Carsyn Fearday went on a tear, scoring nine points on four of five from the field.

Fearday finished with 26 points to lead the Hearts. Abby Weis chipped in with eight.

Effingham stands at 15-3 overall on the season.

At Mahomet

EFFINGHAM (49)

Fearday 8-8 -- 26, Kuhlman 0-0 -- 0, Schafer 2-3 -- 7, Carie 1-2 -- 4, Buscher 2-0 -- 4, Fox 0-0 -- 0, Weis 2-2 -- 8, Herboth 0-0 -- 0, Feldhake 0-0 -- 0, Koester 0-0 -- 0. TOTALS 15 FG, 15 FT.

MAHOMET-SEYMOUR (35)

Kyle 0-0 -- 0, Jessup 0-0 -- 0, Evans 0-0 -- 0, Nichols 2-0 -- 4, Nrothrup 3-0 -- 6, Beyer 1-0 -- 2, Wheeler 0-0 -- 0, Wade 5-2 -- 13, Rosenbery 4-1 -- 10, Childress 0-0 -- 0. TOTALS 15 FG, 3 FT.

Effingham                            10    16    14    9    --    49

Mahomet-Seymour             12    10      7    6    --    35

3-point FG -- Effingham 4 (Weis 2, Fearday 2), Mahomet-Seymour 2 (Wade 1, Rosenbery 1).

At Altamont

Altamont claimed a National Trail Conference victory over St. Elmo/Brownstown Thursday evening, 64-44.

The Indians held an 18-11 opening quarter lead but SEB came back to trail just 26-22 at halftime. Altamont then put together an outstanding third period with a 27-7 run and that was the game.

Leah Mayhaus scored 21 points for the Indians while Mary Guse chipped in with 11. Rachel Jackman and Tinley Mette were on the verge of double figures with nine points each.

St. Elmo/Brownstown was led by Claire Wilhour with 22 points and Natalie Oberlink with 13.

Altamont improved to 7-0 in the conference, 20-2 overall.

The Indians also claimed the junior varsity game, 35-13 and are unbeaten at 12-0.

At Altamont

SEB (44)

 C. Wilhour 22, Obelrink 13, Campbell 7, Johnson 2

ALTAMONT (64)

Mayhaus 8-5 -- 21, Guse 3-3 -- 11, Jackman 4-0 -- 9, Ti. Mette 3-0 -- 9, Hardiek 2-0 -- 5, McManaway 2-1 -- 5, Schultz 2-0 -- 4, Crow 0-0 -- 0, Ta. Mette 0-0 -- 0. TOTALS 24 FG, 9 FT.

St. Elmo/Brownstown              11    11      7    15    --    44

Altamont                                   18     8    27    11    --    64

3-point FG -- Altamont 7 (Ti. Mette 3, Guse 2, Jackman 1, Hardiek 1).

Junior Varsity Game -- Altamont 35, Brownstown/St. Elmo 13.

At Kinmundy

Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg edged out to an 8-2 opening quarter lead on South Central then opened the game up with a 29-5 second period and that was it for a 61-21 victory.

WSS was led by Megan Schlechte with 24 points and Nikki Trussell with 12. Trussell led in rebounds with 12 while Schlechte had 10.

South Central was led by Laney Webster with nine points.

At Kinmundy

WSS (61)

Dasenbrock 2-0 -- 4, Davis 1-1 -- 4, H. Hayes 2-1 -- 5, A. Schlechte 0-0 -- 0, M. Schlechte 11-2 -- 24, N. Hayes 2-0 -- 4, M. Nichols 3-0 -- 6, Schultz 1-0 -- 2, Trussell 5-2 -- 12. TOTALS 27 FG, 6 FT.

SOUTH CENTRAL (21)

Vandygriff 1-0 -- 2, Hilmes 2-0 -- 5, Webster 4-1 -- 9, Blomberg 0-0 -- 0, Kollman 0-0 -- 0, Swift 0-0 -- 0, Garrett 1-0 -- 2, Horton 1-0 -- 3, Landreth 0-0 -- 0, Wright 0-0 -- 0. TOTALS 9 FG, 1 FT.

WSS                               8    29    20    4    --    61

South Central               2      5      7    7    --    21

3-point FG -- Windsor/Stew-Stras 1 (Davis 1), South  Centarl 2 (Hilmes 1, Horton 1).

At Arthur

Arthur-Okaw Christian claimed a 68-46 non-conference victory over Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City Thursday.

AOC took a 27-19 halftime lead then had a 41-27 second half run.

Jaelyn Robertson led CHBC with 16 points while Tabitha Endsley added 10. Endsley led in rebounds with seven. Lauren Wojcik had four assists. Kylee Bertin and Robertson led in steals with four each.

At Arthur

ARTHUR-OKAW CHRISTIAN (68)

Am. Franklin 12-10 -- 36, Al. Franklin 10-2 -- 25, Mast 1-0 -- 2, Henningsen 1-0 -- 2, Houk 1-0 -- 2, Kauffman 0-1 -- 1, MIler 0-0 -- 0. TOTALS 25 FG, 13 FT.

CHBC (46)

Robertson 7-0 -- 16, Bertin 1-0 -- 2, Persinger 0-0 -- 0, Burks 1-0 -- 2, Lorton 1-0 -- 2, Bunch 1-0 -- 2, Wojcik 3-0 -- 9, Endsley 3-4 -- 10, Cherry 1-1 -- 3. TOTALS 18 FG, 5 FT.

AOC             10    17    23    18    --    68

CHBC             8    11    13    14    --    46

3-point FG -- Arthur-Okaw Christian 5 (Al. Franklin 3, Am. Franklin 2), Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City 5 (Robertson 2, Wojcik 5).

At Oblong

Oblong claimed a 48-10 victory over Cumberland Thursday evening.

Oblong took a 9-2 opening quarter lead then had an 18-0 second period run.

Leading Cumberland was Danae Sowers with five points. Sage Carr had five rebounds.

At Oblong

CUMBERLAND (10)

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

OBLONG (48)

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Cumberland                2      0      3    5    --    10

Oblong                        9    18    18    3    --    48

3-point FG -- Cumberland 2 (Sowers 1, Dunaway 1).

At Newton

Robinson claimed a 57-42 victory over Casey-Westfield in opening round play of the Little Illini Conference Tournament Thursday.

Robinson now faces top-seeded Paris at 3 p.m. Saturday, weather permitting. Casey-Westfield drops into the consolation bracket and will play again Monday at 7 p.m.

OTHER SCORES:

Arcola 62, Cerro Gordo-Bement 34

Charleston 69, Lincoln 31

Meridian 48, Shelbyville 30

Okaw Valley 68, LSA 33

Sullivan 49, Clinton 38

Vandalia 56, Hillsboro 30

Pana 64, Litchfield 35

Mount Zion 50, Taylorville 46

Tuscola 39, Warrensburg-Latham 27