Shoes Easily Handle Mt. Zion, LIC, LOVC Tourneys

TEUTOPOLIS -- Teutopolis High School played host to Mount Zion and claimed a 57-29 victory over the Braves Tuesday in boys basketball action.

The Wooden Shoes zipped out to a 16-5 opening quarter lead and led 29-15 at halftime. T-town then had a solid 16-2 third period.

T-town's Clint Weber, a 6-foot-7 senior, led the way with 23 points. He connected on 11 field goals and was one of one at the line. The Shoes had six three-pointers in the contest led by Luke Ungrund with two.

At Teutopolis

MOUNT ZION (29)

Gray 1-0 -- 2, Barr 1-0 -- 2, High 4-0 -- 9, Booker 3-1 -- 8, Adams 0-0 -- 0, Highley 1-2 -- 4, London 0-0 -- 0, Mose 1-2 -- 4. TOTALS 11 FG, 5 FT.

TEUTOPOLIS (57)

Hanson 0-0 -- 0, Addis 1-0 -- 2, Smith 2-2 -- 7, Ungrund 3-0 -- 8, Wermert 1-1 -- 4, Hardiek 1-1 -- 3, Will 0-0 -- 0, Weber 11-1 -- 23, Drees 3-0 -- 7, Probst 0-0 -- 0, Hardiek 1-0 -- 3, B. Deters 0-0 -- 0, Simmons 0-0 -- 0, Hoene 0-0 -- 0, M. Deters 0-0 -- 0. TOTALS 23 FG, 5 FT.

Mount Zion             5    10      2    12    --    29

Teutopolis             16    13    16    12    --    57

3-point FG -- Mount Zion 2 (High 1, Booker 1), Teutopolis 6 (Ungrund 2, Smith 1, Wermert 1, Drees 1, Hardiek 1).

Little Okaw Valley Tournament

Villa Grove-Heritage and Tri-County advanced in the Little Okaw Valley Tournament, SE Division Tuesday evening.

Villa Grove-Heritage edged Hutsonville/Palestine, 71-68 in the first contest.

In the second game, Tri-County defeated Cumberland, 66-52. Tri-County edged out to a 16-13 opening quarter lead and led 30-25 at halftime. Tri-County had a 19-15 third quarter behind Lee scoring 11 points.

Hutchinson led the way for Tri-County with 21 points followed by Lee with 16 and Pollock with 11. Tri-County now meets Villa Grove-Heritage at 8 p.m. Friday for the championship of the SE Division.

Cumberland was led by Brennyn Cutts with 17 and Zach Wolke with 16. The Pirates will face Hutsonville/Palestine at 6:30 p.m. Friday for third place.

LOVC Tournament

TRI-COUNTY (66)

Hutchinson 8-2 -- 21, Pollock 4-2 -- 11, Lloyd 2-0 -- 4, Pinnell 3-0 -- 8, Richardson 0-0 -- 0, Ard 3-0 -- 6, Lee 7-1 -- 16, McClown 0-0 -- 0. TOTALS 27 FG, 5 FT.

CUMBERLAND (52)

Hemmen 2-4 -- 8, Gerhardt 2-0 -- 5, Butler 0-0 -- 0, LaBaume 1-0 -- 2, Talley 1-0 -- 2, Wolke 6-3 -- 16, Figgins 0-0 -- 0, Hatfill 0-2 -- 2, Cutts 7-2 -- 17. TOTALS 19 FG, 11 FT.

Tri-County                 16    14    19    17    --    66

Cumberland              13    12    15    12    --   52

3-point FG -- Tri-County 7 (Hutchinson 3, Pinnell 2, Pollock 1, Lee 1), Cumberland 3 (Gerhardt 1, Wolke 1, Cutts 1).

Little Illini Conference Tournament

Casey-Westfield and Olney will meet for the championship of the Little Illini Conference Tournament after picking up victories Tuesday in the Little Illini Conference Tournament.

Casey-Westfield beat Red Hill (Bridgeport) 73-67 in overtime. Olney then downed Marshall 63-51.

In the opening game in consolation bracket play, Lawrenceville won over Paris, 73-62. Lawrenceville takes on Newton at 6 p.m. today for the right to advance to the consolaton championship.