Friday, Feb. 8 Boys Basketball Roundup, Pana Downs Newton

LINCOLN -- Lincoln High School edged Effingham, 62-61 in Apollo Conference boys basketball competition Friday.

Lincoln stepped out to a 20-15 opening quarter lead and led 38-31 at halftime. Lincoln led 53-43 going into the final quarter. The Hearts mounted a comeback with an 18-9 run only to fall short.

Landon Wolfe tallied 28 points for the Hearts while Parker Wolfe chipped in with 16. EHS had 10 three-pointers in the game, four by P. Wolfe and three by L. Wolfe.

Effingham captured the junior varsity game, 47-45.

At Lincoln

EFFINGHAM (61)

L. Wolfe 9-7 -- 28, Marxman 3-0 -- 6, P. Wolfe 5-2 -- 16, D. Thompson 1-0 -- 3, N. Thompson 2-0 -- 6, Niebrugge 0-0 -- 0, Duncan 0-0 -- 0, Stoneburner 0-2 -- 2. TOTALS 20 FG, 11 FT.

LINCOLN (62)

Whiteman 3-0 -- 8, Hamlin 7-2 -- 16, Singleton 5-3 -- 14, Froebe 5-7 -- 19, Ewald 2-0 -- 5, Pozsgal 0-0 -- 0. TOTALS 22 FG, 12 FT.

Effingham               15    16    12    18    --    61

Lincoln                    20    18    15      9    --    62

3-point FG -- Effingham 10 (P. Wolfe 4, L. Wolfe 3, N. Thompson 2, D. Thompson 1), Lincoln 6 (Whiteman 2, Froebe 2, Signleton 1, Ewald 1).

Junior Varsity Game

Effingham             8    10      9    20    --    47

Lincoln                11    11    17      6    --    45

Effingham -- Woelfer 3, Niebrugge 10, Ritz 1, Duncan 6, Lee 10, Stoneburner 3, Briggerman 14

Lincoln -- Ferguson 13, McCraith 3, Whiteman 2, Hullinger 14, Tungate 8, Grunder 3, Klopp 2

At St. Elmo

Altamont High School handed St. Elmo/Brownstown a 59-47 loss in National Trail Conference action Friday.

The Indians took a 20-12 opening quarter lead and finished out with a 16-7 final period. In the second half, Altamont connected on only three field goals but hit 17 of 23 free throws.

Alek Biggs tallied 22 points for the winners with five field goals that included one three-pointer and 11 of 14 at the line while Aidan Jahraus scored 12 and Denver Duckwitz added 10.

SEB was led by Nate Philpot with 10.

At St. Elmo

ALTAMONT (59)

Biggs 5-11 -- 22, Jahraus 5-1 -- 12, Eirhart 2-2 -- 7, Duckwitz 3-3 -- 10, Klitzing 0-0 -- 0, Teasley 3-1 -- 8, Kollman 0-0 -- 0. TOTALS 18 FG, 18 FT.

SEB (47)

Pruett 4-0 -- 9, Rosborough 2-0 -- 6, McWhorter 1-2 -- 4, Goldsborough 2-2 -- 6, Philpot 4-2 -- 10, J. Tish 2-0 -- 6, Baron 3-0 -- 6. TOTALS 18 FG, 6 FT.

Altamont                 20     15      8    16    --    59

SEB                         12     14    14      7    --    47

3-point FG -- Altamont 5 (Biggs 1, Jahraus 1, Eirhart 1, Duckwitz 1, Teasley 1), St. Elmo/Brownstown 5 (Rosborough 2, J. Tish 2, Pruett 1).

Junior Varsity Game

Altamont               20      8    13    12    --    53

SEB                         9    17      7    13    --    46

Altamont -- Klimpel 2, Budde 8, Ruffner 2, Suckow 2, Eirhart 28, Robbins 3, Schultz 0, Kollman 8

St. Elmo/Brownstown -- Stine 0, Klein 8, Smith 2, Miller 0, K. Tish 11, Maxey 0, Rosborough 15, J. Tish 9, Higgs 0, Brauer 0, Bell 1

At Toledo

Cumberland picked up a 59-50 win over Tri-County in competition Friday.

The two teams played to a 16-16 opening quarter tie before the Pirates edged ahead 23-22 at halftime. Tri-County came back with a 16-12 third period before Cumberland finished strong with a 21-12 final quarter.

Zach Wolke, a senior, led the way for Cumberland with 23 points.

At Toledo

TRI-COUNTY (50)

Hutchinson 3-0 -- 7, Pinnell 8-1 -- 20, Richardson 0-1 -- 1, Ard 2-0 -- 4, Lee 4-2 -- 12, McClain 3-0 -- 6. TOTALS 20 FG, 4 FT

CUMBERLAND (59)

Hemmen 2-0 -- 5, Gerhardt 3-0 -- 9, Butler 0-2 -- 2, LaBaume 0-0 -- 0, Smith 0-0 -- 0, Talley 0-1 -- 1, Wolke 5-6 -- 21, Cutts 4-0 -- 9, Napier 2-1 -- 5. TOTALS 21 FG, 10 FT. (Players add up to 53 while 59 listed as final).

Tri-County               16    6    16    12    --    50

Cumberland            16    7    12    21    --    59

(Cumberland linescore adds up to 56 while 59 listed as final)

3-point FG -- Tri-County 6 (Pinnell 3, Lee 2, Huthcinson 1), Cumberland 7 (Gerhardt 3, Wolke 2, Hemmen 1, Cutts 1).

At Mulberry Grove

Mulberry Grove played host to South Central Friday and captured a 53-48 victory.

The Aces ripped out to a 17-8 opening quarter lead but South Central pulled back within 35-30 going into the final period. Both teams scored 18 points.

Logan Lotz tallied 16 points for the Cougars while Daniel Roberts chipped in with 13.

At Mulberry Grove

SOUTH CENTRAL (48)

Lotz 5-4 -- 16, Roberts 6-1 -- 13, Brandt 1-1 -- 3, Hester 2-0 -- 6, Miller 2-0 -- 6, Willshire 2-0 -- 4. TOTALS 18 FG, 6 FT.

MULBERRY GROVE (53)

Latham 6-4 -- 18, D. Latham 1-0 -- 2, Swain 4-2 -- 10, Scoggins 5-3 -- 16, Criner 3-1 -- 7. TOTALS 19 FG, 10 FT.

South Central                   8    12    10    18    --    48

Mulberry Grove              17    10      8    18    --    53

3-point FG -- South Central 6 (Lotz 2, Hester 2, Miller 2), Mulberry Grove 5 (Latham 2, Scoggins 3)

 At Newton

Olney claimed a 62-49 win over Newton Friday evening.

The Tigers took off to a 21-9 opening quarter lead and never looked back in this one.

Newton had two players finish in double figures. Kyle Schafer, a 6-foot-1 junior, led the way with 18 while Zak Finn chipped in with 13.

Olney improves to 7-1 in the Little Illini Conference and 21-4 overall.

At Olney

NEWTON (49)

Finn 4-2 -- 13, Meinhart 1-0 -- 3, Einhorn 1-0 -- 2, Schafer 6-3 -- 18, Zumbahlen 2-2 -- 7, Eckl 1-0 -- 2, Weber 2-0 -- 4, Wright 0-0 -- 0. TOTALS 17 FG, 7 FT.

OLNEY (62)

Flanagan 5-6 -- 19, Brown 4-11 -- 19, Adams 0-0 -- 0, Dunn 2-0 -- 4, Hatten 5-6 -- 17, Travis 0-0 -- 0, Dahl 0-0 -- 0, Duenas 1-1 -- 3. TOTALS 17 FG, 24 FT.

Newton                9    20      5    15    --    49

Olney                 21    12    14    15    --    62

3-point FG -- Newton 8 (Finn 3, Meinhart 1, Schafer 3, Zumbahlen 1), Olney 4 (Flaangan 3, Hatten 1).

At  Beecher City

Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg edged Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City, 66-61 in overtime Friday evening.

WSS took a 19-18 openinguqarter lead and led 35-30 at halftime. CHBC came back with a 17-12 run to tie the score at 37-37 going into the final period. Both teams tallied 12 sending the game into overtime where WSS took control with a 7-2 run.

Gavin Wernsing led the way for the Hatchets with 20 points while Beau Bennett added 18. WSS is now 4-3 in the National TrailConference, 15-13 overall.

CHBC was led by three players in double Figures led by Dylan Webster with 25. Trace Smith added 12 and Nick Miller 11. CHBC drops to -7 in the conference, 4-22 overall.

At Beecher City

Overtime

WSS (66)

Wernsing 8-4 -- 20, Bennett 5-7 -- 18, Tabbert 3-2 -- 9, Miller 3-1 -- 9, Burton 2-2 -- 7, Smith 1-1 -- 3. TOTALS 22 FG, 17 FT.

CHBC (61)

Webster 11-2 -- 25, Smith 4-3 -- 12, Miller 5-0 -- 11, Martin 3-2 -- 9, Curl 1-0 -- 2, Clearwater 0-2 -- 2. TOTALS 24 FG, 9 FT.

WSS             19    16    12    12    7    --    66

CHBC           18    12    17    12    2    --    61

3-point FG -- Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg 5 (Miller 2, Burton 1, Tabbert 1, Bennett 1), Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City 4 (Webster 1, Smith 1, Miller 1, Martin 1).

At Pana

Newton and Pana were tied at 9-9 after the opening quarter but the Panthers took off with a 21-9 second period and finished out with a 65-44 victory Saturday.

Newton was led by Kyle Schafer and Aaron Einhorn with nine points each. Einhorn hit three trifectas.

At Pana

NEWTON (44)

Tharp 2-0 -- 6, Finn 1-2 -- 5, Ochs 0-0 -- 0, Meinhart 2-0 -- 4, Einhorn 3-0 -- 9, Schafer 3-3 -- 9, Zumbahlen 2-0 -- 5, M. Zumbahlen 0-0 -- 0, Eckl 0-0 -- 0, Eaton 1-0 -- 2, Weber 1-0 -- 2, Wright 1-0 -- 2, Conlin 0-0 -- 0. TOTALS 16 FG, 5 FT.

PANA (65)

Schmitz 0-0 -- 0, Holthaus 0-0 -- 0, Kile 2-0 -- 5, Armstrong 4-6 -- 14, Spracklen 0-2 -- 2, Lamb 0-2 -- 2, Beyers 4-1 -- 9, Edmiston 1-1 -- 3, Funneman 0-1 -- 1, Blackwell 5-0 -- 12, Kuhn 0-0 -- 0, Lauff 1-0 -- 2, Ambrose 6-3 -- 15. TOTALS 23 FG, 16 FT.

Newton               9      9    11    15    --    44

Pana                   9    21    15    20    --    65

3-point FG -- Newton 7 (Einhorn 3, Tharp 2, Finn 1, Zumbahlen 1), Pana 3 (Blackwell 2, Kile 1).