St. A Claims Girls Victory; Area Roundup

RAMSEY -- Effingham St. Anthony picked up another victory, this one in non-conference girls basketball play Tuesday evening. The Bulldogs defeated host Ramsey 61-31.

The Bulldogs stepped out to a 20-6 opening quarter lead and never looked back. Makayla Walsh tallied 11 points in that opening period run. Walsh went on to score 16 points to lead the Bulldogs. Lexi Niebrugge and Kate Richards scored eight points each as a total of 12 players scored.

Ramsey was led by Kimberlin with 14 points.

At Ramsey

ST. ANTHONY (61)

Brown 1-3 -- 5, Gardewine 0-1 -- 1, L. Niebrugge 3-2 -- 8, Bushur 1-4 -- 6, Schmidt 0-2 -- 2, Wendt 0-1 -- 1,  Mumm 1-0 -- 2, Nuxoll 1-1 -- 3, McDevitt 1-0 -- 3, Richards 3-1 -- 8, Walsh 6-3 -- 16, Dust 0-0 -- 0, H. Niebrugge 2-2 -- 6. TOTALS 19 FG, 20 FT.

RAMSEY (31)

Strobel 0-0 -- 0, Layton 0-1 -- 1, Blackburn 0-0 -- 0, Cunningham 2-0 -- 4, Seaton 1-2 -- 4, Rainey 2-2 -- 6, Kimberlin 5-4 -- 14, Band 1-0 -- 2. TOTALS 11 FG, 9 FT.

St. Anthony          20    12    18    11    --    61

Ramsey                  6      6      7    12    --    31

3-point FG -- St. Anthony 3 (McDevitt 1, Richards 1, Walsh 1), Ramsey 0.

At Teutopolis

The Wooden Shoes stepped out to a 27-19 halftime lead then had to fight off a second half challenge by Breese Mater Dei to take a 48-46 victory.

T-town connected on 16 of 22 free throws while Mater Dei hit 11 of 17. Mater Dei came back with a 16-10 final quarter run but fell short.

T-town was led by Madeline Hartke with 13, Cierra Thompson with 13 and Jessica Schumacher with 11. Thompson led in rebounds with nine while Hartke added six. Hartke and Thompson had three assists each.

At Teutopolis

BREESE MATER DEI (46)

Penkes 2-0 -- 6, Timmerman 4-2 -- 12, Lager 0-1 -- 1, Pwerth 2-0 -- 4, Richards 0-3 -- 3, Theising 0-0 -- 0, Lampe 2-2 -- 6, Donnewald 0-0 -- 0, Voss 5-3 -- 14. TOTALS 15 FG, 11 FT.

TEUTOPOLIS (48)

Giles 2-1 -- 5, Hardiek 2-0 -- 4, A. Hartke 0-0 -- 0, M. Hartke 5-3 -- 13, Repking 1-0 -- 2, Thompson 3-7 -- 13, Schumacher 3-5 -- 11. TOTALS 16 FG, 16  FT.

Breese Mater Dei            8    11    11    16    --    46

Teutopolis                     15    12    11    10    --    48

3-point FG -- Breese Mater Dei 5 (Penkes 2, Timmerman 2, Voss 1), Teutopolis 0.

At Beecher City

Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City pushed its record to 18-5 on the season with a 51-25 National Trail Conference win over St. Elmo/Brownstown.

CHBC only led 19-15 at halftime then had a 13-5 third quarter run and outdistanced SE/B 19-5 in the final quarter.

Micah Jones tallied 23 points and Jensyn Morrison 12 for the Hornets. CHBC will be back in action tonight hosting Sandoval during Senior Night.

At Beecher City

ST. ELMO/BROWNSTOWN (25)

Pruett 1-1 -- 3, Oberlink 5-0 -- 10, Austin 1-0 -- 2, Fitch 0-0 -- 0, Hill 2-1 -- 7, Osmon 0-0 -- 0, Bone 1-1 -- 3, Walk 0-0 -- 0, Moore 0-0 -- 0, Taplin 0-0 -- 0. TOTALS 10 FG, 3 FT.

COWDEN-HERRICK/BEECHER CITY (51)

Ward 0-0 -- 0, Zacha 0-0 -- 0, Morrison 6-0 -- 12, Jones 8-7 -- 23, Miller 0-0 -- 0, Edwards 0-0 -- 0, Riley 1-1 -- 3, Paruleski 3-0 -- 8, Herrmann 0-2 -- 2, Hilt 1-1 -- 3. TOTALS 19 FG, 11 FT.

St. Elmo/Brownstown                       8      7      5      5    --    25

Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City          9    10    13    19    --    51

3-point FG -- St. Elmo/Brownstown 2 (Hill 2), Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City 2 (Paruleski 2).

Junior Varsity Game -- Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City 44, St. Elmo/Brownstown 9.

At Altamont

Neoga picked up a National Trail Conference victory over Altamont, 67-51.

Altamont held a 35-29 halftime lead but Neoga came roaring out after halftime to outscore Altamont 18-4 and pull ahead 47-39. Then in the final period, Neoga's momentum continued for a 20-12 run.

Elecia Thies, a 5-foot-7 freshman, led Neoga with 23 points while Jillian Deters chipped in with 18 and Madison Butler 16.

Altamont was led by Abbe Stevenson with 16 and Madison Ohnesorge with 10.

At Altamont

NEOGA (67)

Butler 4-7 -- 16, Ott 0-3 -- 3, Thies 7-6 -- 23, J. Deters 7-4 -- 18, K. Deters 3-0 -- 7, Erickson 0-0 -- 0, Buening 0-0 -- 0, Roderick 0-0 -- 0. TOTALS 21 FG, 20 FT.

ALTAMONT (51)

M. Ohnesorge 4-1 -- 10, L. Ohnesorge 2-3 -- 7, Laatsch 0-0 -- 0, Vaughn 3-0 -- 6, Stevenson 6-2 -- 16, Smith 1-0 -- 2, Tillman 2-0 -- 4, Wendling 1-4 -- 6. TOTALS 19 FG, 10 FT.

Neoga               16    13    18    20    --    67

Altamont          12    23      4    12    --    51

3-point FG -- Neoga 5 (Butler 1, Thies 3, K. Deters 1), Altamont 3 (Stevenson 2, M. Ohnesorge 1).

Junior Varsity Game

Neoga               4    0      6    4    --    14

Altamont          3    7    11    6    --    27

Neoga -- Partlow 2, Roderick 6, Romack 0, Erickson 0, Struthers 0, Morrison 2, Krampe 0, Buening 4

Altamont -- Miller 0, M. Ohnesorge 0, L. Ohnesorge 2, Laatsch 9, Vaughn 0, Stevenson 5, Smith 3, Stuckemeyer 3, Voelker 1, Tillman 2, Wendling 2, Hanna 0, Armstrong 0

At Dieterich

Dieterich edged out to a 14-13 opening quarter then had a 20-4 second period run and claimed a 62-42 non-conference win over Cumberland.

Four players hit double digits for the Movin' Maroons. Candace Niemerg, a 6-foot senior, led the way with 21 points and 12 rebounds. She also had five assists and four steals. Mallorie Vahling also had a double-double with 14 points and 20 rebounds. She added two assists and three steals. Katlyn Meinhart tallied 14 and had four steals and Courtney Flach had 10 points and four steals.

Cumberland was led by Kamisha Holsapple, a senior, with 27 points. She hit seven field goals, including three trifectas, and was 10 of 14 at the line.

Dieterich improves to 16-9 on the season and is back in action Thursday hosting South Central in a varsity-only contest at 6:15 p.m.

At Dieterich

CUMBERLAND (42)

Henderson 0-0 -- 0, Willenborg 0-2 -- 2, Holsapple 7-10 -- 27, Seibert 0-0 -- 0, Poe 1-0 -- 2, Shull 1-2 -- 4, Grissom 2-0 -- 5, Layton 1-0 -- 2, Maxey 0-0 -- 0, Cornwell 0-0 -- 0. TOTALS 12 FG, 14 FT.

DIETERICH (62)

Abbott 0-0 -- 0, Flach 5-0 -- 10,  Higgs 1-0 -- 2, Webb 0-0 -- 0, Niemerg 10-1 -- 21, Schmidt 0-0 -- 0, Mahnke 0-0 -- 0, Meinhart 4-3 -- 14, Heuerman 0-0 -- 0, Vahling 7-0 -- 14, Wright 0-1 -- 1, Foreman 0-0 -- 0. TOTALS 27 FG, 5 FT.

Cumberland          13      4    14    11    --    42

Dieterich               14    20    22      6    --    62

3-point FG -- Cumberland 4 (Holsapple 3, Grissom 1),  Dieterich 3 (Meinhart 3).

At Louisville

North Clay (Louisville) picked up a Midland Trail Conference victory over Wayne City, 56-44.

The Cardinals held a 31-14 halftime lead and never looked back. Kortney Stanfield, a 5-foot-6 junior, tallied 23 points for the winners. Two others scored in double figures, Rachel Smith with 12 and Teehanna Wyatt with 10.

At Louisville

WAYNE CITY (44)

Green 3-0 -- 7, Alvis 0-0 -- 0, Clark 9-0 -- 18, Spicer 0-1 -- 1, Slover 3-0 -- 6, Pasley 2-1 -- 5, E. Smith 2-2 -- 6, Dagg 0-1 -- 1. TOTALS 19 FG, 5 FT.

NORTH CLAY (56)

Yeager 4-0 -- 8, Wyatt 4-2 -- 10, Walker 1-0 -- 2, Smith 4-4 -- 12, K. Stanfield 8-7 -- 23, VanDyke 0-1 -- 1, Bible 0-0 -- 0. TOTALS 21 FG, 14 FT.

Wayne City            9      5    11    19    --    44

North Clay            13    18    14    11    --    56

3-point FG -- Wame City 1 (Green 1), North Clay 0.