Junior High Girls Basketball -- Oct. 1

Effingham and Mattoon split junior high girls basketball victories Tuesday.

The Msutangs claimed the seventh-grade contest, 21-18. EJHS led 11-8 at halftime. Beals tallied seven for the winners while Thompson added six as the Mustangs improved to 2-0.

In eighth-grade action, Mattoon claimed a 24-16 victory. Izzy Volpi tallied nine for the Mustangs who drop to 0-2 on the season.

At Effingham

Seventh-Grade Game

Mattoon                   5    3    5    5    --    18

Effingham               9    2    6    4    --    21

Mattoon -- Otto 2, Power 4, Masse 12

Effingham -- Donaldson 3, Beals 7, Thompson 6, Armstron g3, Jones 2

Eighth-Grade Game

Mattoon                5    7    8    4    --    24

Effingham             0    6    5    5    --    16

Mattoon -- Powers 2, Sanders 5, Maple 2, Conyers 11, Conlin 2, Sewell 2

Effingham -- Hodge 1, Volpi 9, McDaniel 1, Niebrugge 4, Boone 1

At St. Anthony

Effingham St. Anthony handed Neoga two losses in action Tuesday.

The Bullpups won the seventh-grade contest, 31-8. St. Anthony led 12-2 at halftime and never looked back. A. Soltwedel tallied 10 points for the Bullpups. Neoga was led by Richards with four.

In eighth-grade action, St. Anthony won 32-11. The Bullpups ripped out to a 21-2 opening half lead. Coffin tallied 16 points for the winners.

Neoga was led by Campbell with eight.

At St. Anthony

Seventh-Grade Game

Neoga                      0    2    6      0    --      8

St. Anthony             6    6    9    10    --    31

Neoga -- Lepp 2, Jansen 2, Richards 4

St. Anthony -- Nuxoll 2, Kabbes 2, Walton 5, Soltwedel 10, Rios 6, Faber 2, McCarthy 2, Hoene 2

Eighth-Grade Game

Neoga                     2      0    2    7    --    11

St. Anthony            9    12    7    4    --    32

Neoga -- Sampson 3, Campbell 8

St. Anthony -- Coffin 4, M. Kibler 16, Mitchell 2, Geen 4, Niebrugge 4, Niemeyer 2

At Vandalia

Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City had a rough night, dropping two losses to Vandalia Tuesday.

In the seventh-grade encounter, Vandalia picked up a 26-18 victory. CHBC drop sto 1-1 with the loss. Three players had four points each, Birgen Schlanser, Makayla Thompson and Madison Dawson.

In eighth-grade play, Vandalia won 28-22. Vandalia tore out to a 19-9 opening half lead then held off CHBC (1-1).

Ruby Stuckemeyer led the way for CHBC with eight points.

At Vandalia

Seventh-Grade Game

CHBC                 0    4    10      4    --    18

Vandalia             4    6      5    11    --    26

Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City -- Allen 2, Schlanser 4, Miller 2, Rodman 2, Thompson 4, Dawson 4

Vandalia -- Lupton 7, Dunn 1, Austin 14, Wehrle 4

Eighth-Grade Game

CHBC                   7    2    6    7    --    22

Vandalia             15    4    7    2    --    28

 Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City -- Summers 2, Rodman 4, Morgason 4, Nohren 4, Stuckemeyer 8

Vandalia -- Eckhardt 16, Willenborg 4, Lott 2, LaMonica 6

At Strasburg

Stewardson-Strasburg claimed two wins over North Clay (Louisville) in Tuesday competition.

Stew-Stras won the seventh-grade game, 17-10. E.Wittenberg and S. Hayes tallied six points each for the winners. North Clay was led by Matia Price and Shelly Pierson with three points each.

In eighth-grade play, Stew-Stras picked up a 32-24 victory. Leading 17-13 at halftime, Stew-Stras then had a 10-6 third quarter run.

Stew-Stras was led by Kinkelaar with 18 points. North Clay was led by Miah Ballard with 10.

At Strasburg

Seventh-Grade Game

North Clay                2    2    0    6    --    10

Stew-Stras               0    3    8    6    --    17

North Clay -- Boose 2, Price 2, Wetherholt 2, Pierson 3

Stew-Stras -- Wittenberg 6, Garrett 2, Hayes 6

Eighth-Grade Game

North Clay              7    6     6    5    --    24

Stew-Stras           15    2    10    5    --    32

North Clay -- Ballard 10, Tappendorf 7, VanDyke 3, Boose 2, Wetherholt 2

Stew-Stras -- Kinkelaar 18, Hayes 6, Vonderheide 4, Wernsing 2, Mathis 2

At Altamont

Altamont claimed a seventh-grade contest over Dieterich Tuesday evening, 22-17.

Altamont held a 13-10 hafltime lead then had a 9-7 second half. Skylie Klein led the winners with nine points.

Dieterich was led by Kady Tegeler and Brittney Niemerg with six each.

In eighth-grade action, Altamont downed Dieterich, 34-20. Altamont whipped out to a 26-6 halftime lead.

Gurnloh scored 20 for the winners while Bohem added 11.

Dieterich was led by Ruby Westendorf with six.

At Altamont

Seventh-Grade Game

Dieterich               4    6    3    4    --    17

Altamont               4    9    5    4    --    22

Dieterich -- Tegeler 6, Niemerg 6, Meinhart 3, Goebel 2

Altamont -- Osteen 5, Klein 9, Reardon 4, Lurkins 4

Eighth-Grade Game

Dieterich                4      2    4    10    --    20

Altamont              16    10    5     3    --    34

Dieterich -- Westendorf 6, Meinhart 4, Britton 4, Miramontes 4, Niemerg 2

Altamont -- Nelson 20, Boehm 11, P. Osteen 3