Area Boys Basketball Roundup -- February 12

STRASBURG -- Stewardson-Strasburg High School claimed a National Trail Conference boys basketball victory over Neoga 56-43 Tuesday evening.

The Comets edged out to a 14-11 opening quarter lead and led 31-22 at halftime. Brandon Helmuth nailed three trifectas by halftime and had 11 points. Stew-Stras led 42-32 going into the final period.

Justin Fulk tallied 17 for the winners while Helmuth had 11 and Jason Becker 10.

Neoga was led by Jake Baker with 16 points and Wyatt Krikie with 13.

At Stew-Stras

NEOGA (43)

Maroon 1-0 -- 2, L. Baker 0-0 -- 0, Atwell 0-0 -- 0, Krikie 5-0 -- 13, Moore 2-0 -- 4, J. Baker 6-1 -- 16, Kersey 0-0 -- 0, J. Baker 2-0 -- 4, Walk 2-0 -- 4. TOTALS 18 FG, 1 FT.

STEW-STRAS (56)

Helmuth 4-0 -- 11, Roley 1-0 -- 2, Becker 5-0 -- 10, Vonderheide 1-2 -- 5, Luce 2-0 -- 4, Fry 2-3 -- 7, Fulk 7-3 -- 17. TOTALS 22 FG, 8 FT.

Neoga                   11    11    10    11    --    43

Stew-Stras          14    17    11    14    --    56

3-point FG -- Neoga 6 (Krikie 3, J. Baker 3), Stew-Stras 4 (Helmuth 3, Vonderheide 1).

At Beecher City

Brady Barnes, a 6-foot-1 junior, guided Beecher City to a 58-43 National Trail Conference victory over Windsor.

Barnes nailed 12 field goals and two free throws for 26 points. Doug Krueger scored 16. The Eagles trailed Windsor 12-6 after the opening quarter but knotted the score at 19-19 at halftime. Beecher City then outscored Windsor 39-24 in the second half.

Windsor was led by Alex Allen with 15 and Trey Leasher with 10.

At Beecher City

WINDSOR (43)

Allen 4-6 -- 15, Haddaock 1-0 -- 3, Cole 1-2 -- 4, Warner 2-2 -- 7, Leasher 4-2 -- 10, Smith 1-0 -- 2, White 1-0 -- 2. TOTALS 14 FG, 12 FT.

BEECHER CITY (58)

Gardner 1-0 -- 2, Doty 0-1 -- 1, Flick 1-1 -- 3, Riley 3-1 -- 8, Krueger 6-3 -- 16, Giles 1-0 -- 2, Barnes 12-2 -- 26, McKay 0-0 -- 0, Willis 0-0 -- 0, Kenter 0-0 -- 0, Bales 0-0 -- 0, Lagerhausen 0-0 -- 0, Gates 0-0 -- 0, Harder 0-0 -- 0. TOTALS 24 FG, 8 FT.

Windsor                12      7      9    15     --    43

Beecher City          6    13    15    24     --     58

3-point FG -- WIndsor 3 (Allen 1, Haddock 1, Warner 1), Beecher City 2 (Riley 1, Krueger 1).

At Dieterich

Oblong came from behind, outscoring Dieterich 23-17 in the final quarter to pull out a 58-57 non-conference victory.

Oblong held a 13-12 opening quarter lead and led 26-21 at halftime. But the Maroons came roaring back with a 19-9 third period run to lead 40-35 going into the final period. Oblong then had its final quarter run.

Johnson led Oblong with 21 points while Meese and Mehler added 10 each. Dieterich was led by Dalton Hinterscher with 19 points while Jake Bohnhoff had 11 and Devin Aherin 10.

At Dieterich

OBLONG (58)

Richardson 2-2 -- 6, Meese 4-2 -- 10, Johnson 7-5 -- 21, Knollenberg 1-2 -- 5, Mehler 4-2 -- 10, Mayhew 3-0 -- 6. TOTALS 21 FG 13 FT

DIETERICH (57)

Hinterscher 4-9 -- 19, Traub 1-0 -- 2, Bushue 2-2 -- 7, Bohnhoff 4-1 -- 11, Aherin 4-2 -- 10, Westjohn 1-2 -- 4, T. Niemerg 2-0 -- 4. TOTALS 18 FG, 16 FT.

Oblong             13    13       9    23    --    58

Dieterich          12      9     19    17    --    57

3-point FG -- Oblong 3 (Johnson 2, Kollenberg 1), Dieterich 5 (Hinterscher 2, Bohnhoff 2, Bushue 1).

At Mulberry Grove

Brownstown bounced Mulberry Grove 80-51. The Bombers leaped out to a 15-4 opening quarter lead and never looked back.

Seniors Matt Sefton and Austin Hunter provided the one-two scoring punch with 24 points each. Jacob Behrends chipped in with 16 and Curt Frailey added 10.

The Bombers improve to 10-14 on the season.

At Mulberry Grove

BROWNSTOWN (80)

J. Sefton 0-0 -- 0, Matthews 0-2 -- 2, M. Sefton 6-11 -- 24, Hunter 9-6 -- 24, Behrends 6-2 -- 16, Lawson 0-2 -- 2, Philpot 0-0 -- 0, Frailey 3-3 -- 10, Oberlink 1-0 -- 2, Hall 0-0 -- 0. TOTALS 25 FG, 26 FT.

MULBERRY GROVE (51)

Latham 8-1 -- 17, Miller 0-0 -- 0, Redfern 0-0 -- 0, Williamson 4-0 -- 9, Crisman 1-0 -- 3, Criner 0-0 -- 0, James 6-3 -- 15, Nelson 0-0 -- 0, Phillips 3-1 -- 7, Steiner 0-0 -- 0. TOTALS 22 FG, 5 FT.

Brownstown               15    20    24    21    --     80

Mulberry Grove            4    18    12    17    --    51

3-point FG -- Brownstown 4 (M. Sefton 1, Behrends 2, Frailey 1), Mulberry Grove 2 (Williamson 1, Crisman 1)

Junior Varsity Game

Brownstown                 5      7      8      6    --    26

Mulberry Grove          12    10    12    11    --    45

Brownstown -- Oblerink 7, J. Sefton 2, Matthews 11, Philpot 0, Hall 4, McDowell 2, Brooks 0

Mulberry Grove -- Werner 0, Wells 3, Iberg 7, Gannon 4, Etchison 3, Redfern 6, Mosley 2, Criner 2, Jett 1, James 17, Jernisan 0

 At Noble

St. Elmo pushed its record to 16-10 on the season with a 69-33 victory over Noble in non-conference action.

The Eagles stepped out to a 27-7 opening quarter lead and led 38-8 at halftime. Connor Beasley tallied 22 to lead St. Elmo while Garrett Bartels scored 16.

Noble was led by Kinkade with 11.

At Noble

ST. ELMO (69)

Baratels 7-0 -- 16, Brady 1-0 -- 2, Beasley 9-0 -- 22, Austin 1-0 -- 3, M. Maxey 2-0 -- 4, L. Maxey 4-0 -- 8, Noll 0-0 -- 0, Hardimon 0-2 -- 2, Pasley 0-0 -- 0, Floweres 1-0 -- 2, Bauer 1-0 -- 2, Smithson 1-0 -- 2, Davis 3-0 -- 6. TOTALS 30 FG, 2 FT.

NOBLE (33)

Lamb 0-0 -- 0, Van Blaricum 0-1 -- 1, Spring 4-0 -- 8, Kinkade 5-0 -- 11, Baker 2-0 -- 5, Br. Van Blaricum 2-3 -- 8. TOTALS 13 FG, 4 FT.

St. Elmo          27    11    16    15    --    69

Noble                7      1    12    13    --    33

3-point FG -- St. Elmo 7 (Bartels 2, Brady 1, Beasley 4, Austin 1), Noble 3 (Kinkade 1, Baker 1, Br. VanBlaricum 1).

At Casey

Casey-Westfield handed Cumberland  78-52 Little Illini Conference loss.

The Warriors held a 35-24 halftime lead and led 61-42 going into the final quarter. Matt McCown tallied 29 points, 11 in the second quarter and nine in the third period. Brandon Wolfe scored 19 and Trivette Scales 10.

Cumberland was led by Colton Ingram and Monte Wolke with 12 each and Trevor Brumleve with 11.

At Casey

CUMBERLAND (52)

Kuhn 0-0 -- 0, Beard 0-0 -- 0, Brumleve 5-0 -- 11, Ingram 6-0 -- 12, C. Trumleve 3-2 -- 8, Bauguss 2-0 -- 5, Wolke 4-1 -- 12, Phillips 0-0 -- 0, Swingler 0-0 -- 0, Butler 2-0 -- 4, Napier 0-0 -- 0, Shaon 0-0 -- 0, Cutts 0-0 -- 0. TOTALS 22 FG, 3 FT.

CASEY-WESTFIELD (78)

Thopmson 1-0 -- 2, Lawrence 0-0 -- 0, Huisinga 3-2 -- 8, Scales 4-1 -- 10, Carver 0-0 -- 0, Murphy 3-0 -- 6, Wolfe 6-4 -- 19, S. McCown 0-0 -- 0, McNeil 2-0 -- 4, Fistler 0-0 -- 0, M. McCown 11-5 -- 29. TOTALS 30 FG, 12 FT.

Cumberland                 18      6    18    10    --    52

Casey-Westfield          14    21    26    17    --    78

3-point FG -- Cumberland 5 (T. Brumleve 1, Bauguss 1, Wolke 3), Casey-Westfield 6 (Scales 1, Wolfe 3, M. McCown 2).

At Sandoval

South Central tallied a 48-43 victory over Sandoval Tuesday evening.

Three players hit double digits for the Cougars. Rudy Hablewitz, a 5-foot-11 senior, led the winners with 14 points. Also in double figures were Fischer Tharp and Austin Schwarm with 11 each. The Cougars improve to 10-16 overall.

At  Sandoval

SOUTH CENTRAL (48)

Harmeier 2-0 -- 5, Hablewitz 5-4 -- 14,Tharp 4-3 -- 11, Ratermann 1-0 -- 2, Rose 1-1 -- 3, Schwarm 4-2 -- 11, Riley 1-0 -- 2, Powless 0-0 -- 0. TOTALS 18 FG, 10 FT.

SANDOVAL (43)

Bosler 2-0 -- 4, Johnson 1-2 -- 4, Mejkil 2-1 -- 5, Jourdan 1-0 -- 2, Rodriguez 7-1 -- 15, Orrell 5-0 -- 13, Rudolph 0-0 -- 0, Kibler 0-0 -- 0. TOTALS 18 FG, 4 FT.

South Central         10    12    13    13    --    48

Sandoval                  7      4    11    21    --    43

3-point FG -- South Central 2 (Harmerier 1, Schwarm 1), Sandoval 3 (Orrell 3).