Junior High Boys Basketball -- Nov. 15-16

Effingham's seventh-grade team fell to Flora's eighth-grade squad, 45-9. The Mustangs trailed 25-5 at halftime. Pals led the Mustangs with five points.

In eighth-grade action, Cisne downed the Mustangs, 57-32. Effingham was led by Fox with 11 points.

St. Anthony downed Summersville in seventh-grade play, 57-42. The Bullpups took a 35-24 halftime lead. Samuel Link scored 16, Ryan Schmidt 14 and Lane Frost 14 for the winners.

In eighth-grade action, Fairfield edged St. Anthony, 38-30. Fairfield led 29-13 at halftime and 31-23 going into the final quarter. St. Anthony had a 7-4 final period run but fell short.

St. Anthony was led by C. Roepke with 14 points.

Summersville Shootout

Seventh-Grade

Flora                    17    8    18    2    --    45

Effingham             2    3      2    2    --      9

Flora -- Spicer 4, Young 12, Conrad 7, Yaxes 2, Johnson 10, Atwood 2, Uebings 2, Oesche 4, Leak 2

Effingham -- Pals 5, Rosen 4

Eighth-Grade

Effingham              9     9      7      7    --    32

Cisne                   13    21    12    11    --    57

Effingham -- Fox 11, Raddatz 6, Larimore 3, Nichols 2, Lewis 3, Ellis 5, Schaefer 2

Cisne -- A. Atwood 26, K. Atwood 9, Keck 8, Rowen 7, Harrell 3 (players add up to 53 while 57 listed as final)

Seventh-Grade

Summersville           9    15    10      8    --    42

St. Anthony            14    21    12    10    --    57

Summersville -- Hudson 2, Lyday 19, Mast 8, Smith 9, Koch 4

St. Anthony -- Schmidt 14, Link 16, Fearday 2, Frost 14, Trupiano 7, D. Flaig 1, N. Flaig 2, Seachrist 1

Eighth-Grade Game

St. Anthony               7      6    10    7    --    30

Fairfield                     8    13    10    7    --    38

St. Anthony -- Adams 2, Westendorf 6, Ludwig 2, Koenig 4, Roepke 14, Frisbie 2

Fairfield -- Mason 7, Mooring 20, no other names listed

At Strasburg

North Clay (Louisville) won the Stewardson-Strasburg Eighth-Grade Boys Basketball Tournament Saturday.

Stewardson-Strasburg edged cumberland 31-27 in the opening game of the day. Stew-Stras held a 16-13 hafltime lead then had a 10-7 third period.

Gracey scored eight while Gurgel tallied seven for the winners. Cumberland was led by Buescher with 11 and McMechan with nine.

In the second game, North Clay tallied a 43-34 win over Pana Sacred Heart. North Clay led 20-18 at halftime then had a 10-6 third period surge.

The winners were led by Groves with 11 and Kuenstler with 10. 

In the third place contest, Pana Sacred Heart defeated Cumberland, 51-21. Pana S.H. led 26-11 at halftime then had a 14-4 third period.

Cumberland was led by McMechan with eight.

In the championship game, North Clay edged Stew-Stras, 51-50. North Clay led 29-22 at halftime. Stew-Stras came back with a 13-6 third quarter run to tie the score at 35-35 going into the final quarter. North Clay then pulled out the win.

Dawkins tallied 16 while Weidner and Kuenstler added nine each for the winners.

Stew-Stras was led by Gracey with 31 points.

Stew-Stras Eighth-Grade Tournament

Game One

Stew-Stras                10    6    10    5    --    31

Cumberland                4    9      7    7    --    27

Stew-Stras -- Gracey 8, Gurgel 7, J. Smith 6, Manhart 5, Bridges 5

Cumberland -- Buescher 11, McMechan 9, Jackson 4, Morgan 2, Wolke 1

Game Two

North Clay                  6    14    10    13    --    43

Pana S.H.                    5    13      6    10    --    34

North Clay -- Kuenstler 10, Groves 11, Weidner 7, Casolari 7, Dawkins 4, Hardiek 4

Pana Sacred Heart -- Backwell 10, McFarland 10, Florey 9, Glick 4, Carlson 1

Third Place Game

Cumberland                5    6      4      6    --    21

Pana S.H.                  17    9    14    11    --    51

Cumberland -- McMechan 8, Redfern 4, Stewart 2, Buescher 2, Peters 2, Jackson 2, McElroy 1

Pana Sacred Heart -- McFarland 16, Glick 13, Blackwell 4, Florey 4, Harbert 3, Pauley 2, Carlson 7, Sweany 2

Championshp Game

Stew-Stras                 10    12    13    15    --    50

North Clay                  14    15     6    16    --    51

Stewardson-Strasburg -- Gracey 31, Manhart 7, J. Smith 6, Gurgel 4, Gridges 2

North Clay -- Dawkins 16, Weidner 9, Kuenstler 9, Casolari 7, Hardiek 6, Poe 2, Graves 2

At Altamont

St. Elmo/Brownstown picked up two victories over Altamont in action Friday evening.

SEB won 39-15. SEB took a 17-11 halftime lead then pushed that to 29-13 going into the final period. Wilhour led the winners with 24 points. Altamont was led by Plum and Shafer with four each.

SEB then claimed a 43-10 win stepping out to a 29-6 halftime lead. L. Schroeder led the way with eight points for the winners while C. Maxey added seven. Altamont was led by Fenton with seven.

At Altamont

SEB                     12    5    12    10    --    39

Altamont              2     9     2      2    --    15

St. Elmo/Brownstown -- Doty 3, Wilhour 24, Stine 2, Whitehead 8, Hoopingarner 2

Altamont -- Bauer 3, Plum 4, Sanders 2, Shafer 4, Gillespie 2

Game Two

SEB                   18    11    8    6    --    43

Altamont             2     4    2    2    --    10

St. Elmo/Brownstown -- Mahon 5, Maxey 7, Schaub 5, Maxey 4, Mason 6, Atwood 6, E. Schroder 2, L. Schroeder 8

Altamont -- Lowe 2, Fenton 7, Magelitz 1