Junior High Boys Basketball -- Dec. 21

TEUTOPOLIS -- Teutopolis Junior HIgh School hosted a round robin with Highland and Centralia Saturday and split victories in junior high boys basketball competition..

The Wooden Shoes seventh-grade squad downed Prairie Central 31-23. T-town led 23-22 going into the final quarter then had an 8-1 run.

T-town was led by Carter Hoene with 12 points.

In the eighth-grade contest, T-town was a 35-30 winner. The Shoes held a 17-16 halftime lead then had a 7-3 third period run.

Eli Hanson scored 10 while Ethan R. Thoele added nine.

The Shoes fell against Centralia. In seventh-grade play, Centralia was a 32-28 winner. Centralia took a 13-5 opening quarter lead and despite coming back with a 16-13 second half, the Shoes couldn't pull out the win.

Luke Niemerg scored 14 for the Shoes.

In eighth-grade action, Centralia ran off to a 21-10 halftime lead and claimed a 43-30 victory.

Joey Niebrugge scored 11 for the Shoes.

In the other contests, Prairie Central downed Centralia 35-32 in seventh-grade play and Centralia won the eighth-grade contest, 51-31.

At Teutopolis

Seventh-Grade Game

Teutopolis                    8    7    8    8    --    31

Prairie Central             6    7    9    1    --    23

Teutopolis -- Kremer 4, Niemerg 4, Thompson 2, Mossman 4, Hoene 12, Bushur 2, Niebrugge 3

Prariie Central -- Schulz 2, Steidinger 2, Hall 9, Ault 10

Eighth-Grade Game

Teutopolis                   12    5    7    11    --    35

Prairie Central            10    6    3    11    --    30

Teutopolis -- Hanson 10, Gaddis 4, Tabbert 2, Thoele 9, Niebrugge 4, Pruemer 4 (T-town players add up to 33)

Prairie Central -- Goad 12, Curl 6, Schahner 2, Steidinger 9, Embry 1

Seventh-Grade Game

Teutopolis               5    7    10    6    --    28

Centralia               13    6      9    4    --    32

Teutopolis -- Kremer 4, Niemerg 14, Mossman 2, Hoene 5, Niebrugge 1, Thompson 2

Centralia -- Bazlia 6, HIll 7, Bratton 2, Smith 1, Koch 12, Givens 4

Eighth-Grade Game

Teutopolis            6      4     9    11    --    30

Centralia             11    10    8    14    --    43

Teutopolis -- Hanson 6, Gaddis 3, Thoele 6, Niebrugge 11, Pruemer 4

Centralia -- Harlan 11, Myers 2, Hill 17, Jones 3, Collins 10