Junior High Boys Basketball -- Jan. 16

Effingham St. Anthony claimed an eighth-grade boys basketball victory over Altamont in action Thursday.

The Bullpups leaped out to a 25-2 opening quarter lead on Altamont and went on for the 36-point winning margin.

St. Anthony was led by B. Adams with 11 and M. Koenig with 10 points. Altamont was led by McCammon with four points.

At Altamont

Eighth-Grade Game

St. Anthony            25    13    10    1    --    49

Altamont                  3      4      2    4    --    13

St. Anthony -- Westendorf 8, Adams 11, Ludwig 2, Koenig 10, Braunecker 1, Roepke 7, Bernhard 4, Wegman 2, Dietzen 4

Altamont -- Posperschal 2, Lowe 2, Fenton 3, Kollmann 2, McCammon 4

At Salem

Teutopolis tallied two victories over Salem Franklin Park in action Thursday.

The seventh-graders took a 41-25 victory. T-town broke a 6-6 opening quarter tie with an 11-7 second period and outscored Franklin Park 24-10 in the second half.

Luke Niemerg led the way with 14 points.

In the eighth-grade game, T-town was a 51-43 winner. Both teams tallied 11 points in the opening quarter before the Shoes moved ahead 29-21 at halftime.

Joey Niebrugge scored 13 to lead the Shoes while Eli Hanson, Mitch Koester and Garrett Gaddis had nine points each.

At Salem

Seventh-Grade Game

Teutopolis                6    11    14    10    --    41

Salem F.P.                6      7      8      2    --    25

(Salem linescore adds up to 23 while 25 listed as final)

Teutopolis -- Thoele 2, D. Hoene 2, Kremer 9, Niemerg 14, Thompson 2, Mossman 2, C. Hoene 2, Bushur 2, Probst 2, Niebrugge 2, Roley 2

Salem Franklin Park -- Inllow 4, Morton 2, Black 4, Bass 1, Parker 4, Starnes 10

Eighth-Grade Game

Teutopolis               11    18     11    11    --    51

Salem F.P.                11    10      8    14    --    43

Teutopolis -- Hanson 9, Waldhoff 3, Koester 9, Gaddis 9, Niebrugge 13, Pruemer 8

Salem Franklin Park -- Greene 4, Zimmerman 3, Tennyson 16, Paris 1, Stroud 2, Wilkins 3, Hix 10, Smith 4

At Windsor

Stewardson-Strasburg split victories with Windsor in junior high basketball action Thursday.

Stew-Stras won the seventh-grade game 41-15. Stew-Stras stepped out to a 17-6 opening quarter and had a 14-2 third period.

Gurgel tallied 12 while Morris added 11 and Hewing 10 for the winners who improved to 17-4 on the season.

Windsor was led by E. Robinson with 13.

In the eighth-grade contest, Windsor was a 24-18 winner. Stew-Stras held a 14-12 halftime lead but Windsor tallied four while holding Stew-Stras scoreless in the third quarter and had an 8-4 final period.

Windsor was led by Bridges with 12 points.

Stew-Stras was led by Manhart and Gurgel with five points each. The squad dropped to 5-13.

At Windsor

Seventh-Grade Game

Stew-Stras                17    6    14    4    --    41

Windsor                      6    4      2    3    --    15

Stewardson-Strasburg -- Gurgel 12, Morris 11, Hewing 10, Bridges 4, Verdeyen 2, Durbin 2

Windsor -- Robinson 13, Rincker 2

Eighth-Grade Game

Stew-Stras              2    12    0    4    --    18

Windsor                  8      4    4    8    --    24

Stewardson-Strasburg -- Manhart 5, Gurgel 5, Bridges 4, Gracey 2, S. Smith 2

Windsor -- Bridges 12, Broz 6, Robinson 3, Hendrickson 3

At Mulberry Grove

Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City claimed two victories over Mulberry Grove Thursday.

CHBC pounded the homestanders 50-15 in the seventh-grade contest. CHBC took a 29-9 halftime lead.

Wyatt Rueff led the way with 11 points for CHBC.

In eighth-grade play, CHBC was a 38-26 winner. Mulberry Grove led 16-15 at halftime before CHBC moved ahead in the third period and pulled out the win.

CHBC was led by Gage Lorton with 15.

At Mulberry Grove

Seventh-Grade Game

CHBC                           16    13    13    8    --    50

Mulberry Grove            9      0      6    0    --     15

Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City -- Moon 6, Brummet 2, Nowitzke 3, Calame 2, Rueff 11, Ring 3, Villar 9, Mueller 4, Radloff 4, Lamb 4, Felty 2

Mulberry Grove -- Sussenbach 4, Icenogle 2, Bauer 2, Sugg 2, Quick 3, Henrichsmeyer 2

Eighth-Grade Game

CHBC                           12      3    10    13    --    38

Mulberry Grove            4    12      7      3    --    26

Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City -- Evans 5, Wojcik 2, Manley 7, Merrifield 9, Lorton 15

Mulberry Grove -- Sussenbach 4, Icenogle 9, Kennedy 6, Scoggins 1, Bauer 5, Quick 1