Junior High Boys Basketball -- Jan. 21

Staunton held an 11-5 first half lead but the Mustangs came back with a 12-0 third period and tallied the win.

Raddatz led Effingham with 11 points.

In the other game Tuesday, Troy Triad won over Hillsboro, 37-15.

Effingham will now meet Triad at 5 p.m. Friday for the consolation championship.

The tournament continues Thursday with Aviston against Greenville at 6 and St. Anthony taking on Salem at 7 p.m. The winners advance to the championship game Friday at 7 p.m. while the losers will play for third at 6 p.m.

James Burke Tournament

Effingham           2    3    12    10    --    27

Staunton             4    7      0    10    --    21

Effingham -- Raddatz 11, Fox 7, Lewis 6, Ring 2, Nichols 1

Staunton -- Stermickle 6, Gillen 6, Buffington 5, Pritchett 2, Buehler 2

At St. Elmo

Sigel St. Michael and Dieterich moved into the championship game of the National Trail Conference Eighth-Grade Boys Basketball Tournament with victories Tuesday evening.

St. Michael handed Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City a 26-17 loss. The Sharpshooters edged out to a 10-8 opening quarter lead and led 16-10 at halftime. St. Michael then had a 7-2 third quarter.

Niebrugge tallied 12 for the winners.

CHBC was led by Carson Evans, Clayton Wojcik and Gage Lorton with five points each.

In the second contest, Dieterich handed Stewardson-Strasburg a 51-32 loss.

St. Michael will face Dieterich at 8 p.m. Thursday for the championship. CHBC and Stew-Stras will meet for third place at 6:45 p.m.

In tonight's games, Effingham Sacred Heart takes on North Clay (Louisville) at 6:15 p.m. in the consolation round followed by St. Elmo/Brownstown against South Central at 7:30 p.m. The winners advance to the consolation championship at 5:30 p.m. Thursday.

NTC Tournament

Game Eight

CHBC                       8    2    2    5    --    17

St. Michael             10    6    7    3    --    26

Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City -- Evans 5, Wojcik 5, Jones 2, Lorton 5

Sigel St. Michael -- Hoene 1, Ruholl 6, Hatton 2, Niebrugge 12, Durdel 4, B. Fearday 1

At Teutopolis

Teutopolis picked up two victories over Newton St. Thomas in junior high boys action Tuesday.

The Wooden Shoes claimed the seventh-grade B contest, 25-18. T-town ripped out to a 10-4 opening quarter lead and held off St. Thomas the rest of the way.

Drew Hoene led the way for the Shoes with seven points.T-town finishes 5-0 in B competition.

Bergbower and Ochs had five each for St. Thomas.

In the eighth-grade B contest, T-town edged St. Thomas, 16-15. T-town led 11-5 at halftime. St. Thomas came back with an 8-2 third quarter to tie the score at 13-13. T-town then had a 3-2 final period.

Josh Habing led the winners with six points. St. Thomas was led by Bierman with five.

At Teutopolis

Seventh-Grade B Game

St. Thomas               4    6    6    2    --    18

Teutopolis               10    4    5    6    --    25

Newton St. Thomas -- Bergbower 5, Ochs 5, Bierman 2, Earnest 2, Blake 4

Teutopolis -- Thoele 6, Gibson 3, Hoene 7, Probst 2, Niebrugge 2, Roley 1, Thompson 4

Eighth-Grade B Game

St. Thomas                 2    3    8    2    --    15

Teutopolis                   5    6    2    3    --    16

Newton St. Thomas -- Weber 3, Bierman 5, Bergbower 2, B. Bergbower 2, Gier 3

Teutopolis -- Kreke 2, Hoelscher 2, Habing 6, Tabbert 3, Bloemer 3

At Newton

Jasper County fell to Paris Mayo in both junior high boys basketball contests Tuesday.

Paris Mayo won the seventh-grade game, 36-18 with a 21-4 opening half. Wade Wickham led Jasper County with six points. Jasper County drops to 4-14.

In the eighth-grade game, Paris Mayo was a 45-35 winner. Mayo led 16-14 at halftime then had a 20-12 final period.

Parker Wolf led Jasper County (8-9) with 15 points.

At Newton

Seventh-Grade Game

Paris Mayo             11    10    5    10    --    36

Jasper Co.               2      2     2    12    --    18

Paris Mayo -- D. Rogers 14

Jasper County -- Wickham 6

Eighth-Grade Game

Paris Mayo            10      6    9    20    --    45

Jasper Co.              4    10    9    12    --    35

Paris Mayo -- Lankaster 17, Hess 21

Jasper County -- Wolf 15