EHS Falls to Mount Vernon, Area Boys Basketball Roundup

The Rams stepped out to the big opening quarter lead and held a 33-23 halftime tally. The Hearts roared back on 12 points by Parker Wolfe in the third period to trail by nine.

Then in the final period, EHS tied the score with 30 seconds remaining but ended up with the loss.

P. Wolfe led the way for EHS with 28 points, scoring 21 in the second half. Drew Thompson scored 23 on six three-pointers and five of six at the line.

In the junior varsity contest, the Hearts fell 68-63. Max Woelfer led the way with 20 while Jett Volpi had 19 and Max Hardiek 10.

At Mount Vernon

EFFINGHAM (63)

Niebrugge 1-0 -- 2, P. Wolfe 11-4 -- 28, D. Thompson 6-5 -- 23, Ritz 0-0 -- 0, N. Thompson 2-3 -- 7, Pals 0-0 -- 0, Stoneburner 1-1 -- 3. TOTALS 21 FG, 13 FT.

MOUNT VERNON (69)

Creal 5-6 -- 19, Harkins 1-0 -- 3, Spann 3-5 -- 11, Prost 4-6 -- 14, Simmons 0-1 -- 1, Rudd 5-1 -- 12, Wilson 3-0 -- 9. TOTALS 21 FG, 19 FT.

Effingham                     3    20    20    20    --    63

Mount Vernon            16    17    19    17    --    69

3-point FG -- Effingham 8 (D. Thompson 6, P. Wolfe 2), Mount Vernon 8 (Creal 3, Wilson 3, Harkins 1, Rudd 1).

Junior Varsity Game

Overtime

Effingham                   10    10    17    23    3    --    63

Mount Vernon            14    13     17    16    8    --    68

Effingham -- Woelfer 20, Volpi 19, Wolfe 0, Hardiek 10, Logan 5, Thompson 0, Fox 9, Lee 0, Zerrusen 0

Mount Vernon -- McClure 12, Hemby 4, Holloway 2, Lyday 0, Barecizewski 0, Swan 4, Kuyawa 3, Benson 27, King 14, Simpson 2

At Teutopolis

Teutopolis had to go into overtime before downing Mattoon, 61-51 in action Tuesday evening.

The Wooden Shoes held a 13-9 opening quarter lead and led 26-24 at halftime. Both teams scored 16 in the third period. The Green Wave then had a 9-7 final quarter to tie the score at 49-49. In the OT period, T-town took charge with a 12-2 run.

"Mattoon played a great game and their zone gave us fits at times," said T-town Coach Chet Reeder. "We were way too careless with the ball and turned that into 16 turnovers. Evan Wermert took the game over on offense and our rebounding helped us get a win against a very tough Mattoon team."

Wermert led the Shoes with 28 points and nine rebounds. Jordan Hardiek had five assists and three steals. The Wooden Shoes are now 20-9 on the season and will play their final regular season game at Woodlawn Friday.

At Teutopolis

Overtime

MATTOON (51)

Thomas 10-4 -- 26, Morton 1-0 -- 2, Carter-Smith 1-1 -- 3, Middleton 1-0 -- 2, Compton 0-0 -- 0, Wright 4-1 -- 9, Yardley 0-0 -- 0, Bradbury 4-1 -- 9. TOTALS 21 FG, 7 FT.

TEUTOPOLIS (61)

J. Hardiek 2-3 -- 9, Niebrugge 1-0 -- 2, Wermert 10-2 -- 28, M. Hardiek 1-0 -- 2, Poelker 0-0 -- 0, Addis 1-0 -- 3, Ungrund 1-5 -- 8, B. Deters 1-3 -- 5, M. Deters 2-0 -- 4. TOTALS 19 FG, 13 FT.

Mattoon                    9    15    16    9      2    --    51

Teutopolis              13    13    16    7    12    --    61

3-point FG -- Mattoon 2 (Thomas 2), Teutopolis 10 (Wermert 6, Hardiek 2, Addis 1, Ungrund 1).

At Oblong

South Central ran out to a 23-9 opening quarter lead on Oblong in non-conference action Tuesday and went on for a 74-49 victory.

Four players hit double figures for the Cougars. Leading the way was Hunter Brandt with 22 while Collin Miller added 19. Chase Dodson chipped in with 14 and Keenin Willshire tallied 11.

South Central improved to 17-10 overall and will play host to North Clay (Louisville) Friday in National Trail Conference play.

At Oblong

SOUTH CENTRAL (74)

Dodson 6-2 -- 14, Brandt 10-0 -- 22, Hester 2-0 -- 6, Miller 6-4 -- 19, Hall 1-0 -- 2, Willshire 4-2 -- 11. TOTALS 29 FG, 8 FT.

OBLONG (49)

Newman 6-2 -- 14, Kidwell 0-1 -- 1, Johnson 2-0 -- 6, Black 7-3 -- 19, Littlejohn 2-0 -- 4, Hawkins 1-0 -- 3, McPHerson 1-0 -- 2. TOTALS 19 FG, 6 FT.

South Central               23    23    14    14    --   74

Oblong                           9    10    19    11    --   49

3-point FG -- South Central 8 (Miller 3, Brandt 2, Hester 2, Willshire 1), Oblong 5 (Johnson 2, Black 2, Hawkins 1).

At Ramsey

Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg took a big opening quarter lead and claimed a 60-44 non-conference win over Ramsey Tuesday evening.

The Hatchets led 35-19 at halftime. Gavan Wernsing led the way in scoring with 23 points, connecting on three trifectas in the contest. Samuel Vonderheide added 15 while Jordan Wittenberg finished with 10.

WSS is now 13-16 on the season. Ramsey dropped to 9-18.

Ramsey was a winner in the junior varsity contest, 37-31.

WSS will be back in action Friday at Altamont.

At Ramsey

WSS (60)

Wernsing 9-2 -- 23, Vonderhreide 6-2 -- 15, J. Wittenberg 2-6 -- 10, A. Wittenberg 1-2 -- 5, Domzalski 1-2 -- 4, Howard 1-0 -- 2, Wujick 0-1 -- 1. TOTALS 20 FG, 15 FT.

RAMSEY (44)

Adermann 4-3 -- 11, Carroll 2-3 -- 7, Cook 3-0 -- 6, Dunn 2-1 -- 5, Reiss 2-0 -- 4, Williams 1-2 -- 4, Marx 1-0 -- 2, Rhodes 1-0 -- 2, Seaton 1-0 -- 2, Hayes 0-1 -- 1. TOTALS 17 FG 10 FT.

WSS                20    15      8    17    --    60

Ramsey            7    12    10    15    --     44

3-point FG -- Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg 5 (Wrnsing 3, Vonderheide 1, A. Wittenberg 1), Ramsey 0.

Junior Varsity Game -- Ramsey 37, Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg 31.

At St. Elmo

Traiilng 40-37 at halftime, St. Elmo/Brownstown rallied in the third period with a 25-13 run and went on for an 80-73 non-conference win over Odin Tuesday.

The Eagles hit 50 percent from the field and were 38 percent at the line. Jaxon Tish led five players in double figures witrh 18. Andy Goldsborough and Jace McWhorter scored 16 each while Bryton Pruett added 14 and Gavyn Smith 11.

Goldsborough pulled down 11 rebounds while Jacob Baron had six. Pruett led in assists with five and Smith had four. Goldsborough and McWhorter had two steals each. Baron had a blocked shot.

SEB dropped to 18-12 on the season. 

At St. Elmo

ODIN (73)

Shaffer 9-2 -- 24, Finckbone 9-1 -- 22, Parrish 2-7 -- 11, Wimberly 5-0 -- 11, Roberts 1-0 -- 3, Wood 1-0 -- 2, Arnold 0-0 -- 0, Haines 0-0 -- 0, Kelly 0-0 -- 0. TOTALS 27 FG, 10 FT.

SEB (80)

J. Tish 6-0 -- 18, Goldsborough 7-0 -- 16, McWhorter 6-2 -- 16, Pruett 5-3 -- 14, Smith 5-1 -- 11, Baron 1-1 -- 3, Higgs 0-2 -- 2, Forbus 0-0 -- 0, K. Tish 0-0 -- 0. TOTALS 30 FG, 9 FT.

Odin               18    22    13    20    --    73

SEB                20    17    25    18    --    80

3-point FG -- Odin 9 (Shaffer 4, Finckbone 3, Wimberly 1, Roberts 1), St. Elmo/Brownstown 11 (J. Tish 6, Goldsborough 2, McWhorter 2, Pruett 1).

At Neoga

Neoga took the early lead but couldn't hold on, falling to Tuscola, 49-33 in Tuesday evening action.

The Indians led 12-8 after the opening period but fell behind 24-17 at halftime and could never get back on track.

Trevor Roy scored 13 while Paci McClure added 11 for the Indians.

At Neoga

TUSCOLA (49)

Quinn 2-3 -- 7, Hardwick 0-5 -- 5, Kibler 5-0 -- 10, Williams 1-0 -- 3, Dixon 9-0 -- 18, Tiezzi 0-0 -- 0, Cunningham 1-1 -- 3, Chester 1-0 -- 3. TOTALS 19 FG, 9 FT.

NEOGA (33)

Banning 1-0 -- 3, Fearday 1-0 -- 2, Titus 1-0 -- 2, Moore 0-2 -- 2, McClure 3-3 -- 11, Roy 5-2 -- 13. TOTALS 11 FG, 7 FT.

Tuscola             8    16    11    14    --    49

Neoga             12      5      4    12    --    33

3-point FG -- Tuscola 2 (Williams 1, Chester 1), Neoga 4 (McClure 2, Roy 1, Banning 1).

At Carlyle

Carlyle took the early 13-10 lead and pushed that to 33-26 at halftime. Carlyle went on for a 64-45 non-conference victory over North Clay (Louisville) Tuesday.

The Cardinals didn't have a player in double figures. Tyson Jones led with eight points while Ian Bailey added seven.

At Carlyle

NORTH CLAY (45)

Lu. Fleener 2-1 -- 6, Holkenbrink 3-0 -- 6, Jones 3-0 -- 8, Bible 2-2 -- 6, Bailey 2-2 -- 7, Lo. Fleener 2-0 -- 4, Ballard 1-0 -- 3, Weidner 0-2 -- 2, Boose 1-1 -- 3. TOTALS 16 FG, 8 FT.

CARLYLE (64)

McIntosh 0-5 -- 5, Hoffmann 7-0 -- 19, Kampworth 2-0 -- 4, Heizmann 2-0 -- 4, Smith 2-0 -- 6, Becker 6-0 -- 12, Beer 3-2 -- 12, Goodin 1-0 -- 2. TOTALS 25 FG, 7 FT.

North Clay            10    16      9    10    --    45

Carlyle                  13    20    18    13    --    64

3-point FG -- North Clay 5 (Jones 2, Lu. Fleener 1, Bailey 1, Ballard 1), Carlyle 7 (Hoffmann 5, Smith 2).

Junior Varsity Game

North Clay            10    15    19    17    --    61

Carlyle                   9      7    14    15    --    45

North Clay -- Ballard 5, Weidner 3, Ingram 6, Lo. Fleener 15, Griffy 6, Boose 8, Rinehart 10, Dawkins 5, VanDyke 0, Smith 0, Hardiek 0, Applegate 0, Dawkins 3, Griffy 0, Sullens 0

Carlyle -- Hunt 4, Kampwerth 10, Lammers 0, Ellis 2, Smith 17, Huels 2, Stanart 0, Steinkemp 6, Guthrie 0, Zukeran 4

At Dieterich

Woodlawn took an 18-12 opening quarter lead and went on an 18-6 second period run to down Dieterich 60-36 in a non-conference contest Tuesday.

The Movin' Maroons had one player reach double figures. Derek Kuhl with 10.

At Dieterich

WOODLAWN (60)

Rynski 5-2 -- 12, McKay 8-1 -- 23, Hollenkamp 3-0 -- 9, Tiemann 1-0 -- 2, Wenzel 2-2 -- 6, England 2-3 -- 7, Beckham 0-1 -- 1. TOTALS 21 FG, 9 FT.

DIETERICH (36)

Gephart 2-0 -- 6, Budde 2-0 -- 6, Britton 1-0 -- 2, Niebrugge 2-0 -- 5, Hartke 1-0 -- 2, Kuhl 5-0 -- 10, Westendorf 2-1 -- 5. TOTALS 15 FG, 1 FT.

Woodlawn              18    18    18      6    --    60

Dieterich                 12     6      8    10    --    36

3-point FG -- Woodlawn 9 (McKay 6, Hollenkamp 3), Dieterich 5 (Gephart 2, Budde 2, Niebrugge 1).

At Okaw Valley

Cumberland held a 22-17 opening quarter lead and led 33-27 at halftime. The Pirates led 48-41 going into the final quarter and that's when Okaw Valley came to life in Tuesday evening action.

Okaw Valley went on a 23-5 final quarter run as Sharp connected on eight points while Rory had five and Okaw Valley hit seven of nine free throws in the quarter.

Cumberland was led by Ross Hemmen with 15 points, Wyatt Napier with 12 and Brennyn Cutts with 12.

At Okaw Valley

CUMBERLAND (48)

Hemmen 5-4 -- 15, Gerhardt 0-0 -- 0, Martinez 0-0 -- 0, McElravy 2-0 -- 4, Dick 0-0 -- 0, Waggoner 0-0 -- 0, Thompson 0-0 -- 0, Brant 0-1 -- 1, Jones 0-0 -- 0, Boldt 2-0 -- 4, Napier 5-2 -- 12, Cutts 5-0 -- 12. TOTALS 19 FG, 7 FT.

OKAW VALLEY (64)

Sharp 9-2 -- 20, Coleman 1-0 -- 3, Harlin 0-0 -- 0, Rory 3-0 -- 7, Nichols 3-2 -- 8, Hagarman 2-5 -- 11, Ruppert 0-0 -- 0, Weaver 0-0 -- 0, Miller 1-0 -- 2, Montgomery 2-4 -- 8, Bone 0-0 -- 0, Vanderburgh 1-2 -- 4, Ryherel 0-1 -- 1. TOTALS 22 FG, 16 FT.

Cumberland             22    11    10      5    --    48

Okaw Valley             17    10    14    23    --    64

3-point FG -- Cumberland 3 (Cutts 2, Hemmen 1), Okaw Valley 4 (Hagerman 2, Coleman 1, Roley 1).

At Casey

Casey-Westfield edged out to a 12-10 opening quarter lead on Newton and went on for a 68-46 victory Tuesday evening.

The Warriors were led by Livingston with 23, Dallape with 14 and Hills with 11.