Altamont, T-town, Dieterich, S. Central, Neoga, Cumberland Nab Boys Wins

The Hatchets edged out to an 11-10 opening quarter lead and still held that one point lead at halftime, 20-19.

Altamont came back in the third quarter, outscoring WSS 15-12 and moving ahead 34-32. Noah Klimpel and Kaden Eirhart connected from three-point range in the quarter while Jerod Ruffner and Brennyn Abendroth added a two-pointer each and Eric Kollmann hit two free throws.

In the final quarter it was nip and tuck. Both teams finished with 21 points. Altamont was led by Eirhart in the quarter with 13 of his total 23 points. Windsor/Stew-Stras had five players score with Austin Wittenberg leading the way with six.

The Indians had only Eirhart in double figures but Abendroth tallied nine and Klimpel eight. Altamont is now 2-0 in the conference, 3-2 overall.

Windsor/Stew-Stras was led by Wittenberg with 15 and Gavan Wernsing with 12.

At Strasburg

ALTAMONT (55)

Hammer 0-0 -- 0, Budde 1-0 -- 3, Klimpel 3-0 -- 8, Eirhart 8-4 -- 23, Robbins 1-0 -- 2, Winn 1-0 -- 2, Ruffner 3-0 -- 6, Kolmann 0-2 -- 2, Abendroth 4-1 -- 9. TOTALS 21 FG, 7 FT.

WSS (53)

Sayers 4-0 -- 9, A. Wittenberg 5-4 -- 15, Miller 3-0 -- 7, Slifer 1-0 -- 2, J. Wittenberg 2-4 -- 8, Wernsing 5-2 -- 12. TOTALS 20 FG, 10 FT.

Altamont           10    9    15    21    --    55

WSS                  11    9    12    21    --    53

3-point FG -- Altamont 6 (Eirhart 3, Klimpel 2), Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg 3 (Sayers 1, A. Wittenberg 1, Miller 1).

At Teutopolis

Teutopolis easily handled Okaw Valley in Friday action.

The Wooden Shoes stepped out to a 13-8 opening quarter lead and led 28-12 at halftime. T-town had a 32-15 second half.

Evan Wermert led the way for the Sheos with 18 points and eight rebounds. Jordan Hardiek chipped in with 12 points. Matthew  Deters pulled down eight rebounds.

At Teutopolis

OKAW VALLEY (27)

Ruppert 0-0 -- 0, McQuire 0-0 -- 0, Harlin 0-0 -- 0, Roley 3-0 -- 6, Hagerman 3-1 -- 7, Weaver 0-0 -- 0, Miller 0-0 -- 0, Montgomery 3-0 -- 6, VanderBurgh 3-2 -- 8. TOTALS 12 FG, 3 FT.

TEUTOPOLSI (60)

Hardiek 5-0 -- 12, B. Niebrugge 1-0 -- 3, M. Niebrugge 0-0 -- 0, Wermert 7-0 -- 18, Bushur 2-0 -- 4, K. Althoff 0-0 -- 0, M. Althoff 0-0 -- 0, Pruemer 0-0 -- 0, Addis 1-0 -- 3, J. Niebrugge 1-0 -- 2, Ruholl 1-0 -- 2, Poelker 1-1 -- 3, Deters 4-0 -- 8, Siemer 2-1 -- 5. TOTALS 25 FG, 2 FT.

Okaw Valley            8      4      7      8    --    27

Teuotpolis             13    15    14    18    --    60

3-point FG -- Okaw Valley 0, Teutopolis 8 (Wermert 4, Hardiek 2, B. Niebrugge 1, Addis 1).

At Louisville

Dieterich came calling and tallied a 47-33 National Trail Conference win over North Clay (Louisville) Friday evening.

The Movin' Maroons edged out to a 12-10 opening quarter lead and led 23-14 at halftime. The Maroons went on for a 24-19 second half.

Jackson Westendorf led the Maroons with 14 points while Andrew Lidy had 11 and Pete Britton 10.

North Clay was led by Ethan Bible with eight.

In junior varsity action, North Clay was a 55-37 winner. The Cardinals also claimed the freshman/sophomore game, 29-25.

At Louisville

DIETERICH (47)

Gephart 2-0 -- 6, Budde 2-0 -- 6, Lidy 4-2 -- 11, Niebrugge 0-0 -- 0, Britton 5-0 -- 10, Wente 0-0 -- 0, Westendorf 7-0 -- 14. TOTALS 20 FG, 3 FT.

NORTH CLAY (33)

Bible 1-2 -- 8, Fleener 2-0 -- 4, Weidner 1-0 -- 2, Boose 1-0 -- 3, Ballard 0-0 -- 0,Griffy 2-2 -- 9, Ingram 2-2 -- 7. TOTALS 12 FG, 4 FT.

Dieterich               12    11    12    12    --    47

North Clay           10      4    17      2    --    33

3-point FG -- Dieterich 4 (Gephart 2, Budde 1, Lidy 1), North Clay 5 (Bible 2, Boose 1, Griffy 1, ingram 1).

Junior Varsity Game

Dieterich                7    10    15      5    --    37

North Clay           17    18      8    12    --    55

Dieterich -- Niemerg 0-1 -- 1, Will 3-3 -- 9, Desai 4-2 -- 11, Iffert 1-0 -- 2, Gephart 1-0 -- 2, Curry 0-0 -- 0, Niebrugge 0-0 -- 0, Wente 2-2 -- 6, Jo. Holste 2-0 -- 4, Ja. Holste 1-0 -- 2. TOTALS 14 FG, 8 FT.

North Clay -- Dawkins 2, VanDyke 8, Griffy 16, Ingram 5, Smith 6, Weidner 2, McCrary 0, Waggoner 0, Sullens 0, Parks 0, Wells 13, Bailey 0, Griffy 3

Freshman/Sophomore

Dieterich              8    10      4    3    --    25

North Clay           8      4    10    7    --    29

Dieterich -- Niemerg 0, Will 1, Wente 0, Iffert 13, Gephart 5, Curry 0, Jo. Holste 6, Ja. Holste 0

North Clay -- Weidner 1, Wells 11, Griffy 8, McCrary 0, Sullens 0, Waggoner 0, Parks 0, Smith 9, Bailey 0

At Farina

South Central tallied a 62-52 National Trail Conference win over Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City Friday.

The Cougars and Bobcats played to a 15-15 opening quarter tie. South Central then moved ahead 29-27 at halftime as Chase Dodson tallied five points.

South Central kept rolling with a 16-11 third quarter and had a 17-14 final period. Keenin Willshire led the way for the Cougars with 20 points while Collin Miller added 11.

CHBC was led by Jadon Robertson and Lucas Daniel had 12 each while Silas Buzzard added 11.

At Farina

CHBC (52)

Bain 3-0 -- 9, Wojcik 0-0 -- 0, Robertson 6-0 -- 12, Persinger 1-0 -- 3, Buzzard 3-5 -- 11, Lorton 0-0 -- 0, Doty 0-0 -- 0, Gray 2-0 -- 5, Beck 0-0 -- 0, Lucas 4-4 -- 12. TOTALS 19 FG, 9 FT.

SOUTH CENTRAL (62)

Hiestand 3-1 -- 7, Watwood 0-0 -- 0, A. Dodson 0-2 -- 2, C. Dodson 4-1 -- 9, Johannes 4-0 -- 8, Miller 2-7 -- 11, Cowger 0-1 -- 1, Blomberg 2-0 -- 4, Willshire 7-6 -- 20. TOTALS 22 FG, 18 FT.

CHBC                         15    12    11    14    --    52

South Centarl            15    14    16    17    --    62

3-point FG -- Cowden-Herrick/Beecher city 5 (Bain 3, Persinger 1, Gray 1), South Central 0.

At Neoga

Neoga played host to St. Elmo/Brownstown in National Trail Conference play and claimed a 41-28 victory.

The Indians held a 22-13 halftime lead. The two teams played even in the third quarter with nine each. Neoga then had a 10-6 final period.

Paci McClure led Neoga with 18 points. Isaac Walk pulled down eight rebounds while Nick Titus had seven. Walk had five assists.

St. Elmo/Brownstown was led by Gavyn Smith with eight points. Brady Maxey and Jace McWhorter had four rebounds each. Ean Forbus had two assists. McWhorter had three steals.

At Neoga

SEB (28)

Smith 3-0 -- 8, Maxey 2-2 -- 7, McWhroter 2-1 -- 6, Forbus 1-1 -- 3, Pasley 1-0 -- 2, Brauer 0-2 -- 2, Stine 0-0 -- 0, Atwood 0-0 -- 0, Higgs 0-0 -- 0. TOTALS 9 FG, 6 FT.

NEOGA (41)

McClure 6-4 -- 18, Fearday 3-2 -- 8, Cornell 3-1 -- 7, Walk 3-0 -- 6, Romack 0-2 -- 2, Titus 0-0 -- 0, Young 0-0 -- 0, Peters 0-0 -- 0. TOTALS 15 FG, 9 FT.

SEB                 7     6     9      6    --    28

Neoga           10    12    9    10    --    41

3-point FG -- St. Elmo/Brownstown 4 (Smith 2, Maxey 1,  McWhorter 1), Neoga 2 (McClure 2).

At Toledo

Cumberland's Brennyn Cutts knocked in 23 points to lead the Pirates to a 59-33 win over Arcola Friday.

The Pirates held a 34-15 halftime lead as Cutts hit two three-pointers in the opening quarter and 11 points in the second period.

Cutts went on to knock in eight field goals that included five three-pointers and was two of two at the line. Also in double figures for the Pirates was Ross Hemmen with 10.

At Toledo

ARCOLA (33)

Garza 5-2 -- 15, Kuhns 2-0 -- 6, Moore 1-1 -- 7, Budde 0-0 -- 0, Wilson 1-0 -- 2, Roberts 0-0 -- 0, Guana 0-0 -- 0, McMillan 0-0 -- 0, Myers 1-0 -- 3, Shanewiler 0-0 -- 0, Sigrist 0-0 -- 0. TOTALS 11 FG, 4 FT.

CUMBERLAND (59)

Hemmen 5-0 -- 10, Martinez 0-0 -- 0, McElravy 2-2 -- 7, Waggoner 0-0 -- 0, Brant 2-0 -- 4, Peters 0-0 -- 0, Boldt 2-0 -- 5, Magee 0-0 -- 0, Napier 4-0 -- 8, Cutts 8-2 -- 23, Hendrix 1-0 -- 2. TOTALS 24 FG, 4 FT.

Arcola                       5    10    8    10    --    33

Cumberland           16    18    8    17    --    59

3-point FG -- Arcola 7 (Garza 3, Kuhns 2, Moore 1, Myers 1), Cumberland 7 (Cutts 5, Boldt 1, McElrvy 1).

At Newton

Newton fell to visiting Mount Carmel in a Friday contest, 68-45.

Mount Carmel took a 22-15 opening quarter lead and led 39-25 at halftime. The Golden Aces had three players hit double figures. Applebey led the way with 25 while Stipp added 16 and Kennard 14.

Newton was led by Aaron Einhorn with 17 and Mitchell Zumbahlen with 11.

The Eagles are 1-1 in the Little Illini Conference and 2-2 overall.

At Newton

MOUNT CARMEL (68)

Stipp 5-5 -- 16, Belt 1-0 -- 3, Sisson 0-1 -- 1, Applebey 12-1 -- 25, Kennard 5-0 -- 14, Smith 2-0 -- 4, Martin 0-1 -- 1, Laws 0-2 -- 2, Zimmerman 1-0 -- 2. TOTALS 26 FG, 10 FT.

NEWTON (45)

Mulvey 0-0 -- 0, Schafer 0-1 -- 1, Einhorn 6-4 -- 17, Schafer 2-2 -- 6, Meinhart 3-0 -- 8, Zumbahlen 4-2 -- 11, Weber 1-0 -- 2. TOTALS 16 FG, 9 FT.

Mount Carmel           22    17    12    17    --    68

Newton                     15    10    15      5    --    45

3-point FG -- Mount Carmel 6 (Kennard 4, Belt 1, Stipp 1), Newton 4 (Meinhart 2, Einhorn 1, Zumbahlen 1).