EHS, T-town, Neoga, Dieterich, Altamont Claim Friday Wins

Thompson scored 24 while P. Wolfe added 23. Both tallied eight points in the opening quarter 19-9 run and came back to score eight points each again as the Hearts pushed their lead to 42-26 at halftime.

Thompson tallied eight in the third period and Wolfe seven to finish their scoring for the contest.

Mount Zion did not have a player in double figures. Hamrock led the way with nine.

The Hearts moved their record to 8-0 in the Friday competition.

In junior varsity action, Effingham claimed a 72-50 win. Jett Volpi led the way with 26 points while Ethan Ritz chipped in with 14.

At Mount Zion

EFFINGHAM (69)

Volpi 1-0 -- 3, G. Wolfe 3-2 -- 8, P. Wolfe 8-3 -- 23, Hardiek 0-0 -- 0, Esetrada 0-0 -- 0, Ritz 0-0 -- 0, Thompson 10-3 -- 24, Hull 0-0 -- 0, Fox 2-2 -- 7, Stoneburner 1-0 -- 2, Donaldson 1-0 -- 2. TOTALS 26 FG, 10 FT.

MOUNT ZION (46)

Driscoll 0-0 -- 0, Adams 3-1 -- 7, Roberts 1-1 -- 3, Ditomasso 2-3 -- 8, R. McNeill 1-0 -- 2, Baumann 0-0 -- 0, Hamrick 3-2 -- 9, Hiah 3-0 -- 6, Gilman 3-1 -- 7, Cuddy 2-0 -- 4. TOTALS 18 FG, 8 FT.

Efifngham            19    23    20      7    --    69

Mount Zion          10    12    11    13    --    46

3-point FG -- Effingham 7 (P. Wolfe 4, Volpi 1, Thompson 1, Fox 1), Mount Zion 2 (DiTomasso 1, Hamrick 1).

Junior Varsity Game

Effingham              9    17    22    24    --    72

Mount Zion          15    12    14      9    --    50

Effingham -- Volpi 26, Donaldson 3, Dillow 3, Brown 3, Ritz 14, Hardiek 8, Estrada 2, Fox 0, Splechter 8, Westendorf 2, Hull 0, Atteberry 3, Heil 0

Mount Zion -- Driscoll 6, Baumann 6, Cuddy 22, Clark 0, McAfee 8, Grahne 0, Hart 0, McNeill 8

At Teutopolis

Teutopolis High School had a big opening half and went on for a 77-44 victory over Taylorville Friday.

The Wooden Shoes led 21-13 after the opening quarter then had a 19-9 second period run.

Jordan Hardiek, a 6-foot-1 senior, led the Wooden Shoes with 26 points while Evan Wermert tallied 15 and Evan Addis 11. The Shoes connected on 16 three-pointers as Hardiek hit eight. Addis chipped in with three and Wermert added two.

Max Niebrugge had a whopping 15 assists and finished with six rebounds. Matthew Deters also had six rebounds.

At Teutopolis

TAYLORVILLE (44)

Clayton 1-0 -- 3, Markwell 1-0 -- 2, Czajkowski 5-0 -- 10, Brown 0-0 -- 0, Bates 0-1 -- 1, Rapscher 1-0 -- 2, Bitschenauer 0-0 -- 0, Heimsness 1-2 -- 4, Shirley 4-2 -- 11, Friedrich 5-0 -- 11. TOTALS 18 FG, 5 FT.

TEUTOPOLIS (77)

J. Hardiek 9-0 -- 26, B. Niebrugge 1-0 -- 2, M. Niebrugge 1-0 -- 3, Wermert 6-1 -- 15, Bushur 0-1 -- 1, K. Althoff 0-3 -- 3, M. Althoff 0-0 -- 0, Pruemer 0-0 -- 0, Addis 4-0 -- 11, J. Niebrugge 0-0 -- 0, Ruholl 2-0 -- 5, Poelker 1-0 -- 3, Deters 3-0 -- 6, Siemer 1-0 -- 2. TOTALS 28 FG, 5 FT.

Taylorville           13      9    14      8    --    44

Teutopolis           21    19    23    14    --    77

3-point FG -- Taylorville 3 (Clayton 1, Shirley 1, Friedrich 1), Teutopolis 16 (Hardiek 8, Addis 3, Wermert 2, M. Niebrugge 1, Ruholl 1, Poelker 1).

At Strasburg

Neoga edged Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg, 39-33 in National Trail Conference play Friday.

The Indians held a 7-4 opening quarter lead and led 14-12 at halftime. The Hatchets came back with a 16-15 third quarter to pull within a point going into the final period. But Neoga got back on track with a 10-5 run for the victory.

Neoga was led by Paci McClure with 18 points. He connected on six field goals that included two three-pointers and was four of six at the line.

Windsor/Stew-Stras was led by Samuel Vonderheide with 11 points. The Hatchets drop to 1-5 on the season.

Neoga claimed the junior varsity contest, 50-32.

At Strasburg

NEOGA (39)

McClure 6-4 -- 18, Peters 3-0 -- 6, Fearday 2-0 -- 5, Young 2-0 -- 4, Walk 2-0 -- 4, Titus 1-0 -- 2. TOTALS 16 FG, 4 FT.

WSS (33)

Vonderheide 4-2 -- 11, A. Wittenberg 3-2 -- 8, Wernsing 2-0 -- 5, Slifer 2-0 -- 4, Miller 1-0 -- 3, J. Wittenberg 0-2 -- 2. TOTALS 12 FG, 6 FT.

Neoga          7    7    15    10    --    39

WSS            4    8    16      5    --    33

3-point FG -- Neoga 3 (McClure 2, Fearday 1), Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg 3 (Vonderheide 1, Wernsing 1, Miller 1).

Junior Varsity Game -- Neoga 50, Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg 32.

At Dieterich

Dieterich went on a scoring binge in taking a 65-32 non-conference victory over Oblong Friday.

The Movin' Maroons jumped out to an 18-7 opening quarter lead and led 30-10 at halftime. Dieterich continued with a 35-22 second half.

Four players hit double figures for the winners. Garrett NIebrugge led the way with 17 points while Andrew Lidy added 14, Cory Gephart 13 and Jack Westendorf 10.

Britton had four three-pointers and Gephart added three.

At Dieterich

OBLONG (32)

Hawkins 1-0 -- 3, Kidwell 1-0 -- 2, Johnson 6-1 -- 18, Lewis 4-0 -- 9, Musgrave 0-0 -- 0. TOTALS 12 FG, 1 FT.

DIETERICH (65)

Gephart 5-0 -- 13, Budde 1-3 -- 5, Lidy 6-1 -- 14, Niebrugge 0-2 -- 2, Britton 6-1 -- 17, Will 0-0 -- 0, Wente 1-0 -- 2, Kuhl 1-0 -- 2, Westendorf 4-2 -- 10. TOTALS 24 FG, 9 FT.

Oblong               7     3    14      8    --    32

Dieterich          18    12    20    15    --    65

3-point FG -- Oblong 7 (Johnson 5, Hawkins 1, Lewis 1), Dieterich 8 ( Britton 4, Gephart 3, Lidy 1).

At Cowden

Kadan Eirhart tallied 30 points as Altamont tallied a 76-49 National Trail Conference win over Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City Friday.

Eirhart got the Indians off in the right direction with a 12 point opening quarter while Brennyn Abendroth scored seven points. Altamont held a 42-26 halftime lead. Eirhart scored nine more points in the second period.

CHBC came back with a 15-9 third quarter but Altamont finished out strong with a 25-8 final period.

Eirhart hit 11 field goals that included five three-pointers for his 30 points. He was three of three at the free throw line. Abendroth chipped in with 17 on six field goals and five of eight free throws. The Indians improve to 3-0 in the conference, 5-2 overall.

CHBC was led by Jadon Roberts with 13 points on six field goals and one of two at the line.

Altamont claimed the junior varsity contest, 52-20. Leading the way was Eric Kollman with 10 points for Altamont. CHBC was led by Radloff with eight.

At CHBC

ALTAMONT (76)

Hammer 1-0 -- 2, Budde 1-2 -- 4, Phillips 0-0 -- 0, Jahraus 1-0 -- 2, Suckow 0-0 -- 0, Klimpel 2-4 -- 9, Eirhart 11-3 -- 30, Robbins 1-2 -- 4, Cornett 0-0 -- 0, Winn 0-0 -- 0, Ruffner 1-3 -- 5, Schultz 1-1 -- 3, Kolmlan 0-0 -- 0, Abendroth 6-5 -- 17. TOTALS 25 FG, 20 FG.

CHBC (49)

Bain 0-0 -- 0, Evans 0-0 -- 0, Robbins 0-1 -- 1, Robertson 6-1 -- 13, Persinger 1-2 -- 4, Radloff 1-1 -- 3, Buzzard 0-0 -- 0, Robinson 1-0 -- 2, Lorton 0-0 -- 0, Doty 3-0 -- 8, Beck 2-0 -- 4, Gray 0-0 -- 0, Lucas 6-2 -- 14. TOTALS 20 FG, 7 FT.

Altamont          23    19      9    25    --    76

CHBC               12    14    15      8    --    49

3-point FG -- Altamont 6 (Eirhart 5, Klimpel 1), Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City 2 (Doty 2).

Junior Varsity Game

Altamont           17    6    19    10    --    52

CHBC                  8    3      2      7    --    20

Altamont -- Phillips 6, Jahraus 7, Suckow 6, McManaway 0, Elam 3, Cornett 5, Cornett 6, Miller 2, Schultz 5, Kollman 10, Davis 2

Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City -- Bain 0, Wojcik 2, Evans 0, Robbins 5, Lorton 0, Forbes 0, Robinson 5, Radloff 8, Melvin 0

At Louisville

Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond came calling in a non-conference contest and claimed a 65-50 win over North Clay (Louisville) Friday.

ALAH edged out to a 21-14 opening quarter lead but the Cardinals came back with four points at halftime, 30-26. North Clay then had a 12-10 third quarter to pull wtihin two points. But ALAH had a 25-12 final period.

North Clay was led by Alex Boose with 13 points and Logan Fleener with 11. Boose hit four field goals and two of those were from three-point range.

At Louisville

ALAH (65)

Edwards 1-0 -- 3, Hilligoss 1-0 -- 2, Rocke 5-0 -- 12, Narjer 3-0 -- 6, Carroll 1-0 -- 2, Romine 5-0 -- 10, Plank 3-1 -- 9, Day 0-0 -- 0, Feagin 8-2 -- 18, Wardrip 1-0 -- 3, Likens 0-0 -- 0. TOTALS 28 FG, 3 FT.

NORTH CLAY (50)

Bible 3-1 -- 9, Fleener 5-1 -- 11, Weidner 2-0 -- 4, Boose 4-3 -- 13, Ballard 2-0 -- 6, Griffy 0-0 -- 0, Ingram 2-2 -- 7. TOTALS 18 FG, 7 FT.

ALAh                   21      9    10    25    --    65

North Clay          14    12    12    12    --    50

3-point FG -- Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond 6 (Rocke 2, Plank 2, Edwards 1, Wardrip 1), North CLay 7 (Bible 2, Boose 2, Ballard 2, Ingram 1).

Junior Varsity Game

ALAH                    2    12      2      8    --    24

North Clay          11    11    10    11    --    43

Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond -- Herschberger 5, Nettles 1, Shoemaker 0, Miller 2, Edmonds 0, Seal 3, Casteel 0, Parsons 9, Stuteman 2, Waldrop 2 Likens 0, Guitierrez 0, Copeley 0

North Clay -- Dawkins 2, VanDyke 5, Griffy 9, Ingram 17, Smith 3, Weidner 2, McCrary 0, Waggoner 3, Sullens 0, Parks 0, Walls 2, Bailey 0, Griffy 0