Junior High Boys Basketball -- Feb. 20

Effingham split victories with Charleston in junior high boys basketball competition Saturday.

The Mustangs claimed the seventh-grade contest, 47-28. Charleston held an 8-4 opening quarter lead but Effingham came back with a 10-2 second period count to lead 14-10 at halftime. The Mustangs continued on with a 33-18 second half for the 47-28 victory.

Phillips led EJHS with 15 points. The Mustangs improve to 4-3.

In eighth-grade action, Charleston captured a 44-32 win. Charleston held a 26-15 halftime lead.

Effingham was led in scoring by Flack with 16 and Belcher with 11.

At Effingham

Seventh-Grade Game

Charleston          8      2      7    11    --    28

Effingham           4    10    16    17    --    47

Charleston -- Taylor 6, Walters 2, Lindsey 6, Oakley 10, Davidson 2, Mathey 2

Effingham -- Bockhorn 2, Bushur 7, Fearday 5, Hayes 4, Phillips 15, Wise 7, Ring 1, Flack 3, Tucker 3

Eighth-Grade Game

Charleston          12    14    10     8    --    44

Effingham             7      8      6    11    --    32

Charleston -- Bonstetter 19, Forester 10, Kuylendall 5, Coffey 4, Bell 3, Bolng 3

Effingham -- Flack 16, Belcher 11, Kellams 2, McBride 2, Love 1

At St. Anthony

Effingham St. Anthony picked up seventh- and eighth-grade victoies over Taylorville Saturday.

In the seventh-grade contest, St. Anthony claimed an easy 68-19 win.

The Bullpups held a 23-2 opening quarter lead and led 43-12 at halftime.

Four players hit double figures for the Bullpups. Lauritzen led with 24 while Pennington and Griffith had 11 each and Brown 10.

In eighth-grade action, St. Anthony was 45-42 winner.

The Bullups trailed Taylorville 13-8 after the opeing quarter and 25-20 at halftime. The margin was still the same going into the final quarter, 32-27. St. Anthony then took over the contest, outscoring Taylorville 18-10 for the three-point victory.

Link tallied 19 for the Bullpups.

At St. Anthony

Seventh-Grade Game

Taylorville               2    10       5    2    --    19

St. Anthony           23    20    21    4    --    68

Taylorville -- Griere 2, Champley 2, Finks 7, Bushel 4, Cisco 4

St. Anthony -- Clark 4, Pennington 11, Griffith 11, Brown 10, Lauritzen 24, Gonzalez 8

Eighth-Grade Game

Taylorville          13    12    7    10    --    42

St. Anthony          8    12    7    18    --    45

Taylorville -- Durbin 6, Younker 8, Odam 4, Howard 18, NIeman 2, Tirpack 4

St. Anthony -- Link 19, JB Trupiano 5, Seachrist 1, Frost 8, Fearday 7, JC Trupiano 4, Schmidt 1

At Lawrenceville

Jasper County fell to Lawrenceville in both seventh- and eighth-grade play Saturday.

Lawrenceville won the seventh-grade encounter, 49-22, taking a 28-10 halftime lead.

Jasper County was led by Drake Wolf with 11 points. Jasper County fell to 1-5.

In eighth-grade play, Lawrenceville ran off to a 20-3 opening quarter lead and finished with a 48-24 victory.

Lain Burgener led Jasper County with 10 points. Jasper County is now 3-3 on the season.

At Lawrenceville

Seventh-Grade Game

Jasper County          2      8    6      6    --    22

Lawrenceville          18    10    7    14    --    49

Jasper County -- Farley 2, Wolf 11, Tharp 2, Flasch 6, Spiker 1

Lawrenceville -- Ivers 17, Gray 12

Eighth-Grade Game

Jasper County           3      7    4    10    --    24

Lawrenceville          20    12    6    10    --    48

Jasper County -- Hetzer 2, Burgener 10, Street 3, Kuhn 4, Wickham 2, Songer 2, Zumbahlen 1, Fulton 2 (players add up to 26 while 24 listed as final)

Lawrenceville -- Hardiman 16, Pargin 12

At St. Elmo

North Clay (Louisville) handed St. Elmo/Brownstown two losses Saturday.

North Clay claimed the seventh-grade game, 30-21. North Clay held a one-point lead at halftime then took a 10-4 third quarter and finished out with the nine-point win.

Compton tallied 11 for the winners. SEB was led by Poe with 10.

In the eighth-grade game, North Clay was a 41-10 winner. North Clay held a 25-2 first quarter lead. 

North Clay was led by Griffy with 12 and Groves and Zimdars with nine each.

At St. Elmo

Seventh-Grade Game

North Clay           6    3    10    11    --    30

SEB                      3    5      4      9    --    21

North Clay -- Byers 6, Czyzewski 4, Ingram 2, Compton 11, Wolfe 7

St. Elmo/Brownstown -- Speagle 4, Poe 10, L. Powell 7

Eighth-Grade Game

North Clay          13    12    12    4    --    41

SEB                       0      2      6    2    --    10

North Clay -- Hardiek 4, Poe 7, Groves 9, Zimdars 9, Griffy 12

St. Elmo/Brownstown -- Shick 2, Wilhour 1, Hoopingarner 5, Stine 2