Junior High Boys Basketball -- March 3

OLNEY -- Effingham dropped a seventh-grade contest to Olney Wednesday, 49-38.

Olney edged out to a 6-5 opening quarter lead but the Mustangs came back to lead 17-13 at halftime. Olney then had a 22-12 third quarter and never looked back.

Leading Effingham was Wendling with seven points. The Mustangs drop to 6-4 on the season.

In the eighth-grade game, Olney was a 73-26 winner.

Effingham was led by Flack and Jones with seven each.

At Olney

Seventh-Grade Game

Effingham           5    12    12      9    --    38

Olney                  6      7    22    14    --    49

Effingham -- Bockhorn 2, Bushur 1, Fearday 5, Hayes 6, Phillips 4, Wise 4, Wendling 7, Flack 6, Meltabarger 3

Olney -- Ameter 3, Nealis 2, Klingler 11, Pianfetti 11, Cothern 20, Toliver 2

Eighth-Grade Game

Effingham          1    9      7    9    --    26

Olney                31   20   16    6   --   73

Effingham -- Flack 7, Jones 7, Kellams 3, Love 5, McBride 2, Pals 2

Olney -- Beard 21, Hallam 12, Mitchell 12, Weiler 11, Keller 7, Thomann 4, Compton 4, Beard 2

At Altamont

Altamont split victories with visiting Windsor in junior high boys basketball Wednesday.

Altamont claimed the seventh-grade contest, 40-27. Altamont held a 27-6 halftime lead.

Veteto tallied 23 points on 11 field goals and one of two at the line.

Windsor was led by McDaniel with 11.

Windsor then captured the eighth-grade game, 42-25. Windsor held a 24-11 halftime lead.

Two players hit double figures for the winners. Robinson scored 16 and Downs 15.

Altamont was led by Shafer with eight.

At Altamont

Seventh-Grade Game

Windsor             2      4    11    10    --    27

Altamont          15    12      9     4    --    40

Windsor -- Rincker 5, McDaniel 11, Westendorf 5, Disar 4, Vaughn 2

Altamont -- Wendling 7, Tedrick 2, Reardon 4, Veteto 23, Bauer 4

Eighth-Grade Game

Windsor          12    12    11   7    --    42

Altamont          7      4      7    7    --    25

Windsor -- McDaniel 3, Downs 17, Dispennett 1, Brownlee 3, Vaughn 2, Robinson 16

Altamont -- Wendling 2, Plum 6, Veteto 4, Shafer 8, Schlanser 5

At Cowden

South Central came calling at Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City and picked up both seventh- and eighth-grade victories Wednesday.

South Central won the seventh-grade contest, 36-31. South Central held a 20-10 halftime lead and kept the momentum going with a 21-16 second half.

Garrett Shumate tallied 12 for the winners. Brayden Bunch led CHBC with 12.

In eighth-grade action, South Central downed CHBC, 33-22. South Central led 18-9 at halftime and never looked back.

Brady Markley led the winners with nine points. CHBC was led by Wyatt Rueff with six.

At Cowden

Seventh-Grade Game

South Central          5    15      9      7    --    36

CHBC                       4      6    11    10    --    31

South Central -- Nielson 5, L. Shumate 9, G. Shumate 12, Sidwell 6, Reuger 2, Engel 2

Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City -- Cozart 6, Schlanser 4, Hart 9, Bunch 12

Eighth-Grade Game

South Central           10    8    13     2    --    33

CHBC                         6     3     3    10    --    22

South Central -- Markley 9, Hiestand 4, J. Smith 8, Jones 2, Co. Smith 3, Ca. Smith 3, Bursott 2, no name listed 2

Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City -- Moon 4, Rueff 6, Pope 1, Mueller 2, Lamb 2, Monnet 2, Sullivan 5