Junior High Girls Basketball -- Sept. 23-24

Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City picked up both seventh- and eighth-grade girls basketball victories Friday over Neoga.

CHBC was a 39-13 winner in the seventh-grade contest. The Bobcats stepped out to a 16-4 opening quarter lead and that was the contest.

Helena Bowlin and Haley Doty were the one-two scoring punch with 10 points each. Neoga was led by Malory Henderson with seven.

In the eighth-grade matchup, CHBC took a 38-10 win. The Bobcats led 16-4 at halftime and finished strong.

Madison Dawson led the Bobcats with 12 points while Averie Vaughn added 10.

Neoga was led by Henderson with four.

At Cowden

Seventh-Grade Game

Neoga            4    1      6    2    --    13

CHBC           16    6    12    5    --    39

Neoga -- Ames 2, Henderson 7, Conder 2, Whitaker 2

Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City -- Bowlin 10, Doty 5, Nohren 4, Pope 2, Doty 10, C. Wakefield 2, G. Waketfield 6

Eighth-Grade Game

Neoga         2    2    2      4    --    10

CHBC          8    8    8    14    --    38

Neoga -- Henderson 4, Frankie 2, Snidle 2, Olmstead 2

Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City -- Bowlin 2, Macklin 2, Vaughn 10, Sarvber 6, Pope 6, Dawson 12

At Effingham

Dieterich claimed two wins over Effingham Sacred Heart Thursday.

Dieterich was a 17-6 winner in the seventh-grade contest. Dieterich held a 10-1 opening half lead.

The winners were led by Kinli Michl with seven points and Lena Goebel with four. Mara Braun led Sacred Heart with four.

In eighth-grade competition, Dieterich claimed a 26-14 victory.

Madison Hahn and Addison Miller tallied eight points each for the winners.

The Shamrocks were led by Avery Aldrich and Mara Braun with four each.

At Effingham

Seventh-Grade Game

Dieterich                  6    4    3    4    --    17

Sacred Heart           0    1    5    0    --      6

Dieterich -- Goebel 4, Meinhart 2, Parish 2, Michl 7, Funneman 2

Sacred Heart -- Aldrich 1, Braun 4, Bierman 1

Eighth-Grade Game

Dieterich                 8    4    6    8    --    26

Sacred Heart          6    2    2    4    --    14

Dieterich -- M. Hahn 8, Miller 8, G. Hahn 2, Uthell 4, Faller 2, Flinn 2

Sacred Heart -- Aldrich 4, Braun 4, Grunloh 2, Thies 2, Wildbur 2

At Strasburg

Stewardson-Strasburg handed North Clay (Louisville) a double loss Thursday.

Stew-Stras was a 32-21 winner in seventh-grade competition. Stew-Stras ran off to a 22-2 opening quarter lead and held off North Clay in the second half.

Kendra Hayes led the winners with 20 points. Pontious led North Clay with five.

In the eighth-grade game, Stew-Stras picked up a 40-14 victory with a 27-5 opening half.

Myra Friese had 19 points while Hayes added 10.

North Clay was led by Fleener with five.

At Strasburg

Seventh-Grade Game

North Clay             2    0    5    14    --    21

Stew-Stras           22    2    8      0    --    32

North Clay -- Pontious 5, Phillips 4, Russell 3, Romack 3, Thompson 2, McBee 2, Roby 1, Guinn 1

Stewardson-Strasburg -- Hayes 20, Friese 6, Wittenberg 4, Mueller 2

Eighth-Grade Game

North Clay            2      3    1    8    --    14

Stew-Stras          10    17    4    9    --    40

North Clay -- Fleener 5, Robey 4, McGee 2, Jones 2, Pontious 1

Stewardson-Strasburg -- Friese 19, Hayes 10, Holland 6, Longwell 3, Carey 2