Junior High Boys Basketball -- Dec. 2

The eighth-grade contest brought in two unbeaten teams as St. Anthony stood at 11-0 while Effingham came in at 8-0.

Effingham ended up pulling out a 40-37 win. The Mustangs stepped out to a 16-10 opening quarter lead and led 25-20 at halftime. Wade Bushur nailed two three-pointers for the Mustangs while Cole Phillips tallied six.

The Bullpups came back with an 8-7 third quarter to pull within 32-28 and had a 9-8 final period only to fall short.

The Mustangs were led by Phillips with 14 and Bushur with nine. James Wise chipped in with eight. The Mustangs improve to 9-0.

Henry Brent led St. Anthony with 15 points while Aiden Lauritzen added 14. The Bullpups drop to 11-1.

In the seventh-grade game, St. Anthony nabbed a 38-28 victory.

The Bullpups ripped out to a 13-3 opening quarter lead but Effingham came back with a 12-2 second period to knot the score at 15-15 at hafltime.

St. Anthony then had a 15-6 third period run and finished out with an 8-7 final quarter.

Will Bierman led with 13 while Miles Waldhoff added nine.

Effingham was led by Carter Braddy with 10.

At St. Anthony

Seventh-Grade Game

Effingham            3    12     6    7    --    28

St. Anthony        13     2    15    8    --    38

Effingham -- Braddy 10, Hartman 6, Moon 4, Niebrugge 8

St. Anthony -- Bushur 4, Bierman 13, Waldhoff 9, Gilhour 8, Looman 4

Eighth-Grade Game

Effingham             16      9    7    8    --    40

St. Anthony           10    10    8    9    --    37

Effingham -- Bockhorn 5, Bushur 9, Wise 8, Fearday 4, Phillips 14

St. Anthony -- Brent 15, Lauritzen 14, Pennington 6, Gonzalez 2

At Vandalia

Teutopolis tallied two victories over host Vandalia Thursday evening.

The Wooden Shoes won the seventh-grade contest, 47-42.

T-town held a 22-19 halftime lead. Vandalia came back with a 13-8 third quarter to lead 32-30 going into the final period. T-town then tied the score sending the game into overtime. In the overtime period, T-town had a 7-2 score for the win.

Kocher led T-town with 14 points while Cornell added 11.

In eighth-grade play, T-town was a 32-12 winner. T-town held a 15-6 halftime lead and had an 11-2 third period run.

McWhorter was the lone player in double figures in the game with 13.

At Vandalia

Seventh-Grade Game

Overtime

Teutopolis            13      9     8    10    7    --    47

Vandalia                7    12    13      8    2    --    42

Teutopolis -- Lustig 5, Pals 8, Deters 3, Tebbe 2, Mette 4, Kocher 14, Cornell 11

Vandalia -- Casey 21, Stombaugh 15, Stone 4, Carroll 2

Eighth-Grade Game

Teutopolis            6     9    11    6    --    32

Vandalia               4    2      2    4    --    12

Teutopolis -- Probst 3, Addis 2, l. Buening 8, McWhorter 13, G. Buening 2, Kreke 1, Thoele 4 (players add up to 33 while 32 listed as final)

Vandlaia -- Campbell 2, Depew 4, McCarty 2, Berry 2, Forbes 2

At Odin

South Central won both contests against Odin in seventh- and eighth-grade action Thursday.

In the seventh-grade game, South Central was a 39-23 winner and improved to 8-5 on the season.

Colton Cartright led the way with 13 points while Westin Neilson added 11 for the winners.

South Central held a 24-8 halftime lead.

In the eighth-grade game, South Central won 49-27. South Central took a 24-16 halftime lead then had a 17-4 third period.

Trevan Sidwell led the win with 15 points while Neilson added 14. The winners improved to 5-6.

At Odin

Seventh-Grade Game

South Central          4    20    11    4    --    39

Odin                         6      2      9    6    --    23

South Central -- L. Shumate 6, Cartright 13, Neilson 11, Gillespie 2, G. Shumate 3, Engel 2, Jones 2

Odin -- Haines 3, Nix 1, Smith 6, Walker 5, Haines 6, Timmons 2

Eighth-Grade Game

South Central            7    17    17    8    --    49

Odin                           9      7      4    7    --    27

South Central -- L. Shumate 6, Moore 6, Neilson 14, Sidwell 15, Byers 6, Match 2

Odin -- Haines 2, Roberts 10, Johnson 6, Walker 4, Carry 1, Haines 2, Timmons 2