EHS Falls To M-S, Altamont Drops Game To Tri-County In Girls Competition

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Published on December 13 2021 9:39 am
Last Updated on December 13 2021 9:39 am
Written by Millie Lange

MAHOMET -- Effingham High School fell to host Mahomet-Seymour in girls basketball competition Saturday, 58-36.

The Bulldogs held a 9-8 opening quarter lead then put on their scoring shoes with a 17-9 second period run to lead 26-17 at halftime. Mahomet-Seymour had another 17-10 edge in the third period and finished out with a 15-9 final quarter.

Effingham was led by Meredith Schaefer with 11 points while Sawyer Althoff had eight and Ella Niebrugge seven.

At Mahomet

EFFINGHAM (36)

Mapes 0-0 -- 0, Ohnesorge 3-0 -- 6,Saw.  Althoff 3-2 -- 8, Niebrugge 3-0 -- 7, Sai. Althoff 0-0 -- 0. Beals 0-0 -- 0, Schaefer 4-1 -- 11, Allie 0-0 -- 0, Moser 2-0 -- 4, Thompson 0-0 -- 0. TOTALS 15 FG, 3 FT.

MAHOMET-SEYMOUR (58)

Thomas 5-0 -- 14, Dewitt 0-0 -- 0, Koerner 6-0 -- 14, Coller 1-0 -- 2, Dallas 0-0 -- 0, Taylor 4-0 -- 8, Pruitt 0-0 -- 0, Bunting 1-5 -- 7, Ward 0-0 -- 0, Orgeron 1-0 -- 2, Juarez 3-5 -- 11, Lagacy 0-0 -- 0. TOTALS 20 FG, 13 FT.

Effingham                         8      9    10      9    --    36

Mahomet-Seymour          9    17    17    15    --    58

3-point FG -- Effingham 3 (Schaefer 2, Niebrugge 1), Mahomet-Seymour 6 (Thomas 4, Koerner 2).

 

At Mattoon

Tri-County handed Altamont a 54-42 loss in competition held at Lake Land College Saturday.

The Indians edged out to a 12-11 opening quarter lead as Grace Nelson tallied eight points. But Tri-County came roaring back with a 14-5 second period to lead 25-17 at halftime.

M-S then had a 17-11 third period before Altamont came back with a 14-12 final quarter.

Nelson finished with 25 points on nine field goals that included two trifectas and was five of six at the line.

Altamont is now 6-4 on the season.

At Mattoon

ALTAMONT (42)

Grunloh 0-0 -- 0, Pearcy 1-1 -- 3, Boehm 1-2 -- 4, P. Osteen 0-2 -- 2, K. Osteen 0-0 -- 0, Nelson 9-5 -- 25, Fulk 0-0 -- 0, Klien 1-0 -- 3, Reardon 2-0 -- 5. TOTALS 14 FG, 10 FT.

TRI-COUNTY (54)

Reese 0-0 -- 0, Ehlers 0-0 -- 0, Smith 3-1 -- 7, Armstrong 3-1 -- 7, Hales 7-1 -- 15, Dudley 4-0 -- 11, Ard 0-0 -- 0, Morriset 0-0 -- 0, Houlihan 0-0 -- 0, Williams 6-1 -- 14. TOTALS 23 FG, 4 FT.

Altamont            12      5    11    14    --    42

Tri-County           11    14    17    12    --    54

3-point FG -- Altamont 4 (Nelson 2, Klien 1, Reardon 1), Tri-County 4 (Dudley 3, Williams 1).