St. Anthony, Teutopolis Advance to Eighth Grade State Tournament Play

The Bullpups and the Wooden Shoes each won their sectional games Wednesday to advance to play Saturday at State.

Teutopolis won the 8-3A Sectional at Tuscola, defeating Paris Mayo 38-8. Teutopolis had a 25-6 halftime lead on their way to the win. Scoring for Teutopolis: Gavin Addis 12, Jason Kreke 10, Landyn Buening and Isaac McWhorter 5 each, Landyn Thoele 4, and Ben Grunloh 2. The Wooden Shoes 8th graders are coached by Kent Niebrugge.

Teutopolis, now 22-4, will face Joy Mercer County (22-0) at 1pm Saturday. The 8-3A State Tournament will be played at Tolono Unity Junior High School. If Teutopolis wins, they will play again at 6:30pm Saturday.

Meanwhile, St. Anthony won their 8-2A Sectional Wednesday evening, defeating Findlay Okaw Valley 47-17. The victory improved St. Anthony's record to 23-3. St. Anthony was up 31-7 at halftime before posting the 30-point win. Scoring for St. Anthony: A. Lauritzen 20, C. Pennington 12, H. Brent 9, and K. Griffith 6.

(THE ST. ANTHONY EIGHTH GRADE SQUAD)

St. Anthony will play in the 8-2A State Tournament at 11:30am Saturday against Waverly. The tournament will be played at Mt. Pulaski High School. If St. Anthony wins, they will play again at 5pm Saturday.

(THE TEUTOPOLIS EIGHTH-GRADE SQUAD) TYLER REPKING MEDIA PHOTO

Unfortunately, the third local team playing in a sectional game Wednesday night saw their season come to an end. Effingham Sacred Heart lost to Pana Sacred Heart 55-47 in Pana. The Shamrocks finished their season with a 12-9 record. 

Meanwhile, best of success to the Teutopolis 7th graders as they will play for 3rd place honors tonight at the 7-3A State Tournament at Wenona Fieldcrest. Doug Smith's squad will take on Germantown Hills at 6pm. Teutopolis heads into the contest with a 24-2 record.