Junior High Girls Basketball -- Oct. 17

Mayo was a 26-19 winner in the seventh-grade matchup. Mayo ran off to a 13-3 opening quarter lead and that was the game. Effingham outplayed the visitors over the next three quarters by a 16-13 count but couldn't make up that first quarter.

Koenig led the way for the Mustangs with six points.

In the eighth-grade game, Paris Mayo led 12-8 at halftime then had a 20-5 second half run.

Effingham was led by Layla McBride with five points.

At Effingham

Seventh-Grade Game

Paris Mayo                13    6    4    3    --    26

Effingham                   3    4    6    6    --    19

Paris Mayo -- Vilk 6, Tarr 3, Adams 3, Morris 6, Bridgewater 5, Barrett 3

Effingham -- Miller 4, Loew 2, Spicer 5, Koenig 6, Haarman 2

Eighth-Grade Game

Paris Mayo               5    7    8    12    --    32

Effingham                 6    2    3     2    --    13

Paris Mayo -- Adams 4, Bicknell 11, Bridgewater 1, Carter 3, Lankster 4, York 2, Landsaw 7

Effingham -- Weis 4, Wendling 4, McBride 5

At St. Anthony

Effingham St. Anthony and Dieterich split victories Monday.

Dieterich edged the Bullpups, 16-15 in the seventh-grade game.

Dieterich held a 10-9 opening half lead before the two teams played to a 6-6 second half.

Boerngen led the way for the winners with eight points.

Budde led St. Anthony with nine points.

In eighth-grade action, St. Anthony was a 25-17 winner. The Bullpups held a 9-6 first half lead then had a 16-11 second half run.

Denning led the way with 12 points for the Bullpups.

Dieterich was led by L. Goebel and Meinhart with five points each.

At St. Anthony

Seventh-Grade Game

Dieterich                   4    6    4    2    --    16

St. Anthony              2    7    6    0    --    15

Dieterich -- Niemerg 4, Ohnesorge 2, Boerngen 8, Faller 2

St. Anthony -- Budde 9, Stephens 6

Eighth-Grade Game

Dieterich                 6    0    5      6    --    17

St. Anthony            0    9    6    10    --    25

Dieterich -- L. Goebel 5, Will 4, Meinhart 5, Michl 3

St. Anthony -- Frisbie 4, Denning 12, Henning 2, Schultz 4, Lauritzen 3

At Mulberry Grove

Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City handed Mulberry Grove two losses Monday evening.

The Bobcats claimed the seventh-grade game, 31-17. CHBC led 12-7 at halftime then had a 12-4 third quarter run.

Two players hit double figures for the winners. Carissa Wakefield led with 12 while Ethel Stuckemeyer added 10 as the team improved to 3-6.

In the eighth-grade contest, CHBC was a 38-21 winner.

The Bobcats took a 16-6 opening quarter lead and never looked back.

Haley Doty tallied 14 for the winners who now stand at 5-4.

At Mulberry Grove

Seventh-Grade Game

CHBC                             7    5    12    7    --    31

Mulberry Grove            5    2      4    6    --    17

Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City -- Stuckemeyer 10, Shields 8, Wakefield 12, Thompson 1

Mulberry Grove -- no players listed

Eighth-Grade Game

CHBC                            16    2    10    10    --    38

Mulberry Grove             6    4      5      6    --    21

Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City -- Stuckemeyer 2, Bowlin 7, Dawson 2, Doty 2, Lilly 2, Nohren 3, Doty 14, G. Wakefield 6

Mulberry Grove -- no players listed

At Sigel

Sigel St. Michael handed Teutopolis a 34-26 loss in eighth-grade action Monday.

The Sharpshooters held an 8-6 opening quarter lead and led 13-14 at halftime. 

Ordner led the way for the winners with 13 points.

T-town was led by Kylie Borries with 15 as the team fell to 7-2.

At Sigel

Eighth-Grade Game

Teutopolis                 6    4    11    5    --    26

St. Michael                8    5    13    8    --    34

Teutopolis -- Borries 15, Tegeler 6, Pals 3, Hoene 2

Sigel St. Michael -- Ordner 13, Jordan 8, Cremons 6, Will 5, Gaddis 2

At Louisville

Jasper County tallied two victories over North Clay (Louisville) Monday.

Jasper County won the seventh-grade contest, 36-12 and claimed the eighth-grade game, 37-32.

North Clay is back in action today against South Central in the National Trail Conference Seventh-Grade Tournament at Dieterich against South Central at 8 p.m. In the first two games, Neoga faces Dieterich at 5:30 p.m. followed by Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City against Effingham Sacred Heart at 6:45.

The tournament continues Wednesday and Thursday and finishes out with the finals Saturday.