Junior High Boys Basketball -- December 5

The Mustangs claimed the seventh-grade game, 37-28. EJHS held a 13-8 halftime lead but led by only three points going into the final period. From there, Effingham had a 14-8 run.

Pals tallied 18 and Fox 10 for the winners who improve to 5-4.

In the eighth-grade game, Centralia captured a 46-12 win. Centralia held a 26-7 halftime lead.

Effingham was led by Niebrugge with five points.

At Effingham

Seventh-Grade Game

Centralia             4    4    12      8    --    28

Effingham           9    4    10    14    --    37

Centralia -- Lewis 2, Branch 4, Diehl 4, Savax 2, Houser 10, McClain 6

Effingham -- Hayes 2, Kinkelaar 2, Fox 10, Pals 18, Wendt 1, Clark 4

Eighth-Grade Game

Centralia             9    17    16    4     --    46

Effingham           2      5      5    0     --    12

Centralia -- Bratton 19, Staples 8, Hancock 5, Strowder 5, Snow 3, Diehl 2, Lambert 2

Effingham -- Niebrugge 5, Santilian 4, Kinder 3

At Flora

Effingham St. Anthony and Flora were both winners Monday evening.

The Bullpups picked up a 33-22 win to improve to 12-3 on the season.

St. Anthony led 16-6 at halftime and never looked back.

Conner Storm tallied 10 points while Cooper Sehy and Jonny Gannaway added eight each for the Bullpups.

In the eighth-grade contest, Flora ran off to a 22-14 halftime lead then had a 15-9 thrid quarter for a 44-28 victory.

G. Wilhour led St. Anthony with 17 points.

At Flora

Seventh-Grade Game

St. Anthony               10    6    15    2    --    33

Flora                            3    3    10    6    --   22

St. Anthony -- McCallister 2, Pennington 5, Sehy 8, C. Storm 10, Gannaway 8, M. Storm 0, Bloemer 0

Flora -- Herman 5, Oestreich 4, Hemphill 1, Moore 6, Meadows 6, Earnest 0, MIlner 0, Burkett 0

Eighth-Grade Game

St. Anthony               3    11     9    5    --    28

Flora                        16     6    14    8    --    44

St. Anthony -- Wilhour 17, Waldhoff 2, Stephens 2, Looman 7, Badar 0, Bierman 0, Utz 0

Flora -- Massie 11, James 3, Warren 20, Crawford 8, Dusan 2

At Bridgeport

Jasper County and Red Hill (Bridgeport) split victories Monday.

Red Hill edged Jasper County, 35-34 in the seventh-grade game. Red Hill held a 16-14 halftime lead. Jasper County came back with a 14-6 third quarter to pull ahead 27-22. But Red Hill rallied for a 13-5 final period to pull out the win.

Chance Mulvey led Jasper County with 13 points as the seventh-grade suffered its first loss to drop to 10-1.

In eighth-grade action, Jasper County was an easy 38-12 winner.

Jasper County held a 29-8 halftime lead.

Hayden Mulvey led Jasper County with 13 points as the squad is now 4-9.

At Red Hill

Seventh-Grade Game

Jasper County               5    9    13     5    --    34

Red Hill                        12    4      6    13    --    35

(Jasper County linescore adds up to 32 while 34 listed as final)

Jasper County -- C. Mulvey 13, Wolf 9, Homer 5, Kessler 2, Lingafelter 5

Red Hill-- Young 15

Eighth-Grade Game

Jasper County          12    17    9    0    --    38

Red Hill                      2      6    0    4    --    12

Jasper County -- Harris 1, Oldham 8, Burgener 8, Mulvey 13, Clark 4, Cleaver 4

Red Hill -- Brashear 4