Boys Junior High, NTC Tournament Basketball -- Dec. 8

Dieterich downed Stewardson-Strasburg, 47-17.

In the third place contest, Neoga edged Effingham Sacred Heart, 22-21.

The consolation championship went to North Clay (Louisville) over South Central, 26-24.

At Mattoon

Effingham Junior High School picked up two wins over Mattoon in boys basketball competition Thursday. 

In the seventh-grade game, the Mustangs easily handled Mattoon by a 42-29 score. EJHS took a 16-4 opening quarter lead and had a 14-9 third period run.

Pals tallied 22 for ths winners while Kinkelaar added 10. Effingham is now 6-4 on the season.

In the eighth-grade game, Effingham came from behind in the fourth quarter to pull out a 35-34 victory.

Mattoon held a 9-6 opening quarter lead and led 17-15 at halftime. The Mustangs had pulled within 26-25 going into the final quarter.

Braddy tallied 14 while Niebrugge added 11 for Efingham.

At Mattoon

Seventh-Grade Game

Effingham                16    4    14    8    --    42

Mattoon                     4    9      9    7    --    29

Effingham -- Fox 8, Pals 22, Kinkelaar 10, Clark 2

Mattoon -- Courtney 3, Walk 5, Hayes 6, Nolte 2, Mitchell 4, Hacke 9

Eighth-Grade Game

Effingham               6    9    10    10    --    35

Mattoon                  9    8      9      8    --    34

Effingham -- Braddy 14, Niebrugge 11, Kistler 4, Hartman 2, Kinder 2, Santillian 2

Mattoon -- Middleton 17, Smith 6, Hackee 5, Uppencamp 4, Rice 2

At Charleston

Teutopolis picked up two more victories in B game action Thursday.

In the seventh-grade contest, the Wooden Shoes won 36-12. T-town held an 18-7 halftime lead and had a 13-2 third period.

Tucker Dhom scored nine and Tyson Brooks eight for the winners.

In eighth-grade B play, T-town ripped out to a 16-4 opening quarter lead and went on for a 44-32 win.

Hayden Tebbe scored 11 for the winners.

At Charleston

Seventh-Grade B Game

Teutopolis                 12    6    13    5    --    36

Charleston                 5     2      2    3    --    12

Teutopolis -- Swingler 2, Dhom 9, Waldhoff 2, Wenthe 1, Probst 3, Brooks 8, Bushur 3, Hartke 2, Niebrugge 6

Charleston -- Plummer 2, Dundee 4, Philips 3, Carrasco 3

Eighth-Grade B Game

Teutopolis              16    10    10      8    --    44

Charleston               4    11      5    12    --    32

Teutopolis -- Hartman 2, Schumacher 3, Niemerg 4, Lee 1, Deters 2, Kremer 3, Tebbe 11, Blim 2, Kinkelaar 8, Cornell 8

Charleston -- Hetton 5, Brinkerhoff 4, Couch 6, Byrum 11, Watermon 6

At Newton

Jasper County scored 51 points both times in downing Olney in seventh- and eighth-grade action Thursday.

In the seventh-grade encounter, Jasper County won 51-37. Jasper County ripped out to a 25-6 opening quarter lead.

Chance Mulvey tallied 18 while Maddox Homer added 10 for the winners. Homer led in rebounds. Jasper County improved to 11-1.

In the eighth-grade game, Jasper County was a 51-39 winner. Olney led 27-17 at halftime before Jasper County came back with a 34-12 second half run.

Hayden Mulvey led with 22 while Nolen Cleaver added 13. Jacob Oldham was the leading rebounder. Jasper County improved to 5-9.

At Newton

Seventh-Grade Game

Olney                        6      8    7    16    --    37

Jasper Co.              25    13    9     4    --    51

Olney -- Redman 11, Sanders 6, Mosby 5

Jasper County -- Wolf 11, Muvley 18, Homer 10, Hoene 2, Holder 2, Kessler 7, Lingafelter 1

Eighth-Grade Game

Olney                        6    21      8      4    --    39

Jasper Co.             11      6     15    19    --    51

Olney -- Hires 19, R. Brown 12

Jasper County -- Oldham 9, Burgener 3, Mulvey 22, Clark 4, Cleaver 13