Bulldogs, Indians, Shoes, Cougars Win; Hearts Fall In Girls Basketball

Lucy Fearday got the Bulldogs off and running in the opening quarter by scoring 11 of the team's 25 points. She connected on four regular baskets and a three-pointer. Nancy Ruholl chipped in with eight ponts on a three-pointer, two regular baskets and a free throw.

The Wolves came back with an 18-12 second quarter run but still trailed 37-28 at halftime. St. Anthony had a 10-9 third quarter but the Wolves came back with a 19-14 final period to make the game more interesting as the Bulldogs finished with a five-point victory margin.

Fearday tallied 20 points with seven field goals, one a three-pointer, and was five of nine at the line. Ruholl added 15 and Stacie Vonderheide chipped in with 10.

At Flora

ST. ANTHONY (61)

Ruholl 4-6 -- 15, An. Faber 3-1 -- 7, Vonderheide 5-0 -- 10, Nuxoll 1-2 -- 4, Fearday 7-5 -- 20, Rios 2-0 -- 5. TOTALS 22 FG, 14 FT.

FLORA (56)

Jones 3-0 -- 7, Myers 2-1 -- 5, Garder 4-0 -- 11, Cammon 2-5 -- 9, Heras 0-0 -- 0, Fruend 6-0 -- 12, Behnke 6-0 -- 12. TOTALS 23 FG, 6 FT.

St. Anthony                25    12    10    14    --    61

Flora                           10    18      9    19    --    56

3-point FG -- St. Anthony 3 (Ruholl 1, Fearday 1, Rios 1), Flora 4 (Garder 3, Jones 1), 

At Mount Zion

Effingham dropped a 54-41 loss to Mount Zion in Apollo Conference action Saturday.

The Hearts trailed Mount Zion 13-10 after the opening quarter and 29-18 at halftime. Mount Zion had a 16-8 third quarter surge.

The Hearts had only one player in double digits. Ella Niebrugge led the way with 10 points on three field goals, two of those three-pointers, and two of two at the line.

At Mount Zion

EFFINGHAM (41)

Mapes 2-3 -- 8, Wolfe 0-0 -- 0, Niebrugge 3-2 -- 10, Althoff 2-2 -- 6, Beals 1-3 -- 5, Allie 1-1 -- 3, Donaldson 2-0 -- 4, Hodge 0-0 -- 0, Moser 0-0 -- 0, Martin 1-3 -- 5. TOTALS 12 FG, 14 FT.

MOUNT ZION (54)

Smith 1-0 -- 2, Schmahl 1-0 -- 2, Becker 1-0 -- 2, Highley 0-0 -- 0, Kendall 5-0 -- 11, Barnes 4-0 -- 8, Ratz 0-0 -- 0,Tturner 5-1 -- 11, Anderson 5-7 -- 18. TOTALS 22 FG, 8 FT.

Effingham               10      8    8    15    --    41

Mount Zion              13    16    9    16    --    54

3-point FG -- Effingham 3 (Niebrugge 2, Mapes 1), Mount Zion 2 (Kendall 1, Anderson 1).

At Neoga

Neoga racked up another victim, this time Casey-Westfield by a 43-14 tally Saturday.

The Indians, ranked No. 5 in the Class 1A state basketball poll, put together a 17-3 opening quarter run and controlled the game the rest of the way.

Sydney Richards was the lone player for Neoga in double figures with 15 on six field goals that included two three-pointers.

Neoga is now 19-1 on the season and will travel to Pana tonight.

Casey-Westfield won the junior varsity game, 30-17.

At Neoga

CASEY-WESTFIELD (14)

Towels 0-0 -- 0, Eckerty 2-0 -- 5, Cribelar 0-1 -- 1, Smith 3-0 -- 8. TOTALS 5 FG, 1 FT.

NEOGA (43)

B. Richards 3-0 -- 7, Worman 3-0 -- 6, O'Dell 0-0 -- 0, Sampson 0-0 -- 0, Eaton 0-0 -- 0, Hakman 0-0 -- 0, S. Richard s6-0 -- 15, Reynolds 0-0 -- 0, McKinney 0-0 -- 0, Osborn 1-0 -- 2, Campbell 6-1 -- 13. TOTALS 19 FG, 1 FT.

Casey-Westfield              3    7      1    3    --    14

Neoga                             17    9    11    6    --    43

3-point FG -- Casey-Wesfield 3 (Smith 2, Eckerty 1), Neoga 4 (S. Ricchrds 3, B. Richards 1).

Junior Varsity Game -- Casey-Westfield 30, Neoga 17.

At Breese

Teutopolis took part in the Paws Shootout at Breese Central High School and nabbed a 47-43 win over Rochester Saturday.

The Wooden Shoes trailed Rochester 12-10 after one quarter. Kaylee Niebrugge kept the Shoes going offensively, scoring seven of the 10 points.

T-town and Rochester were tied at 18-18 at halftime. T-town moved ahead with a 13-8 third period as Niebrugge scored six and Emily Konkel added a basket and two free throws.

Rochester came back with a 17-16 final quarter but couldn't make up that third quarter run by the Shoes.

Niebrugge tallied 21 points for the Shoes as the lone player in double figures. Niebrugge connected on seven field goals and seven of 10 at the line. She had a double-double with 12 rebounds and also led in assists with two.. Konkel contributed four steals.

At Breese

TEUTOPOLIS (47)

Gibson 0-0 -- 0, Deters 1-0 -- 2, Probst 3-0 -- 6, Konkel 2-4 -- 9, Niebrugge 7-7 -- 21, Mette 0-1 -- 1, Wall 2-2 -- 6, M. Ruholl 1-0 -- 2. TOTALS 16 FG, 14 FT.

ROCHESTER (43)

Offer 2-3 -- 8, Alyse Day 0-2 -- 2, K. Farris 2-0 -- 5, Rand 6-3 -- 17, D. Farris 1-0 -- 2, Dixon 3-3 -- 9. TOTALS 14 FG, 11 FT.

Teutopolis                10    8    13    16    --    47

Rochester                12    6      8    17    --    43

3-point FG -- Teutopolis 1 (Konkel 1), Rochester 4 (Rand 2, K. Farris 1, Offer 1).

At Farina

South Central edged Shelbyville, 49-48 in Saturday action.

The Cougars held a 7-5 opening quarter lead as Brooklyn Garrett scored four points and Kaitlyn Swift added a three-pointer.

South Central went on a 20-12 second period run to lead 27-18 at halftime. Garrett added seven points while Swift led with eight on two three-pointers and two free throws.

The two teams played to a 9-9 third quarter and Shelbyville had a 22-13 final period run only to fall short.

South Central connected on 13 field goals, five of those three-pointers. Swift had four of the five three-pointers in the contestl.

Garrett led the way with 23 points while Swift added 14. South Central finished with 18 of 38 free throws while Shelbyville shot only six and made two.

At Farina

SHELBYVILLE (48)

Brinkoetter 0-0 -- 0, Adams 2-0 -- 4, Musser 1-0 -- 2, Owens 1-0 -- 2, Ogden 1-0 -- 2, Wade 6-0 -- 13, White 2-0 -- 4, Kaiser 2-0 -- 4, M. Clark 0-0 -- 0, D. Clark 5-1 -- 11, Jones 2-1 -- 6, Woods 0-0 -- 0. TOTALS 22 FG, 2 FT.

SOUTH CENTRAL (49)

Michel 0-2 -- 2, Ka. Swift 4-2 -- 14, Beccue 0-0 -- 0, Garrett 7-8 -- 23, Webster 0-4 -- 4, Cowger 2-2 -- 6. TOTALS 13 FG, 18 FT.

Shelbyville                5    12     9    22    --    48

South Central           7    20    9    13    --    49

3-point FG -- Shelbyville 2 (Wade 1, Jones 1), South Central 5 (Ka. Swift 4, Garrett 1).