Boys Junior High Basketball -- Jan. 14

The Mustangs won the seventh-grade contest, 45-19 by ripping out to a 21-5 opening quarter lead.

Jenner Pals led the way with 16 points while Carson Fox added 10 and Ian Kinkelaar eight.

Effingham is now 15-6 on the season and won't return to action until Saturday in the Rochester Regional against Stephen Decatur.

In eighth-grade action, Effingham remained pretty even with Casey-Westfield through the first half, trailing only 12-9. But Casey-Westfield took off with a 23-11 second half for the 35-20 win.

Giovanni Santillian was the lone EJHS player in double figures with 11.

Casey-Westfield improved to 18-1 on the season.

At Efifngham

Seventh-Grade Game

Casey-Westfield               5      3      6    5    --    19

Effingham                        21    11    10    3    --    45

Casey-Westfield -- Self 3, Hosfield 2, Ritter 3, Burkybile 8, Stinson 3

Effingham -- Hayes 2, Kinkelaar 8, Fox 10, Pals 16, Love 2, Leonberger 2, Wendt 5

Eighth-Grade Game

Casey-Westfield               6    6    13    10    --    35

Effingham                         5    4      6      5    --    20

Casey-Westfield -- Moore 16, High 9, HIlls 5, Worby 3, Fouty 2

Effingham -- Santillian 11, Brady 7, Moon 2

At Newton

Teutopolis picked up a 47-37 seventh-grade victory over Jasper County Saturday.

The Wooden Shoes took a 27-18 halftime lead. Jasper County came back with an 11-7 third quarter but T-town got back on track with a 13-8 final period.

Jake Probst led with 19 points and had seven rebounds and six steals. Eric Weidner had a double-double with 14 points and 11 rebounds.

Jasper County was led by Wolf with 14 and Mulvey with 12.

In the eighth-grade contest, T-town picked up a 56-25 win.

The Shoes led 27-13 at halftime.

Teagan Pals and Jake Kocher scored eight points each to lead the Shoes.

Jasper County was led by Mulvey with eight.

At Newton

Seventh-Grade Game

Teutopolis                 13    14      7    13    --    47

Jasper Co.                  6    12    11      8    --    37

Teutopolis -- Swingler 4, Weidner 14, Horn 4, Davidson 2, Probst 19, Bushur 2, Niebrugge 2

Jasper County -- Wolf 14, Mulvey 12, Horner 3, Kessler 4, Lingafelter 4

Eighth-Grade Game

Teutopolis                    14    13    19    10    --    56

Jasper County              7      6      6      6    --    25

Teutopolis -- Lustig 2, Pals 8, Schumacher 3, Niemerg 2, Deters 6, Tebbe 5, Bloemer 2, Mette 7, Kinkelaar 3, Kocher 8, Cornell 6, Lee 2, Zerrusen 2

Jasper County -- Harris 2, Will 2, Oldham 3, Burgener 3, Mulvey 8, Clark 2, Cleaver 3 (Jasper County players add up to 23 while 25 listed as final)

At Louisville

North Clay (Louisville) hosted a fifth-grade tournament and finished sixth.

First round scores were: Neoga 31, North Clay 23; Flora 41, Clay City 8, Patoka 39, Red Hill 12 and Dieterich 30, Sigel St. Michael 28.

Saturday scores were Flora 36, Neoga 4; Patoka 28, Dieterich 21; North Clay 22, Clay City 21 and Sigel St. Michael 23, Red Hill 22.

The championship went to Patoka over Flora, 21-19. Dieterich claimed the third place game over Neoga, 28-6. The consolation championship went to St. Michael over North Clay, 27-20.