Three Area Teams Headed To Eighth-Grade State Boys Basketball Tourneys

Class 8-1A Pana Sacred Heart Sectional

Effingham Sacred Heart advanced to the Class 1A State Tournament at Assumption Central A&M Middle School.

The Shamrocks defeated Carrollton St. John, 49-40 to win the Pana Sacred Heart Sectional Monday.

Sacred Heart improved to 17-6 on the season and will play at 11:30 a.m. Saturday against Mattoon St. John's (14-6).

Other teams in the field include Peoria Heights St. Thomas (19-6), Springfield Christ the King (20-6), Peru Catholic (22-2), Royal Prairieview Ogden (19-5), Odell (23-2) and Bloomington Corrnerstone (19-5).

The winners from the four games will advance to 5 p.m .and 6:30 p.m. contests. The winner of those games will meet at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, February 16 for the championship while the losers will play for third place at 6 p.m.

Members of the St. Anthony sectional championship team are, front row, left to right, Cole Adams, Hayden Bushur, Graidon Wilhour, Quentin Stephens and Marcus Geen. Back row, left to right,  Assistant Coach Jason Ludwig, Gabe Huebner, Will Bierman, Miles Waldhoff, Gabe Looman, Eric Utz, Andrew Meyer, Derek Hann, Coach John Hoene and Manager Jackson Kabbes.

Class 8-2A Effingham St. Anthony Sectional

Effingham St. Anthony went overtime with  Assumption Central A&M to win its own sectional Monday evening.

The Bullpups trailed Central A&M 16-6 after the opening quarter and 21-11 at halftime.

In the second half, St. Anthony came alive and had a 13-9 run to pull within 30-24 going into the final period. Waldhoff connected on a three-pointer and a regular basket for five in the quarter while Wilhour and Looman added four each.

In the final period, St. Anthony continued on with an 11-5 run behind five points by Wlilhour and four points by Waldhoff and the score was knotted at 35-35 sending the contest into overtime.

In the overtime period, Utz scored a basket and Wilhour and Waldhoff connected on two free throws each and Bierman added a free throw to pull out the win.

Wilhour tallied 15 and Waldhoff 11 for the Bullpups.

St. Anthony (17-9) advances to the Class 8-2A State Tournament at Kankakee Bishop McNamara High School Saturday and will play in the fourth game of the day at 2:30 p.m. against Champaign St. Matthew (22-6)

Other teams in the field include Mount Sterling Brown County (26-1), Dwight (17-6), Decatur Robertson (13-0), Hardin Calhoun (22-3), Kankakee Bishop McNamara (24-2) and Bartonville Monroe (24-4).

The winners from the four games will advance to 5 p.m .and 6:30 p.m. contests Saturday. The winner of those games will meet at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, February 16 for the championship while the losers will play for third place at 6 p.m.

Class 8-2A St. Anthony Sectional

Overtime

Central A&M               16    5      9      5    5    --    40

St. Anthony                  6    5    13    11    7    --    42

Central A&M -- Rhodes 5, Templeton 1, Stenger 13, Higgins 0, Spinner 19, Taylor 2

St. Anthony -- Wilhour 15, Bushur 0, Bierman 1, Utz 8, Waldhoff 11, Looman 7

Class 8-3A Paris Mayo Sectional

Teutopolis emerged the champion of the Paris Mayo Sectional Monday with a 55-27 win over Cumberland.

The Wooden Shoes moved into an 18-10 opening quarter lead then pushed that to 33-17 at halftime.

T-town had a 22-10 second half run.

Kendal Mette was the lone T-town player in double figures with 15. Ross Bloemer added nine and Jake Kocher eight.

Cumberland was led by Roedl with 12 and Stewart with eight.

T-town advances to the Class 8-3A State Tournament at Tolono Unity High School with a 25-3 record and will meet East St. Louis Lincoln (23-4) at 11:30 a.m. Saturday.

Other teams in the field are Chillicothe (17-10), Dolton Lincoln (12-1), Monticello (18-8), Glenwood Brookwood (26-1), Riverton (24-2) and Metamora (21-5).

The winners from the four games will advance to 5 p.m .and 6:30 p.m. contests Saturday. The winner of those games will meet at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, February 16 for the championship while the losers will play for third place at 6 p.m.

Class 8-3A Paris Sectional

Championship

Teutopolis               18    15    12    10    --    55

Cumberland            10     7      8      2    --    27

Teutopolis -- Lustig 4, Pals 4, Roepke 5, Tebbe 2, Bloemer 9, Mette 15, Kinkelaar 2, Kocher 8, Cornell 6

Cumberland -- Miller 3, Roedl 12, Stewart 8, Vanetta 4