Basketball 2-10-23

Altamont  58,  St Elmo/Brownstown 47 (BSE sprinted out to an 8-0 lead, then Altamont scored 10 straight points and the battle was joined. SEB led 15-13 after one quarter and was ahead 32-27 at halftime. A 15-9 third quarter edge put Altamont ahead 42-41 and the Indians outpointed the Eagles 16-6 in the final period to win by 11. Altamont shot 52% from the field including 7 of 14 threes. SEB shot 40% from the field including 5 of 17 threes. Mason Robinson paced the Altamont attack with 18 points and 10 rebounds. Avery Jahraus scored 15 points including three threes early in the second half to change the complexion of the game. Caleb Campbell led SEB with 16 points and Jarrett Pasley scored 12. Altamont is now 23-3 on the season while SEB is 16-10)

Cumberland  51,  Arcola  43 (Cumberland trailed Arcola 7-6 after the opening quarter but came back with a 17-9 second period run and finished strong. Gavin Hendrix connected on 12 field goals and was seven of 11 at th eline for 31 points.)

Dieterich  55, Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond  51 (Dieterich ran out to an early lead then held off ALAH for the four-point wing. Lucas Westendorf led with 17 points while Caleb Gephart added 13).

Neoga  67, Oblong/Palestine/Hutsonville 48 (Neoga trailed 18-17 after the first quarter and the game was tied 35-35 at halftime, but a 22-4 third quarter made the difference for Neoga. Brady Reynolds had 26 for Neoga and Quintin Richards scored 23)

Olney Richland County 66, Newton 45  (Newton led 13-9 after one quarter and the game was tied 26-26 at halftime, but Olney outscored Newton 22-9 in the third quarter to take control of the game and then outscored the Eagles 18-10 in the final period. Dylan Gier scored 16 points to lead Newton, now 18-10 on the season. Ian Winkler led Olney with 24 points)

Windsor/Stew Stras  51,  Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City 36 (the Hatchets were up 18-7 after one quarter, then the rest of the game was pretty even with the Hatchets winning by 15 points. Austin Wittenberg led Windsor/Stew-Stras with 21 points while Carter Chaney added 11 points. A.J. Radloff led CHBC with 14 points. The Hatchets win their 20th game of the season)

South Central 69, Mulberry Grove 44 (the Cougars poured in 43 points in the first half, then added 21 in the third quarter to salt the game away. Aiden Dodson scored 43 points for South Central, which is a single-game scoring record for South Central. The Cougars have posted back-to-back 20-win seasons for the first time since the 2008 and 2009 seasons)

Mahomet-Seymour 60, Taylorville 36

Mt. Zion 78, Mattoon 44