Junior High Girls Basketball -- Oct. 2

Effingham St. Anthony played host to a tough Taylorville squad in girls junior high basketball action and fell twice Monday.

Taylorville claimed the seventh-grade contest, 29-8 with a 21-2 opening half run.

St. Anthony was led by Bella Schultz and Caelyn Buehnerkemper with three points each.

In eighth-grade action, Taylorville captured a 22-3 victory, holding the Bullpups to two opening half points.

Sydney Stephens scored two points for St. Anthony.

At St. Anthony

Seventh-Grade Game

Taylorville                11    10    4    4    --    29

St. Anthony               2      0    2    4    --      8

Taylorville -- Heimsness 4, Stubbs 2, Funderburk 13 Wiley 4, Gray 6

St. Anthony -- Schultz 3, Buehnerkemper 3, Griffith 2

Eighth-Grade Game

Taylorville               8    3    6    5    --    22

St. Anthony            0    2    0    1    --      3

Taylorville -- Durbin 3, Sustee 8, Repscher 4, Swafford 5, Waymon 2

St. Anthony -- Barker 1, Stephens 2

At Teutopolis

Teutopolis pounded Mattoon in both seventh- and eighth-grade play Monday.

In the seventh-grade game, T-town held a 14-3 halftime lead then had an 11-0 third quarter run. The Shoes finished out with a 31-7 win.

Maggie Drees scored 14 points for the winners who are now 3-0 on the season.

In eighth-grade play, T-town moved ahead 17-3 at halftime and won 29-6 to also improve to 3-0.

Ella Willenborg scored 10 points while Avery Probst added nine.

At Teutopolis

Seventh-Grade Game

Mattoon                 2    1      0    4    --      7

Teutopolis             9    5    11    6    --    31

Mattoon -- Kayley 3, Belle 2, Burton 2

Teutopolis -- Drees 14, Niebrugge 5, Probst 4, Deters 2, Hoene 2, Caulkins 2, Deters 2

Eighth-Grade Game

Mattoon                 1      2    2    1    --      6

Teutopolis             5    12    8    4    --    29

Mattoon -- Murdock 3, Morgan 2, Waggle 1

Teutopolis -- Willenborg 10, Probst 9, McMahon 4, Koester 2, Meyer 2, Kocher 2

At Dieterich

Dieterich and Oblong split in seventh- and eighth-grade play Monday.

Dieterich won the seventh-grade contest, 16-10. Claire Faller led the way with six points.

Faller and Lexie Funneman led in rebounds with six reach.

In the eighth-grade contest, Oblong claimed a 28-18 victory. Ava Niemerg led Dieterich with eight points.

Allison Boerngen pulled down 12 rebounds and Lydia Fuesting six.

At Dieterich

Seventh-Grade Game

Dieterich 16, Oblong 10

Dieterich -- Faller 6, Funneman 4, Niemerg 2, Smith 2, Stortzum 2. Leading rebounders -- Faller 6, Funneman 6

Eighth-Grade Game

Oblong 28, Dieterich 18

Dieterich -- Niemerg 8, Boerngen 7, Fuesting 3. Leading rebounders -- Boerngen 12, Fuesting 6

Sixth-Grade Game

No score listed

Dieterich -- Benefiel 4, Kreke 4. Leading rebounder -- Ohnesorge 4