Junior High Girls Basketball -- Oct. 12

Effingham Junior High School played host to Salem in girls seventh- and eighth-grade basketball action and fell twice Thursday.

Salem edged the Mustangs in seventh-grade play, 15-12, taking a 12-6 first half lead.

Effingham was led by Laynee Pankau with five points.

In the eighth-grade contest, Salem led 8-2 after the opening quarter then had a 10-3 second half. for a 22-8 win

The Mustangs were led by Nora Cekander with four points.

At Effingham

Seventh-Grade Game

Salem                 10    2    2    1    --    15

Effingham           6    0    2    4    --    12

Salem -- Malan 2, Quinn 0, Pracht 0, Myers 0, Susmena 7, Holsapple 2, Kessler 4, Spencer 0

Effingham -- Emmerich 0, Harminson 0, Johnson 4, Niebrugge 0, Pankau 5, Martin 2, Waymoth 1

Eighth-Grade Game

Salem                   8    4    4    6    --    22

Effingham            2    4    0    3    --      9

Salem -- Thurman 0, Jourdan 0, Kessler 0, Wolfe 10, Dulaney 8, Lipe 4, Jarrett 0, Hoherkamp 0, Brubaker 0

Effingham -- McCord 0, Cekander 4, Miller 0, Wiesike 3, Robinson 0, Barnes 0, Mitchell 0, Loew 0, Koenig 2

At Effingham

Effingham Sacred Heart was a winner in both seventh- and eighth-grade action Thursday.

The seventh-grade contest was a 50-14 win for the Shamrocks. Sacred Heart led 22-2 in the opening quarter. Lynch scored 15 for the winners while Holthaus and Carlson added eight each.

Maddy Manhart led Stew-Stras with eight points and the team dropped to 0-11.

In the eighth-grade game, Sacred Heart ripped out to a 23-2 opening quarter lead and tallied a 52-13 victory.

Three players hit double digits for Sacred Heart. McKinney had 15, Lynch 11 and B. Cox 10.

Stew-Stras was led by Wetherell with five points. The team dropped to 8-3.

At Effingham

Seventh-Grade Game

Stew-Stras                  2       6    2    4    --    14

Sacred Heart             22    17    5    6    --    50

Stewardson-Strasburg -- M. Manhart 8, I. Manhart 6

Sacred Heart -- Lynch 15, Holthaus 8, Carlson 8, Gatons 7, Kingery 4, Blodgette 2, Beyers 2, Coleman 4

Eighth-Grade Game

Stew-Stras                   2      2    7      2    --    13

Sacred Heart             23    10    6    13    --    52

Stewardson-Strasburg -- Wetherell 5,Wittenberg 4, Vonderheide 2, Noffke 2

Sacred Heart -- B. Cox 20, McKinney 15, Lynch 11, Holthaus 4, Blodgett 2

At Mattoon

Mattoon tallied two victories over Effingham St. Anthony Thursday.

Mattoon won the seventh-grade game, 30-6. Mattoon held a 15-4 halftime lead.

St Anthony was led by Sylvia Semple who scored all six points.

In the eighth-grade game, Mattoon was a 16-9 winner. Mattoon held a 14-3 halftime lead.

Carly Budde and Sydney Stephens scored four points each for the Shamrocks.

At Mattoon

Seventh-Grade Game

St. Anthony              4    0    0    2    --      6

Mattoon                    8    7    9    6    --    30

St. Anthony -- S. Semple 6

Mattoon -- Cavazos 8, Powers 5, Griffin 6, Weston 6, Robertson 2, Gordon 3

Eighth-Grade Game

St. Anthony               2    1    4    2    --      9

Mattoon                   10    4    0    2    --    16

St. Anthony -- Budde 4, Stephens 4, Fearday 1

Mattoon -- Morgan 2, Kuykendall 4, Murdock 6, Arthur 4

At Kinmundy

Dieterich and South Central picked up a win each Thursday evening.

Dieterich edged South Central 12-7 in seventh-grade play. Claire Faller and Melanie Niemerg led Dieterich with four points each.

In eighth-grade action, South Central claimed a 21-12 victory. Allison Boerngen led Dieterich with eight points.

At Kinmundy

Seventh-Grade Game

Dieterich 12, South Central 7

Dieterich -- Faller 4, Funneman 2, Niemerg 4, Stortzum 2

South Central -- no players listed

Eighth-Grade Game

South Central 21, Dieterich 12

Dieterich -- Boerngen 8, Ohnesorge 2, Faller 2

South Central -- no players listed

At Louisville

North Clay defeated Sandoval in both seventh- and eighth-grade play Thursday.

North Clay won the seventh-grade contest, 24-6 and then captured the eighth-grade game, 48-8.

North Clay is back in action today against Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City.