Junior High Girls Basketball -- Oct. 23

Richland County took a 12-7 opening quarter lead and led 23-8 at halftime. The Mustangs never got untracked and fell 40-29.

Alaina Miller led the way for the Mustangs with eight points while Emery Spicer added seven points.

There was no report on the seventh-grade game.

At Olney

Eighth-Grade Game

Effingham                   7     6      7    9    --    29

Richland Co.            12    11    10    7    --    40

Effingham -- McCord 6, Cekander 0, Miller 8, Wiesike 0, Robinson 0, Barnes 4, Mitchell 0, Loew 0, Spicer 7, Koenig 4

Richland County -- Gwyn 4, Shawver 2, Gray 3, Flittner 13, Hines 12, Mitchell 2, Runyon 2, Brown 2

At Dieterich

Dieterich and Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City split victories Monday.

Dieterich was a winner in the seventh-grade contest, 16-10. The winners held a 10-6 opening half lead and had a 6-4 second half.

Claire Faller led the way for Dieterich with eight points.

CHBC was led by Elaina Thompson and Harper Lilly with four points each as the team dropped to 8-6.

In eighth-grade play, CHBC was a 20-11 winner, ripping out to an 11-2 first quarter lead.

Allison Shields led the winners with eight points while Ethel Stuckemeyer added six. The team evened its National Trail Conference mark at 5-5.

Dieterich was led by Ava Ohnesorge with four points.

In sixth-grade action, the two teams played to a 6-6 tie.

At Dieterich

Seventh-Grade Game

CHBC                    4    2    2    2    --    10

Dieterich               4    6    4    2    --    16

Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City -- Doty 2, Thompson 4, Lilly 4

Dieterich -- Faller 8, Funneman 4, Niemerg 2, Stortzum 2

Eighth-Grade Game

CHBC                 11    2    6    1    --    20

Dieterich             2    3    6    0    --    11

Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City -- Lilly 2, Stuckemeyer 6, Kirkendoll 4, Shields 8

Dieterich -- Boerngen 3, Higgins 2, A. Ohnesorge 4, Fuller 2

Sixth-Grade Game

Dieterich 6, Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City 6

Dieterich -- Kreke 2, M. Ohnesorge 2, Roedl 2

At Brownstown

North Clay (Louisville) edged Brownstown/St. Elmo, 27-26 Monday.

North Clay improved to 6-2 in the National Trail Conference and 9-3 overall.