Junior High Boys Basketball -- Nov. 17-18

Effingham St. Anthony hosted Greenville and Salem in seventh- and eighth-grade shootouts Saturday.

In seventh-grade action, the Bullpups won over Greenville, 46-19. St. Anthony held a 26-8 halftime lead.

Blake Verdeyen tallied 13 points while Charlie Bierman scored 11 and Liam McAllaster 10 for St. Anthony.

In the second contest, St. Anthony came out a 43-20 winner. The Bullpups held a 19-4 opening quarter lead and led 34-6 at halftime.

Verdeyen scored 17 points to lead the way while Hoene added 10. The Bullpups now sport a 9-1 record.

In the eighth-grade games, St. Anthony downed Greenville, 45-33.

The Bullpups led 13-8 after the opening quarter but Greenville came back to move ahead 16-15 at halftime. St. Anthony then came out with a 20-11 third quarter run as Conner Storm went to work, hitting two regular baskets, a three-pointer and a free throw for eight and Johnny Gannaway added seven on a three-pointer, a regular basket and two free throws.

The Bulldogs finished out with a 10-6 final quarter for the win. Gannaway led the way with 14 points while C. Storm added 12.

St. Anthony then defeated Salem, 40-29. The Bullpups trailed 18-16 at halftime then had a 10-7 third quarter to move ahead by a point and finished out strong with a 14-4 final period.

Cooper Sehy tallied 16 while C. Storm added 13 and Gannaway 10. St. Anthony is now 6-2 on the season.

St. Anthony Shootout

Seventh-Grade Games

Game One

Greenville                6      2      3    8    --    19

St. Anthony             8    18    12    8    --    46

Greenville -- Holloway 0, Thompson 6, Schneck 2, Petty 4, Jefferson 0, Hediger 6, Bathast 1

St. Anthony -- Wagner 2, Trupiano 0, Bierman 11, L. McAllaster 10, Sandschafer 0, Verdeyen 13, Tingley 8, Bauder 2, Hoene 0

Game Two

Salem                        4      2    10    4    --    20

St. Anthony             19    15      5    4    --    43

Salem -- Graham 2, Schawert 2, Sahber 2, Tennyson 4, Applegate 8, Nix 2, Keller 0, Lux 0

St. Anthony -- Wagner 1, Trupiano 0, Bierman 5, L. McAllaster 2, Sandschafer 3, Verdeyen 17, Tingley 5, Baudier 0, Hoene 10

Eighth-Grade Games

Game One

Greenville                   8    8    11      6    --    33

St. Anthony              13    2    20    10    --    45

Greenville -- B. Ackerman 1, P. Ackerman 9, Alstat 5, Linnebary 10, Matthews 4, Moungo 0, Prater 0, Revisky 0, Slater 0, Swalley 2, Wayman 2, Wittig 0

St. Anthony -- Kull 0, Vogel 0, McAllister 0, Fearday 0, Pennington 8, C. Storm 12, Bloemer 2, Sehy 7, Gannaway 14, M. Storm 2

Game Two

Salem                  8    10      7      4    --    29

St. Anthony        7      9    10    14    --   40

Salem -- King 13, Keck 6, Purcelli 0,  Squibb 0,  Loy 8, Applegate 0, Tennyson 2

St. Anthony -- McAllsiter 0, Fearday 0, Pennington 1, C. Storm 13, Bloemer 0, Sehy 16, Gannaway 10, M. Storm 0

At Ramsey

Altamont competed in the Ramsey Seventh-Grade Boys Basketball Tournament during the weekend.

Altamont fell to Mulberry Grove, 32-28.

Altamont led 6-4 after the opening quarter but Mulberry Grove moved into a 16-12 halftime lead. The two teams played even in the second half.

Xavier Logue led Altamont with 13 points while Lyndon Bannister added eight.

Altamont then dropped a 39-23 loss to Ramsey.

Ramsey held a 20-6 opening half lead and had a 12-6 third quarter run.

Altamont was led by Bannister with 13 points and Logue with eight.

Ramsey Tournament

Game One

Altamont                        6      6    4    12    --    28

Mulberry Grove             4    12    8      8    --    32

Altamont -- Houser 0, Logue 13, Potts 5, Haslett 0, Beckwith 0, Bannister 8, Bell 0, Burrus 2

Mulberry Grove -- Goodrich 6, Hawkins 12, Stone 2, Hertz 0, Redou 0, Holloway 12

Game Two

 Altamont              2      4     6    11    --    23

Ramsey                 8    12    12    7    --    39

Altamont -- Logue 8, Potts 0, Haslett 0, Beckwith 2, Bannister 13, Bell 0, Burrus 0

Ramsey -- Crow 4, Moreland 8, Mentzer 0, Wallace 2, Phillips 6, Finley 19, Thoele 0, Riley 0