Basketball 11-30-23

BOYS

Effingham  39, Taylorville  35 (in a contest heard on Classic Hits 979XFM, the Hearts picked up their second win of the season. Effingham pulled out to a 16-8 first quarter lead and extended their advantage to 23-13 by halftime. The Tornadoes closed to within 31-26 heading into the fourth quarter, but the Hearts held on for the four-point win. Cannon Bockhorn led Effingham with 14 points. Also for the Hearts: Ethan Jones 9 with seven rebounds, Nolan Fearday 5, KJ Kellams 5, Hayden Wendling 4, and Spencer Fox 2 with six rebounds. Dillon Clark led Taylorville with 16 points. The Hearts posted the win despite shooting just under 24% from the field. Effingham made 15 of 21 foul shots, grabbed 29 rebounds, committed 11 turnovers and made 4 of 18 three point attempts. Effingham improved to 2-4 on the season. Taylorville is 0-2. Effingham won the JV game 53-39)

Mahomet-Seymour  65,  Mattoon  55 

GIRLS

Effingham  65, Mount Vernon  63 (the Lady Hearts posted the two-point win in a game that was close start-to-finish. Effingham trailed 18-16 after one quarter, but moved ahead 35-33 at halftime and were up 51-45 after three quarters. The Lady Rams outscored Effingham 18-14 in the fourth quarter, but the Lady Hearts held on for the victory. Effingham had three players in double figures including Sidney Donaldson with 17 points, Averie Wolfe with 14 and Bria Beals with 11. Also for Effingham: Alyssa Martin 7, Saige Althoff 6, Olivia Moser 5, and Bella Austin 5. Zedalis led Mt. Vernon with 20 points. Mt. Vernon won the JV game 52-34. For Effingham: Mya Harvey 12, Tessa Raddatz 8, McKenzie Love 6, Jerzi Bierman 5, Natalie Armstrong 2, Korina Hecht 1)

T-Town  74,  Benton  69 (the Lady Shoes held a 20-13 lead after one quarter, and were up 38-34 at halftime T-Town led 63-47 after three quarters, but Benton outscored the Lady Shoes 22-11 in the final quarter to make it a five-point final. Malea Helmink led the Lady Shoes with 17 points, also Anna Probst 15, Chloe Probst 15, Summer Wall 11, Isabelle Zerrusen 5, Mollie Ruholl 4, Jersey Gaddis 3, Kelsey Niemerg 2, Allie Ruholl 2. M.Webb led Benton with 24 points. Teutopolis shot 27 of 46 from the field. Helmink led in rebounds with seven)

Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City  63,   Martinsville  17  (the Lady Bobcats led 22-1 after the first quarter and rolled from there: for CHBC--Macee Rodman 17, Ruby Stuckemeyer 13, Koda Colman 8, Shae Nohren 7, Baya Fingo 6, Marissa Summers 5, Karlee Smith 4, Averie Vaughn 3, Ines Saez-Ferrer 1; CHBC improved to 4-3 on the season; CHBC won the JV game 41-14 to improve to 3-1)

St Anthony  72,  Windsor/Stew-Stras   48 (Stacie Vonderheide paced the Lady Bulldogs with 25 points, 13 rebounds, seven assists and two steals; also for St. Anthony: Nancy Ruholl 17 points, eight rebounds, three assists and four steals; Adysen Rios 13 points, six rebounds, two assists and two steals; Kallie Kabbes eight points and six rebounds; Ava Faber seven points, two assists and a steal; St. Anthony shot 82% from the free throw line and had just 10 turnovers; for WSS: Ella Kinkelaar 12, Samantha Hayes 11, Ellie Wittenberg 9, Katelyn VonBehrens 7, Kendra Hayes 6, Morgan Mathis 3; St. Anthony won the JV game 17-10; for St. Anthony: Aubrey Dennis nine points and seven rebounds; Addie Lauritzen six points; A. Kollman 2; for WSS: DePoitre 4, Johnson 3, Holland 2, Von Behrens 1)

Robinson  46,  Olney  38  (Final)

Dieterich  44,  Brownstown/St Elmo  17 (for Dieterich: Miley Britton 12, Kady Tegeler 11, Ruby Westendorf 8, Brittney Niemerg 5, Estella Meinhart 4, Addison Miller 2, Sammi Goebel 2; for BSE: Madi Miller 6, Addie Sasse 5, Abbi Ledbetter 4, Dayana Haslett 2; Dieterich won the JV game 40-23; for Dieterich: Callie Faller 15, Addison Miller 13, Sammi Goebel 6, Lena Goebel 2, Cassidy Goebel 2, Alexi Miller 2; for BSE: Danika Ramsey 8, Madi Miller 4, Addie Sasse 3, Emmalyn Wright 2, Audria Logue 2, Cami Haslett 2, Mya Barker 2)

Paris  41, Newton  31 (for Newton: Camryn Martin 9, Lilly Kessler 8, Karasyn Martin 6, Elley Bennett 6, Allie Hermann 2; Newton is now 3-3; Newton won the JV game 23-16)

Cumberland 60   Oblong/Palestine/Hutsonville  33 (Cumberland led 18-11 after one quarter, 31-19 at halftime, and 50-30 after three quarters; for Cumberland--Katelyn Shoemaker 14, Mia Holsapple 8, Suzy Fritts 8, Jade Carr 8, Alysa Dittamore 7, Jadalyn Sowers 6, Paige Dittamore 5, Hannah Shoemaker 4)

Neoga 58  North Clay (Louisville) 49 (Neoga led 15-9 after one quarter, 33-25 at halftime, and 46-31 after three quarters; for Neoga: Haylee Campbell 24, Brynn Richards 10, Allison Sampson 10, Malory Henderson 5, Atalie Osborn 5, Gracie Eaton 4; for North Clay: Miah Ballard 31, Alexis VanDyke 8, Matia Price 4, Sydney Kincaid 2, Leah Wetherholt 2, Ava Fleener 2; Neoga is 5-1 on the season)

JUNIOR HIGH 

(8TH GRADE) Effingham 48, St. Anthony 34 (for Effingham: Pals 19, Fox 13, Love 8, Mooney 6, Wendt 2; for St. Anthony: Storm 16, Gannaway 7, Pennington 5, Bloemer 3, M. Storm 2, McAllister 1)

(7TH GRADE) Sacred Heart 37, Stew-Stras 25 (for Sacred Heart--Karolewicz 1, Traub 9, Schoenhoff 6, Kruger 4, McDevitt 2, Jansen 2, Kenter 1; for Stew-Stras: Spannagel 6, Kaufman 5, Pruemer 4, Vonderheide 3, Thompson 3, Eldred 2, Hite 2)

(8TH GRADE) Stew-Stras 38, Sacred Heart 26 (for Stew-Stras--Manhart 11, Holland 10, Jones 9, Duncan 7, Bible 1; for Sacred Heart--Schuette 12, F. Jansen 9, Wernsing 5)

(7TH GRADE) Jasper County 39, North Clay 31 (for Jasper County--Emmerich 17, Ulm 14, Kistner 7, Huber 1; for North Clay--Lewis 20, Frost 7)

(8TH GRADE) Jasper County 43, North Clay 41 (for Jasper County--Kessler 14, Wolf 13, Huber 8, Mulvey 6, Horner 2; for North Clay--Probst 21, Lewis 9, Adair 7)

(7TH GRADE) Teutopolis 59 Vandalia 3 (for Teutopolis--Niemerg 15, Probst 10, Miller 7, Drees 4, Lynch 4, Weber 4, Martin 4, Tegeler 2, Goeckner 2, Mette 2, Smothers 2, Jansen 2, Rauch 1)

(8TH GRADE) Teutopolis 47, Vandalia 15 (for Teutopolis--Davidson 11, Probst 10, Weidner 9, Brooks 5, Probst 3, Niebrugge 2, Waldhoff 2, Willenborg 2, Horn 2, Bushur 1)

(7TH GRADE) Dieterich 37, Windsor 11 

(8TH GRADE) Dieterich 58, Windsor 22

(8TH GRADE) CHBC 38, Altamont 32 (for CHBC--Vaughn 13, Wells 11, Sutter 6, Calame 4, Gerrido 2, Barnes 2; for Altamont--Cage 18, Woods 7, Beccue 4, Durbin 2, Krause 1)

(7TH GRADE) CHBC 58, Altamont 6 (for CHBC--Calame 14, Bennett 12, Davis 11, Kircher 10, Ondes 9, Pope 2; for Altamont--Logue 3, Houser 2, Potts 1)