NTC Seventh-Grade, Junior High Boys Basketball -- Dec. 4

SIGEL -- North Clay (Louisville) edged Stewardson-Strasburg in the National Trail Conference Seventh-Grade Boys Basketball Tournament Monday evening.

North Clay was a 29-25 winner in overtime. Stew-Stras took a 7-6 opening quarter lead and led 11-9 at halftime.

North Clay came back with a 7-2 third quarter run to pull ahead 16-13. Stew-Stras rallied with a 9-6 final quarter to tie the score at 22-22 sending the game into overtime.

In the overtime period, North Clay put together a 7-3 run for the victory.

Lewis led North Clay with 16 points while Ruholl chipped in with nine.

Stew-Stras was led by Noah Vonderheide with nine and Isaac Pruemer with eight. Stew-Stras dropped to 6-8 on the season.

St. Elmo/Brownstown defeated Dieterich, 23-20 in the second game of the evening.

North Clay and St. Elmo/Brownstown will now square off for the consolation championship at 5:30 p.m. Thursday.

Tonight's games feature Effingham Sacred Heart against South Central at 6 followed by Sigel St. Michael facing Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City at 7:15. The winners advance to the championship game Thursday at 8 p.m. while the losers will play for third place at 6:45 p.m.

NTC Seventh-Grade Tournament

Game Eight

Stew-Stras                7    4    2    9    3    --    25

North Clay                6    3    7    6    7    --    29

Stewardson-Strasburg -- Vonderheide 9, Pruemer 8, Spannagel 3, Gracrey 3, Hille 2

North Clay -- Lewis 16, Ruholl 9, Frost 2, Durbin 1, McGee 1

At Effingham

Effingham St. Anthony tallied a 43-18 win over Flora in eighth-grade action Monday evening. There was no report on the seventh-grade contest.

The Bullpups held an 8-2 opening quarter lead as Conner Storm and Johnny Gannaway tallied four points each. The lead went to 20-7 at halftime. Kade Pennington knocked in a three-pointer while five other players scored.

St. Anthony had a 22-11 second half.

C. Storm was the lone player in double figures for the Bullpups with 15 points. Eight other players chipped in with points.

St. Anthony is now 9-4 on the season.

In the seventh-grade contest, the Bullpups were 37-23 winners. St. ANthony held a 24-13 halftime lead.

Blake Verdeyen scored 18 points to lead the winners.

St. Anthony is now 14-1 on the season.

At Effingham

Seventh-Grade Game

Flora                         5      8     6    4    --    23

St. Anthony            12    12    7    6    --    37

Flora -- Atwood 0, Conklin 7, Countryman 8, Spicer 2, Jones 0, McCroy 5, Henson 1, Smith 0, RInehart 0

St. Anthony -- Wagner 2, Trupiano 0, Bierman 2, McAllster 0, Sandschafer 0, Verdeyen 18, Tingley 0, Baudier 2, Hoene 6, Looman 7

Eighth-Grade  Game

Flora                         2      5     8      3    --    18

St. Anthony             8    12    12    11    --    43

Flora -- Herman 2, Oestreich 3, Madows 3, Croy 0, Kelley 10, Williams 0, Milner 0, Earnst 0, Burkett 0, Lusk 0, Masters 0, 

St. Anthony -- Kull 0, Vogel 2, McAllister 2, Fearday 2, Pennington 3, C. Storm 15, Bloemer 2, Sehy 6, Gannaway 6, M. Storm 5

At Effingham

Effingham's eighth-grade squad pounded Marshall 60-9 in eighth-grade competition Monday evening. There was no seventh-grade score reported.

The Mustangs ripped out to a 23-0 opening quarter lead behind the scoring of Jenner Pals with five field goals, one a three-pointer, and two free throws for 13 points.

Effingham continued with a 13-7 second period to lead 36-7 at halftime. Effingham had a 24-2 second half.

Pals finished with 21 points while Carson Fox chipped in with nine. Ten players scored in the game.

Marshall was a 24-15 winner over Effingham in seventh-grade play.

Marshall held a 10-7 halftime lead then had a 12-2 third quarter run.

Cameron Moon and Bryden Kade led the Mustangs with three points each.

At Effingham

Seventh-Grade Game

Marshall                8    2    12    2    --    24

Effingham             3    4      2    6    --    15

Marshall -- Sheehy 18, Landrus 2, Giannavola 2, Welsh 2

Effingham --  Pals 2, Rohr 2, Moon 3, Kade 3, Westjohn 2, Richmond 1, Harminson 2

Eighth-Grade Game

Marshall               0      7      2      0    --      9

Effingham           23    13    13    11    --    60

Marshall -- O'Rourke 0, Griguhn 0, Maskell 0, Duncan 0, Welsh 2, Parker 0, Crumrin 0, Dear 0, Ewing 0, Thompson 0, Gaines 0, Bishop 3, Jones 4

Effingham -- Hayes 4, Kinkelaar 1, Fox 9, Love 0, Pals 21, Wendt 6, Mooney 6, Kalber 2, Loew 2, Clark 4, Waymoth 5, Roberts 0

At Newton

Jasper County and Red Hill (Bridgeport) split victories in action Monday evening.

Jasper County was a 46-26 winner in the seventh-grade game. Jasper County took a 10-2 opening quarter lead and led 21-7 at halftime.

Chase Kistner led the winners with 17 points. Brenden Emmerich was the top rebounder and top defender.

Jasper County's seventh-grade team is 8-3.

Red Hill was a 42-37 winner in eighth-grade action. Jasper County held 22-18 lead at halftime but Red Hill came back with a 12-2 final period for the victory.

Maddox Horner led Jasper County with eight points and was the top defender. Mack Huber was the top rebounder. Jasper County dropped to 9-2.

At Newton

Seventh-Grade Game

Red Hill                     2      5      8    11    --    26

Jasper Co.              10    11    10    15    --    46

Red Hill top scorers -- Hixon 7, Dowty 7

Jasper County -- Gentry 1, Emmerich 6, Harris 2, Probst 3, Ulm 4, Kistner 17, Kinkelaar 2, Hills 3, Ferguson 5, Huber 1, Guzman 2

Eighth-Grade Game

Red Hill                  10      8    12    12    --    42

Jasper Co.             12    10    13      2    --    37

Red Hill top scorers -- Carle 23, Crutchfield 9, Young 8

Jasper County -- Wolf 15, Mulvey 2, Horner 8, Kessler 5, Huber 7