St. Anthony, T-town Claim Wins at Effingham/T-town Christmas Classic

Effingham St. Anthony and Teutopolis were winners in opening round play of the Effingham/Teutopolis Christmas Boys Basketball Classic Thursday.

St. Anthony beat Mattoon 59-56 in overtime. The Bulldogs edged out to a 15-14 opening quarter lead but the Green Wave moved ahead 33-30 at halftime.

St. Anthony came back with a 9-7 third quarter run to pull within a point going into the final quarter. The Bulldogs had a 16-15 final period to knot the score at 55-55 sending the game into overtime. In the overtime period, St. Anthony had a 4-1 edge for the victory.

Collin Westendorf and Brock Fearday provided the one-two scoring punch for St. Anthony with 20 points each. Westendorf hit seven field goals, two from three-point range and was four of four at the free throw line. Fearday connected on eight field goals, two three-pointers and was two of three at the line.

Teutopolis handed Pleasant Plains a 46-35 loss.

Pleasant Plains held an 11-10 opening quarter lead but T-town came back with a 14-11 second quarter to lead 24-22 at halftime. The Wooden Shoes kept the pressure on with a 22-13 second half for the win.

Two players hit double digits for the Shoes. Garrett Gaddis led the way with 13 points on three field goals, one a three-pointer, and six of seven at the line. Joey Niebrugge added 12 on five field goals, one a three-pointer and one free throw.

Newton and Effingham both fell in the tourney openers.

Highland downed Newton by a 67-58 count. Highland led 34-25 at halftime. The Eagles played Highland to a 33-33 second half and couldn't get over that first half deficit.

Newton was led by Caden Nichols with seven field goals, five from three-point range, for 19 points. Parker Wolf added 17 and Dylan Gier 12.

Centennial claimed a 62-29 win over Effingham.

Centennial ripped out to a 30-5 opening quarter lead and led 45-18 at halftime.

The winners did not have a player in double figures. O'Neil Johnson led 12 players with nine points.

Effingham was led by Rylan Pals with seven.

In other Thursday games, Lutheran North beat Seneca 55-45, Lincoln Way East downed Belvidere 75-38, Oak Lawn won over Chicago Brooks 57-43 and Dixon defeated Charleston 49-42.

Effingham/Teutopolis Christmas Classic

Game Six

Overtime

MATTOON (56)

Gardner 0-1 -- 1, Rice 1-0 -- 2, Johnson 1-0 -- 3, Johnson 7-5 -- 24, Wetzel 4-0 -- 11, Kimbro 4-0 -- 8, Smith 2-3 -- 7. TOTALS 19 FG, 9 FT.

ST. ANTHONY (59)

Link 2-1 -- 5, W. Fearday 0-0 -- 0, Westendorf 7-4 -- 20, Brent 0-0 -- 0, Lauritzen 0-0 -- 0, Schmidt 3-0 -- 7, Koenig 2-2 -- 7, B. Fearday 8-2 -- 20. TOTALS 22 FG, 9 FT.

Mattoon                      14    19    7    15    1    --    56

St. Anthony                15    15    9    16    4    --    59

3-point FG -- Mattoon 9 (Jean 5, Wetzel 3, Johnson 1), St. Anthony 6 (Westendorf 2, B. Feaday 2, Schmidt 1, Koenig 1).

Game Seven

PLEASANT PLAINS (35)

Grisham 2-1 -- 5, Schallenberg 3-0 -- 8, Carter 1-0 -- 2, Johnson 4-0 -- 8, Lowder 0-0 -- 0, Shultz 0-0 -- 0, Hatfield 6-0 -- 12, Babington 0-0 -- 0. TOTALS 16 FG, 1 FT.

TEUTOPOLIS (46)

Gaddis 3-6 -- 13, Kremer 2-0 -- 4, Z. NIebrugge 2-0 -- 6, J. Niebrugge 5-1 -- 12, Koester 1-0 -- 2, Addis 2-0 -- 5, Pruemer 1-2 -- 4. TOTALS 16 FG, 9 FT.

Pleasant Plains                11    11      5      8    --    35

Teutopolis                         10    14    10    12    --    46

3-point FG -- Pleasant Plains 2 (Schallenberg 2), Teutopolis 5 (Z. Niebrugge 2, Gaddis 1, J. Niebrugge 1, Addis 1).

Game One

HIGHLAND (67)

Decker 5-0 -- 10, Holthaus 0-0 -- 0, Ottensmeier 13-1 -- 31, Flemming 3-0 -- 11, Stone 4-3 -- 11, Koishor 1-2 -- 4. TOTALS 26 FG, 8 FT.

NEWTON (58)

Meinhart 1-0 -- 3, Ko. Bergbower 1-0 -- 3, Nichols 7-0 -- 19, Bierman 0-1 -- 1, Wolf 7-0 -- 17, West 1-0 -- 2, Gier 6-0 -- 1. TOTALS 15 FG, 1 FT

Highland              17    17    18    15    --    67

Newton                15    10    17    16    --    58

3-point FG -- Highland 7 (Ottensmeier 4, Flemming 3), Newton 9 (Nichols 5, Wolf 2, Bergbower 1, Meinhart 1).

Game Eight

CENTENNIAL (62)

G. Makabu 3-0 -- 6, Willis 1-1 -- 4, Posey 1-0 -- 2, Boatright 0-0 -- 0, Makabu 3-0 -- 6, Taylor 1-1 -- 3, Johnson 3-3 -- 9, Baker 2-1 -- 5, Foltz 3-2 -- 8, V. Makabu 2-0 -- 4, Schib 2-0 -- 5, Willenborg 1-0 -- 2, Peat 4-0 -- 8. TOTALS 26 FG, 5 FT.

EFFINGHAM (29)

Fearday 1-0 -- 2, McDaniel 1-2 -- 5, Bockhorn 1-0 -- 2, Gallon 1-0 -- 2, Kellams 1-0 -- 3, Wendling 2-2 -- 6, Moser 1-0 -- 2, Pals 2-2 -- 7, Traub 0-0 -- 0, Warner 0-0 -- 0. TOTALS 10 FG, 6 FT.

Centennial              30    15    8    9    --   62

Effingham                 5    13    4    7    --    29

3-point FG -- Centennial 5 (Baker 3, Willis 1, Schib 1), Effingham 3 (McDaniel 1, Kellams 1, Pals 1)