Altamont Boys Third At Sesser-Valier, WSS To Play For Title At Tri-County, C'land Drops Two, Neoga Eighth At Monticello

Altamont edged Red Bud, 44-42.

Red Bud edged out to a 10-8 opening quarter lead and held a 20-15 halftime tally.

Red Bud continued to push ahead with a 9-8 third quarter to lead 29-23 going into the final quarter.

Altamont suddenly came to life and connected on 11 of 15 free throws and five baskets to pull out a 21-13 final period to win 44-42.

Kade Milleville hit three two-pointers in the final period and a free throw for seven of his total nine points. Aden McManaway did not score through the first three quarters but put on a show from the free throw line with eight of 10 and hit a basket for 10 points. Kaidyn Miller added two free throws and Eli Miller a basket.

K. Miller finished with 12 points while McManaway added 10 in the victory.

Goreville won the tournament championship with a 66-57 win over Waltonville. The consolation championship went to DuQuoin over Sesser-Valier 59-54. Marissa claimed seventh place with a 53-49 win over New Athens.

Sesser-Valier Tournament

Third Place Game

ALTAMONT (44)

Jahraus 0-0 -- 0, Davis 3-0 -- 8, E. Miller 2-1 -- 5, Milleville 4-1 -- 9, McManaway 1-8 -- 10, Roedl 0-0 -- 0, K. Miller 5-2 -- 12. TOTALS 15 FG, 12 FT.

RED BUD (42)

Krebs 0-0 -- 0, Liefler 7-0 -- 17, Quinten 0-0 -- 0, Moll 3-2 -- 10, Wagner 0-2 -- 2, Easter 1-0 -- 3, Lachat 0-2 -- 2, Major 0-0 -- 0, Stermberg 2-4 -- 8. TOTALS 13 FG, 12 FT.

Altamont                8      7    8    21    --    44

Red Bud              10    10    9    13    --    42

3-point FG -- Altamont 2 (Davis 2), Red Bud 4 (Moll 2, Liefler 1, Easter 1).

At Kansas

Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg moved into the championship game of the Tri-County Holiday Tournament Thursday.

The Hatchets won twice Thursday, beating Paris 63-51 and Chrisman 59-35.

In the first victory, Paris ran out to a 22-12 opening quarter lead. Windsor/-Stew Stras came back with a 20-9 run to tie the score at 31-31 at halftime. Paris moved ahead 45-44 after the third quarter.

Windsor/Stew-Stras then had an 18-6 final quarter to pull out the win.

Connor Manhart led the way with eight field goals, seven of those from three-point range, and two of two at the line for 25 points. Also in double figures were Nathaniel Gracey with 11 and Jackson Gurgel with 10.

Windsor/Stew-Stras then took the early lead on Chrisman and went on for a 24-point victory.

The Hatchets edged out to a 16-13 opening quarter lead and took that to 32-20 at halftime and 49-27 in the third quarter.

Gurgel led the way with 19 points on six field goals, two of those three-pointers and five of five at the line. Manhart and Gracey added 11 each and Rylan Rincker added 10.

In other games Lawrenceville won over Westville 79-30, Martinsville edged Paris 49-47 and Lawrenceville downed Tri-County 66-32.

At Kansas

Game Five

WSS (63)

Manhart 8-2 -- 25, Gracey 2-7 -- 11, Gurgel 4-0 -- 10, Sayers 2-1 -- 5, Bridges 2-1 -- 5, Hendrickson 2-0 -- 5, R. Rincker 0-2 -- 2. TOTASL 20 FG, 13 FT

PARIS (51)

Lanaster 10-0 -- 20, Dr. Rogers 5-1 -- 13, Rigdon 4-2 -- 12, Blair 2-0 -- 4, Staley 1-0 -- 2. TOTALS 22 FG, 3 FT.

WSS                  12    20    13    18    --    63

Paris                  22      9    14      6    --    51

3-point FG -- Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg 10 (Manhart 7, Gurgel 2, Hendrickson 1), Paris 4 (Rogers 2, Rigdon 2).

Game Seven

WSS (59)

Gurgel 6-5 -- 19, Manhart 3-3 -- 11, Gracey 4-2 -- 11, R. Rincker 5-0 -- 10, Sayers 1-3 -- 5, Hendrickson 1-0 -- 2, Verdeyen 0-1 -- 1. TOTALS 20 FG, 14 FT.

CHRISMAN (35)

Rhoads 7-2 -- 16, Mitchell 3-0 -- 7, Maloney 2-0 -- 4, Tingley 1-0 -- 3, Francis 1-1 -- 3, McCord 1-0 -- 2. TOTALS 15 FG, 3 FT.

WSS                   16    16    17    10    --    59

Chrisman          13      7      7      8    --    35

3-point FG -- WIndsor/Stewardson-Strasburg 5 (Gurgel 2, Manahrt 2, Gracey 1), Chrisman 2 (Mitchell 1, Tingley 1).

At Vandalia

Cumberland suffered two losses at the 51st Annual Vandalia Holiday Tournament Thursday.

The Pirates fell to Okaw Valley 59-33. Okaw Valley held a 31-7 halftime lead. Both teams scored 20 in the third quarter but Okaw Valley took the final quarter with an 8-6 count.

Cumberland was led by Kaleb Bierman with seven points on three field goals and a free throw.

Nokomis then edged Cumberland 41-40. The Pirates held a 13-11 opening quarter lead but Nokomis moved ahead 23-16 at halftime and held a 35-25 lead going into the final period. Cumberland mounted a furious 15-6 rally only to fall a point short.

Reed Miller and Zack Harmon led with nine points each.

The tournament will finish out Friday.

At Vandalia

Game 15

OKAW VALLEY (59)

Spellman 0-0 -- 0, Creviston 1-0 -- 2, George 2-0 -- 6, Dickens 5-2 -- 13, Sparks 3-1 -- 7, Montgomery 1-0 -- 2, B. Montgomery 3-4 -- 10, Miller 7-4 -- 18, Vanausdoll 0-1 -- 1. TOTALS 22 FG, 12 FT.

CUMBERLAND (33)

McMechan 0-0 -- 0, Roedl 2-0 -- 4, McMechan 0-0 -- 0, Miller 1-2 -- 5, Jones 1-0 -- 2, Buescher 1-2 -- 4, Wolke 2-0 -- 4, Ke. Bierman 0-1 -- 1, Ka. Bierman 3-1 -- 7, Vanetta 0-2 -- 2, Harmon 2-0 -- 4. TOTALS 12 FG, 8 FT.

Okaw Valley                15    16    20    8    --    59

Cumberland                  4      3    20    6    --    33

3-point FG -- Okaw Valley 3 (George 2, Dickens ), Cumberland 1 (Miller 1).

Game 17

CUMBERLAND (40)

McMechan 0-0 -- 0, Roedl 1-0 -- 3, McMechan 0--0 -- 0, Miller 3-0 -- 9, Jones 2-1 -- 7, Buescher 1-0 -- 3, Ke. Bierman 2-1 -- 6, Ka. Bierman 0-0 -- 0, Vanetta 1-1 -- 3, Harmon 3-3 -- 9. TOTALS 13 FG, 6 FT.

NOKOMIS (41)

Newman 2-1 -- 5, Stauder 1-0 -- 2, Himes 0-0 -- 0, DeWerff 5-5 -- 16, Wexstenm 0-0 -- 0, Lohman 4-1 -- 10, Taylor 3-2 -- 8, Bertolino 0-0 -- 0 TOALS 15 FG, 9 FT.

Cumberland                 13     3     9    15    --    40

Nokomis                       11    12    12     6    --    41

3-point FG -- Cumberland 8 (Miller 3, Jones 2, Roedl 1, Buescher 1, Ke. Bierman 1), Nokomis 2 (DeWerff 1, Lohman 1).

At Monticello

Neoga finished eighth at the Monticello Holiday Boys Basketball Tournament Thursday.

Neoga fell to Paxton-Buckley-Loda 48-30 in the seventh place contest.

Tuscola was the champion, downing Clinton, 62-54 for the title.