St. A To Play For Fifth, T-town For Seventh, Newton For Consy Title, EHS For 15th at the Effingham/ Teutopolis Boys Basketball Classic

The Eagles edged out to a 17-15 opening quarter lead then led 37-25 at halftime.

Caden Nichols led the way for Newton with 27 points on nine field goals, six from three-point range, and three free throws. Parker Wolf added 22 and Dylan Bierman 13.

Chicago Brooks won over Seneca, 51-45 while Pleasant Plains downed Charleston, 54-42.

Mattoon then claimed a 66-53 win over Effingham. The Green Wave held a 26-22 halftime lead then had a 22-16 third period run.

Hayden Wendling led Mattoon with 20 points while Cannon Bockhorn added 12 and KJ Kellams 11.

Effingham was led by Hayden Wendling with 20 points on five field goals, one a three-pointer, and five free throws. Also in double figures were Cannon Bockhorn with 12 and KJ Kellams with 11.

Lincoln Way East beat Highland, 50-41 and Lutheran North won over Oak Lawn 45-39.

Dixon then claimed a 67-65 win over Teutopolis in three overtimes.

Dixon held a 40-32 lead going into the final quarter. The Wooden Shoes rallied with a 19-11 run to tie the score at 51-51. In the first overtime session, both teams scored seven points and in the second OT the teams had four points each. Dixon pulled out the win in the third overtime with a 5-3 score.

Garrett Gaddis led the way for the Wooden Shoes with 28 on 10 field goals, three from three-point land, and five of seven at the line. Joey Niebrugge ended with 14 points.

Champaign Centennial handed Effingham St. Anthony a 67-50 loss.

Centennial took a 33-16 halftime lead and never looked back.

The Bulldogs had two players in double figures. Brock Fearday led the way with 16 points on seven field goals, one a three-pointer, and one of two at the line. Collin Westendorf chipped in with 13.

Newton was a 53-29 winner over Pleasant Plains. The Eagles edged out to a 7-6 first quarter lead and led 24-7 at halftime. The Eagles then had a 29-23 second half.

The Eagles were led by Gier with 17 points on eight field goals and one of two at the line. Nichols added 10.

Mattoon won over Chicago Brooks, 42-32 while Charleston beat Belvidere, 66-59. 

Highland edged Teutopolis 55-45. Highland stepped out to a 19-11 opening quarter lead and led 29-25 at halftime. Highland kept the momentum with a 13-6 third period.

Teutopolis had two players in double figures. Joey Niebrugge led the way with 15 points on seven field goals and a free throw. Alex Kremer added 11.

Seneca then won over Effingham 64-45. The score was knotted at 26-26 at halftime. Seneca then went on a 21-12 third quarter run and finished strong with a 17-7 final period.

Hayden Wendling led Effingham with 14 points on six field goals, two from three point range.

St. Anthony then defeated Oak Lawn, 62-49. The Bulldogs edged out to a 16-15 opening quarter lead then had a 17-8 second period run and outscored Oak Lawn 29-26 in the second half.

Collin Westendorf and B. Fearday led the way for the Bulldogs with 21 points each. Westendorf had six field goals and nine of 10 at the line while Fearday was seven field goals, four from three-point range and three of four at the line. Ryan Schmidt added 15 points.

Lincoln Way East defeated Dxon 58-41 and Champaign Centennial finished out the games for the day with a 69-45 win over Lutheran North.

Effingham/Teutopolis Christmas Classic

Game Nine

NEWTON (75)

Meinhart 0-0 -- 0, Bergbower 0-0 -- 0, Nichols 9-3 -- 27, G. Bierman 2-0 -- 5, Wolf 5-10 -- 22, Weber 3-0 -- 6, Ochs 1-0 -- 2, Gier 5-3 -- 13. TOTALS 25 FG, 16 FT.

BELVIDERE (67)

West 0-2 -- 2, Taborn 1-1 -- 3, Stuerer 1-1 -- 3, Alvarado 1-3 -- 5, Lasiowski 3-0 -- 6, Diskin 4-0 -- 9, Dean 11-1 -- 28, Baird 4-0 -- 11. TOTALS 26 FG, 4 FT.

Newton                  17    20    20    18    --    75

Belvidere               15    10    24    18    --    67

3-point FG -- Newton 9 (Nichols 6, Wolf 2, G. Bierman 1), Belvidere 11 (Dean 5, Baird 3, Stuerer 1, Alvarado 1, Diskin 1).

Game 12

MATTOON (66)

Gardner 0-0 -- 0, Rice 3-0 -- 6, Johnson 0-4 -- 4, Jean 4-4 -- 14, Wetzel 8-0 -- 20, Larson 1-2 -- 4, Kimbro 2-1 -- 5, Smith 6-1 -- 13. TOALS 24 FG, 12 FT.

EFFINGHAM (53)

Fearday 1-1 -- 3, McDaniel 1-0 -- 2, Bushur 1-0 -- 3, Bockhorn 4-1 -- 12, Kellams 3-3 -- 11, Wendling 7-5 -- 20, Jones 1-0 -- 2, Pals 0-0 -- 0. TOTALS 17 FG,12 FT.

Mattoon                  16    10    22    18    --    66

Effingham               11    11    16    15    --    53

3-point FG -- Mattoon 6 (Wetzel 4, Jean 2), Effingham 7 (Bockhorn 3, Kellams 2, Bushur 1, Wendling 1).

Game 15

Triple Overtime

DIXON (67)

Bra. Feit 0-0 -- 0, Weigle 2-2 -- 6, Shaner 4-0 -- 11, Harrison 0-0 -- 0, Bry. Feit 4-5 -- 14, Hicks 3-5 -- 13, Davdison 2-1 -- 5, Harrington 5-7 -- 18. TOTALS 20 FG, 20 FT.

TEUTOPOLIS (65)

Gaddis 10-5 -- 28, Kremer 3-3 -- 9, Z. Niebrugge 0-0 -- 0, J. Niebrugge 6-2 -- 14, Koester 3-1 -- 7, Addis 0-0 -- 0, Pruemer 2-0 -- 4, Bloemer 0-0 -- 0, Lawson 1-0 -- 3. TOTALS 25 FG, 11 FT.

Dixon                  14    10    16    11    7    4    5    --    67

Teutopolis           11      7    14    19    7    4    3    --    65

3-point FG -- Dixon 7 (Shaner 3, Hicks 2, Bry. Feit 1, Harrington 1), Teutopolis 4 (Gaddis 3, Lawson 1).

Game 16

ST. ANTHONY (50)

Ruholl 1-0 -- 3, Link 0-0 -- 0, Weidman 0-0 -- 0, W. Fearday 1-0 -- 2, Westendorf 3-7 -- 13, Brent 0-0 -- 0, Lauritzen 1-0 -- 2, Schmidt 1-3 -- 6, Hatton 2-2 -- 6, Koenig 1-0 -- 2, B. Fearday 7-1 -- 16. TOTALS 17 FG, 13 FT.

CENTENNIAL (67)

Willis 0-0 -- 0, Posey 6-2 -- 16, T. Makabu 5-4 -- 14, Taylor 1-0 -- 2, Johnson 4-1 -- 13, Foltz 0-0 -- 0, V. Makabu 2-0 -- 4, Schib 3-4 -- 12, Peat 3-0 -- 6. TOTALS 24 FG, 11 FT.

St. Anthony              7      9    19    15    --    50

Centennial              16    17    21    13    --    67

3-point FG -- St. Anthony 3 (Ruholl 1, Schmidt 1, B. Fearday 1), Centennial 8 (Johnson 4, Schib 2, Posey 2).

Game 17

PLEASANT PLAINS (29)

Graham 1-0 -- 2, Schallenberg 1-0 -- 3, Carter 1-2 -- 4, Bowsher 3-0 -- 7, Lowder 2-0 -- 6, Shultz 0-2 -- 2, Johnson 0-0 -- 0, Griffith 1-0 -- 2, Hatfield 1-1 -- 3, Smith 0-0 -- 0, Babington 0-0 -- 0. TOTALS 10 FG, 6 FT.

NEWTON (53)

Meinhart 0-0 -- 0, Volk 1-0 -- 3, Bergbower 1-0 -- 2, Harris 0-0 -- 0, Nichols 3-2 -- 10, Bierman 2-0 -- 5, Wolf 4-0 -- 9, Weber 2-3 -- 7, Gier 8-1 -- 17, Ochs 0-0 -- 0. TOTALS 21 FG, 6 FT

Pleasant Plains               5      1    11    12    --    29

Newton                            7    17    17    12    --    53

3-point FG -- Pleasant Plains 3 (Schallenberg 1, Bosher 1, Lowder 1), Newton 5 (Nichols 2, Volk 1, Bierman 1, Wolf 1).

Game 20

HIGHLAND (55)

Decker 4-1 -- 11, Ottensmeier 4-0 -- 10, Fleming 4-2 -- 10, Stone 7-0 -- 14, Koisher 0-2 -- 2, Holthaus 2-2 -- 7. TOTALS 23 FG, 5 FT.

TEUTOPOLIS (45)

Gaddis 0-0 -- 0, Niebrugge 7-1 -- 15, Koester 1-3 -- 5, Pruemer 2-0 -- 4, Kremer 5-1 -- 11, Z. NIebrugge 2-0 -- 6, Addis 1-0 -- 3. TOTALS 18 FG, 5 FT.

Teutopolis                 11    14    6    14    --    45

Highland                   19    10    13    13    --    55

3-point FG -- Highland 3 (Decker 1, Ottensmeier 1, Holthaus 1), Teutopolis 3 (Z. Niebrugge 2, Addis 1).

Game 21

SENECA (64)

Klinker 7-0 -- 14, Simek 1-3 -- 5, Deering 0-0 -- 0, Giertz 8-1 -- 19, Shirley 1-1 -- 3, Provance 3-1 -- 7, Sheedy 2-4 -- 8, Sigel 1-1 -- 5, Siegel 1-0 -- 3. TOTALS 25 FG, 11 FT.

EFFINGHAM (45)

McDaniel 1-0 -- 3, Bushur 0-0 -- 0, Bockhorn 2-2 -- 7, Kellams 3-0 -- 9, Wendling 6-0 -- 14, Jones 3-0 -- 6, Pals 2-0 -- 6. TOTALS 17 FG, 2 FT.

Seneca                16    10    21    17    --    64

Effingham           14    12    12      7    --    45

3-point FG -- Sseneca 3 (Giertz 1, Lucas 1), Effingham 9 (Kellams 3, wendling 2, Pals 2, Bockhorn 1).

Game 22

OAK LAWN (49)

Farhan 1-2 -- 4, Dempsey 2-3 -- 8, Montgomery 7-6 -- 24, Abunajim 0-0 -- 0, Osmani 1-0 -- 2, Ryan 0-0 -- 0, Brennan 2-0 -- 6, Torres 1-0 --3, Abdelfattah 0-0 -- 0, Saleh 0-0 -- 0, Martinez 1-0 -- 2. TOTALS 15 FG, 11 FT.

ST. ANTHONY (62)

Griffith 0-0 -- 0, Ruholl 1-0 -- 3, Link 1-0 -- 2, Wiedman 0-0 -- 0, W. Fearday 0-0 -- 0, Westnedorf 6-9 -- 21, Brent 0-0 -- 0, Laurtizen 0-0 -- 0, Schmidt 6-2 -- 15, Hatton 0-0 -- 0, Koenig 0-0 -- 0, B. Fearday 7-3 -- 21. TOTALS 21 FG, 14 FT

Oak Lawn                15      8    10    16    --    49

St. Anthony             16    17    13    16    --    62

3-point FG -- Oak Lawn 8 (Montgomery 4, Brennan 2, Dempsey 1, Torres 1), St. Amthony 6 (B. Fearday 4, Schmidt 1, Ruholl 1).