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Junior High School Boys Basketball -- Jan. 4

Published on January 5 2024 6:39 am
Last Updated on January 5 2024 11:52 am
Written by Millie Lange

ALTAMONT -- Effingham Junior High School handed Altamont two losses in boys basketball competition Thursday evening.

The Mustangs won the seventh-grade encounter, 59-11. Effingham ran out to a 20-2 opening quarter lead and that was the game.

Joel Flach led the way with 10 points while Truett Pals and Kaden Rohr added nine each.

Altamont was led by Xavier Logue with five points.

In the eighth-grade game, Effingham established a 32-2 opening quarter lead and finished with a 64-16 victory.

Sam Waymoth led the Mustangs with 11 points while Carson Fox and Jenner Pals had nine each.

Altamont was led by Durbin with six points.

At Altamont

Seventh-Grade Game

Effingham 20 13 16 10 -- 59

Altamont 2 6 3 0 -- 11

Effingham -- Pals 9, Rohr 9, Flach 10, Moon 5, Hodges 6, Jones 2, Kade 4, Westjohn 2, Wendling 2, Simmons 4, Richmond 4, Brown 2

Altamont -- Logue 5, Bannister 3, Burrus 3

Eighth-Grade Game

Effingham 32 11 12 9 -- 64

Altamont 2 5 2 7 -- 16

Effingham -- Kinkelaar 6, Wendt 1, Fox 9, Love 2, Pals 9, Hayes 6, Clark 6, Mooney 4, Roberts 2, Loew 8, Waymoth 11

Altamont -- Kraus 2, Beccue 0, Zuber 0, Logue 0, Bannister 0, Durbin 6, Cage 2, G. Beccue 4, Lane 0, Woods 2

At Dieterich

Effingham Sacred Heart and Dieterich both picked up a victory Thursday evening.

Sacred Heart captured the seventh-grade win, 41-27. The Shamrocks stepped out to a 13-2 opening quarter lead and led 25-15 at halftime. Sacred Heart then had an 11-3 third quarter run.

Gabe Traub led the way with 16 points while Logan Schoenhoff added 12.

Dieterich was led by Bierman and M. Niemerg with nine points each.

In the eighth-grade contest, Dieterich came out a 63-27 winner. Dieterich held a 14-4 opening quarter lead and led 30-13 at halftime. Dieterich then had a 22-2 third period.

Ben Schottman led the winners with 19 points while Bryce Bohnhoff added 17.

Sacred Heart was led by Traub with 16.

At Dieterich

Seventh-Grade Game

Sacred Heart 13 12 11 5 -- 41

Dieterich 2 13 3 9 -- 27

Sacred Heart -- Kenter 2, Kruger 4, Karolewicz 7, Schoenhoff 12, Traub 16

Dieterich -- Goeckner 1, Hall 1, Hushaw 2, McQueen 5, Bierman 9, M. Niemerg 9

Eighth-Grade

Sacred Heart 4 9 2 12 -- 27

Dieterich 14 16 22 11 -- 63

Sacred Heart -- Schuette 2, Hayes 2, Wielgos 2, Wernsing 2, LaSarge 3, Traub 16

Dieterich -- Kessler 2, Westendorf 2, Stortzum 2, Land 2, Cook 2, A. Schottman 8, Koester 9, Bohnhoff 17, B. Schottman 19

At Effingham

Effingham St. Anthony claimed the seventh-grade contest over Shelbyville in Thursday evening action.

The Bullpups won 56-16. They took a 13-5 opening quarter lead and led 18-7 at halftime. Blake Verdeyen went on an eight point run in the third quarter as St. Anthony outscored Shelbyville 21-4.

Verdeyen finished with 14 points to lead the Bullpups.

In eighth-grade action, St. Anthony was a 31-27 winner over Shelbyville.

The Bullpups held a 6-2 lead after the opening quarter and led 11-8 at halftime. St. Anthony then had a 23-16 second half.

Jameson McAllister led the way for the Bullpups with three trifectas for nine points. Cooper Sehy chipped in with seven points.

At Effingham

Seventh-Grade Game

Shelbyville 5 2 4 5 -- 16

St. Anthony 13 5 21 17 -- 56

Shelbyville -- Murphy 5, Klouser 0, Montgomery 5, Bruns 2, Radloff 0, Kuhlman 4

St. Anthony -- Wagner 6, Trupiano 6, Bierman 5, McAllaster 6, Sandschafer 2, Verdeyen 14, Tingley 4, Baudier 6, Hoene 2, Looman 5

Eighth-Grade

Shelbyville 6 5 6 10 -- 27

St. Anthony 2 6 11 12 -- 31

Shelbyville -- Hakeland 0, Hubbard 0, McConnell 8, Litton 0, Paige 0, Hudson 0, Warren 12, Georges 7

St. Anthony -- McAllister 9, Fearday 0, Pennington 3, C. Storm 6, Bloemer 1, Sehy 7, Gannaway 5, M. Storm 0

At Teutopolis

Teutopolis tallied two victories over Stewardson-Strasburg Thursday.

The Wooden Shoes claimed the seventh-grade contest, 46-17, taking a 25-2 opening half lead.

Sam Probst and Anthony Mette led the winners with six points each as 14 players scored in the contest for the Shoes.

Stew-Stras led was by Weston Spannagel with five points. The squad dropped to 9-9.

In the eighth-grade contest, T-town was a 57-29 winner, leading 39-15 at halftime.

Jake Probst led the Shoes with 19 points while Dylan Horn added 13.

Stew-Stras was led by Joe Holland with nine points. The squad dropped to 11-6.

Stew-Stras is back in action next Thursday at Windsor.

At Teutopolis

Seventh-Grade Game

Stew-Stras 1 1 5 10 -- 17

Teutopolis 10 14 12 10 -- 46

Stewardson-Strasburg -- Vonderheide 3, Spannagel 5, Friese 4, Hille 2, Kaufman 1, Wascher 2

Teutopolis -- Drees 2, S. Probst 6, Goeckner 3, Niemerg 3, Lynch 2, Schumacher 2, M. Probst 2, Tegeler 4, Jansen 2, Weber 4, Schmidt 3, Miller 5, Mette 6, Smothers 2

Eighth-Grade Game

Stew-Stras 10 5 8 6 -- 29

Teutopolis 22 17 9 9 -- 57

Stewardson-Strasburg -- Manhart 6, Jones 7, Duncan 7, Holland 9

Teutopolis -- J. Probst 19, Niebrugge 3, Waldhoff 4, Weidner 12, Brooks 2, Horn 13, Davidson 4

At Toledo

Cumberland and Jasper County split victories Thursday evening.

Cumberland was a 38-32 winner in the seventh-grade contest. Cumberland held a 20-14 halftime lead. The two teams each scored five in the third quarter and 13 in the final period.

Colby Roedl led the winners wih 14 points while Clayton Shellenbarger added 10.

Jasper County was led by Chase Kistner with 11 points and he was the top defender. Brenden Emmerich and Hank Huber were the top rebounders. The team fell to 10-5.

In eighth-grade play, Jasper County easily captured a 55-12 victory.

Jasper County held a 14-2 opening quarter lead and led 30-6 at halftime.

Three players hit double figures for the winners. Chance Mulvey tallied 12 while Maddox Horner and Ian Kessler added 11 each.

Top defender was Eli Wolf while Mack Huber was the top rebounder. The team improved to 13-2.

Cumberland was led by Jacob Pierce with six points.

At Toledo

Seventh-Grade Game

Jasper County 6 8 5 13 -- 32

Cumberland 10 10 5 13 -- 38

Jasper County -- Emmerich 5, Harris 6, Ulm 5, Kistner 11, Huber 1, Davidson 4

Cumberland leading scorers -- Roedl 14, Shellenbarger 10

Eighth-Grade Game