Bulldogs Win, Hearts Suffer First Loss, Girls Basketball Roundup
Published on December 6 2024 7:42 am
Last Updated on December 6 2024 9:31 am
Written by Millie Lange
St. Anthony edged out to a 17-13 opening quarter lead on the Hatchets. Nancy Ruholl connected for six points while Lilly Gannaway knocked down a three-pointer.
Windsor/Stew-Stras was led by Kendra Hayes with a three-pointer and two baskets for seven.
But the Bulldogs went into high gear with a 19-8 second period to lead 36-21 at halfitme and had a 20-8 third period run to lead by 27 points heading into the final quarter.
Adysen Rios went on a run with a three-pointer, a two-pointer and five of six at the line for 10 points in the second quarter. She added on six more in the third period while Gannaway scored five.
Rios finished with 18 points on five field goals and seven of 10 at the line. The senior also pulled down eight rebounds, had four steals and two assists.
Also in double figures were Gannaway with 11 and Ruholl with 10. Gannaway went three for three from beyond the arc, had two assists and five steals. Ruholl finished with seven rebounds, two assists and two steals.
Sophomore Ali Kollman finished with eight rebounds.
Windsor/Stew-Stras was led by K. Hayes with 10 points on four field goals and one of two at the line. Samantha Hayes chipped in with nine.
St. Anthony is 7-1 on the season and will head to Altamont Monday for another National Trail Conference matchup.
At Strasburg
ST. ANTHONY (62)
Grunloh 0-0 -- 0, Gannaway 4-0 -- 11, Rios 5-7 -- 18, Denning 0-0 -- 0, Ruholl 5-0 -- 10, Nuxoll 1-0 -- 2, Faber 3-0 -- 7, Henning 0-0 -- 0, Vonderheide 1-0 -- 2, Kollmann 2-0 -- 4, Lauritzen 2-1 -- 5, Kollmann 0-0 -- 0, Kabbes 1-1 -- 3. TOTALS 24 FG, 9 FT.
WSS (34)
Johnson 0-0 -- 0, Garrett 1-2 -- 4, Carey 00 -- 0, Holland 1-0 -- 2, K. hayes 4-1 -- 10, K. VonBehrens 1-3 -- 5, Wittenberg 0-2 -- 2, C. VonBehrens 1-0 -- 2, S. Hayes 4-1 -- 9. TOTALS 12 FG, 9 FT.
St. Anthony 17 19 20 6 -- 62
WSS 13 8 8 5 -- 34
3-point FG -- St. Anthony 5 (Gannaway 3, Rios 1, Faber 1), Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg 1 (K. Hayes 1).
At Effingham
Effingham High School played host to Mount Vernon and suffered its first loss of the season by a 53-50 score Thursday evening.
Tied for first place in the Class 3A state basketball poll, the Hearts dropped to 6-1 on the season.
The Rams headed out to a 17-11 opening quarter lead behind the strength of three three-pointers by Josie Shirley.
The Hearts kept close behind seven points from Sidney Donaldson.
Effingham came back with a 10-9 second period run to pull within 26-21 at halftime. Donaldson connected on two more baskets and Bella Austin two free throws.
But the Rams continued on offensively with a 16-10 third period to lead 42-31 going into the final quarter. Kamaree Pollard hit a three-pointer and was three of four at the line for six points.
The Hearts mounted a comeback in the final period with a 19-11 run only to fall short. Alyssa Martin went on a run, scoring 13 points in the quarter but the Hearts couldn't get over the 11-point deficit coming into the final period.
Martin tallied 16 points on five field goals, one from three-point range, and five of seven at the line for 16 points.
Leading the Hearts was Donaldson with nine field goals, one a three-pointer and one of one at the line for 20 points.
In the junior varsity contest, Effingham claimed a 61- 51 victory. Four players hit double figures for the Hearts. Mckenzie Love led with 15 followed by Drew Weis 13, Maci Hayes 12 and Melia Wendling 10.
At Effingham
MOUNT VERNON (53)
Pollard 6-8 -- 21, Wilkens 1-0 -- 3, Zadalis 5-2 -- 14, Rudd 0-1 -- 1, Tinsley 2-0 -- 4, Shirley 4-0 -- 10. TOATLS 17 FG, 12 FT.
EFFINGHAM (50)
Martin 5-5 -- 16, Wolfe 0-0 -- 0, Beals 2-1 -- 5, Althoff 1-0 -- 3, Donaldson 9-1 -- 20, Austin 1-4 -- 6, Thompson 0-0 -- 0, Harvey 0-0 -- 0. TOTALS 18 FG, 11 FT.
Mount Vernon 17 9 16 11 -- 53
Effingham 11 10 10 19 -- 50
3-point FG -- Mount Vernon 7 (Shirley 3, Zadalis 2, Wilken 1, Pollard 1), Effingham 3 (Martin 1, Althoff 1, Donaldson 1).
Junior Varsity Game
Mount Vernon 16 15 9 11 -- 51
Effingham 22 9 12 18 -- 61
Mount Vernon -- Shelby 11, Wilkie 20, Powers 0, Hampton 3, Newell 5, Timmons 0, Benson 12
Effingham -- Engel 0, Weis 13, Spicer 1, Hayes 12, Balode 0, Hendrix 2, Theis 0, Braun 8, Wendling 10, Love 15
At Brownstown
Brownstown/St. Elmo, ranked ninth in the Class 1A State Poll, picked up a 55-27 victory over Dieterich as two National Trail Conference teams met Thursday evening.
BSE took a 12-5 opening quarter lead as Dayana Haslett scored five points and Peyton Barker four. Haslett connected for seven more in the second period 14-6 run as the Bombers led 26-11.
Madi Miller took over with six points in the third period for BSE and the Bombers pushed their lead to 45-20 going into the final quarter.
Haslett finished with 25 points on 10 field goals, three of those from beyond the arc, and two of three at the line. Also in double figures was P. Barker with 11.
Dieterich was led by Addison Miller with 12 points on five field goals, two of those three-pointers.
BSE is now 7-2 on the season.
In the junior varsity game, Brownstown/St. Elmo went overtime to beat Dieterich 30-27. Audria Logue led with 11 points for the winners.
Dieterich was led by Lena Goebel with 11.
At Brownstown
DIETERICH (27)
Tegeler 1-1 -- 3, Kreke 1-2 -- 4, L. Goebel 0-0 -- 0, Miler 5-0 -- 12, Faller 2-2 -- 6, Huber 1-0 -- 2, Russell 0-0 -- 0, Ohnesorge 0-0 -- 0, S. Goebel 0-0 -- 0. TOTALS 10 FG, 5 FT.
BSE (55)
Williams 2-4 -- 8, Sasse 1-1 -- 3, Huddlestun 0-0 -- 0, Berner 0-0 -- 0, P. Barker 5-1 -- 11, Haslett 10-2 -- 25, Miller 4-0 -- 8. TOTALS 22 FG, 8 FT.
Dieterich 5 6 9 7 -- 27
BSE 12 14 19 10 -- 55
3-point FG -- Dieterich 2 (Miller 2), Brownstown/St. Elmo 3 (Haslett 3).
Junior Varsity Game
Overtime
Dieterich 6 4 6 9 2 -- 27
BSE 4 2 11 8 5 -- 30
Dieterich -- Goebel 11, Niemerg 0, Higgins 4, C. Goebel 6, Huber 0, Russell 6, Ohnesorge 0
Brownstown/St. Elmo -- Ramsey 0, Koonce 9, Logue 11, Sefton 0, Haslett 6, M. Barker 4, Dush 0
At Benton
Teutpolis High School trailed by a point after the opening quarter but came back to move ahead 30-23 at halftime then finished strong for a 60-44 victory over Benton Thursday evening.
The Wooden Shoes had three players hit double figures. Chloe Probst led the way with 19 points while Molly Ruholl added 12 and Avery Probst 11.
C. Probst hit six of 11 from the field and seven of nine from the free throw line. Probst also led, along with Eva Mette, in rebounds with nine each.
Kelsey Niemerg led in steals with four and had one assist.
At Benton
TEUTOPOLIS (60)
C. Probst 6-7 -- 19, M. Ruholl 5-0 -- 12, A. Probst 5-0 -- 11, Niemerg 2-1 -- 5, A. Ruholl 1-2 -- 2, Martin 1-1 -- 3, Mette 1-4 -- 6, Bloemer 0-0 -- 0, Gaddis 0-0 -- 0, Tegeler 1-0 -- 2, Cremens 0-0 -- 0, K. Gaddis 0-0 -- 0. TOTALS 21 FG, 15 FT.
BENTON (44)
Shelton 2-0 -- 4, Webb 3-2 -- 10, Tebolt 0-0 -- 0, J. Webb 6-5 -- 19, Glover 2-0 -- 4, Branden 1-1 -- 3, Barry 0-0 -- 0, Groves 2-0 -- 4, Drew 0-0 -- 0, Zaretti 0-0 -- 0. TOTALS 16 FG, 8 FT.
Teutopolis 16 14 17 13 -- 60
Benton 17 6 11 10 -- 44
3-point FG -- Teutopolis 3 (M. Ruholl 2, A. PRobst 1), Benton 4 (M. Webb 2, J. Webb 2).
At Casey
Altamont picked up a victory in a low-scornig contest over Casey-Westfield, 32-25 Thursday evening.
The two teams were tied at 6-6 after the first quarter. Altamont then broke free with an 11-1 seconder period run to lead 17-7 at halftime. Kylie Osteen connected on five points while Reagan Kuenstler added a three.
The Indians then had an 8-7 third period edge, only scoring on free throws. Altamont hit seven of 12 with Libby Reardon, Avery Aldrich and Kaylee Lurkins connected on two each.
Altamont had an 8-7 third period and fought off a challenge by Casey-Westfield in the final quarter.
Osteen finished with nine points on three field goals and two of six at the line.
At Casey
ALTAMONT (32)
Nelson 1-0 -- 3, Reardon 0-2 -- 2, Kuenstler 1-0 -- 3, Aldrich 2-2 -- 6, Higgs 0-0 -- 0, Schultz 1-1 -- 3, Lurkins 2-2 -- 6, Osteen 3-2 -- 9. TOTALS 10 FG, 9 FT.
CASEY-WESTFIELD (25)
Roberts 0-1 -- 1, Taylor 0-0 -- 0, Eckerty 1-0 -- 2, Fuller 3-0 -- 6, Moore 6-3 -- 16, Gilbert 0-0 -- 0. TOTALS 10 FG, 4 FT.
Altamont 6 11 8 7 -- 32
Casey-Westfield 6 1 7 11 -- 25
3-point FG -- Altamont 3 (Nelson 1, Kuenstler 1, Osteen 1), Casey-Westfield 1 (Moore 1).
At Neoga
North Clay (Louisville) edged Neoga 48-45 as two National Trail Conference teams collided Thursday evening.
The Cardinals held an 11-4 opening quarter lead and led by a 23-15 count at halftime.
Neoga still trailed by 40-24 going into the final quarter and mounted a furiouis rally with a 21-8 final period run only to fall short.
North Clay (2-0 NTC, 4-4) was led by Violet Price with 16 points on six field goals and two of four at the line. Also in double figures was Matia Price with 12 and Sidney Kincaid with 11.
The Cardinals are back in action Saturday at Effingham in a varsity only contest at 10 a.m.
Neoga was led in scoring by Brynn Richards with 16 points on six field goals and four of nine at the line and Atalie Osborn with 11. The Indians are now 4-3 on the season and returns to action Monday hosting South Central.
In the junior varsity contest, Neoga was a 20-12 winner.
At Neoga
NORTH CLAY (48)
Romack 0-0 -- 0, M. Price 4-2 -- 12, Kincaid 4-1 -- 11, V. Price 6-2 -- 16, Weatherholt 1-0 -- 2, Thompson 1-0 -- 2, Phillips 1-0 -- 2, Fleener 1-1 -- 3. TOTALS 18 FG, 6 FT.
NEOGA (45)
Frankie 0-0 -- 0, Henderson 1-0 -- 2, Richards 6-4 -- 16, Kepp 2-1 -- 5, Knoblock 0-0 -- 0, Reynolds 0-0 -- 0, Lindsay 0-0 -- 0, Osborn 3-5 -- 11, Ballinger 2-4 -- 8, Moran 1-1 -- 3, Graziano 0-0 -- 0. TOTALS 15 FG, 15 FT.
North Clay 11 12 17 8 -- 48
Neoga 4 11 9 21 -- 45
3-point FG -- North Clay 6 (M. Price 2, Kincaid 2, V. Price 2), Neoga 0.
Junior Varsity Game -- Neoga 20, North Clay 12.
At Martinsville
Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City ripped out to a 21-7 opening quarter lead and went on to easily down Martinsvile by a 61-28 count Thursday evening.
The Bobcats' Macee Rodman finished with 26 points on seven field goals, three from trifecta land, and nine free throws. Also in double digits was Haley Doty with 17.
Carissa Wakefield led in rebounds with eight. Doty had six steals and six assists. Rodman also had six assists. Rodman led in blocks with two.
At Martinsville
CHBC (61)
Vaughn 0-1 -- 1, Rodman 7-9 -- 26, Stuckemeyer 3-1 -- 7, Miller 2-0 -- 6, Doty 7-1 -- 17, Wakefield 2-0 -- 4. TOTALS 21 FG, 12 FT.
MARTINSVILE (28)
No scoring listed
CHBC 21 21 14 5 -- 61
Martinsville 7 10 6 5 -- 28
3-point FG -- Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City 7 (Rodman 3, Miler 2, Doty 2.
At Toledo
Cumberland pounded Oblong/Palestine/Hutsonville to the tune of 59-18 in Thursday evening action.
The Pirates ran out to an 18-7 opening quarter lead and led 32-14 at halftime.
Two players scored in double figures for the winners. Suzy Fritts led the way with 10 field goals that included two three-pointers, for 22 points. Jude Miller finished with 15 points and connected on three three-pointers.
At Toledo
OPH (18)
Bailey 2-1 -- 5, Tipton 2-0 -- 4, Snider 1-1 -- 3, Kidwell 1-0 -- 2, Rachoy 0-2 -- 2, Weber 1-0 -- 2. TOTALS 7 FG, 4 FT.
CUMBERLAND (59)
Jones 1-0 -- 3, Miller 6-0 -- 15, Carr 2-0 -- 5, Long 2-2 -- 6, Fritts 10-0 -- 22, Dittamore 4-0 -- 8. TOTALS 25 FG, 2 FT.
OPH 7 7 4 0 -- 18
Cumberland 18 14 17 10 -- 59
3-point FG -- Oblong/Palestine/Hutsonvile 0, Cumberland 7 (Miller 3, Fritts 2, Jones 1, Carr 1).
At Paris
Paris opened with a 20-6 run on Newton in the first quarter and went on to hold off the Eagles in a 48-40 victory Thursday evening.
The Eagles came back with a 16-10 second period to pull within 30-22 at halftime and had an 11-9 third quarter to move within 39-33 going into the final quarter.
Camryn Martin led Newton with 20 points on eight field goals, two from three-point range, and two free throws. Addy O'Dell added nine points.
Claire Probst led in rebounds with 10. Karasyn Martin led in assists with six. C. Martin had four steals.
Newton drops to 4-2 on the season and will be back in action Monday hosting Edwards County (Albion).
Paris also nabbed the junior varsity win, 53-18. Alani Bergbower led Newton with 12 points.
At Paris
NEWTON (40)
C. Maritn 8-2 -- 20, O'Dell 2-3 -- 9, Hermann 2-0 -- 5, Probst 2-0 -- 4, Meinhart 1-0 -- 2. TOTALS 15 FG, 5 FT.
PARIS (48)
Bicknell 4-2 -- 12, Young 2-5 -- 9, Edwarsd 2-1 -- 7, Watson 2-0 -- 6, Cane 2-0 -- 5, Clark 2-0 -- 4, Keyes 1-0 -- 3, Smith 1-0 -- 2. TOTALS 16 FG, 8 FT.
Newton 6 16 11 7 -- 40
Paris 20 10 9 9 -- 48
3-point FG -- Newton 5 (C. Martin 2, O'Dell 2, Hermann 1), Paris 8 (Bicknell 2, Edwards 2, Watson 2, Cane 1, Keyes 1).
Junior Varsity Game
Paris 53, Newton 18
Newton -- Bergbower 12, Brummer 4, Schumacher 2).
At Farina
Webber Township was a 70-43 over South Central Thursday evening.
Webber ran out to a 22-14 opening quarter lead and led 38-27 at halftime. Webber then had a 15-5 third quarter.
South Central had one player in double figures. Kennah Hiestand led the way with 10 points on three field goals, one a three-pointer, and three of four at the line. Perci Reid and Baylee Brown scored nine points each for the Cougars.
At Farina
WEBBER (70)
Hails 1-1 -- 3, King 11-2 -- 26, Hutbert 3-0 -- 6, Schultz 1-0 -- 2, Knight 16-1 -- 33, Smith 0-0 -- 0, Forristall 0-0 -- 0. TOTALS 32 FG, 4 FT.
SOUTH CENTRAL (43)
Reid 4-1 -- 9, Ky. Swift 3-0 -- 5, Rose 0-1 -- 1, Conant 2-1 -- 5, Brown 2-4 -- 9, Hiestand 3-3 -- 10, Green 2-0 -- 4, Modesty 0-0 -- 0. TOTALS 14 FG, 2 FT.
Webber 22 16 15 17 -- 70
South Central 14 13 5 11 -- 43
3-point FG -- Webber 2 (King 2), South Centarl 3 (Ky. Swift 1, Brown 1, Hiestand 1).