St. Anthony, T-town Drops Losses at 7-2A, 7-3A State Girls Tourneys

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Published on December 9 2024 7:10 am
Last Updated on December 9 2024 7:10 am
Written by Millie Lange

RIVERTON -- Effingham St. Anthony saw its stay at the Class 7-2A Girls State Basketball Tournament end with a 51-28 loss to Mt. Sterling Brown County Saturday.

In the opening game, Spring Valley Kennedy won over Sidell Salt Fork, 32-25. Springfield Christian downed Bourbonnais, 53-24 and Bloomington Corpus Christi beat Mason City Illini Central, 27-14.

Mt. Sterling Brown County took a 15-5 opening quarter lead over St. Anthony and led 35-13 at halftime.

St. Anthony battled in the second half only to fall short.

Amaya Griffith led the Bullpups with 10 points while Bella Schultz added seven. The Bullpups ended their season with a 20-4 record.

In the semifinals, Spring Valley Kennedy edged Springfield Christian, 33-32 while Mt. Sterling Brown County easily won over Bloomington Corpus Christi, 43-17.

Spring Valley Kennedy will meet Mt. Sterling Brown County Thursday for the state championship. Springfieldd Christian and Bloomignton Corpus Christi will compete for third place at 6 p.m.

In the Class 7-3A State Tournament at Auburn High School, Teutopolis fell to Springfield Lincoln, 35-31.

The two teams were tied at 10-10 after the first quarter. Lincoln then moved into a 26-18 halftime lead. T-town fought back with a 10-6 third period to trail 32-28 but Lincoln held on for the victory.

Penny Dennis and Addisyn Meyer led the Wooden Shoes with nine points each. T-town finished with a 24-2 record.

In other opening round games, Germantown Hills won over Channahon 42-16, Westville downed South Holland McKinley 44-11 and Staunton won over Downs Tri-Valley 30-26.

In the semifinals, Germantown Hills edged Westville 26-24 and Staunton downed Springfield Lincoln 52-36.

Westville and Springfield Lincoln will meet Thursday for third place at 6 p.m. while Germantown Hills and Staunton square off at 7:30 for the championship.

Class 7-2A State Tournament

Mt. Sterling Brown County                  15    20   7      9    --    51

Effingham St. Anthony                           5    8    5    10    --    28

Mt. Sterling Brown County -- Ebbing 1, Mad. Kassing 2, Lichstinn 7, Mar. Kassing 12, Havens 8, Ebbing 4, Ransom 17

St. Anthony -- S. Semple 4, Schultz 7, Griffith 10, Buehnerkemper 2, N. Semple 5

Class 7-3A State Tournament

Springfield LIncoln                 10    16     6    3    --    35

Teutopolis                               10      8    10    3    --    31

Springfield Lincoln -- Williams 7, L. Nichols 3, Chandler 12, Bardwell 5, H. Nichols 8

Teutopolis -- Dennis 9, Zerrusen 5, Meyer 9, Probst 6 (players add up to 29 while 31 listed as final)