Highland Beats EHS Girls, Tri-County Edges Neoga

The Hearts held a 10-7 lead as Alyssa Martin nailed three free throws and Bria Beals knocked in a three-pointer.

But Highland came back with a 14-6 second period run  Jordan Bircher hit two baskets and three free throws for seven points and the Bulldogs held a 21-16 halftime lead.

The Hearts tallied only six points in that second quarter.

EHS came back with a 12-point third quarter but Highland scored 16 points to lead 37-28 and finished out with a 15-9 final quarter.

The Hearts had only one player in double digits. Beals led the way with five field goals, four of those from three-point range, for 14 points. Martin fnished with nine.

Effingham was a winner in the junior varsity game.

At HIghland

EFFINGHAM (37)

Martin 2-5 -- 9, Raddatz 0-0 -- 0, Wolfe 0-0 -- 0, Beals 5-0 -- 14, Althoff 1-0 -- 2, Donaldson 2-1 -- 5, Austin 2-1 -- 5, Harvey 1-0 -- 2. TOTALS 13 FG, 7 FT.

HIGHLAND (52)

Frey 1-3 -- 6, Bircher 4-9 -- 17, Klucker 5-1 -- 11, Gould 1-0 -- 3, Schroeder 5-1 -- 13, Fleming 1-0 -- 2, Kleiboeker 0-0 -- 0. TOTALS 17 FG, 14 FT.

Effingham                  10      6    12      9    --    37

Highland                     7    14    16    15    --    52

3-point FG -- Effingham 4 (Beals 4), Highland 4 (Schroeder 2, Gould 1 Frey 1).

At Kansas

Tri-County played host to Neoga and edged the Indians by a 42-37 count in Tuesday evening action.

Tri-County held a 20-19 halftime lead. Neoga came back with a 12-9 third quarter to move ahead 31-29 but the host squad went on a 13-6 final quarter for the win.

Neoga was led by Atalie Osborn with 12 points on five field goals and a free throw. Natalie Ballinger added eight points.

The Indians drop to 5-4 on the season and will be back in action Thursday at Oblong/Palestine/Hutsonville.

Tri-County also claimed the junior varsity contest, 39-30.

At Kansas

NEOGA (37)

Henderson 4-0 -- 8, Richards 3-1 -- 7, Reynolds 0-0 -- 0, LIndsay 0-0 -- 0, Osborn 5-1 -- 12, Balligner 3-1 -- 8, Moran 0-0 -- 0, Graziano 1-0 -- 2. TOTALS 16 FG, 3 FT.

TRI-COUNTY (42)

M. Ehlers 8-0 -- 17, Williams 5-0 -- 10, Phililps 4-0 -- 10, L. Ehlers 0-1 --1 , Knoll 2-0 -- 4. TOTALS 19 Fg, 1 FT.

Neoga                   13      6    12      6    --    37

Tri-County              9    11      9    13    --    42

3-point FG -- Neoga 2 (Ballinger 1, Osborn 1), Tri-County 3 (Phililps 2, M. Ehlers1 ).

Junior Varsity -- Tri-County 39, Neoga 39.