Seventh-Grade NTC Boys Tourney, Area Roundup

South Central handed Effingham Sacred Heart a 38-32 loss while Stewardson-Strasburg won over Sigel St. Michael, 43-17.

South Central and Stew-Stras will now meet Thursday for the championship at 8 p.m.

Sacred Heart and Sigel St. Michael will square off for third place at 6:45 p.m.

Altamont and St. Elmo/Brownstown will meet at 5:30 for the consolation championship.

At Neoga

Neoga and Martinsville split junior high basketball victories Tuesday evening.

Neoga won the seventh-grade contest 28-13 by running out to an 11-2 opening quarter lead and finishing strong with an 8-1 tally.

Baylor Matusas led the way for the winners with 14 points while Liam Kenworthy added eight.

In the eighth-grade contest, Martinsville won 37-33. The two teams played to a 6-6 opening quarter tie before Martinsville moved ahead 17-13 at halftime then put the game away with a 15-3 final quarter.

Neoga's comeback in the final quarter 17-5 run fell just short.

Brody Strobl led the way with 15 points while Jude Finney added eight.

At Neoga

Seventh-Grade Game

Martinsville                2    7    3    1    --    13

Neoga                      11    6    3    8    --    28

Martinsville -- Dodd 5, Hammond 3, Maxwell 4, Thompson 1

Neoga -- Nohren 2, Coy 2, Rivers 2, Matusas 14, Kenworthy 8

Eighth-Grade Game

Martinsville                6    11    15      5    --    37

Neoga                        6      7      3    17    --    33

Martinsville -- Hollingsworth 2, Washburn 4, Kreamer-Dixon 25, Wilhoit 3, Maxwell 3

Neoga -- Matusas 3, Be. Strobl 7, Finney 8, Bro. Strobl 15

At Olney

Teutopolis picked up two victories over Olney in Tuesday evening action.

The Wooden Shoes ripped out to a 16-4 opening quarter lead in the seventh-grade contest and had a 20-6 final half for a 44-12 victory over Olney

Althoff and Giles led the way with nine points each.

In the eighth-grade contest, T-town won 50-25. Once again the Shoes tore out to a big opening quarter lead, 13-2 and led 23-4 at halftime.

S. Probst scored 18 to lead the Shoes.

At Olney

Seventh-Grade Game

Teutopolis                   16    8    12    8    --    44

Olney                            4    2      6    0    --    12

Teutopolis -- Althoff 9, Bloemer 2, Giles 9, Pals 5, Brummer 4, Niebrugge 6, Ruholl 2, Pruemer 2, Wermert 3, Mette 2

Olney -- Redmon 8, Beard 4

Eighth-Grade Game

Teutopolis                 13    13    10    14    --    50

Olney                          2      2    11    10    --    25

Teutopolis -- Goeckner 5, Schmidt 3, Martin 4, Niemerg 4, Lynch 2, S. Probst 18, Tegeler 6, Smothers 1, M. Probst 3, Mette 4

Olney -- Weber 3, Klingler 2, Welsch 12, Stercni 7, Feddis 1