Junior High Boys Basketball -- Dec. 16 Results

Sacred Heart was a winner in the seventh-grade contest, 47-18.

The Shamrocks held a 19-12 halftime lead and had an 18-6 third quarter run.

Gabe Traub led the way with 25 points while Bryce Hayes added eight.

St. Thomas was led by Beals and Gier with eight each.

In the eighth-grade game, St. Thomas was a 38-31 winner.

The Shamrocks held a 21-18 halftime lead but St. Thomas came back with an 11-6 third quarter to lead 29-27 and finished with a 9-4 final quarter.

G. Bierman led with 11 points while Dillon Earnst and Brooks Herman had eight each.

Sacred Heart was led by Mason Karolewicz with 15.

At Newton

Seventh-Grade Game

Sacred Heart                11    8    18    10    --    47

St. Thomas                    4    8      6      0    --    18

Sacred Haert -- McDevitt 2, Lasarge 1, Kenter 5, Schoenhoff 6, Hayes 8, Traub 25

Newton St. Thomas -- Pitcher 2, Beals 8, Gier 8

Eighth-Grade Game

Sacred Heart                 12      9      6    4    --    31

St. Thomas                      8    10    11    9    --    38

Sacred Heart -- Traub 2, Jansen 3, Kruger 3, Hayes 8, Karolewwicz 15

Newton St. Thomas -- Beals 2, Gier 2, Michl 5, Earnest 8, Herman 8, Bierman 11 (players add up to 36 while 38 listed as final)

At Taylorville

Effingham St. Anthony claimed two victories over Taylorville in Monday evening play.

The Bullpups won the seventh-grade encounter, 32-23. P. Phillips got St. Anthony off in the right direction with six of the Bullpups 10 points in the opening quarter. St. Anthony then moved ahead by a 25-9 tally at halftime. B. Schultz and E. Bales scored five points each, both hitting a three-pointer and a regular basket.

Phillips finished withi 12 points to lead the Bullpups.

In the eighth-grade contest, St. Anthony edged Taylorville, 42-40.

 The Bullpups held a 10-8 opening quarter lead but Taylorville came back to lead 24-20 at halftime.

St. Anthony then had a 12-6 third quarter run and held on for the win.

Verdeyen scored 15, C. Hoene 12 and C. Bierman 11 for the winners.

At Taylorville

Seventh-Grade Game

St. Anthony              10    15      3    4    --    32

Taylorville                  9      0    10    4    --    23

St. Anthony -- Bloemer 4, Schumacher 2, Phillips 12, Schultz 7, Bales 6

Taylorville -- Shapiro 3, Rogers 0, Rice 12, Hoy 2, Fleming 6, Vogel 0, Rogers 0

Eighth-Grade Game

St. Anthony                10    10    12    10    --    42

Taylorville                    8    16      6    10    --    40

St. Anthony -- Bierman 11, Wagner 0, Verdeyen 15, Tingley 4, McAllister 0, Sandschafer 0, Baudier 0, Hoene 12, Looman 0

Taylorville -- May 8, Younker 8, Schott 0, Repscher 4, Bonitzer 2, McDowell 18

At Effingham

Effingham captured two victories over Pana Sacred Heart Monday evening.

The Mustangs won the seventh-grade game easily, 54-17. Effingham took a 34-13 halftime lead.

Deek Thompson scored 19 for the winners while Calvin Beck added nine.

In eighth-grade action, Effingham was a 53-30 winner. The Mustangs took a 27-16 halftime lead and had a 26-14 second half.

Joel Flack tallied 21 points on nine field goals, three from three-point range.

At Efingham

Seventh-Grade Game

Pana S.H.                 8      5       1    3    --    17

Effingham               13    21    16    4    --    54

Pana Sacred Heart -- Bauman 0, Florey 0, Pollman 0, Bonn 0, Burris 0, Wolf 0, Brownback 2, Beyers 2, Cor. Castle 2, Moran 0, Cru. Castle 1, Trexell 9, Ohmes 0, Holthaus 1

Effingham -- Thompson 19, Schuler 2, Beck 9,  Klingler 6, Yager 2, Bridges 7, Partlow 2, Field 3, Wyckoff 0, Hood 4

Eighth-Grade Game

Pana S.H.                 4    12       6      8    --    30

Effingham               15    12    14    12    --    53

Pana Sacred Heart -- Ohmes 11, Pollman 6, Coleman 0, Koons 0, Bauman 2, Warren 7, Castle 4

Effingham -- Keyes 2, Harminson 3, Westjohn 4, Flack 21, Thompson 6, Rohr 2, Moon 2, Richmond 4, Hodges 4, Jones 5, Brown 0

At Teutopolis

Teutopolis had two very different games but picked up victories in both Monday evening.

The seventh-grade Wooden Shoes edged Casey-Westfield, 13-11. T-town took a 12-9 opening half lead then scored only one point in the second half.

Mason Giles tallied 11 for the winners.

In eighth-grade action, T-town had a big scoring contest for a 54-13 win.

T-town held a 12-3 opening quarter lead and led 33-7 at halftime.

S. Probst scored 12 for the Shoes.

At Teutopolis

Seventh-Grade Game

Casey-Westfield                  6    3    0    2    --    11

Teutopolis                           7    5    0    1    --    13

Casey-Westfield -- Richardson 2, Cribelar 7, Shoaff 2

Teutopolis -- Althoff 1, Giles 11, Meyer 1

Eighth-Grade Game

Casey-Westfield                3      4    6     0    --    13

Teutopolis                        12    21    9    12    --    54

Casey-Westfield -- Nash 3, Spittler 5, Sherwood 3, Simmons 2

Teutopolis --  Goeckner 5, Drees 3, Schmidt 3, Martin 2, Niemerg 6, Miller 2, Lynch 4, S. Probst 12, Tegeler 2, M. Probst 3, Weber 8, Mette 4

At Sullivan

Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg and Sullivan claimed a victory each in Monday evening play.

Windsor/Stew-Stras won the seventh-grade game, 42-21 by taking a 26-10 halftime lead and outscoring Sullivan 10-4 in the third quarter.

Pruemer led with 16 points while Worman added 10 as the seventh-graders remained unbeaten at 14-0.

In eighth-grade play, Sullivan won 50-28.

Stew-Stras held a 10-6 opening quarter lead but Sullivan moved ahead 16-14 at halftime then had a 34-14 second half.

Kaufman led Stew-Stras with 11 points as the team dropped to 10-3.

Stew-Stras is back in action tonight at Altamont.

At Sullivan

Seventh-Grade Game

Stew-Stras                 15    11    10    6    --    42

Sullivan                       5      5      4    7    --    21

Stewardson-Strasburg -- Pruemer 16, Worman 10, Richter 8, Howe 4, Friese 2, Estes 2

Sullivan -- Harbin 6, Williamson 5, Fryman 3, Randol 2, Ryherd 2, Moomaw 2, Weaver 1

Eighth-Grade

Stew-Stras                 10      4      6      8    --    28

Sullivan                       6    10    18    16    --    50

Stewardson-Strasburg -- Kaufman 11, Friese 5, Slaifer 5, Hille 4, Vonderheide 2, Spannagel 1

Sullivan -- Booker 14, Elder 11, Ragsdale 11 Wickline 8, Kirby 4, Ray 2

At Altamont

Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City was a winner over Altamont Lutheran Interparish in both seventh- and eighth-grade action Monday.

CHBC won the seventh-grade contest, 37-33. CHBC broke an 8-8 opening quarter tie with a 9-4 second quarter. But Altamont Lutheran came back to move ahead in the third quarter by a 26-25 count. CHBC then had a 12-7 final period run.

Drake Thull scored 17 for the winners.

Altamont Lutheran was led by Arend and Grasher with nine each.

In the eighth-grade game, CHBC claimed a 40-37 win. Zach Bennett scored 16 for the winners.

ALIS was led by Hunt with 16 and Pals with 11.

At Altamont

Seventh-Grade Game

CHBC                           8    9      8    12    --    37

Alt. Lutheran               8    4    14      7    --    33

Cowden-Herrick/Beeche rcity -- Schaefer 2, Cox 5, Reed 4, Kramer 6, Hoene 3, Thull 17

Altamont Lutheran -- Everett 4, Winter 2, Schnarre 4, Kroening 5, Arend 9, Grasher 9

Eighth-Grade Game

CHBC                 10    12    11      7    --    40

ALIS                     8      7    12    10    --    37

Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City -- Calame 5, Kircher 7, Pope 3, Davis 5, Robertson 2, Bennett 16, Thull 2

Altamont Lutheran -- Davis 2, Holste 0, Pals 11, Frederking 2, Beccue 4, Shoaf 2, Hunt 16

At Windsor

Neoga won both the seventh- and eighth-grade games over Windsor Monday evening.

Neoga captured the seventh-grade contest 24-15. Neoga held a 13-8 halftime lead.

Baylor Matusas scored nine and Liam Kenworhty eight for the winners.

Nadolny led Windsor with all 15 points.

In the eighth-grade contest, Neoga won 42-38. Neoga held a 36-18 halftime lead. Windsor came back with a 20-16 second half only to fall short.

Brody Strobl scored 21 and Benji Strobl 14 for the winners.

Hartman led Windsor with 19 while Briar Rincker added 11.

At Windsor

Seventh-Grade Game

Neoga                   7    6    7    4    --    24

Windsor                5    3    2    5    --    15

Neoga -- Fitzpatrick 1, McKay 2, Nohren 2, Matusas 9, Kenworthy 8 (Neoga players add up to 22 while 24 listed as final)

Windsor -- Nadolny 15

Eighth-Grade Game

Neoga                   16    10     2    14    --    42

Windsor                  7    11    5    15    --    38

Neoga -- Be. Strobl 14, Finney 7, Br. Strobl 21

Windsor -- Hartman 19, Rincker 8, Bri. Rincker 11

At Martinsville

Jasper County picked up two victories over Martinsville in Monday evening play.

Jasper County won the seventh-grade contest 28-5, taking a14-3 halftime lead.

Maverik Horner led the way with 13 points. Dawson Williams and Alex Keller were the top rebounders. Horner was the top defender and top passer. The team improved to 4-9.

In eighth-grade play, Jasper County edged Martinsvile, 49-47.

Jasper County led 18-14 at halftime and 35-25 going into the final quarter. Martinsville came back to tie the score at 37-37, sending the game into overtime. In the overtime period, Jasper County had a 12-10 run for the victory.

Cambell Ulm scored 17 and Branden Emmerich 11 for the winners. Top rebounder was Hank Huber with the top defender Emmerich and top passer Chase Kistner.

Jasper County improved to 7-6 on the season.

At Martinsville

Seventh-Grade Game

Jasper Co.                 6    8    10    4    --    28

Martinsville                2    1      0    2   --      5

Jasper County -- Guzman 2, Horner 13, Williams 8, Keller 5

Martinsville leading scorers -- Thompson 2, Washburn 2

Eighth-Grade Game

Jasper Co.                  12    6    17      2    12    --    49

Martinsville                   8    6    11    12    10    --    47

Jasper County -- Kistner 6, Ulm 17, Emmerich 11, Huber 6, Ferguson 9

Martinsville leading scorer -- Jenkins 35

At Dieterich

Dieteirch and Oblong split victories Monday evening.

Dieterich claimed the seventh-grade contest, 41-14.

The winners held an 11-4 opening quarter lead as Uthell knocked in three baskets. Niemerg took over in the second period scoring six points as Dieterich led 26-10 at halftime.

Uthell finished with 16 points in the win on seven field goals, one a three-pointer, and one of two at the line.

In the eighth-grade contest, Oblong captured a 52-33 victory.

Oblong stepped out to a 15-4 opening quarter lead and led 35-11 at halftime.

Dieterich was led by Goeckner with 10 points.

At Dieterich

Oblong                   4        6    4    4    --    18

Dieterich               11     15    8    7    --    41

Oblong -- Wichitz 0, Murray 4, Lockhart 4, Meggs 2, Moody 8

Dieterich -- McMahon 2, W. Brummer 0, Uthell 16, Will 0, Swingler 5, Goeckner 5, S. Brummer 1, Lustig 6, Niemerg 6

Egihth-Grade Game

Oblong                 15    20    13     4     --    52

Dieterich                4      7      8    14    --    33

Oblong -- Webster 0, Chessman 0, Swaner 6, Ferguson 6, Childress 0, Snider 25, Slain 0, Belford 15, Utterback 0, O'Dell 0, Smith 0

Dieterich -- Hall 6, Bierman 4, Goeckner 10, Niemerg 0, Wente 5, Shellenberger 2, McQueen 4, Shull 0, Niemerg 2, Hushaw 0