Junior High Boys Basketball -- Jan. 9 Scores

The Shamrocks pounded Dieterich in the seventh-grade contest, 63-10.

Sacred Heart ran out to a 40-6 halftime lead and never looked back.

Five players finished in double figures. Logan Schoenhoff led with 13 followed by Bryce Hayes with 11 and Lucas McDevitt, Chris Kenter and Gabe Traub with 10 each.

Dieterich was led by Goeckner with eight.

In the eighth-grade contest, Sacred Heart won 40-16.

The Shamrocks held a 20-11 halftime lead then had a 20-5 second half run.

Traub led the way with 14 points while Mason Karolewicz added 10.

Dieterich was led by Goeckner with eight.

At Effingham

Seventh-Grade Game

Dieterich                     0      6      2      2    --    10

Sacred Heart            18    22    12    11    --    63

Dieterich -- Brummer 0, Uthell 2, Will 0, Swingler 5, Goeckner 0, Brummer 0, Lustig 0, Niemerg 3

Sacred Heart -- McDevitt 10, Kenter 10, Bushue 5, Hayes 11, LaSarge 4, Jansen 0, Schoenhoff 13, Traub 10, Braun 0

Eighth-Grade Game

Dieterich                          5    6      2      3    --    16

Sacred Heart                 11    9    10    10    --    40

Dieterich -- Hall 0, Bierman 3, Goeckner 8, Niemerg 0, Wente 0, Shellenberger 0, McQueen 5, Shull 0, Niemerg 0, Hushaw 0

Sacred Heart -- Kenter 0, Hayes 8, Roedl 2, LaSarge 0, Jansen 0, Schoenhoff 0, Parker 0, Traub 14, Braun 0, Karolewicz 10, Kruger 6

At Effingham

Effingham St. Anthony traveled to Shelbyville and picked up two easy boys junior high basketball victories Thursday.

In the seventh-grade contest, the Bullpups were 42-18 winners. St. Anthony held an 18-10 halftime lead then had a 24-8 second half run.

R. Schumacher led the way with 11 points while G. Bloemer chipped in with 10.

In eighth-grade play, St. Anthony claimed a 47-11 victory.

The Bullpups ripped out to a 10-0 opening quarter lead and led 21-3 at halftime.

S. Looman was the lone player in double figures with 12 for St. Anthony but nine scored in the contest.

At Shelbyville

Seventh-Grade Game

St. Anthony                  13    5    9    15    --    42

Shelbyville                     4    6    6      2    --    18

St. Anthony -- Coulter 4, Bloemer 10, Schumacher 11, Uebinger 2, Philips 6, Schultz 2, Having 1, Bales 4, Scheidemantel 0, Bierman 0, McDonald 0, Keifer 2

Shelbyville -- Tucker 0, Mehl 0, Jokisch 0, Walker 14, Ulmer 4, Peterson 0

Eighth-Grade Game

St. Anthony                 10    11    5    21    --    47

Shelbvyille                   0      3    5      3    --    11

St. Anthony -- Bierman 7, Wagner 5, Verdeyen 5, Tingley 5, McAllister 2, Sandschafer 0, Trupiano 2, Baudier 6, Hoene 3, Looman 12

Shelbyville -- Montgomery 2, Douglas 3, Radloff 2, Murphy 0, Bruns 2, Kuhlman 0, Davis 2

At Effingham

Effingham downed Altamont in both seventh- and eighth-grade contests Thursday evening.

In the seventh-grade game, the Mustangs' Deek Thompson went on a run, scoring 19 points through three quarters in the 60-27 victory.

Thompson did not score in the opening quarter as Effingham edged out to a 12-9 lead. The Mustangs went on a 20-9 second period tear to lead 32-18 at halftime as Thompson scored 11. EJHS then had a 28-9 second half and Thompson finished out with eight points in the third quarter.

Jared Klingler also ended in double figures with 11. Will Schuler chipped in with nine, all in the final quarter.

Altamont was led by Jack Neu with nine and Peyton O'Dell with eight.

In the eighth-grade contest, Effingham was a 59-8 winner.

The Mustangs held a 28-1 halftime lead.

All 12 players scored for Effingham in the contest. The Mustangs were led by Brody Brown with 12 and Kaden Rohr and Jenner Keyes with eight each.

Xavier Beckwith led Altamont with four points.

At Effingham

Seventh-Grade Game

Altamont                   9      9      5      4    --    27

Effingham               12    20    17    11    --    60

Altamont -- Stock 0, Sain 1, Huston 0, Workman 0, Meyer 3, Moore 0, Verdeyen 0, Veteto 4, O'Dell 8, Neu 9, Reedy 2

Effingham -- Thompson 19, Schuler 9, Beck 6, Klingler 11, Yager 2, Bridges 8, Partlow 5, Field 0, Wyckoff 0, Hood 0

Eighth-Grade Game

Altamont               0      1      1      6    --      8

Effingham           16    12    16    15    --    59

Altamont -- Merrick 0, Logue 0, Potts 0, Hazlett 0, Beckwith 4, Bannister 0, Veteto 1, O'Dell 1, Neu 0, Bell 0, Potter 2, Scholes 0

Effingham -- Rohr 8, Thompson 2, Richmond 2, Flack 6, Westjohn 2, Harminson 5, Keyes 8, Jones 2, Hodges 4, Brown 12, Moon 2, Kade 6

At Strasburg

Teutopolis captured two victories over Stewardson-Strasburg in Thursday evening action.

In the seventh-grade contest, T-town held a 30-18 halftime lead and went on for a 50-30 victory.

Giles scored 14 points while Meyer added 10 for the Wooden Shoes.

Stew-Stras was led by Johnny Richter with 12 and Adam Pruemer with 11. It was the first loss for Stew-Stras this season as the squad sports a 15-1 record.

In the eighth-grade game, T-town was a 54-18 winner. The Shoes held a 30-11 halftime lead and had a 22-4 third period run.

Probst scored 21 points on nine field goals, three from beyond the arc. Niemerg added 10 and Goeckner nine.

Stew-Stras was led by Sawyer Kaufman with five. The team dropped to 11-4 on the season.

At Strasburg

Seventh-Grade Game

Teutopolis                   15    15    12    8    --    50

Stew-Stras                    6    12      8    4    --    30

Teutopolis -- Giles 14, Meyer 10, Hoene 7, Brummer 6, Althoff 5, Pals 4, Ruholl 4

Stewardson-Strasburg -- Richter 12, Pruemer 11, McCormick 5, Friese 2

Eighth-Grade Game

Teutopolis                   15    15    22    2    --    54

Stew-Stras                    6      5      4    3    --    18

Teutopolis -- Probst 21, Niemerg 10, Goeckner 9, Teagler 4, Probst 3, Drees 2, Mette 2, Schumacher 1, Yynch 2

Stewardson-Strasburg -- Kaufman 5, Slifer 4, Hille 4, Gracey 2, Wascher 2, Vonderheide 1

At Cowden

Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City hosted Neoga and picked up two wins Thursday evening.

CHBC was a 28-17 winner in the seventh-grade contest. Neoga held a 6-5 opening quarter lead but CHBC came back and led 12-10 at halftime then had a 16-7 second half run.

Drake Thull scored 19 on nine field goals and one of two at the line.

Neoga was led by Matusas with six.

In eighth-grade action, CHBC won 34-13 by tearing out to an 18-0 opening quarter lead.

Zach Bennett scored 13 on six field goals and a free throw. Kaisyn Calame chipped in with nine.

Neoga was led by J. Strobl with four.

At Cowden

Seventh-Grade Game

Neoga                  6    4      6    1    --    17

CHBC                  5    7    10    6    --    28

Neoga -- Nohren 3, Matusas 6, Strohl 4, Kenworthy 4

Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City -- Cox 2, Reed 5, Kramer 2, Thull 19

Eighth-Grade Game

Neoga                0    2    2    9    --    13

CHBC              18    9    7    0    --    34

Neoga -- Matusas 3, J. Strobl 4, Finney 2, Sparling 2, Carillo-Osorio 2

Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City -- Calame 9, Kircher 1, Pope 5, Davis 6, Bennett 13