Junior High School Boys Basketball -- Jan. 16

The Bullpups edged St. Malachy 29-26 in seventh-grade play. The score was tied at 15-15 at halftime before St. Anthony moved ahead 23-21 going into the final quarter then had a 6-5 run for the victory.

P. Phillips led the way for St. Anthony with 16 points.

In eighth-grade competition, St. Anthony won 46-31. The Bullpups trailed St. Malachy 17-16 at halftime then went on a 30-13 second half run.

C. Hoene led the way for St. Anthony with 12 points while B. Verdeyen added 11.

At St. Anthony

Seventh-Grade Game

Rantoul St. Malachy                  3    12    6    5    --    26

St. Anthony                                5    10    8    6    --    29

Rantoul St. Malachy -- Humphrey 3, Wahl 0, Stewart 9, Burns 6, Solarzarto 2, McElmurry 6

St. Anthony -- Coulter 5, Bloemer 0, Schumacher 1, Uebinger 5, Phillips 16, Schultz 0, Having 0, Bales 2

Eighth-Grade Game

Rantoul St. Malachy              9    8      5      9    --    31

St. Anthony                            8    8    16    14    --    46

Rantoul St. Malachy -- Flesner 11, McMorris 6, Busboom 3, Lewis 4, Rademaker 7

St. Anthony -- Bierman 9, Wagner 0, Verdeyen 11, Tingley 3, McAllister 5, Sandschafer 0, Trupiano 0, Baueir 0, Hoene 12, Looman 6

At Sacred Heart

Effingham Sacred Heart picked up two wins over visiting Neoga Thursday evening.

The Shamrocks won the seventh-grade contest, 31-17. Sacred Heart broke a 4-4 opening quarter tie with a 12-2 second period and finished out with a 10-4 final quarter.

Lucas McDevitt and Gabe Traub scored eight points each for the Shamrocks.

Neoga was led by Baylor Matusas with nine.

In the eighth-grade game, Neoga held a 13-11 halftime lead but Sacred Heart came back with a 10-5 third quarter and went on for a 27-23 victory.

Mason Karolewicz scored 10 to lead the winners.

Neoga was led by Brody Strobl with 15.

Sacred Heart is back in action tonight in the National Trail Conference Tournament meeting Dieterich at 6:45 p.m.

At Sacred Haert

Seventh-Grade Game

Neoga                         4      2    7      4    --    17

Sacred Heart              4    12    5    10    --    31

Neoga -- McKay 2, Kenworthy 2, Nohren 4, Matusas 9

Sacred Heart -- LaSarge 1, Hayes 4, Kenter 5, Schoenhoff 5, McDevitt 8, Traub 8

Eighth-Grade Game

Neoga                           4    9      5    5    --    23

Sacred Heart              11    0    10    6    --    27

Neoga -- Be. Strobl 8, Bro. Strobl 15

Sacred Heart -- McDevitt 2, LaSarge 2, Kruger 2, Jansen 3, Roedl 3, Schoenhoff 5, Karolewicz 10

At Dieterich

Dieterich and Newton St. Thomas spit victories Thursday evening.

St. Thomas claimed the seventh-grade game by a 28-15 tally. St. Thomas held a 9-2 opening quarter lead as Geir scored seven of his team's nine points.

St. Thomas had a 17-10 second half.

Geir led the way with 20 points on eight field goals and four of seven at the line.

Dieterich trailed St. Thomas 11-9 after the opening quarter but held a 17-13 halftime lead. Dieterich led 28-24 going into the final quarter and had an 11-5 final period run for the victory.

McQueen led with 14 points while Niemerg added 10 for the winners.

St. Thomas was led by G. Bierman with 13 and Michl with 10.

At Dieterich

Seventh-Grade Game

St. Thomas                9    2    9    8    --    28

Dieterich                    2    3    5    5    --    15

Newton St. Thomas -- Hartrich 2, Pitcher 0, Bierman 0, Beals 4, Geir 20, French 2, Ochs 0

Dieterich -- Brummer 3, Uthell 4, Swingler 3, Lustig 2, Niemerg 3

Eighth-Grade Game

St. Thomas                 11    2    15     5    --    33

Dieterich                      9    8      7    11    --    35

Newton St. Thomas -- Michl 10, G. Bierman 13, Seaton 2, Earnest 4, Hermann 2, Beals 0, Gier 2

Dieterich -- Bierman 9, Goeckner 0, Niemerg 2, McQueen 14, Niemerg 10

At Teutopolis

Teutopolis handed Salem two losses in easy fashion Thursday evening.

The Wooden Shoes won the seventh-grade encounter 36-14. T-town held a 20-10 halftime lead. Mason Giles led nine players in scoring with eight points.

In the eighth-grade contest, T-town ripped out to a 28-11 halftime lead and went on for a 62-18 win.

Kale Goeckner led with 19 points while Sammy Probst added 16.

T-town travels to Newton Saturday to face Jasper County.

At Teutopolis

Seventh-Grade Game

Salem                        2      8    2    2    --    14

Teutopolis                6    14    9    7    --    36

Salem -- Krutsinger 2, Washington 2, Lux 9, Gibson 1

Teutopolis -- Althoff 6, Hoene 4, Bloemer 2, Giles 8, Mette 2 ,Pals 5, Brummer 2, Meyer 5, Willenborg 2

Eighth-Grade Game

Teutopolis                  14    14    23    11    --    62

Salem                           6      5      5      2    --    18

Teutopolis -- Goeckner 19, Drees 2, Weber 2, Martin 5, Niemerg 7, Miller 2, Jansen 3, Lynch 2, S. Probst 16, Tegeler 2, M. Probst 2

Salem -- Bertly 2, Nix 2, Gibson 2, Showver 4, Tennyson 5, Smith 3

At Cowden

Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City took care of business Thursday evening with two victories over Mulberry Grove.

The Bobcats stepped out to a 15-3 opening quarter lead in seventh-grade play and went on for a 50-24 win.

Lane Reed scored 27 to lead the winners.

In eighth-grade action, CHBC won 47-10. The Bobcats held a 13-0 opening quarter lead and led 26-4 at halftime.

Three players hit double digits. Lyric Davis led the way with 18 points while Zach Bennett added 13 and Kaisyn Calame 12.

At Cowden

Seventh-Grade Game

Mulberry Grove                   3      6      8    7    --    24

CHBC                                15    10    20    5    --    50

Mulberry Grove -- Wagoner 4, Hertz 10, Hemker 8, Redar 2

Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City -- Barnes 2, Garcia 0, Cox 3, Reed 27, Nohren 1, Hoene 7, Voudrie 2, Thull 8

Eighth-Grade Game

Mulberry Grove              0      4    2      4    --    10

CHBC                            13    13    8    13    --    47

Mulberry Grove -- Cook 2, Hemker 4, Holloway 4

Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City -- Calame 12, Kircher 2, Maxedon 2, Davis 18, Bennett 13

At Strasburg

Stewardson-Strasburg downed Windsor in junior high action Thursday evening.

The seventh-grade contest went to Stew-Stras by a 40-4 count. Stew-Stras ran out to a 17-0 opening quarter lead and had an 11-0 third period run.

Ten players scored for the winners. Johnny Richter led the way with 10 points as the team improved to 17-1 on the season and is 10-0 in the National Trail Conference.

In eighth-grade play, Stew-Stras won 46-34, again running out to a big first quarter lead, 14-3.

Ben Hille led with 18 points as nine players scored. Stew-Stras improved to 13-4 on the season and is 9-1 in the NTC.

Stew-Stras will be back in action Saturday in the National Trail Conference Eighth-Grade Tournament at Brownstown.

At Strasburg

Seventh-Grade Game

Windsor                     0    1      0    3    --      4

Stew-Stras               17    4    11    8    --    40

Windsor -- Nadolay 3, Storm 1

Stewardson-Strasburg -- Richter 10, Howe 7, Estes 6, Worman 5, Friese 2, Pruemer 2, Duncan 2, McCormick 2, Lebon 2, Kramer 2

Eighth-Grade Game

Windsor                    3      8    7    16    --    34

Stew-Stras              14    16    9      7    --    46

Windsor -- Hartman 17, Bry. Rincker 10, Bri. Rincker 5, Corrie 2

Stewardson-Strasburg -- Hille 18, Kaufman 6, Spannagel 5, Vonderheide 4, Hite 4, Friese 3, Slifer 3, Gracey 1, Thompson 2