Bulldogs Beat Cougars, Trojans Edge Hearts In Boys H.S. Basketball

But the Bulldogs came back in the second half with a 41-22 run to claim a 56-40 victory as two National Trail Conference teams met at the Enlow Center.

The Cougars moved into a 13-5 opening quarter lead. Westin Neilson put in two three-pointers while Kage Hiestand scored four points.

Although the Bulldogs came back with a 10-5 second quarter, South Central still held the halftime lead. Brody Markley hit a three-pointer and Seth Bergmann put in a basket for South Central's only points.

Meanwhile, Ryan Schmidt got going offensively for the Bulldogs with five points on a basket and three of four at the line. Will Fearday knocked in a three-pointer.

Schmidt continued on in the third quarter run with five baskets, one a three-pointer and three of four at the line for 14 of his team's 20 points. Miles Waldhoff connected on a three.

Then it was W. Fearday who went on a final quarter run. Fearday hit three from beyond the arc and put in two baskets for 13 of the Bulldogs' 21 points.

W. Fearday finished with eight baskets, five from three-point range, for 21 points. Schmidt added 19 on six field goals, one from beyond the arc, and six of eight at the line for 19.

South Central was led by Neilson with 14 points on five baskets, four of those three-pointers. Markley chipped in with 12.

In the junior varsity contest, St. Anthony won 73-30. Waldhoff scored 15, Will Bierman 12 and Jonny Gannaway 10 for the Bulldogs.

South Central was led by Byers with 12.

At St. Anthony

SOUTH CENTRAL (40)

Hoover 0-0 -- 0, Markley 5-0 -- 12, Bursott 0-0 -- 0, C. Smith 1-0 -- 3, Hiestand 2-0 -- 4, Neilson 5-0 -- 14, Sidwell 0-0 -- 0, Bergmann 3-1 -- 7, J. Smith 0-0 -- 0. TOTALS 16 FG, 1 FT.

ST. ANTHONY (56)

Gonzalez 0-0 -- 0, Waldhoff 3-0 -- 7, Griffith 0-0 -- 0, Storm 0-0 -- 0, Gannaway 0-0 -- 0, W. Fearday 8-0 -- 21, Link 0-0 -- 0, Bierman 0-2 -- 2, Schmidt 6-6 -- 19, Wiedman 0-0 -- 0, B. Fearday 3-1 -- 7. TOTALS 20 FG, 9 FT.

South Central                  13      5    10    12    --    40

St. Anthony                       5    10    20    21    --    56

3-point FG -- South Central 7 (Neilson 4, Markley 2, C. Smith 1), St. Anthony 7 (W. Fearday 5, Waldhof 1, Schmidt 1).

Junior Varsity Game

South Central                  8      6      6    10    --    30

St. Anthony                   24    18    18    13    --    73

South Central -- Gillespie 3, Fischbach 0, Byers 12, Hiestand 4, Yates 2, Sidwell 3, Sigrist 6

St. Anthony -- Gonzalez 6, Waldhoff 15, Vonderheide 7, Bloemer 2, C. Storm 4, McAllister 3, Gannaway 10, Vogel 0, Bierman 12, Sehy 5, Wernsing 0, M. Storm 0, Hann 3, Looman 6

At Effingham

It's been a hard season for Effingham and that continued Tuesday evening in a game heard on 979XFM.

Charleston's Luke Bonstetter drove to the basket for a layup with around four seconds remaining in the game to take a 57-56 lead. The Hearts then got the ball with 1.1 seconds and got a three-point look that didn't go in and the Trojans claimed that 57-56 victory.

The Hearts held a 16-13 opening quarter lead as Max Flack and Nolan Fearday scored four points each, Jenner Pals hit a three-pointer and Ian Kinkelaar put in a basket and a free throw, also for three.

But the Trojans came back with a 14-8 second quarter run as Luke Bonstetter and Burk Anderson scored seven points each. Charleston held a 27-24 halftime lead.

But here came the Hearts. In the third quarter, EHS went on a 19-11 run to lead 43-38. Pals connected on three trifectas while Niebrugge scored five and Kinkelaar added a three-pointer.

The Trojans then went on a 19-13 final quarter run as Bonstetter scored six and Andrew Kuykendall, who had only tallied one basket through the first three quarters, went on a six point run. Alex Kuykendall hit a three-pointer and Tyler Oakley put in four points.

EHS finished with 13 in the final quarter as Jude Traub hit two three-pointers, a regular basket and a free throw for nine points.

Charleston was led by Bonstetter with 21 points and Oakley and Burk Anderson with 12 points each. Charleston improved to 3-5 in the conference, 11-16 overall.

EHS was led by Pals with 12 points on four field goals, all from three-point range, and Niebrugge with 10.  The Hearts hit nine three pointers in the contest while the Trojans finished with six.

The Hearts dropped to 2-7 in the Apollo Conference, 6-22 overall.

At Effingham

CHARLESTON (57)

Al. Kuykendall 2-1 -- 4, An. Kuykendall 3-1 -- 8, Bonstetter 7-6 -- 21, Redfern 0-0 -- 0, Oakley 4-3 -- 12, Miester 0-0 -- 0, Anderson 6-4 -- 12. TOTALS 18 FG, 15 FT.

EFFINGHAM (56)

Kinkelaar 2-1 -- 6, Niebrugge 4-1 -- 10, Pals 4-0 -- 12, Buzzard 1-2 -- 4, Flack 2-0 -- 4, Fearday 2-0 -- 4, Kellams 0-0 -- 0, Jones 0-0 -- 0, Traub 5-1 -- 14, Phillips 1-0 -- 2. TOTALS 21 FG, 5 FT.

Charleston                   13    14    11    19    --    57

Effingham                    16      8    19    13    --   56

3-point FG -- Charleston 6 (Anderson 2, Al. Kuykendall 1, An. Kuykendall 1, Bonstetter 1, Oakley 1), Effingham 9 (Pals 4, Traub 3, Kinkelaar 1, Niebrugge 1)