CHBC, T-town Claim Opening Season Girls Basketball Wins

FARINA -- Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City opened the girls high school basketball season with a 39-26 win over South Central Monday evening.

The Hornets opened with a 14-2 first period run and never looked back. Kirby Herrmann was the lone player in double digits with 10. Ashley Miller chipped in with nine for the winners and Jensyn Morrison added eight.

CHBC fell in the junior varsity contest 29-23 in overtime.

At Farina

CHBC (39)

Ward 3-0 -- 6, J. Morrison 2-4 -- 8, S. Morrison 2-0 -- 4, Miller 4-1 -- 9, Herrmann 5-0 -- 10, Sloan 0-0 -- 0, Meek 1-0 -- 2. TOTALS 17 FG, 5 FT.

SOUTH CENTRAL (26)

No other statistics listed

CHBC                         14    8    8    9    --    39

South Central            2    6    9    9    --    26

3-point FG -- CHBC 1 (Ward 1).

Junior Varsity Game -- South Central 29, CHBC 23 (OT)

At Teutopolis

Teutopolis pounded Sullivan 67-24 in opening action Monday evening.

The Wooden Shoes stepped out to a 37-12 halftime lead. Eleven players hit the scoreboard for the Shoes with Thompson leading the way with 11 and Hardiek chipping in with 10. Schumacher added nine and Repking and Hartke had eight each.

At Teutopolis

SULLIVAN (24)

Steart 1-0 -- 3, Marshall 0-0 -- 0, Plank 0-0 -- 0, Murphy 0-0 -- 0, Boyer 3-5 -- 11, Neuhauser 3-1 -- 7, Pratt 1-0 -- 3, Shuman 0-0 -- 0, Ellis 0-0 -- 0, Moyers 0-0 -- 0, Lehman 0-0 -- 0. TOTALS 8 FG, 6 FT.

TEUTOPOLIS (67)

Schumacher 4-0 -- 9, Repking 3-2 -- 8, Thompson 3-4 -- 11, Giles 3-1 -- 7, Hartke 4-0 -- 8, Bueker 1-0 -- 2, Schmidt 2-0 -- 4, Hardiekk 4-1 -- 10, Gebben 0-0 -- 0, Hartke 2-0 -- 4, Thoele 1-0 -- 2, Lohman 1-0 -- 2, Drees 0-0 -- 0. TOTALS 28 FG, 8 FT.

Sullivan                 5      7      7      5    --    24

Teutopolis          16    21    16    14    --    67

3-point FG -- Sullivan 2 (Stewart 1, Pratt 1), Teutopolis 3 (Schumacher 1, Thompson 1, Hardiek 1).

At Moweaqua

Moweaqua Central A&M handed Neoga a 79-59 non-conference loss Monday evening.

Central A&M held a 35-31 lead at halftime then had a 39-28 run in the second half. E.C. Thies tallied 21 points for the Indians while Olivia Ott scored 18.

At Moweaqua

NEOGA (59)

Butler 3-3 -- 9, Partlow 0-0 -- 0, Ott 8-2 -- 18, Thies 6-6 -- 21, Deters 3-3 -- 9, Erickson 0-0 -- 0, Miah 0-0 -- 0, Roy 0-2 -- 2. TOTALS 20 FG, 16 FT.

CENTRAL A&M (74)

Dooley 6-2 -- 15, T. Jordan 2-1 -- 7, Hennings 3-5 -- 12, Gibson 0-0 -- 0, O. Jordan 0-0 -- 0, Males 8-2 -- 18, Daiey 1-0 -- 2, Damery 2-0 -- 4, Hilton 5-2 -- 12. (players add up to 70 while 74 listed as final) TOTALS 27 FG, 16 FT.

Neoga                      12    19       9    19    --    59

Central A&M          20    15    12    27    --    74

3-point FG -- Neoga 3 (Thies 3), Central A&M 4 (Dooley 1, T. Jordan 2, Hennings 1).

OTHER SCORES:

Okaw Valley 44, Shelbyville 31

Arthur-Lovington 46, Meridian 26