Junior High Boys Roundup -- November 18

Effingham Junior High School's seventh-grade squad ran its record to 4-0 with a road victory over Robinson Nuttall while the eighth-grade team is now 3-1.

In seventh-grade play, Effingham jumped out to an 18-2 lead after one quarter and never looked back, cruising to a 44-23 final. Landon Wolfe finished with 18 points and Dylan Bushur 10.

In eighth-grade action, Hull tallied 20 and Sandifer 10 as the Mustangs captured a 45-25 victory. Sandifer led the team in steals with six while Hull added five. Hull led in rebounds with 11, Levitt had seven and Hill six.

At Robinson

Seventh-Grade Game

Effingham                      18    4    16      6    --    44

Robinson Nuttall            2    8      2    11    --    23

Effingham -- Poland 2, Bushur 10, Jackson 6, Wolfe 18, Rich 2, Lee 4, Bishop 2

Robinson Nuttall -- no scorers listed

Eighth-Grade Game

Effingham                       11    12    11    11    --    45

Robinson Nuttall          10       9       4      2    --    25

Effingham -- Hull 20, Sandifer 10, Levitt 8, Hill 4, Robinson 2,Vasquez 1

Robinson Nuttall -- Sandschafer 9, James 7, Weber 4, Cornwell 2, Baird 2, Trimble 1

At Effingham

Effingham St. Anthony bounced Neoga 38-2 in seventh-grade play to improve to 5-0 on the season.

Blanchette tallied 12 for the Bullpups who took a 26-0 first half lead.

In eighth-grade action, St. Anthony was a 41-35 winner. Jack Nuxoll led the winners with 16 while Alex Beesley chipped in with 11. The Bullpups remain undefeated at 5-0.

At St. Anthony

Seventh-Grade Game

Neoga                      0      0    2    0    --      2

St. Anthony          14    12    6    6    --    38

Neoga -- Peters 2

St. Anthony -- Blanchette 12, Koester 2, Ludwig 6, Strullmyer 4, Wall 2, Guy 5, Wortman 2, Mendella 2, B. Niebrugge 3

Eighth-Grade Game

Neoga                      6    12    8    9    --    35

St. Anthony          13    11    9    8    --    41

Neoga -- Ramert 19, Milner 8, Krampe 3, Andrews 2, Snyder 3

St. Anthony -- Beesley 11, Nuxoll 16, Deters 8, Walsh 3, Utz 3

At Altamont

Altamont claimed two victories over Dieterich. Altamont won the seventh-grade game 34-31. Dieterich held a 20-18 lead going into the final quarter when Altamont came back with a 16-11 run for the victory.

Alek Biggs tallied 24 for the winners. Brummer led Dieterich with 12.

In eighth-grade action, Altamont claimed a 45-41 win. Dieterich held a 26-22 halftime lead but Altamont came back with a 14-2 third period run. Runge led the winners with 17 while Brown added 12. Dieterich was led by Higgs with 15, Radloff with 12 and Campton with 11.

At Altamont

Seventh-Grade Game

Dieterich          6    6    8    11    --    31

Altamont          6    8    4    16    --    34

Dieterich --  Bohnhoff 4, Brummer 12, Elmore 4, Hall 6, S. Bohnhoff 9 (players add up to 35 while 31 listed as final)

Altamont -- Biggs 24, Klitzing 4, Hemken 2, Hammer 4

Eighth-Grade Game

Dieterich          15    11      2    13    --    41

Altamont          14       8    14      9    --    45

Dieteirch -- Flach 3, Radloff 12, Campton 11, Higgs 15

Altamont -- Davis 4, Stevenson 5, Vaughn 2, Pemberton 5, Runge 17, Brown 12

At Strasburg

Stewardson-Strasburg picked up two wins over Okaw Valley. Stew-Stras won the seventh-grade game 28-17 to improve to 2-3.

A. Burton led the way with 15 points. Hagerman led Okaw Valley with 10.

In eighth-grade play, Stew-Stras edged Okaw Valley 37-36. Okaw Valley held a 20-18 halftime lead but Stew-Stras came back to pull ahead 28-27 in the third period and held on for the win. Kessler scored 17 for the winners. Fritz had 14 and Drake 10 for Okaw Valley.

At Strasburg

Seventh-Grade Game

Okaw Valley          2    7    4    4    --    17

Stew-Stras            6    5    8    9    --    28

Okaw Valley -- Hagerman 10, Coleman 3, Bland 2, McGill 2

Stewardson-Strasburg -- A. Burton 15, Kirby 5, Smith 5, Tabbert 3

Eighth-Grade Game

Okaw Valley          10    10      7    9    --    36

Stew-Stras               8    10    10    9    --    37

Okaw Valley -- Fritz 14, Drake 10, Harshman 6, Yarnell 3, Bunfill 3

Stewardson-Strasburg -- Kessler 17, Kramer 6, Thies 6, Quast 2, Koester 2, Hansen 2, Clark 2