Bulldogs, Hearts Claim Wins, Area Girls BB Roundup

Effingham St. Anthony picked up a non-conference girls basketball victory over Oakland Tri-County Thursday evening at The Enlow Center.

The Bulldogs had two players hit double digits as K. Richards tallied 17 and Nuxoll 15. St. Anthony took a 24-17 halftime lead then blew the game away with a 22-3 third quarter run.

The Bulldogs connected on 20 of 31 free throws in the contest. Nuxoll hit seven of 11 and Richards was six of eight at the line.

At The Enlow Center

Varsity Game

TRI-COUNTY (28)

S. Edwarsd 0-0 -- 0, Brown 4-0 -- 8, Walker 0-0 -- 0, Blach 2-0 -- 4, Smith 1-0 -- 2, Eskew 1-0 -- 2, Brown 3-2 -- 8, A. Edwards 0-2 -- 2, Humphries 1-0 -- 2, Justice 0-0 -- 0. TOTALS 12 FG, 4 FT.

ST. ANTHONY (56)

Gardewine 1-2 -- 5, L. Niebrugge 0-0 -- 0, Wendt 2-2 -- 6, McDevitt 0-0 -- 0, Mumm 1-0 -- 2, Nuxoll 4-7 -- 15,  K. Richards 5-6 -- 17, Dust 0-0 -- 0, E. Richards 3-0 -- 6, H. Niebrugge 1-3 -- 5, Schuette 0-0 -- 0. TOTALS 17 FG, 20 FT.

3-point FG -- Tri-County 0, St. Anthony 2 (Gardewine 1, K. Richards 1).

Junior Varsity Game

Tri-County               2      4    10      5    --    21

St. Anthony          11    12    18    10    --    51

Tri-County -- Royer 2, Edwards 4, Walker 0, Gill 7, Blach 4, Eskew 4, Justice 0, Dowling 0

St. Anthony -- Burton 8, Brandenburger 2, Dust 0, McDevitt 7, Zwettler 0, Woltman 8, Schuette 2, Doedtman 4, Richards 6, Schmidt 14

At Effingham

Effingham High School continued to roll over opponents and trounced Paris 59-19 Thursday evening.

The Hearts took a 25-4 opening quarter lead and led 42-10 at halftime. Caitlin Kaufman led the way in scoring with 18 while Jantzen Michael tallied 15 and Josie Zerrusen added 12. Michael led in assists with eight.

The Hearts are now 9-0 on the season and back in action in the Charleston Holiday Tournament December 26.

At Effingham

PARIS (19)

Lay 1-0 -- 2, Keller 3-0 -- 6, Lawson 2-0 -- 4, Milburn 0-0 -- 0, Volkman 2-0 -- 4, Bradford 1-0 -- 2, Gladding 0-0 -- 0, Switzer 0-1 -- 1. TOTALS 9 FG, 1 FT.

EFFINGHAM (59)

Michael 6-0 -- 15, Beals 0-0 -- 0, Totten 0-0 -- 0, Stephenson 1-1 -- 3, Kaufman 6-4 -- 18, Robb 1-0 -- 2, Zerrusen 5-1 -- 12, Vonderheide 0-0 -- 0, Steffen 3-0 -- 6, Nunamaker 1-0 -- 2, Field 0-1 -- 1. TOTALS 23 FG, 7 FT.

Paris                     4       6       2    7    --    19

Effingham          25    17    10    7    --    59

3--point FG -- Paris 0, Effingham 6 (Michael 3, Kaufman 2, Zerrusen 1).

Junior Varsity Game

Effingham 46, Paris 33

Paris -- no scorers listed

Effingham -- Beals 6, Vonderheide 2, Steffen 8, Nunamaker 4, Crowell 7, Field 8, Nieman 8, Webster 2, Conkling 1

At Altamont

Altamont nabbed a National Trail Conference win over Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City Thursday evening, 48-27.

The Indians' M. Ohnesorge tallied eight points in the opening quarter 16-4 run. Ohnesorge continued her scoring leadership and finished with 19 points for the winners. K. Duckwitz chipped in with 12 points.

CHBC was led by J. Morrison with nine points.

At Altamont

COWDEN-HERRICK/BEECHER CITY (27)

Ward 0-0 -- 0, Wehrle 1-0 -- 2, J. Morrison 4-1 -- 9, S. Morrison 2-0 -- 4, Miller 0-2 -- 2, Riley 0-0 -- 0, Adams 0-3 -- 3, Herrmann 2-2 -- 6, SLoan 0-1 -- 1. TOTALS 9 FG, 9 FT.

ALTAMONT (48)

M. Ohnesorge 7-5 -- 19,  L. Ohnesorge 0-2 -- 2, Laatsch 0-0 -- 0, Vaughn 3-0 -- 7, Duckwitz 3-5 -- 12, Smith 1-0 -- 2, Armstrong 0-0 -- 0, Tillman 1-0 -- 2, Wendling 0-2 -- 2, Burns 1-0 -- 2, Alwardt 0-0 -- 0, Biggs 0-0 -- 0. TOTALS 16 FG, 14 FT.

CHBC                   4      7    11       5    --    27

Altamont          16    10      9    13    --    48

3-point FG -- CHBC 0, Altamont 2 (Vaughn 1,  Duckwitz 1).

Junior Varsity Game

Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City          5    2    7    2    --    16

Altamont                                               12    9    6    7    --    34

Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City -- Gates 0, Miller 0, Wehrle 0, Morrison 0, Seaton 0, Doty 0, Riley 4, Beck 0, Adams 6, Johnson 2, Sloan 4, Barnes 0

Altamont -- L. Laatsch 6, Biggs 6, Miller 6, Vaughn 4, Voelker 2, Duckwitz 6, Stuckemeyer 2, Armstrong 0, Goldstien 0, Burns 2,  Paquette 0, Simms 0

At Bridgeport

Newton claimed a 47-37 Little Illini Conference victory over Red Hill (Bridgeport) Thursday evening.

The Eagles edged out to a 7-6 opening quarter lead and led 30-17 at halftime. The Eagles then had a 13-8 third quarter run. Richards tallied 15 for the winners while Will chipped in with 10.

Newton now sports a 3-1 conference mark and a 4-6 overall record.

At Bridgeport

NEWTON (47)

Richards 7-0 -- 15, Will 2-6 -- 10, Kerner 3-2 -- 9, Cartright 2-3 -- 7, Koebele 1-1 -- 3, Probst 1-0 -- 3. TOTALS 16 FG, 12 FT.

RED HILL (37)

Western 7-1 -- 15, Perry 3-2 -- 8, Moan 3-0 -- 6, Weiss 3-0 -- 6, Tennis 0-2 -- 2. TOTALS 16 FG, 5 FT.

Newton          7    13    13    14    --    47

Red Hill          6    11      8    12    --    37

3-point FG -- Newton 3 (Richards 1, Kerner 1, Probst 1).

Junior Varsity Game

Newton 15, Red Hill 13

Newton -- Hartrich 8, Shipman 2, Cohorst 2, Kline 1, L. Probst 1, Stanley 1

At Brownstown

Neoga claimed its National Trail Conference opener by downing Brownstown/St. Elmo 65-41 Thursday evening.

The Eagles had five players hit double digits led by Jillian Deters with 19. EC Theis and Jaycie Roy contributed 12 each while Olivia Ott tallied 11 and Madison Butler added 10. Ott led in rebounding with nine.

Neoga is now 1-0 in the conference, 7-3 overall.

At Brownstown

NEOGA (65)

Butler 4-1 -- 10, Partlow 0-0 -- 0, Ott 5-1 -- 11, Theis 4-3 -- 12, Deters 7-3 -- 19, Erickson 0-1 -- 1, Miah 0-0 -- 0, Roy 6-0 -- 12, Struthers 0-0 -- 0, Hotze 0-0 -- 0. TOTALS 26 FG, 9  FT.

BROWNSTOWN/ST. ELMO (41)

Pruett 3-0 -- 7, Oberlink 8-2 -- 18, Austin 3-0 -- 7, Fitch 1-1 -- 3, Hill 1-2 -- 4 , Moore 1-0 -- 2, Bone 0-0 -- 0, Brown 0-0 -- 0, Walk 0-0 -- 0, Baron 0-0 -- 0. TOTALS 17 FG, 5 FT.

Neoga                                       13    15   19    18    --    65

Brownstown/St. Elmo          10      9    12    10    --    41

3-point FG -- Neoga 4 (Deters 2, Butler 1, Thies 1), Brownstown/St. Elmo 2 (Pruett 1, Austin 1).

At Toledo

Flora came calling at Cumberland and pounded the Pirates 55-15 in Little Illini Conference action.

The Pirates were led by Katie Poe with three points, five rebounds and two steals. The Pirates drop to 0-4 in the conference, 0-10 overall.