Effingham Takes Three JFL Victories

Effingham Junior Hearts picked up three victories over Charleston Saturday.

In the fifth-grade contest, Effingham won 28-14. Parker Siner carried the ball 12 times for 108 yards and three touchdowns for the Junior Hearts. He also had an extra point carry. Jack Elder had four carries for 39 yards and a touchdown. Logan Brown had five carries for 113 yards. Dawson Whitten had an extra point carry.

Siner connected on seven of 14 passes for 85 yards. Parker Wolfe pulled in three of those passes for 44 yards and Brown had three for 37. Brown and Tristan Duncan had eight tackles in the contest.

In the sixth-grade game, Charleston edged the Junior Hearts 44-42. Landon Wolfe hit 20 of 29 passes for a whopping 354 yards, five touchdowns and one extra point. Zach Lee pulled in five passes for 99 yards, a touchdown and an extra point, Layn Reynolds had six for 181 yards and four touchdowns.

Kendall Ballman had six carries for 25 yards and an extra point. Landon Wolfe had seven tackles while Zach Wolke had 6 1/2.

The seventh-grade squad won 46-6. Terrence Hill had seven carries for 78 yards, a touchdown and two extra points, Matt Robinson had one carry for four yards and two touchdowns. Braden Hasty had seven carries for 19 yards and two extra points. Brandon Marschewski had three carries for 37 yards and a touchdown.

Mitchell Stevenson connected on one of two passes for 47 yard and a touchdown and Lucas Vasquez had seven of nine for 119 yards and a touchdown. Chase Maroon pulled in one pass for 18 yadrs and a touchdown and Marcus Pocrinich had one for 47 yards and a touchdown.

Frank Schniederjon had five tackles.

In eighth-grade play, Effingham claimed a 36-28 victory. Grant Wolfe had 68 yards for a touchdown and an extra point. Wolfe also hit 12 of 25 passes for 353 yards, three touchdowns and an extra point.

Trevor Kreke caught four passes for 83 ard and a touchdown, Lane Koenig had four catches for 145 yards and a touchdown and Logan Poe had two for 10 yards, a touchdown and an extra point.

Anthony Bezroukoff and Michael Wolkfe had 6 1/2 tackles.

Fifth-Grade Game

Rushing -- Siner, 12 for 108 yards, 3 touchdowns, 1 extra point; Elder, 4 for 39, 1 touchdown; Brown, 5 for 113; Tuttle, 6 for 73; Webb, 2 for 25; Whitten, 1 for 8, 1 extra point

Passing -- Siner, 7 of 14 for 85 yards; Whitten, 1 of 2, 22 yards

Receiving -- Wolfe, 3 for 44 yards; Brown, 3 for 37; Nohren, 1 for 4; Gillum, 1 for 22

Tackles -- Spencer 4, Siner 2, McCabe 1, Hemmen 2, Elder 5, Wolfe 2, Fulk, 1 Simmons 1, Stoneburner 3, Baker 1, Brown 8, Blair 1, Ikemire 1, Jordan 1, McGregor 1, Tuttle 3, Lee 2, Duncan 8, Gillum 1, Webb 2

Sixth-Grade Game

Rushing -- Reynolds, 1 for 13 yards; Ballman, 6 for 25, 1 extra point; Wolfe, 1 for 6

Passing -- Wolfe, 20 of 29 for 354 yards, 5 touchdowns, 1 extra point

Pass Receiving -- Lee, 5 for 99 yards, 1 touchdown, 1 extra point; Reynolds, 6 for 181, 4 touchdowns; Ballman, 5 for 49; Wolfe, 2 for 10; Allen, 1 for 5

Tackles -- Reynolds 2, Wolke 6 1/2, Lee 5, Ballman 3 1/2, Wolfe 7, Hites 2, Friese 1, Kiser 1, Cameron 1, Bishop 1 1/2, Allen 1 1/2, Gordon 1, Fehrenbacher 1, Marxman 1, Christianson 1/2

Seventh-Grade Game

Rushing -- Vasquez, 7 for -7 yards,  Stevenson, 2 for -7; Hill, 7 for 78, 1 touchdown, 2 extra points; Robinson, 1 for 4, 2 touchdown; Hasty, 7 for 19 yards, 2 extra point; Spencer, 4 for 12 yards; Brenden Byrum, 3 for 3 yards; McGregor, 1 for 0; Blake, 1 7 yards; Bryan, 2 for -5; Line, 1 for 2; Marschewski, 3 for 37, 1 touchdown

Passing -- Stevenson, 1 for 2, 47 yards, 1 touchdown; Vasquez, 7 for 9, 119 yards, 1 touchdown

Tackles -- Stevenson 1, Vasquez 1, Hill 4, Blake 2, McCabe 3, Line 2, Robinson 3, Bryan 2, Jones 3, Smith 3, Spencer 1/2, McGregor 2, Schniederjohn 5, Maroon 2, Miller 1, McGee 2, Pocrinich 4, Pasley 1, Dively 1, Loy 1, McGee 1, Ross 1

Eighth-Grade Game

Rushing -- Wolfe, 68 yards, 1 touchdown, 1 extra point; Walk, 61 yards; Kistler, 39 yards; Wolke, 9 yards; Philips, 2 yards

Passing -- Wolfe, 12 of 25, 353 yards, 3 touchdowns, 1 extra point

Pass Receiving -- Kreke, 4 for 83 yards, 1 touchdown; Walk, 2 for 15; Koenig, 4 for 145, 1 touchdown; Poe, 2 for 10, 1 touchdown, 1 extra point

Tackles -- Koenig 1/2, Herron 2, Freeman 1/2, Smith 1 1/2. Keith 3 1/2, McGregor 1 1/2, Stephens 1, Bezroukoff 6 1/2, Wolke 6 1/2, Leon 1 1/2, Dawkins 4, Phillips 1 1/2, Hodges 1/2, Overig 1/2, Blunt 1/2, Tonn 1 1/2