Friday Night Scores (UPDATED)

Salem 37, Effingham 36 (see separate story elsewhere)

Breese Mater Dei 66, St. Anthony 35 (this game was pretty close for the first half, with the Bulldogs only trailing 28-19 at halftime; the third quarter was the difference, though, as the Knights outscored St. Anthony 28-5 to break the game open; Kyle Hartke with 11 points and Nick Grunloh with 10 points led the Bulldogs; also for St. Anthony: Andrew Gardewine 6, Jeff Niebrugge 4, Kyle Bourgeois 2, Zach Gardewine 1, and Braden Puckett 1; St. Anthony is now 11-7 on the season; Mater Dei won the JV game 60-40; for the St. A. JV: Drew Gibson 12, Jeff Niebrugge 11, Adam Levitt 9, Chandler Martelli 4, Nick Grunloh 4)

Altamont 60, North Clay 51 (Altamont trailed 23-19 after one quarter, but outscored the Cardinals 16-9 in the second period to lead at half 35-32; and then outscored North Clay 25-19 in the second half to post the win; Ryan Armstrong poured in 26 points to lead Altamont, while Adam Mayhaus added 17; also for Altamont: Klaiton Wolff 12, Justin Goeckner 3, Brandon Runge 2; for North Clay: Austin Hartsey 15, B.Repking 11, Michael Lovett 10, Klay VanDyke 6, Quincy Aldrich 5, Bryce Walker 4; Altamont won the JV game 62-37)

Cowden-Herrick 52, Stew-Stras 43 (Cowden-Herrick led 27-13 at halftime; the Comets made it closer in the second half; for Cowden-Herrick: Trey Pasley 12, Colton Burrus 11, Konner Blackerby 8, Dylan Barnes 7, Colton Sphar 6, Micah Sandiford 5, Kyle Black 3; for Stew-Stras: Mark Jones 14, Aaron Blythe 10, Ted Kessler 9, Brady Hanson 5, Josh Overbeck 3, Derek Moschenrose 2)

Dieterich 71, South Central 45 (the Maroons remained undefeated on the season, leading 38-21 at halftime and outscoring the Cougars 33-24 in the second half; Alex Bohnhoff led Dieterich with 26 points; also for Dieterich: Nick Feldhake 11, Lance Niemerg 9, Devin Aherin 9, Travis Niemerg 7, Cody Gephart 3, Clayton Campton 2, Thad Howell 2, Noah Heuerman 2; for South Central: Dre Hill 10, Brett Harmeier 8, Dylen Brauer 7, Noah Powless 6, Gavin Ratermann 6, Jon Arnold 4, Jace Wilkins 2, Trevor Markley 2)

Lawrenceville 77, Newton 37 (Lawrenceville led 25-7 after one quarter and never looked back; for Newton: Nate Meinhart 9, Collin Harris 7, Joe Stone 6, Mitch Jansen 5, Tim Weber 4, Nicholas Cohorst 2, Kyle Vahling 2, Nicholas Cartright 2)

Patoka 57, St. Elmo/Brownstown 47 (Patoka was ahead at all the stops, 12-8 after one quarter, 27-24 at halftime, and 37-32 after three quarters before outscoring SEB 20-15 in the foruth quarter; for SEB: Malachi Maxey 13, Landon Feezel 8, Brock Oberlink 8, Kyle Hardimon 8, Klayton Kroll 4, Cole Smithson 2, Lewis Brown 2, Brenden Noll 2)

Cumberland 44, Neoga 33 (Cumberland took a 17-9 first quarter and maintained the advantage throughout the balance of the game; Napier led Cumberland with 13 points; also for Cumberland: Brumleve 7, Monte Wolke 7, Dowd 4, Shaon 4, Cutts 4, Bauguss 3, Magee 2; for Neoga: Corey Kersey 17, Ronnie Kersey 4, Trevor Moore 4, Ty Pygott 3, Caleb Abernathy 3, Jesse Holt 2)

Greenville 73, Vandalia 46

Mt. Zion 73, Charleston 44

Flora 45, Olney East Richland 33

Okaw Valley 64, Martinsville 37

Robinson 57, Edwards County 35

Taylorville 77, Mattoon 59

Shelbyville 48, Tuscola 46