Junior High Boys Basketball -- Jan. 17

Effingham St. Anthony captured victories over visiting Mattoon in junior high boys basketball competition Saturday.

The Bullpups won the seventh-grade encounter 36-27. St. Anthony led 15-11 at halftime and then had a 12-6 final period surge. Dust led the winners with 17 points while Tingley added 11.

In eighth-grade action, St. Anthony came back in the second half for a 30-23 win. The Bullpups held a one point lead at the half, 16-15 then had a 14-8 second half run. Brandenburger tallied nine for the winners.

At St. Anthony

Seventh-Grade Game

Mattoon                5    6    10     6    --    27

St. Anthony          8    7     9    12    --    36

Mattoon -- Sapp 2, Kremer 13, Wright 6, Perry 6

St. Anthony -- Hoene 4, Tingley 11, Heuerman 2, Elder 2, Dust 17

Eighth-Grade Game

Mattoon                  0    15    0      8    --    23

St. Anthony           8       8    4    10    --    30

Mattoon -- Spitz 11, Betts 8, Ghere 2, Lensink 2

St. Anthony -- Mendella 3, Ludwig 5, Strullmeyer 4, Brandenburger 9, Milleville 3, Wall 6

At Effingham

Effingham used a good defensive effort and a balanced scoring attack to claim a 40-6 victory over visiting Casey-Westfield Saturday.

With the score 9-5 after one quarter, the Mustangs held the visitors to just one point the rest of the way. Kyle Nohren led in scoring with 11. The Mustangs finished the regular season with a 6-9 record. They will open post-season play Saturday at Tolono where they received the No. 3 seed in the regional.

In eighth-grade action, Effingham trounced Casey-Westfield 49-18 to improve to 13-2 on the season.

Wolfe tallied 27 points for the Mustangs and pulled down eight rebounds. Lee had five boards.

Effingham took a 16-5 first half lead and had a 21-2 final period run.

At Effingham

Seventh-Grade Game

Casey-Westfield           5       1       0    0    --     6

Effingham                       9    12    12    7    --    40

Casey-Westfield -- Self 1, Patrick 2, Stepina 1, Cochinhouk 2

Effingham -- Niebrugge 6, Siner 3, Kalber 3, Nohren 11, Spencer 3, Pemberton 2, Cramsey 2, Donsbach 4, Greene 3 (players add up to 37 while 40 listed as final)

Eighth-Grade Game

Casey-Westfield          4    1    11       2    --    18

Effingham                      9    7    12    21    --    49

Casey-Westfield -- Richards 13, Gilbert 4, Brandenburg 1

Effingham -- Wolfe 27, Lee 6, Poland 3, Jackson 3, Hagler 2, Rich 2, Bushur 2, Allen 2, Kiser 2

At Teutopolis

Teutopolis split victories with Decatur Robertson in Saturday action.

In the seventh-grade contest, the Wooden Booties picked up a 47-28 win by taking a 28-12 halftime lead. Luke Ungrund scored 20 and Mitch Hardiek 13 for the winners.

In the eighth-grade contest, Robertson was a 55-43 winner. Robertson held a 23-20 first half lead then had a 32-23 second half. Tyler Runde scored 13 and Lucas Drees 10 for T-town.

At Teutopolis

Seventh-Grade Game

Decatur Robertson               5     7    13      3    --    28

Teutopolis                           17    11     7    12    --    47

Decatur Robertson -- Smith 9, Patton 5, Carr 5, Carson 4, Brown 4, Phillips 1

Teutopolis -- Tabbert 6, Deters 2, McMahon 2, Hemmen 4, Ungrund 20, Hardiek 13

Eighth-Grade Game

Decatur Robertson          13    10    20    12    --    55

Teutopolis                            9    11    14      9    --    43

Decatur Robertson -- Lovelace 8, Green 9, Jones 16, Taliferro 9, Bailt 3, High 8, Young 2

Teutopolis -- Smith 9, Runde 13, Drees 10, Weber 6, Hardiek 5