Newton Downs St. A, Girls Area Basketball Roundup

NEWTON -- Host Newton High School claimed a 46-38 non-conference girls basketball win over Effingham St. Anthony Thursday evening.

The Eagles edged out to a 12-10 opening quarter lead as Richards tallied five points. The Bulldogs stayed close on two three-pointers, one by Abby Weis and one by Madison Schuette.

Newton continued edging the Bulldogs by pushing into a 20-15 halftime lead as Frohning scored two baskets and had eight points at halftime.

The Eagles had a 14-12 edge in the third quarter as Richards went on a tear with eight points and led 34-27 going into the final quarter where they finished out with a 12-11 run.

"We played well for about 24 of 32 minutes," said St. Anthony Coach Bart Wiedman. "Then we had mental lapses. We have to break those long stretches of no scoring."

Newton finished with two players in double digits. Richards tallied 16 while Frohning added 13. The Eagles improve to 7-5 on the season.

The Bulldogs were led by Weis with nine points.

At Newton

ST. ANTHONY (38)

Burton 0-0 -- 0, Schmidt 2-0 -- 4, M. Richards 0-0 -- 0, Weis 3-1 -- 9, McDevitt 2-2 -- 7,  Brown 2-0 -- 5, Schuette 1-0 -- 3, E. Richards 3-1 -- 7, Niebrugge 0-0 -- 0, Clausius 1-1 -- 3. TOTALS 14 FG, 5 FT.

NEWTON (46)

Probst 0-0 -- 0, Shipman 0-0 -- 0, Richards 6-3 -- 16,  Smith 2-0 -- 4, Earnest 1-1 -- 3, Kline 2-2 -- 6, Frohning 5-2 -- 13, Bergbower 0-0 -- 0, E. Russell 1-0 -- 2, PIlman 0-2 -- 2. TOTALS 17 FG, 10  FT.

St. Anthony             10    5    12    11    --    38

Newton                    12    8    14    12    --    46

3-point FG -- St. Anthony 5 (Weis 2, McDevitt 1, Brown 1, Schuetet 1), Newton 2 (Richards 1, Frohning 1).

Junior Varsity Game

St. Anthony           2      4      1    5    --    12

Newton                 4    12    10    7    --    33

St. Anthony -- Clausius 3, Saba 0, Richards 6, Gibson 0, Repking 0, Horn 0, Weis 0, Kinkelaar 2, McGuire 1

Newton -- Probst 8, Smith 6, Shipman 5, Earnest 5, Bergbower 4, Dingenouts 0, Kuhn 3, Russell 2, Rusche 0, Stroenen 0, Giacone 0

At Paris

Teutopolis had big scoring quarters in the second and third periods to claim a 55-45 win over Paris.

Paris took a 9-7 opening quarter lead before T-town got untracked for a 16-11 second period run. Drees tallied nine points in the quarter including one three-pointer. The Shoes held a 23-20 halftime lead.

T-town pushed that to 41-27 going into the final quarter with an 18-7 run. Once again Drees was on with seven points while Hartke added six and Thompson five.

In the final quarter, Paris had an 18-14 run but couldn't overcome those two high scoring quarters for the Shoes. T-town did not hit a field goal in the final quarter but was hot from the free throw line with 14 of 15. They ended with 24 of 29 for the contest.

T-town finished with three in double figures, Drees with 21, Thompson with 13 and Hartke with 11. Hartke pulled down eight rebounds while Thompson had seven.

At Paris

TEUTOPOLIS (55)

Sandschafer 2-0 -- 4, Repking 0-4 -- 4, Drees 6-7 -- 21, Hartke 2-7 -- 11, Thompson 3-6 -- 13, J. Bueker 1-0 -- 2, S. Bueker 0-0 -- 0, Hemmen 0-0 -- 0. TOTALS 14 FG, 24 FT.

PARIS (45)

Rigdon 2-0 -- 4, Watson 0-2 -- 2, Lawson 1-0 -- 3, Switzer 1-0 -- 2, Volkman 4-1 -- 10, Brandenburg 4-0 -- 9, Bowman 0-0 -- 0, Brouer 6-1 -- 13, Westerfield 1-0 -- 2. TOTALS 19 FG, 4 FT.

Teutopolis          7    16    18    14    --    55

Paris                   9    11      7    18    --    45

3-point FG -- Teutopolis 3 (Drees 2, Thompson 1), Paris 3 (Lawson 1, Volkman 1, Brandenburg 1).

At Altamont

Altamont trounced Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City 62-19 in National Trail Conference play Thursday evening.

The Indians held CHBC scoreless while taking a 29-0 opening quarter lead. Keidron Duckwitz was unstoppable with five baskets and two free throws for 12 first quarter points.

Altamont led 52-6 going into the final quarter. Duckwitz tallied 16 points while Shelbi Stone chipped in with 11.

CHBC was led by Tabitha Endsley with seven points.

At Altamont

CHBC (19)

Gates 0-0 -- 0, Miller 0-0 -- 0, Morrison 0-0 -- 0, Persinger 1-4 -- 6, Lorton 0-0 -- 0, Smith 1-0 -- 2, Endsley 3-1 -- 7, Johnson 2-0 -- 4, Oldham 0-0 -- 0. TOTALS 7 FG, 5 FT.

 ALTAMONT (62)

Gimrlsye 1-0 -- 2, Duckwitz 7-2 -- 16, Voleker 2-0 -- 5, McHugh 1-0 -- 2, Mette 3-1 -- 7, Goeckner 3-1 -- 7, Stone 4-2 -- 11, Paquette 0-2 -- 2, Hosick 0-0 -- 0, Schultz 0-0 -- 0, Mayhaus 3-2 -- 8, Burris 1-0 -- 2. TOTALS 25 FG, 10 FT.

CHBC                    0      4      2    13    --    19

Altamont           29    12    11    10    --    62

3-point FG -- Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City 0, Altamont 2 (Voelker 1, Stone 1).

Junior Varsity Game -- Altamont 55, Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City 13.

At Brownstown

Neoga claimed a 58-46 National Trail Conference victory over Brownstown/St. Elmo.

Neoga held a 27-16 halftime lead and then held on in the second half for the win. Jaycie Roy tallied 14 while EC Thies added 13 for the winners. The Indians improve to 3-0 in the conference, 10-2 overall.

BSE was led by Emily Bone with 14 and Elissa Baron with 10.

At Brownstown

NEOGA (58)

Atwell 0-0 -- 0, Thies 6-0 -- 13, Hotze 3-0 -- 6, Potter 4-1 -- 9, Roy 6-0 -- 14, Banning 4-0 -- 8, Morrison 1-0 -- 2, Dryden 3-0 -- 6, Lee 0-0 -- 0, Ramert 0-0 -- 0. TOTALS 27 FG, 1 FT.

BROWNSTOWN/ST. ELMO (46)

Fitch 4-0 -- 9, Bone 3-8 -- 14, Johnson 0-0 -- 0, Shelton 2-0 -- 4, Moore 4-0 -- 9, Grames 0-0 -- 0, Baron 5-0 -- 10, Howard 0-0 -- 0. TOTALS 18 FG, 8 FT.

Neoga            12    15    15    16    --    58

BSE                  8      8     14    16    --    46

3-point FG -- Neoga 3 (Roy 2, Thies 1), BSE 2 (Fitch 1, Moore 1).

At Strasburg

Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond tallied a 70-51 non-conference win over Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg.

ALAH edged out to a 14-13 first quarter lead then held a 26-16 halftime lead. ALAH outscored WSS 30-22 in the second half.

Wallen scored 19 for the winners while Shipman added 13 and Comstock with 10.

WSS was led by Schlechte with 27 points.

At Strasburg

ALAH (70)

Kauffman 2-4 -- 8, Comstock 5-0 -- 10, Fifer 4-1 -- 9, A. Herschberger 0-0 -- 0, Arnett 0-0 -- 0, Wellbaum 3-1 -- 7, Wallen 8-1 -- 19, Shipman 6-1 -- 13, Wrigler 0-0 -- 0, M. Herschberger 2-0 -- 4. TOTALS 30 FG, 8 FT.

WINDSOR/STEW-STRAS (51)

Probst 0-0 -- 0,  Schlechte 11-5 -- 27, Schuler 1-3 -- 5, Tabbert 3-1 -- 7, Austin 1-0 -- 2, Davis 1-2 -- 4, Schultz 0-0 -- 0, Trussell 0-4 -- 4, Newkirk 1-0 -- 2. TOTALS 18 FG, 15 FT.

ALAH           14    26    15    15    --    70

WSS            13    16    12    10    --   51

3-point FG -- ALAH 2 (Wallen 2), Windsor/Stew-Stras 0.

At Okaw Valley

Okaw Valley pounded Cumberland 60-17 in action Thursday evening.

Okaw Valley leaped out to a 26-7 first quarter lead and never looked back in the 60-17 victory.

Cumberland was led by Marti with 12 points as she connected on two three-pointers.

At Okaw Valley

CUMBERLAND (17)

Ault 0-0 -- 0, Brumleve 0-0 -- 0, Marti 5-0 -- 12, M. Sowers 2-1 -- 5, Baker 0-0 -- 0, D. Sowers 0-0 -- 0, Erwin 0-0 -- 0, Dunaway 0-0 -- 0, Smith 0-0 -- 0. TOTALS 7 FG, 1 FT.

OKAW VALLEY (60)

P. Robinson 7-2 -- 17, Weybright 0-0 -- 0, Macklin 0-0 -- 0, Nave 3-0 -- 6, Creviston 1-0 -- 2, J. Robinson 1-2 -- 4, Jeffers 7-1 -- 15, Harolin 2-3 -- 7,  Ruppert 2-0 -- 4, Landreth 0-0 -- 0, Lochbaum 2-1 -- 5. TOTALS 25 FG, 9  FT.

Cumberland           7       2    2    6    --    17

Okaw Valley         26    16    9    9    --    60

3-point FG -- Cumberland 2 (Marti 2), Okaw Valley 1 (Robinson 1).

At Louisville

Flora edged out to a 12-7 opening quarter lead and led 32-24 at halftime. The Wolves came back with a 23-9 run against North Clay (Louisville) and won 65-40.

Jones tallied 16 for North Clay while Da. Fender scored 11. The Cardinals hit six three-pointers as Jones tallied four.

At Louisville

FLORA (65)

Himelick 0-0 -- 0, Rudy 0-0 -- 0, Carder 1-0 -- 2, Freeman 0-0 -- 0, Cammon 4-0 -- 10, Allen 0-0 -- 0, Stewart 0-0 -- 0, Jones 9-7 -- 27, Bunting 4-0 -- 8, Darrough 0-0 -- 0, Krutsinger 5-2 -- 14, Jenningns 1-2 -- 4. TOTALS 24 FG, 11 FT.

NORTH CLAY (40)

Groves 1-1 -- 3, Stanfield 1-0 -- 2, Kessler 1-0 -- 2, Walters 0-0 -- 0, Da. Fender 5-0 -- 11, Fleener 2-1 -- 6, De. Fender 0-0 -- 0, Jones 5-2 -- 16. TOTALS 15 FG, 4 FT.

Flora                     12    20    23    10    --    65

North Clay             7    17      9       7    --    40

3-point FG -- Flora 6 (Cammon 2, Jones 2, Krutsinger 2), North Clay 6 (Jones 4, Fleener 1, Da. Fender 1).

OTHER SCORES:

Robinson 53, Oblong 50 (OT)

Charleston 69, Mattoon 56

Salem 70, Mount Zion 43

Central A&M 55, Tuscola 51

Tri-County 50, Arcola 43

Warrensburg-Latham 57, Shelbyville 38

Vandalia 46, Pana 36

Olney 51, Fairfield 42