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Junior High Basketball -- Feb. 2

Published on February 3 2016 9:16 am
Last Updated on February 4 2016 11:10 am
Written by Millie Lange

Teutopolis captured the Class 8-3A Pana Regional championship.

Teutopolis captured a regional championship in boys eighth-grade basketball action Tuesday evening.

The Wooden Shoes won the Class 8-3A Pana Regional by beating Assumption Central A&M 40-27.

T-town edged out to an 8-7 opening quarter lead and pushed that to 20-15 at halftime. The Shoes had a 20-12 second half.

Hemmen tallied 13 and Hardiek 12 for the winners who now advance to the Cumberland Sectional Wednesday, February 10 at 6:30 p.m. against Marshall, who won its own regional by downing Robinson Nuttall 40-34 Tuesday.

At Pana

Tetuopolis 8 12 9 11 -- 40

Central A&M 7 8 5 7 -- 27

Teutopolis -- Hemmen 13, Hardiek 12, Ungrund 8, McMahon 5, Pals 2

Assumption Central A&M -- Paradee 7, Heaton 7, Tyler 6, Nidiffer 3, Waterman 2, Burgener 2

Class 8-1A Sigel St. Michael Regional

Sigel St. Michael captured the championship of its own regional with a 54-37 win over Dieterich Tuesday evening. No other statistics were provided.

St. Michael now advances to its own sectional scheduled Wednesday, February 10 at 6:30 p.m. against either Stewardson-Strasburg or Mulberry Grove. Those two play for the Stew-Stras Regional championship Thursday.

Class 8-1A Stewardson-Strasburg Regional

Mulberry Grove handed Pana Sacred Heart a 40-17 loss in the first game of the evening.

In the second contest, Stewardson-Strasburg won over Sorento 38-29.

Stew-Stras held a 19-16 halftime lead then had a 19-13 second half. Kirby tallied 21 points for the winners while Wernsing added nine. Stew-Stras is now 11-11 on the season.

Stew-Stras will face Mulberry Grove at 6 p.m. Thursday for the regional title.

At Stew-Stras

Sorento 9 7 11 2 -- 29

Stew-Stras 8 11 13 6 -- 38

Sorento -- Baker 15, Hogue 3, Woods 3, Tipsword 4, Willeford 4

Stew-Stras -- Jesgarz 6, Slifer 2, Kirby 21, Wernsing 9

Class 8-2A St. Elmo/Brownstown Regional

Altamont saw its season come to an end with a 55-25 loss to Nokomis in the championship game of the St. Elmo/Brownstown Regional.

Nokomis stepped out to a 16-8 opening quarter lead and led 30-16 at halftime. The winners then had a 25-4 third quarter.

Altamont was led by Gelsinger with 10 points.

Nokomis advances to the St. Elmo/Brownstown Sectional to face either Effingham St. Anthony or Arcola Wednesday, February 10 at 6:30 p.m. St. Anthony and Arcola meet for the Neoga Regional championship Thursday at 6 p.m.

At St. Elmo

Nokomis 16 14 25 0 -- 55

Altamont 8 8 4 5 -- 25

Nokomis -- Mescher 2, Tosetti 10, Janssen 6, Detmers 18, Sabol 17 (players add up to 23 while 25 listed as final0

Altamont -- Delaney 6, Eller 3, Gelsinger 10, Kollmann 6

Class 8-2A Neoga Regional

Effingham St. Anthony advanced to the championship game with a 50-32 victory over host Neoga Tuesday evening.

The Bullpups stepped out to a 17-6 opening quarter lead and led 26-17 at halftime. St. Anthony had a 24-15 second half.

Dust tallied 21 for the winners while Hoene chipped in with 12.

In the opener Arcola beat Paris Crestwood 35-23.

St. Anthony meets Arcola at 6 p.m. Thursday for the regional championship.

At Neoga