Junior High Boys Basketball -- Nov. 15

Effingham Junior High School claimed two wins over Robinson Nuttall in boys basketball action Tuesday evening.

The Mustangs won the seventh-grade encounter 44-27. EJHS edged out to a 17-14 halftime lead then had a 19-4 third quarter run. Pals and Ritz tallied nine points each for the Mustangs who improve to 1-4.

In eighth-grade play, Effingham won 57-12. The Mustangs pushed out to a 19-1 opening quarter lead and never looked back. Wolfe tallied 11 and N. Thompson scored 10 as they led 13 players who scored. The Mustangs improved to 4-1 on the season.

At Effingham

Seventh-Grade Game

Robinson Nuttall            2    12      4    9    --    27

Effingham                      9      8    19    8    --    44

Robinson Nuttall -- Roy 5, Maxwell 2, Trimble 9, O'Neal 5, York 4, King 2

Effingham -- Volpi 4, Jones 2, Matteson 6, Fox 5, Pals 9, Eaton 7, Pemberton 2, Ritz 9

Eighth-Grade Game

Robinson Nuttall            1      7      4      0    --    12

Effingham                   19    10    18    10    --    57

Robinson Nuttall -- Chapman 4, Goble 3, Middleton 2, Weber 2, Shidler 1

Effingham -- Wolfe 11, N. Thompson 10, Duncan 8, Briggerman 6, Woelfer 4, Logan 4, Blickem 2, Lee 2, Stoneburner 2, Barnes 2, Raddatz 2, B. Thompson 2, Moeller 2

At Effingham

Effingham Sacred Heart split victories with Mattoon St. John Tuesday.

The Shamrocks won the seventh-grade contest 32-11. Karolewicz tallied seven points while Albert and Hakman had six each.

In eighth-grade play, Mattoon St. John won 32-29. Leading the Shamrocks were Karolewicz and Carie with nine each.

At Effingham

Seventh-Grade Game

Sacred Heart 32, St. John 11

St. John -- Lange 1, Lee 2, Sanders 8

Sacred Heart -- Albert 6, Hakman 6, Feldhake 2, Ziegler 4, Karolewicz 7, Sherrod 2, Rozene 5

Eighth-Grade Game

St. John 32, Sacred Heart 29

St. John -- Smith 3, Fair 8, Hopper 6, Gass 4, Borntrager 11

Sacred Heart -- N. Hakman 2, C. Hakman 2, Karolewicz 9, Rozene 7, Carie 9

At Strasburg

South Central came calling and captured two victories over Stewardson-Strasburg Tuesday evening.

South Central won the seventh-grade game 39-29. Willshire tallied 27 points for the winners. Stew-Stras was led by Beals with 17 as the squad dropped to 3-4.

In eighth-grade play, South Central held an 18-6 first half lead and went on for a 37-15 victory. Dodson tallied 14 for the winners. Sayers led Stew-Stras with six points as the team fell to 0-7.

At Strasburg

Seventh-Grade Game

South Central          5    5    11    18    --    39

Stew-Stras              8    5    11     5    --    29

South Central -- Holmes 4, Hiestand 4, Willshire 27, Dodson 4

Stew-Stras -- Kinkelaar 2, Dandurand 1, Vonderheride 7, Beals 17, Kirby 2

Eighth-Grade Game

South Central           10    8    9    10    --    37

Stew-Stras                 1    5    6      3    --    15

South Central -- Dodson 14, Miller 6, Hall 8, Cowger 2, Holmes 2, Willshire 5

Stew-Stras -- Walden 3, Slifer 3, Sayers 6, Bugger 3

At Altamont

Altamont Lutheran and St. Elmo/Brownstown split junior high boys basketball victories Tuesday.

Altamont Lutheran claimed the seventh-grade contest 30-26.

In eighth-grade action, St. Elmo/Brownstown was a 46-40 winner.

At Clay City

North Clay (Louisville) easily won over Clay City in action Tuesday.

North Clay captured the seventh-grade encounter 46-9. North Clay took a 21-4 halftime lead. Jacob Byers and Brady Ingram tallied eight points each for the winners.

In eighth-grade action, Clay City took a 12-8 opening quarter lead and led 23-18 at halftime. However, North Clay charged back with a 28-4 third period and never looked back. Ethan Bible tallied 26 while Kaleb Anthony had 12 for the winners.

At Clay City

Seventh-Grade Game

North Clay            11    10    14    11    --    46

Clay City                 2      5      2      0    --      9

North Clay -- VanDyke 2, Ballard 6, Zimmerman 7, Fleener 5, L. Dawkins 4, Kasky 2, Byers 8, Ingram 8, H. Dawkins 2, Weidner 2

Clay City -- Beck 3, Miller 6

Eighth-Grade Game

North Clay             8    10    28    15    --    61

Clay  City             12    11     6    10    --    39

North Clay -- Rineheart 3, Bible 26, Anthony 12, Clifton 2, Weidner 4, Griffy 5, Ballard 4, L. Dawkins 3, Carruthers 2

Clay City -- Warren 5, Beck 6, Miller 1, Marshoff 2, Conicha 19, Wilkins 2, Buerster 4