EHS Wins Opener at Bob Kerans Girls Basketball Tourney

Effingham High School got revenge for last year's defeat to Flora in the Bob Kerans Girls Basketball Tournament Monday evening.

The Hearts placed second last year while Flora won the tournament. This year, EHS defeated the Wolves 55-24 in opening round play. The Hearts held a 25-12 halftime lead and had a 30-12 second half run.

Carsyn Fearday and Miranda Fox tallied 10 points each while Shelby Myers added nine and Skyler Schafer eight in even scoring.

"This was a good start to the tournament," said EHS Coach Jeff Schafer. "Our team defense was outstanding tonight. Offensively we had a lot of balance and shared the ball. We got out and ran some and got some easy baskets, but I was really proud of our defensive effort, it was excellent."

In the second contest, Newton pounded Cumberland 61-9. The Eagles led 34-6 at halftime.

Hartrich tallied 16 points while Richards added 12 for the Eagles. Hartrich and Cohorst had five rebounds each and Frohning added eight steals.

Bob Kerans Tournament

EFFINGHAM (55)

Fearday 3-2 -- 10, Schafer 3-2 -- 8, Carie 2-1 -- 5, Armstrong 2-0 -- 6, Fox 4-2 -- 10, Webster 2-1 -- 5, Barr 2-0 -- 4, Myers 4-1 -- 9, Shah 0-0 -- 0, Greene 0-0 -- 0, Cordes 0-0 -- 0, Damron 0-0 -- 0. TOTALS 22 FG, 9 FT. (EHS players add up to 57 while 55 listed as final)

FLORA (24)

Himelick 0-2 -- 2, Freeman 2-0 -- 4, Cammon 1-2 -- 4, Krutsinger 3-6 -- 12, Jennings 1-0 -- 2. TOTALS 7 FG, 10 FT.

Effingham             12    13    12    18    --    55

Flora                       8      4      7      5    --    24

3-point FG -- Effingham 2 (Armstrong 2), Flora 0.

Game Two

NEWTON (61)

Hartrich 7-2 -- 16, Richards 5-2 -- 12, Shipman 3-0 -- 7, Cohorst 3-0 -- 6, Harris 2-0 -- 5, Frohning 2-0 -- 5, Earnest 2-0 -- 4, Grunloh 1-0 -- 2, Stone 1-0 -- 2, Russell 1-0 -- 2. TOTALS 27 FG, 4 FT.

CUMBERLAND (9)

Brumleve 2-0 -- 5, Marti 0-2 -- 2, Williams 0-1 -- 1, Sowers 0-1 -- 1. TOTALS 2 FG, 4 FT.

Newton                24     10    12    9    --    61

Cumberland           1       5      3    0    --      9

(Newton linescore adds up to 55 while 61 listed as final)

3-point FG -- Newton 3 (Shipman 1, Harris 1, Frohning 1), Cumberlnad 1 (Brumleve 1).

At Sandoval

Sandoval played host to Dieterich and claimed a 60-46 victory.

Sandoval held a 31-19 halftime lead and never looked back. The Blackhawks were led by Desiree Hammer with 15 and Courtney  Garrison and Hannah Hill with 10 each.

Dieterich was led by Gracie Britton and Anna Shadle with 13 points each. Both had seven steals each. Kaitlyn Bloemer pulled down eight rebounds.

At Sandoval

DIETERICH (46)

Gribbon 5-2 -- 13, Shadle 5-3 -- 13, Vahling 0-0 -- 0, Robards 0-4 -- 4, Bloemer 0-0 -- 0, Niemerg 1-0 -- 2, Johnson 1-1 -- 3, Brummer 4-1 -- 9, Bierman 1-0 -- 2. TOTALS 17 FG, 11 FT.

SANDOVAL (60)

Evans 0-0 -- 0, Ralidik 0-0 -- 0, Lyons 1-2 -- 4, Garrison 5-0 -- 10, Hammer 7-1 -- 15,  Saavedra 0-0 -- 0, Dykstra 0-0 -- 0, Rachilla 0-0 -- 0, Wilkins 2-2 -- 6, Orrell 3-1 -- 8, Williams 0-0 -- 0, Hoffman 1-2 -- 4, Day 1-0 -- 3, Hill 4-2 -- 10. TOTALS 24 FG, 10 FT.

Dieterich               4    15    11    16    --    46

Sandoval            13    18    17    12    --    60

3-point FG -- Dieterich 1 (Britton 1), Sandoval 2 (Orrell 1, Day 1).

At Marshall

Marshall handed Neoga a 70-22 loss in action Monday evening.

Marshall held a 19-2 opening quarter lead and never looked back. Burdick tallied 26 for the winners while K. Williams chipped in with 17.

Neoga was led by Banning with nine points.

At Marshall

NEOGA (22)

Kistner 0-0 -- 0, Ewing 0-0 -- 0, Mak. Hill 0-0 -- 0, Lee 0-0 -- 0, Atwell 1-0 -- 2, Titus 0-0 -- 0, Roy 0-0 -- 0, Banning 3-2 -- 9, Mar. Hill 2-0 -- 4, Estay 0-0 -- 0, Partlow 1-0 -- 3, Dryden 2-0 -- 4, Ramert 2-0 -- 4. TOTALS 9 FG, 2 FT. (Players add up to 26 while 22 listed as final)

MARSHALL (70)

K. Williams 8-0 -- 17, P. Murphy 1-0 -- 2, Kile 0-0 -- 0, Burdick 12-2 -- 26, Evans 0-0 -- 0, Sandefer 1-0 -- 2 , Borrell 1-0 -- 2, Clark 3-3 -- 9, Hughes 3-0 -- 8, A. Williams 2-0 -- 4, Sweitzer 0-0 -- 0, M. Murphy 0-0 -- 0. TOTALS 31 FG, 5 FT.

Neoga                  2       8      9      3    --    22

Marshall             19    16    18    17    --    70

3-point FG -- Neoga 2 (Banning 1, Partlow 1), Marshall 3 (Hughes 2, K. Williams 1).