Junior High Boys Basketball -- Nov. 28

Effingham Junior High School captured two victories over Dieterich in boys basketball action Monday evening.

The Mustangs won the seventh-grade game 48-38 in overtime to improve to 2-6. Effingham held a 20-18 halftime lead then had a 28-22 lead going into the final quarter. Dieterich came back to tie the score at 36-36 sending the game into overtime. The Mustangs then had a 12-2 overtime run.

Matteson led Effingham with 13 points while Volpi and Fox added 10 each. Dieterich was led by Budde with 14.

In the eighth-grade contest, Effingham took the early lead and never looked back in a 55-24 win.

Duncan tallied 15 for the Mustangs who improve to 7-1. N. Thompson led in steals with five and had six rebounds. Duncan pulled down 11 boards. Dieterich was led by Gephart with eight points.

At Effingham

Seventh-Grade Game

Dieterich          4    14    4    14      2    --    38

Effingham        9    11    8      8    12    --    48

Dieterich -- Budde 14, Lidy 9, Wente 6, Britton 7, Kidd 2

Effingham -- Volpi 10, Matteson 13, Fox 10, Pals 5, Eaton 8, Ritz 2

Eighth-Grade Game

Dieterich                6      9       6    3    --    24

Effingham            18    11    17    9    --    55

Dieterich -- Will 6, Hunzinger 5, Gephart 8, Westendorf 2, Kuhl 3

Effingham -- Wolfe 7, N. Thompson 9, Duncan 15, Woelfer 3, Lee 4, Briggerman 4, Barnes 2, Logan 4, Blickem 2, B. Thompson 2, Lewis 2 (players add up to 54 while 55 listed as final)

At St. Anthony

Effingham St. Anthony picked up two victories over Jasper County Monday.

In the seventh-grade contest, the Bullpups stepped out to a 30-14 halftime lead and never looked back. Niebrugge scored 17 and Blanchette 13 for the winners. Meinhart scored 11 for Jasper County.

In the eighth-grade game, St. Anthony was a 50-18 winner with 25-2 opening quarter. Antrim scored 13 and Walsh 10 for the winners. Einhorn scored seven for Jasper County.

At St. Anthony

Seventh-Grade Game

Jasper County            8      6    13    3    --    30

St. Anthony             17    13      8    9    --    47

Jasper County -- Koeble 2, Tharp 5, Meinhart 11, Schafer 12

St. Anthony -- Mendella 2, Williams 2, Chojnicki 2, Kemme 3, Stewart 8, Blanchette 13, Niebrugge 17

Eighth-Grade Game

Jasper County            2      5    4    7    --    18

St. Anthony             25    10    8    7    --     50

Jasper County -- Geier 1, Zumbahlen 2, Millman 2, Martin 2, Jenkins 4, Einhorn 7

St. Anthony -- Reardon 2, Stephens 2, Willenborg 4, Moore 6, Lawrence 6, Schutte 5, Walsh 10, Antrim 13 (players add up to 48 while 50 listed as final).

At St. Elmo

Stewardson-Strasburg picked up a 39-11 win over St. Elmo/Brownstown in seventh-grade competition Monday evening.

Wernsing led the way for the winners with 12 points while Kirby added eight. SEB was led by Maxey with four. Stew-Stras improves to 3-2 in the National Trail Conference, 5-5 overall.

In the eighth-grade game, St. Elmo/Brownstown was a 42-4 winner. SEB led 21-2 after the opening quarter. Rosborough led nine players in scoring with 11 points for the winners. Stew-Stras only points came from Rieman with four.

Stew-Stras drops to 1-4 in the conference, 1-9 overall.

At St. Elmo/Brownstown

Seventh-Grade Game

Stew-Stras              13    10    10    6    --    39

SEB                            0      6      3    2    --    11

Stew-Stras -- Wernsing 12, Kirby 8, Beals 6, Vonderheide 6, Kinkelaar 5, Gracey 2

St. Elmo/Brownstown -- Maxey 4, Smith 2, Pasley 2, Campbell 2, Myers 1

Eighth-Grade Game

Stew-Stras              2    2    0    0    --      4

SEB                        21    8    9    4    --    42

Stew-Stras -- Rieman 4

St. Elmo/Brownstown -- Rosborough 11, McWhorter 7, Tish 6, Stine 4, Centeno 4, Brauer 4, Miller 2, Grull 2, Higgs 2

At Sigel

Sigel St. Michael and Teutopolis split wins in action Monday evening.

The Sharpshooters won the seventh-grade encounter 42-34. St. Michael jumped out to a 27-11 halftime lead. Croy tallied 20 and Niebrugge 14 for the winners. T-town was led by Bushur with 23.

At Sigel

Seventh-Grade Game

Teutopolis             4    7    5    18    --    34

St. Michael          18    9    7     8    --    42

Teutopolis -- Bushur 23, Althoff 4, Bannick 4, Tegeler 2, Ruholl 1

Sigel St. Michael -- Croy 20, Niebrugge 14, Gaddis 4, Young 2, Fearday 2

Eighth-Grade Game

Teutopolis                 8    13    11    15    --    47

St. Michael                2      6      4    12    --    24

Teutopolis -- M. Deters 14, Addis 12, Wermert 5, Ruholl 5, Kremer 2, Poelker 2, Hardiek 2, Koester 1, Hardiek 1, Mersman 1, player 2

Sigel  St. Michael -- Niebrugge 7, Cornell 7, Walk 4, A. Fearday 2, Gaddis 2, Croy 2