EHS Handily Beats Rams, Area Basketball Roundup

Effingham High School handily defeated Mount Vernon 69-41 in a non-conference boys basketball matchup Tuesday evening.

The Hearts edged out to a 12-10 opening quarter lead as Landon Wolfe connected for five points. The Hearts then went on a tear, ripping off a 31-10 second period. Grant Wolfe went to town, knocking in four baskets, including a three-pointer and was two of two at the line for 11 points. L. Wolfe also had a good quarter with seven points and Brent Beals knocked in two three-pointers.

Effingham then had an 18-14 third period as Jacob Donaldson tallied seven points.

The Hearts finished with four players in double figures. Donaldson ended up leading the pack with 18 points while G. Wolfe scored 17, L. Wolfe 16 and Beals 10.

Mount Vernon was a winner in junior varsity play, 53-49.

At Effingham

MOUNT VERNON (41)

Bain 0-0 -- 0, Williams 0-0 -- 0, Creel 0-0 -- 0, Nelson 0-0 -- 0, Blalock 3-0 -- 9, Ashby 0-0 -- 0, Hardin 3-0 -- 6, Martin 3-0 -- 6, Cooper 4-0 -- 8, Dees 0-0 -- 0, Jennings 0-0 -- 0, Brockhouse 3-0 -- 7, Kujawa 1-0 -- 3, Wilson 0-0 -- 0, Lesure 0-2 -- 2, Spann 0-0 -- 0. TOTALS 17 FG, 2 FT.

EFFINGHAM (69)

Jackson 0-0 -- 0, Sandifer 0-1 -- 1, Hagler 0-0 -- 0, L. Wolfe 6-3 -- 16, Huelsbusch 0-0 -- 0, Kreke 1-0 -- 3, Hull 1-2 -- 4, G. Wolfe 6-3 -- 17, Lohman 0-0 -- 0, Beals 3-2 -- 10, Donaldson 7-2 -- 18. TOTALS 24 FG, 13 FT.

Mount Vernon           10    10    14    7    --    41

Effingham                 12    31    18    8    --    69

3-point FG -- Mount Vernon 5 (Blalock 3, Brockhouse 1, Kujawa 1), Effingham 8 (L. Wolfe 1, Kreke 1, G. Wolfe 2, Beals 2, Donaldson 2).

Junior Varsity Game

Mount Vernon           11    14    10    18    --    53

Effingham                   9      5    10    25    --    49

Mount Vernon -- Crcel 0, Ashley 3, Martin 10, Dees 8, Jennings 6, Brockhouse 11, Wilson 0, Spann 15

Effingham -- Jackson 17, Sandifer 13, Hagler 7, Kalber 4, Cramsey 0, Niebrugge 0, Lohman 0, Utz 0, Smith 8, Marxman 0

 

At Mattoon

Teutopolis High School just keeps rolling. The Wooden Shoes picked up an easy 68-25 win over Mattoon in action Tuesday evening.

The Wooden Shoes stepped out to a 38-16 halftime lead and had a 21-3 third period. Twelve players scored for the Shoes.

Mitch Hardiek led the way with 16 points while Brant Bueker tallied 12.

T-town improves its record to 15-1 on the season and won't return to action until next Tuesday when it competes in the Nashville Invitational Tournament agianst Mascoutah.

The Shoes also nabbed the junior varsity contest to improve to 6-0.

At Mattoon

TEUTOPOLIS (68)

Jansen 0-0 -- 0, Kreke 0-0 -- 0, Bra. Bueker 5-1 -- 12, Bro. Bueker 2-0 -- 4, Funneman 1-2 -- 5, Mette 0-2 -- 2, Kremer 2-0 -- 4, L. Hardiekk 2-0 -- 5, Ungrund 1-0 -- 2, M. Hardiek 7-1 -- 16, Weber 1-0 -- 2, Deters 4-1 -- 9, Smith 1-1 -- 4, Belleville 1-1 -- 3, Young 0-0 -- 0. TOTALS 27 FG, 9 FT.

MATTOON (25)

Prinko  0-0 -- 0, Johnson 1-1 -- 3, Noe 3-3 -- 10, Ghere 0-0 -- 0, Owens 0-0 -- 0, Spitz 1-0 -- 3, Stephens 1-3 -- 5, Donaldson 0-2 -- 2, Thomas 1-0 -- 2, Bailey 0-0 -- 0. TOTALS 7 FG, 9 FT.

Teutopolis            19    19    21    9    --   68

Mattoon                 7      9      3    6    --    25

3-point FG -- Teutopolis 5 (Bra. Bueker 1, Funneman 1, L. Hardiek 1, M. Hardiek 1, Smith 1), Mattoon 2 (Noe 1, Spitz 1).

 

 At Ramsey

Brownstown/St. Elmo pounded Ramsey 72-27 in action Tuesday evening.

SEB tallied a 17-3 opening quarter and pushed that to 31-11 at halftime then had a 28-9 third quarter.

Three players scored in double figures as Lewis Brown had 19, Landon Feezel 18 and Klayton Kroll 10.

At Ramsey

BROWNSTOWN/ST. ELMO (72)

Brown 9-0 -- 19, Feezel 6-5 -- 18, Kroll 5-0 -- 10, Maxey 4-0 -- 8, Goldsborough 2-1 -- 5, Denton 2-0 -- 4, Brooks 1-0 -- 2, Aderman 1-0 -- 2, Logue 1-0 -- 2, Philpot 1-0 -- 2, Karnes 0-0 -- 0. TOTALS 32 FG, 6 FT.

RAMSEY (27)

Black 4-3 -- 11, Wilson 3-0 -- 8, Ke. Adermann 1-2 -- 4, Luttrell 1-0 -- 2, Roberts 1-0 -- 2, Seaton 0-0 -- 0, Ko. Adermann 0-0 -- 0, Cook 0-0 -- 0, De. Mercer 0-0 -- 0, Sieben 0-0 -- 0,  Carroll 0-0 -- 0, Da. Mercer 0-0 -- 0. TOTALS 10 FG, 5 FT.

SEB                  17    14    28    13    --    72

Ramsey             3      8      9      7    --    27

3-point FG -- St. Elmo/Brownstown 2 (Brown 1, Feezel 1), Ramsey 2 (Wilson 2).

 

At Farina

South Central pulled out a 58-56 National Trail Conference victory over Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg Tuesday evening.

The Hatchets took an 18-14 opening quarter lead and still led 31-28 at halftime. South Central came back with a 21-13 third quarter to lead 49-44 going into the final quarter. WSS came back with a 12-9 run only to fall a basket short.

Three players scored in double figures for the Cougars. Trent Geiler tallied 17, Trevor Markley 14 and Logan Lotz 11. South Central improves to 1-2 in the conference, 7-7 overall.

Windsor/Stew-Stras was led by Isaac Kramer with 17 and Gavin Bennett with 12. The Hatchets drop to 3-1 in the conference, 9-7 overall.

South Central won the junior varsity game 40-37.

At Farina

WINDSOR/STEW-STRAS (56)

Kramer 6-5 -- 17, G. Bennett 6-0 -- 12, Hutchinson 3-1 -- 9, Kessler 3-2 -- 8, Overbeck 2-2 -- 6, Thies 2-0 -- 4. TOTALS 22 FG, 10 FT.

SOUTH CENTRAL (58)

Geiler 7-1 -- 17, Markley 4-2 -- 14, Lotz 4-2 -- 11, Matheny 3-1 -- 8,  Brandt 2-1 -- 5, McCown 1-0 -- 2, Fox 0-1 -- 1. TOTALS 21 FG, 8 FT.

Windsor/Stew-Stras            18    13    13    12    --    56

South Central                       14    14    21      9    --    58

3-point FG -- Windsor/Stew-Stras 2 (Hutchinson 2), South Central 8 (Geiler 2, Markley 4,  Lotz 1, Matheny 1).

Junior Varsity Game -- South Central 40, Windsor/Stew-Stras 37.

 

At Beecher City

Shelbyville came calling and handed Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City a 77-63 non-conference loss Tuesday.

The Rams took control early with a 25-14 opening quarter and led 46-30 at halftime. Three Rams players scored over 20 points each. Turner Pullen scored 24, Malcom Miller 23 and Hunter Plummer 21.

CHBC also had three players in double figures, Cody Grove 23, Konner Blackerby 21 and Aaron Nohren 11.

At Beecher City

SHELBYVILLE (77)

Howell 3-0 -- 9, Miller 9-3 -- 23, Plummer 8-0 -- 21, Pullen 9-6 -- 24, Watson 0-0 -- 0. TOTALS 29 FG, 9 FT.

CHBC (63)

Blackerby 9-0 -- 21, Stewart 2-0 -- 5, Duckwitz 1-0 -- 3, Grove 9-0 -- 23, Nohren 4-3 -- 11, Buzzard 0-0 -- 0, Miller 0-0 -- 0. TOTALS 26 FG, 3 FT.

Shelbyville            25     21    15    16    --    77

CHBC                     14    16    15    18    --    63

3-point  FG -- Shelbyville (Howell 3, Miller 2, Pummer 5), Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City 8 (Stewart 1, Duckwitz 1, Grove 5, Nohren 1).

 

At Olney

Olney picked up a 64-48 non-conference victory over visiting Dieterich Tuesday evening.

Olney held a 32-20 halftime lead and had a 32-28 second half.

Dieterich had three players hit double digits. Ryan Radloff tallied 17 while Tyler Higgs scored 14 and Callaway Campton 12. Radloff tossed in five three-pointers.

At Olney

DIETERICH (48)

Flach 0-2 -- 2, McClain 0-0 -- 0 , Bloemer 1-0 -- 2, S. Bohnhoff 0-0 -- 0, Radloff 6-0 -- 17, Hartke 0-0 -- 0, Higgs 7-0 -- 14, Campton 6-0 -- 12, Einhorn 0-0 -- 0, Niebrugge 0-1 -- 1. TOTALS 20 FG, 3 FT.

OLNEY (64)

Miller 9-4 -- 26, Dobbs 4-0 -- 11, Lambird 4-0 -- 8, Dunn 2-2 -- 6, Klingler 2-1 -- 5, Hatten 3-0 -- 8, Mitchell 0-0 -- 0, Zuber 0-0 -- 0, Adams 0-0 -- 0, Stallard 0-0 -- 0, Doll 0-0 -- 0. TOTALS 24 FG, 7 FT.

Dieterich            12      8    14    14    --    48

Olney                 16    16    16    16    --    64

3-point FG -- Dieterich 5 (Radloff 5), Olney 9 (Miller 4, Dobbs 3, Hatten 2).

 

At Newton

Newton claimed a 57-36 victory over Palestine/Hutsonville Tuesday.

The Eagles took a 16-7 opening quarter lead as Nate Meinhart tallied six points. The lead stood at 28-13 at halftime. Newton then had a 29-23 second half.

Only one player hit double figures as 11 players scored for Newton. Nick Cohorst led the way with 10 points. Meinhart chipped in with nine and Ben Carr had eight.

At Newton

PALESTINE/HUTSONVILLE (36)

Nehls 1-0 -- 3, Newlin 1-0 -- 2, Matthews 1-0 -- 3, Fritenie 2-2 -- 7, Par 2-1 -- 7, York 2-0 -- 4, Gower 1-0 -- 2, Boles 4-0 -- 8, Nave 0-0 -- 0. TOTALS 14 FG, 3 FT.

NEWTON (57)

Meinhart 4-1 -- 9, Carr 4-0 -- 8, Rieman 2-0 -- 5, Weber 1-0 -- 2, Harris 2-0 -- 4, Stone 2-0 -- 4, Koebele 1-0 -- 2, Bierman 0-0 -- 0, Jansen 1-0 -- 2, Cohorst 4-1 -- 10, Wagy 3-1 -- 7, Jansen 2-0 -- 4. TOTALS 25 FG, 5 FT.

Palestine/Hutsonville            7      6    10    13    --    36

Newton                                16    12    12    17    --    57

3-point FG -- Palestine/Hutsonville 5 (Nehls 1, Matthews 1, Par 2), Newton 2 (Rieman 1, Cohorst 1).

 

At Paris

Paris held a 31-24 halftime lead on Cumberland and went on for a 73-51 victory.

Johnson led the Tigers with 20 points while Spencer added 17.

Cumberland was led by Tyson Magee with 27 points and Zach Wolke with 11.

At Paris

CUMBERLAND (51)

Butler 1-0 -- 3, Donsbach 1-0 -- 2, Willenborg 2-0 -- 6, Magee 11-4 -- 27, Z. Wolke 5-0 -- 11, Hatfill 1-0 -- 2, M. Wolke 0-0 -- 0. TOTALS 21 FG, 4 FT.

PARIS (73)

Johnson 7-5 -- 20, Sutton 1-2 -- 4, Spencer 6-3 -- 17, Anderson 3-1 -- 8 Gladding 0-0 -- 0, Hopper 1-0 -- 3, Lawson 1-0 -- 2, Burger 7-3 -- 17, Whitacre 1-0 -- 2. TOTALS 27 FG, 14 FT.

Cumberland            9    15    15    12    --    51

Paris                     14    17    22    20    --    73

3-point FG -- Cumberland 5 (Willenborg 2, Butler 1, Magee 1, Z. Wolke 1), Paris 5 (Spencer 2, Johnson 1,  Anderosn 1, Hopper 1).