Junior High Boys Basketball -- Nov. 13
Published on November 14 2017 7:09 am
Last Updated on November 14 2017 7:19 am
Written by Millie Lange
Effingham Junior High School moved its records upward with victories over Robinson Nuttall in boys basketball action Monday.
The Mustangs won the seventh-grade contest 42-21. Robinson Nuttall held a 7-5 opening quarter lead but Effingham came back strong with a 17-5 second period. Pontious tallied 12 for the winners while Westendorf added nine to improve to 4-1 on the season.
In the eighth-grade contest, Effingham claimed a 44-30 victory. The Mustangs broke a 10-10 opening quarter tie with a 12-5 second period and had a 14-9 third quarter. Braydon Pals led the way in scoring with 14 points and five rebounds. Dalton Fox had five rebounds. Nelson led the way with six boards.
At Robinson
Seventh-Grade Game
Effingham 5 17 8 12 -- 42
Robinson 7 5 7 2 -- 21
Efingham -- Donaldson 3, Wolfe 6, Westendorf 9, Pontious 12, Thompson 4, Dillon 2, Rinkel 4, Heil 2
Robinson Nuttall -- Harriman 2, Liston 5, Jackson 10, McGahey 2, Schick 2
Eighth-Grade Game
Effingham 10 12 14 8 -- 44
Robinson 10 5 9 6 -- 30
Effingham -- Volpi 7, Fox 6, Pals 14, Matteson 5, Hardiek 8, Ritz 3, Christianson 1
Robinson Nuttall -- Roy 2, Brown 2, York 4, O'Neal 4, Trimble 11, King 3, Fuller 4
At Altamont
Altamont captured a seventh-grade victory over Dieterich Monday evening, 40-22.
Altamont led 19-10 at halftime then had a 21-12 second half. Hammer tallied 12 points for the winners while Eirhart added eight and Kollman seven.
Dieterich was led by Britton and Kidd with 10 points each.
In the eighth-grade contest, Dieterich came out the winner with a 41-28 score.
Dieterich trailed Altamont 7-6 after the opening quarter but edged out to a 15-11 halftime lead. The two teams scored 12 in the third quarter before Dieteirch had a 14-5 final period run.
Lidy tallied 19 and B. Budde 14 for the winners. Altamont was led by Suckow and Winn with six each.
At Altamont
Seventh-Grade Game
Dieterich 2 8 8 4 -- 22
Altamont 11 8 13 8 -- 40
Dieterich -- Britton 10, Kidd 10, Niebrugge 2
Altamont -- Hammer 12, Runge 2, Overton 1, Rippetoe 4, Phillips 6, Eirhart 8, Kollmann 7
Eighth-Grade Game
Dieterich 6 9 12 14 -- 41
Altamont 7 4 12 5 -- 28
Dieterich -- B. Budde 14, Lidy 19, Britton 2, Kidd 6
Altamont -- Conner 2, Scott 4, Suckkow 6, Reardon 5, Schultz 5, Winn 6
At Strasburg
Stewardson-Strasburg claimed the seventh-grade victory over Okaw Valley in action Monday evening, 43-8.
Stew-Stras dominated, taking a 19-0 opening quarter lead. J. Wittenberg tallied 15 for the winners while Davis added eight as the Stars improved to 6-0.
In the eighth-grade game, Okaw Valley prevailed with a 33-21 win. Stew-Stras led 11-10 after one period but fell behind 16-15 at halftime.
Wernsing scored 11 for the Stars who drop to 1-6.
At Strasburg
Seventh-Grade Game
Okaw Valley 0 2 2 4 -- 8
Stew-Stras 19 13 11 0 -- 43
Okaw Valley -- Lawrence 4, Ryherd 2, Ruppert 2
Stew-Stras -- J. Wittenberg 15, Davis 8, Jackson 6, A. Wittenberg 5, Chaney 5, Nothaus 4
Eighth-Grade Game
Okaw Valley 10 6 8 9 -- 33
Stew-Stras 11 4 2 4 -- 21
Okaw Valley -- Miller 13, Montgomery 11, Harlin 9
Stew-Stras -- Wernsing 11, Kinkelaar 3, Beals 3, Kirby 2, Vonderheide 2
At Flora
Jasper County split victories with Flora Floyd Henson Monday evening.
Floyd Henson claimed the seventh-grade game 30-22. Henson led 15-4 at halftime and never looked back. Jasper County was led by Street with eight points. The squad drops to 1-4.
In eighth-grade play, Jasper County led 15-12 at halftime then had a 27-22 second half for a 42-34 win.
Meinhart led the way with 13 points while Koebele and Schafer tallied 11 points each for the winners who improve to 4-1.
At Flora
Seventh-Grade Game
Jasper County 2 2 4 14 -- 22
Flora Floyd Henson 4 11 10 5 -- 30
Jasper County -- Kinkade 1, Street 8, Lewis 1, Jansen 2, Shamhart 4, Reynolds 6
Flora Floyd Henson -- Mitchell 2, Giddens 2, Duka 3, Stanford 5, McGee 7, Durre 11
Eighth-Grade Game
Jasper County 2 13 15 12 -- 42
Flora Floyd Henson 8 4 13 9 -- 34
Jasper County -- Tharp 2, Mulvey 5, Koebele 11, Schafer 11, Meinhart 13
Flora Floyd Henson -- Hager 1, Stork 3, Holm 5, Warron 5, Young 6, Borcherding 6, Harroll 8