High School Girls Hoops from Nov 30

The Effingham Lady Hearts improved to 5-0 with a 70-34 win Thursday night at Mattoon. It was the Apollo Conference for the Lady Hearts.

Effingham held a 17-4 lead after one quarter, pushed the margin to 32-13 at halftime, and were up 54-23 after three periods before outscoring the Lady Green Wave 16-11 in the fourth quarter.

Lady Hearts' Coach Jeff Schafer said, "This was a good start to the Apollo for us. Every road win is a plus. We continued where we left off. Again, everyone played a huge part. I thought Shelby (Myers) and Skylar (Schafer) did an awesome job on (Athlin) McDonald, and Aly (Armstrong) and Abby (Weis) held (Bella) Coffey without a field goal. Our bench scored more than half our points. Miranda (Fox), Natalie (Carie) and Bria (Barr) played great floor games, and Carsyn (Fearday) was Carsyn."

Effingham will be back in action Saturday afternoon at the Enlow Center against crosstown rival St. Anthony. A 1pm JV game will be followed by the varsity contest. We will broadcast the varsity game on KJ Country 102.3.

Schafer said, "We will have a tough opponent in St. Anthony on Saturday."

Effingham stats: Carsyn Fearday 7 FG, 1-1 FT, 15 points, 7 rebounds...Skyler Schafer 2 FG, 5 points...Natalie Carie--5 FG, 11 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists...Aly Armstrong 1 FG, 3 points, 3 rebounds...Miranda Fox 1 FG 1-2 FT, 3 points, 8 assists, 6 rebounds...Abby Weis 7 FG, 1-2 FT, 18 points...Bria Barr 4 FG, 0-1 FT, 9 points, 4 rebounds...Shelby Myers 1 FG, 2 points, 3 rebounds...Madison Buscher 2 FG, 4 points, 4 rebounds

Mattoon scoring--Sanders 8, Coffey 7, Arthur 4, Otto 4, MacDonald 4, Eastin 3, MacDowell 2, Brown 2

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The Windsor/Stew-Stras Lady Hatchets defeated the St. Anthony Lady Bulldogs 41-32 in National Trail Conference action Thursday.

The Hatchets were up 8-6 after one quarter but extended the lead to 23-16 at halftime and 37-22 after three quarters, before the Lady Bulldogs outscored WSS 10-4 in the final quarter to pull within nine at the finish.

St. Anthony Coach Bart Wiedman said, "We have to get back to work offensively."

Megan Schlechte led the Hatchets with 14 points. Also in double figures were Katrina Davis with 13 points and Nikki Trussell with 10 points. Hannah Hayes and Madison Everett each scored two points.

Meg Richards led St. Anthony with 12 points. Also for St. Anthony: Shea Kinkelaar 8, Olivia Clausius 6, and Sydney Gibson, Maryann Saba and Abby Repking 2 each. Gibson and Kinkelaar each grabbed 3 rebounds, Richards and Kinkelaar each had 3 assists, and Kinkelaar and Clausius each had 3 steals.

In the JV game, St. Anthony won over Okaw Valley 38-9. For St. Anthony: Ritz 8, Rogers 8, Boatman 6, Jones 6, Buenker 4, Repking 2, Hartke 2, Beesley 2

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Teutopolis improved to 9-0 with a 53-41 at Pana Thursday.

The Lady Shoes were up 12-5 after one quarter, 27-14 at halftime, and 39-29 after three quarters before outscoring the Lady Panthers 14-12 in the final quarter to post the 12-point win.

Sadie Bueker led Teutopolis with 12 points. Also for the Lady Shoes: Macy Michels 9, Jolene Bueker 8, Claire Bushur 6, Marianna Hemmen 6, Savannah Grimes 4, Olivia Niemerg 4, Morgan Mette 2, Hannah Pruemer 2

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Webber Township beat South Central 54-25 Thursday.

The Lady Cougars dug a big early hole, trailing 16-3 after the first quarter. South Central Coach Gary Kapper said, "The girls battled again tonight, but we just need to play better at the start of our games. The first quarters are hurting us on not getting enough scoring. Once the game gets going, we settle down and play better. We continue to improve in some areas and still need work in others. We will continue to do that."

For South Central: Kayli Swift 7, Katlyn Hilmes 6, Sydnee Garrett 6, Jessica Blomberg 4, Adrianna Horton 2

South Central is 1-4 on the season.

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Paris defeated Newton in Little Illini Conference action 63-28 Thursday.

Frohning led Newton with 10 points and six rebounds. Also for Newton: Jansen 5, Harris 4, Stone 3, Grunloh 2, Carr 2 with 4 rebounds, A. Russell 2

Newton 2-5 on the season.

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Neoga defeated North Clay 40-35 in National Trail Conference action.

For Neoga: Banning 16, Titus 13, Partlow 5, Atwell 3, Hill 2, Estay 1

For North Clay: Coble 9, Craig 8, Fender 6, Fleener 5, Jones 2, Lovett 2, Lewis 2, Kessler 1

Neoga improved to 6-3, 2-0 in the NTC

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Altamont posted a 60-45 win over Casey-Westfield.

For Altamont: Leah Mayhaus 15, Johnna Schultz 12, Mary Guse 9, Tinley Mette 8, Ashley Goeckner 7, Brooke Runge 5, Shelbi Stone 4

Altamont won the JV game 44-1. For Altamont: Jackman 12, Goeckner 9, Schultz 6, Mette 4, Pemberton 4, Guse 3, Crow 2, Runge 2, Hardiek 2

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Brownstown/St. Elmo won over Dieterich 61-42 in NTC action.

For BSE: Claire Wilhour 17, Olivia Campbell 16, Dana Shelton 12, Avyree Scholes 6, Deanna Shelton 6, Natalie Oberlink 4

For Dieterich: Jennifer Robards 15, Andrea Bierman 9, Anna Shadle 8, Gracie Britton 4, Brooke Locey 2, Faith Aherin 2, Kaitlyn Bloemer 2

Dieterich is 2-7 on the season.

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Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City defeated Martinsville 59-29.

For CHBC: Jaelyn Robertson 18, Tabitha Endsley 14, Lauren Wojcik 10, Kylee Bertin 4, Darley Moon 4, Sydney Lorton 2, Hailey Persinger 2, Madison Blayne 2, Madison Cherry 2, Mackenzie Bunch 1