Friday 12-8-2017 High School Basketball Scores

BOYS BASKETBALL

St. Anthony 51, St. Elmo/Brownstown 31 (for details, see separate story)

Lincoln 63, Effingham 43 (Lincoln was not a cordial host during the Hearts' first-ever visit for Apollo Conference play; Effingham trailed 19-9 after one quarter, 30-15 at halftime, and 45-33 after three quarters before being outscored 16-11 in the final period; Landon Wolfe continued his big scoring, pouring in 26 points including two threes and seven-of-eight from the line; Mason Hull scored nine points, and Ryan Sandifer and Logan Smith each scored four points; Effingham is now 4-3 on the season, 1-1 in Apollo Conference play; Lincoln won the JV game 53-28; scoring for the Hearts' JV: Niebrugge 8, Utz 7, Thompson 5, Cramsey 4, Waldhoff 3, Donsbach 1)

Altamont 74, South Central 55 (the one-two combination of Mitchell Stevenson and Alek Biggs poured in 52 points, 29 from Stevenson and 23 from Biggs, to pace the Indians attack; Aiden Jahraus was also in double figures with 14 points; also for Altamont, Denver Duckwitz 5, and Tony Klitzing and Kolby Pemberton, 2 apiece; Trent Geiler led the Cougars with 18 points; also for South Central: Lotz and McCown 9 each, Matheny 7, Brandt 6, Roberts 3, Fox 2; Altamont now 4-3 on the season; Altamont won the JV game 65-36; for Altamont JV: Eirhart 18, Teasley 16, Klitzing 10, Budde and Kollman 6 each, Ruffner 5, Abendroth 4; for South Central JV: Roberts 10, Shumate 8, Durham 6, Robb 5, Patten 4, Hester 3)

Dieterich 70, Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City 28 (Ryan Radloff continued his potent scoring, tallying 21 to lead the Movin Maroons; also in double figures for Dieterich: Tyler Higgs and Callaway Campton with 14 apiece, and Evan Bohnhoff with 12 points; also for Dieterich: Devin Flach and Collin Hartke 4 each, and Clayton Mellendorf 1; for CHBC: Nick Miller 9, Dylan Webster 8, Keegan Martin 5, and Zach Burks, Marshall Nohren and Eddie Clearwater 2 each)

Cumberland 57, Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond 48 (Tyson Magee led the scoring for the Pirates with 19 points; Myles Gerhardt and Zach Wolke added 13 each, Brennyn Cutts 9, Connor Butler 3)

Neoga 44, Sullivan 43 (Caleb Hill made two foul shots to give Neoga the one-point win; Hill with 20 points to lead the Indians; also for Neoga: Johnson 8, Butler 6, Ramert and Andrews 3 each, Fritcher and Cornell 2 each; Neoga off to a 3-1 start to the season)

Newton 63, North Clay 28 (Newton improved to 5-2 with the win; balanced scoring for the Eagles: Collin Harris 14, Jack Chapman and Nick Cohorst 13 each, Zach Jansen 6, Zak Finn 5, Ben Carr and Seth Weber 4 each, Justin Zumbahlen and Jake Stanley 2 each; Quincy Aldrich led North Clay with 12 points; also for the Cardinals: Tyson Jones 7, Kaden Turner and Troy Smith 3 each, Aleon Rinehart 2, Reese Blank 1)

Shelbyville 65, Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg 56 (scoring is not available due to problems with the home scorebook; W/SS now 5-2 on the season)

Bloomington Central Catholic 64, Teutopolis 51 (Bloomington Central Catholic hit 10 3's in the game; the Wooden Shoes were down 18-8 after the first quarter, but pulled back to within 22-21 at halftime; BCC was back up 43-36 after three quarters and outscored the Shoes 21-15 in the final quarter to post the 13-point win; Dawson Smith led Teutopolis with 18 points and Eric Kremer was in double figures with 13; also for Teutopolis: Clint Weber and Ian Addis 7 each, Lee Hardiek 4, Collin Kreke 2; Teutopolis suffer first loss after five wins; Teutopolis JV won 71-59 to improve to 1-1)

Casey-Westfield 60, Robinson 50

Mt. Zion 70, Mattoon 38

Breese Central 44, Salem 33

Vandalia 72, Gillespie 32

Mahomet-Seymour 67, Taylorville 31

Flora 78, Lawrenceville 71

Vincennes Lincoln 44, Mt. Carmel 31

Carbondale 55, Mt. Vernon 39

Hillsboro 75, Pana 63

Olney Richland County 61, Red Hill 55

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Brownstown/St. Elmo 59, Father McGivney 42 (Claire Wilhour with a big night for BSE including 19 points, 3 steals and 7 assists; also for the Lady Bombers: Deana Shelton 16, Olivia Campbell 10, Natalie Oberlink 9, Dana Shelton 4, Avyree Scholes 1)