Junior High Boys Basketball -- Dec. 11

Effingham St. Anthony and Stewardson-Strasburg picked up a victory each in boys junior high basketball action Monday evening.

Stew-Stras won the seventh-grade contest 32-24. Stew-Stras led 15-11 at halftime then had a 10-4 third quarter run.

Davis tallied 11 while A. Wittenberg added 10 for the winners. St. Anthony was led by Hoene with eight.

Stew-Stras improves to 15-0.

In the eighth-grade game, St. Anthony was a 37-28 winner. The Bullpups held a 16-8 halftime lead then had a 13-9 third quarter run.

Mendella tallied 12 for the winners. Stew-Stras was led by Beals with 12.

At St. Anthony

Seventh-Grade Game

Stew-Stras              7    8    10    7    --    32

St. Anthony             4    7      4    9    --    24

Stew-Stras -- Davis 11, A. Wittenberg 10, J. Wittenberg 8, Nothaus 2,  Wetherell 1

St. Anthony -- Hoene 8, Sehy 7, Sager 4, Martelli 3, Levitt 2

Eighth-Grade Game

Stew-Stras              3    6      9    10    --    28

St. Anthony             9    7    13      8    --    37

Stew-Stras -- Beals 12, Kirby 6, Wernsing 5, Vonderheide 4, Kinkelaar 1

St. Anthony -- Mendella 12, Stewart 6, Niebrugge 6, Link 4, Blanchette 4, Kemme 3, Dong 2

At Newton

Newton St. Thomas picked up two wins over Effingham Sacred Heart Monday evening.

In the seventh-grade game, St. Thomas edged the Shamrocks 24-23. Sacred Heart held a 7-4 opening quarter lead and led 11-6 at halftime. St. Thomas came back with a 15-4 third quarter run to lead 21-15 going into the final period. The Shamrocks then roared back only to fall a point short.

St. Thomas was led by Bierman and L. Weber with six points each. Sacred Heart was led by McDevitt with eight.

In the eighth-grade contest, St. Thomas downed the Shamrocks 39-31.

St. Thomas held a 19-17 halftime lead and led 29-21 going into the final quarter.

Mason Schafer tallied 15 and Kye Bergbower 14 for the winners. Sacred Heart was led by Feldhake with 12.

At Newton

Seventh-Grade Game

Sacred Heart           7    4       4    8     --    23

St. Thomas              4    2     15    3    --    24

Sacred Heart -- Buccio 3, Wiedman 6, Lohman 2,  McDevitt 8, Tegeler 4

Newton St. Thomas -- Bierman 6, Bergbower 3, L. Weber 6, Moore 2, Gier 7

Eighth-Grade Game

Sacred Heart             7    10      4    10    --    31

St. Thomas              13      6    10    10    --    39

Sacred Heart -- Feldhake 12, Lohman 3, McDevitt 2, Doedtman 4, Zerrusen 10

Newton St. Thomas -- Zumbahlen 4, Bergbower 14, Schafer 15, Weber 6

At Newton

Jasper County handed Martinsville a seventh-grade loss, 37-35.

Jasper County led 19-17 at halftime. Martinsville came back to lead 26-23 going into the final quarter. Jasper County then had a 14-9 final period to pull out the victory.

Mahaffey led with 12 points while Reynolds tallied 11 for the winners who improved to 4-10.

In eighth-grade action, Jasper County was a 37-23 winner. Jasper County took the early lead 16-4 after the opening quarter.

Tharp tallied eight while Schafer also had eight for the winners who improve to 7-7.

At Newton

Seventh-Grade Game

Martinsville                   6    11    9       9    --    35

Jasper County            11      8    4     14    --    37

Martinsville -- Spittler 6, Lowry 8, Skinner 10, Baird 11

Jasper County -- Baltzell 2, Shamhart 4, Haarman 4, Jansen 4, Reynolds 11, Mahaffey 12

Eighth-Grade Game

Martinsville                     4    1    5    13    --    23

Jasper County             16    9    6       6    --    37

Martinsville -- Gard 2, Robinson 2, Herrerra 5, Dashell 6, V. Herrarra 8

Jasper County -- Rodriguez 2, Bierman 2, Mulvey 6, Koebele 6, Meinhart 5, Tharp 8, Schafer 8

At Casey

Teutopolis picked up two victories over Casey-Westfield Monday.

The Wooden Shoes won the seventh-grade encounter, 49-10. T-town held a 27-6 halftime lead. Roepke and Siemer tallied 10 points each for the Shoes.

In the eighth-grade contest, T-town took a 20-13 halftime lead then had a 19-12 second half for a 39-25 victory over Casey-Westfield.

Bannick led the way for the Shoes with 16 while Bushur added 10.

At Casey

Seventh-Grade Game

Teutopolis                      15    12     16    4    --    49

Casey-Westfield             4       2       4    0    --    10

(T-town linescore adds up to 47 while 49 listed as final)

Teutopolis -- Niebrugge 7, Wernsing 2, Roepke 10, Siemer 10, Bloemer 6, Hoene 2, Niemerg 6, Schwerdt 6

Casey-Westfield -- Buveil 6, Clement 2, Gilbert 2

Eighth-Grade Game

Teutopolis                    10     10    12    7    --    39

Casey-Westfield            1     12    10    2    --    25

Teutopolis -- K. Althoff 1, Ruholl 8, Bannick 16, M. Althoff 4, Bushur 10

Casey-Westfield -- Hills 6, Stephina 8, Overbeck 6, Carlin 5

At Cowden

Altamont Lutheran captured two wins over Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City Monday evening.

Altamont Lutheran claimed the seventh-grade contest 23-15. Lutheran edged out to a 12-9 opening half then had an 11-2 third quarter.

Logan Cornett tallied eight for the winners. CHBC was led by Hayden Corley with six.

In eighth-grade action, ALIS was a 37-29 winner. CHBC took a 10-8 opening quarter lead but ALIS came back to lead 21-14 at halftime. Lutheran then had a 16-15 second half lead.

Noah Klimpel tallied nine for the winners while Cornett and Quinn Verdeyen had eight each. CHBC was led by Jason Baylis with 10.

At Cowden

Seventh-Grade Game

Altamont Lutheran             4    8    11    0    --    23

CHBC                                   6    3      2    4    --    15

Altamont Lutheran -- Siebert 2, Robinson 6, Jahraus 5, Chandler 2, Cornett 8

Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City -- Watson 1, Thompson 2, Robbins 2, Thies 4, Corley 6

Eighth-Grade Game

Altamont Lutheran            8    13    6    10    --    37

CHBC                               10      4    6      9    --    29

Altamont Lutheran -- Klimpel 9, Kopplin 6, Cornett 8, Verdeyen 8, Wendling 2, Robbins 4

Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City -- Hilvety 6, Persinger 3, Robertson 2, Buzzard 2, Robertson 2, Baylis 10, Brummet 2, Lucas 2