Shoes Win Fairfield Girls Tournament Title

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Published on December 28 2017 7:30 am
Last Updated on December 28 2017 7:37 am
Written by Millie Lange

Teutopolis High School captured the championship of the Fairfield Merry Mule Tournament.

FAIRFIELD -- Teutopolis High School captured the championship of the Fairfield Merry Mule Girls Basketball Tournament Wednesday evening.

The Wooden Shoes opened the day with a 57-21 victory over host Fairfield. T-town leaped out to a 23-12 opening quarter lead and led 37-14 at halftime.

Three players hit double figures led by Jolene Bueker with 14 points. Mariana Hemmen tallied 11 points while Macy Michels added 10. Hemmen led in assists with five. Michels had three blocked shots. J. Bueker pulled down a whopping 12 rebounds.

In other scores, Edwards County (Albion) beat Robinson 56-34, Murphysboro defeated North Posey 56-39, Anna-Jonesboro downed Wayne City 58-17, Teutopolis junior varsity won over Lawrenceville 56-34 and Flora beat Carmi White County 39-31.

In the championship game, Coach Laurie Thompson's crew totally dominated. T-town edged out to an 8-7 opening quarter then had a 16-4 run to lead 24-11 at halftime. The Shoes then went ballistic offensively with a 24-8 third period.

S. Bueker tallied 18 points by connecting on one regular basket, five three-pointers and a free throw. J. Bueker chipped in with 12 points while Michels added 10. Morgan Mette was on the verge of double figures with nine points.

Hemmen had five assists and four steals. J. Bueker had two blocked shots. Mette had four steals. Michels led in rebounds with four.

Fairfield claimed third place with a 43-39 win over Carmi. Teutopolis junior varsity and Murphysboro played for fifth place but no score was reported. Seventh place went to North Posey over Lawrenceville 72-54. Edwards County edged Anna-Jonesboro 38-33 for ninth place. Wayne City beat Robinson 45-38 for 11th place.

Fairfield Merry Mule Tournament

Game 15

TEUTOPOLIS (57)

J. Bueker 7-0 -- 14, S. Bueker 3-0 -- 8, Bushur 2-0 -- 4, Frey 1-0 -- 2, Grimes 1-1 -- 3, Hemmen 5-0 -- 11, Mette 0-0 -- 0, Michels 5-0 -- 10, Niemerg 2-0 -- 5. TOTALS 26 FG, 1 FT.

FAIRFIELD (21)

Titer 0-0 -- 0, Conrad 0-0 -- 0, Steward 0-1 -- 1, Jennings 0-0 -- 0, Milner 0-0 -- 0, Sutton 1-0 -- 2, Eckleberry 0-0 -- 0, Slover 4-0 -- 10, Bowers 2-0 -- 4, Koblak 2-0 -- 4, Lewis 0-0 -- 0, Simms 0-0 -- 0. TOTALS 9 FG, 1 FT.

Teutopolis             23    14    14    6    --    57

Fairfield                 12      2      4    3    --    21

3-point FG -- Teutopolis 4 (S. Bueker 2, Hemmen 1, Niemerg 1), Fairfield 2 (Slover 2).

Championship

FLORA (21)

Himelick 4-0 -- 10, Heath 0-0 -- 0, Darrough 0-0 -- 0, Allen 0-0 -- 0, Phillips 0-0 -- 0, Griffith 0-0 -- 0, Cammon 2-2 -- 6, McAllister 0-0 -- 0, Henson 0-0 -- 0, Walden 0-0 -- 0, Behnke 0-0 -- 0, Propes 0-0 -- 0, Brown 0-1 -- 1, Jenning 2-0 -- 4. TOTALS 8 FG, 3 FT.

TEUTOPOLIS (61)

J. Bueker 6-2 -- 12, S. Bueker 5-1 -- 18, Bushur 0-0 -- 0, Frey 0-0 -- 0, Grimes 2-2 -- 6, Hemmen 2-0 -- 4, Mette 4-1 -- 9, Michels 4-2 -- 10, Niemerg 1-0 -- 2. TOTALS 24 FG, 8 FT.

Flora                      7      4      8      2    --    21

Teutopolis             8    16    24    13    --    61

3-point FG -- Flora 2 (Himelick 2), Teutopolis 5 (S. Bueker 5).