Seventh-Grade Girls State Basketball -- Dec. 1

In its first contest, Altamont edged Bloomington Corpus Christi, 41-40. Altamont held a 23-14 halftime lead but Corpus Christi came back with a 17-7 third quarter to lead 31-30 going into the final period. Altamont then had an 11-9 final period for the win.

Grace Nelson tallied 17 to lead the winners while Kylie Osteen added 12.

In other first round games, Mendon Unity downed Lockport Kelvin Grove 47-34, Brimfield beat Paris Crestwood 23-20 and Havana wno over Springfield Blessed Sacrament 39-35.

Altamont then faced Mendon Unity and dropped a 33-28 contest. The two teams were tied at 6-6 after the opening quarter and Mendon Unity held a 15-13 halftime lead. Altamont came back with an 8-7 third period to pull within 22-21 going into the final quarter only to see Mendon Unity take an 11-7 edge for the win.

Nelson was the lone Altamont player in double figures with 15.

In the other semifinal contest, Havana downed Brimfield, 35-16.

Altamont (19-9) will meet Brimfield at 6 p.m. Thursday for third place while Mendon Unity takes on Havana at 7:30 for the championship.

Class 7-2A State Tournament

Game One

Altamont                        13    10      7    11    --    41

Corpus Christi                6      8    17      9    --    40

Altamont -- Nelson 17, K. Osteen 12, P. Osteen 8, Reardon 2, Grunloh 2

Bloomington Corpus Christi -- Shanks 9, M. Uhren 2, C. Uhren 13, Hadley 2, Vogel 14

Game Five

Altamont                   6    7    8      7    --    28

Mendon Unity           6    9    7    11    --    33

Altamont -- Nelson 15, K. Osteen 1, P. Osteen 6, Reardon 4, Grunloh 2

Mendon Unity -- Frankel 2, Shaffer 23, Cornwell 6, Schaffnit 2

Class 7-1A State Tournament

Sigel St. Michael opened the Class 7-1A State Tournament with a 24-20 loss to Mount Pulaski Saturday at Assumption Central A&M Middle School.

Mount Pulaski ran off to an 8-0 first quarter lead. The Sharpshooters rallied with a 6-1 second period to pull within 7-6 at halftime then tied the score at 14-14 in the third quarter. The two teams tallied four points each in the fourth period and the game went into overtime. Mount Pulaski then had a 6-2 run for the win.

St. Michael was led by Abbi Hatton with seven points. The Sharpshooters ended the season with an 18-7 record.

In other opening round contests, Lincoln West Lincoln-Broadwell trounced Ashland A-C Central 53-16, Annawan downed Cissna Park 30-14 and Ottawa Wallace won over Bartonville Monroe 45-22.

In the semifinals, Lincoln West Lincoln-Broadwell again had a big scoring contest with a 62-9 win over Annawan and Ottawa Wallace edged Mount Pulaski 36-31.

Annawan and Mount Pulaski will meet for third place Thursday at 6 p.m. while Lincoln West Lincoln-Broadwell takes on Ottawa Wallace at 7:30 for the state title.

Class 7-1A State Tournament

Game Four

Overtime

Sigel St. Michael             0    6    8    4    2    --    20

Mount Pulaski                 6    1    7    4    6    --    24

Sigel St. Michael -- Budde 3, Hotze 3, Dunbar 3, Dittamore 2, Deters 2, Hatton 7

Mount Pulaski -- Murphy 2, Charron 1, Davis 10, Chandler 11