Junior High Boys Basketball -- Jan. 7
Published on January 8 2019 8:00 am
Last Updated on January 8 2019 12:07 pm
Written by Millie Lange
TAYLORVILLE -- Effingham claimed two victories in seventh and eighth-grade boys basketball action Monday over Taylorville.
The Mustangs won the seventh-grade game, 39-16. EJHS had a 22-12 halftime lead and that was the game.
Raddatz tallied 11 while Rose added 10 for the Mustangs who improve to 7-11.
In eighth-grade action, the Mustangs led by only one at halftime then had a 22-5 final period for a 51-39 victory.
Donaldson scored 17 while Wolfe added 13 and Estrada 10. Estrada and Wolfe led in steals with three each. Pontious pulled down eight rebounds.
At Taylorville
Seventh-Grade Game
Effingham 10 12 8 9 -- 39
Taylorville 9 3 1 3 -- 16
Effingham -- Fox 4, Ring 4, Raddatdz 11, Pals 1, Gillum 2, Schaefer 2, Nichols 3, Rose 10, K. Larimore 2
Taylorville -- White 3, Rahar 2, Mathon 2, Davis 5, Clayton 4
Eighth-Grade Game
Effingham 11 5 13 22 -- 51
Taylorville 6 9 19 5 -- 39
Effingham -- Wolfe 13, Estrada 10, Westendorf 5, Pontious 6, Donaldson 17
Taylorville -- Bichenauer 11, Anthony 9, Robbins 5, Turrey 5, Bates 3, Thomas 3, Clayton 2, Blue 1
At Strasburg
Dieterich and Stewardson-Strasburg split victories Monday evening.
Dieterich picked up the seventh-grade game, 36-28. Dieterich edged ahead by a point at halftime then had a 17-4 third period.
John Holste led Dieterich with 13 points. Stew-Stras was led by Gracey with 16.
Stew-Stras dropped to 5-5 in the National Trail Conference, 6-13 overall.
In eighth-grade play, Stew-Stras was a 44-29 winner.
Stew-Stras held a 28-11 halftime lead. Dieterich came back with an 18-16 second half but it was too little.
Stew-Stras was led by A. Wittenberg with 16 and J. Wittenberg with 10. The Stars improve to 10-0 in the National Trail Conference, 17-1 overall.
Dieterich was led by Kidd with 12 and Britton with 10.
At Strasburg
Seventh-Grade Game
Dieterich 7 7 17 5 -- 36
Stew-Stras 5 8 4 11 -- 28
Dieterich -- Jo. Holste 13, Ja. Holste 7, Wente 6, Iffert 5, Gephart 5
Stew-Stras -- Gracey 16, J. Smith 4, Manhart 3, Hoene 3, Bridges 2
Eighth-Grade Game
Dieterich 6 5 8 10 -- 29
Stew-Stras 16 12 13 3 -- 44
Dieterich -- Kidd 12, Britton 10, Dill 3, Bloemer 2, Will 2
Stew-Stras -- A. Wittenberg 16, J. Wittenberg 10, Davis 9, Nothaus 6, Chaney 3
At Teutopolis
Teutopolis picked up two victories over Charleston.
The Wooden Shoes won the seventh-grade contest, 37-34. T-town led 20-17 at halftime and kept that three point lead the rest of the way.
Joey Niebrugge and Tyler Pruemer led T-town with nine points each.
In eighth-grade play, T-town was a 46-33 winner. The Shoes led 26-16 at halftime.
B. Niebrugge scored 15 and Goeckner 11 for the Shoes.
At Teutopolis
Seventh-Grade Game
Charleston 10 7 7 10 -- 34
Teutopolis 6 14 7 10 -- 37
Charleston -- Spoonhour 3, Spour 5, Landrus 13, Rudibough 8, Nelson 2, King 1, Misner 2
Teutopolis -- Hanson 5, Waldhoff 4, Koester 5, Gaddis 2, Thoele 3, Niebrugge 9, Pruemer 9
Eighth-Grade Game
Charleston 10 6 9 8 -- 33
Teutopolis 9 17 8 12 -- 46
Charleston -- Applegate 8, Hess 2, Oakley 6, Carter 11, Goben 6
Teutopolis -- B. Niebrugge 15, Roepke 4, Ca. Siemer 9, Bloemer 2, Goeckner 11, Niemerg 3, Schwerdt 2
At Cowden
Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City claimed two victories over Ramsey Monday evening.
In seventh-grade action, CHBC was a 39-31 winner. Leading by only two at halftime, CHBC had a 16-10 second half to pull away.
Zander Merrfield led the way with 15 points for CHBC.
In eighth-grade play, CHBC trounced Ramsey, 53-17. CHBC led 24-7 after the opening quarter.
Carter Bain and Trevor Theis tallied 12 points each for the winners.
At Cowden
Seventh-Grade Game
Ramsey 7 14 4 6 -- 31
CHBC 16 7 10 6 -- 39
Ramsey -- Finley 4, Christian 3, Hayes 15, Benhoff 7, Claycomb 2
Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City -- Evans 1, Merrifield 15, Allen 3, Hau 2, Wojcik 9, Jones 5, Lorton 4
Eighth-Grade Game
Ramsey 7 4 5 1 -- 17
CHBC 24 2 11 16 -- 53
Ramsey -- Hayes 3, Berner 1, Reiss 5, Hall 4, Marley 4
Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City -- Bain 12, Watson 7, Thompson 2, Robbins 9, Theis 12, Corley 7, Trastor 4
At Newton
Newton St. Thomas handed Sigel St. Michael two losses Monday evening.
St. Thomas edged St. Michael, 31-27 in seventh-grade play. St. Michael led 11-5 after the opening quarter and the score was tied at 15-15 at halftime. The Sharpshooters then had a 23-20 lead going into the final quarter when St. Thomas went on an 11-4 run to pull out the win.
Bierman led St. Thomas with 12 points. St. Michael was led by Niebrugge with 14.
In the eighth-grade game, St. Thomas won 29-25. St. Thomas led 19-9 at halftime. St. Michael came back with a 16-10 second half but couldn't get over the hump.
K. Bergbower scored 11 for the winners. Tedrick led St. Michael with six.
At Newton
Seventh-Grade Game
St. Michael 11 4 8 4 -- 27
St. Thomas 5 10 5 11 -- 31
Sigel St. Michael -- Durdel 3, Niebrugge 14, Ruholl 6, B. Fearday 2, Croy 2
Newton St. Thomas -- K. Bergbower 3, Gier 2, J. Wever 7, L. Wever 3, Bierman 12, G. Ochs 4
Eighth-Grade Game
St. Michael 4 5 6 10 -- 25
St. Thomas 8 11 3 7 -- 29
Sigel St. Michael -- Niebrugge 3, Ruholl 5, Fearday 5, Koester 4, Tedrick 6, Hoene 2
Newton St. Thomas -- K. Bergbower 11, Bierman 4, Moore 2, Buerster 8, J. Ochs 2, Gier 2