Hearts Fall at Lincoln; Other High School Basketball Scores 12-13-19

The Effingham Hearts fell behind by 10, took a second quarter, but eventually lost 56-39 at Lincoln in Apollo Conference boys basketball Friday night.

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Lincoln controlled the tempo throughout the first quarter and a last second three-pointer left the Hearts trailing 15-5 after one quarter. Lincoln got the ball to start the period but missed a shot. Effingham grabbed the rebound and also grabbed the momentum, ripping off 11 straight points to take a 16-15 lead. The teams exchanged leads and the Hearts outpointed the Railers in the quarter, but Effingham still trailed 25-22 at halftime.

Lincoln regained the momentum in the second half, outscoring the Hearts 14-7 to lead after three quarters, 39-29, and posted a 17-10 edge in the final period to win by 17.

Effingham junior Parker Wolfe led all scorers with 23 points. Also for the Hearts: Nate Thompson 6, Drew Thompson 5, and Jacob Stoneburner 5.

Four players scored in double figures for the Lincoln squad, now 7-0 on the season. Dylan Singleton led with 16 points, Will Ewald scored 14, Kaden Froebe 12, and Landon Hullinger 10. Kameron Whiteman finished with 4 points.

The Hearts are now 5-2 on the season, 1-1 in the Apollo.

Lincoln won the JV game 41-27. For Effingham: Brayden Pals 7, Jackson Lee 5, Volpi 5, Jakob Logan 3, Max Woelfer 3, Garrott Wolfe 2, Dalton Fox 2.

OTHER SCORES:

Mattoon 75, Mt. Zion 39

Vandalia 45, Staunton 32

Teutopolis 77, Bloomington Central Catholic 65 (Evan Wermert led the Shoes with 28 points; Teutopolis hit 10 3's in the contest)

Neoga 50, Sullivan 44 (Paci McClure led Neoga with 27 points; Trevor Roy scored 14 points for the Indians)

Altamont 56, South Central 39 (Altamont improved to 5-0 with the win; Kaden Eirhart led Altamont with 23 points, while Aiden Jahraus added 12 points; for South Central, Hillshire led with 16 points, while Hunter Brandt added 13 points; South Central is now 2-3 on the season)

St. Anthony 74, St. Elmo/Brownstown 39 (Logan Antrim the Bulldogs with 21 points; Jack Hoene scored 18 points, and Jaccob Dust added 14 points; Smith and McWhorter each scored 8 points to pace St. Elmo/Brownstown; St. Anthony won the JV game 51-25; St. Anthony varsity now 8-0 on the season; SEB is 4-5 this season)

Shelbyville 44, Windsor/Stew-Stras 33 (Wernsing with 12 and Slifer with 10 points paced the Hatchets, now 4-4 on the season)

North Clay 58, Newton 45 (four players were in double figures for the Cardinals: Ian Bailey 16, Tyson Jones 12, Lane Holkenbrink 11, and Ethan Bible 11; Tharp with 13 and Schafer with 12 points paced Newton)

Dieterich 80, CHBC 54 (for Dieterich, Collin Hartke 19, Cole Niebrugge 18, and Derek Kuhl 17; for CHBC, Lucas 20, Robertson 15)

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Father McGivney 56, Brownstown/St. Elmo 46 (Claire Wilhour led BSE with 20 points, adding 5 rebounds and 4 assists)