St. Anthony Wins, EHS Falls, Girls Basketball Roundup

Effingham St. Anthony edged Shelbyville 58-56 in girls high school basketball action Thursday evening.

The Bulldogs took a 16-9 opening quarter lead as Riley Guy connected on two three-pointers and finished with nine points in the period. The Bulldogs led 34-23 at halftime. Lucy Fearday took over in the second quarter with 10 points.

But the Rams came roaring out in the third period with a 20-8 run and led 43-42 going into the final quarter. T. Wade scored 13 of those 20 points.

Reese Jones connected on two three-pointers in the final period while Grace Karolewicz scored five as the Bulldogs took a 16-13 final period to win by two points.

Jones finished with 15 points to lead the Bulldogs while Fearday tallied 14 and Guy 13.

St. Anthony captured a 43-12 junior varsity contest. Fearday scored 11, Rillie Willenborg 10 and Anna Faber 10 for the winners.

At St. Anthony

SHELBYVILLE (56)

Owens 0-2 -- 2, T. Wade 12-5 -- 29, Ogden 7-0 -- 14, M. Wade 1-0 -- 2, Kaiser 2-0 -- 4, Beyers 2-1 -- 5. TOTALS 24 FG, 8 FT.

ST. ANTHONY (58)

Hakman 1-0 -- 2, Guy 4-3 -- 13, Karolewicz 3-2 -- 8, Jones 6-0 -- 15, Rios 1-0 -- 2, Fearday 6-2 -- 14, Beesley 1-0 -- 2, Faber 1-0 -- 2. TOTALS 23  FG, 7 FT.

Shelbyville              9    14    20    13    --    56

St. Anthony           16    18      8    16    --    58

3-point FG -- Shelbyville 0, St. Anthony 5 (Jones 3, Guy 2).

Junior Varsity Game

Shelbyville            2      4    4      2    --    12

St. Anthony           6    14    9    14    --    43

Shelbyville -- Litton 4, Adams 6, Vasquez 0, Owens 0, Houska 0, Durbin 2, Summers 0, Wood 0, Mercer 0, Gardner 0

St. Anthony -- Hakman 3, Karolewicz 5, Rios 2, Fearday 11, Willenborg 10, Faber 10, Fitzgerald 2

At Effingham

In an Apollo Conference contest, Lincoln came calling and went home with a 68-51 win over the host Hearts Thursday.

Lincoln edged ahead 17-16 in the opening quarter and led 32-28 at halftime. The Hearts remained close in the third period on the strength of Hayley Diveley's two three-pointers and a regular basket. But Lincoln came through with a 19-7 final period and that squelched any comeback bid by the Hearts.

Diveley led EHS with 22 points on seven field goals that included four three-pointers and four free throws. Annie Frost tallied 14.

At Effingham

LINCOLN (68)

Gorens 4-4 -- 14, Robbins 0-0 -- 0, Paulus 1-0 -- 3, Koehler 2-8 -- 12, McCuan 0-1 -- 1, Stoltenburg 0-0 -- 0, Presshood 6-3 -- 15, Schneider 9-4 -- 23. TOTALS 22 FG, 20 FT.

EFFINGHAM (51)

Bushur 0-0 -- 0, Frost 6-2 -- 14, Althoff 2-0 -- 5, Armstrong 1-2 -- 4, Feldhake 0-2 -- 2, Ohnesorge 1-0 -- 2, Niebrugge 0-0 -- 0, Carie 1-0 -- 2, Diveley 7-4 -- 22, Mapes 0-0 -- 0. TOTALS 18  FG 10 FT.

Lincoln                 17    15    17    19    --    68

Effingham            16    12    16       7    --    51

3-point FG -- Lincoln 4 (Gorens 2, Paulus 1, Schneider 1), Effingham 5 (Diveley 4, Althoff 1).

At Teutopolis

Teutopolis zipped out to a 12-2 opening quarter lead on Danville and had a 23-8 third period to take a 58-32 win Thursday evening.

The Wooden Shoes had only one player in double figures as 11 scored in the game. Lexie Niebrugge tallied 14. Olivia Niemerg and Hope Bueker scored nine each. Niemerg led in rebounds with seven while Niebrugge pulled down six. Niemerg led in steals with two. Niebrugge had one assist and one blocked shot.

At Teutopolis

DANVILLE (32)

Houpt 6-3 -- 15, Rose 2-0 -- 4, Conaway 4-2 -- 10, Calloway 0-0 -- 0. A. Reed 0-0 -- 0, Boyd 1-0 -- 2, Payne 0-0 -- 0, Davis 0-1 -- 1. TOTALS 13 FG, 6 FT.

TEUTOPOLIS (58)

Tegeler 2-0 -- 4, L. Niebrugge 6-0 -- 14, Roepke 1-0 -- 2, Schumacher 1-0 -- 2, Niemerg 2-5 -- 9, Konkel 1-0 -- 2, H. Bueker 4-1 -- 9, Mette 1-5 -- 7, Cremens 1-0 -- 2, Hardiek 1-3 -- 5, K. Niebrugge 1-0 -- 2. TOTALS 21 FG, 14 FT.

Danville                     2    11      8    11    --    32

Teutopolis               12    11    23    12    --    58

3-point FG -- Danville 0, Teutopolis 2 (L. Niebrugge 2).

At Dieterich

The homestanding Movin' Maroons played host to Ramsey and captured a 58-41 non-conference win Thursday.

Dieterich edged out to a 9-5 opening quarter lead and held that four-point lead at halftime, 22-18. Both teams scored 13 in the third period before Dieterich had a 17-10 final quarter.

Three players hit double digits for the winners. Andrea Bierman led the way with 17 points while Emily Bloemer tallied 12 and Kaitlyn Boerngen chipped in with 10.

Dieterich also edged Ramsey in the junior varsity contest, 23-21.

At Dieterich

RAMSEY (41)

Ritter 2-0 -- 5, Mezo 0-0 -- 0, Orzel 6-0 -- 16, Simon 7-3 -- 18, Trexler 1-0 -- 2, Benhoff 0-0 -- 0, Lorton 0-0 -- 0. TOTALS 16 FG, 3 FT.

DIETERICH (58)

Bloemer 5-1 -- 12, Brummer 0-2 -- 2, Locey 3-2 -- 8, Boerngen 4-1 -- 10, Meinhart 4-0 -- 8, Bierman 7-3 -- 17, Hall 0-1 -- 1. TOTALS 23 FG, 10 FT.

Ramsey              5    13    13    10    --    41

Dieterich             9    13    19    17    --    58

3-point FG -- Ramsey 6 (Orzel 4, Ritter 1, Simon 1), Dieterich 2 (Bloemer 1, Boerngen 1).

At Okaw Valley

Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg claimed a 54-31 non-conference victory over Okaw Valley Thursday.

The Hatchets held a 16-11 opening quarter lead and pushed that to 35-19 at halftime.

Mikala Nichols tallied 17 points while Natalie Hayes added 14 and Hannah Hayes 13 for the winners.

At Okaw Valley

WSS (54)

Dasenbrock 1-1 -- 3, Sayers 1-0 -- 2, H. Hayes 6-0 -- 13, N. Hayes 6-2 -- 14, Nichols 7-3 -- 17, Weeden 1-1 -- 3, Bean 1-0 -- 2. TOTALS 23 FG, 7 FT.

OKAW VALLEY (31)

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WSS                           16    19    13    6    --    54

Okaw Valley              11      8      6    6    --    31

3-point FG -- Windsor/Stew-Stras 1 (H. Hayes 1).

At Altamont

Altamont picked up a National Trail Conference win over South Central Thursday, 77-26.

The Indians had a 30-3 opening quarter and that was the game.

South Central was led by Halle Smith with six points. The Cougars drop to 4-10 on the season.

At Altamont

SOUTH CENTRAL (26)

Arnold 2-0 -- 4, Garrett 1-0 -- 2, Smith 2-2 -- 6, Swift 0-2 -- 2, Garrett 1-0 -- 2, Horton 1-2 -- 4, Landreth 1-1 -- 3, Webster 1-0 -- 3. TOTALS 9 FG, 7 FT.

ALTAMONT (77)

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South Central             3      9    12    2    --    26

Altamont                   30    24    18    5    --    77

3-point FG -- South Central 1 (Webster 1).

At Newton

Newton improved its Little Illini Conference record to 3-1 and its overall mark to 15-5 on the season with a 54-47 win over Lawrenceville in action Thursday.

Lawrenceville took the opening quarter lead 10-5, led 23-18 at halftime and 37-32 going into the final quarter. The Eagles mounted a major comeback with a 22-10 run and pulled out the victory.

Brooke Jansen led Newton with 21 points and 14 rebounds. Whitney Zumbahlen contributed 16 points and seven boards. Allison Harris had three assists while Eliza Bierman had two.

At Newton

LAWRENCEVILLE (47)

Akers 6-2 -- 14, HIgginbotham 4-1 -- 11, Schick 2-4 -- 8, Bedwell 3-0 -- 7, Joines 2-1 -- 5, Petty 1-0 -- 2. TOTALS 18 FG, 8 FT.

NEWTON (54)

Jansen 7-4 -- 21, Zumbahlen 6-4 -- 16, Harris 3-0 -- 8, Carr 1-2 -- 4, Einhorn 1-1 -- 3, Russell 1-0 -- 2. TOTALS 19 FG, 11 FT.

Lawrenceville                10    13    14    10    --    47

Newton                            5    13    14    22    --    54

3-point FG -- Lawrenceville 3 (Higginbotham 2, Bedwell 1), Newton 5 (Jansen 3, Harris 2).

Junior Varsity Game

Newton 46, Lawrenceville 26

Newton -- Blake 18, A. Russell 8, Dobbins 5, Borgic 4, Kidwell 3, Einhorn 2, Kocher 2, Murray 2, Hetzer 2 (Newton is 2-1 in the conference, 5-4 overall)

At Sullivan

Sullivan took an 18-7 opening quarter lead before Neoga pulled within four points at halftime. But Sullivan got back on track in the second half for a 69-47 non-conference victory Thursday.

Kylee Phillips led Neoga with 17 points while Olivia Titus chipped in with 11. The Indians drop to 10-11 on the season.

At Sullivan

NEOGA (47)

Partlow 3-0 -- 7, Titus 3-3 -- 11, Phillips 7-3 -- 17, Richards 2-0 -- 4, Fearday 0-0 -- 0, Moore 0-0 -- 0, Ramert 3-2 -- 8. TOTALS 18 FG, 8 FT.

SULLIVAN (69)

White 5-1 -- 12, Still 12-5 -- 29, O'Neill 3-1 -- 7, Moore 0-1 -- 1, Null 2-2 -- 6, Good 3-1 -- 7, Orris 3-0 -- 7. TOTALS 28 FG, 11 FT.

Neoga                 7    18      9    13     --    47

Sullivan             18    11    15    25    --    69

3-point FG -- Neoga 3 (TItus 2, Phililps 1), Sullivan 2 (White 1, Orris 1).

At Robinson

Robinson had a 20-10 third quarter and pulled out a 40-31 victory over Cumberland in Thursday evening action.

The Pirates held a 9-8 opening quarter lead and led 17-14 at halftime. Robinson then came back with a 20-10 third quarter and that was the contest.

Cumberland was led by Zoe Mitchell with 11 points and 13 rebounds. Mitchell also had two assists. Sage Carr and Morgan Scott had two assists each. Josie Brown and Abigail Becker had two steals each.

At Robinson

CUMBERLAND (31)

Robinson 4-0 -- 9, Scott 3-0 -- 6, Carr 2-1 -- 5, Mitchell 4-3 -- 11.

ROBINSON (40)

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Cumberland               9    8    10    4    --    31

Robinson                   8    6    20    6    --    40

3-point FG -- Cumberland 1 (Robinson 1).