Thompson Joins 1,000-Point Club as Hearts Down Mattoon; Eirhart Passes 1,000 for Altamont; Other High School Basketball Scores Friday 3-12-2021

HIGH SCHOOL

Boys Basketball

Effingham 78, Mattoon 65 (the Hearts improved to 16-1 on the season with the victory over the Green Wave in a game heard on 979XFM and www.979xfm.com; Hearts senior Nathan Thompson scored 36 points to go past the 1,000 career point mark and also claimed 18 rebounds in a dominating performance that featured a rim-rattling dunk; Parker Wolfe also had a big night for the Hearts, scoring 29 points; also for the Hearts: Garrett Wolfe 9, and Jacob Stoneburner and Brayden Pals 2 each; Mattoon got 28 points from Malik Carter-Smith, along with 19 points from Cam'Ron Thomas and 11 points from Cooper Bergstrom; also for Mattoon: Pierce Farmer and Sam Bradbury 3 each, and Jaylen Middleton 1; Effingham shot 39% from the field, 24 of 62, including 9 of 29 threes; the Hearts made 21 of 29 foul shots, pulled down 44 rebounds and turned the ball over just 10 times; Mattoon made 45% of its shots, 22 of 49, including 7 of 20 threes; Mattoon made 14 of 28 free throws, grabbed 20 rebounds and also committed 10 turnovers; Effingham improved to 16-1 on the season and will close out their campaign hosting Charleston Saturday, with the varsity contest following a 1pm JV game; Mattoon is 7-6 on the season; the Hearts honored seniors Parker Wolfe, Nathan Thompson, Jacob Stoneburner, Jakob Logan and Chase Woomer before the game; Effingham won the JV game 43-34; for Effingham: Ethan Ritz 12, Max Hardiek and Andrew Splechter 8 each, Dalton Fox 6, Jett Volpi 5, and Brayden Pals 4)

 

Teutopolis 67, Mount Zion 46 (the Wooden Shoes' Evan Wermert is one point away from 1,000 for his career, finishing with 26 points on the night; also for Teutopolis: Matthew Deters and Evan Addis 11 each, Jordan Hardiek 10, Max Niebrugge 5, and Brendan Niebrugge and Caleb Siemer 2 each; Wermert also had seven rebounds and five assists, Hardiek four rebounds and five assists, Max Niebrugge 5 rebounds and 7 assists, Addis 5 assists, and Deters and Siemer 5 rebounds each; Teutopolis hosts Newton Saturday to close the season)

Oblong 60, Hutsonville/Palestine 56

 Lincoln 45, Taylorville 29

 

NTC CHAMPIONS NIGHT SHOOTOUT

#1 St. Anthony 60, #2 Dieterich 42 (in a game heard on KJ Country 102.3 and www.kjcountry.com, St. Anthony captured the shootout game to back up their regular season conference championship; St. Anthony led 13-11 after one quarter, was up 28-19 at halftime, and led 52-33 after three quarters; the Bulldogs made 24 of 52 shots, 46%, including 7 of 21 threes, made 5 of 7 free throws, turned the ball over just eight times and pulled down 25 rebounds; Dieterich made just 27% of its shots, 14 of 52, including 1 of 10 threes; the Movin Maroons made 13 of 19 foul shots, grabbed 33 rebounds and committed 20 turnovers; for St. Anthony, Logan Antrim led the scoring with 14 points, while Grant Nuxoll and Ty Wiedman each scored 11 points; also for the Bulldogs: Craig Croy 8, Seth Hotze 6, and Kennan Walsh and James Schuette 5 each; for Dieterich, Bryce Budde and Andrew Lidy each scored 11 points and Jack Westendorf added 10 points; also for Dieterich: Pete Britton 7, and Derek Kuhl 3; St. Anthony finished the season with a 12-4 record and undefeated in National Trail Conference play, while Dieterich is 10-5 and went 7-1 in the conference)

At St. Anthony

DIETERICH (42)

Gephart 0-0 -- 0, Budde 3-4 -- 11 Lidy 3-5 -- 11, Britton 2-3 -- 7, Desai 0-0 -- 0, Will 0-0 -- 0, Curry 0-0 -- 0, Kuhl 1-1 -- 3, Wente 0-0 -- 0, Westendorf 5-0 -- 10. TOTALS 14 FG, 13 FT.

ST. ANTHONY (60)

Antrim 6-1 -- 14, Fearday 0-0 -- 0, Wiedman 3-2 -- 11, Walsh 2-0 -- 5, Stewart 0-0 -- 0, Schuette 2-0 -- 5, Nuxoll 5-0 -- 11, Croy 3-2 -- 8, Sehy 0-0 -- 0, Ruholl 0-0 -- 0, J. Willenborg 0-0 -- 0, Hoene 0-0 -- 0, M. Willenborg 0-0 -- 0, Hotze 3-0 -- 6, Adams 0-0 -- 0. TOTALS 24 FG, 5 FT.

Dieterich               11      8    14    9    --    42

St. Anthony          13    15    24    8    --    60

3-point FG -- DIeterich 1 (Budde 1), St. Anthony 7 (Wiedman 3, Antrim 1, Walsh 1, Schuette 1, Nuxoll 1).

 

#3 Altamont 54, #4 South Central 43 (it was a big night for the Indians; not only did they post the win, but Altamont's Kaden Eirhart went over the 1,000 career point mark; Eirhart scored 23 points; also for Altamont: Jared Ruffner 10, Derick Budde 9, Noah Klimpel 5, Tyler Robbins 3, Eric Kollman and Brennyn Abendroth 2 each; for South Central: Aiden Dodson led the way with 12 points, Willshire and Miller with 8 each, Johannes 7, Watwood 6, and Hiestand 2; South Central concluded their campaign at 11-5; Altamont finished with a 13-5 mark and 6-2 in the NTC)

At Altamont

SOUTH CENTRAL (43)

Hiestand 1-0 -- 2, Watwood 3-0 -- 6, A. Dodson 4-3 -- 12, Johannes 2-2 -- 7, Miller 3-0 -- 8, Cowger 0-0 -- 0, Blomberg 0-0 -- 0, Wilshire 2-4 -- 8. TOTALS 15 FG, 9 FT.

ALTAMONT (54)

Hammer 0-0 -- 0, Budde 2-4 -- 9, Suckow 0-0 -- 0, Robinson 0-0 -- 0, Klimpel 1-3 -- 5, Eirhart 8-3 -- 23, Robbins 1-0 -- 3, Winn 0-0 -- 0, Ruffner 5-0 -- 10, Schultz 0-0 -- 0, Kollman 1-0 -- 2, Abendroth 0-2 -- 2. TOTALS 18 FG, 12 FT.

South Central          8      8    11    16    --    43

Altamont                  5    10    17    22    --    54

3-point FG -- South Central 4 (Miller 2, Johannes 1, A. Dodson 1), Altamont 6 (Eirhart 4, Budde 1, Robbins 1).

 

#5 Neoga 56, #6 Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg 49 (Neoga outscored WSS 23-13 in the fourth quarter to claim the seven-point win; Paci McClure scored 29 points to lead all scorers; also for Neoga: Kaden Young 13, Adam Fearday 6, Alex Cornell 4, Nick Titus 3, and Luke Romack 2; for the Hatchets: Vonderheide 16, Gavan Wernsing 12, Austen Wittenberg 10, J. Wittenberg 9, Slifer 2; both squads close out their season on Saturday; WSS is now 6-11; Neoga won the JV game 34-20)

 

#7 North Clay 56, #8 St. Elmo/Brownstown 43 (for North Clay, Logan Fleener scored 19 points while Ethan Bible scored 16 points; also for the Cardinals: Brady Ingram and Dakota Weidner 8 each, Alex Boose 3, and Collyn Ballard 2; for SEB: Caleb Campbell 13, Gavyn Smith 12, Ean Forbus 6, Brady Maxey 5, Jace McWhorter 3, and Adam Atwood and David Stine 2 each; SEB finished 7-9 on the season; SEB won the JV game 66-64)

At Louisville

SEB (43)

Campbell 6-0 -- 13, Smith 4-3 -- 12, Forbus 2-1 -- 6, Maxey 2-0 -- 5, McWhorter 1-1 -- 3, Stine 1-0 -- 2, Atwood 1-0 -- 2, Pasley 0-0 -- 0, Brauer 0-0 -- 0, Hoet 0-0 -- 0, Logan 0-0 -- 0, Stine 0-0 -- 0. TOTALS 17 FG, 5 FT.

NORTH CLAY (56)

Fleener 5-8 -- 19, Bible 4-6 -- 16, Weidner 2-5 -- 9, Ingram 2-2 -- 7, Boose 1-1 -- 3, Ballard 1-0 -- 2, Griffey 0-0 -- 0, Rinehart 0-0 -- 0, Dawkins 0-0 -- 0, Smith 0-0 -- 0. TOTALS 15 FG, 22 FT.

SEB                       6    13    13   11    --    43

North Clay          18    11    14    13    --    56

3-point FG -- St. Elmo/Brownstown 4 (Campbell 1, Smith 1, Forbus 1, Maxey 1), North Clay 4 (Bible 2, Fleener 1, Ingram 1).