Shoes in Championship at St. Anthony, Hearts Play for 3rd, Bulldogs in First of Four Saturday; Other Friday Scores

Boys

St Anthony Thanksgiving Tournament

The Teutopolis Wooden Shoes advanced to the championship game of the St. Anthony Thanksgiving Tournament Friday with a 43-34 win over the Mattoon Green Wave. Meanwhile, the Effingham Hearts downed the St. Anthony Bulldogs 48-30 in the final game of the day. Both contests were heard on 979XFM and www.979xfm.com. The game was also videtaped so watch for it soon on social media.

Teutopolis led most of their game, but it was never easy, up 9-6 after one quarter, in front 17-14 at halftime, and up 28-26 after three quarters before finally outscoring the Green Wave 15-8 in the final quarter to account for the nine-point win.

The Shoes shot 36% from the field, making 17 of 46 shots including 3 of 14 threes. They made six of eight foul shots, grabbed 23 rebounds and committed 15 turnovers.

Mattoon made 13 of 36 shots, 36% including one of six threes. The Wave made 7 of 11 foul shots, turned the ball over 21 times and grabbed 19 rebounds.

Caleb Siemer led Teutopolis with 12 points, and Brendan Niebrugge was also in double figures with 10. Also for the Shoes: Kayden Althoff 9, and Max Niebrugge, James Niebrugge and Mitch Althoff with 4 each.

Cooper Bergstrom led Mattoon with 12 points. 

Teutopolis is 3-0 in the tournament and on the season and will play Breese Central at 7:30pm for the championship.

The Effingham vs St. Anthony was close early. The Hearts led 11-9 after one quarter, and 21-15 at halftime, but a 16-7 Hearts run in the third quarter made it a 37-22 game. Effingham outscored St. Anthony 11-8 in the final quarter to post the 18-point victory.

Effingham made 15 of 40 shots, 38%, including 6 of 19 threes. The Hearts made 10 of 14 foul shots, turned the ball over just nine times and pulled down 28 rebounds.

St. Anthony shot just 29% from the field, 12 of 41, including 3 of 11 threes. The Bulldogs made 3 of 7 free throws, committed 12 turnovers and grabbed 23 rebounds.

Garrett Wolfe led Effingham with 16 points. Dalton Fox was also in double figures with 11 points and led the Hearts with six rebounds. Also for Effingham: Jett Volpi 8, Brayden Pals 6, Ethan Ritz 4, and Andrew Splechter 3. 

Kyle Stewart led St. Anthony with 10 points and Craig Croy scored 9. Also for St. Anthony: Griffin Sehy, Adam Rudibaugh and Max Koenig 3 each, and Will Hoene 2. 

Effingham improved to 2-1 in the tournament and on the season, while St. Anthony is now 0-3 on the campaign.

Here are the four scores from Friday's action:

Breese Central 45   Robinson  40

T-Town 43  Mattoon 34 

Highland  52  Rantoul  48

Effingham  48  St Anthony  30  

Here's the lineup for Saturday's games:

3pm--St. Anthony vs. Rantoul

430pm--Robinson vs. Highland

6pm--Effingham vs. Mattoon

730pm--Teutopolis vs. Breese Central

We will broadcast the 3pm, 6pm and 7:30pm games on KJ Country 102.3 and www.kjcountry.com. 

Cumberland Turkey Tournament

Vandalia 61 Dieterich 60 (a big 21-10 third quarter edge enabled Vandalia to come back for the win; Ruot with 19 and Well with 18 led the Vandals; Bryce Budde poured in 29 points for Dieterich and Lucas Westendorf finished with 13 points; also for Dieterich: Andrew Wente 8, Caleb Gephart 7, Pete Britton 3, and Andrew Lidy 2)

Casey-Westfield 54  North Clay  34

Newton 70  Cumberland  37 (Ben Meinhart and Caden Nichols shared scoring honors for Newton with 14 points apiece; also for the Eagles: Evan Schafer 12, Mason Mulvey 8, Mason Schafer 7, Weston Tharp 5, Parker Wolf 4, Dylan Gier 4, Elijah Trimble 2; for Cumberland: Hendrix 9, Magee 8, Elijah McElravy 5, Boldt 5, Maddox McElravy 4, Peters 4, McMechan 2; Newton will play Casey-Westfield Saturday night at 6pm for the tournament championship)

Mulberry Grove Tournament

Father McGivney 61  Cowden Herrick/Beecher City  48

St Elmo/Brownstown 63  Mulberry Grove 28  (for SEB: Gavyn Smith 13, Jarrett Pasley 13, Brady Maxey 11, Adam Atwood 9, Caleb Campbell 4, Wyatt Stine 4, Quinton Logan 3, Cade Schaub 3, Kyle Behl 3)

Cerro Gordo Tournament

Windsor/Stew Stras 69  Heritage  23 (for WSS: Samuel Vonderheide 20, Austin Wittenberg 17, Carter Chaney 7, Jordan Wittenberg 5, Jackson Gurgel 5, Dylan Curry 4, Jacob Gracey 4, Talon Bridges 2, Rhett Rincker 2, Landon Miller 2, Nathaniel Gracey 10)

Windsor/Stew Stras 38  Tri Valley 34 (for WSS: Austin Wittenberg 13, Samuel Vonderheide 13, Jordan Wittenberg 7, Talon Bridges 4, Landon Miller 1)

Decatur Lutheran  63  Heyworth  62

Shelbyville  55 Heritage  22

Mary Sur Thanksgiving Tournament

Central A&M  59  Arthur Okaw Christian  35

Cisne 71  Neoga  66

Olney  70  Edwards County  35

Paris Tournament 

Mt Zion 76  Georgetown Ridge Farm 23

South Vermillion 59  Georgetown Ridge Farm 36

Charleston  56  Paris  43

Mt Zion  64  Charleston  44

Girls

Robinson Thanksgiving Tournament

Olney  57  St Anthony 46 (Olney led 19-11 after one quarter, but the Bulldogs closed to within 32-30 at halftime; Olney led 43-40 after three quarters, then outpointed the Bulldogs 14-6 in the final quarter to post the 11-point win; Lucy Fearday led St. Anthony with 19 points while Riley Guy was also in double figures with 14 points; also for St. Anthony: Stacie Vonderheide 4, Abbi Hatton 4, Grace Karolewicz 3, Maddie Kibler 2)

St. Anthony 64, Olney JV 26 (St. Anthony led 16-5 after one quarter and 32-11 at halftime; for St. Anthony: Anna Faber 11, Cameron Rios 10, Lucy Fearday 9, Grace Karolewicz 8, Maddie Kibler 6, Abbi Hatton 6, Izzy Hakman 4, Ava Faber 4, Kallie Kabbes 4, Stacie Vonderheide 2)

Newton Tournament

Effingham captured the championship of the 42nd Annual Bob Kerans Thanksgiving Tournament at Newton, defeating Altamont 56-41, going 4-0 in the tournament and pushing their record to 5-0 on the season; Effingham led 14-7, was up 33-15 at halftime, and led 44-27 after three quarters, before Altamont outpointed Effingham 14-12 in the final quarter; for Effingham: Meredith Schaefer 22, Ella Niebrugge 11, Marissa Allie 7, Sawyer Althoff 6, Madison Mapes 4, Krista Phillips 4, and Coralin Ohnesorge 2; for Altamont: Grace Nelson 31, Peyton Osteen 5, Kylie Osman 3, and Libby Reardon 2)

Here are the Friday scores from Newton:

Effingham 56   Altamont  41

Newton 35   Flora  30

Flora 67  Vandalia 61

Cowden Herrick/Beecher City Thanksgiving Tournament

Cowden Herrick/Beecher City  67  Red Hill  26 (for CHBC: Gracie Heckert 24, Lani Morrison 15, Marissa Summers 7, Madison Wojcik 6, Harleigh Bunch 4, Hallye Morrison 4, Karlee Smith 2, Ruby Stuckemeyer 2, Kendyll Vaughn 2, Macee Rodman 1)

Dieterich  48  Windsor/Stew-Stras  19

Dieterich  54  Ramsey  12

Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City 63  Meridian 36 (for CHBC: Gracie Heckert 25, Lani Morrison 18, Marissa Summers 8, Madison Wojcik 7, Ruby Stuckemeyer 4, Abbi Morgason 1)

Cumberland defeated Macon Meridian and then Cumberland beat Red Hill 58-26 in the second game

Here are the finals Saturday in the CHBC Tournament:

11am--Ramsey vs. Macon Meridian (7th place)

12:30pm--Brownstown/St. Elmo vs. Red Hill (5th place)

2pm--Windsor/Stew-Stras vs. Cumberland (3rd place)

3:30pm--Dieterich vs. Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City (championship)