St. Anthony Wins Stew-Stras Boys Tourney Title

STRASBURG -- Effingham St. Anthony captured the Stewardson-Strasburg Seventh-Grade Boys Basketball Tournament championship Saturday.

St. Anthony won its opener over St. Elmo/Brownstown 44-15. Ludwig tallied 14 for the winners.

St. Elmo/Brownstown then downed Stewardson-Strasburg 39-33. Jesgarz tallied 17 and Tabbert 11 for Stew-Stras. St. Elmo/Brownstown was led by Aderman with 16 and Philpot with 11.

In the championship game, St. Anthony beat St. Elmo/Brownstown 44-15 with a 14-5 opening quarter lead. Blanchette tallied 17 for the winners. Aderman and Philpot led St. Elmo/Brownstown with five each.

In the third place contest, Ramsey edged Stew-Stras 25-20. Seaton led the winners with 11. A. Burton led Stew-Stras with 15.

Stew-Stras Seventh-Grade Tournament

Game One

St. Anthony          12    19    12    12    --    55

Ramsey                   4      2       0      0    --      6

St. Anthony -- Ludwig 14, Blanchette 8, Mendella 8, Brandenburger 4, Milleville 4, Quandt 4, Guy 4, Strullmyer 3, Koester 2, Schultz 2, Lawrencce 2

Ramsey -- Johnson 4, Cook 2

Game Two

Stew-Stras                               2    7    12    12    --    33

St. Elmo/Brownstown           8    8    11    12    --    39

Stew-Stras -- Jesgarz 17, Tabbert 11, Smith 2, Miller 2, Kirby 1

St. Elmo/Brownstown -- Aderman 16, Philpot 11, Karnes 4, Chandler 4, Healy 2, Sidwell 2

Championship Game

St. Anthony                           14    9    8    13    --    44

St. Elmo/Brownstown          5    0    6       4    --    15

St. Anthony -- Blanchette 17, Wall 6, Brandenburger 6, Mendella 4, Strullmyer 4, Quandt 3, Milleville 2, Koester 2

St. Elmo/Brownstown -- Aderman 5, Philpot 5, Karnes 2, Healy 2, Price 1

Third Place Game

Stew-Stras          6      5    4    5    --    20

Ramsey                1    12    4    8    --    25

Stew-Stras -- A. Burton 15, Tabbert 2, Miller 2, Smith 1

Ramsey -- Seaton 11, Moreland 7, Carroll 2, Johnson 2, Cook 2, Masset 1