Effingham Jr. High Downs T-town Twice In Girls Play, Area Roundup
Published on November 22 2013 8:51 am
Last Updated on November 22 2013 8:51 am
Written by Millie Lange
Effingham Junior High School claimed two victories over Teutopolis in girls basketball action Thursday evening.
In the seventh-grade contest, Effingham won 37-26 to improve to 17-1 on the season. The Mustangs trailed 7-6 after the opening quarter but roared back with a 19-2 second period run and never looked back.
Carsyn Fearday scored 19 and Abby Weis 12 for the winners. Savannah Grimes led T-town with eight. The Wooden Booties drop to 18-3 on the year.
In eighth-grade play, Effingham was an 18-14 winner. The Mustangs scored all 18 points in the opening half for an 18-4 lead. Myers led Effingham with nine points. Macy Michels led T-town with 10. T-town drops to 9-12 while Effingham improves to 16-2.
At Effingham
Seventh-Grade Game
Teutopolis 7 2 7 10 -- 26
Effingham 6 19 8 4 -- 37
Teutopolis -- Grimes 8, Niemerg 6, Frey 6, Deters 4, Gebben 2
Effingham -- Fearday 19, Weis 12, Bushur 4, Kuhlman 2
Eighth-Grade Game
Teutopolis 2 2 8 2 -- 14
Effingham 10 8 0 0 -- 18
Teutopolis -- M. Hemmen 4, Michels 10
Effingham -- Armstrong 3, Myers 9, Barr 4, Ramos 2
At Strasburg
Stewardson-Stras/Windsor and Beecher Cityi/Cowden-Herrick split victories Thursday evening.
Stew-Stras/Windsor won the seventh-grade contest 18-14 with an 8-2 second period run. Schlechte and K. Davis had six points each for the winners. Wojcik, G. Smith and Berlin had four each for BCCH. Stew-Stras/Windsor improves to 15-5 overall and 7-1 in the National Trail Confrence.
In eighth-grade action, BCCH won 29-16. Endsley tallied 16 to lead the way. Davis led SS/Windsor (3-17) with six points.
At Stew-Stras
Seventh-Grade Game
Stew-Stras/Windsor 4 8 4 2 -- 18
BCCH 4 2 4 4 -- 14
Stew-Stras/Windsor -- Schlechte 6, K. Davis 6, M. Reynolds 2, Cole 2, Schultz 2
Beecher City/Cowden-Herrick -- Wojcik 4, G. Smith 4, Berlin 4, A. Smith 2
Eighth-Grade Game
Stew-Stras/Windsor 9 1 6 0 -- 16
BCCH 2 12 5 10 -- 29
Stew-Stras/Windsor -- Davis 6, Schlechte 3, Cole 2, Smith 2, Everett 2, T. Davis 1
Beecher City/Cowden-Herrick -- Endsley 16, Oldham 7, Berlin 2, Lorton 2, Wojcik 2
At Dieterich
Sigel St. Michael tallied two victories over Dieterich in competition Thursday evening.
St. Michael was a 29-17 winner in seventh-grade play. In the eighth-grade contest, St. Michael won 29-25. At the buzzer, Dieterich's Anna Shadle swooshed a half court shot but Dieterich still fell short.
At Dieterich
Seventh-Grade Game
Dieterich High Scorers -- Robards 4, Johnson 4, Bloemer 4
Eighth-Grade Game
Dieterich High Scorers -- Garbe 8, Deain 7, Shadle 6