Published on November 19, 2025 9:24 am
Last Updated on November 21, 2025 8:58 am
Dieterich won its own seventh-grade boys basketball tournament Tuesday evening.
Dieterich downed Newton St. Thomas 35-24.
DIeterich held a 13-9 first half lead then had a 22-15 second half run.
Brock Koester led the winners with 15 points while Landon McQueen added 10.
Dieterich then took a 43-29 victory over Olney St. Joseph.
The Roadrunners held a 26-19 halftime lead then had a 17-10 second half.
Chase Bohnhoff tallied 16 to lead the way while Koester added 10.
Dieterich Seventh-Grade Tournament
Game One
St. Thomas 7 2 12 3 — 24
Dieterich 5 8 8 14 — 35
Newton St. Thomas — Bierman 5, Francis 7, Weber 9, Ochs 3
Dieterich — Bohnhoff 5, McQueen 10, B. Brummer 0, Wohltman 0, Keck 5, Koester 15
Game Two
Olney St. Joseph 5 14 4 6 — 29
Dieterich 10 16 8 9 — 43
Olney St. Joseph — Erwin 13, G. Kocher 3, E. Kocher 9, Zuber 2, Buchner 0, R. Zuber 2, Zeiler 0
Dieterich — Bohnhoff 16, McQueen 3, B. Brummer 2, Wohltman 2, Keck 2, Stortzum 2, Probst 6, Koester 10
At Flora
Effingham Junior High School’s eighth-grade team handed Flora a 47-35 loss Tuesday evening.
The Mustangs trailed Flora 20-19 at halftime then came back with a 15-8 third quarter run and outdistanced Flora.
Two players finished in double figures. Calvin Beck led the way with 14 points while Deek Thompson added 12.
In the seventh-grade contest, Flora took a 19-3 halftime lead and went on for a 36-8 victory over Effingham.
The Mustangs were led by Noah Hamilton with five points.
At Flora
Seventh-Grade Game
Effingham 2 1 0 5 — 8
Flora 11 8 9 8 — 36
Effingham — Hutmacher 2, Ault 0, Eckert 0, LeDuc 1, Reed 0, Patanaude 0, Koberlein 0, Hoene 0, Hamilton 5, Wallace 0, Nunamaker 0, Buetje 0
Flora — Loehr 4, Dannells 0, Williams 6, Holloway 18, Heuerman 4, Woods 2, Kohn 2, Colclasure 0, Smith 0
Eighth-Grade Game
Effingham 7 12 15 13 — 47
Flora 10 10 8 7 — 35
Effingham –– Field 2, Bridges 5, Partlow 0, Schafer 0, Thompson 12, O’Dell 5, Beck 14, Klingler 9, Yager 0, Hawker 0, Fisher 0
Flora — Thompson 16, Lindeman 3, Byrd 8, Patterson 1, Tackett 0, Stanford 4, Henson 1, Eskew 2, Sharp 0, Pulliam 0, Moore 0
At Effingham
Effingham Sacred Heart split victories with Mattoon St. John’s Tuesday evening.
The Shamrocks fell in the seventh-grade contest, 27-9. Mattoon St. John’s ran out to a 13-2 opening quarter lead and never looked back.
Teddy Jansen led Sacred Heart with five points.
In eighth-grade play, Sacred Heart was a 38-35 winner. St. John’s held a 21-20 halftime lead before Sacred Heart came back in the third quarter with a 12-8 run and held on for the win.
Bryce Hayes led the way with 15 points while Gabe Traub and Logan Schoenhoff added 10 each.
At Effingham
Seventh-Grade Game
St. John’s 13 1 6 7 — 27
Sacred Heart 2 3 2 2 — 9
St. John’s — Altadona 2, Shonk 6, Amartey 8, Schaljo 10 (St. John players add up to 26 while 27 listed as final)
Sacred Heart — Schultz 2, Workman 2, Jansen 5
Eighth-Grade Game
St. John’s 6 15 8 6 — 35
Sacred Heart 9 11 12 6 — 38
St. John’s — Thompson 2, Verala 2, Bales 4, Beasley 4, Wetzel 11, Taggart 12
Sacred Heart — LaSarge 3, Traub 10, Schoenhoff 10, Hayes 15
At Pana
Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City was a winner in eighth-grade action but fell in the seventh-grade contest against Pana Sacred Heart Tuesday.
Pana Sacred Heart won the seventh-grade game 37-17, stepping out to a 29-7 halftime lead.
CHBC was led by Tyce Kircher with five points.
Drake Thull had a big scoring contest in In the eighth-grade game. Thull connected on 16 two-pointers and was one of two at the line for 33 points.
Also in double figures was Lane Reed with 10.
CHBC ran out to an 18-2 opening quarter lead and tallied a 60-30 victory.
At Pana
Seventh-Grade Game
CHBC 0 7 5 5 — 17
Pana S.H. 13 16 6 2 — 37
Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City — Ondes 4, Kircher 5, Seiber 2, Thull 3, Wilson 3
Pana Sacred Heart — Bauman 2, Brownback 3, Castle 3, Trexler 10, Kingery 5, Beyers 2, Ohmes 4, Holthaus 8
Eighth-Grade Game
CHBC 18 8 21 13 — 60
Pana S.H. 2 14 8 6 — 30
Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City — Schaefer 3, Cox 2, Hoene 2, Reed 10, Bethel 6, Strange 4, Thull 33
Pana Sacred Heart — Trexler 15, Wolf 6, Holthaus 9
At Altamont
Vandalia came calling and picked up two victories over Altamont Tuesday evening.
Vandalia was a 45-11 winner in the seventh-grade contest.
Vandalia ran out to a 27-7 halftime lead.
Altamont was led by Weston Nelson with three points.
In eighth-grade play, Vandalia was a 33-27 winner.
Altamont held a 16-15 halftime lead but Vandalia tied in the third quarter 19-19. Vandalia then came back with a 14-8 final period to pull out the win.
Altamont was led by Jack Neu with 13 points and Hayden Veteto with nine.
At Altamont
Seventh-Grade Game
Vandalia 17 10 10 8 — 45
Altamont 3 4 2 2 — 11
Vandalia — Bushur 2, Dacheins 26, Boor 0, Knight 0, Doehring 14, Schaal 0, Hurtlieb 0, Garrian 3, Willenborg 0
Altamont — Marrs 0, Sarver 0, Lock 2, Arnold 0, Childress 0, Pierce 2, Nelson 3, Sphar 2, Bauer 2
Eighth-Grade Game
Vandalia 6 9 4 14 — 33
Altamont 11 5 3 8 — 27
Vandalia — Branon 2, L. Doehring 23, Htuchcraft 0, Bost 2, Doehring 0, Schaal 2, Braun 0, Smith 4, Sargent 0
Altamont — Sabastion 2, Huston 3, Verdeyen 0, Ready 0, Neu 13, Veteto 9
At Newton
Teutopolis picked up two victories over Newton Tuesday evening.
The Wooden Shoes won the seventh-grade game 22-17, taking a 6-2 opening quarter lead and holding off Newton in the final quarter.
Schmidt led T-town with seven points. The Shoes improved to 21-1.
Hartrich led Newton with six.
In eighth-grade play, T-town was a 46-15 winner, taking a 22-9 opening half lead.
Zerrusen scored 15 and Dennis 11 for the winners who are now 20-2.
At Newton
Seventh-Grade Game
Teutopolis 6 4 7 5 — 22
Newton 2 4 7 4 — 17
Teutopolis — Schmidt 7, P. Ruholl 5, Mette 5, Bloemer 4, Grunloh 1
Newton — Hartrich 6, Ochs 5, Wagner 4, Ernest 2
Eighth-Grade Game
Teutopolis 11 11 18 6 — 46
Newton 4 5 2 4 — 15
Teutopolis — Zerusen 15, Dennis 11, Meyer 9 Probst 7, Murray 2, Tebbe 2
Newton — Meinhart 6, Mulvey 3, Jansen 2, Hall 2, McClure 2
At Paris
Jasper County fell to Paris Mayo in both games Tuesday.
Paris Mayo edged Jasper County 31-28 in overtime in the seventh-grade game. Mayo held a 14-10 halftime lead but Jasper County came back to tie the score and send the game into overtime where Mayo had a 5-2 run.
Cash Collins led Jasper County with 15 points. Kamden Klier was the top rebounder and top defender while Tristian Lingafelter was the top passer.
In eighth-grade play, Paris Mayo ran out to a 25-8 halftime lead and went on for a 60-34 victory.
Jacob Guzman scored 13 and Grant Frichtl 11 for the winners. Alex Keller was the top rebounder and top defender. Frichtl was the top passer.
Jasper County is 3-4 in the seventh-grade and 4-3 in eighth-grade.
At Paris
Seventh-Grade Game
Overtime
Jasper County 5 5 10 6 2 — 28
Paris Mayo 10 4 4 8 5 — 31
Jasper County — Lingafelter 2, Collins 15, Klier 1, Thomann 4, Miller 6
Paris Mayo leading scorers — Eveland 11, Weir 7, Williams 7
Eighth-Grade Game
Jasper County 5 3 16 10 — 34
Paris Mayo 19 6 12 23 — 60
Jasper County — Frichtl 11, Buzman 13, Keller 8, Henkel 2
Paris Mayo leading scorers — Adams 29, Evard 12, Douglas 6