Published on November 19, 2025 9:24 am
Last Updated on November 19, 2025 9:31 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.
There was no report on the seventh-grade game.
At Flora
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