Published on January 16, 2026 12:17 pm
Last Updated on January 16, 2026 12:20 pm
Effingham St. Anthony claimed a seventh-grade boys basketball victory over Charleston Thursday evening.
The Bullpups ran out to a 19-8 opening quarter lead and never looked back. Noah Hoene led with 17 points while Ryan Wohltman added 12 and B. Niebrugge 11.
The Bullpups ended regular season play with an 11-1 record.
At St. Anthony
Seventh-Grade Game
Charleston 8 2 14 11 — 35
St. Anthony 17 7 11 15 — 50
Charleston — Lock 11, Wilson 4, Arnold 3, Brummer 6, Haves 4, name unreadable 7
St. Anthony — Gilmore 4, Niebrugge 11, Dust 4, Hoene 17, Wohltman 12, Hamilton 2
At Neoga
Effingham Sacred Heart defeated Neoga by a 56-21 tally in eighth-grade action Thursday.
The Shamrocks led 34-8 at halftime. Gabe Traub led with 22 points while Jackson LaSarge added 11.
Neoga was led by Gage Nohren with 10.
Sacred Heart returns to action Monday at the Effingham Round Robin with Troy Triad.
At Neoga
Sacred Heart 14 20 12 10 — 56
Neoga 4 4 2 11 — 21
Sacred Heart — McDevitt 2, Braun 3, Hayes 4, Schoenoff 6, Jansen 8, LaSarge 11, Traub 22
Neoga — McNeal 3, Matusis 8, Nohren 10
At Newton
Dieterich came out a winner in both seventh- and eighth-grade action against Newton St. Thomas Thursday.
The Roadrunners won the seventh-grade game 38-18, taking a 21-10 opening half lead.
Brock Koester scored 10 to lead the winners. St. Thomas was led by Jace Bergbower with 10.
In eighth-grade play, Dieterich edged St. Thomas, 28-26.
St. Thomas led 6-4 after the opening quarter but Dieterich moved into a 13-10 halftime lead. St. Thomas then took a 16-15 lead going into the final quarter when Dieterich rallied for the 28-26 victory.
Brody Niemerg led the winners with 17 points.
St. Thomas was led by L. Gier with 16.
At Newton
Seventh-Grade Game
Dieterich 12 9 8 9 — 38
St. Thomas 4 6 6 2 — 18
Dieterich — Bohnhoff 7, McQueen 2, B. Brummer 3, Wohltman 6, Stortzum 0, Probst 5, Koester 10, Nussmeyer 5
Newton St. Thomas — Bergbower 10, Cochran 0, Iffert 1, Francis 5, Pitcher 0, Keller 0, Webber 2
Eighth-Grade Game
Dieterich 4 9 2 13 — 28
St. Thomas 6 4 6 10 — 26
Dieterich — Gerth 1, Lustig 6, Niemerg 17, Brummer 0, Lemus 2, Uthell 2
Newton St. Thomas — Pitcher 0, Bierman 0, Gier 16, Ochs 0, French 9, Buester 0, Simpson 1
At Salem
Teutopolis was a big winner over Salem in both seventh- and eighth-grade play Thursday evening.
T-town won the seventh-grade game, 59-19, ripping out to a 36-5 halftime lead.
Bryson Meyer and Dylan Deters led in scoring with 10 points each.
In the eighth-grade game, T-town won 61-47. Once again the Shoes had a big first half lead, 29-16.
Mason Giles tallied 18 for the Shoes while Connor Althoff added 12.
At Salem
Seventh-Grade Game
Teutopolis 18 18 16 7 — 59
Salem 3 2 11 3 — 19
Teutopolis — Wiedner 9, Koester 6, Sandschafer 3, Kocher 2, Meyer 10, Kremer 9, Imburgia 4, Deters 10, Mette 2, Kreke 4
Salem — Wolfe 5, Krutsinger 9, Lindsey 2, Brubaker 2, Tiemann 1
Eighth-Grade Game
Teutopolis 14 15 12 20 — 61
Salem 9 7 11 20 — 47
Teutopolis — Bloemer 2, Althoff 12, Meyer 10, Ruholl 2, Niebrugge 5, Wermert 7, Giles 18, Brummer 5
Salem — Wolfe 3, Wiggins 4, Squib 8, Dice 2, Washington 4, Lux 8, Gibson 18
At Windsor
Stewardson-Strasburg was a winner over Windsor in both games Thursday evening.
Stew-Stras claimed the seventh-grade matchup by a 52-33 count. Stew-Stras ripped out to a 32-15 halftime lead.
Ashmore scored 20 for the winners while Worman added 10. Stew-Stras improved to 15-6.
Windsor was led by Wilborn with 17.
In the eighth-grade contest, Stew-Stras won 63-4, moving into a 40-4 halftime lead.
Pruemer scored 17 for the winners who improved to 23-0 while Friese added 2.
Storm and Voris led Windsor with two each.
At Windsor
Seventh-Grade Game
Stew-Stras 16 16 14 6 — 52
Windsor 9 6 9 9 — 33
Stewardson-Strasburg — Ashmore 20, Worman 10, Nichols 6 Rahn 6, Hille 4, Antrim 2, Curry 2, Vonderheide 2
Windsor — Wilborn 17, King 7, Logue 5, Barcus 2, Montgomery 2
Eighth-Grade Game
Stew-Stras 20 20 15 9 — 63
Windsor 4 0 0 0 — 4
Stewardson-Strasburg — Pruemer 17, Worman 8, Duncan 6, Richter 4, Estes 4, Friese 12, Howe 4, Lebon 2, Kramer 2, Thompson 2, McCormick 2
Windsor — Storm 2, Voris 2
At Mulberry Grove
Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City fell in the seventh-grade game by a slight 21-20 count to Mulberry Grove Thursday evening.
CHBC held a 13-11 halftime lead but Mulberry Grove pulled within 15-14 going into the final quarter then had a 7-5 run.
CHBC was led by Tyce Kircher with eight points and Braxton Goeckner with seven.
In eighth-grade action, CHBC won 41-34. Mulberry Grove led 24-23 at halftime but CHBC came back with an 18-10 second half run.
Lane Reed scored 25 to lead the winners.
Seventh-Grade Game
CHBC 6 7 2 5 — 20
Mulberry Grove 3 8 3 7 — 21
Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City — Ondes 2, Roadarmel 3, Kircher 8, Goeckner 7
Mulberry Grove — Wagoner 9, Street 2, Steiner 6, Bradford 4
Eighth-Grade Game
CHBC 14 9 9 9 — 41
Mulberry Grove 8 16 6 4 — 34
Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City — Kramer 6, Cox 1, Hoene 2, Reed 25, Thull 7
Mulberry Grove — Wagoner 3, Hemker 9, Hawkins 17, Redou 3, Bradford 2