Published on February 4, 2026 9:42 am
Last Updated on February 4, 2026 9:42 am
BY MILLIE LANGE
CASEY — Casey-Westfield played host to Effingham St. Anthony in a game heard on 979XFM Tuesday evening and claimed a 63-55 win over the Bulldogs.
The Warriors moved into a 12–6 opening quarter lead as Fred Thomas hit three baskets for six points. The Bulldogs were struggling with three of eight from the field.
Casey-Westfield continued on with a slight 16-15 second period edge to lead 28-21 at halftime.
Daryn Hupp hit two three-pointers for the Warriors while Leighton Jones put in six points.
The Bulldogs were led by Aiden Lauritzen and Keenan Griffith with four points each.
Casey-Westfield got hot from three-poing range, as Jones put in two from beyond the arc, a regular basket and was two of two at the line for 10 in the quarter while Jackson High nailed two three-pointers.
The Bulldogs’ Miles Waldhoff cut loose with three baskets, one a three-pointer, in the third quarter for seven.
Griffith got on a hot streak in the final quarter. He had scored 10 points through the first three periods then hit a three-pointer, three regular baskets and a free throw for 10 in the final period but the Bulldogs couldn’t overcome Casey-Westfield.
Griffith led the Bulldogs with nine field goals, one from three-point range, and one of one at the line for 20. Also in double figures were Waldhoff with 11 and Lauritzen with 11.
St. Anthony dropped to 17-8 on the season.
Casey-Westfield improved to 16-8 and was led by Jones with 26 points while Thomas added 10.
At Casey
ST. ANTHONY (55)
Waldhoff 5-0 — 11, Lauritzen 5-1 — 11, Jansen 1-0 — 2, Griffith 9-1 — 20, Gannaway 4-1 — 9, Verdeyen 1-0 — 2, Vonderheide 0-0 — 0, Looman 0-0 — 0, Storm 0-0 — 0. TOTALS 25 FG, 3 FT.
CASEY-WESTFIELD (63)
Julius 1-3 — 5, Clement 2-0 — 4, Jones 9-5 — 26, Hupp 2-0 — 6, Thomas 5-0 — 10, High 4-2 — 12. TOTALS 23 FG, 10 FT.
St. Anthony 6 15 17 17 — 55
Casey-Westfield 12 16 22 13 — 63
3-point FG — St. Anthony 2 (Waldhoff 1, Griffith 1), Casey-Westfield 7 (Jones 3, Hupp 2, High 2).
At Effingham
It was Mega Night at Effingham as Mount Zion came calling.
The Hearts had a bad fourth quarter and ended up suffering a 47-37 loss to the Braves.
Mount Zion moved into a 13-10 opening quarter lead. EHS had three-pointers from Cannon Bockhorn and Jude Traub.
The Braves led 29-20 at halftime.
The Hearts came back with a 12-6 third quarter run. Bockhorn put in five points while Jenner Pals hit a basket and a free throw and Jake Niebrugge and Maz Buzzard had a basket each. EHS had pulled within 35-32 going into the final quarter.
But the bottom fell out as Mount Zion got back on the scoring track with a 12-5 final period. The Hearts could only muster a three-pointer from Bockhorn and a regular basket by Niebrugge.
Bockhorn was the lone player in double figures for the Hearts with 11 on four baskets, three from beyond the arc.
Effingham was a 66-28 winner in the junior varsity contest. The Hearts were led by Joel Flack with 12.
At Effingham
MOUNT ZION (47)
Lipa 4-0 — 8, Rhoades 3-0 — 6, Wirey 0-0 — 0, Cuddy 3-6 — 13, Gensher 3-0 — 9, Sams 1-0 — 3, Workman 1-0 — 2, Grahne 2-1 — 6. TOTALS 17 FG, 7 FT.
EFFINGHAM (37)
Kinkelaar 0-0 — 0, Fearday 0-0 — 0, McDaniel 0-0 — 0, Niebrugge 4-0 — 8, Bockhorn 4-0 — 11, Pals 4-1 — 9, Gonzalez 0-0 — 0, Wendling 0-0 — 0, Thompson 0-0 — 0, Buzzard 2-0 — 4, Bridges 0-0 — 0, Traub 2-0 — 5, Moser 0-0 — 0, Phillips 0-0 — 0, Love 0-0 — 0, Warner 0-0 — 0. TOTALS 16 FG, 1 FT.
Mount Zion 13 16 6 12 — 47
Effingham 10 10 12 5 — 37
3-point FG — Mount Zion 6 (Gensher 3, Cuddy 1, Sams 1, Grohne 1), Effingham 4 (Bockhorn 3, Traub 1).
Junior Varsity Game
Mount Zion 7 10 9 2 — 28
Effingham 20 12 15 19 — 66
Mount Zion — Carpenter 0, Ryder 0, Gray 9, Jackson 13, Schoonover 0, Roberts 3, Ma. Neismann 3
Effingham — Rohr 2, Kinkelaar 4, Moon 8, Loew 2, Richmond 2, Jones 4, Thompson 5, Westjohn 4, Traub 8, Flack 12, Wendt 5, Love 5, Warner 5