Published on February 9, 2026 1:34 pm
Last Updated on February 9, 2026 1:35 pm
NEOGA — Cumberland defeated Effingham St. Anthony in the Neoga Freshman/Sophomore Boys Basketball Tournament Saturday.
Cumberland edged out to an 8-7 opening quarter lead but the Bulldogs came back with an 18-14 second period to lead 25-22 at halftime.
St. Anthony had a 10-9 third period edge but the Pirates came back with 12-7 run to pull out the 43-42 victory.
G. Wormhoudt led Cumberland with 14 points while R. Walker added 10.
St. Anthony was led by Mason Storm with 13 points.
At Neoga
Cumberland 8 14 9 12 — 43
St. Anthony 7 18 10 7 — 42
Cumberland — Oakley 1, Pierce 1, Roedl 6, Carlen 2, Shellenbarger 1, Walker 10, Whitaker 7, Wormhoudt 14
St. Anthony — Gowin 6, Bierman 5, McAllister 3, Bloemer 6, Tingley 4, Wagner 3, Sandschafer 13, Storm 0, Hoene 0, Looman 0
At Hillsboro
Effingham competed in the Hillsboro Freshman Boys Basketball Tournament Saturday.
Effingham defeated Taylorville 68-42. The Hearts took a 20-11 opening quarter lead and led 57-21 at halftime.
The Hearts were led by Dagg Thompson with 22, Joel Flack with 13 and Bryce Hodges with 10.
In the second game, Effingham beat Greenville 69-52.
The Hearts were led by Thompson with 22 points, Flack with 13 and Hodges with 10.
At Hillsboro
Game One
Taylorville 11 4 10 15 — 42
Effingham 16 10 22 21 — 69
Taylorville — Peabody 7, Schott 4, Lanleer 1, Rinker 2, May 4, Pepscher 6, Banncor 2, Joyce 1, Heimess 7, name unreadable 6, McDaniel 2
Effingham — Pals 5, Rohr 3, Moon 6, Thompson 22, Osborne 4, Westjohn 0, Jones 0, Flack 13, Kade 5, Hodges 10, Stice 0, Jones 0
Game Two
Greenville 16 12 16 8 — 52
Effingham 16 10 12 21 — 69
Greenville — no names listed
Effingham — Rohr 12, Moon 13, Richmond 2, Thompson 11, Westjohn 2, Fack 26, Hodges 3