Published on February 18, 2026 9:39 am
Last Updated on February 18, 2026 9:41 am
BY MILLIE LANGE
ST. ELMO — Homestanding St. Elmo/Brownstown ran out to a 25-10 opening quarter lead on Ramsey in Egyptian-Illini Conference boys basketball action Tuesday evening.
The Eagles then had a 26-4 second period to lead 51-14 at halftime and never looked back in a 74-41 victory.
Graiden Wilhour led the way for the Eagles with 19 points, four assists and had five steals. Also in double figure scoring were Benji Lowe with 12 and Dodge Willms with 10. Willms had four assists. Jayden Hughett led in steals with six and had one blocked shot.
St. Elmo/Brownstown improved to 15-13 on the season and remained unbeaten in the EIC with a 4-0 record.
The Eagles will be back in action for their final regular season contest Friday at Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City.
At St. Elmo
Ramsey 10 4 24 3 — 41
SEB 25 26 19 4 — 74
Ramsey — no points listed
St. Elmo/Brownstown — G. Wilhour 19, Lowe 12, Willms 10, Hughett 6, Wilhour 6, Seabaugh 6, Gillespie 6, Sanders 5, Powell 2, Schaub 2
At Bridgeport
North Clay trailed Red Hill (Bridgeport) 12-10 after the opening quarter and 28-24 at halftime.
But the Cardinals came back with a 20-11 third quarter run as Cody Zimdars scored six points while Lucas Griffey and Carder Walden added five each. North Clay moved into a 44-39 lead going into the final quarter.
The momentum kept rolling as North Clay added another 20 points while holding Red Hill to 10 for the 64-49 victory.
Four players hit double digits. Walden finished with six field goals and five of five at the line for 19 points. Zimdars added 16 while Griffey ended with 13 and Mason Byers 10.
In the junior varsity contest, North Clay was a 57-44 winner. Cooper Lewis scored 16 and Talon Hemphill 14 for the Cardinals.
At Bridgeport
NORTH CLAY (64)
Atwood 1-2 — 4, Zimdars 6-4 — 16, Cooper 1-0 — 2, Schnapper 0-0 — 0, Griffey 5-3 — 13, Byers 5-0 — 10, Walden 6-5 — 19. TOTALS 24 FG, 14 FT.
RED HILL (49)
Arbuckle 3-0 — 8, Ash 6-2 — 14, Stitt 5-0 — 13, Davis 7-0 — 14, Carle 0-0 — 0, Critchfield 0-0 — 0, McCullough 0-0 — 0, Wattle 0-0 — 0. TOTALS 21 FG, 2 FT.
North Clay 10 14 20 20 — 64
Red Hill 12 16 11 10 — 49
3-point FG — North Clay 2 (Walden 2), Red Hill 5 (Stitt 3, Arbuckle 2).
Junior Varsity Game
North Clay 13 7 19 18 — 57
Red Hill 16 11 4 13 — 44
North Clay — Adair 4, Lewis 16, Schnepper 9, Repking 8, Hemphill 14, Buchanan 4, Ballard 2, Probst 0
Red Hill — Crutchfield 1, McCullough 5, Ochs 9, Moore 12, Brian 2, E. Dowdy 10, Hixon 5
At Toledo
Cumberland shot out to an 18-7 opening quarter lead and replicated that same tally 18-7 in the second period to lead 36-14 at halftime Tuesday evening.
From there, the Pirates went on for a 65-27 victory over Martinsville.
Only two players scored in double figures for the Pirates but eight total tallied points in the game.
Caleb Bierman hit four field goals and was four of five at the line for 12 points. Isaac Venatta put in five field goals and two of three at the line also for 12 points.
Lance Lock added nine and Cameron Roedl, Reed Miller and Zack Harmon finished with eight each.
At Toledo
MARTINSVILLE (27)
McCandless 0-0 — 0, Miller 2-0 — 5, Jenkins 2-2 — 6, Brant 2-1 — 5, Griffin 1-2 — 5, Campbell 0-0 — 0, Tingley 0-1 — 1, B. Wilhoit 1-0 — 2, Brown 0-0 — 0, C. Wilhoit 0-0 — 0, Kraemer-Dixon 1-0 — 3. TOTALS 9 FG, 6 FT.
CUMBERLAND (65)
McMechan 0-0 — 0, Roedl 2-2 — 8, Stewart 2-0 — 6, Miller 4-0 — 8, Lock 3-0 — 9, Weber 0-0 — 0, Bierman 4-4 — 12, Venatta 5-2 — 12, Harmon 4-0 — 8, Saylor 0-0 — 0, Finn 1-0 — 2. TOTALS 25 FG, 8 FT.
Martinsville 7 7 7 6 — 27
Cumberland 18 18 19 10 — 65
3-point FG — Martinsville 3 (Miller 1, Griffin 1, Kraemer-Dixon 1), Cumberland 7 (Lock 3, Stewart 2, Roedl 2).
At Moweaqua
Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City traveled to Moweaqua Central A&M and fell to the homestanding team by a 52-48 count Tuesday evening.
The Bobcats moved into a 15-11 opening quarter lead and led 32-21 at halftime.
But Central A&M came back in the second half with a 31-16 second half run for the victory.
CHBC was led by Remington Howell with 19 points on seven field goals, one a three-pointer, and four free throws.
Porter Lilly added 11 points and Hayden Sarver 10.
At Moweaqua
CHBC (48)
Cosart 1-0 — 2, G. Vaughn 1-0 — 2, Howell 7-4 — 19, Sarver 5-0 –10, Lilly 5-4 — 11, Schlanser 1-2 — 4. TOTALS 19 FG, 9 FT.
CENTRAL A&M (52)
Rhodes 6-0 — 12, Spinner 9-1 — 25, Stenger 1-2 — 5, Higgins 2-1 — 5, Snow 1-0 — 2, Sites 0-0 — 0, Taylor 1-0 — 3. TOTALS 20 FG, 4 FT.
CHBC 15 17 7 9 — 48
Central A&M 11 10 18 13 — 52
3-point FG — Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City 1 (Howell 1), Central A&M 8 (Spinner 6, Stenger 1, Taylor 1).
At Mattoon
Tuscola claimed a 61-24 win over Neoga in a game played at Lake Land College Tuesday evening.
Tuscola held a 31-10 halftime lead and never looked back.
Neoga had eight players score. Kaden Bryant led with five points on two field goals and a free throw while Cayden Hakmen added four.
At Mattoon
TUSCOLA (61)
Kurtz 5-2 — 14, Block 4-0 — 11, McKinnie 1-0 — 3, Pettry 0-0 — 0, Groves 1-0 — 2, Musgrave 5-2 — 13, Wilcox 1-2 — 4, Gough 1-0 — 2, Russo 4-2 — 10, Chenoweth 1-0 — 2, Nixon 0-0 — 0, Wallace 0-0 — 0. TOTALS 23 FG, 8 FT.
NEOGA (24)
Ballinger 1-0 — 2, Hakman 1-1 — 4, Haarman 0-0 — 0, Porter 0-0 -0 0, Coy 1-0 — 3, Sparrow 0-0 — 0, Finney 0-0 — 0, Ray 1-0 — 2, Welsh 0-0 — 0, Fearday 1-0 –3, Matusas 1-0 — 3, Bryant 2-1 — 5, Shuler 1-0 — 2. TOTALS 9 FG, 2 FT.
Tuscola 10 21 19 11 — 61
Neoga 7 3 7 7 — 24
3-point FG — Tuscola 7 (Block 3, Kurtz 1, McKinnie 1, Musgrave 1), Neoga 4 (Hakman 2, Ray 2).
At Dieterich
Woodlawn arrived at Dieterich and picked up a 62-46 victory over the homestanding Maroons Tuesday evening.
Woodlawn held a 15-6 opening quarter lead and led 29-18 at halftime.
Dieterich trailed 46-31 going into the final quarter and had a slight 16-15 final quarer lead.
The Maroons were led by Bryce Bohnhoff with four field goals, one from three-point range, and seven of eight at the line for 16. Jackson Icenogle added 13 on five field goals, three of those three-pointers.
At Dieterich
WOODLAWN (62)
McKay 6-4 — 18, Rollie 3-0 — 7, Mosen 2-3 — 8, Frick 10-1 — 21, Bennett 1-0 — 2, Downes 2-1 — 5, Heater 0-1 — 1, Rubenacker 0-0 — 0, Severs 0-0 — 0. TOTALS 24 FG, 10 FT.
DIETERICH (46)
Meinhart 0-0 — 0, Niemerg 2-1 — 5, Bohnhoff 4-7 — 16, Cook 5-2 — 12, Icenogle 5-0 — 13, Baxter 0-0 — 0, Bierman 0-0 — 0. TOTALS 16 FG, 10 FT.
Woodlawn 15 14 17 16 — 62
Dieterich 6 12 13 15 — 46
3-point FG — Woodlawn 4 (McKay 2, Rollie 1, Mosen 1), Dieterich 4 (Icenogle 3, Bohnhoff 1).
At Casey
Newton stepped out to a 10-2 opening quarter lead on Casey-Westfield but the Warriors came back with an 18-8 second quarter and went on for a 42-32 victory Tuesday evening.
The Eagles had only one player in double figures. Kody Bergbower led the way with 13 points on five field goals, one a three-pointer and two of three at the line. Drake Wolf chipped in with eight.
The Eagles are now 14-13 on the season and back in action Friday against Flora.
At Casey
NEWTON (32)
Mulvey 2-0 — 5, Bregbower 5-2 — 13, Volk 1-0 — 2, Oldham 0-2 — 2, Gier 0-0 — 0, D. Wolf 4-0 — 9. TOTALS 12 FG, 4 FT.
CASEY-WESTFIELD (45)
Julius 3-4 — 13, Clement 1-0 — 2, Jones 2-0 — 5, Moore 2-3 — 8, High 4-5 — 14, Thomas 1-1 — 3. TOTALS 13 FG, 13 FT.
Newton 10 8 7 7 — 32
Casey-Westfield 2 18 8 17 — 45
3-point FG — Newton 4 (Mulvey 1, Bergbower 1, Volk 1, D. Wolf 1), Casey-Westfield 6 (Julius 3, Jones 1, Moore 1, High 1).