Published on October 17, 2025 9:15 am
Last Updated on October 17, 2025 9:16 am
Effingham Junior High School was a winner over Salem Franklin Park in both seventh- and eighth-grade girls basketball Thursday evening.
The Mustangs defeated Franklin Park 30-11 in the seventh-grade contest.
The two teams played to a 4-4 opening quarter tie but the Mustangs ran out to a 12-0 second quarter to lead 16-4 at halftime.
Anna Gouchenouer scored 12 fo the winners while Mia Hartke added seven.
At Effingham
Seventh-Grade Game
Salem F.P. 4 0 6 1 — 11
Effingham 4 12 4 10 — 30
Salem Franklin Park — Justin 2, Detmer 0, Gibson 0, Beyers 6, Elkeshing 2, Deadmond 0, Fenton 0, Corroll 1, Allen 0, Tabor 0, Hawley 0, Barger 0
Effingham — Gouchenouer 12, Hartke 7, Patton 2, Lauritzen 1, Niemerg 0, Florida 0, Wiedman 2, Rohr 6
Eighth-Grade Game
Salem F.P. 4 12 9 4 — 29
Effingham 5 2 8 10 — 25
Salem Franklin Park — Malon 14, Benjamin 9, Pennypacker 0, Beyers 5, Spencer 1, Justin 0, Elkeshing 0, Delmer 0, Gibson 0
Effingham — Bierman 5, Barnhart 4, Holland 2, Hoffman 3, Bailey 6, Hites 4, Wilson 1, Deloach 0, Moore 0, Bloemker 0, Smith 0
At Cowden
Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City and Brownstown/St. Elmo split victories Thursday evening.
BSE was a 20-14 winner in the seventh-grade matchup. CHBC held a 6-1 opening quarter lead but BSE came back to pull within 8-7 at halftime. BSE then had a 13-6 second half for the win.
Lach led the winners with 10 points.
CHBC was led by Maycee Robertson with 10. The Bobcats dropped to 3-2 in the National Trail Conference and 5-3 overall.
In eighth-grade play, CHBC easily won 32-13. The Bobcats held a 15-4 halftime lead.
Elaina Thompson had 12 points for the winners while Reece Vaughn added six. CHBC improved to 4-1 in the National Trail Conference, 6-2 overall.
BSE was led by Schwarm with seven points.
At Cowden
Seventh-Grade Game
BSE 1 6 6 7 — 20
CHBC 6 2 2 4 — 14
Brownstown/St. Elmo — Harpster 2, Satterthwaits 0, Haslett 2, Feller 2, Kinney 4, Lach 10
Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City — Robertson 10, Wheeler 2, Towler 2, Goeckner 0, Hoene 0, Cole 0, Richards 0
Eighth-Grade Game
BSE 2 2 5 4 — 13
CHBC 7 8 10 7 — 32
Brownstown/St. Elmo — Stone 0, Haslett 0, Tritt 0, Feller 0, Schwarm 7, Lach 0, Coleman-Scott 0, Tompkins 4, Washburn 2
Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City –– Robertson 2, Vaughn 6, Doty 4, Thompson 12, Thatcher 0, Goeckner 3, Collins 2, Schonover 3, Watson 0, Ruffner 0, Towler 0
At Neoga
Neoga edged Cumberland 27-23 in seventh-grade play Thursday evening.
The two teams were tied at 4-4 in the opening quarter before Cumberland edged ahead 12-11 at halftime. Neoga then had a 16-11 second half.
Lydia Frankie led with eight points for the winners.
Cumberland was led by Leah McMechan with 10.
In the eighth-grade contest, Neoga was a 39-22 winner. Bliss Bear led with 15 points for the winners while Lucy Haarman and Kinsey Bell added eight each.
Cumberland was led by Brittlyn Murphy with seven.
At Neoga
Seventh-Grade Game
Cumberland 4 8 8 3 — 23
Neoga 4 7 10 6 — 27
Cumberland — McMechan 10, Ralston 5, Fitch 0, Miller 0, Bierman 2, Sudkamp 0, McMechan 2, Heuerman 0, Strohl 4
Neoga — Whitaker 0, Finney 0, Taylor 5, Shidle 0, Hartke 6, McNeal 4, Frankie 8, Finney 2, Will 2
Eighth-Grade Game
Cumberland 9 4 6 3 — 22
Neoga 2 12 18 7 — 39
Cumberland — McMechan 2, Wolke 5, Koester 4, Martin 0, Murphy 7, Li. McMechan 0, Richardson 4, Ralston 0, Sudkamp 0, Vanmatre 0
Neoga — Taylor 0, Hartke 6, McNeal 2, Frankie 0, Haarman 8, Bear 15, Bell 8, Mars 0, White 0
At Farina
Dieterich and South Central each picked up a victory Thursday evening.
South Central claimed the seventh-grade win by a 20-11 count.
The winners took a 13-2 halftime lead and never looked back.
Dieterich was led by Kambryn Mellendorf with five points and five steals. Ali Koester had six rebounds.
In eighth-grade play, Dieterich was a big victor over South Central, 42-4.
Mya Ohnesorge and Mackenzie Roedl scored seven points each. Lydia Kreke led in rebounds with five and had one blocked shot. Emma Williams had five steals.
At Farina
Seventh-Grade Game
Dieterich 0 2 3 6 — 11
South Central 2 11 7 0 — 20
Dieterich — Mellendorf 5, Niemerg 4, Koester 2, Purcell 0, Iffert 0, Will 0, Meinhart 0, Icenogle 0
South Central — no statistics listed
Eighth-Grade Game
Dieterich 19 6 4 13 — 42
South Central 0 4 0 0 — 4
Dieterich — Ohnesorge 7, Roedl 7, Williams 6, Kreke 6, Bill 6, Benefiel 6, Wente 2, Bohnhoff 2, Hoelscher 0, Goebel 0
At Pana
Pana Sacred Heart downed Stewardson-Strasburg in both seventh- and eighth-grade play Thursday.
Sacred Heart won the seventh-grade matchup, 21-12. Stew-Stras pulled within 13-12 going into the final quarter but Sacred Heart had an 8-0 final period run.
Stew-Stras was led in scoring by Althoff with five points as the team dropped to 5-5 on the season.
In the eighth-grade matchup, Sacred Heart led 13-8 at halftime and went on for a 28-18 win.
Stew-Stras was led by Macklin with nine points. The team fell to 2–8 on the season.
Stew-Stras is back in action Tuesday in the National Trail Conference Seventh-Grade Tournament.
At Pana
Seventh-Grade Game
Stew-Stras 4 5 3 0 — 12
Sacred Heart 7 6 0 8 — 21
Stewardson-Strasburg — Althoff 5, Shafer 3, Barnard 2, Pruemer 2
Pana Sacred Heart — Matthews 13, P. Beyers 2, Blodgett 2, Casner 2, E. Beyers 2
Eighth-Grade Game
Stew-Stras 2 6 3 7 — 18
Sacred Heart 4 9 9 6 — 28
Stewardson-Strasburg — Macklin 9, Holland 5, M. Manhart 4
Pana Sacred Heart — Carlson 9, Oller 8, Blodgett 7, Matthews 4
At Louisville
North Clay was a winner over Sandoval Thursday evening.
North Clay won 44-30 and improved to 4-3 on the season. The team returns to action today against Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City at 6 p.m.