Published on November 3, 2025 1:16 pm
Last Updated on November 3, 2025 1:17 pm
Effingham St. Anthony captured junior high boys basketball victories over Pana Sacred Heart Saturday.
In seventh-grade play, St. Anthony edged out to a 12-8 opening quarter lead and led 19-14 at halftime. Pana Sacred Heart came back with a slight 11-10 third quarter but the Bullpups went on an 18-4 final quarter run.
James Gilmore and Nash Hoene tallied 11 points each for St. Anthony while Ryan Wohltman added 10.
In eighth-grade action, St. Anthony tallied a 62-37 win.
The Bullpups held a 28-24 halftime lead then had a 34-13 second half.
P. Phillips led the Bullpups with 20 points while G. Bloemer added 13 and R. Schumacher 12.
At Pana
Seventh-Grade Game
St. Anthony 12 7 10 18 — 45
Pana Sacred Heart 8 6 11 4 — 29
St. Anthony — Gilmore 11, Niebrugge 5, Dust 2, Nosbisch 2, Hoene 11, Wohltman 10, Hamilton 4
Pana Sacred Heart — Brownback 4, Trexler 12, Kingery 5, Beyers 2, Holthaus 0, Bowman 2, Co. Castle 2, Ohmas 2
Eighth-Grade Game
St. Anthony 13 15 19 15 — 62
Pana Sacred Heart 10 14 8 5 — 37
St. Anthony — Schumacher 12, Coulter 3, Schultz 0, Having 4, Phillips 20, Scheidemantel 6, Bloemer 13, Bales 2, McDonald 0, Kiefer 2
Pana Sacred Heart — Florey 7, Burris 6, Wolf 0, Brownback 10, Treyler 4, Bauman 0, Castle 3, Co. Castle 2, Kingery 0, Beyers 3, Holthaus 2