Published on November 6, 2025 6:34 am
Last Updated on November 6, 2025 6:34 am
Effingham St. Anthony and Taylorville split junior high boys basketball victories Wednesday evening.
The Bullpups won the seventh-grade game, 48-33. St. Anthony held a 29-11 halftime lead.
Henry Bierman led nine players in scoring with nine. James Gilmore and Ryan Wohltman scored eight each.
The seventh-grade Bullpups improved to 3-0 on the season.
In eighth-grade action, Taylorville pulled out a 33-30 victory over the Bullpups.
Taylorville edged out to a 9-7 opening quarter lead but St. Anthony came back to move into a 14-11 halftime lead.
Taylorville then had a 9-7 third quarter to pull within 21-20 and then finished strong with a 13-9 final period.
P. Phillips led St. Anthony with 10 points.
At Effingham
Seventh-Grade Game
Taylorville 5 5 5 4 — 19
St. Anthony 15 14 10 9 — 48
Taylorville — Sample 0, Kietzman 2, Whitlow 0, Joyce 3, Declerck 2, Gunther 0, Carlite 5, Boblitt 0, Samson 5, Langen 2
St. Anthony — Gilmore 8, Flach 6, Bierman 9, Niebrugge 3, Dust 4, Sams 0, Meinhart 2, Storm 0, Nosbisch 0, Hoene 4, Ludwig 4, Wohltman 8
Eighth-Grade Game
Taylorville 9 2 9 13 — 33
St. Anthony 7 7 7 9 — 30
Taylorville — Rogers 2, Shapiro 3, Hoy 2, Fleming 0, Richardson 0, Bier 13, Vogel 7, Rogers 6
St. Anthony — Schumacher 2, Coulter 0, Schultz 5, Having 4, Phillips 10, Schiedemantel 2, Bloemer 2, Bales 5