Published on January 13, 2026 12:54 pm
Last Updated on January 13, 2026 1:01 pm
Effingham Sacred Heart picked up an eighth-grade boys basketball victory over Altamont Lutheran Monday evening.
The Shamrocks led Altamont Lutheran 19-14 at halftime then had a 20-10 second half run.
Gabe Traub scored 23 to lead Sacred Heart while Ruben Jansen added seven.
The Shamrocks are back in action today at Cumberland.
At Effingham
Eighth-Grade Game
Altamont Lutheran 7 7 4 6 — 24
Sacred Heart 6 13 9 11 — 39
Altamont Lutheran — Grasher 2, Everett 3, Schnarre 4, Kroening 5, Arend 10
Sacred Heart — Kenter 2, Schoenhoff 3, Hayes 4, Jansen 7, Traub 23
At Effingham
Effingham Junior High School fell to Taylorville in eighth-grade play Monday evening.
Taylorville stepped out to a 17-8 opening quarter lead and led 25-13 at halftime. Effingham came back with a 25-15 second half but couldn’t overcome the opening half.
Calvin Beck scored 12 for the Mustangs.
Eighth-Grade Game
At Effingham
Taylorville 17 8 7 9 — 41
Effingham 8 5 14 11 — 38
Taylorville — K. Rogers 10, Sharpio 1, Hay 3, Fleming 0, Rice 13, Vogel 11, G. Rogers 3
Effingham — Bridges 11, Partlow 0, Thompson 7, O’Dell 4, Beck 12, Klingler 4, Hawker 0
At Mount Zion
Effingham St. Anthony fell in both seventh- and eighth-grade boys basketball to Mount Zion Monday evening.
In the seventh-grade game, St. Anthony held a 12-8 halftime lead but Mount Zion came back in the second half with an 18-8 run for a 26-20 victory.
James Gilmore led St. Anthony with seven points.
The Bullpups suffered their first loss of the season and drop to 18-1.
In eighth-grade play, Mount Zion won 43-34. Mount Zion ran out to a 19-10 opening quarter lead and led 25-19 at halftime. St. Anthony pulled within 31-27 in the third quarter but Mount Zion finished with a 12-7 run.
B. Schultz led the Bullpups with 15 points.
St. Anthony fell to 10-9 on the season.
At Mount Zion
Seventh-Grade Game
St. Anthony 7 5 5 3 — 20
Mount Zion 2 6 7 11 — 26
St. Anthony — Gilmore 7, Dust 3, Holsapple 3, Hoene 2, Wohltman 4, Hamilton 1
Mount Zion — Minton 0, Rotz 5, Sams 16, Buening 3, name unreadable 2
Eighth-Grade Game
St. Anthony 10 9 8 7 — 34
Mount Zion 19 6 6 12 — 43
St. Anthony — Schumacher 2, Coulter 0, Schultz 15, Having 0, Phillips 7, Schiedemantel 3, Bloemer 3, Bales 4
Mount Zion — Young 12, Durbin 6, Tapscott 2, Irby 7, Coon 2, Ryder 10, Sams 2, Winings 2
At Stewardson
Stewardson-Strasburg was a winner over Cumberland in both seventh- and eighth-grade play Monday evening.
Stew-Stras headed out to a 13-4 opening quarter lead in seventh-grade action and won 47-30.
Three players hit double figures. Worman led with 16 points while Ashmore and Nichols had 10 each. Stew-Stras improved to 13-6 on the season.
Cumberland was led by Dittamore with 13.
In eighth-grade play, Stew-Stras moved into a 21-9 first half lead and won 44-29.
Pruemer was the lone player in double digits with 18 as seven players scored for the winners.
Cumberland was led by Clapp with 13.
Stew-Stras remains unbeaten with a 21-0 record and is 9-0 in the National Trail Conference.
At Strasburg
Seventh-Grade Game
Cumberland 4 13 8 5 — 30
Stew-Stras 13 5 12 17 — 47
Cumberland — Dittamore 13, Henderson 9, McKerrow 8
Stew-Stras — Worman 16, Ashmore 10, Nichols 10, Hille 7, Antrim 2, Debolt 2
Eighth-Grade Game
Cumberland 3 6 8 12 — 29
Stew-Stras 11 10 11 12 — 44
Cumberland — Clapp 13, Miles 8, Holsapple 4, Murphy 2, Gevin 2
Stew-Stras — Pruemer 18, Duncan 8, Richter 6, Friese 5, Worman 3, McCormick 2, Lebon 2
At Kinmundy
Altamont came calling and captured two victories over South Central Monday evening.
Altamont was a 30-26 winner in the seventh-grade game. Altamont held a 18-10 halftime lead.
Arnold led the winners with 13 points.
Hall led South Central with 11.
In the eighth-grade contest, Altamont won 39-32.
South Central edged out to a 15-13 opening quarter lead but Altamont came back with a 13-4 secon period to lead 24-19 at halftime.
Altamont had two players in double figures, Huston and Neu scored 11 points each.
South Central was led by Conant with eight.
At Kinmundy
Seventh-Grade Game
Altamont 9 9 6 6 — 30
South Central 6 4 7 9 — 26
Altamont — Arnold 13, Pierce 8, Nelson 9, Bauer 0, Berg 0, Sarver 0
South Central — Garner 2, Lane 0, Guerrettaz 2, Lowry 0, Hall 11, Gullion 9, Farthing 2
Eighth-Grade Game
Altamont 13 11 4 11 — 39
South Central 15 4 6 8 — 32
Altamont — Stock 0, Sain 7, Huston 11, Verdeyen 2, Neu 11, Veteto 8
South Central — Lane 3, Hall 2, Skibinski 4, Lotz 7, Smith 11, Conant 5
At Dieterich
Dieterich was a winner in the seventh-grade contest but fell in eighth-grade play to Olney, Richland County Monday.
The Roadrunners won the seventh-grade game, 45-34 with a big scoring opening quarter, 16-4.
Brock Koester finished with 20 points while Chase Bohnhoff added 14.
In eighth-grade play, Richland County was a 39-22 winners.
Dieterich was led by Niemerg with seven points.
At Dieterich
Seventh-Grade Game
Richland Co. 4 6 15 9 — 34
Dieterich 16 11 4 14 — 45
Richland County — Funk 7, Mosbey 0, Kerr 15, Davis 6, McLaren 6
Dieterich — Bohnhoff 14, McQueen 4, Brummer 1, Wohltman 2, Probst 4, Koester 20
Eighth-Grade Game
Dieterich 2 12 6 2 — 22
Richland Co. 5 13 9 12 — 39
Dieterich — Brummer 0, Gerth 2, Will 4, Lustig 5, Goeckner 2, Niemerg 7, S. Brummer 0, Lemus 0, Uthell 4
Richland County — Weiler 3, Redman 19, Williams 1, Seessengood 3, Board 9, Easton 0, Roche 4
At Ramsey
Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City was a winner in the eighth-grade contest but Ramsey claimed the seventh-grade victory.
CHBC ran out to a 13-2 lead in eighth-grade play and went on for a 40-28 win. CHBC led 19-9 at halftime.
Drake Thull led in scoring with 11 points while Lane Reed added seven.
In eighth-grade play, Ramsey had big scoring quarters in the second and third for a 35-15 win.
CHBC was led by Tyce Kircher with eight points.
CHBC will be back in action today against Sigel St. Michael.
At Ramsey
Seventh-Grade Game
Ramsey 6 11 14 4 — 35
CHBC 6 5 2 2 — 15
Ramsey — Sampson 24, Berner 2, Hair 2, Crabtree 5, Jones 2
Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City — Ondes 4, Roadarmel 3, Kircher 8
Eighth-Grade Game
Ramsey 2 7 8 11 — 28
CHBC 13 6 12 9 — 40
Ramsey — Sampson 3, Marx 2, Philbrick 4, Philips 5, Barnes 11, Brummer 3
Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City — Schaefer 4, Kramer 5, Cox 2, Hoene 6, Reed 7, Garcia 4, Strange 1, Thull 11
At Flora
North Clay came calling and fell to Flora in all four games Monday.
Flora won the seventh-grade game, 44-6 and claimed the eighth-grade contest, 60-51.
In sixth-grade play, Flora won 51-14 and in the fifth-grade contest, North Clay fell 24-19.