Published on January 16, 2026 10:15 am
Last Updated on January 16, 2026 10:16 am
Effingham split victories with Carbondale in freshman/sophomore A and B boys basketball action Thursday.
The Hearts won the A contest 57-55. The two teams were tied at 15-15 after the opening quarter. Carbondale moved ahead 34-29 at halftime but Effingham came back with a 28-21 second half for the victory.
Joel Flack led the Hearts with 24 points.
In the B game, Carbondale was a 48-44 winner. Carbondale led 33-26 at halftime. Effingham moved within 42-39 going into the final quarter but Carbondale had a 6-5 edge.
Bryce Hodges led Effingham with eight points.
At Effingham
A Game
Carbondale 15 19 15 6 — 55
Effingham 15 14 16 12 — 57
Carbondale — A. Davis 9, N. Davis 0, Jackson 17, Griffin 2, Hutson 3, Taylor 13, Lewis 11
Effingham — Rohr 4, Moon 4, Loew 6, Richmond 0, Jones 2, Westjohn 8, Flack 24, Wendt 5, Hodges 4, Clark 0
B Game
Carbondale 15 17 10 6 — 48
Effingham 8 18 13 5 — 44
Carbondale — McDade 0, Taylor 3, Edwards 6, Cooper 3, Gide 23, Giffin 13
Effingham — Jones 5, Partlow 0, McFarland 6, Keyes 7, Schuette 5, Osborne 5, Hodges 8, Bloemker 3, Clark 2, Stice 3