Published on December 8, 2025 7:43 am
Last Updated on December 8, 2025 7:46 am
AUBURN — Teutopolis will be playing for a State championship in the Class 7-3A Girls State Basketball Tournament after claiming two victories Saturday.
The Wooden Shoes won their opening game over Forrest Prairie Central, 31-13.
T-town ran out to a 13-0 opening quarter lead and led 18-4 at halftime.
Rayanna Mette led the way with 13 points.
In other first round games, Virginia edged Washington 31-29, Downs Tri-Valley won over Burr Ridge Gower 36-13 and Hillsboro defeated Princeton Logan 21-17.
In the second round, T-town handed Virginia a 31-17 loss.
The Shoes again charged out to the opening quarter lead, 12-7, and led 21-11 at halftime.
Jojo Schmidt was the leading scorer with 12 points. Peyton Ruholl and Sophia Grunloh added six each.
In the other contest, Hillsboro edged Downs Tri-Valley 18-15.
Virginia (24-3) and Downs Tri-Valley (23-3) will meet for third place Thursday at 6 p.m. while Teutopolis (26-1) will take on Hillsboro (28-1) at 7:30 for the championship.
Class 7-3A State Tournament
Game One
Teutopolis 13 5 7 6 — 31
Forrest Prairie Central 0 4 7 2 — 13
Teutopolis — Mette 13, Schmidt 5, P. Ruholl 2, Grunloh 3, L. Ruholl 6, Bloemer 2
Forrest Prairie Central — Brucker 5, Kilgus 4, Steidinger 2, Duncan 2
Game Two
Virginia 7 4 2 4 — 17
Teutopolis 12 9 6 4 — 31
Virginia — Wessler 5, Kinstle 4, Meyer 1, York 6, Lane 2 (Virginia linescore adds up to 17 while players add up to 18).
Teutopolis — Mette 2, Swingler 2, Schmidt 12, P. Ruholl 6, Grunloh 6, Bloemer 1, Probst 2