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Effingham, seeded third at the Class 8-4A Mount Zion Boys Basketball Regional, downed sixth-seeded Stephen Decatur in the third game of the day Saturday.<\/p>\n

In the opener, Taylorville won over Rochester, 48-26. The second contest went to Mattoon over Charleston, 34-25.<\/p>\n

Effingham trailed Stephen Decatur 9-5 after the opening quarter. Joel Flack was the lone player for the Mustangs to score with a regular basket and a three-pointer.<\/p>\n

Although the Mustangs came back with a 9 -6 second period, they still trailed 15-14 at halftime.<\/p>\n

Then in the second half, Effingham put everything together and went on a 29-6 run.<\/p>\n

Effingham had a 14-3 third quarter to lead 28-18. Flack and Coen Westjohn scored four points each.<\/p>\n

In the final quarter, Effingham kept the pressure on with a 15-3 run as Flack added seven more points to his total to finish with 18 in the contest. He hit seven field goals, one from three-point range, and was three of four at the ilne.<\/p>\n

Dagg Thompson ended with seven points while Kaden Rohr and Cameron Moon added six each.<\/p>\n

Effingham will now face Mattoon at 6:15 p.m. Tuesday. In the opening game of the evening,  Mount Zion faces Taylorville at 5.<\/p>\n

The two winners will advance to the championship contest Wednesday at 5 p.m.<\/p>\n

Class 8-4A Mount Zion Regional<\/strong><\/p>\n

Stephen Decatur                9    6      3      3    —    21<\/strong><\/p>\n

Effingham                          5    9    14    15    —    43<\/strong><\/p>\n

Stephen Decatur —<\/strong> Wade 2, Warren 4, Green 6, Williams 2, Little 4, Kizart 1, Chapman 0, Dear 2, Chapman 0<\/p>\n

Effingham —<\/strong> Rohr 6, Moon 6, Kade 0, Thompson 7, Flack 18, Westjohn 4, Keyes 2, Brown 0, Harminson 0, Jones 0, Richmond 0, Hodges 0<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Class 8-1A Mattoon St. John’s Regional<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sigel St. Michael is the lone area team in the Mattoon St. John’s Regional to advance from Saturday’s play.<\/p>\n

The Sharpshooters, seeded No. 1, opened with a 46-17 win over Windsor.<\/p>\n

Oblong beat Effingham Sacred Heart, 39-33 while the final contest saw Findlay Okaw Valley edging Newton St. Thomas, 29-27.<\/p>\n

Neoga fell to Mattoon St. John’s, 55-22.<\/p>\n

St. John’s ripped out to a 23-0 opening quarter lead and never looked back.<\/p>\n

Brody Strobl led Neoga with 11 points.<\/p>\n

Class 8-1A Mattoon St. John’s Regional<\/strong><\/p>\n

Game Three<\/strong><\/p>\n

Neoga                     0      9      7      6    —    22<\/strong><\/p>\n

St. John’s             23    13    14    5    —    55<\/strong><\/p>\n

Neoga —<\/strong> Be. Strobl 3, Finney 2, Br. Strobl 11, Sparling 3, Osborn 1, Kenworhty 2<\/p>\n

Mattoon St. John’s —<\/strong> Gowin 14, Jackson 7, Wetzel 10, Taggart 13, Lucier 2, Altadonna 4, Bales 2 (players add up to 52 while 55 listed as final)<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Class 8-2A Assumption Central A&M Regional<\/strong><\/p>\n

South Central, St. Elmo\/Brownstown and Cowden-Herrick\/Beecher City were all winners in opening round play at the Assumption Central A&M Regional Saturday.<\/p>\n

South Central downed North Clay (Louisville), 32-19 in the opener.<\/p>\n

The second game went to St. Elmo\/Brownstown over Assumption Central A&M, 41-20. The final contest went to Cowden-Herrick\/Beecher City over Altamont, 48-20.<\/p>\n

South Central advances to meet top-seeded Effingham St. Anthony Tuesday at 6 p.m. followed by St. Elmo\/Brownstwon facing Cowden-Herrick\/Beecher City at 7:15.<\/p>\n

The winners advance to the championship game Thursday at 6 p.m.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Class 8-2A Hutsonsville Regional<\/strong><\/p>\n

Stewardson-Strasburg was the lone area team to pick up a victory at the Hutsonville Regional Saturday.<\/p>\n

In the opening contest, Arcola won over Villa Grove, 48-35.<\/p>\n

Stewardson-Strasburg, seeded second, then downed Hutsonville, 45-11.<\/p>\n

Casey-Westfield took out the other local school in the regional, Dieterich with a 48-32 count.<\/p>\n

Top-seeded Paris Crestwood now faces Arcola at 6 p.m. Wednesday while Stew-Stras meets third-seeded Casey-Westfield at 7:15 p.m.<\/p>\n

The winners will advance to the title contest Friday at 6 p.m.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Class 8-3A Teutopolis Regional<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jasper County fell to Lawrenceville by a 50-37 tally at the Teutopolis Regional Saturday.<\/p>\n

Lawrenceville Parkview, seeded fourth, took an 11-6 opening quarter lead and led 22-13 at halftime.<\/p>\n

Jasper County came back with a 15-13 third quarter but Parkview got back on track with a 15-9 final quarter.<\/p>\n

Brendan Emmerich led Jasper County with 15 points while Hank Huber added 11. Huber was the top rebounder. Chase Kistner was the top passer.<\/p>\n

Jasper County finished the season with a 10-11 record.<\/p>\n

Robinson Nuttall then downed Cumberland, 50-23 while the final contest went to Marshall over Red Hill (Bridgeport), 43-22.<\/p>\n

Top-seeded Teutopolis will now face Lawrenceville Parkview at 6 p.m. Tuesday while Robinson Nuttall and Marshall square off at 7:15.<\/p>\n

The winners meet Thursday at 6 p.m. for the regional championshp.<\/p>\n

Class 8-3A Teutopolis Regional<\/strong><\/p>\n

Game One<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jasper County                                  6      7    15      9    —    37<\/strong><\/p>\n

Lawrenceville Parkview                 11    11    13    15    —    50<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jasper County —<\/strong> Kistner 4, Harris 2, Ulm 5, Emmerich 15, Huber 11<\/p>\n

Lawrenceville Parkview leading scorers —<\/strong> Ramirez 17, Mullins 13<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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