{"id":22857,"date":"2025-11-13T08:25:15","date_gmt":"2025-11-13T14:25:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/?p=22857"},"modified":"2025-11-13T08:25:48","modified_gmt":"2025-11-13T14:25:48","slug":"junior-high-boys-basketball-november-12","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/sports\/basketball\/22857-junior-high-boys-basketball-november-12\/","title":{"rendered":"Junior High Boys Basketball &#8212; November 12"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pdfprnt-buttons pdfprnt-buttons-post pdfprnt-top-right\"><a href=\"javascript: window.print()\" class=\"pdfprnt-button pdfprnt-button-print\" target=\"_self\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/wp-content\/plugins\/pdf-print\/images\/print.png\" alt=\"image_print\" title=\"Print Content\" \/><span class=\"pdfprnt-button-title pdfprnt-button-print-title\">Print<\/span><\/a><\/div><p>KINMUNDY &#8212; Neoga was a winner over South Central in both seventh- and eighth-grade boys basketball Wednesday evening.<\/p>\n<p>Neoga held off a final quarter challenge in the seventh-grade contest to edge South Central, 34-30.<\/p>\n<p>South Central moved ahead 7-4 in the opening quarter but Neoga came back to lead 14-8 at halftime. Neoga led 23-14 going into the final quarter.<\/p>\n<p>Here came\u00a0 South Central with a 16-11 run only to fall short.<\/p>\n<p>Neoga was led by Bentley Bright with 20 points and Jace McKay with 11.<\/p>\n<p>South Central was led by E. Garner with 10.<\/p>\n<p>In eighth-grade play, Neoga picked up a 46-33 victory. Neoga had a 22-8 second quarter run as Baylor Matusas scored nine and Gage Norhen seven in the quarter. The Indians hit three trifectas as Nohren, Matusas and Liam Kenworthy connected from beyond the arc.<\/p>\n<p>Matusas scored 18 points on seven field goals, and two of two at the line. He hit two three-pointers. Nohren scored 14 points while Kenworthy chipped in with 10.<\/p>\n<p>South Central was led by J. Smith with 16 points, nine coming in the third quarter.<\/p>\n<p><strong>At Kinmundy<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Seventh-Grade Game<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Neoga\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 4\u00a0 \u00a0 10\u00a0 \u00a0 9\u00a0 \u00a0 11\u00a0 \u00a0 &#8212;\u00a0 \u00a0 34<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>South Central\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a07\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 2\u00a0 \u00a0 5\u00a0 \u00a0 16\u00a0 \u00a0 &#8212;\u00a0 \u00a0 30<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Neoga &#8212;<\/strong> Wall 1, Shuemaker 0, Fitzpatrick 2, McKay 11, Jiminez 0, Bright 20, Strobl 0, Coy 0 Strohl 0, Shumacher 0, Pierce 0<\/p>\n<p><strong>South Central &#8212;<\/strong> Lowry 0, Brimberry 4, Lane 7, Sporleder 1, Guerrttaz 4, Garner 10, Owens 0, Julius 4, Gullion 0, Milano 0, Reid 0, Farthing 0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Eighth-Grade Game<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Neoga\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 11\u00a0 \u00a0 22\u00a0 \u00a0 11\u00a0 \u00a0 2\u00a0 \u00a0 &#8212;\u00a0 \u00a0 46<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>South Central\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a011\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 8\u00a0 \u00a0 10\u00a0 \u00a0 4\u00a0 \u00a0 &#8212;\u00a0 \u00a0 33<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Neoga &#8212;<\/strong> Fitzpatrick 0, McKay 0, Bright 2, Nohren 14, McNeal 2, Matusas 18, Coy 0, Christner 0, Kenworthy 10, Hildebrand 0<\/p>\n<p><strong>South Central &#8212;<\/strong> Garner 0, Smith 16, Skibinski 2, Lotz 6, Hall 6, Roberts 0, Bergmann 0, Conant 3, Gullion 0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KINMUNDY &#8212; Neoga was a winner over South Central in both seventh- and eighth-grade boys basketball Wednesday evening. 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