{"id":24231,"date":"2025-12-03T07:13:32","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T13:13:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/?p=24231"},"modified":"2025-12-03T07:15:20","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T13:15:20","slug":"casey-westfield-downs-effingham-in-boys-h-s-basketball","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/sports\/basketball\/24231-casey-westfield-downs-effingham-in-boys-h-s-basketball\/","title":{"rendered":"Casey-Westfield Downs Effingham In Boys H.S. Basketball"},"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>Effingham High School played host to Casey-Westfield and the Hearts fell by a 55-48 tally Tuesday evening in boys basketball in a game heard on 979XFM.<\/p>\n<p>The Warriors edged out to a 9-8 opening quarter lead then pushed that to 27-18 at halftime.<\/p>\n<p>EHS remained close with three-pointers from Brady McDaniel and Jenner Pals and four points from Jake Niebrugge.<\/p>\n<p>Casey-Westfield was led by Leighton Jones with 11 points in the second period.<\/p>\n<p>Casey-Westfield had a 16-12 third quarter run to lead 43-30. Jackson Julius knocked in six points.<\/p>\n<p>In the final period, the Hearts came back with an 18-12 final period run as Pals scored on three regular baskets and a three-pointer for nine while Cannon Bockhorn knocked in two three-pointers and a free throw for seven. But the Hearts couldn&#8217;t make up the deficit.<\/p>\n<p>Jones led Casey-Westfield with 24 points on 10 field goals and three of three at the line. He hit one three-pointer. Jackson High chipped in with 13 connecting on four baskets, one three-pointer.<\/p>\n<p>Effingham&#8217;s Pals led the way with 14 points on six field goals that included two three-pointers.<\/p>\n<p>EHS hit only 38.8 percent from the field while Casey-Westfield was 56-8 percent.<\/p>\n<p><strong>At Effingham<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>CASEY-WESTFIELD (55)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Julius 3-1 &#8212; 7, Clement 1-0 &#8212; 2, Jones 10-3 &#8212; 24, High 4-4 &#8212; 13, Thomas 1-2 &#8212; 4, Justice 2-1 &#8212; 5, Hupp 0-0 &#8212; 0, Moore 0-0 &#8212; 0. 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