{"id":26719,"date":"2026-01-05T13:52:40","date_gmt":"2026-01-05T19:52:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/?p=26719"},"modified":"2026-01-05T13:52:40","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T19:52:40","slug":"effingham-wins-olney-freshman-boys-basketball-tournament","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/sports\/basketball\/26719-effingham-wins-olney-freshman-boys-basketball-tournament\/","title":{"rendered":"Effingham Wins Olney Freshman Boys Basketball Tournament"},"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>OLNEY &#8212; Effingham captured the championship of the Olney Freshman Boys Basketball Tournament Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>The Hearts won over Marshall 54-23. EHS moved into an 18-8 opening quarter lead as six players scored. The lead went to 28-15 at halftime.<\/p>\n<p>Ian Kinkelaar tallied 13 points while Maxwell Love added 10.<\/p>\n<p>The Hearts then handed Fairfield a 53-33 loss.<\/p>\n<p>EHS held a 25-21 halftime lead then had a 14-2 third period run to put the game away.<\/p>\n<p>Love scored 19 points on eight field goals and three free throws. Dagg Thompson tallied 10.<\/p>\n<p>In the game against host Olney, Effingham came out a 54-31 winner and finished winning all three games for the championship.<\/p>\n<p>The Hearts led 29-17 at halftime then had a 12-5 third quarter surge and ended strong.<\/p>\n<p>The Hearts were led by Flack with 19 points and Love with 15.<\/p>\n<p>EHS scored 50 plus points in all three games.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Olney Freshman Tournament<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Game One<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Effingham\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 18\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a010\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a016\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a010\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0&#8212;\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a054<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Marshall\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a08\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a07\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a06\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a04\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0&#8212;\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a025<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Effingham &#8212;<\/strong> Rohr 4, Moon 2, Loew 6, Richmond 3, Kinkelaar 13, Jones 0, Thompson 3, Westjohn 5, Flack 8, Hodges 0, Love 10<\/p>\n<p><strong>Marshall &#8212;<\/strong> Welsh 3, Parker 0, Jones 11, Bradie 4, Sumner 4, Ryl 2, Smitley 1<\/p>\n<p><strong>Game Two<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Effingham\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a014\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 11\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a014\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a013\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0&#8212;\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a053<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Fairfield\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 8\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a013\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a02\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a010\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0&#8212;\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a033<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Effingham &#8212;<\/strong> Rohr 7, Moon 1, Kinkelaar 6, Jones 2, Thompson 10, Westjohn 4, Flack 4, Love 19<\/p>\n<p><strong>Fairfield &#8212;<\/strong> Basnett 6, Vaughan 10, Best 12, Heifner 5, Hallam 0, Lowery 0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Game Three<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Effingham\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 14\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a011\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a014\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a014\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0&#8212;\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a054<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Olney\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a07\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a010\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 5\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a09\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0&#8212;\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a031<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Effingham &#8212;<\/strong> Rohr 2, Moon 3, Loew 0, Richmond 4, Kinkelaar 7, Jones 2, Westjohn 2, Flack 19, Love 15<\/p>\n<p><strong>Olney &#8212;<\/strong> Knox 0, Kocher 5, Hallam 8, Klingler 8, Welsh 4, Mormont 0, Hefferman 6<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>OLNEY &#8212; Effingham captured the championship of the Olney Freshman Boys Basketball Tournament Saturday. 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