{"id":26989,"date":"2026-01-08T07:44:33","date_gmt":"2026-01-08T13:44:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/?p=26989"},"modified":"2026-01-08T07:45:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T13:45:09","slug":"hearts-capture-68-42-victory-over-rams-in-girls-h-s-basketball","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/sports\/basketball\/26989-hearts-capture-68-42-victory-over-rams-in-girls-h-s-basketball\/","title":{"rendered":"Hearts Capture 68-42 victory over Rams In Girls 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><strong>BY MILLIE LANGE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>MOUNT VERNON &#8212; Coach Jeff Schafer&#8217;s girls high school basketball team put together 68 points in handing Mount Vernon a 26-point loss Wednesday evening.<\/p>\n<p>The Hearts edged out to an 18-11 opening quarter lead as Alyssa Martin put together four baskets and two of two at the line for 10 points while teammate Averie Wolfe hit four baskets for eight.<\/p>\n<p>The lead went to 34-21 at halftime. Martin contributed another six points while Tessa Raddatz chipped in with five.<\/p>\n<p>Wolfe hit two three-pointers and a regular basket in the third quarter for eight while McKenzie Love finished with six.<\/p>\n<p>The Hearts then had a 17-9 final quarter to finish with the 68-42 victory.<\/p>\n<p>EHS had three players hit the double digit mark. Wolfe led the way with 22 points on nine field goals that included two three-pointers and was one of two at the line. Martin added 19 points on seven field goals and five of six at the line. Raddatz contributed 10.<\/p>\n<p>The freshmen\/sophomore and junior varsity teams also claimed victories for the Hearts.<\/p>\n<p>EHS improved to 15-2 on the season. The Hearts are back in action Friday evening in a Mega Night at EHS.\u00a0 They will play host to Taylorville with the girls game at 5:30 p.m. and the boys to follow at 7 p.m. Both games can be heard on KJ Country 102.3.<\/p>\n<p><strong>At Mount Vernon<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>EFFINGHAM (68)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Engel 1-0 &#8212; 2, Martin 7-5&#8211; 19, Raddatz 4-0 &#8212; 10, Wolfe 10-0 &#8212; 22, Wendling 1-0 &#8212; 2, Weis 2-3 &#8212; 7, Love 3-0 &#8212; 6. TOTALS 28 FG, 8 FT.<\/p>\n<p><strong>MOUNT VERNON (42)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Shelby 3-0 &#8212; 7, Wilkey 4-0 &#8212; 11, Hampton 4-0 &#8212; 11, Newell 2-2 &#8212; 6, Benson 2-1 &#8212; 5, Radtke 1-0 &#8212; 2. 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