{"id":29790,"date":"2026-02-04T09:42:20","date_gmt":"2026-02-04T15:42:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/?p=29790"},"modified":"2026-02-04T09:42:45","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T15:42:45","slug":"casey-westfield-downs-st-anthony-effingham-drops-loss-to-mt-zion-in-boys-h-s-basketball","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/sports\/basketball\/29790-casey-westfield-downs-st-anthony-effingham-drops-loss-to-mt-zion-in-boys-h-s-basketball\/","title":{"rendered":"Casey-Westfield Downs St. Anthony, Effingham Drops Loss to Mt. Zion 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><strong>BY MILLIE LANGE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CASEY &#8212; Casey-Westfield played host to Effingham St. Anthony in a game heard on 979XFM Tuesday evening and claimed a 63-55 win over the Bulldogs.<\/p>\n<p>The Warriors moved into a 12&#8211;6 opening quarter lead as Fred Thomas hit three baskets for six points. The Bulldogs were struggling with three of eight from the field.<\/p>\n<p>Casey-Westfield continued on with a slight 16-15 second period edge to lead 28-21 at halftime.<\/p>\n<p>Daryn Hupp hit two three-pointers for the Warriors while Leighton Jones put in six points.<\/p>\n<p>The Bulldogs were led by Aiden Lauritzen and Keenan Griffith with four points each.<\/p>\n<p>Casey-Westfield got hot from three-poing range, as Jones put in two from beyond the arc, a regular basket and was two of two at the line for 10 in the quarter while Jackson High nailed two three-pointers.<\/p>\n<p>The Bulldogs&#8217; Miles Waldhoff cut loose with three baskets, one a three-pointer, in the third quarter for seven.<\/p>\n<p>Griffith got on a hot streak in the final quarter. He had scored 10 points through the first three periods then hit a three-pointer, three regular baskets and a free throw for 10 in the final period but the Bulldogs couldn&#8217;t overcome Casey-Westfield.<\/p>\n<p>Griffith led the Bulldogs with nine field goals, one from three-point range, and one of one at the line for 20. Also in double figures were Waldhoff with 11 and Lauritzen with 11.<\/p>\n<p>St. Anthony dropped to 17-8 on the season.<\/p>\n<p>Casey-Westfield improved to 16-8 and was led by Jones with 26 points while Thomas added 10.<\/p>\n<p><strong>At Casey<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>ST. ANTHONY (55)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Waldhoff 5-0 &#8212; 11, Lauritzen 5-1 &#8212; 11, Jansen 1-0 &#8212; 2, Griffith 9-1 &#8212; 20, Gannaway 4-1 &#8212; 9, Verdeyen 1-0 &#8212; 2, Vonderheide 0-0 &#8212; 0, Looman 0-0 &#8212; 0, Storm 0-0 &#8212; 0. 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TOTALS 23 FG, 10 FT.<\/p>\n<p><strong>St. Anthony\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a06\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a015\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 17\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 17\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0&#8212;\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a055<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Casey-Westfield\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a012\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a016\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a022\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a013\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0&#8212;\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a063<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>3-point FG &#8212; St. Anthony 2 (Waldhoff 1, Griffith 1), Casey-Westfield 7 (Jones 3, Hupp 2, High 2).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>At Effingham<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It was Mega Night at Effingham as Mount Zion came calling.<\/p>\n<p>The Hearts had a bad fourth quarter and ended up suffering a 47-37 loss to the Braves.<\/p>\n<p>Mount Zion moved into a 13-10 opening quarter lead. EHS had three-pointers from Cannon Bockhorn and Jude Traub.<\/p>\n<p>The Braves led 29-20 at halftime.<\/p>\n<p>The Hearts came back with a 12-6 third quarter run. Bockhorn put in five points while Jenner Pals hit a basket and a free throw and Jake Niebrugge and Maz Buzzard had a basket each. EHS had pulled within 35-32 going into the final quarter.<\/p>\n<p>But the bottom fell out as Mount Zion got back on the scoring track with a 12-5 final period. The Hearts could only muster a three-pointer from Bockhorn and a regular basket by Niebrugge.<\/p>\n<p>Bockhorn was the lone player in double figures for the Hearts with 11 on four baskets, three from beyond the arc.<\/p>\n<p>Effingham was a 66-28 winner in the junior varsity contest. The Hearts were led by Joel Flack with 12.<\/p>\n<p><strong>At Effingham<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>MOUNT ZION (47)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Lipa 4-0 &#8212; 8, Rhoades 3-0 &#8212; 6, Wirey 0-0 &#8212; 0, Cuddy 3-6 &#8212; 13, Gensher 3-0 &#8212; 9, Sams 1-0 &#8212; 3, Workman 1-0 &#8212; 2, Grahne 2-1 &#8212; 6. TOTALS 17 FG, 7 FT.<\/p>\n<p><strong>EFFINGHAM (37)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Kinkelaar 0-0 &#8212; 0, Fearday 0-0 &#8212; 0, McDaniel 0-0 &#8212; 0, Niebrugge 4-0 &#8212; 8, Bockhorn 4-0 &#8212; 11, Pals 4-1 &#8212; 9, Gonzalez 0-0 &#8212; 0, Wendling 0-0 &#8212; 0, Thompson 0-0 &#8212; 0, Buzzard 2-0 &#8212; 4, Bridges 0-0 &#8212; 0, Traub 2-0 &#8212; 5, Moser 0-0 &#8212; 0, Phillips 0-0 &#8212; 0, Love 0-0 &#8212; 0, Warner 0-0 &#8212; 0. 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