{"id":30212,"date":"2026-02-09T13:34:36","date_gmt":"2026-02-09T19:34:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/?p=30212"},"modified":"2026-02-09T13:35:02","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T19:35:02","slug":"freshman-sophomore-boys-basketball-february-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/sports\/basketball\/30212-freshman-sophomore-boys-basketball-february-7\/","title":{"rendered":"Freshman\/Sophomore Boys Basketball &#8212; February 7"},"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>NEOGA &#8212; Cumberland defeated Effingham St. Anthony in the Neoga Freshman\/Sophomore Boys Basketball Tournament Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Cumberland edged out to an 8-7 opening quarter lead but the Bulldogs came back with an 18-14 second period to lead 25-22 at halftime.<\/p>\n<p>St. Anthony had a 10-9 third period edge but the Pirates came back with 12-7 run to pull out the 43-42 victory.<\/p>\n<p>G. Wormhoudt led Cumberland with 14 points while R. Walker added 10.<\/p>\n<p>St. Anthony was led by Mason Storm with 13 points.<\/p>\n<p><strong>At Neoga<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Cumberland\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a08\u00a0 \u00a0 14\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 9\u00a0 \u00a0 12\u00a0 \u00a0 &#8212;\u00a0 \u00a0 43<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>St. Anthony\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 7\u00a0 \u00a0 18\u00a0 \u00a0 10\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 7\u00a0 \u00a0 &#8212;\u00a0 \u00a0 42<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Cumberland &#8212;<\/strong> Oakley 1, Pierce 1, Roedl 6, Carlen 2, Shellenbarger 1, Walker 10, Whitaker 7, Wormhoudt 14<\/p>\n<p><strong>St. Anthony &#8212;<\/strong> Gowin 6, Bierman 5, McAllister 3, Bloemer 6, Tingley 4, Wagner 3, Sandschafer 13, Storm 0, Hoene 0, Looman 0<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>At Hillsboro<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Effingham competed in the Hillsboro Freshman Boys Basketball Tournament Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Effingham defeated Taylorville 68-42. The Hearts took a 20-11 opening quarter lead and led 57-21 at halftime.<\/p>\n<p>The Hearts were led by Dagg Thompson with 22, Joel Flack with 13 and Bryce Hodges with 10.<\/p>\n<p>In the second game, Effingham beat Greenville 69-52.<\/p>\n<p>The Hearts were led by Thompson with 22 points, Flack with 13 and Hodges with 10.<\/p>\n<p><strong>At Hillsboro<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Game One<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Taylorville\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 11\u00a0 \u00a04\u00a0 \u00a010\u00a0 \u00a015\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0&#8212;\u00a0 \u00a0 42<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Effingham\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 16\u00a0 10\u00a0 22\u00a0 \u00a0 21\u00a0 \u00a0 &#8212;\u00a0 \u00a0 69<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Taylorville &#8212;<\/strong> Peabody 7, Schott 4, Lanleer 1, Rinker 2, May 4, Pepscher 6, Banncor 2, Joyce 1, Heimess 7, name unreadable 6, McDaniel 2<\/p>\n<p><strong>Effingham &#8212;<\/strong> Pals 5, Rohr 3, Moon 6, Thompson 22, Osborne 4, Westjohn 0, Jones 0, Flack 13, Kade 5, Hodges 10, Stice 0, Jones 0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Game Two<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Greenville\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 16\u00a0 \u00a0 12\u00a0 \u00a016\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a08\u00a0 \u00a0 &#8212;\u00a0 \u00a0 52<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Effingham\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 16\u00a0 \u00a0 10\u00a0 \u00a0 12\u00a0 \u00a0 21\u00a0 \u00a0 &#8212;\u00a0 \u00a0 69<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Greenville &#8212;<\/strong> no names listed<\/p>\n<p><strong>Effingham &#8212;<\/strong> Rohr 12, Moon 13, Richmond 2, Thompson 11, Westjohn 2, Fack 26, Hodges 3<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEOGA &#8212; Cumberland defeated Effingham St. Anthony in the Neoga Freshman\/Sophomore Boys Basketball Tournament Saturday. 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