Altamont To Play For S-V Title, WSS In Third Place Game at Tri-County

SESSER -- Altamont High School will be playing for the championship of the Sesser-Valier Holiday Boys Basketball Tournament after claiming a victory Saturday.

The Indians edged Christopher, 58-55. Altamont and Christopher played to a 10-10 opening quarter tie. Aidan Jahraus knocked in a couple of three-pointers for the indians.

Altamont then had a 21-14 second period as Kaden Eirhart hit two trifectas and Noah Teasley scored nine. The Indians led 31-24 at halftime.

But here came Christopher with a 20-13 third period to tie the score again, this time at 44-44. 

The Indians had a 14-11 final period to pull out the victory. Eirhart scored six points that included four of four at the line. He finished with 16 to lead Altamont. Teasley chipped in with 15 and Jahraus 10.

In other games Saturday, Sparta defeated Johnston City 63-43, Red Bud beat Cobden 66-60, Goreville downed Marissa-Coulterville 63-52, New Athens won over Century 68 and Sesser-Valier downed Odin 59-48.

Altamont meets Goreville for the championship at 7 p.m. today. Sparta takes on New Athens at noon for the consolation championship, Red Bud faces Sesser-Valier for fifth place at 1:30 and Marissa-Coulterville faces Christopher for third place at 3 p.m.

Sesser-Valier Holiday Tournament

ALTAMONT (58)

Klimpel 2-0 -- 5, Budde 0-0 -- 0, Jahraus 4-2 -- 10, Eirhart 5-4 -- 16, Duckwitz 2-0 -- 4, Ruffner 3-0 -- 6, Teasley 6-2 -- 15, Kollman 1-0 -- 2. TOTALS 23 FG, 8 FT.

CHRISTOPHER (55)

Gordon 4-1 -- 9, Sveda 3-0 -- 9, Garver 1-0 -- 2, Ingoldsby 0-0 -- 0, Metsinger 9-3 -- 24, Pratt 3-0 -- 7, Goins 1-0 -- 2, Mazur 0-2 -- 2. TOTALS 21 FG, 6 FT.

Altamont                 10    21    13    14    --    58

Christopher            10    14    20    11    --    55

3-point FG -- Altamont 4 (Eirhart 2, Klimpel 1, Teasley 1), Christopher 7 (Sveda 3, Metsinger 3, Pratt 1)

Tri-County Holiday Tournament

Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg will play for third place at the Tri-County Holiday Boys Basketball Tournament.

WSS split wins in Saturday competition. The Hatchets fell to Tri-County, 59-55.

Tri-County took a 33-24 halftime lead. WSS came back with a 33-26 second half only to fall short.

Three players hit double figures for the Hatchets. Austin Wittenberg tallied 17 while Gavan Wernsing added 16 and Samuel Vonderheide 12.

Then in the second contest, Windsor/Stew-Stras came back for a 55-36 win over Chrisman.

The Hatchets took a 33-17 halftime lead and it was just a matter of the final score.

Jordan Wittenberg tallied 16 points while A. Wittenberg added 11.

In other games Saturday, Paris won over Hutsonville/Palestine 57-50, Martinsville downed Argenta-Oreana 59-39, Westville beat Chrisman 64-45, Paris tallied a 60-31 win over Argenta-Oreana, Hutsonville/Palestine beat Martinsville 64-59 and Tri-County defeated Westville 64-45.

Today's finals include Tri-County against Paris for the championship at 7:30 p.m., WSS facing Martinsville for third at 6, Westville against Argenta-Oreana for fifth place at 4:30 and Chrisman taking on Hutsonville/Palestine at 3 for seventh place.

Tri-County Tournament

Game Eight

WSS (55)

A. Wittenberg 5-5 -- 17, Wernsing 6-3 -- 16, Vonderheide 3-6 -- 12, J. Wittenberg 3-2 -- 8, Domzalski 1-0 -- 2, Howard 0-0 -- 0, Miller 0-0 -- 0. TOTALS 18 FG, 16 FT.

TRI-COUNTY (59)

McClain 7-5 -- 21, Pollock 4-3 -- 11, Armstrong 4-0 -- 10, Eakle 3-0 -- 7, Pardi 2-1 -- 6, Bolton 2-0 -- 4. TOTALS 22 FG, 9 FT.

WSS                         12    10    11    22    --    55

Tri-County               18    15      6    20    --     59

3-point FG -- Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg 3 (A. Wittenberg 2, Wernsing 1), Tri-County 6 (McClain 2, Armstrong 2, Eakle 1, Pardi 1).

Game 11

WSS (55)

J. Wittenberg 5-6 -- 16, A. Wittenberg 2-5 -- 11, Wernsing 3-1 -- 7, Domzalski 3-0 -- 7, Miller 3-0 -- 6, Howard 1-2 -- 4, Vonderheide 0-4 -- 4. TOTALS 17 FG, 18 FT.

CHRISMAN (36)

Lorenzen 5-0 -- 12, Hale 3-5 -- 12, Neuman 2-0 -- 4, Lewsader 1-0 -- 3, Smith 1-0 -- 3, DeWeese 1-0 -- 2. TOTALS 13 FG, 5 FT.

WSS                    14    19    7    15    --    55

Chrisman              7    10    6    13    --    36

3-point FG -- Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg 3 (A. Wittenberg 3, Domzalski 1), Chrisman 5 (Lorenzen 2, Hale 1, Lewsader 1, Smith 1).