Hearts To Play For Third, Shoes For First at CHS Girls Tourney; St. A Seventh At Mattoon

Teutopolis pounded Charleston 64-13 in its opening game Saturday. The Wooden Shoes raced out to a 22-0 opening quarter lead and never looked back.

Olivia NIemerg tallied 18 for the Shoes while Lexie Niebrugge chipped in with 12 points, had seven rebounds and six steals. Niemerg led in assists with six.

T-town then defeated Springfield Sacred Heart-Griffin 56-49 in overtime.

The score was tied at 14-14 after the opening quarter. Sacred Heart-Griffin moved ahead 23-21 at halftime and led 39-32 going into the final period. From there the Shoes rallied with a 17-10 run to tie the game. In the overtime period, T-town's momentum kept going as the Shoes held SHG scoreless while tallying seven points for the victory.

Niemerg scored 20 for the winners while L. Niebrugge added 13. Ciara Roepke had three assists and a blocked shot. Niemerg pulled down eight rebounds while Karsyn Mette led with 10 and had three assists.

T-town will meet Paris at 2:30 p.m. today for the championship.

In Effingham's games, the Hearts won over Cairo, 67-26. EHS ripped out to a 26-18 halftime lead then had a 25-5 third period.

Taylor Armstrong was the lone player in double figures for the Hearts with 10. A total of 14 players scored in the game.

In Effingham's second contest of the day, Paris tallied a 58-30 victory. The Tigers led 33-10 at halftime.

The Hearts were led by Hayley Diveley in scoring with 11. EHS is now 7-6 while Paris is undefeated at 14-0.

Effingham will now face Springfield Sacred Heart-Griffin for third place at 1 p.m. today.

In other games Saturday, Paris beat Tri-County 60-42, Sacred Heart-Griffin won over Danville 69-48, Tri-County beat Cairo 57-25 and Danville downed Charleston 52-24

Today's other games feature Charleston against Cairo. That contest will not be contested as Cairo has forfeited. Tri-County takes on Danville at 11:30 for fifth place.

Charleston Holiday Girls Basketball Tournament

Game 11

CHARLESTON (13)

Hutchins 0-0 -- 0, Campbell 2-0 -- 4, Logsdon 0-0 -- 0, Long 0-0 -- 0, Blair 0-0 -- 0, Herrington 1-2 -- 5, Triplett 2-0 -- 4, Lane 0-0 -- 0. TOTALS 5 FG, 2 FT.

TEUTOPOLIS (64)

Tegeler 0-2 -- 2, L. Niebrugge 5-1 -- 12, Roepke 4-0 -- 9, Schumacher 1-0 -- 2, Niemerg 7-2 -- 18, Mette 3-0 -- 6, Hardiek 4-1 -- 9, K. Niebrugge 3-0 -- 6. TOTALS 27 FG, 6 FT.

Charleston                0      2      9      4    --    15

Teutopolis               22    13    19    10    --    64

3-point FG -- Charleston 1 (Herrington 1), Teutopolis 4 (Niemerg 2, Roepke 1, L. Niebrugge 1).

Game 12

CAIRO (26)

Woodworth 1-0 -- 2, Brown 1-2 -- 4, Moore 2-2 -- 6, Blake 1-0 -- 3, Carthell 1-0 -- 2, Mitchell 3-1 -- 9. TOTALS 9 FG, 5 FT.

EFFINGHAM (26)

Bushur 0-4 -- 4, Ohnesorge 1-0 -- 2, Frost 4-0 -- 8, Althoff 1-2 -- 5, Niebrugge 2-0 -- 4, Carie 2-0 -- 5, Schaefer 2-0 -- 4, Armstrong 5-0 -- 10, Feldhake 1-0 -- 3, Sowell 1-0 -- 2, Diveley 3-1 -- 4, Urch 2-0 -- 4, Mapes 2-0 -- 5, Allie 1-1 -- 3. TOTALS 27 FG, 8 FT.

Cairo                       12      6      5      3   --     26

Effingham               13    13    25    16    --    67

3-point FG -- Cairo 3 (Mitchell 2, Blake 1), 

Game 15

EFFINGHAM (30)

Bushur 0-0 -- 0, Frost 4-0 -- 8, Althoff 1-0 -- 2, Armstrong 2-0 -- 4, Feldhake 1-0 -- 2, Diveley 4-2 -- 11. TOTALS 12 FG, 2 FT.

PARIS (58)

Gates 2-2 -- 7, Tingley 2-0 -- 5, Littleton 4-1 -- 11, Young 1-0 -- 2, Isaf 4-0 -- 10, Krabel 5-1 -- 11, Crampton 0-2 -- 2, Rigdon 2-5 -- 10. TOTALS 20 FG, 5 FT.

Effingham               4      6    13    7    --    30

Paris                      15    18    16    9    --    58

3-point FG -- Effingham 1 (Diveley 1), Paris 7 (Littleton 2, Isaf 2, Gates 1, Tingley 1, Rigdon 1).

Game 16

Overtime

SACRED HEART-GRIFFIN (49)

Rupnik 0-0 -- 0, Wegner 1-0 -- 2, Scarlette 3-0 -- 6, Brenneisen 7-0 -- 18, Lewis 9-0 -- 20, Haloher 1-1 -- 3, Cox 0-0 -- 0. TOTALS 21 FG, 1 FT.

TEUTOPOLIS (56)

Tegeler 2-1 -- 5, L. Niebrugge 4-4 -- 13, Roepke 2-0 -- 5, Schumacher 1-0 -- 2, Niemerg 7-3 -- 20, Mette 4-1 -- 9, Hardiek 1-0 -- 2. TOTALS 21 FG, 9 FT.

Sacred Heart-Griffin               14    9    16    10    0    --    49

Teutopolis                               14    7    11    17    2    --    56

3-point FG -- Springfield Sacred Heart-Griffin 6 (Brenneisen 4, Lewis 2), Teutopolis 5 (Niemerg 3, Roepke 1, L. Niebrugge 1).

Mattoon Holiday Tournament

MATTOON -- Effingham St. Anthony captured seventh place at the Mattoon Holiday Girls Basketball Tournament Saturday.

The Bulldogs defeated Vandalia 48-39. St. Anthony edged out to an 11-7 opening quarter lead but trailed Vandalia 21-16 at halftime.

But the Bulldogs came roaring back with a 14-3 third period to lead 30-24. Then in the final quarter, St. Anthony had an 18-15 run.

Lucy Fearday had scored seven points in the opening half then came alive with 10 points in the third quarter and five more in the fouirth period to finish as the lone Bulldogs player in dobule figures with 22. Reese Jones tallied nine points.

Fearday was named to the All-Tournament Team. Also named were Altamont's Rachel Jackman and Allyson Hardiek.

"Freshman Lucy FeardAy was named to the All-Tournament team. In five games Lucy averaged 17 points and eight rebounds per game," said St. Anthony Coach Aaron Rios. "Lucy scored in double figures in all five games that we competed in. She scored 22 points in our last two games against St. Teresa from Decatur and led the Lady Bulldogs to a 48-39 victory over Vandalia with 22 points and eight rebounds. Lucy was recognized for her outstanding play on the floor and for her positivity and team leadership while she was in the game or cheering for her team from the bench. We are proud of our very young team and how they competed throughout the tournament."

In other games Saturday, Mattoon won the championship by beating Olney 54-49. Mahomet-Seymour defeated Altamont 54-43 for third place. Galesburg won over Decatur St. Teresa 60-40 for fifth place.

Mattoon Holiday Tournament

Seventh Place Game

VANDALIA (39)

McNary 3-5 -- 13, Pruett 0-0 -- 0, S. Miller 0-0 -- 0, Stewart 1-0 -- 2, Forbes 0-0 -- 0, Hill 2-8 -- 12, Swain 4-2 -- 10, L. Miller 1-0 -- 2. TOTALS 11 FG, 15 FT

ST. ANTHONY (48)

Hakman 0-0 -- 0, Guy 2-2 -- 7, Jones 1-7 -- 9, Rios 1-0 -- 2, Fearday 8-5 -- 22, Beesley 0-2 -- 2, Faber 2-2 -- 6. TOTALS 14 FG, 18 FT.

Vandalia                     7    14      3    15    --    39

St. Anthony              11      5    14    18    --    48

3-point FG -- Vandalia 2 (McNary 2), St. Anthony 2 (Guy 1, Fearday 1).

Lucy Fearday