Newton Wins Girls, Boys Titles at Dieterich Tournaments

In the girls tourney, Newton edged Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City for first place, 56-52 in overtime

The Eagles edged out to a 13-11 opening quarter lead but CHBC came back to tie the game at halftime 21-21. The Bobcats then had a 17-16 third period to move ahead 38-37 going into the final quarter.

Newton came back to knot the score, sending the game into overtime and had a 7-3 margin for the victory.

Allison Harris tallied 19 and Brooke Jansen 17 for the winners. Jansen and Whitney Zumbahlen led in rebounds with seven each. Harris led in assists with four and steals with five.

With the championship, Newton improves to 13-4 on the season.

CHBC was led by Jaelyn Robertson with 18, Mackenzie Bunch with 13 and Carsen Burks with 10.

In the third place contest, Brownstown/St. Elmo pounded Arcola, 66-34. The Bombers opened up a 21-8 first period lead and that was the game.

Claire Wilhour scored 25 and Olivia Campbell 23 for the winners.

The fifth place contest went to North Clay (Louisville) over Dieterich, 42-36. The Cardinals had an 11-4 second quarter and that proved the game-winner.

Allison Czyzewski led the winners with 12 points while Chloe Lewis added 11.

Dieterich was led by Kaitlyn Boerngen with 14 and Emma Meinhart with 10.

In the seventh place contest, South Central edged Casey-Westfield 43-42.

The Cougars ran off to a 15-4 opening quarter lead and led 23-13 at halftime. Casey-Westfield came back with a 29-20 second half but fell a point short.

Halle Smith scored 16 for the winners while Laney Weber scored 12.

Named to the All-Tournament girls team were Brooke Jansen (Newton), Jaelyn Robertson (CHBC), Madison Lovett (North Clay), Claire Wilhour (BSE), Ella Hopkins (Arcola), Olivia Campbell (BSE), Allison Harris (Newton), Eva Richardson (Casey-Westfield), Lauren Wojcik (CHBC) and Laney Webster (South Central)

In the boys tournament, Newton claimed the crown with a 57-50 win over host Dieterich.

The Eagles took a 13-6 opening quarter lead and led 26-21 at halftime. The Eagles held a one-point lead going into the final period then knocked in their free throws for the win.

Newton hit 13 of 17 free throws in that final period. Schafer led the way in the final quarter with a three-pointer and four of four at the line for seven points. He finished with 18 points.

Dieterich was led by Cole Niebrugge with 21.

 In the third place contest, Arcola won over Sullivan 58-32.

North Clay claimed the fifth place victory over Red Hill (Bridgeport).

The Cardinals stepped out to a 28-20 halftime lead then had a 13-7 third period run.

Four players scored in double figures led by Tyson Jones with 14, Luke Fleener with 13, Ian Bailey with 12 and Ethan Bible with 10.

Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City was the winner in the seventh place contest over Oblong, 71-63.

Oblong held a 38-34 halftime lead but CHBC came back with an 18-11 third period run and outscored Oblong 19-14 in the final quarter.

Daniel Lucas led the way for the Bobcats with 21 points while Kade Persinger chipped in with 17 and Jadon Robertson added 11.

Named to the All-Tournament Team were Cole Niebrugge (Dieterich), Drake Allen (Red Hill), Derek Kuhl (Dieterich), Tyson Jones (North Clay), Evan Schafer (Newton), Ian Plank (Sullivan), Ivan Franco (Arcola), Kyle Schafer (Newton), Luke Fleener (North Clay) and Collin Hartke (Dieterich).

Dieterich Holiday Girls Tournament

Championship Game

Overtime

CHBC (52)

Robertson 6-4 -- 18, Heckert 0-0 -- 0, Burks 2-4 -- 10, Lorton 0-0 -- 0, Morrison 2-0 -- 4, M. Bunch 5-3 -- 13, L. Wojcik 2-3 -- 7, Cherry 0-0 -- 0. TOTALS 17 FG, 14 FT.

NEWTON (56)

Jansen 6-4 -- 17, Harris 4-8 -- 19, Zumbahlen 4-0 -- 8, Carr 3-2 -- 8, R. Russell 0-2 -- 2, Bierman 1-0 - 2, Einhorn 0-0 --0. TOTALS 18 FG, 16 FT.

CHBC                  11    10    17    11    3    --    52

Newton               13      8    16    12    7    --    56

3-point FG -- Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City 4 (Robertson 2, Burks 2), Newton 4 (Harris 3, Jansen 1).

Third Place Game

ARCOLA (34)

Gobert 0-0 -- 0, Ev. Hopkins 1-2 -- 5, Spelman 0-0 -- 0, Kessler 2-0 -- 4, Helmuth 1-0 -- 2, Warren 4-0 -- 11, Gauna 0-0 -- 0, El. Hopkins 1-0 -- 2, Hohlbauch 5-0 -- 10, Gomez 0-0 -- 0. TOTALS 14 FG, 2 FT.

BSE (66)

A. Wilhour 1-2 -- 4, Sasse 0-0 -- 0, Campbell 7-5 -- 23, Baldridge 2-0 -- 4, C. Wilhour 7-9 -- 25, Beall 2-0 -- 4, Oberlink 2-2 -- 6, Parkison 0-0 -- 0, Stine 0-0 -- 0, Shelton 0-0 -- 0. TOTALS 21 FG, 18 FT.

Arcola              6     8    16      4    --    34

BSE               21    17    11    17    --    66

3-point FG -- Arcola 4 (Warren 3, Ev. Hopkins 1), Brownstown/St. Elmo 6 (Campbell 4, C. Wilhour 2).

Fifth Place Game

NORTH CLAY (42)

Allen 2-2 -- 7, Miller 0-4 -- 4, M. Holkenbrink 2-1 -- 5, Lewis 5-1 -- 11, Pierson 1-1 -- 3, Lovett 0-0 -- 0, Czyzewski 6-0 -- 12. TOTALS 16 FG, 9 FT.

DIETERICH (36)

Bloemer 3-0 -- 6, Brummer 0-0 -- 0, Locey 0-1 -- 1, Boerngen 6-0 -- 14, Aherin 0-0 -- 0, Meinhart 3-4 -- 10, Bierman 1-3 -- 5, Hall 0-0 -- 0. TOTALS 13 FG, 8 FT.

North Clay             4    11    7    20    --    42

Dieterich                4     4    6    22    --    36

3-point FG -- North Clay 1 (Allen 1), Dieterich 2 (Boerngen 2).

Seventh Place Game

CASEY-WESTFIELD (42)

Richardson 8-12 -- 28, Wright 1-0 -- 2, Hawkins 4-4 -- 12, Eckerty 0-0 -- 0, Towles 0-0 -- 0, Davidson 0-0 -- 0, Hosselton 0-0 -- 0, Wililams 0-0 -- 0. TOTALS 13 FG, 16 FT.

SOUTH CENTRAL (43)

Arnold 1-0 -- 2, Garrett 1-3 -- 5, Blomberg 0-0 -- 0, Smith 4-5 -- 16, Swift 1-2 -- 4, S. Garrett 0-1 -- 1, Horton 0-0 -- 0, Landreth 1-1 -- 3, Webster 5-1 -- 12. TOTALS 13 FG, 13 FT.

Casey-Westfield                4    9    12    17    --    42

South Central                  15    8      8    12    --    43

3-point FG -- Casey-Westfield 0, South Central 4 (Smith 3, Webster 1).

Dieterich Boys Tournament

Championship Game

NEWTON (57)

Meinhart 0-1 -- 1, Schafer 4-6 -- 18, Tharp 1-1 -- 3, Einhorn 2-2 -- 6, Schafer 9-6 -- 24, Zumbahlen 1-2 -- 5. TOTALS 17 FG, 26 FT.

DIETERICH (50)

Gephart 0-1 -- 1, Lidy 3-0 -- 7, Britton 0-2 -- 2, C. Niebrugge 3-0 -- 9, Hartke 8-5 -- 21, Kuhl 3-0 -- 6, Westendorf 1-2 -- 4. TOTALS 18 FG, 10 FT.

Newton                  13    13    11     20    --    57

Dieterich                 6    15    15    14    --    50

3-point FG -- Newton 5 (Schafer 4, Zumbahlen 1), Dieterich 4 (C. Niebrugge 4, Lidy 1).

Fifth Place Game

RED HILL (41)

Henry 0-0 -- 0, Volkman 0-0 -- 0, Moore 0-0 -- 0, Wirth 3-1 -- 7, Allen 3-0 -- 6, Ray 4-0 -- 10, Holtz 2-0 -- 5, Jerrell 3-4 -- 11, Mayfield 1-0 -- 2, Stimier 0-0 -- 0, Ray 0-0 -- 0, Greek 0-0 -- 0. TOTALS 16 FG, 5 FT.

NORTH CLAY (62)

Lu. Fleener 2-9 -- 13, Holkenbrink 4-1 -- 9, Jones 5-3 -- 14, Bible 4-0 -- 10, Baily 6-0 -- 12, Lo. Fleener 0-0 -- 0, Ballard 1-0 -- 2, Griffy 0-0 -- 0, Weidner 1-0 -- 2, Ingram 0-0 -- 0, Boose 0-0 -- 0, Reinhart 0-0 -- 0. TOTALS 23 FG, 13 FT.

Red Hill                 8    12      7    14    --    41

North Clay          18    10    13    21    --    62

3-point FG -- Red Hill 3 (Bible 2, Jones 1), Red Hill 4 (Ray 2, Holtz 1, Jerrell 1).

Seventh Place Game

OBLONG (63)

Newman 1-0 -- 3, Kidwell 0-0 -- 0, Johnson 5-2 -- 14, Black 9-13 -- 39, Littlejohn 2-1 -- 5, Hawkins 3-0 -- 7. TOTALS 20 FG, 16 FT.

CHBC (71)

Buchanan 0-0 -- 0, Burrus 3-0 -- 8, Taylor 2-0 -- 4, Robertson 2-5 -- 11, Persinger 4-6 -- 17, Buzzard 0-0 -- 0, Doty 1-1 -- 3, Robertson 1-0 -- 3, Lucas 9-2 -- 21, Grey 2-0 -- 4. TOTALS 24 FG, 14 FT.

Oblong                 12    26    11    14    --    63

CHBC                   21    13    18    19    --    71

3-point FG -- Oblong 6 (Black 3, Johnson 2, Newman 1), Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City 4 (Burrus 2, Robertson 1, Lucas 1).