Boys Junior High Basketball -- Jan. 2

Effingham Junior HIgh School picked up both seventh- and eighth-grade victories over Marshall Monday evening.

The Mustangs won the seventh-grade game, 35-9, taking a 19-1 opening half lead.

Carson Fox scored 19 points for the winners while Jenner Pals added nine.

EJHS stands at 12-4 on the season.

In eighth-grade action, Effingham claimed a 45-17 victory and improves to 7-9.

Two players scored in double figures. Carter Braddy led the way with 11 while Jack Hartman added 10. Jake Niebrugge finished with nine.

At Marshall

Seventh-Grade Game

Effingham               7    12    11    5    --    35

Marshall                  0      1      6    2    --     9

Effingham -- Hayes 3, Fox 19, Pals 9, Wendt 3, Delong 1

Marshall -- Jones 3, Walsh 5, O'Burke 1

Eighth-Grade Game

Effingham                12    8    15    10    --    45

Marshall                    3    4      7      3    --    17

Effingham -- Braddy 11, Hartman 10, Niebrugge 9, Santilian 8, Feldhake 3, Wilson 2, Smith 2

Marshall -- Rollings 7, Propst 4, Stafford 3, Ramey 3

 

At Arthur

Stewardson-Strasburg picked up victories over Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond Monday.

Stew-Stras took a 21-11 halftime lead then had a 9-0 third quarter run and finished with a 34-21 win in the seventh-grade game.

Manhart and Duncan tallied nine points each for the winners who improved to 13-5 on the season.

In eighth-grade action, Stew-Stras was a 59-48 winner. ALAH held a 9-7 opening quarter lead but Stew-Stras came roaring back with a 22-4 second period to lead 29-13 at halftime. ALAH had a 19-11 third quarter but Stew-Stras finished strong with a 19-16 final period.

Four players hit double figures for Stew-Stras. Morris led with 13 while Vonderheide added 12, Bible 11 and Pruemer 10. Stew-Stras is now 13-2 on the season.

At Arthur

Seventh-Grade Game

Stew-Stras                8    13    9      4    --    34

ALAH                        5      6    0    10    --    21

Stewardson-Strasburg -- Manahart 9, Duncan 9, Jones 6, DeBolt 4, Mueller 2, Holland 2, Bible 2

Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hamond -- Berry 6, Reed 6, Stirrett 5, Burnett 4

Eighth-Grade Game

Stew-Stras                7    22    11    19    --    59

ALAh                         9      4    19    16    --    48

Stewardson-Strasburg -- Morris 13, Vonderheide 12, Bible 11, Pruemer 10, Wetherell 9, Gurgel 2, Ashmore 2

Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond -- Parson 21, Lisanby 12, Otto 10, Hutson 3, Shoemaker 2