Effingham Daily News
EFFINGHAM —
Laura Gurtner scored seven points and went 3-for-4 in free throws, but the St. Anthony Lady Bullpups fell to Maryville Christian 33-26 in the Class 8-1A sectional championship game Wednesday.
Jenna Woltman and Abbie Schmidt added six points apiece while Kristin Slaughter added five of her own. Mary Ann Saba had two points.
Suze Jezek had 10 points for Maryville Christian and Makenzie Silvey had 13.
Maryville Christian 33, St. Anthony 26
Maryville 12 10 7 4 - 33
St. Anthony 6 7 8 5 - 26
Maryville - K.Wolther 2; L.Wolther 4; Jezek 10; Silvey 13; Moore 2; Perez 2
St. Anthony - Slaughter 5; Gurtner 7; Woltman 6; Schmidt 6; Saba 2
High School
Boys Basketball
North Clay defeats Clay City
CLAY CITY - Lawson Britton scored 17 points and went 4-for-4 in free throws to help lead the North Clay Cardinals over Clay City Tuesday.
Logan Hilderbrand added 13 points while Nathan Micklautz scored 10.
North Clay will be back in action Friday at Waltonville.
North Clay 54, Clay City 46
North Clay 16 4 14 20 - 54
Clay City 4 14 18 10 - 46
North Clay Ñ Hilderbrand 13; Micklautz 10; Yoho 3; Rubsam 2; Britton 17; Walker 3; Cox 6
Clay City - E.Brown 10; J.Brown 6; Dulaney 16; Kessler 11; Ausbrook 2; Prosser 1
JV Ñ North Clay won 56-30.
Stew-Stras falls to Arcola
STEWARDSON - Justin Fulk scored 17 points Tuesday, but the Comets fell to Arcola 49-47.
Brandon Helmuth scored nine points, while Jason Becker added seven.
Kollin Seaman scored 12 for Arcola while Nick Hudson and Wyatt Fischel added seven apiece.
The Comets will have a small break before traveling to Okaw Valley Tuesday.
Arcola 49, Stew-Stras 47
Arcola 14 9 12 14 - 49
Stew-Stras 13 11 13 10 - 47
Arcola - Seaman 12; N.Hudson 7; Fischel 7; Strader 6; Z.Hudson 5; Moutria 8; Aisley 4
Stew-Stras Ñ Helmuth 9; Helton 4; Becker 7; Vonderheide 2; Luce 6; Fry 2; Fulk 17
Altamont routs Windsor
ALTAMONT - Ryan Mayhaus scored 19 points and Jake Seidel scored 10 points to help lead Altamont over Windsor Wednesday 70-39.
Tristan Warner scored 14 points for the Blue Devils and went 4-for-6 in free throw attempts.
Altamont will play at South Central Friday while Windsor will host Brownstown.
Altamont 70, Windsor 39
Windsor 16 7 8 8 - 39
Altamont 9 17 14 30 - 70
Windsor - Allen 4; Haddock 2; Cole 7; Warner 14; Leasuer 7; White 5
Altamont - Griffin 4; Ziegler 7; A.Goeckner 2; Seidel 10; Hill 6; Borders 6; J.Kuhns 3; Mayhaus 19; Jahraus 9; M.Kuhns 4
JV Ñ Altamont wins 67-25.
Girls Basketball
Cisne falls to North Clay
CISNE - Kortney Stanfield and Morgan Walker combined for 32 points and led the North Clay Lady Cardinals past Cisne 61-32.
Rachel smith added eight points while Carleigh Yeager added six of her own.
North Clay will play at Dieterich today.
North Clay 61, Cisne 32
North Clay 18 17 8 18 - 61
Cisne 10 8 8 6 - 32
North Clay - Yeager 6; Bible 4; Lovett 2; Smith 8; Barbee 1; Walker 10; K.Stanfield 22; Wyatt 4; Morei 4
Cisne - Bullard 1; B.Gill 8; Byars 10; Paul 2; Malloy 7; M.Gill 2; Pogue 2
