The Charleston Trojans used a run to close out the first half to take the lead and then turned in a dominant third quarter to pull away and post a 67-41 win at home Tuesday night over Effingham.

The Hearts fell behind 12-1 in the early going, but responded by going on a 15-0 scoring surge. Ethan Jones scored six points and KJ Kellams added four, helping Effingham go on top, 16-12.

But the Trojans went on a 17-5 surge to take a 29-21 lead to the locker room at intermission. The hosts then outscored EHS 19-6 in the third quarter to increase the margin to 48-27.

Nolan Fearday led Effingham with 10 points.

The Hearts dipped to 3-25 overall and 1-8 in the Apollo Conference. They will return to action Saturday in the Teutopolis Wooden Shoes Shootout. Effingham will play Alton at 3:30 p.m.