It appears the Teutopolis Wooden Shoes have broken out of their shooting woes.

After scoring 40 or fewer points in the last three games, the Shoes had that total at halftime Thursday night.

T-Town totally dominated throughout, finishing with a lopsided 69-33 victory over Charleston in an opening-round game of the Salem Invitational Basketball Tournament.

The Shoes raced to a 23-10 lead after the opening eight minutes and extended the margin to 25 points, 40-15, at intermission. After outscoring the Trojans 22-12 in the third period to stretch the lead to 35 points, 62-27, it was a continuously running clock in the final quarter.

Teutopolis had a balanced scoring attack, even though Alex Kremer was the only player in double figures with 16 points. Brody Thoele, Mick Niebrugge and Drew Hoene each scored nine and Jason Kreke added eight.

The Shoes, now 13-6, will be back in action tonight (Friday). They will face Mt. Vernon in a semifinal game at 7:30 p.m. If they win, they will play for the tournament championship at 7:30 p.m. Saturday. If they lose, they will play in the third place game at 6 p.m.