In a tune-up for Saturday’s big match-up with Central A&M, the Teutopolis Wooden Shoes turned in a strong performance Friday night, posting a 67-44 victory at St. Thomas More in Champaign.

The Shoes led throughout. They were up 17-11 after eight minutes and expanded the lead to 33-19 at halftime. It was a 47-33 advantage heading into the fourth period.

“We were able to get some great possessions in the first and third quarter that really separated us in this game,” THS coach Chet Reeder said. “We dominated the rebounding effort and our bench gave us some great minutes.”

Evan Wermert and Luke Ungrund led the scoring attack, pumping in 19 and 18 points respectively. Playing again without starters Jordan Hardiek and Brock Deters, the Shoes also got nine points from both Evan Addis and Mitch Hardiek. The Shoes also held a 33-14 rebounding advantage.

T-Town improved to 12-3 and will now face Central A&M at 5 p.m. today in the fifth game of the annual shootout. It will feature a talented Raiders team that is 10-2 on the season and ranked No. 3 in the Class 1 poll. The Shoes enter as the No. 8 team in the Class 2A rankings.