The Teutopolis Wooden Shoes were clicking on all cylinders Tuesday night.

Evan Wermert poured in 26 points, the Shoes held their on the boards against a taller team and turned in a strong defensive effort as well.

When the final score sounded, T-Town had turned in a dominating performance and posted a 63-36 victory at home over Mahomet-Seymour – a loss that mathematically eliminated the Bulldogs from the Apollo Conference race.

The Shoes raced out to a 13-2 lead after the opening eight minutes and never looked back. It was a 31-19 advantage at halftime and then THS took total control in the third period. The Shoes went on a 22-10 scoring run that opened a 24-point bulge, 53-29.

“Our defense was really good tonight,” said THS coach Chet Reeder. “Wermert played maybe his best game defensively, holding one of their most important players to just two points.

“Everyone was great within their role,” Reeder added. “Matthew Deters and Caleb Siemer did a great job of containing their bigs and rebounding. I cannot say enough about our team and all of the guys buying into their role and doing what’s best for this team.”

Wermert knocked six shot from behind the arc, en route to his game-high 26 points. He is now just 27 points away from the 1,000-point plateau. Deters and Evan Addis both scored eight and Max Niebrugge added seven. Wermert also had five rebounds and four assists, while Jordan Hardiek pulled down four rebounds to go along with five assists and six points and Deters added five rebounds.

The Shoes improved to 13-4 overall and 6-4 in the Apollo. They will play two more times this week –Friday at Mt. Zion; and Saturday at home against Newton in the season finale.