This time around, it was the Lady Shoes who rallied for the win.

After letting a couple fourth-quarter leads slip away in recent weeks, the Teutopolis Lady Shoes turned the tables Saturday afternoon.

They outscored Breese Central 12-4 in the final eight minutes to come away with a 46-44 victory at home.

The Lady Knights were on top 40-34 after three quarters. But Emily Konkel scored four points and Courtney Gibson, Kaylee Niebrugge, Estella Mette and Summer Wall each added two, as the Lady Shoes staged a comeback and notched their 22^nd win of the season.

Breese Central led most of the game. The Lady Knights had a 16-11 edge after the first quarter, and then got nine points from Trame Taylor to increase that to 31-24 at halftime.

Taylor finished with 20 points for Breese Central, who dipped to 16-9.

Niebrugge and Konkel led the scoring attack for T-Town, finishing with 21 and 15 points respectively.

The Lady Shoes improved to 22-3 on the season. They will play another home game Monday night, facing Breese Mater Dei, who sports a 17-6 record.

By Steve Raymond

ET Sports Report

Stopping or at least containing Kaylee Niebrugge is at the top of every coach’s scouting report when playing the Teutopolis Lady Shoes.

It certainly was for Jeff Schafer Friday night.

“We tried to limit her; even double-teamed her at times,” the EHS coach said. “We tried to make their other players shoot the ball. But they stepped up and did a nice job.”

Niebrugge still did her job, notching yet another double-double, and her sidekick Emily Konkel also scored in double figures.

But it was those “other” players – Courtney Gibson, Summer Wall, Estella Mette and Molly Ruholl – that made a big difference.

Those four combined for 19 points, helping the Lady Shoes post a 53-35 victory at home over the Lady Hearts on Senior Night.

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In a battle of two of the top Class 2A teams in Southern Illinois, the host Pinckneyville Panthers came away with a 50-41 victory Saturday night over the Teutopolis Wooden Shoes.

It was the eighth and final game of the day for the Panther Basketball Showcase, played at Pinckneyville High School.

Caleb Siemer scored six first-quarter points, as the Shoes built a slim 10-9 lead after the opening eight minutes. But the Panthers took a 24-23 lead into the locker room at halftime and led by five, 32-27, after three quarters.

AJ Keith scored nine points in the final eight minutes, helping Pinckneyville outscore T-Town 18-14 to secure the win and improve to 22-3 on the season. Karsen Konkel, who had seven points in the fourth period, led PHS with 13 points and Keith finished with 11.

Siemer was the only THS player in double figures with 11. Brendan Niebrugge scored nine and Garrett Gaddis added eight, all of them in the fourth quarter.

THS dipped to 16-7 on the season. The Shoes will return home Tuesday and face Newton.

Breese Mater Dei outscored Teutopolis 22-12 in the middle two quarters Friday night, en route to a 50-46 victory at home.

The Shoes scored 16 points in the first quarter and 18 more in the final eight minutes, but managed to score only a dozen points in the middle two periods.

Dalton Markus knocked down three shots from behind the arc and scored 13 points in the opening quarter for the Knights, but the Shoes got scoring from six different players and trailed only 19-16.

But as the scoring fell off the next 16 minutes, the deficit widened. At halftime, Mater Dei was on top 30-20 and the margin extended to 13 points, 41-28, after three quarters.

The Shoes battled back in the final period. James Niebrugge scored 11 points, as THS got within two. Ttown outscored the Knights 18-9, but ended with the loss.

Markus had 18 points and Drake Wagner added 14 for Mater Dei, who improved to 11-11 on the season.

Niebrugge was the Shoes only player in double figures, finishing with 18 points.

THS dipped to 16-6 on the season. The Shoes will play again today (Saturday). They are participating in the Panther Basketball Showcase and will face the host Pinckneyville team at 7:30 p.m.