The Teutopolis Lady Shoes jumped out to a 12-0 lead and never looked back Saturday, posting a 43-27 victory at St. Joe-Ogden.

Kaitlyn Schumacher scored four points and Lexie Niebrugge added a three-pointer, as T-Town built a 12-0 lead after the opening eight minutes. SJO got within 19-9 at halftime, but the Lady Shoes went on an 18-8 scoring run in the third period, with Lexie Niebrugge draining a trio of threes and scoring 11 points, to expand the lead to 20 points, 37-17.

Lexie Niebrugge led the scoring attack with a game-high 21 points. Schumacher added nine. Izzy Hardiek and Schumacher led the lead with seven rebounds apiece.

The Lady Shoes improved to 12-5 overall. They will return home Monday to face Mahomet-Seymour and then travel to Mt. Zion to finish Apollo Conference play Thursday night. THS is 8-4 in the league.

T-Town will then end its season Saturday at home against Paris.

The Teutopolis Lady Shoes used a huge third quarter to pull away for 70-37 win at home Friday night over Warrensburg-Latham.

The Lady Shoes led throughout and were on top 34-20 at halftime. Then they came out in the third quarter, knocked down five shots from behind the arc and went on a 29-4 scoring spree that opened a comfortable 63-24 advantage.

Lexie Niebrugge had a pair of those threes, while Zoe Cremens, Grace Tegeler and Emily Konkel also connected. Kaitlyn Schumacher and Kaylee Niebrugge added six points each in that big third quarter.

T-Town had three players in double figures. Lexie Niebrugge led the way with 16 points, while Schumacher scored 14 and Kaylee Niebrugge added 10. Kaylee Niebrugge also pulled down seven rebounds.

The Lady Shoes improved to 11-5 overall. They will play today (Saturday) at St. Joe-Ogden and return home Monday to face Mahomet-Seymour. THS is 8-4 in the Apollo Conference.

Teutopolis outscored Charleston 39-23 in the second half Friday night, en route to a 67-50 victory at home in an Apollo Conference contest.

The game was very close in the first half. Even though Evan Wermert connected on four three-pointers and poured in 20 points, the Shoes held a slim 28-27 lead at intermission.

Wermert scored nine more in the third period and T-Town expanded the margin to 50-42. The Shoes then went on a 17-8 scoring spree in the final eight minutes to extend the final margin to 17 points.

Wermert finished with 29 points and was the only THS player to reach double figures. Caleb Siemer had eight points and Matthew Deters added seven. Wermert also had a team-high six rebounds, while Max Niebrugge dished out seven assists.

The Shoes improved to 10-4 overall and 5-4 in the Apollo Conference. They will play again today (Saturday) at St. Joe-Ogden.

By Steve Raymond

ET Sports Report

Yes, the Teutopolis Wooden Shoes made six straight free throws in the final 31 seconds.

But Jordan Hardiek’s three-pointer about one minute earlier was arguably the most important shot of the game.

That basket wiped out a momentary deficit and gave T-Town the spark it needed to post a hard-fought 53-50 victory Thursday night at home over its cross-creek rival St. Anthony.

Hardiek’s shot from well behind the arc went in, but was that the shot the coach wanted in that situation?

“Yes,” THS coach Chet Reeder quickly responded.

“That was a set play,” Reeder explained. “We set a ball screen to get him that shot. It wasn’t exactly the spot on the floor we drew it up, but I had all the confidence in him, especially in that moment. Jordan doesn’t shy away from the big moments.”

Hardiek’s crunch-time three came at the 1:38 mark of the fourth quarter, just 14 seconds after Seth Hotze had scored to put the Bulldogs on top 45-44. It was just their third lead of the game and their first since it was 24-23.

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