By Steve Raymond
ET Sports Report
When talking about the way her team played the first 20 minutes of Friday night’s game, Teutopolis coach Laurie Thompson’s reaction was “so-so.”
But when that conversation turned to the final 12 minutes, the veteran coach was all smiles.
“That’s the way we can play,” Thompson said. “If this team can play like they did those 12 minutes, we can be successful.”
With just under four minutes to play in the third period, the Lady Shoes trailed Effingham by a single point, 27-26. T-Town then combined solid defense and good shooting – especially from behind the arc – to close the game on a 21-10 run and finish with a 47-37 road win.
“Defensively, we finally started playing and getting some stops,” Thompson said. “I think we got eight stops in row at one point and finally got the lead. Then we hit some shots. We played really well those last 12 minutes.”
Kaylee Niebrugge hit a three-pointer to put the Lady Shoes on top to stay, 29-27, at the 3:24 mark of the third quarter. Kaitlyn Schumacher then turned an EHS turnover into a basket and scored at the end of the period after grabbing an offensive rebound to give T-Town a 33-28 advantage heading into the final eight minutes.
It was a four-point spread, 35-31, after Effingham’s Sidney Donaldson knocked down a three-pointer from the top of the key. But Grace Tegeler hit a free throw, Izzy Hardiek connected on a three and Tegeler followed with another from long range to spark a final run and Zoe Cremens capped the 12-2 scoring spree with yet another three that helped THS open a 14-point cushion, 47-33, with only 39 seconds remaining.
“I thought the difference was them hitting 4-of-5 threes during that tough stretch,” EHS coach Jeff Schafer said. “I thought in that second half they did a good job of kicking the ball out to their three-point shooters and then they made them. Plus, we had some turnovers that hurt, and they got too many offensive rebounds.”
Breese Mater Dei used a strong second half to come back and post a 46-43 victory Friday night at Teutopolis.
The host Shoes held a 25-17 advantage at halftime, but the Knights went on a 16-6 scoring run in the third period to put the visitors on top 43-41. They then outscored T-Town 13-12 in the final eight minutes to come away with the win.
Mater Dei had a balanced scoring attack with three players in double figures. Cameron Haag and Jacob Patton both had 12 points and Dalton Markus added 10.
Max Niebrugge led all scorers with 17 points and Caleb Siemer added 12.
The Shoes dipped to 15-7 on the season. They will be back in action today (Saturday), traveling to Taylorville.
Mt. Zion outscored Teutopolis 16-10 in the fourth quarter to come away with a 50-46 win at home Tuesday night.
The Braves led throughout the first half, owning a 13-6 edge after the first eight minutes and a 21-18 advantage at halftime.
The Shoes then outscored Mt. Zion 18-13 in the third quarter to take a 36-34 lead, but the hosts came back to get the victory.
Max Niebrugge was the only THS player to reach double figures, finishing with 11 points. Brendan Niebrugge, Caleb Siemer and Mitch Althoff each scored eight.
The Shoes dipped to 14-6 on the season. They will play two more games this week – Friday at home against Breese Mater Dei; and Saturday at Taylorville.
It took a few minutes to get going, but when they did, the Teutopolis Lady Shoes rolled.
T-Town trailed by a point after the opening eight minutes, but then went on a 34-12 scoring surge in the middle two quarters to pull away and post a 61-32 win at home Tuesday night over Altamont.
The Lady Indians used nine points from Grace Nelson to take an 11-10 lead after the first period. But it was all Lady Shoes after that.
The hosts outscored Altamont 19-4 in the second quarter and 15-8 in the third period to build a 44-23 advantage.
Kaitlyn Schumacher had a big game for THS, turning in a double-double. She scored 12 points in both halves to finish with 24. She also pulled down 11 rebounds. Emily Konkel and Izzy Hardiek were also in double figures, scoring 11 and 10 points respectively.
Nelson finished with 19 points for the Lady Indians.
The Lady Shoes improved to 15-6 on the season. They will be back in action Friday, playing at Effingham.
The Teutopolis Lady Shoes clinched a fifth place finish Saturday morning by posting a 36-26 victory over Breese Mater Dei on the final day of the 35th annual Apex Network Physical Therapy Girls Basketball Tournament in Highland.
T-Town went 3-1 overall in tourney play.
Izzy Hardiek scored five five-quarter points, helping the Lady Shoes take a 12-8 lead after the opening eight minutes, and Zoe Cremens knocked down a pair of three-pointers in the second period, as T-Town took a 20-13 advantage to the locker room at intermission.
The Lady Knights were still within six points, 25-19, heading into the final quarter, but the Lady Shoes got eight points from Courtney Gibson and outscored then 11-7 to secure the win.
Gibson was the only THS player to crack doubles figures with 10 points, but Hardiek and Cremens both scored nine.
The Lady Shoes improved to 14-6 on the season. They will be back in action Tuesday, hosting Altamont.
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