The Teutopolis Wooden Shoes put together strong second and third quarters Friday night, en route to a 62-49 victory at home over Breese Mater Dei.

The hosts had a slim 16-15 lead after the opening eight minutes, but then outscored the Knights 31-16 over the next 16 minutes – 15-8 in the second quarter; 16-8 in the third period – to open a 47-31 margin heading into the final quarter.

Garrett Gaddis paced T-Town with 13 points, while Tyler Pruemer and Joey Niebrugge both scored 10. Gaddis, Niebrugge and Pruemer each had six rebounds, and Pruemer and Niebrugge also dished out six assists.

The Shoes improved to 14-7 on the season. They will be back in action today (Saturday), facing Centralia in the Pinckneyville Shootout. Tipoff is scheduled for 4 p.m.

Mt. Zion used a big second quarter to gain control of the game and went on to post a 55-39 win at home Tuesday night over Teutopolis.

The Wooden Shoes held an 8-4 lead after the opening eight minutes. But Lyncoln Koester and JC Anderson combined to score 21 points in the second period, helping the Braves outscore the Wooden Shoes 23-8 and take a 27-16 lead to the locker room at halftime.

Mt. Zion outscored T-Town 15-5 in the third period to build the lead to 42-21 heading into the fourth period.

Koester finished with 22 points, while Anderson added 18 for the Braves, who improved to 20-1 on the season.

Garrett Gaddis paced the Shoes with nine points. Austin Bloemer pulled down six rebounds and Mitch Koester had four assists.

The Shoes dipped to 13-7 on the season. They will play two more games this week – Friday at home against Breese Mater Dei and Saturday against Centralia at the Pinckneyville Shootout.

The Teutopolis Lady Shoes continued their strong play Tuesday night, posting an impressive 65-36 victory at home over Altamont.

The game was never close. Mollie Ruholl knocked down a pair of three-pointers and scored nine points in the opening quarter, helping T-Town build a 26-6 lead. By halftime, the lead had expanded to 39-16, and it was 50-23 heading into the final eight minutes.

The Lady Indians’ Grace Nelson led all scorers with 17 points, but 12 of those came in the second half. Peyton Osteen added 11 for Altamont.

Teutopolis had three players in double figures. Ruholl led the way with 16 points, while Chloe Probst scored 14 and Kelsey Niemerg added 12.

The Lady Shoes are now 17-7 on the season. They will return to action Friday at Effingham.

The Teutopolis Lady Shoes used a big second half to pull away and post a 59-46 victory Saturday afternoon over Civic Memorial in the consolation championship game of the Apex Network Physical Therapy Highland Girls Basketball Tournament.

It was the third straight win in the tourney after dropping the opener to Taylorville and it avenged a 43-26 setback to Civic Memorial just 12 days prior.

It was a close game throughout the first half. Sophomore Anna Probst connected on three three-pointers and scored 15 first-half points, as the Lady Shoes took a 24-21 lead into the locker room at intermission.

But T-Town began expanding that lead in the third period. Chloe Probst scored eight points and Mollie Ruholl and Anna Probst both knocked down shots from behind the arc, helping the Lady Shoes outscore Civic Memorial 18-10 and take a 42-30 advantage into the final eight minutes.

The Teutopolis girls then made 11-of-14 free throws in the fourth quarter to help secure the victory. Sophomore Kelsey Niemerg was 5-for-5 from the line.

Anna Probst finished with a game-high 21 points. Chloe Probst and Niemerg were also in double figures, scoring 15 and 11 points respectively. Chloe Probst also pulled down a game-high nine rebounds and T-Town’s defense forced 16 turnovers.

The Lady Shoes are now 16-7 on the season. They will return to action Tuesday with a home game against Altamont.