SHELBYVILLE, IL. —
Shelbyville (#6 seed) has been playing better ball of late, but they were matched up against #2-seed Maroa to open their play in the Vandalia Holiday Tourney on Wednesday. The Rams served notice on Maroa and the rest of their pool by coming within four points of the Trojans, 60-56.
Shelbyville led after the 1st, 14-13 and was within one at the break, 26-25. They were just two points back after the 3rd, 42-40. The 4th was the same story, the Rams refused to let Maroa go on a run. But the Trojans were able to hold on to their lead at the final bell.
It was a well-matched game in some ways and not so in other ways. More made more total field goals than Shelbyville 23 to 19. Maroa out-scored Shelby 40 to 24 inside the arc, a 16-point advantage. Maroa shot 54% inside the arc, Shelby just 36%.
Shelby out-scored Maroa from the arc making seven 3-pointers to just three from Maroa for a 12-point advantage (21 to 9). Shelby shot 7-of-20 from the arc, Maroa 3-of-10. Even Shelby’s 6-7 center Brody Bence drained a pair of treys. Maroa shot 30% from the arc.
That still left Shelby four points short. Shelbyville shot a little better at the line, 11-of-16 at the line (69%). Maroa was 11-of-18 at the line (61%). But that still left Shelby back by four.
Both teams committed 11 turnovers in the evenly-matched game. Maroa out-rebounded Shelby 27 to 21. That still left Shelby a hand full short.
Bence, who scored 32 against Neoga, then 18 against Stew-Stras, led the Rams with 19 points against Maroa. He was 6-of-10 from the field, including 2-of-2 from 3-point range. He also was a perfect 5-of-5 at the line, with four rebounds.
Two other Rams were in double figures. Nate Standerfer scored 12 points, getting all of his points from artillery range. Spencer Shadwell scored 11 points, making 3 buckets, one from the arc, plus 2-of-3 at the line. He also hustled for four boards.
Tucker Schwengel led the Rams in rebounding with seven, to go with 3-of-4 at the line. Luke McConnell came off the bench to pace Bence and chipped in five points and three boards.
Shelby begins the tourney with their 2-game day. They will play #3-seed Vandalia later on Wednesday at 8 p.m.
Wednesday
Vandalia Tourney
Maroa 60, Shelbyville 56
Maroa 13-13-16-18—60
Shelby 14-11-15-16—56
Ram stats: Bence 19 (4/8 2s, 2/2 3-pt FGs, 5/5 FTs), 4 rebounds; Standerfer 12 (0/4 2s, 4/10 3-pt FGs); Shawell 11 (3/8 2s, 1/5 3pt FGs, 2/3 FTs), 4 rebounds; McConnell 5 (2/2 FGs, 1/2 FTs), 3 rebounds; Keown 4 (2/4 FGs, 0/2 FTs), 1 rebound; Schwengel 3 (0/4 FGs, 3/4 FTs), 7 rebounds; Breeden 2 (1/1 2s, 0/3 3-pt FGs), 1 rebound; Hendryx (0/2 FGs) 1 rebound. Team FGs 19/53. 3-Pointers: 7/20 (Standerfer 4, Bence 2, Shadwell). Team FTs 11-of-16. Rebounds 21.
Maroa stats: Ascherman 20 (5/7 2s, 2/4 3-pt FGs, 4/7 FTs), 5 rebounds; Clawson 17 (6/7 2s, 0/2 3-pt FGs, 5/5 FTs), Murphy 8 (4/9 FGs), 9 rebounds; Leighton 7 (1/3 2s, 1/3 3-pt FGs, 2/2 FTs), 5 rebounds; Hockaday 6 (3/7 2s, 0/1 3-pt FGs, 0/2 FTs), 2 rebounds; Beckman 2 (1/3 2s, 0/2 FTs), 1 rebound; Ritter (0/1 FGs), Ejankowski 1 rebound. Team FGs 23/47. 3-Pointers: 3 (Ascherman 2, Leighton). Team FTs 11-of-18.
Sports
Related Photos
-
Brody Bence led Shelby with 19 points, including a pair of 3-pointers.
-
Nate Standerfer knocked down a quartet of 3-pointers to score 12 points.
-
Spencer Shadwell scored 11 points, including 2-of-3 at the line. He had 4 boards.
-
Tucker Schwengel led the Rams on the boards with 7 rebounds.
December 26, 2012
Shelby Crowds #2 Seed Maroa
- Sports
-
-
Solid Shelby State Prelims
High schools from over the state of Illinois made their way down for the first day of the girls state track meet at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston.
Defending class 1A champion Central A&M sent 12 total athletes to the meet this season, and started this years’ girls track meet off well by winning 6 events individually and 1 team race.
- Shelby Area Prep Results Monday, May 13 SOFTBALL Altamont 2, Windsor 1 Windsor Regional Okaw Valley 7, Neoga 1 Tuscola Regional Tuscola 8, Sullivan 1 Meridian 14, Pana 2 BASEBALL Central A&M 3, Morrisonville 1 St. Elmo 5, Okaw Valley 4 Tuscola Regional Pana 10, Sullivan 9 Tu
-
Shelby shines at Area Best
Shelby Area athletes shined at the Decatur Area Best on Tuesday, even with some key leaders opting out, as they get ready for State. Shelbyville claimed four 1st places, three 2nd places, and one 3rd in the boy and girl meets. Neoga claimed four 1st
- W/SS breaks out late to topple Ramsey Windsor/Stew-Stras couldn't put Ramsey away for five and a half innings in the Central A&M Regional Wednesday. A 3-run rally in the bottom of the 6th remedied that and they won, 6-2. Ramsey took a 1-run lead early and held it until the bottom of the
- Shelby turns tables on Tuscola Tuscola tumbled Shelbyville recently, 13-5. But on Tuesday in the first round of the Tuscola Regional, Shelbyville turned the tables, eliminating Tuscola, 6-2. In the last couple weeks, Shelbyville softball has struggled to score and had battery issu
- Shelby area IESA state meet Shelby Area Class A schools earned state berths at the IESA Meet last weekend. Riley Black of Central A&M was the headliner at the state meet for the Shelby Area. Black finished 3rd in the state in the 7th boys 400 (58.33). He also finished 9th in th
-
Matt Kenseth captures third win of season
Matt Kenseth was not the dominate car, like his teammate Kyle Busch was, but did end up in victory lane after taking the lead with 13 laps left. Busch had 265 of the 367 laps and put much of the field at least a lap down, after long green flag runs e
- Rams roll over Pana, 12-2 Shelbyville (22-3) plays Tuscola in the Tuscola Regional Championship on Saturday at 11 a.m. Shelby warmed up slow then charged over Pana with 11 hits including two home runs, one a grand slam, in the Tuscola Regional on Wednesday, 12-2 in 6 innings.
- Shelby Area Sports Schedule Friday, May 17 Shelbyville, Central A&M, Pana, SOV, Windsor track at Shelbyville Boys Sectional Moulton track at IESA State Saturday, May 18Tuscola Baseball Regional Championship: Shelbyville v. Tuscola 11 a.m. Tuscola Softball Regional Championship:
- A&M Sectional 7-peat It appeared that host Central A&M's IHSA Class A girls track sectional championship streak would stop at six. But upon further review of the team tallies, the Raiders had won their 7th straight regional championship by a single point. The events wer
- More Sports Headlines
-
Conn. Commuter Trains Collide; 60 Go to Hospital
Coffee Run Leads to Hatchet Hitchhiker Arrest
Fmr. IRS Head Insists No Politics in Targeting
CDC: Fecal Bacteria Common in Swimming Pools
$1 Million in Jewels Stolen at Cannes Film Fest
NM Mom Chases Down Child Abductor
Raw: Crash Sends Car Into Fla. Pool
Raw: Obama Sits Down With Elementary Kids
Raw: Bear Falls From Tampa Tree
Ousted IRS Chief: Errors Not Caused by Politics
Terror Suspect Due in Court in Idaho Friday
Raw: Driver Ejected From Truck, Over Bridge
Could Tobacco Be the Next Biofuel?
Wash. State Releases Draft Rules for Legal Pot
Dying Man's Blinks Lead to Murder Conviction
Officials: Texas Tornado Likely Had 200 Mph Wind
Brothers Arrested in NOLA Parade Shooting
Raw: School Bus Crash Injures Five Children
Quick Response Saved Baby on Phila. Train Tracks
One Million Evacuated As Cyclone Hits Bangladesh
