ALTHOFF SOCCER BUMPS OFF CAPE CENTRAL

Tied 1-1 at halftime, Belleville Althoff spun off three straight goals and beat Cape Central 4-2 Saturday in high school soccer action.

Central (5-9-2) led early as Jon Mark Thompson scored on a Brett McNabb pass four minutes in. Althoff answered 15 minutes later.

McNabb tacked on a score with two minutes remaining on an assist from Justin McMullen.

Central's JV team tied Althoff 1-1.

Cross country

Carbondale Invitational

CARBONDALE, Ill. -- Jackson's girls won the 12-team race with 79 points, bettering Cape Central (88) and O'Fallon, Ill. (98).

With 69 points, Central won the 20-team boys event, topping Carbondale (85) and Marion, Ill. (129).

The top 10 finishers medaled.

Jackson's Amanda Beussink placed 11th in 15:40 on the 2.5-mile course. She was followed by Julie Wunderlich (13th, 15:48), Sarah Stiegemeyer (16th, 16:03), Jennifer Bell (18th, 16:06) and Sarah Strock (21st, 16:28).

For Central, Myka Bohnsack took sixth in 15:22 and Brittany Ballard was seventh in 15:23. Kim Pancoast (12th, 15:45), Leanne Lee (22nd, 16:28) and Lori Bittle (41st, 17:13) completed the top five.

Kelly's girls placed 10th with 278 points. Megan Nelson (39th, 17:09), April Cousins (45th, 17:20), Jenny Riley (56th, 17:44), Melissa Garner (59th, 17:55) and Beth Glueck (79th, 18:54) were the five fastest Lady Hawks.

Jonathan Anderson's third-place finish in 16:30 on the 3.1-mile layout paced Central. Following him were Mark Stone (eighth, 16:48), David Stahr (15th, 17:11), Jeff Haycraft (21st, 17:24) and Gabe Austin (22nd, 17:27).

Jackson, which placed 11th with 278 points, was led by Blake Pope, who finished 19th in 17:18. After him were Zach Friedrich (40th, 18:08), Jeremiah Keller (70th, 19:14), Michael Birk (76th, 19:27) and Steven Adams (78th, 19:34).

Kelly's boys took fourth with 149 points. Nathen King placed sixth in 16:47, the fastest time in Kelly history. Lucas Choate was 12th in 16:58, followed by Daniel Mothershead (32nd, 17:55), Ashley Hahn (49th, 18:29) and Jobi Berry (51st, 18:31).

In the JV races, Central's Matt Hawkins took second in 18:17, Eliot Swoboda sixth in 18:51 and Patrick Dempsey 10th in 19:01. Rachel Sprigg was third in 17:16, Amanda Hutteger seventh in 17:31 and Katie Hawkins ninth in 18:02.

For Jackson, Jodie Brunke won in 16:48 and Jessica Craft was eighth in 17:50. Kelly's Justin Butler finished ninth in 19:01.