Berkeley shoots down Jackson

Guard Monai Douglass hit the winninng shot with 2 seconds left as visiting Berkeley rallied from a seven-point fourth-quarter deficit to defeat the Jackson girls basketball team 52-50 on Wednesday.

Jackson (7-7) had stretched a three-point halftime lead to 41-34 heading into the final 8 minutes.

Kaylen Knepp led Jackson's attack with 15 points, while Ashten Howard tallied 14.

Brianna Hawthorne paced Berkeley with 15 points. Douglass finished with 11 points.

@z_agate_HSbasketball_linescore:

Berkeley1513618--52

Jackson1813109--50

@z_agate_no tab_no indnt_bld ld:Berkeley (52) -- Brianna Hawthorne 15, Markeita Baker 13, Lametria Jackson 11, Monai Douglass 11, Jayla McCaw 2. FG 19, FT 11-19, F 13. (3-pointers: Douglas, Jackson, Baker. Fouled out: none.)

Jackson (50) -- Chelsea Bartels 7, Ashten Howard 14, Cassandra Bollinger 4, Kaylen Knepp 15, Landon Wachter 5, Kylie Seyer 2. FG 18, FT 10-14, F 14. (3-pointers: Knepp 2, Bartles, Howard. Fouled out: none.)

JV -- Jackson won.

St. Joseph's 49, Notre Dame 41

The Bulldogs led state-ranked Class 5 power St. Joseph's with 3 minutes left before faltering.

The Bulldgos led 38-33 after three periods, but were outscored 16-3 in the fourth quarter.

Sophomore Allyson Bradshaw led Notre Dame (11-5) with 13 points. Jane Morrill netted 12 and Alex Fowler added 10.

Megan Grace led St. Joseph's with 19 points.

@z_agate_HSbasketball_linescore:

St. Joseph's1581016--49

Notre Dame169133--41

@z_agate_no tab_no indnt_bld ld:St. Joseph's (49) -- Morgan Stock 3, Becky Handley 4, Lizzie Esslinger 2, Kate Ruppe 2, Maddie Stock 9, Courtney Harris 10, Megan Grace 19. FG 17, FT 13-19, F 14. (3-pointers: Ma. Stock 2. Fouled out: none.)

Notre Dame (41) -- Katherine Blasiney 1, Allyson Bradshaw 13, Emily Brumitt 5, Alex Fowler 10, Jane Morrill 12. FG 12, FT 11-17, F 19. (3-pointers: Brumitt, Fowler 3, Bradshaw 2. Fouled out: none.)

JV -- St. Joseph's won.

Central 62, Saxony Lutheran 45

The Tigers pounced early to defeat the Crusaders.

Sadie Pittman netted 20 for Central (6-7), while Chelsea Pannier added 15 and Wendi Zickfield had 14.

Kara Versemann paced Saxony with 17 points.

@z_agate_HSbasketball_linescore:

Saxony109719--45

Central19111715--62

@z_agate_no tab_no indnt_bld ld:Saxony Lutheran (45) -- Brooke Valleroy 8, Angel Stone 9, Kara Versemann 17, Julia Steffens 1, River King 9. FG 16, FT 6-11, F 15. (3-pointers: Valleroy, King 3, Versemann 3. Fouled out: none.)

Central (62) -- Wendi Zickfield 14, Machaela Durham 6, Emily Myers 2, Sadie Pittman 20, Paige Smith 5, Chelsea Pannier 15. FG 27, FT 7-14, F 10. (3-pointers: Pannier. Fouled out: Smith.)

JV -- Central won 44-20.

SWIMMING Central 148, Saxony Lutheran 80, Poplar Bluff 77

The Tigers fell to Nerinx Hall on Tuesday night, but bounced back to knock off Poplar Bluff and Saxony on Wednesday.

In Tuesday's meet, Jennifer Willet and Shannon Nuyt both captured two first place finishes.

Lizzie Schmidt, Willet, Annie Wolpers, Cat Goeke, and diver Tara Volkerding all took home first-place honors in Wednesday's meet.

@z_agate_no tab_no indnt_bld ld:

200 medley relay -- 1. Central 2:21.65 (Abbie Kiefner, Jennifer Willet, Jessica Baker, Cat Goeke)

200 free -- 1. Lizzie Schmidt 2:26.62

200 IM -- 2. Sydney Ozbun 2:50.93, 3. Alyssa Coots 3:08.43

50 free -- 1. Willet 26.99, 2. Mary Catherine Ford 28.34

Diving -- 1. Tara Volkerding 180.80, 2. Sarah Uptmor 107.05

100 fly -- 2. Baker 1:17.37, 3. Logan Young 1:38.65

100 free -- 1. Annie Wolpers 56.80

500 free -- 1. Goeke 6:57.07

200 free relay -- 1. Central 1:54.68 (Shannon Nuyt, Lilli Robinson, Willet, Baker), 2. Central 2:02.53 (Schmidt, Goeke, Ford, Wolpers)

100 back -- 2. Kelly Ennis 1:22.25

100 breaststroke -- 2. Robinson 1:28.93

400 free relay -- 1. Central 4:28.33 (Ford, Ozbun, Ennis, Wolpers), 2. Central 4:36.06 (Nuyt, Schmidt, Robinson, Baker)

Nerinx Hall 101, Central 85

200 medley relay -- 1. Central 2:06.71 (Ford, Nuyt, Willet, Wolpers)

200 free -- 1. Nuyt 2:09.84

200 IM -- 1. Willet 2:43.56, Schmidt 2:55.25

50 free -- 3. Wolpers 27.41

Diving -- 3. Volkerding 161.25

100 fly -- 1. Willet 1:04.40, 3. Ozbun 1:18.65

100 free -- 1. Wolpers 1:00.69

500 free -- 1. Baker 6:18.89

200 free relay -- 3. Central 2:07.67 (Ennis, Baker, Robinson, Ozbun)

100 back -- 1. Ford 1:11.72

100 breaststroke -- 1. Nuyt 1:17.68, 3. Schmidt 1:22.87

400 free relay -- 1. Central 4:08.21 (Willet, Nuyt, Ford, Wolpers)

-- From staff reports