Cape Central soccer blanks Farmington, collects 20th win

FARMINGTON, Mo. -- The Cape Girardeau Central High School boys soccer team picked up its 20th victory of the season Monday afternoon, but coach Tom Doyle said the Tigers were less than impressive.

Central, which earlier in the year destroyed Farmington 10-0, found itself in a scoreless tie for 60 minutes against the host Knights. But the Tigers exploded for four goals in a seven-minute span and cruised to a 4-0 victory.

"We probably played our worst game of the year," said Doyle, whose squad improved its record to 20-3-1 by recording its 15th straight triumph. "But it's nice to win 20 games. It means you've done something right during the year."

The Tigers have compiled their most victories since the 1994 squad went 24-2.

Whit Lynn scored two goals while Jon Mark Thompson and Grant Hengst each added one. Arthur Pilsner, Bryan Ross, Eric Daume and Nathan Foley recorded assists. Jeff McCowan and Aaron Meystedt each played one half in the nets as they shared the shutout.

Central's JV posted a 5-0 victory.

The Tigers will close out the regular season Thursday as they host Jackson in a 5 p.m. Senior Night game.

VOLLEYBALL

Class 2A, District 2

BLOOMFIELD, No. -- District tournament action got under way with an easy victory for Scott City as the second-seeded Lady Rams eased past No. 7 Chaffee 15-3, 15-4.

The Lady Rams (15-11-1) got four kills from both Mindi Miller and Sidney Baer. Kyla Smith added three. Makenzie Cartwright recorded 16 service points while Kelly Cook served seven points, including two aces.

Scott City will play either No. 3 Twin Rivers or No. 6 Malden at 6:15 p.m. today in the semifinals. Top-seeded Notre Dame faces either No. 4 Bloomfield or No. 5 Charleston at 5 p.m. The winners then meet at about 7:30 p.m. for the championship.

Class 1A, District 2

BELL CITY, Mo. -- Two favored teams and one underdog prevailed in opening-round matches.

Second-seeded Bernie routed No. 7 Risco 15-0, 15-5; No. 3 Richland downed No. 6 Advance 15-8, 15-8; and No. 5 Zalma surprised No. 4 Oran 15-7, 12-15, 15-9.

In today's semifinals, top-seeded and host Bell City plays Zalma at 6 p.m., followed by Bernie vs. Richland at 7 p.m. The title contest is set for about 8 p.m.

Class 1A, District 4

PATTON, Mo. -- Second-seeded Leopold and No. 4 St. Vincent both posted routine first-round victories to move into the semifinals.

Leopold notched its 22nd win of the season by routing No. 7 Marquand 15-5, 15-1 while St. Vincent rolled past No. 5 Oak Ridge 15-10, 15-3. Another opening-round match saw No. 3 Ste. Genevieve Valle beat No. 6 Caledonia Valley 15-9, 15-11.

Leopold (22-3-1) was led by Holly Jansen with 10 kills. Courtney Wesbecher added four kills while Lori Vandermierden and Kyla Horrell added three each. Horrell also had 12 digs and Wendy Vandeven recorded 22 assists.

St. Vincent (11-18-1) got six kills, three blocks and two aces from Beth Hennemann. Megan Moll had four kills, Chelsey Brown contributed seven digs and three aces and Jen Hayden added two aces.

Today's semifinals will feature top-seeded and host Meadow Heights against St. Vincent at 5 p.m. and Leopold against Valle at 6:15. The finals will be at about 7:30 p.m.

Class 3A, District 1

DEXTER, Mo. -- Third-seeded Perryville romped in its first-round match, beating No. 6 Doniphan 15-1, 15-6.

For the Lady Pirates (10-14-1), Lisa Pecaut had 13 service points, including five aces, and four assists. Rachel Wunderlich served seven points, three of them aces, and added four kills.

Also for Perryville, Cindy Rhyne had seven service points, including three aces and four digs. Katie Kutz added two digs and two solo blocks while Emily Amberger recorded two kills and five digs.

Perryville moves into today's semifinals where it will play second-seeded Dexter at 6:30 p.m., following a 5 p.m. match between top-seeded Fredericktown and either No. 4 New Madrid or No. 5 Kennett. The finals will be at about 7:45 p.m.

JV FOOTBALL

CAPE CENTRAL 27

JACKSON 0

The JV Tigers picked up the first victory of the season by blanking their arch-rivals.

Central (1-5) received two touchdowns from Martez Bell. Jay Ruark and Sherman Wilkins each had one TD while Mark Dunaway intercepted a pass.

JR. HIGH BASKETBALL

CENTRAL 45

CHARLESTON 14

DEXTER, Mo. -- Cape Central's eighth grade girls rolled to victory in the Dexter Tournament.

Central (1-2) got 15 points from Suzie Tufts and 10 from Lisa Langenfeld.

--From staff reports