Central avenges earlier loss with 1-0 win vs. Bulldogs

Lee Thomas scored off a corner kick less than 10 minutes into the second half and visiting Central held on for a 1-0 victory Wednesday night against Notre Dame.

The game was a rematch of the Noon Optimist final, in which Notre Dame (7-3-1) scored a 3-1 win after rallying for three late goals.

"When we got ahead we knew we weren't out of the woods, but we held on," Central coach Tom Doyle said.

Meghan Orr picked up the assist for the Tigers (7-3). Jackie Twidwell made about 10 saves for the shutout.

"We were trying to do some different thing with our attack and we created a lot of chances," Notre Dame coach Jeff Worley said. "Their goalie did a good job coming out and cutting off some crosses."

JV -- Notre Dame 1, Central 0

De Soto 3, St. Vincent 1

Shelby Hotop scored St. Vincent's lone goal in a road loss. Valerie Richardet had the assist for the Squaws (3-5-2).

JV -- St. Vincent 1, De Soto 0

BOYS GOLF Central 142, Dexter 169

Central had two players finish under par at Cape Country Club and finished 2 over as a team.

"That's the lowest score we've had in a while," said long-time Central coach Dick Wadlington, whose team improved to 8-0. "That's an outstanding score."

Kirk Lohmann earned medalist honors with a 2-under 33. Blake Driskell carded a 34, Robert Kaverman shot a 36, and Zach Kluesner and Jack Connel each shot a 39.

Jackson 159, ND 166, Sikeston 168

Gabe Sauer tied for medalist honors to help lead Jackson to a win at Kimbeland.

Sauer shot a 2-over-par 37, as did Notre Dame freshman Brett Slaten.

Josh Wheeler and Taylor McDowell each shot a 40 for the Indians, and Nic Robinson shot a 42.

For Notre Dame, Brandon Holzum shot a 38, Austin Gelscheimer added a 45 and Austin Hunter carded a 46.

St. Vincent 172, Crystal City 186

Corey Brueckner earned medalist honors with a 3-over-par 39 to lead the Indians to a win at Union Hills Golf Club in Pevely, Mo.

Zach Richardet shot a 40 for St. Vincent (5-1, 3-1 Jefferson County Conference). Lucas Schumer added a 41, and Jacob Sutterer and Zach Rozier each shot a 47.

BASEBALL Scott City 18, Delta 1

Scott City scored 12 runs in the second inning and routed visiting Delta.

Andy Stephens had three hits to lead the Rams (3-4).

Rynn Eskew picked up his first pitching win, striking out 10 batters and allowing no earned runs in four innings.

Delta 000 10 -- 1 3 5

Scott City 2(12)3 1 -- 18 9 3

WP -- Rynn Eskew, 1-0. LP -- Tyler Martin. 3B -- Blake Dirnberger (S), Shae Simmons (S). 2B -- Dirnberger (S), Andy Stephens 2 (S). Multiple hits -- Delta, Martin 2-2; Scott City, Dirnberger 2-2, Stephens 3-3, Curtis Hall 2-2. Records -- Scott City 3-4.

Oran 6, Poplar Bluff 1

Kody Campbell had two hits and four RBIs to lead Class 1 Oran to a road win against a Class 4 school.

Austin Dumey pitched the first three innings for the win and added two hits for Oran (8-1).

Oran 120 003 0 -- 6 5 1

Poplar Bluff 010 000 0 -- 1 7 3

WP -- Austin Dumey, 2-0. LP -- L. Boles. 2B -- Kody Campbell (O). 3B -- Campbell (O). Multiple hits -- Oran, Campbell 2-4; Dumey 2-4; Poplar Bluff, L. Boles 2-3. Records -- Oran 8-1.

Oak Ridge Tournament

Josh Barrett had the game-winning RBI in the top of the seventh and pitched a scoreless bottom of the seventh for the save to lead Zalma to a 6-5 first-round win over host Oak Ridge at the Oak Ridge Tournament.

Dustin McCain allowed four hits and struck out five in six innings for the win.

Tim Landing led Zalma (1-5) with three hits.

Zalma will play Saxony Lutheran in a semifinal today.

In the other first-round game Wednesday, Woodland gained a 5-1 lead after three innings and rode sophomore Daniel Lewis' varsity pitching debut to a 6-3 victory against Meadow Heights.

The Cardinals (3-5) will play St. Vincent, who received a first-round bye, today at 2 p.m.

Lewis allowed three earned runs and struck out three in a complete game.

Jacob Gillis led Woodland at the plate with three hits.

In the consolation championship, also played Wednesday, Oak Ridge took advantage of seven Meadow Heights errors and topped the Panthers 13-1.

Meadow Heights (4-4), which had 14 hits in a win over Oak Ridge on Tuesday, managed just two hits Wednesday and committed seven errors.

Ethan Sachs earned the win for Oak Ridge (2-7).

Zalma 6, Oak Ridge 5

Zalma 203 000 1 -- 6 8 8

Oak Ridge 200 111 0 -- 5 4 2

WP -- Dustin McCain. LP -- Zach Buchheit. 2B -- Josh Barrett (Z), Josh Hormann (O). Multiple hits -- Zalma, Tim Landing 3-4; Barrett 2-3; Nick Montgomery 2-3. Records -- Zalma 1-5.

Woodland 6, Meadow Heights 3

Meadow Hts. 001 110 0 -- 3 7 1

Woodland 014 010 X -- 6 8 3

WP -- Daniel Lewis, 1-0. LP -- Derek Hanners. HR -- Tyler Wagner (M). 2B -- Jacob Gillis (W). Multiple hits -- Meadow Heights, Nathan Revelle 2-3; Woodland, Gillis 3-3, Jeremy Hutson 2-3. Records -- Woodland 3-5.

Oak Ridge 13, Meadow Heights 1

Meadow Hts. 100 00 -- 1 2 7

Oak Ridge 1(11)1 0X -- 13 6 0

WP -- Ethan Sachs, 1-2. LP -- Nathan Revelle, 2-1. Multiple hits -- Josh Hormann (O) 2-3. Records -- Meadow Heights 4-4, Oak Ridge 2-7.

BOYS TENNIS Central 5, Farmington 4

Central lost the first three singles matches but managed to pull out a road win.

Singles

1. Justin Arnold (F) def. Carson Kelley 8-1

2. Brad Green (F) def. Robert Weier 8-1

3. Simon Hildebrandt (F) def. Alex Kies 8-1

4. David Deisher (C) def. Jordan Villmer 8-4

5. David Berry (C) def. Tim Counts 8-1

6. Will LaFoe (C) def. Colton Reynolds 8-3

Doubles

1. Green-Hildebrandt (F) def. Kelley-Kies 8-3

2. Weir-LaFoe (C) def. Arnold-Villmer 8-6

3. Deisher-Berry (C) def. Counts-Reynolds 8-0

JV -- Central 5, Farmington 2; Central winners -- Singles: Brandon Gonzales, Andrew Schupert, Garrett McMillan, Hunter Givens; Doubles: McMillan-Aaron Thornsberry

SOFTBALL Scott City 20, Delta 5

Scott City took advantage of 17 walks and won at home.

Emily Essner threw a four-inning no-hitter for the Rams (8-2).

Delta 100 4 -- 5 0 0

Scott City 0(12)0 8 -- 20 9 5

WP -- Emily Essner, 7-2. LP -- Kayla Seabaugh. 2B -- Becky Holder (S). Multiple hits -- Scott City, Kim Klipfel 2-3; Holder 2-3; Chelsi Bradley 2-3; Donielle Howell 2-3. Records -- Delta 3-3, Scott City 8-2.

Oak Ridge Tournament

Woodland and Saxony Lutheran posted first-round wins to advance to the semifinal round.

Woodland scored seven runs in the seventh inning in a come-from-behind 12-6 win against Meadow Heights, and Saxony posted a 6-3 win over Oak Ridge.

Lotte Cook and Tasha Lincoln each had three hits for Woodland (6-4).

Oak Ridge was led by Amanda King with four hits against Saxony..

In the consolation championship, Oak Ridge pounded Meadow Heights 19-7 in five innings.

Oak Ridge had 17 hits, including four hits from Moll. Mattie Jo Wilhite and Amanda King had three hits each for the Eagles (2-6).

Woodland 12, Meadow Heights 6

Woodland 403 100 7 -- 12 13

Meadow Hts. 002 220 0 -- 6 3

WP -- NaTasha Rhodes, 2-3. LP -- Mayfield. 3B -- Rheanna Greer (W), Rhodes (W), Erica Vance (W), Hormann (M). 2B -- Lotte Cook (W), Tasha Lincoln (W), Croft (M). Multiple hits -- Woodland, Cook 3-5, Lincoln 3-4, Vance 2-4, Jessica Santi 2-3; Meadow Heights, Hormann 2-2. Records -- Woodland 6-4.

Saxony Lutheran 6, Oak Ridge 3

Saxony 101 013 0 -- 6 7 0

Oak Ridge 000 100 2 -- 3 8 2

LP -- Hannah Sedgwick, 1-6. 2B -- L. Gerecke (S), Amber Schumer (O). Multiple hits -- Saxony, Gerecke 2-2; Oak Ridge, Amanda King 4-4, Nikki Moll 2-2. Records -- Oak Ridge 1-6.

Oak Ridge 19, Meadow Heights 7

Meadow Hts. 124 00 -- 7 7 3

Oak Ridge 272 8X -- 19 17 3

WP -- Hannah Sedgwick, 2-6. LP -- Hormann. 2B -- Amanda King (O), Kia Thomas (O). Multiple hits -- Oak Ridge, Daniela dos Santos 2-3, Jessica Seyer 2-4, King 3-4, Amber Schumer 2-4, Mattie Jo Wilhite 3-3, Nikki Moll 4-4; Meadow Heights, Bynum 2-2. Records -- Oak Ridge 2-6.

-- From staff reports