Central ended a nine-game winless streak with a 16-0 win at Potosi in five innings on Monday.
Freshman Brad LaBruyere made his first varsity start and pitched five shutout innings for the win. LaBruyere struck out five, walked one and allowed four hits.
Fellow freshman Matt Hester had three hits and two RBIs. Patrick Slattery added two hits for Central (2-8-1). Mark Dunaway, Zac Hudson and LaBruyere had two hits apiece.
Central's JV team improved to 5-0 with a 7-2 win. Tyler Bruce allowed one hit and struck out eight for the win.
Central 664 00 -- 16 18 0
Potosi 000 00 -- 0 4 0
WP -- Brad LaBruyere, 1-0. LP -- Jared Polite. 2B -- Matt Hester (C), Pat Slattery (C), Zac Hudson 2 (C), Matt Rogers (P). Multiple hits -- Central, Hester 3-5; Slattery 3-3; Mark Dunaway 2-3; Hudson 2-3; LaBruyere 2-2; Potosi, Andy Aubuchon 2-3; Rogers 2-2. Records -- Central 2-8-1.
Woodland 1, Advance 0Woodland scored in the third inning on one of the game's two hits for a road win.
Travis Benfield drove in the winning run for the Cardinals, and Anthony Grojean improved to 5-0 on the mound for the Cardinals (7-1). Both Grojean and Advance's Alex Sample pitched complete games, each allowing only one hit.
Woodland 003 000 0 -- 1 1 1
Advance 000 000 0 -- 0 1 4
WP -- Anthony Grojean, 5-0. LP -- Alex Sample. Records -- Woodland 7-1.
Scott City 10, Chaffee 0Andy Stephens struck out seven and allowed three hits in a complete-game performance in a five-inning road win.
The Rams scored in every inning but the fourth. Jon Barr had two hits for Scott City (3-3).
Scott City 321 04 -- 10 8 0
Chaffee 000 00 -- 0 3 0
WP -- Andy Stephens, 1-2. LP -- Alex Orr. 2B -- Jon Barr (S). Multiple hits -- Scott City, Barr 2-4. Records -- Scott City 3-3.
GOLF
Poplar Bluff InvitationalTodd Obergoenner finished third with a 1-over-par 72 to help lead Central to second place at the Poplar Bluff Invitational at the Westwood Hills Country Club.
Poplar Bluff won with a team score of 295, followed by Central's 314. Jackson finished seventh with a 337 and Notre Dame was ninth with a 356.
Poplar Bluff's Jake Robertson won the event with a 69.
Central (314) -- Todd Obergoenner 72, Blake Driskell 78, Ty Gramling 84, Tyson Seabaugh 81, Zack Kluessner 83
Jackson (337) -- Eric Fraley 79, Blake McDowell 86, Ryan Mouser 86, Nick Robinson 86, Gabe Sauer 89
Notre Dame (356) -- Will Lindman 87, Jon Obermark 89, Tyler Menz 89, Andrew Mothershead 91, Clayton Eftink 96
BOYS TENNIS
Parkway Central 9, Central 2Parkway Central swept the singles matches in a victory over visiting Central.
Singles1. J. Zvibleman (PC) def. Heath Orr 7-6, 7-5
2. Alex Satot (PC) def. Tyler Roeger 2-6, 6-1, 10-5
3. John Horton (PC) def. Adam Baron 6-3, 6-1
4. Derek Tesser (PC) def. Kevin Rohatgi 6-3, 6-4
5. Barry Goldenberg (PC) def. Will Ramsey
6. Jason Gerstein (PC) def. Kyle Davis 6-3, 6-2
Doubles1. Zvibleman-Horton (PC) def. Orr-Ramsey 8-5
2. Roeger-Rohatgi (C) def. Satot-Rootman 8-4
3. Gerstein-Tesser (PC) def. Baron-P.D. Stuart 8-4
4. Anton Heemskerk-Davis (C) def. Hammerman-Burakovsky 6-4, 4-6, 6-4
5. Lebens-Guben (PC) def. Carson Kelley-David Deisher 6-3, 5-7, 6-3
JV winners -- Drew Kiel, Dan Austin, Kiel-Austin, Josiah Johnson-Brandon Seabaugh, Derrington Gonzalez-Nick Davey
GIRLS SOCCER
St. Vincent 2, Windsor 0Whitney Guth and Rachel Hadler scored for St. Vincent (3-9) on its way to a road win. Stacy Brown and Jessica Behrle had assists.
SOFTBALL
Chaffee 10, Scott City 0 (5 innings)Chaffee scored five runs in the fifth inning to win by the 10-run rule at home. Whitney Horrell picked up her fourth win on the mound, and Kegan Orr and Rachel Hendrix had two hits apiece for the Red Devils (8-0). Kacie Cartwright had two hits for Scott City.
Scott City 000 00 -- 0 7 0
Chaffee 032 05 -- 10 8 0
WP -- Whitney Horrell, 4-0. LP -- Erika Kaufmann. 2B -- Kaufmann (S). Multiple hits -- Chaffee, Kegan Orr 2-3; Rachel Hendrix 2-2; Scott City, Kacie Cartwright 2-3. Records -- Chaffee 8-0.
Advance 17, Woodland 6 (5 innings)Advance made quick work of Woodland at home. Alecia Broshuis got her third win for the Hornets (4-2).
Woodland 000 60 -- 6 4 4
Advance 316 7X -- 17 9 4
WP -- Alecia Broshuis, 3-1. LP -- Hudson. 3B -- Abby Winchester (A). 2B -- Kacie Ritter (A), Amber Wilson (A), Broshuis (A). Records -- Advance 4-2.
-- From staff reports
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