Central holds off Mehlville

The Central boys basketball team withstood a 3-point shooting spree in the second half to defeat Mehlville 71-66 on Saturday night on the road.

The Tigers (11-13) led by 13 after three quarters. Mehlville hit seven 3-pointers in the second half to close the gap down the stretch.

Eli Harris led Central with 18 points, Anthony Hempstead had 15 and Alex Ray scored 10.

Central 71, Mehlville 66

CENTRAL 19 11 21 20 -- 71

MEHLVILLE 6 11 21 28 -- 66

CENTRAL (71) -- ALEX RAY 10, ELI HARRIS 18, DARNELL WILKS 2, TYRONE REECE 2, JAJUAN BELL 9, GARRETT OZBUN 8, GABE EDWARDS 2, DAVID DEISHER 5, ANTHONY HEMPSTEAD 15. FG 26, FT 15-23, F 14 (3-POINTERS: BELL 2, RAY 2. FOULED OUT: NONE)

MEHLVILLE (66) -- NICK DUBUQUE 15, RYAN CARTER 2, RODNEY HEARD 14, DEMEKO JOHNSON 10, MIKE HEADRICK 6, DAVID WILLIAMS 14, RASHAD WILSON 5. FG 23, FT 12-16, F 20 (3-POINTERS: DUBUQUE 3, HEARD 2, JOHNSON 1, WILLIAMS 2. FOULED OUT: DUBUQUE)

JV -- MEHLVILLE 46, CENTRAL 39

SAXONY 71, VALLE 41

Saxony Lutheran improved to 14-4 with a home rout.

Casey Petzoldt led the Crusaders with 29 points, and Alex Jauch finished with 14.

Valle 10 10 8 13 -- 41

Saxony Lutheran 11 19 23 18 -- 71

VALLE (41) -- Brad Sexauer 5, Kyle Basler 9, John Laird 2, Nathan Grass 11, Keith Basler 6, Adam Herman 8. FG 16, FT 7-12, F 21 (3-pointers: Sexauer 1, Kyle Basler 1. Fouled out: none)

SAXONY LUTHERAN (71) -- Lauren Lueders 3, Casey Petzoldt 29, Trey Maevers 7, Justin McCollum 2, Alex Jauch 14, Grant Lehmann 6, Tim Lorenz 6, Austin Kwikkel 4. FG 29, FT 11-21, F 9 (3-pointers: Lueders 1, Petzoldt 1. Fouled out: none)

JV -- Saxony Lutheran 47, Valle 32

GIRLS BASKETBALL Jackson 51, Parkway South 46

Jackson improved to 21-2 with a road win.

Bobbie Jones led the Indians with 16 points, Kylie Werner had 14 and Kelly Loos had 12.

Jackson 11 11 13 16 -- 51

Parkway South 8 12 9 17 -- 46

JACKSON (51) -- Lindsay Poole 3, Kylie Werner 14, Gabrielle Garritano 2, Kelly Loos 12, Bobbie Jones 16, Amanda Peiffer 4. FG 16, FT 15-23, F 14 (3-pointers: Werner 2, Poole 1, Loos 1. Fouled out: none)

PARKWAY SOUTH (46) -- Maria Kevehazi 2, Stephanie Larson 6, Beth Seibel 3, Holly Eckelkamp 5, Kathryn Ellrich 4, Ashley Laurent 8, Chelsea Williams 18. FG 16, FT 10-10, F 20 (3-pointers: Larson 2, Seibel 1, Eckelkamp 1. Fouled out: Eckelkamp, Williams)

JV -- Jackson def. Parkway South

Cape Notre Dame 59, St. Louis Notre Dame 43

Amber Karnes led the Bulldogs with 19 points in a win over Notre Dame of St. Louis.

The Bulldogs (7-15) also got 14 points from Meridith Medlin.

Cape ND 8 18 12 21 -- 59

St. Louis ND 9 12 15 7 -- 43

NOTRE DAME CAPE (59) -- Amber Karnes 19, Meridith Medlin 14, Kristain Burger 8, Amanda Toole 7, Allison Toole 6, Amanda Essner 4, Emily Blattel 1. FG 23, FT 13-19, F 16 (3-pointers: none. Fouled out: none)

NOTRE DAME ST. LOUIS (43) -- Amy Klotz 18, Alie Inman 3, Colleen Murray 6, Rosie Mongan 5, Anna Kuelker 5, Abbey Franklin 4, Kelly Wahl 2. FG 18, FT 6-10, F 20 (3-pointers: Morgan 1. Fouled out: Jackie DeLuca)

JV -- Notre Dame Cape 44, Notre Dame St. Louis 19

Life Christian 48, New Salem Baptist 45

New Salem Baptist fell in the fifth-place game of the Midwest Basketball Extravaganza in St. Louis. New Salem (19-8) jumped to a 13-3 first-quarter lead, but Life Christian of St. Louis chipped away playing at home. Sarah Green led New Salem with 28 points.

New Salem 13 12 8 12 -- 45

Life Christian 3 14 12 19 -- 48

NEW SALEM (45) -- MacKenzie Jones 5, Holly Jordan 6, Sarah Green 28, Laura Poole 2, Celsey Cook 2, Kesley Barlow 2. FG 15, FT 14-25, F 16 (3-pointers: Green 1. Fouled out: Cook)

LIFE CHRISTIAN (48) -- Brentlinger 14, Pollard 11, Kump 10, Layes 8, Rasberry 3, Blackwell 2. FG 21, FT 3-10, F 21 (3-pointers: none. Fouled out: none)