Central soccer blanks Poplar Bluff

Zach Zaruba netted two goals to lead the Central boys soccer team past Poplar Bluff 3-0 on Thursday.

Brooks Osburn tallied a goal, Jared Kinder added two assists and Dustin Welker added an assist in the victory.

JV -- Central won 7-0.

Jackson 3, Carbondale 0

Brian Davidson struck for two goals in the first half as Jackson (5-0) rolled.

Dylan Dee tacked on another goal in the second half. Justin Darnell was in goal for the shutout.

Saxony Lutheran 9, Kennett 0

Andrew Etzold scored three goals and Garrett Fritsche added a goal and four assists to lead Saxony past Kennett.

Casey Hemmann added two goals, Ben Cortois, Bryant Steffens and Joe Buerck each added a goal apiece. Cortois and Steffens added two assists for the Crusaders (5-0).

JV -- Saxony won 4-0.

Eagle Ridge 5, New Salem 0

Daniel Cohen recorded a hat trick to help Eagle Ridge improve to 4-0 this season.

Josh Wiseman scored twice and Josh Carbaugh added two assists.

SOFTBALLHillsboro 8, St. Vincent 0

St. Vincent lost on the road.

The Indians gave up six hits and committed five errors.

St. Vincent 000 000 0 -- 0 2 5

Hillsboro 011 060 0 -- 8 6 0

WP -- Wessels. LP -- Kristian Wengert, 3-4.

Scott City 8, Malden 1

Rachel Reed only allowed one run on two hits to lead Scott City past Malden at home. Kaitlyn Twidwell led the Rams(6-9) at the plate, going 2-for-3.

Malden 001 000 0 -- 1 2 4

Scott City 104 012 x -- 8 7 0

WP -- Rachel Reed, 1-0. LP -- Vincent. 2B -- Emily Essner (K). Multiple hits -- Kaitlyn Twidwell 2-3. Records -- 6-9.

Kelly 10, East Prairie

Brittany Brantley went 3-for-4 at the plate with an RBI to lead the Hawks past East Prairie.

Heather Beggs picked up the win for the Hawks (11-2) while also going 2-for-2 at the plate.

Londyn Backfisch, Sarah Ruff and Katee Moore all added multiple hits.

Kelly 010 153 -- 10 14 0

East Prairie 000 000 -- 0 2 0

WP -- Heather Beggs, 4-2. LP -- Woodward. Multiple hits -- Londyn Backfisch 2-4, Sarah Ruff 2-4, Katee Moore 3-4, Brittany Brantley 3-4, Beggs 2-2. Records -- Kelly, 11-2.

Kennett 5, Chaffee 2, 10 innings

The Red Devils opened a two-run lead, but the Indians tied it, forcing extra innings.

Madeline Kiefer took the tough-luck complete-game loss.

Hannah Bedwell had two hits and knocked in a run in the loss.

Kennett 000 002 000 3 -- 5 6 4

Chaffee 100 100 000 0 -- 2 5 5

WP -- Scales. LP -- Madeline Kiefer. Multiple hits -- Chaffee, Hannah Bedwell

VOLLEYBALLSt. Vincent 25 25Hillsboro 18 21

Courtney Besand led St. Vincent past Hillsboro in straight games with eight kills and eight digs.

Kelsey Cissell added five kills, 10 assists, one block and nine digs. Lacey Sigmund had 10 assists for the Indians (11-2-1).

JV -- Perryville won 25-10, 25-22.

Freshman -- Won in two sets

Jackson 25 25Woodland 16 22

Chelsea Dale had six kills, eight digs and three blocks to lead Jackson past Woodland.

Ashley Soemo added eight kills and Chelsea Olsen had 16 assists and 10 digs to help the Indians (8-3-1).

JV -- Jackson lost 12-25, 25-23, 21-25.

Perryville 30 25Herculaneum 28 15

Perryville fought off five game points to win the first of two games en route to defeating Herculaneum.

Ava Johnson led the way for the Pirates (7-7-2) with eight kills and seven digs.

Liz Martin added five blocks, Ashley Reid chipped in 17 digs and Ashley Castleberry added nine digs.

JV -- Perryville won 25-19, 25-14

Freshman -- Perryville won 25-11, 25-10

Bell City 25 25Richmond 14 11

Bell City handled Richmond with ease as it won in straight games.

Jessica Abner led Bell City with six kills, five aces and six digs. Rachel Spears also added six kills, three aces and five digs for the Cubs (14-2-1).

Leopold 25 25Advance 8 13

Casey Bucher led Leopold with seven kills as the Wildcats (10-2) pounded Advance.

Cassie Seiler added 11 assists and Desire Arnzen tallied five digs for Leopold.

JV -- Leopold won 25-7, 25-19.

Freshman -- Leopold won over Cape Central 25-14, 25-16.

Scott City 25 25Bloomfield 12 13

Brooke Simpson led the Rams to the home victory with seven kills, three blocks, six digs and two service aces.

Jordan McFall used her jump serve to record three aces and earned another two. She added five assists in the win.

Kristin Yetman had six assists for the Rams (8-3).

JV -- Scott City lost 25-23, 15-25, 25-13.

S. Lutheran 25 25 25Maquand 9 15 19

Nicole Petzoldt put down eight kills, served 11 aces and added two blocks to lead the Crusaders to victory.

Kara Versemann had six kills and three digs, while Brooke Kasten had nine assists for Saxony (6-6-1).

GIRLS TENNISCentral 8, Dexter 1

Central improved to 7-1 in dual matches with the home victory.

The Tigers won five singles games and swept doubles.

Singles

No. 1 -- Amanda Dooley (D) def. Sarah Ford 8-4

No. 2 -- Lindsey Pingel (C) def. Katelyn Heil 8-4

No. 3 -- Cristen Edmonds (C) def. Emily Vines 8-0

No. 4 -- Brooke Morris (C) def. Kristyn Lemons 8-1

No. 5 -- Kristi Lazarova (C) def. Kendra Rinehart 8-1

No. 6 -- Sami Gross (C) def. Catherine Kinchen 8-0

Doubles

No. 1 -- Ford-Pingel (C) def. Dooley-Heil 8-6

No. 2 -- Edmonds-Lazarova (C) def. Vines-Lemons 8-3

No. 3 -- Morris-Gross (C) def. Rinehart-Kinchen 8-2

JV -- Central won 4-0; Winners: Paige Kinder, Sarah Uptmor, Elizabeth Knight, Kinder-Uptmor.

Jackson 8, Farmington 1

The Indians swept the doubles matches to improve to 5-3 in duals this season.

Singles

No. 1 -- Erinne Haff (J) def. Kaitlin Crocker 8-3

No. 2 -- Chelsea Jones (J) def. Courtney Jensen 8-1

No. 3 -- Alicia Murray (F) def. Maura Neader 8-5

No. 4 -- Ellyn Beil (J) def. Megan Politte 8-1

No. 5 -- Alison Keiper (J) def. Jenny May 8-2

No. 6 -- Raechel Batz (J) def. Heather Lewis 8-4

Doubles

No. 1 -- Haff/Beil (J) def. Jensen/Murray 8-3

No. 2 -- Neader/Keiper (J) def. May/Politte 8-2

No. 3 -- Jones/Batz (J) def. Ally Goettelmann/Lewis 8-3

JV -- Jackson won 17-1; Winners: Andrea Penzel, Jade Freedman, Emily Huffman, Kaylyn Snethen, Ashley Ptacek, Katie Miinch, Katie King, Ashley Robinson, Lindsey Batz, Logan Burke, Leslie Gilliland, Saylor Zielinski, Snethen/Freedman, Miinch/King, Ptacek/Burke, Robinson/Batz, Gilliland/Zielinski.

OTHER EVENTSJunior high footballCentral 72, Farmington 20

Christian Cavaness had a touchdown and a 2-point conversion to lead Central past Farmington.

Dronte Jenkins added a 52-yard touchdown run, Sam Gerlach had a 37-yard touchdown reception and Charles Robinson added a two-point reception.

Freshman footballCentral 38, Perryville 18

Austin Davis captured the offensive player of the game award while Jeremy Lamb took home the defensive player of the game award as Central defeated Perryville.

Matt Deisher won the "Player with the Will to Win" award for the night.

-- From staff reports