Central swimmers leave St. Vincent in wake

The Central girls swimming team used a balanced attack -- with five different event winners and two relay wins -- to post a 114-65 victory against St. Vincent on Tuesday afternoon at the Perry Park Center.

Betty Buhs, Jessie Baker, Brittany Thomas, Kelly Ennis and Lilli Robinson won individual events. Buhs led the Tigers' 1-2-3 finish in the 200-meter freestyle. Baker led a similar sweep in the 200 individual medley, and Robinson was followed by two Tigers swimmers in the 500 freestyle.

For St. Vincent, Mary Esswein won both the 50 free and 100 butterfly as the day's only two-event winner. She also was on St. Vincent's first-place 200 medley relay team along with Kate Guyot, Kristen Rice and Maria Lundy. Guyot won the 100 backstroke and Kristen Mattingly won the 100 breaststroke for St. Vincent.

Central results

200 medley relay -- 2, CHS (Emily Gerlach, Rita Walter, Mary Catherine Ford, Emily Spriggs); 3, CHS (Melissa Smith, Julie Langenfield, Jessie Backer, Lilli Robinson).

200 free -- 1, Betty Buhs, 3:16.01; 2, Rita Walter, 3:25.31; 3, Amber Holcomb, 3:43.95.

200 IM -- 1, Baker, 2:55.29; 2, Susan Beth Scott, 2:58.72; 3, Annie Wolpers, 3:02.50.

50 free -- 2, Ford, 31.88.

Diving -- 1, Brittany Thomas, 152.50; 2, Tara Volkerding, 151.80; 3, Madison Clippard, 74.40.

100 fly -- 3, Abby Perdue, 1:45.75.

100 free -- 1, Kelly Ennis, 1;22.82; 3, Amity Downing, 1:39.72.

500 -- 1, Robinson, 7:53.96; 2, Spriggs, 8:16.94; 3, Gerlach, 9:37.35.

200 free _ 1, CHS (Walter, Kate Goeke, Robinson, Scott), 2:24.08; 3, CHS (Langenfield, Smith, Gerlach, Ennis) 2:39.25.

100 backstroke -- 2, Holcomb, 1:49.87.

100 breaststroke -- 2, Walter, 1:42.93.

400 free -- 1, (Perdue, Buhs, Ford, Scott), 5:26.93; 2, (Goeke, Gerlach, Spriggs, Baker), 5:41.91.

Notre Dame 121,Principia 60

Ava Andersson, Abby Messmer, Lauren Castleman and Ashley Nenninger all captured individual events as Notre Dame won a dual meet on the road.

Notre Dame results

200 Medley relay -- 1. Ava Andersson, Ashley Nenninger, Brittany Menz, Lauren Castleman, 2:08.04

200 freestyle -- 1. Abby Messmer, 2:26.91; 2. Samantha Schaefer, 2:41.05

200 IM -- 2. Menz, 2:35.92

50 freestyle -- 1. Castleman, 26:59; 2. Andersson, 28:58

100 butterfly -- 2. Audrey Glover, 1:22.58

100 freestyle -- 1. A. Nenninger, 59.28; 2. Jackie Bader, 1:06.14

500 freestyle -- 1. Andersson, 6:14.59; 2. Rachel Henson, 6:23.10

200 freestyle relay -- 1. Castleman, Abigail Messmer, Jenny Brant, Brigette Nenninger, 2:01.87

100 backstroke -- 2. Bader, 1:17.02

100 breaststroke -- 2. A. Nenninger, 1:19.65

400 freestyle relay -- 1. Castleman, Glover, A. Nenninger, Andersson, 4:13.86; 2. B. Nenninger, A. Messmer, Henson, Bader, 4:32.34

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BOYS BASKETBALL

Francis Howell N. 53, Central 52

Jajuan Bell knocked down seven 3-pointers en route to a game-high 23 points for Central, but it wasn't enough as the Tigers fell to Francis Howell North by one in St. Charles County.

Central's George Hamilton was called for an offensive foul with 11 seconds to play and Ned Fleming hit two free throws to sink the Tigers (7-8).

CENTRAL (52) -- Kerry Walker 2, George Hamilton 2, Jajuan Bell 23, Anthony Watts 3, Chase Johnson 4, Derek Walker 4, Landon Ewers 8. FG 14, FT 3-4, F 16 (3-pointers: Bell 7. Fouled out: none)

HOWELL NORTH (53) -- Moore 3, Waldrop 11, Thornhill 6, Kopf 3, Fleming 14, Jeppeson 16. FG 13, FT 9-10, F 14 (3-pointers: Waldrop 2, Jeppeson 1, Kopf 1, Thornhill 1, Moore 1. Fouled out: Thornhill)

JV -- Central won 36-29.

Jackson 82, Woodland 28

Jackson jumped to a 46-4 halftime lead and routed host Woodland.

The Indians (10-5) were led by Hunter Grantham and Antonio Garritano, each of whom had 13 points.

Jackson 21 25 27 9 -- 82

Woodland 4 0 14 10 -- 28

JACKSON (82) -- Hunter Grantham 13, Antonio Garritano 13, Steven Spradlin 10, Caleb Guilliams 8, Jake Leet 8, Matt Lang 8, Marcus Harris 5, Spencer Goodman 5, Aaron Floyd 5, Andrew Shrum 4, Wren Harris 2, Kyle Kieth 2. FG 28, FT 8-12, F 7 (3-pointers: Leet 2, Guilliams 2, Goodman 1, Lang 1. Fouled out: none)

WOODLAND (28) -- Caleb Lee 8, Seth Gaines 8, Timmy Abner 3, Chad Gaines 2, C.J. Kernan 2, Jordan King 2, Josh Hahn 3. FG 5, FT 3-4, F 13 (3-pointers: S. Gaines 2, Lee 2, Abner 1. Fouled out: none)

JV -- Jackson won 64-42.

St. Vincent 74, Herculaneum 52

St. Vincent won at home as the Indians (7-5) had four players in double figures, led by Gregory Finger's 16 points.

Herculaneum 16 15 12 9 -- 52

St. Vincent 21 20 18 15 -- 74

HERCULANEUM (52) -- Alexander 17, Archter 7, Martinez 5, Sides 5, Washburn 4, Plager 6, Dunn 3, Ramsey 3, Smelser 2. FG 22, FT 6-8, F 12 (3-pointers: Archter 1, Ramsey 1. Fouled out: none)

ST. VINCENT (74) -- Gregory Finger 16, Chris Fischer 15, Zach Richardet 11, Josh Rollet 10, Chris Wengert 9, Justin L'Hote 6, Scott Blythe 4, Zach Fischer 3. FG 32, FT 7-12, F 12 (3-pointers: Finger 2, Richardet 1. Fouled out: none)

JV -- St. Vincent won, 51-30.

Saxony Luth. 62, New Athens 52

Saxony Lutheran beat New Athens (Ill.) in the first round of the Chester (Ill.) tournament.

The Crusaders (11-1) were led by Clay Obergoenner with 16 points. .

Saxony plays in the tournament semifinals at 6 p.m. Thursday against host Chester.

Saxony Lutheran 13 14 18 17 -- 62

New Athens 8 9 18 17 -- 52

SAXONY LUTHERAN (62) -- Garrett Ruppel 2, Bret Steffens 14, Alex Jauch 11, Ben Courtois 11, Clay Obergoenner 16, Austin Kwikkel 8. FG 18, FT 24-26, F 17 (3-pointers: Steffens 1, Courtois 1. Fouled out: none)

NEW ATHENS (52) -- Crider 14, Davis 3, Parker 31, Jansen 4. FG 22, FT 7-12, F 16 (3-pointers: Davis 1. Fouled out: Crider)

Scott City 74, Delta 44

The Rams dominated host Delta behind a balanced scoring attack.

Scott City (7-5) was led by Caleb Estes with 10 points.

Dustin Anglin and Nathan Stroder scored 12 points apiece for Delta (4-8).

Scott City 11 17 24 24 -- 74

Delta 12 2 13 17 -- 44

SCOTT CITY (74) -- John Pinkston 4, Valmir Pinto 2, Jay Simmons 8, Shea Simmons 8, Rynn Eskew 8, Jamie Pinkston 6, Derek Goodin 2, Caleb Estes 10, Derek Laxton 6, Cody Paige 8, Alex King 6. FG 24, FT 3-8, F 15 (3-pointers: J. Simmons 2, S. Simmons 1, Estes 1, Laxton 2. Fouled out: none)

DELTA (44) -- Tyler Martin 6, A.J. Horn 9, Dustin Anglin 12, Alex Parks 5, Nathan Stroder 12. FG 16, FT 6-15, F 15 (3-pointers: Horn 1, Anglin 2. Fouled out: Stroder .)

JV -- Scott City won 50-47.

Advance 73, Chaffee 54

Alex Steil led the visiting Hornets with 22 points, as Advance used a 26-12 scoring edge in the third quarter to pull away. Rusty Hendricks added 17 points for the Hornets.

Adam Horton and Andy Hendrix led Chaffee (3-8) with 12 points apiece.

Advance 20 15 26 12 -- 73

Chaffee 12 12 12 18 -- 54

ADVANCE (73) -- Cameron Stevens 5, Nate Middleton 2, Rusty Hendricks 17, Tyler Wade 2, Bryant Hawkins 2, David VanGennip 9, Alex Steil 22, Ben Anschultz 3, Trenton Moses 8, Chris Welch 3. FG 23, FT 12-16, F 20 (3-pointers: Hendricks 2, Stevens 1, VanGennip 1, Anschultz 1. Fouled out: none)

CHAFFEE (54) -- Aaron Hopkins 3, Zach McDaniel 2, Colin Dame 2, Jerrod Steger 8, Alex Orr 1, Gabe Seabaugh 2, Dylan McAlister 5, Adam Horton 12, Andy Hendrix 12, Michael Lee 4, Josh Steger 3. FG 14, FT 11-20, F 17 (3-pointers: Horton 3, McDaniel 1, Josh Steger 1. Fouled out: none)

JV -- Chaffee won 41-38.

Scott County Central 80, Kelly 45

Three Scott County Central players scored at least 20 points as the Braves beat visiting Kelly.

Drew Thomas scored 26 points, while Caleb Johnson and D.D. Gillespie each added 21.

Kelly 13 12 13 7 -- 45

SCC 18 20 26 16 -- 80

KELLY (45) -- Omar Campos 3, Tyler Thurman 6, Dallas Tew 7, Zach Hamm 9, Spencer Ayers 3, Chris Cooper 4, Josh DeBrock 5, Dustin LeGrand 2, James Miller 4, Eric Turley 2. FG 12, FT 6-15, F 22. (3-pointers: Thurman 2, Hamm 1, Compos 1, DeBrock 1. Fouled out: Cooper).

SCOTT COUNTY CENTRAL (80) -- D.D. Gillespie 21, Mark Freed 4, Bobby Hatchett 2, Drew Thomas 26, Caleb Johnson 21,

Jarron Banks 3, Toby Heeb 3. FG 25, FT 24-32, F 12. (3-pointers: Thomas 1, Heeb 1. Fouled out: none).

Perryville 66, Windsor 56

Tyler Bauwens led the Pirates to a home win with 23 points. Rick Dunn added 20 points for Perryville (9-5).

Windsor 15 8 16 17 -- 56

Perryville 8 13 20 25 -- 66

WINDSOR (56) -- Allen 7, Alvarado 6, Wesf 8, Burrow 10, Brown 19, Price 2, Willis 4. FG 18, FT 5-6, F 16 (3-pointers: Brown 3, Wesf 1, Allen 1. Fouled out: none)

PERRYVILLE (66) -- Tyler Bauwens 23, John Hecht 3, Steve Richardson 2, Michael Fritsche 5, Brent Roth 11, Craig Brueckner 2, Ricky Dunn 20. FG 21, FT 15-19, F 5 (3-pointers: Dunn 2, Hecht 1. Fouled out: none)

JV -- Perryville won 53-26.

Bell City 79, Puxico 54

The Cubs improved to 10-4 and stretched their winning streak to six games.

St. Louis Christian 52, New Salem Baptist 51

New Salem Baptist Academy lost a home game on a shot at the buzzer.

The Eagles (6-9) were led by Brett Jones with 20 points and Trent Jones with 14.

St. Louis Chr. 16 8 14 14 -- 52

New Salem 17 10 13 11 -- 51

ST. LOUIS CHRISTIAN (51) -- Myles Chris 8, Travis Green 1, Cameron Gray 18, Jade Olewellyn 12, Earl Catchings 5, Tim Pullen 8. FG 22, FT 8-19, F 20 (3-pointers: none. Fouled out: Catchings)

NEW SALEM BAPTIST (52) -- Trent Jones 14, Brett Jones 20, Jacob Green 4, Josh Davault 4, Matt Jordan 7, Jared Christ 2. FG 17, FT 12-25, F 15 (3-pointers: T. Jones 3, B. Jones 2. Fouled out: Green)

GIRLS BASKETBALL

New Salem Baptist 43,St. Louis Christian 32

New Salem Baptist Baptist Academy remained undefeated with a home win.

Sarah Green scored 28 points, including three 3-pointers, for the Eagles (8-0).

St. Louis 11 7 8 6 -- 32

New Salem 17 10 4 12 -- 43

ST. LOUIS CHRISTIAN (32) -- Lee 6, Maxey 6, Autenriechs 12, Evans 2, Watson 4, Mahorn 2. FG 15, FT 4-8, F 18 (3-pointers: none. Fouled out: Lee, Watson)

NEW SALEM BAPTIST (43) -- Sarah Green 28, Laura Poole 3, Celsey Cook 7, Martha Poole 5. FG 13, FT 14-19, F 13 (3-pointers: Green 3. Fouled out: L. Poole)

North County at Central, ppd.

Due to a flu outbreak at North County High School, the Raiders did not have enough players to compete at Central on Tuesday. The varsity game has been rescheduled for 7:30 p.m. Feb. 1.

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WRESTLING

Central 58, NMCC 18

Central notched its first dual victory of the season as the Tigers (1-3) rolled over host New Madrid County Central.

The Tigers (1-3) lost just one individual match on the mat, although they forfeited two weight classes.

103 -- Caleb Sullivan (C) forfeit win

112 -- Desmond Howard (C) pin. Ray Brewer 1:19

119 -- Leston Babb (NM) forfeit win

125 -- Garrett Sprenger (C) dec. Maywonn Gates 10-4

130 -- Tyler Yeargain (C) pin. Marquese Branch 3:12

135 -- Matt Latham (C) pin. Martez Bobo 3:45

140 -- Raymond Woldvedt (C) maj. dec. A.G. Sanders 13-2

145 -- Zach Wilson (C) pin. Merkell Long 1:17

152 -- Garrett New (C) pin. Patrick Goforth 5:08

160 -- Rodney Anderson (NM) forfeit win

171 -- Matt Smith (C) dec. Dee Brown 10-7

189 -- James Coonce (C) pin. Joe Guest 5:04

215 -- Terry Stanton (C) pin. Malcomn Johnson 4:49

HWT -- D'Adrian Farr (NM) pin. Trey Grovener 1:42

-- From staff reports