Central turns back NMCC

Despite missing its top three players due to injuries, the Central boys basketball team still posted a 65-42 victory Friday night against visiting New Madrid County Central.

Center Darnell Wilks, guard Eli Harris and guard Alex Ray all were sidelined.

"We had so many other guys step up," said Central coach Derek McCord. "It was a great team effort."

Freshmen Jajuan Bell and Jeremy Kimble, who had been receiving spot varsity action, split time at point guard and combined for 21 points. Bell had 16 points and hit all three of his 3-point attempts.

Anthony Hempstead had 14 points and 15 rebounds for Central (7-8). Jared Thomas added 10 points.

Central's 1979-80 boys basketball state championship team was honored at halftime.

CENTRAL 65, NMCC 42

NMCC 10 14 10 8 -- 42

Central 14 11 15 25 -- 65

NMCC (42) -- Malcolm Long 7, Eugene Cooper 6, Quinton Binon 2, Antonio McIntosh 7, Joseph Howell 11, Ben Eakins 7, Jeff McFarlin 2. FG 16, FT 4-9, F 21 (3-pointers: Long 1, Eakins 1. Fouled out: Cooper)

CENTRAL (65) -- Trevor Beckham 2, Jared Thomas 10, Jeremy Kimble 5, William Zickfield 5, Bell 16, Garrett Ozbun 3, Gabe Edwards 9, Tyler Griffin 1, Anthony Hempstead 14. FG 16, FT 18-28, F 13 (3-pointers: Thomas 1, Zickfield 1, Bell 3. Fouled out: none)

JV -- Central def. NMCC 47-37.

Scott City 84, Sikeston 78

Mark Dannenmueller scored 29 points and Mark Johnston had a triple-double to help Scott City rally past visiting Sikeston after trailing by 18 points midway through the third quarter.

Johnston scored 23 points, grabbed 10 rebounds and dished out 10 assists. Dannenmueller also pulled down 10 rebounds.

The Rams (10-5) hit 24 of 28 free throws while Sikeston was four of six from the line.

Sikeston 20 28 15 15 -- 78

Scott City 12 25 24 23 -- 84

SIKESTON (78) -- Julian Beard 12, Cortney Beasley 5, Cash Bratcher 17, Tyler Woodson 10, Robbie Howard 5, Joe Neighbors 10, Rod Moore 19. FG 28, FT 4-6, F 21 (3-pointers: Beard 1, Beasley 1, Bratcher 3, Howard 1. Fouled out: none)

SCOTT CITY (84) -- Daniel Jackson 6, Travis Glueck 8, Mark Dannenmueller 29, Mark Johnston 23, Farrell Wasson 2, Jason Schenimann 2, Landon Hill 6, Alex King 8. FG 24, FT 24-28, F 6 (3-pointers: Glueck 2, Dannenmueller 2. Fouled out: none)

JV -- Scott City def. Sikeston 43-41

Saxony 54, Oran 49

Casey Petzoldt scored 20 points to lead Saxony Lutheran in a victory against Oran.

Alex Jauch added 15 points.

Saxony (9-2) played without starting center Tim Lorenz, due to illness.

Oran's top scorers were Chase Seyer (14 points) and Chris Asmus (10).

Oran 10 12 10 17 -- 49

Saxony Lutheran 9 17 17 9 -- 54

ORAN (49) -- Chase Seyer 14, Ryan Bougue 6, Clayton Scherer 9, Paul Bucher 2, Travis Randolph 2, Chris Asmus 10, Hunter Glastetter 6. FG 17, FT 2-3, F 20 (3-pointers: Bougue 2, Scherer 1, Asmus 2. Fouled out: none)

SAXONY LUTHERAN (54) -- Lauren Lueders 3, Trey Maevers 9, Casey Petzoldt 20, Justin McCollum 3, Alex Jauch 15, Grant Lehmann 4. FG 20, FT 8-18, F 6 (3-pointers: Maevers 1, Lueders 1. Fouled out: Petzoldt)

Woodland 59, Meadow Heights 58

Woodland mounted a comeback from a five-point deficit in the final 90 seconds to defeat rival Meadow Heights..

Seth Gaines led Woodland (5-8) with 26 points, including three 3-pointers. Zach Winchester added 13 points and Cody McCraw scored 12.

The Panthers were led by Heath Fulton and Micheal Collier, who scored 15 points apiece.

Meadow Heights 19 14 18 7 -- 58

Woodland 19 15 16 9 -- 59

MEADOW HEIGHTS (58) -- Heath Fulton 15, Anthony Bollinger 3, Joel Hahs 9, David Krapoth 3, Terry Wagner 9, Nathan Revelle 2, Anthony Collins 2, Micheal Collier 15. FG 19, FT 4-7, F 15 (3-pointers: Fulton 3, Wagner 3, Collier 2, Hahs 1, Krapoth 1. Fouled out: Wagner)

WOODLAND (59) -- Kenny Massa 4, Seth Gaines 26, Chanz Barham 2, Lance VanGennip 2, Cody McCraw 12, Zach Winchester 13. FG 12, FT 9-12, F 15 (3-pointers: Gaines 3, Massa 1. Fouled out: none)

St. Vincent 62, Crystal City 52

The Indians posted their seventh straight victory with a conference win at home.

Alex Armbruster scored 21 points to lead St. Vincent (9-4 overall, 2-1 JCC). Danny Rellergert and Waylon Richardet each added 15 points, while Jacob DeWilde scored 12.

Crystal City 9 10 13 20 -- 52

St. Vincent 18 10 16 18 -- 62

CRYSTAL CITY (52) -- Wayde Townsend 14, Nate Strahkich 12, Mike Tuellock 9, Jordan Willins 5, Tom Drury 5, Wayde Backy 4, Scott Johnson 2, Brent Vaughn 1. FG 20, FT 11-17, F 29 (3-pointers: Backy 1, Strahkich 1, Williams 1. Fouled out: none)

ST. VINCENT (62) -- Alex Armbruster 21, Danny Rellerget 15, Jacob DeWilde 12, Waylon Richardet 11, Pat Siegmund 1, Guot 1, Amschler 1). FG 15, FT 27-43, F 20 (3-pointers: Armbruster 3, Rellergert 2. Fouled out: Buchheit)

JV -- St. Vincent 57, Crystal City 40

Marquand 81, Leopold 41

Marquand used the full-court press to create turnovers in a home victory against Leopold.

Jay Francis poured in 28 points to pace Marquand (2-9), while Josh King scored 27 points, with three 3-pointers.

Eric Seiler scored 17 points to lead the Wildcats.

Leopold 10 14 14 3 -- 41

Marquand 18 19 20 24 -- 81

LEOPOLD (41) -- Micheal Vandeven 4, Victor Vandeven 7, Eric Seiler 17, Kelly Stause 6, Alfred VanGennip 7. FG 10, FT 12-14, F 20 (3-pointers: M. Vandeven 1, V. Vandeven 1, Seiler 1. Fouled out: none)

MARQUAND (81) -- Preston Mayberry 6, Robert Sutton 3, Keith Proctor 17, Josh King 27, Jay Francis 28. FG 25, FT 13-21, F 15 (3-pointers: King 3, Francis 2, Sutton 1. Fouled out: none)

Kelly 65, Chaffee 32

Kelly improved to 10-4 with their ninth win in their last 10 games.

Charleston 95, Scott County Central 85

Charleston improved to 11-7 with a road victory at Scott County Central.

The Braves (8-6)were led by Jeremy Johnson with 20 points. Josh Boley added 16 and Ray Rodgers scored 13.

Charleston 19 32 17 27 -- 95

Scott Central 20 19 17 29 -- 85

CHARLESTON (95) -- Ashton Farmer 19, Jamarcus Williams 17, Shawn Sherrell 21, Justin Clark 19, Tavis Hamilton 7, Josh Thompson 2, Moses Gater 3, Chris Cassell 7. FG 23, FT 19-28, F 22. (3-pointers: Clark 3, Farmer 2, Sherrell 2, Hamilton 1, Gater 1, Cassell 1. Fouled out: Farmer).

SCOTT CENTRAL (85) -- Isaac Porter 7, Josh Boley 16, Jeremy Johnson 20, Andrew Pullen 3, Chris Monroe 8, Avis White 9, Josh Porter 3, Pershard Owens 3, Ray Rodgers 13, Josh Chamberlain 3. FG 16, FT 17-27, F 26. (3-pointers: Boley 4, Johnson 3, White 2, J. Porter 1, Rodgers 1, Owens 1. Fouled out: White).

East Prairie 79, Delta 63

East Prairie improved to 12-3 with a home victory.

Brent Menz scored 33 points to lead Delta in defeat. Aaron Kinder scored 14 points and Kevin Bartels added 11.

Delta 12 16 14 21 -- 63

East Prairie 27 13 21 18 -- 79

DELTA (63) -- Aaron Kinder 14, Cody Crowden 1, Amon Seabaugh 4, Brent Menz 33, Kevin Bartels 11. FG 23, FT 11-22, F 12. (3-pointers: Menz 1, Kinder 1. Fouled out: none).

EAST PRAIRIE (79) -- Roger Swann 2, Jordan Sanders 23, James Wilson 3, Preston Shoemaker 12, Jared Carden 4, Dez Johnson 3, Mitchell Winchester 2, Ben Walters 4, Anthony Smith 10, Tony Jones 14, Josh Caldwell 2. FG 30, FT 4-11, F 19. (3-pointers: Sanders 5. Fouled out: Carden).

Oak Ridge 76, Zalma 52

Austin Morrison scored 24 points and Austin Hahs added 23 to help Oak Ridge defeat Zalma.

The Blue Jays (3-10) grabbed an eight-point lead after one period and extended it to 19 at halftime.

The game had 49 fouls.

Zalma (2-9) had two players score in the double figures: Daniel Schrader (22) and Trevin Taylor (14).

Oak Ridge 22 23 16 15 -- 76

Zalma 14 12 12 13 -- 52

OAK RIDGE (76) -- Austin Morrison 24, Brian Ruesler 7, Johnny Price 2, Jon McMillan 2, Zach Buchheit 9, Austin Hahs 23, Lance Felter 8, Dustin Owens 1. FG 24, FT 13-26, F 25 (3-pointers: Morrison 2, Ruesler 1, Buchheit 2. Fouled out: McMillan, Buchheit)

ZALMA (52) -- Jason Lemons 4, Trevin Taylor 14, Adam Pixley 8, Josh Barrett 2, Tim Landing 2, Daniel Schrader 22, Garrett Garner 3. FG 17, FT 14-33, F 24 (3-pointers: Pixley 1. Fouled out: Taylor, Pixley)

Festus 62, Perryville 49

Festus defeated Perryville despite the 27 points and a school record eight 3-pointers by senior Andrew Norman.

Corey Buerck also contributed 11 points for the Pirates, (6-9 overall, 2-1 JCC).

Festus 15 10 24 13 -- 62

Perryville 8 15 15 11 -- 49

FESTUS (62) -- Erik Lawrence 19, Brandon Winters 4, Ryan Lawrence 18, Cody Stites 4, Shane Neel 3, Jack Lentz 14. FG 16, FT 12-1`5, F 11 (3-pointers: E Lawrence 4, Ryan Lawrence 1, Shane Neel 1. Fouled out: none)

PERRYVILLE (49) -- Philip Buerck 3, Corey Buerck 11, Andrew Norman 27, Ricky Dunn 7, Milan Klaus 1. FG 5, FT 3-8, F 12 (3-pointers: Norman 8, C. Buerck 2, P. Buerck 1, Dunn 1. Fouled out: none)

JV -- Festus won 67-34

Eagle Ridge Christian 51, Heartland Christian 49, OT

Sandy Holmes scored 17 points and Joel Cowell added 16 to lead Eagle Ridge (5-8) to an overtime victory.

Eagle Ridge 8 9 18 6 10 -- 51

Heartland 11 15 9 6 8 -- 49

EAGLE RIDGE (51) -- Sandy Holmes 17, Joel Cowell 16, Tom Clemens 7, Josh Wiseman 5, Sam Davis 3, Ben Douglass 2, Chris Simmons 1. FG 17, FT 8-23, F 21 (3-pointers: Cowell 1, Wiseman 1, Davis 1. Fouled out: Holmes)

HEARTAND CHRISTIAN (49) -- Adam Epps 20 , Paul Herbst 21, Dylan Avery 4, Mike Bin 2, Dustin Braden 2. FG 18, FT 7-17, F 21 (3-pointers: Epps 2. Fouled out: Herbst)

JACKSON 65, NOTRE DAME 45

Notre Dame 4 15 15 11 -- 45

Jackson 17 10 17 21 -- 65

NOTRE DAME (45) -- Alex Ressel 15, Jeremy Brinkmeyer 11, Kirk Boeller 8, Steven Eeftink 2, John Eric Klein 4, Abe Dirnberger 2. FG 18, FT 8-19, F 24 (3-pointers: none. Fouled out: none)

JACKSON (65) -- Ryan Mirly 19, Jack Puisis 18, Kyle Pridemore 9, Aaron Redecker 7, Tyler Beussink 7, Eric Poythress 2, Cody Cardwell 2, Adam Ross 1. FG 23, FT 14-24, F 16 (3-pointers: Puisis 2, Pridemore 1, Beussink 1. Fouled out: none)

JV -- Jackson 66, Notre Dame 49

GIRLS BASKETBALL New Salem Baptist 51, Pathway Christian 18

New Salem Baptist of Marble Hill advanced in the Pathway Christian Invitational Tournament by dropping the host in Blytheville, Ark.

Sarah Green led New Salem with 14 points, five assists and seven steals. Holly Jordan and Celsey Cook each had a double-double with 10 points and 12 rebounds apiece.

New Salem will play for the championship 2 p.m. today

New Salem 20 17 12 2 -- 51

Pathway 4 5 2 7 -- 18

New Salem (51) -- Sarah Green 14, Holly Jordan 10, MacKenzie Jones 4, Celsey Cook 10, Laura Poole 11, Kelsey Barlow 2. FG 23, FT 5-8, F 13 (3-pointers: none. Fouled out: none)

Pathway (18) -- Davis 2, Turner 4, Sutton 9, Culp 3. FG 7, FT 1-3, F 8 (3-pointers: Sutton. Fouled out: none)

Heartland Christian 35, Eagle Ridge Christian 25

Eagle Ridge fell to 5-9 with the loss. Kristen Margrabe scored 12 points, and Chelsea Clark added 10.

Eagle Ridge 5 6 8 6 -- 25

Heartland 4 11 11 8 -- 35

EAGLE RIDGE (25) -- Chelsea Clark 10, Kristen Margrabe 12, Savanna Irizarry 2, Olivia Metzger 1. FG 11, FT 5-10, F 16. (3-pointers: none. Fouled out: Irizarry)

HEARTLAND CHRISTIAN (35) -- Rachel Whelon 14, Misty Sleming 8, Kaylahuett 4, Lauren Allen 4, Arika Bollinger 3, Rebecca Graves 2. FG 16, FT 3-13. F 14 (3-pointers: none. Fouled out: none)

Boys Swimming KIRKWOOD 98, CENTRAL 87

Cape Central fell to 4-5 with a home loss to Kirkwood.

The Tigers' 200-meter freestyle relay team qualified for state with a time of 1minute, 35.40 seconds. Central now has qualified all three relay teams.

Central will swim against Oakville in St. Louis County on Tuesday.

Central results

200 medley relay -- 1 Central (Daniel Austin, Peyton Waggener, Jason Mercer, Kris Metje), 1:50.63

200 free -- 1, John Wolpers, 1:58.14

200 ind medley -- 2, Metje, 2:17.18

50 free -- 1, Mercer, 23.43; 3, Hunter Givens, 23.96

100 butterfly -- 1, Metje, 1:00.37; 3, Stuart Greaser, 1:03.10

100 free -- 2, Givens, 52.38; 3, Mercer, 54.14

500 free -- 1, Wolpers, 5:31.18

200 free relay -- 1, Central (Austin, Mercer, Metje, Givens), 1:35.40

100 backstroke -- 2, Austin, 1:07.47

100 breaststroke --1, Waggener, 1:09.45.

400 free relay -- 2, Central (Wolpers, Waggener, Givens, Greaser), 3:53.40.

1-meter diving -- Aaron Zlokovich, 144.20

OTHER EVENTS

* In the Oak Ridge Elementary Basketball Tournament on Thursday: Oak Ridge defeated Meadow Heights 41-8 and Oran Guardian Angel defeated St. Vincent of Cape 18-15 in third grade; Oak Ridge defeated Meadow Heights 23-17 in fourth grade; Oak Ridge defeated Chaffee 21-19 in fifth grade; Oak Ridge defeated Chaffee 45-17 and Zalma beat Meadow Heights in sixth grade.

* The New Salem Baptist junior varsity basketball team defeated Christian Home Educators 63-55.