Hawks capture battle of state-ranked teams

Kelly's girls basketball team hit 27 of 38 free throws and escaped Scott County Central with a 61-55 win Monday in a match of state-ranked teams.

The Bravettes, ranked No. 8 in Class 1, led 23-14 after one quarter, but Kelly (18-4) outscored Scott County 18-6 in the second quarter to pull ahead 32-29 at halftime.

Debra Hall led Kelly, ranked No. 5 in Class 3, with 20 points and Brittany Ponder added 16.

Samantha Jones had 17 points for Scott County (16-5), Brianna Johnson had 13 and Brittney Peet added 11.

Kelly 61, Scott County Central 55

Kelly 14 18 15 14 -- 61

SCC 23 6 14 12 -- 55

KELLY (61) -- Debra Hall 20, Brittany Ponder 16, Kayla Cissell 9, Nikki Weiny 6, Sarah Ruff 5, Katee Moore 3, Lauren Gean 2. FG 17, FT 27-38, F 14 (3-pointers: none. Fouled out: Ruff)

SCOTT COUNTY (55) -- Samantha Jones 17, Brianna Johnson 13, Brittney Peet 11, Jamisha Williams 6, Markita Mosely 5, Amanda Lawless 2, Lekisha Turner 1. FG 21, FT 10-17, F 25 (3-pointers: Jones 1. Fouled out: none)

Farmington 59, Jackson 50

Jackson started slow and could not recover in a road loss.

The Indians (16-6) never led after falling behind 16-8 after one quarter. Jackson narrowed the gap to 28-26 by halftime. State-ranked Farmington improved to 21-3.

Lindsay Poole and Kelci Keith led Jackson with 13 points apiece, and Amanda Peiffer added 10 points.

Jackson 8 18 14 10 -- 50

Farmington 16 12 17 14 -- 59

JACKSON (50) -- Lindsay Poole 13, Kelci Keith 13, Amanda Peiffer 10, Ashley Charboneau 8, Gabrielle Garritano 4, Andrea Barnes 2. FG 20, FT 7-8 (3-pointers: Poole 2, Keith 3. Fouled out: none)

FARMINGTON (59) -- Holly Russell 20, Sydney Winslow 13, Danielle Littrell 8, Briley Milfeld 6, Natalie Sago 4, Tiffany Sucharski 4, Taylor Jensen 2, Molly Barnes 3. FG 21, FT 15-22 (3-pointers: Barnes 1, Sago 1. Fouled out: none)

Nerinx Hall 70,Notre Dame 52

Notre Dame fell behind 19-9 to Nerinx Hall at the end of the first quarter and never recovered on senior night at Notre Dame.

Kristain Burger led the Bulldogs(17-8) with a game high 22 points. Emily Brumitt and Meridith Medlin each netted seven points.

Nerinx Hall 19 13 16 22 -- 70

Notre Dame 9 15 8 20 -- 52

NERINX HALL (70) -- Kloeppel 16, Wersching 13, King 12, Matthews 9, Pieper 7, Yess 6, Kennedy 5, Garavaglia 2. FG 24, FT 13-19, F 16 (3-pointers: Matthews 1, Yess 1, Kennedy 1. Fouled out: none)

NOTRE DAME (52) -- Kristain Burger 22, Emily Brumitt 7, Meridith Medlin 7, Jane Morrill 4, Amanda Pleimann 4, Brooke Beussink 3, Claudia Brauss 3, Paige Schumer 2. FG 16, FT 17-32, F 15 (3-pointers: Brumitt 1. Fouled out: none)

JV -- Nerinx Hall won 65-45.

Greenville 65,Meadow Heights 42

The Panthers suffered an opening loss to the host in the Greenville round-robin tournament.

Amanda Hendrickson led Meadow Heights (4-14) with 20 points, while Chelsey Kight added 11.

The Panthers continue tournament play tonight against Emminence and conclude play Friday against Saxony Lutheran.

M. Heights 8 13 7 14 -- 42

Greenville 18 12 17 18 -- 65

MEADOW HEIGHTS (42) -- Sara Hendrickson 5, Mindy Ellis 1, Ashley Doublin 5, Amanda Hendrickson 20, Chelsey Kight 11. FG 17, FT 4-12, F 16 (3-pointers: S. Hendrickson 1, Doublin 1, A. Hendrickson 2. Fouled out: none)

GREENVILLE (65) -- Henson 15, Becker 4, Woodgeard 20, Carver 3, Moon 3, Stewart 3, Porter 15, Payner 2. FG 24, FT 11-18, F 18 (3-pointers: Henson 2, Woodgeard 1, Carver 1, Moon 1, Stewart 1. Fouled out: none)

Fredericktown 67,Perryville 62

Perryville was outscored 18-13 in the the final quarter to lose by five on the road.

The Pirates (15-8) were led by Alyssa Bauwens with 21 points, and Nicole Gremaud netted 16, including four 3-pointers.

Perryville 8 15 26 13 -- 62

Fredricktown 11 16 22 18 -- 67

PERRYVILLE (62) -- Alicia Kueker 7, Ava Johnson 8, Nicole Gremaud 16, Kendra Schilli 6, Alyssa Bauwens 21, Makenzie Schirmer 4. FG 21, FT 8-12, F 19 (3-pointers: Gremaud 4. Fouled out: none)

FREDRICKTOWN (67) -- Stottlemeyer 6, Kemp 21, Tinnin 7, Ward 13, Royer 20. FG 20, FT 9-21, F 11 (3-pointers: Ward 4, Kemp 2. Fouled out: none)

JV -- Fredricktown won 41-39.

Oran 48, St. Vincent 46

Erica Michelsen and Tiffany Glastetter scored 20 points apiece to lead Oran to a road win.

Jessica Welker led St. Vincent (12-8) with 14 points and Elizabeth Rozier had 11. Oran improved to 14-8.

Oran 9 13 11 15 -- 48

St. Vincent 13 14 6 13 -- 46

ORAN (48) -- Erica Michelsen 20, Tiffany Glastetter 20, Jodi Urhahn 7, Callie Kielhofner 1. FG 19, FT 9-16, F 20 (3-pointers: Urhahn 1. Fouled out: none)

ST. VINCENT (46) -- Jessica Welker 14, Elizabeth Rozier 11, Lacey Siegmund 9, Brooke Brown 7, Kelsey Cissell 4, Lindsay Prost 1. FG 13, FT 20-27, F 19 (3-pointers: none. Fouled out: none)

JV -- St. Vincent won.

Central 61, Sikeston 31

Central had 11 players in the scoring column in a home victory.

Kristin Shirrell was the lone player in double figures for the Tigers (9-13) with 12 points.

Sikeston 5 10 6 10 -- 31

Central 19 8 12 22 -- 61

SIKESTON (31) -- Amber Minner 4, Keyerra Blissett 7, Latoya Gipson 13, Andrea Coleman 2, Deason 2, Monika Gray-El 3. FG 11, FT 9-15, F 9 (3-pointers: none. Fouled out: none)

CENTRAL (61) -- Christina Sexton 7, Kristin Shirrell 12, Sadie Pittman 2, Tierra Walker 6, Courtney Schuessler 6, Jenna Matthews 2, Lauren Kinsey 2, Pernille Hoj 7, Taylor Kirn 6, Sarah Uptmor 4, Wendi Zickfield 7. FG 26, FT 8-9, F 11 (3-pointers: Sexton 1. Fouled out: none)

JV -- Central won 40-15.

New Salem 36,Agape Christian 31

New Salem managed to hold off host Agape despite being forced to use just four players much of the fourth quarter due to foul trouble.

Sarah Green led New Salem (15-1) with 17 points and Laura Poole had 11.

New Salem 8 8 5 15 -- 36

Agape 0 4 12 15 -- 31

NEW SALEM (36) -- Sarah Green 17, Laura Poole 11, Kelsey Barlow 2, Celsey Cook 6. FG 14, FT 8-20, F 17 (3-pointers: none. Fouled out: Poole, Cook)

AGAPE (31) -- Nordstrum 3, McCrey 5, Rearron 15, Steinberg 8. FG 14, FT 3-16, F 20 (3-pointers: none. Fouled out: McCrey, Sanderi)

BOYS BASKETBALLSaxony Lutheran 93, Meadow Heights 49

Saxony Lutheran used a balanced attack to pound Meadow Heights on the road.

Alex Jauch led the Crusaders (19-3) with 26 points. Max Wieser added 19 points, Clay Obergoenner netted 18, Ben Courtois had 13 points and Zach Bohnert scored 11.

Meadow Heights (7-14) was led by Tyler Wagner with 19 points.

Saxony Lutheran 31 21 27 14 -- 93

Meadow Heights 13 17 13 6 -- 49

SAXONY LUTHERAN (93) -- Garret Ruppel 3, Zach Bohnert 11, Bret Steffens 4, Max Wieser 19, Alex Jauch 26, Ben Courtois 13, Clay Obergoenner 18, Austin Kwikkel 2. FG 31, FT 23-31, F 15 (3-pointers: Bohnert 1, Wieser 1, Courtois 1. Fouled out: none)

MEADOW HEIGHTS (49) -- Tyler Wagner 19, Dustin Huebler 9, Sam Russell 7, Luke Nitsch 7, John Long 3, Dusty Davis 2. FG 17, FT 6-12, F 23 (3-pointers: Huebler 1, Nitsch 1, Long 1. Fouled out: Davis)

JV -- Saxony won 73-36.

Chaffee 72, Zalma 59

Chaffee had four players in double digits in a road win.

Andy Hendrix led the Red Devils( 7-13) with 18 points. Adam Horton netted 17 points, Jerrod Steger chipped in 13 and Josh Steger added 10 points.

Colton Bailey and Justin Lemons each scored 20 points for Zalma. Jeremy Rodgers added 14 points for the Bulldogs.

Chaffee 17 17 19 19 -- 72

Zalma 3 17 16 23 -- 59

CHAFFEE (72) -- Aaron Hopkins 4, Jerrod Steger 13, Gabe Seabaugh 4, Dylan McAlister 3, Adam Horton 17, Andy Hendrix 18, Michael Lee 3, Josh Steger 10. FG 29, FT 5-12, F 18 (3-pointers: Horton 2, Je. Steger 1. Fouled out: none)

ZALMA (59) -- Travis Mergel 4, Chad Buehler 1, Jeremy Rodgers 14, Colton Bailey 20, Justin Lemons 20. FG 20, FT 16-24, F 16 (3-pointers: Lemons 1. Fouled out: none)

JV -- Zalma won.

Fredericktown 50, St. Vincent 47

St. Vincent fell on the road.

Gregory Finger led the Indians (10-10) with 24 points, including four 3-pointers.

St. Vincent 13 11 12 11 -- 47

Fredricktown 13 16 14 5 -- 50

ST. VINCENT (47) -- Gregory Finger 24, Chris Fischer 6, Matt Abbott 6, Chris Wengert 5, Justin L'Hote 4, Zach Richardet 2. FG 19, FT 5-9, F 16 (3-pointers: Finger 4. Fouled out: none)

FREDRICKTOWN (50) -- Bess 25, Crowell 8, Sawyer 8, Williams 5, Hawkins 2, Skaggs 2. FG 18, FT 7-12, F 12 (3-pointers: Bess 7. Fouled out: none)

-- From staff reports