High school girls basketball roundup Jan 5: Scott City falls to St. Pius X (Festus) at home

St. Pius X (Festus) defeated Scott City 50-35 on Thursday at Scott City High School.

The offense of Scott City was led by junior Gracie Karrenbrock and senior Liza Dannenmueller who each scored nine points. Junior Mackenzie Lawless added eight points of her own and notched 4 rebounds, 2 steals and five assists for the Rams.

Scott City next takes on Hayti at home on Monday at 7:30 p.m.

__Perryville 49, DeSoto 16__

Perryville defeated DeSoto 49-16 on Thursday at Perryville High School.

The Pirates were led on offense by senior Kyla Schnurbush with 24 points and senior Rachel Riney with 12 points.

Perryville travels to Herculaneum on Monday at 7 p.m.