HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP: Bauwens' record night sends Notre Dame boys basketball team past Saxony Lutheran

Blake Bauwens broke a school record with eight 3-pointers in a game and finished with a game-high 27 points, as the Notre Dame boys basketball team got back on the winning track with a 66-56 victory Friday over host Saxony Lutheran.

Bauwens finished 8 of 10 (80 percent) from beyond the arc in breaking Wayne Essner's previous school record of seven 3-pointers in a game. Carson Ketcher added 10 points and six rebounds for the Bulldogs, who held a five-point lead at the end of each half. Ross Essner recorded five assists and four steals for Notre Dame (8-9).

The Crusaders were led by William Rogers, who finished with 20 points on the night. Corie Williams added 14 points for Saxony (15-4).

Notre Dame 20 13 16 17 -- 66

Saxony Lutheran 20 8 18 10 -- 56

NOTRE DAME (66) -- Blake Bauwens 27, Josh Seabaugh 2, Ross Essner 5, Tanner Robert 2, Winston Welter 8, Jake Edwards 2, Dawson Dohogne 8, Carson Ketcher 10. FG 11, FT 17-24, F 17. (3-pointers: Bauwens 8, Essner 1. Fouled out: None.)

SAXONY LUTHERAN (56) -- William Rogers 20, Karsten Short 8, Graesen Meystedt 5, Corie Williams 14, Jalen Williams 9. FG 17, FT 15-17, F 17. (3-pointers: Rogers 3, Short 2, Meystedt 1, J. Williams 1. Fouled out: None.)

Bloomfield 49, Woodland 48

Clutch 3-pointers from senior Noah Vandiver gave the Wildcats a nail-biting Stoddard County Activities Association Conference win over the Cardinals in Bloomfield, Missouri.

Vandiver, who finished with a team-high 20 points, tied the game at 46-all with the first of his two 3s with 25 seconds left. After a bucket by Woodland, Vandiver hit from deep again -- this time with three seconds remaining -- to push his team to the win. The senior scored 10 of his 20 points in the fourth quarter.

Bloomfield (14-3) hit eight treys in the game, led by Tim Hector's four. Hector finished with 13 points.

The Cardinals entered Friday's game on a five-game winning streak, including victories over Jackson and Dexter. Zach Beel had a game-high 25 points to lead Woodland (12-4).

Woodland 7 11 14 16 -- 48

Bloomfield 10 10 8 21 -- 49

WOODLAND (48) -- Jake Long 6, Cole Schlief 5, Tyler Womack 2, Zach Beel 25, Michael McCormick 7. FG 21, FT 2-5, F 15. (3-pointers: Schlief 1, Beel 2, McCormick 1. Fouled out: None.)

BLOOMFIELD (49) -- Tim Hector 13, Caleb Pulley 5, Nathan Newell 5, Noah Vandiver 20, Alex Gibbs 6. FG 18, FT 5-12, F 14. (3-pointers: Hector 4, Caleb Pulley 1, Nathan Newell 1, Vandiver 2. Fouled out: None.)

JV -- Woodland won 52-41.

-- From staff reports