High school roundup: Bell City baseball team wins thriller in 11 innings

Peyton Maddox belted a grand slam and finished with five RBIs to help the host Bell City baseball team to a season-opening 9-8 victory over Scott City in 11 innings Tuesday.

Maddox hit his bases-clearing blast in a five-run fourth inning, helping the Cubs recover from a 7-3 deficit. Scott City forced extra innings with a run in the top of the seventh.

Bell City's Bobby Wright ended the game with a two-out single in the 11th, scoring the winning run -- unearned -- from second.

Nate Finney went 5 for 6 at the plate for the Cubs, who had 13 hits. Wright had three hits, including a double, while winning pitcher Cole Nichols and Maddox had two hits apiece.

Braden Cox and Ty Wilthong both had two hits for Scott City (1-4).

Nichols pitched four scoreless innings in relief, striking out seven, allowing three hits and not walking a batter.

Bryan McNeely took the loss despite allowing one unearned run over 4 2/3 innings. He gave up six hits, struck out four and walked three.

Scott City 601 000 100 00 -- 8 10 4

Bell City 201 500 000 01 -- 9 13 6

WP -- Cole Nichols, 1-0. LP -- Bryan McNeely. HR -- Peyton Maddox (BC). 2B -- Bobby Wright (BC). Multiple hits -- Scott City: Braden Cox 2-5, Ty Wilthong 2-5; Bell City: Cole Nichols 2-6, Nate Finney 5-6, Peyton Maddox 2-3, Bobby Wright 3-6.

Jackson 4, Ste. Genevieve 0

Four was the lucky number for Jackson as the Indians scored four runs in the bottom of the fourth inning to notch their fourth straight win of the season.

Tyler Slinkard got the win on the mound. He pitched 5 1/3 innings, struck out four and walked three.

Wyatt Eldridge hit a double for Jackson (4-0).

Cody Stacy was the losing pitcher for Ste. Genevieve (2-3). He threw five innings and allowed one earned run on five hits with five strikeouts and one walk.

Ste. Gen. 000 000 0 -- 0 2 3

Jackson 000 400 X -- 4 5 0

WP -- Tyler Slinkard. LP -- Cody Stacy. 2B -- Wyatt Eldridge (J). Multiple hits -- Jackson: Ryan Mize 2-3.

St. Vincent 11, Leopold 3

Noah Niswonger and Cole Steinbecker each had a home run as the Indians trounced the Wildcats on the road.

Lance Chapman added a pair of doubles in going 3 for 4, while David Camarillo added a double and also went 3 for 4. Niswonger and Steinbecker both finished with two hits for the Indians (2-0), who had 14 hits overall.

Jordan Buchheit recorded the win for the Indians.

Zach Elfrink took the loss for Leopold (0-1). He pitched four innings and gave up three earned runs and recorded five strikeouts.

St. Vincent 021 224 0 -- 11 14 2

Leopold 010 101 0 -- 3 4 3

WP -- Jordan Buchheit, 1-0. LP -- Zach Elfrink, 0-1. HR -- Noah Niswonger (SV), Cole Steinbecker (SV). 2B -- Lance Chapman (SV) 2, David Camarillo (SV). Multiple hits -- St. Vincent: Noah Niswonger 2-4, David Camarillo 3-4, Cole Steinbecker 2-3, Lance Chapman 3-4.

Sikeston 10, Kelly 0

Sikeston's Trey Smith belted a home run and a double, driving in five runs to lead the Bulldogs in their season-opening, five-inning shutout of the host Hawks.

Jacob Clark was the winning pitcher. He threw four innings and allowed four hits with nine strikeouts and two walks.

Luke Williams added a double for Sikeston (1-0).

Levi Alsup took the loss on the mound. He pitched three innings and gave up five earned runs on five hits with two strikeouts and six walks.

Ty Householder had a double and went 2 for 3 at the plate to pace Kelly (0-2).

Sikeston 202 42 -- 10 6 0

Kelly 000 00 -- 0 5 1

WP -- Jacob Clark, 1-0. LP -- Levi Alsup. HR -- Trey Smith (S). 2B -- Trey Smith (S), Luke Williams (S), Jacob McClain (K), Ty Householder (K), Kyle Fitzgerald (K). Multiple hits -- Kelly: Ty Householder 2-3; Sikeston: Trey Smith 2-2, Chase Gaines 2-2.

SOFTBALL

Portageville 10, Scott City 0

Portageville's standout pitcher Taylor Tiffany belted a home run and recorded 20 strikeouts in the circle as the Bulldogs dealt the host Rams their first loss of the season.

Alexis Glidewell added a triple for Portageville (5-0). The Bulldogs, who finished third at the Class 2 state tournament during the fall season, dealt the same 10-0 fate to Kennett, the defending Class 1 state champions for the spring season, to clinch the championship of their Unbreakable Heroes Tournament on Saturday.

Jamie Glastetter suffered the loss. She pitched six innings and gave up nine earned runs on 11 hits with two strikeouts and five walks for Scott City (2-1).

Portageville 200 601 1 -- 10 12 0

Scott City 000 000 0 -- 0 1 2

WP -- Taylor Tiffany. LP -- Jamie Glastetter, 2-1. HR -- Taylor Tiffany (P). 3B -- Alexis Glidewell (P). Multiple hits -- Portageville: Taylor Tiffany 2-4, Alexis Glidewell 2-4, Mikayla Rone 3-5, Savannah Lovins 2-3.

GIRLS SOCCER

Saxony Lutheran 4, Fredericktown 0

Grace Mirly scored three goals to lead the Crusaders to their second straight win of the season in the shutout of the Black Cats on the road.

Tess Daniel added one goal and one assist for Saxony Lutheran (2-0). Maddie Brune provided two assists and Heather Wills had one assist for the Crusaders.

Fredericktown dropped to 0-2 with the loss.

Kelly 4, Central 3 (PKs)

Hailey Noon, Megan Walker, Tessa Johnson and Anna Flores each had goals as the Hawks recorded their first varsity win in program history at home over the Tigers.

Kelly improved to 1-2 with the victory.

JV-- Central won 2-0

BOYS GOLF

Windsor 184, Perryville 196

Ryan Burfiend shot an 11-over-par 46 as the Pirates finished 12 strokes behind the Owls to drop the conference match at Perryville Country Club.

Windsor's Jared Schild carded an eight-over-par 43 to earn the medalist honors.

WINDSOR (184) -- Jared Schild 43, Jake Scott 45, Jacob Mueller 46, Austin Marler 50

PERRYVILLE (196) -- Ryan Burfiend 46, Chris Ponder 49, Brock Kurre 50, Colin Prost 51

Notre Dame 148, Jackson 162, Central 170, Saxony Lutheran 202

Notre Dame's Jack Litzelfelner carded an even-par 35 to lead the Bulldogs to victory in a quad match at Kimbeland Country Club.

Litzelfelner shared the medalist honors with Jackson's Hunter Asher and Central's Kobe Franklin, who all recorded scores of 35.

NOTRE DAME (148) -- Jack Litzelfelner 35, Jonathan Bell 36, Trent Schumer 38, Jon Renner 39

JACKSON (162) -- Hunter Asher 35, Caleb Likens 41, J.T. Gabler 42, Tyler LeGrand/Eli Pike/Dylan Murakami 44

CENTRAL (170) -- Kobe Franklin 35, Luke Kinder 39, Kegor Bramlett 44, Christian Retter/Dalton Drum 52

SAXONY LUTHERAN (202) -- Karsten Short 41, Drew Zieba 50, Bryan Thurston 55, Jonathan Mueller 56

BOYS VOLLEYBALL

Notre Dame 25 25 St. Francis Borgia 18 10

Rhett Simmons notched 10 kills as the Bulldogs picked up their first win of the season over the Knights in Washington, Missouri.

Tyler Allen tallied nine kills and John Fennewald served four aces for Notre Dame (1-0). Evan Landewee dished out 31 assists for the Bulldogs.

Notre Dame will compete this weekend in the St. Louis Preseason Blast Tournament. The Bulldogs begin play on Friday at Seckman High School.

JV -- Notre Dame 25-11, 25-9

TRACK & FIELD

Notre Dame Open

The Jackson track and field team swept both divisions at the Notre Dame Open.

The Jackson boys finished 35 points ahead of host Notre Dame. The Jackson girls placed 36 points ahead of Central.

BOYS

Team Scores -- 1. Jackson 151; 2. Notre Dame 116; 3. Central 77; 4. Dexter 26; 5. Saxony Lutheran 5

100 -- 1. Williamson (ND) 11.80; 2. Cole Dean (D) 12.24; 3. Andrade (J) 12.32

200 -- 1. Ziegler (ND) 22.86; 2. Ross (ND) 24.22; 3. Reddin (C) 24.29

400 -- 1. Ziegler (ND) 52.71; 2. Barber (ND) 55.21; 3. McClean (ND) 56.15

800 -- 1. McClean (ND) 2:12.11; 2. Phillips (J) 2:13.34; 3. Givens (J) 2:15.25

1,600 -- 1. Buffington (J) 4:50.21; 2. Givens (J) 5:00.34; 3. Kasten (ND) 5:00.55

3,200 -- 1. Jeffers (J) 10:37.12; 2. Bess (J) 10:42.02; 3. Kasten (ND) 10:50.86

110 hurdles -- 1. Crowden (J) 17.93; 2. Essner (ND) 19.41; 3. Keith (ND) 20.00

300 hurdles -- 1. Crowden (J) 43.96; 2. Dean (J) 45.74; 3. Essner (ND) 46.55

400 relay -- 1. Jackson (46.30); 2. Dexter (49.81); 3. Notre Dame (51.35)

800 relay -- 1. Notre Dame (1:36.48); 2. Jackson (1:39.32); 3. Dexter (1:43.78)

1,600 relay -- 1. Jackson (3:37.96); 2. Notre Dame (3:39.89); 3. Jackson (3:48.77)

3,200 relay -- 1. Jackson (8:32.14); 2. Central (9:00.33); 3. Dexter (10:08.27)

High jump -- 1. Jansen (ND) 6-4; 2. Elliott (J) 5-10; 3. Tey (C) 5-10

Long jump -- 1. Elliott (J) 19-1 1/2; 2. Owens (C) 19-0 1/2; 3. Wilkins (C) 18-0

Triple jump -- 1. Davis (J) 41-0; 2. Redden (C) 40-0; 3. Menz (ND) 35-10

Shot put -- 1. Mitchell (C) 42-9 1/4; 2. McMahon (J) 41-9; 3. Buck (C) 40-7

Discus -- 1. Buck (C) 120-08; 2. Long (C) 115-05; 3. McMahon (J) 107-09

Pole vault -- 1. Maddux (J) 14-0; 2. Redinger (C) 12-6; 3. Bareiter (J) 12-0

GIRLS

Team Scores -- 1. Jackson 126; 2. Central 90; 3. Dexter 80; 4. Notre Dame 71; 5. Saxony Lutheran 1

100 -- 1. MaKayla Waldner (D) 12.95; 2. Stone (J) 13.04; 3. Stevenson (C) 13.28

200 -- 1. Stone (J) 26.95; 2. Little (ND) 27.70; 3. Stevenson (C) 28.33

400 -- 1. Knott (J) 1:02.90; 2. Hannah Moore (D) 1:06.45; 3. Little (ND) 1:06.89

800 -- 1. Tayler Winick (J) 2:34.18; 2. Kelsi Wood (D) 2:41.78; 3. Williamson (J) 2:42.91

1,600 -- 1. Chelsea Drum (J) 5:23.37; 2. Hanners (ND) 5:41.55; 3. Barnum (J) 5:49.28

3,200 -- 1. Chelsea Drum (J) 11:35.37; 2. Hanners (ND) 12:39.88; 3. Barnum (J) 13:07.45

100 hurdles -- 1. MaKayla Waldner (D) 15.44; 2. Stevenson (C) 17.57; 3. Evans (C) 18.01

300 hurdles -- 1. MaKayla Waldner (D) 45.78; 2. Werner (J) 52.80; 3. Hailey Anderson (D) 54.13

400 relay -- 1. Central (52.77); 2. Dexter (58.02); 3. Notre Dame (1:02.21)

800 relay -- 1. Central (1:59.31); 2. Notre Dame (1:59.45); 3. Dexter (2:03.64)

1,600 relay -- 1. Jackson (4:26.68); 2. Notre Dame (4:28.83); 3. Dexter (4:43.79)

3,200 relay -- 1. Jackson (10:19.38); 2. Notre Dame (10:44.57); 3. Dexter (10:45.23)

High jump -- 1. Stevenson (C) 5-2; 2. Hill (C) 4-8; 3. Johns (ND) 4-8

Long jump -- 1. MaKayla Waldner (D) 16-1; 2. Walker (C) 15-0 1/2; 3. Stewart (C) 14-11 1/2

Triple jump -- 1. Mitchell (C) 33-2; 2. Taylor Ivy (D) 31-4; 2. McAllister (J) 31-2 1/2

Shot put -- 1. Humphreys (J) 36-0 3/4; 2. Sterling (C) 33-2 1/2; 3. Webb (D) 30-9 1/2

Discus -- 1. Martin (C) 112-0; 2. Humphreys (J) 100-09; 3. Braun (J) 99-06

Pole vault -- 1. Barnes (ND) 9-0; 2. Schumer (J) 9-0; 3. Stevenson (C) 8-0

-- From staff reports