High school roundup: Bernie boys basketball team follows up Christmas title with win over Oran

Bernie's Matt Vernon scored a game-high 21 points as the Mules remained hot with a 65-58 win over host Oran in boys basketball action Tuesday.

Brandon Sparks and Gavin Smith added 14 points apiece for Bernie (11-1), which continued its winning streak after claiming the championship of the Bloomfield Christmas Tournament over the holiday break.

Hunter Schlosser recorded 20 points to pace Oran (8-5). Jacob Priggel netted 17 points and Max Priggel tossed in 10 points for the Eagles.

Bernie 5 22 11 27 -- 65

Oran 11 15 8 24 -- 58

BERNIE (65) -- Blake Gilmore 2, Matt Vernon 21, Brandon Sparks 14, Caleb Ellenberg 12, Devin Trammell 2, Gavin Smith 14. FG 17, FT 25-36, F 22 (3-pointers: Vernon 3, Sparks 3. Fouled out: Sparks, Trammell.)

ORAN (58) -- Max Priggel 10, Jacob Priggel 17, Preston Hahn 3, Hunter Schlosser 20, Jason Bennett 2, Garrison Mangels 6. FG 22, FT 13-19, F 30 (3-pointers: Schlosser. Fouled out: M. Priggel, Mangels.)

Eagle Ridge 75, Delta 46

Josh King netted a game-high 28 points as the Eagles won on the road over the winless Bobcats.

Richard Mason recorded 20 points and Lane Henson added 13 points for Eagle Ridge (9-4).

Destin Carroll scored 24 points to pace Delta (0-11).

ERCS 16 17 21 21 -- 75

Delta 12 6 15 13 -- 46

EAGLE RIDGE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (75) -- Gabe Henson 5, Richard Mason 20, Lane Henson 13, Caleb Friedrich 2, Josh King 28, Jordan Cliff 7. FG 25, FT 8-11, F 12 (3-pointers: L. Henson 2, G. Henson, Mason, Cliff. Fouled out: None.)

DELTA (46) -- Charlie Ledbetter 7, Brian Schoen 4, Destin Carroll 24, Dillon Eaker 4, Triston Perry 7. FG 20, FT 0-5, F 13 (3-pointers: Ledbetter, Perry. Fouled out: None.)

Meadow Heights 62, Leopold 48

Jacob Hunt scored a game-high 19 points to lead the Panthers in the conference road win over the Wildcats.

The Panthers posted an 11-point lead at halftime and went on to outscore the Wildcats by three points in the second half to clinch the victory.

Jacob Douglas tallied 16 points and Tyler Cook tossed in 11 points for Meadow Heights (8-4).

Blake Eeftink sank 18 points, all from behind the arc, and Zach Elfrink added 17 points to pace Leopold (1-8).

Meadow Hts. 12 20 7 23 -- 62

Leopold 12 9 18 9 -- 48

MEADOW HEIGHTS (62) -- Jacob Douglas 16, Justin McGuire 9, Lane Baremore 5, Jacob Hunt 19, Tyler Cook 11, Devon Wilfong 2. FG 19, FT 15-20, F 14 (3-pointers: Hunt 2, McGuire. Fouled out: None.)

LEOPOLD (48) -- Zach Elfrink 17, Blake Eeftink 18, Cord Cooper 4, Dalton Forrester 2, John Gray 5, Matt Ford 2. FG 12, FT 6-13, F 16 (3-pointers: Eeftink 6. Fouled out: None.)

JV -- Meadow Heights won 52-12

Jefferson 65, St. Vincent 44

Jefferson's Taylor Kent sank a game-high 23 points as the Blue Jays defeated the Indians for the third time this season.

Mike Reed added 22 points for Jefferson (6-5).

Trevor Leible and Luke Wibbenmeyer each had eight points to pace St. Vincent (3-8).

St. Vincent 6 14 11 13 -- 44

Jefferson 21 15 17 12 -- 65

ST. VINCENT (44) -- Trevor Leible 8, Luke Wibbenmeyer 8, Joe Whistler 6, Jordan Buchheit 6, Tyler Monier 6, Kaleb Schnurbusch 3, Trevor Lukefahr 2, Jordan Rellergert 2, Blake Hellman 2, Tyler Unterreiner 1. FG 21, FT 1-4, F 9 (3-pointers: Schnurbusch. Fouled out: None.)

JEFFERSON (FESTUS) (65) -- Taylor Kent 23, Mike Reed 22, Kenny Williams 6, Tyler Gosnell 5, Jacob Ellenberger 4, Brendan Hammock 3, Chadwick Walsh 2. FG 28, FT 4-10, F 10 (3-pointers: Kent 2, Reed 2, Hammock. Fouled out: None.)

JV -- St. Vincent won 50-29

Perryville 65, Dexter 50

Eli Tripp bucketed a game-high 21 points to help lead the Pirates to victory at home over the Bearcats.

The Pirates held a narrow two-point lead at halftime but went on to outscore the Bearcats by 13 points in the second half.

Conner Stark netted 15 points and McGwire Bartley grabbed eight rebounds for Perryville (7-5).

Jacob Pedigo scored 16 points for Dexter (2-8) while Jason Jarrell and Ethan Flowers notched 11 points apiece for the Bearcats.

Dexter 20 9 8 13 -- 50

Perryville 13 18 18 16 -- 65

DEXTER (50) -- Jason Jarrell 11, Peyton Pollock 4, Jacob Pedigo 16, Austin Chesser 4, Ethan Flowers 11, Tyler Heil 2, Addison Moore 2. FG 12, FT 14-27, F 21 (3-pointers: Pedigo 2, Flowers 2. Fouled out: Chesser, Jarrell.)

PERRYVILLE (65) -- McGwire Bartley 6, Conner Stark 15, Luke Schlichting 5, Garrett Johnson 5, Nathan Noland 4, Collin Stief 2, Eli Tripp 21, Wyatt Johnson 5, Ryan Noland 2. FG 18, FT 14-17, F 21 (3-pointers: Stark 4, Schlichting. Fouled out: Schlichting.)

JV -- Perryville won 49-39

Bell City 72, Zalma 59

Cole Nichols tallied 20 points as the Cubs picked up the win on the road.

Peyton Maddox added 19 points for Bell City (6-5), which had five players score in double digits.

Brent Overbey scored a game-high 30 points for Zalma (4-6), while D.J. Hankins chipped in 10 points.

Bell City 17 23 17 15 -- 72

Zalma 17 16 20 6 -- 59

BELL CITY (72) -- Nate Finney 11, Kolten Siebert 10, Logan Yates 1, Cole Nichols 20, Bobby Wright 11, Peyton Maddox 19. FG 22, FT 13-22, F 12 (3-pointers: Siebert 3, Nichols, Wright. Fouled out: None.)

ZALMA (59) -- Cole Shelby 4, D.J. Hankins 10, Alex Steinberg 4, Christopher Lombeida 3, Brent Overbey 30, Jacob Steinberg 2, Dallan Stotts 6. FG 19, FT 6-13, F 23 (3-pointers: Overbey 3, Stotts 2. Fouled out: None.)

JV -- Bell City won.

Puxico 68, Kelly 64

Puxico's Seth Luttrull netted 18 points as the Indians staved off a scare from the Hawks at home.

The Indians trailed by three points at halftime but outscored the Hawks by seven points in the third quarter.

Corey Pratt added 17 points, including four 3-pointers, and Levi Woods tossed in 13 points for Puxico (6-6).

Levi Alsup had 18 points and Maurice Davis contributed 14 points to pace Kelly (2-9).

Kelly 12 14 14 24 -- 64

Puxico 11 12 21 24 -- 68

KELLY (64) -- Maurice Davis 14, Ty Householder 10, Dalton Huffman 13, Cayden Williams 8, Levi Alsup 18, Jacob McClain 2, Conner Dittlinger 4. FG 19, FT 14-21, F 16 (3-pointers: Williams 2, Householder, Huffman. Fouled out: None.)

PUXICO (68) -- Levi Woods 13, Corey Pratt 17, Chris Silver 2, Zach McCoy 2, Seth Luttrull 18, Jordan Burch 4, Zack Tucker 12. FG 15, FT 14-21, F 18 (3-pointers: Pratt 4, Luttrull 2, Woods 2. Fouled out: None.)

Bloomfield 62, Chaffee 23

Bloomfield's Noah Vandiver sank a game-high 17 points to lead the Wildcats in the rout at home over the winless Red Devils.

The Wildcats posted a wide 34-point lead at halftime and never looked back.

Tim Hector added 11 points for Bloomfield (8-3).

Brandon Ivester had 10 points to pace Chaffee (0-10).

Chaffee 5 6 8 4 -- 23

Bloomfield 16 29 14 3 -- 62

CHAFFEE (23) -- Brandon Ivester 10, Ryan Jobe 4, Auggie Knutson 2, Ryan Holderfield 2, Gage McMullin 2, Alec Bogenpohl 3. FG 5, FT 1-3, F 17 (3-pointers: Ivester 2, Jobe, Bogenpohl. Fouled out: None.)

BLOOMFIELD (62) -- Tim Hector 11, Caleb Pulley 3, Peyton Bell 7, Nathan Newell 5, Austin Bond 6, Tyler Battles 7, Noah Vandiver 17, Alex Gibbs 4, Nate Cazee 2. FG 17, FT 10-22, F 12 (3-pointers: Hector 3, Pulley, Bell, Newell. Fouled out: None.)

GIRLS SWIMMING

Central 113, Jackson 56

The Tigers swept eight of 11 events to defeat the Indians in a dual at the Southeast Aquatics Center.

Senior Maddy McDonald, junior Josey Powell and sophomore Olivia Priest each placed first in two events for Central.

Jackson junior Caitlyn Palmer took first in two events to pace the Indians.

Top three finishers

200 medley relay -- 1. Central (Amanda Mabry, Maddy McDonald, Josey Powell, Sierra Smith) 2:10.23; 2. Jackson (Jacey Harris, Molly Brakhane, Caitlyn Palmer, Kali Norrick) 2:11.72; 3. Central (Olivia Priest, Emily Holman, Sarah Kitchen, Shelby Powers) 2:24.96

200 freestyle -- 1. Josey Powell (C) 2:12.10; 2. Krystin Ruch (C) 2:40.33; 3. Maggie Boxdorfer (C) 2:43.78

200 individual medley -- 1. Caitlyn Palmer (J) 2:20.15; 2. Sierra Smith (C) 2:47.01; 3. Jacqueline Winder (J) 3:16.90

50 freestyle -- 1. Olivia Priest (C) 30.39; 2. Emily Holman (C) 31.60; 3. Krystin Ruch (C) 34.10

100 butterfly -- 1. Maddy McDonald (C) 1:11.88; 2. Jericka Helton (J) 1:20.45; 3. Sierra Smith (C) 1:20.64

100 freestyle -- 1. Olivia Priest (C) 1:05.94; 2. Amanda Mabry (C) 1:07.84; 3. Shelby Powers (C) 1:10.06

500 freestyle -- 1. Caitlyn Palmer (J) 5:35.49; 2. Molly Brakhane (J) 6:47.52; 3. Sarah Elfrink (C) 6:59.07

200 freestyle relay -- 1. Central (Krystin Ruch, Josey Powell, Ines Varela, Maddy McDonald) 2:05.19; 2. Central (Sarah Elfrink, Sierra Smith, Madison Moore, Amanda Mabry) 2:06.54; 3. Jackson (Jacqueline Winder, Becca LaPlant, Katelyn Smith, Jericka Helton) 2:15.49

100 backstroke -- 1. Maddy McDonald (C) 1:11.87; 2. Jericka Helton (J) 1:18.18; 3. Shelby Powers (C) 1:22.38

100 breaststroke -- 1. Josey Powell (C) 1:17.40; 2. Emily Holman (C) 1:32.69; 3. Madison Moore (C) 1:35.46

400 freestyle relay -- 1. Jackson (Jacey Harris, Molly Brakhane, Kali Norrick, Caitlyn Palmer) 4:38.68; 2. Central (Madison Moore, Krystin Ruch, Sarah Kitchen, Sarah Elfrink) 4:59.01; 3. Central (Ella Valleroy, Ally Vaughn, Olivia Priest, Maggie Boxdorfer) 5:01.11

Poplar Bluff 94, Notre Dame 73

The Bulldogs posted first-place finishes in two events in a dual loss to the Mules at the Black River Coliseum in Poplar Bluff, Missouri`.

Junior Madison Heisserer won the 100 backstroke for Notre Dame, while sophomore Megan Peters touched the wall first in the 200 individual medley.

Top three finishers

200 medley relay -- 1. Poplar Bluff (Taylor Norwood, Morgan McAtee, Cassidy Harris, Haylee Dragon) 1:58.86; 2. Notre Dame (Madison Heisserer, Allie Pujol, Megan Peters, Caroline Schott) 2:03.98; 3. Notre Dame (Angelica Rubi, Amelia Coello, Katie Emmendorfer, Jacie Pujol) 2:23.39

200 freestyle -- 1. Morgan McAtee (PB) 2:12.36; 2. Jacie Pujol (ND) 2:23.53; 3. Susan Anderson (ND) 2:38.69

200 individual medley -- 1. Megan Peters (ND) 2:22.15; 2. Allie Pujol (ND) 2:42.01; 3. Amelia Coello (ND) 2:44.39

50 freestyle -- 1. Cassidy Harris (PB) 25.42; 2. Caroline Schott (ND) 27.95; 3. Samara Kilgore (PB) 30.45

100 butterfly -- 1. Taylor Norwood (PB) 59.68; 2. Megan Peters (ND) 1:01.16; 3. Angelica Rubi (ND) 1:16.48

100 freestyle -- 1. Cassidy Harris (PB) 56.92; 2. Madison Heisserer (ND) 57.36; 3. Katie Huskey (PB) 1:07.17

500 freestyle -- 1. Taylor Norwood (PB) 5:33.75; 2. Jacie Pujol (ND) 6:22.01; 3. Lexi Vaughn (PB) 6:35.81

200 freestyle relay -- 1. Poplar Bluff (Hannah Fortner, Katie Huskey, Samara Kilgore, Lexi Vaughn) 2:00.16; 2. Notre Dame (Angelica Rubi, Katie Emmendorfer, Claudia Kern, Susan Anderson) 2:07.25; 3. Poplar Bluff (Kia Jefferson, Emily Wiseman, Madison Bulger, Zakia Hickman) 2:14.94

100 backstroke -- 1. Madison Heisserer (ND) 1:08.53; 2. Haylee Dragon (PB) 1:15.98; 3. Angelica Rubi (ND) 1:18.09

100 breaststroke -- 1. Morgan McAtee (PB) 1:14.25; 2. Allie Pujol (ND) 1:22.87; 3. Katie Emmendorfer (ND) 1:30.37

400 freestyle relay -- 1. Poplar Bluff (Morgan McAtee, Haylee Dragon, Taylor Norwood, Cassidy Harris) 3:59.87; 2. Notre Dame (Megan Peters, Madison Heisserer, Caroline Schott, Amelia Coello) 4:07.79; 3. Notre Dame (Jacie Pujol, Susan Anderson, Rachel Stovall, Allie Pujol) 4:51.20

WRESTLING

Central drops two duals

The Tigers dropped two matches in a tri-meet on the road in Farmington, Missouri.

The Tigers fell to De Soto 54-9 before being swept by host Farmington 84-0 in the final dual.

Davion Clark (138), T.J. Marquis (195) and heavyweight Patrick Buck won their matches against the Dragons for the Tigers.

DeSoto 54, Central 9

106 -- Jalen Rogers (D) won by forfeit

113 -- Zach Nash (D) won by forfeit

120 -- Alex Waggoner (D) fell over Hugh Scheller (C) 1:06

126 -- Trae Adams (D) won by forfeit

132 -- Ethan Ladyman (D) won by forfeit

138 -- Davion Clark (C) dec. Shane Acey (D) 8-7

145 -- Michael Fodge (D) fell over Brennan Redinger (C) 1:44

152 -- Bayley Poe (D) fell over Bailey Sheehan (C) :47

160 -- Michael Manning (D) dec. Dalan Thompson (C) 6-1

170 -- Logan Smith (D) dec. Cyrus Woolard (C) 12-5

182 -- Johnny Williamson (D) won by forfeit

195 -- T.J. Marquis (C) dec. Dominic Huskey (D) 3-1

220 -- Kyle Williamson (D) won by forfeit

HWT -- Patrick Buck (C) dec. Riley Herman (D) 5-3

Farmington 84, Central 0

106 -- Jacob Oyler (F) won by forfeit

113 -- Bradley Harman (F) won by forfeit

120 -- Brady Rowl (F) fell over Hugh Scheller (C) 1:30

126 -- Logan Harman (F) won by forfeit

132 -- Justin Minks (F) won by forfeit

138 -- Camron Haines (F) fell over Davion Clark (C) 5:03

145 -- Dylan Allen (F) fell over Brennan Redinger (C) :33

152 -- Kaleb Erwin (F) fell over Bailey Sheehan (C) :46

160 -- William Siebert (F) fell over Dalan Thompson (C) 1:15

170 -- Collin Huitt (F) fell over Cyrus Woolard (C) :29

182 -- Tyler Harman (F) won by forfeit

195 -- Jared Nickelson (F) fell over T.J. Marquis (C) 1:20

220 -- Devin Savage (F) won by forfeit

HWT -- Jason Harrington (F) fell over Patrick Buck (C) 3:17

-- From staff reports