High school roundup: Bluff holds off Central in girls basketball

The Central girls basketball team pulled within two points about midway through the fourth quarter but couldn't pull out the home win Thursday.

Poplar Bluff went on a 14-2 run in the third quarter to grab a 39-28 lead, but the Tigers scored the next nine points to get within 39-37 with 5 minutes, 40 seconds left in the game.

But the Mules scored the next four points, and the Tigers never got closer than four.

Chelsea Vinson scored 17 points and grabbed 11 rebounds for Central (6-5).

Apolonia Thomas had seven points, four rebounds and four steals in the loss.

The Tigers shot 39 percent from the field (14 of 36) compared to 45 percent for the Mules (20 of 44).

Poplar Bluff 9 16 14 11 -- 50

Central 16 7 9 10 -- 42

POPLAR BLUFF (50) -- Chelsea Darnell 9. Kelsey Bates 9, Danielle Farmer 2, Sara Eyler 7, Marissa Webb 23. FG 19, FT 9-15, F 12. (3-pointers: Bates 1. Fouled out: none)

CENTRAL (42) -- Alayah Cooper-Johnson 7, Bailey Kratochvil 5, Tori Scheller 2, Kadie Orenstein 2, Katie Williams 2, Apolonia Thomas 7, Chelsea Vinson 17. FG 13, FT 10-13, F 18. (3-pointers: Vinson 2. Fouled out: none)

JV -- Poplar Bluff won 42-22.

Notre Dame 73, Fredericktown 20

Brooke Bohnert's 17 points helped lead the Bulldogs to the home win.

Annie Siebert contributed five points, eight rebounds and five assists, while Miranda Fowler had 13 points and four steals for Notre Dame.

Shelby Beussink added seven points and four steals for the victors.

Summer Burger netted 14 points for Notre Dame (6-4).

Fredericktown 2 4 10 4 -- 20

Notre Dame 14 19 25 17 -- 73

FREDERICKTOWN (20) -- Bridgett Allgier 2, Nicole Burns 4, Terra Helm 12, Brooke Tonjum 2. FG 10, FT 0-1, F 15. (3-pointers: none. Fouled out: none)

NOTRE DAME (73) -- Shelby Beussink 7, Brooke Bohnert 17, Summer Burger 14, Miranda Fowler 13, Madison Huckstep 3, Halle Lynch 2, Karsen Powers 12, Annie Siebert 5. FG 20, FT 15-19, F 8. (3-pointers: Fowler 3, Powers 2, Beussink 1. Fouled out: none)

De Soto 64, Perryville 49

Natalie Gremaud finished with a double-double in the Pirates' road loss.

The junior scored 14 points and snared 10 rebounds for Perryville (5-8).

Courtney Borden added eight rebounds, while Allison Moldenhauer scored 14 points.

Perryville 10 7 14 18 -- 49

De Soto 8 16 23 17 -- 64

PERRYVILLE (49) -- Natalie Gremaud 14, Morgan Mueller 12, Courtney Borden 4, Kaycee Erzfeld 3, Allison Moldenhauer 14, Libbi Schnurbusch 2. FG 18, FT 9-16, F 17. (3-pointers: Gremaud 1, Erzfeld 1, Moldenhauer 2. Fouled out: none)

DE SOTO (64) -- Kinsley Fitzpatrick 10, Kelsey Kingsland 14, Courtney Krodinger 6, Brittney Krodinger 8, Nikki Lavrrar 5, Kelsey Smith 21. FG 25, FT 8-18, F 14. (3-pointers: Smith 5, Lavrrar 1. Fouled out: Kingsland)

BOYS BASKETBALL

Advance 65, Bernie 56

Ethan Barr scored nine of his game-high 21 points in the fourth quarter to lead the Hornets to the road win.

Advance opened an 11-point lead at halftime thanks in part to eight points from Lane Below in the opening half. He finished with 16 points, while Hunter Wilson added 11.

Advance 14 18 14 19 -- 65

Bernie 8 13 14 21 -- 56

ADVANCE (65) -- Jacob Spears 2, Hunter Wilson 11, Ethan Barr 21, Tyler Middleton 3, Curtis Gilliland 8, Josh Robison 4, Lane Below 16. FG 28, FT 7-8, F 11. (3-pointers: Middleton 1, Wilson 1. Fouled out: none)

BERNIE (56) -- David Baker 18, Matt Eaves 17, Marquise Meekie 2, Sam Turner 1, Landon Woods 4, Troy Kirkpatrick 12, Bubby Schwent 2. FG 20, FT 11-13, F 11. (3-pointers: Kirkpatrick 3, Baker 2. Fouled out: none)

Notre Dame 81, Dexter 53

Joe Siebert scored 25 points to lead the Bulldogs to the road win.

Nathan Meystedt netted 18 points, while Jordan Reddin added 14 points for Notre Dame (8-5).

Notre Dame 14 22 24 21 -- 81

Dexter 7 16 15 15 -- 53

NOTRE DAME (81) -- Demonte Farmer 3, Jonathan Lynch 5, Jordan Reddin 14, Nathan Meystedt 18, Patrick Williamson 2, Alex Landewee 2, Joe Siebert 25, Cody Heisserer 4, Ryan Hale 8. FG 27, FT 9-18, F 12. (3-pointers: Siebert 4, Meystedt 1, Lynch 1. Fouled out: none)

DEXTER (53) -- Chase Young 2, Tyler Miller 6, Jordan Fitts 6, D.J. Dowdy 10, Johnathan Page 2, Jake Lee 9, Cody Neldon 8. FG 19, FT 9-10, F 17. (3-pointers: Dowdy 2. Fouled out: none)

GIRLS SWIMMING

Jackson Invitational

Jackson's Kyleigh Troxel and Central's Maddie Siefert swam state-qualifying times.

Troxel's victory in the 200 individual medley was below the state cut. She added a win in the 100 butterfly.

Siefert's first place in the 100 breaststroke was below the state cut. She took second in the 200 individual medley.

Jackson's Jeanette Powell finished first in the 200 freestyle and second in the 100 butterfly, while Shelby Kate McCord placed first in the 100 freestyle and second in the 200 freestyle.

Team scores -- 1. Jackson 451; 2. Central 360; 3. Poplar Bluff 334; 4. Saxony Lutheran 78

Local top three

200 medley relay -- 1. Jackson (Jericka Helton, Kyleigh Troxel, Jeanette Powell, Shelby Kate McCord) 2:07.76; 2. Jackson (Lauren Johnson, Cheyenne Lingle, Shelby Lambert, Conner McKinney) 2:20.21; 3. Jackson (Dallas Doughten, Brittany McArthur, Emily Karleskint) 2:34.85

200 freestyle -- 1. Powell (J) 2:13.04; 2. McCord (J) 2:17.11; 3. Maddy McDonald (C) 2:22.21

200 individual medley -- 1. Troxel (J) 2:20.36; 2. Maddie Siefert (C) 2:27.01; 3. Helton (J) 2:48.24

50 freestyle -- 1. Lingle (J) 28.13; 2. Julia Dragon (PB) 28.25; 3. Campbell Keele (PB) 28.83

100 butterfly -- 1. Troxel (J) 1:06.04; 2. Powell (J) 1:07.28; 3. Lambert (J) 1:23.96

100 freestyle -- 1. McCord (J) 1:02.22; 2. Sarah Crites (PB) 1:06.29; 3. Chleo LeGrand (C) 1:08.14

500 freestyle -- 1. McDonald (C) 6:24.03; 2. Karleskint (J) 7:30.27; 3. Molly Kinder (C) 7:34.48

200 freestyle relay -- 1. Central (LeGrand, McDonald, Siefert, Josie Young) 1:56.76; 2. Jackson (Helton, Burgi, Lingle, Lambert) 1:57.91; 3. Poplar Bluff (Keele, Dragon, Anslee Latourette) 1:59.42

100 backstroke -- 1. Helton (J) 1:12.84; 2. LeGrand (C) 1:13.99; 3. Johnson (J) 1:21.76

100 breaststroke -- 1. Siefert (C) 1:13.30; 2. Dragon (PB) 1:23.62; 3. Mary Kate Meyers (J) 1:29.56

400 freestyle relay -- 1. Jackson (McCord, Powell, McKinney, Troxel) 4:19.36; 2. Poplar Bluff (Keele, Latourette, Dragon) 4:29.48; 3. Central (McDonald, Young, LeGrand, Siefert) 4:31.31

-- From staff reports