HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP: Central baseball blanks Kennett

Clayton Reynolds drove in the lone run of the game in the first inning as Cape Girardeau Central held Kennett scoreless to wrap up regular-season SEMO Conference action with a 1-0 win at home.

Nick Wiggs pitched a complete game to get the win for the Tigers (13-10, 4-3 SEMO Conference). He recorded 10 strikeouts and had no walks.

Zane Wallace was the losing pitcher for the Indians (12-8-1, 5-2). He also threw a complete game and allowed one earned run. He struck out three and walked two batters.

Kennett 000 000 0 — 0 3 2

Central 100 000 X — 1 4 0

WP — Nick Wiggs. LP — Zane Wallace. 2B — Tyriek Thomas (K).

Cooter 8, Chaffee 2

Landon Tenkhoff had a double to pace the Red Devils in the long road loss to the Class 2 traditional powerhouse Wildcats.

Austin Copeland pitched three innings to take the loss for Chaffee (16-6). He gave up four runs (three earned) on four hits with no strikeouts and three walked batters.

Austin Phelps went the distance on the mound to get the win for Cooter (11-13). He allowed two earned runs, struck out five and walked four.

Chaffee 000 020 0 — 2 4 2

Cooter 022 040 X — 8 9 0

WP — Austin Phelps. LP — Austin Copeland. 2B — Landon Tenkhoff (Ch), Dalton Barron (Co), Austin Carillo (Co), Cole Crowden (Co), Preston Powers (Co). Multiple hitters — Cooter: Riley Maddox 2-3.

Hillsboro 4, Jackson 2

Jarrett Newell went 2-for-3 at bat and drove in one run as the Indians staged a late-game rally but fell two run short of the Hawks on the road.

Gavon Turner threw 5 1/3 innings to suffer the loss on the mound for Jackson (15-12). He gave up four runs (one earned) on nine hits and recorded four strikeouts and one walk.

Austin Werner was the winning pitcher. He threw five innings and allowed no runs on two hits, had three strikeouts and walked one batter.

Brandon Whitehead had two RBIS so pace Hillsboro (9-16) at the plate.

Jackson 000 000 2 — 2 4 4

Hillsboro 002 011 X — 4 9 4

WP — Austin Werner. LP — Gavon Turner. 2B — Skylar Pease (J), Colten Weber (J). Multiple hitters — Hillsboro: Ricky Fraley 2-3, Tyler Schwartz 2-2, Justin Taylor 2-3; Jackson: Jarrett Newell 2-3.

Kelly 15, Leopold 1

Levi Alsup hit a triple and drove in three runs as the Hawks flew high in the five-inning lopsided victory at home over the Wildcats.

Nathan Vicenzi was the winning pitcher for Kelly (10-11). He threw 4 2/3 innings and gave one unearned run on four hits. He had one strikeout and walked six. Jonathon Tyler pitched 1/3 of the final inning to get the save with a strikeout.

Kyle Fitzgerald added a double and three RBIs for the Hawks.

Blake Eeftink suffered the loss on the mound for Leopold (4-14). He pitched 1 1/3 innings and allowed eight runs (two earned) on six hits. He had two strikeouts and walked two batters.

Leopold 000 01 — 1 4 7

Kelly 623 4X — 15 13 3

WP — Nathan Vicenzi. LP — Blake Eeftink. 3B — Levi Alsup (K). 2B — Kyle Fitzgerald (K), Ty Householder (K) 2, John Gray (L). Multiple hitters — Kelly: Alsup 2-4, Conner Dittlinger 2-3, Fitzgerald 2-3, Householder 2-3, Jacob McClain 2-3, Mitchell Proctor 2-3.

Saxony Lutheran 9, Risco 1

The Crusaders celebrated victory on Senior Night with a convincing win over Risco (5-7).

Tyler Amos threw a complete game for Saxony (13-6), allowing one earned run on four hits with six strikeouts and seven walks.

Nathan Hurst paced the victors with three hits.

Risco 100 000 0 — 1 4 3

Saxony 006 201 x — 9 9 2

WP — Tyler Amos. LP — Fortner. 2B — Andrew Hartmann (SL). Multiple Hits — Saxony Lutheran: Nathan Hurst 3-4, Dusty Lorenz 2-4; Risco: Fortner 2-3.