High school roundup: Central boys basketball team collects win in OT

Junior Andre Statam hit a layup with three seconds left in overtime to send the Central boys basketball team to a 52-50 victory over visiting McCracken County, Ky., on Tuesday.

The Mustangs had scored the first two points of overtime before Central's Jamal Cox scored the last of his 20 points to tie the game. The Tigers controlled the ball the final minute and Statam drove from the top of the key for the winning basket.

Central improved to 5-7, while McCracken County fell to 11-6.

"They're very good," Central coach Drew Church said. "They had beat some really good teams. We're happy. We've had three really close games and finally found a way to win one at the end."

Central trailed 30-24 at halftime and faced a 42-37 deficit at the start of the fourth quarter.

The Tigers tied the scored midway through the fourth quarter. Central held possession of the ball the final two minutes of regulation but failed to score.

Statam finished with 11 points and grabbed a team-high nine rebounds. Al Young also netted 11 points.

Kam Chumbler, who finished with 14 points, and Caleb Stonecipher, who had 12 points, both hit four 3-pointers for McCracken County.

Central 52, McCracken Co. Ky 50 (OT)

McCracken 11 19 12 6 2 -- 50

Central 13 11 13 11 4 -- 52

McCRACKEN (50) -- Jared Burnett 2, Kam Chumbler 14, Jason Armstrong 2, Nathan Telfair 4, Sergio Vega 3, Caleb Stonecipher 12, Austin Nall 5, Bryce Rogers 8. FG 19, FT 3-6, F 17. (3-pointers: Chumbler 4, Vega, Stonecipher 4. Fouled out: none)

CENTRAL (52) -- Al Young 11, Jalen Redden 5, Jamal Cox 20, Chase Haggerty 2, Mikey Jones 3, Andre Statam 11. FG 20, FT 11-23, F 13. (3-pointers: Redden. Fouled out: none)

JV -- McCracken County 50, Central 44

Scott City 78, Delta 28

Dylan Keller scored a game-high 24 points as the Rams rolled to a win at home.

The Rams outscored Delta by 19 points in the second quarter to lead 43-20 at halftime.

Braden Cox recorded 19 points and six rebounds for Scott City (6-8), while Isiah Berry added 13 points and six assists. Trent Pobst added 11 points.

Austin White scored eight points to pace Delta (0-10).

Delta 14 6 6 2 -- 28

Scott City 18 25 22 13 -- 78

DELTA (28) -- Alex Clark 4, Branden Gaebler 6, Trevor Glaus 6, Corey Keys 2, Alex Lashley 2, Austin White 8. FG 12, FT 3-5, F 17. (3-pointers: Glaus 1. Fouled out: None)

SCOTT CITY (78) -- Dylan Keller 24, Brennan Jobe 1, Trent Pobst 11, Jordan Kluesner 2, Isiah Berry 13, A.J. Bollinger 2, Brock Uelsmann 4, Braden Cox 19, Tyler Rogers 2. FG 26, FT 17-20, F 6. (3-pointers: Keller 3. Fouled out: None)

JV -- Scott City won.

Leopold 63, Oak Ridge 52

Wesley Stoverink scored a game-high 16 points to lead the host Wildcats to the conference win.

Cameron Davis tallied 15 points and four steals, while Austin Bucher recorded 11 points, seven rebounds and four steals for Leopold (8-2).

Oak Ridge's Kelby Brown scored all 18 of his points from behind the 3-point arc and Ryan Below also netted 18 points for the Blue Jays (6-6).

Oak Ridge 13 11 12 16 -- 52

Leopold 22 16 13 12 -- 63

OAK RIDGE (52) -- Jacob Seabaugh 2, Kelby Brown 18, Ryan Below 18, Jake LeGrand 12, Kolt Metje 2. FG 10, FT 8-11, F 10. (3-pointers: Brown 6, Below 1, LeGrand 1. Fouled out: None)

LEOPOLD (63) -- Parker Brown 5, Austin Bucher 11, Dillan Vandeven 2, Andrew McWilliams 7, Cameron Davis 15, Zach Beel 7, Wesley Stoverink 16. FG 24, FT 6-14, F 10. (3-pointers: Brown 1, McWilliams 1, Davis 1. Fouled out: None)

JV -- Leopold 45, Oak Ridge 37

Jackson 77, Woodland 33

Josh Daume scored 16 points to lead the Indians in the road rout.

Jackson led 34-18 at halftime.

Braden Wendel netted 14 points and Connor Shepard added 13 points for Jackson (13-1).

Woodland's Garret Reynolds recorded a game-high 20 points to pace the Cardinals (4-8).

Woodland 6 12 13 2 -- 33

Jackson 19 15 33 17 -- 77

WOODLAND (33) -- Evan Grindstaff 2, Garret Reynolds 20, Cole Schlief 2, Devon Ritter 3, Landon Johnson 2, Devon Gramlisch 2, Ben Lincoln 2. FG 7, FT 7-7, F 8. (3-pointers: Reynolds 3, Ritter 1. Fouled out: None)

JACKSON (77) -- Josh Daume 16, Blake Reimann 6, Josh Friess 6, Braden Wendel 14, Calvin Lysell 4, Karson King 4, Connor Shepard 13, Blake Reynolds 8, Brandon Lueders 6. FG 27, FT 2-9, F 13. (3-pointers: Daume 2, Friess 2, Wendel 2, Reimann 1. Fouled out: None)

JV -- Jackson won.

Saxony Lutheran 64, Marissa-Coulterville 43

Jack Lake sank a game-high 26 points, grabbed 19 rebounds and blocked seven shots to lead the top-seeded Crusaders to victory over the eighth-seeded Meteors in the opening round of the Chester Invitational Tournament in Chester, Ill.

Hunter Coe and Ryan Palmer dished out five assists apiece and Elwood Voss grabbed six rebounds to help lead Saxony Lutheran (8-5) to victory.

Freshman Kyle Smith notched a team-high 22 points for the Meteors (0-10).

The Crusaders will face fifth-seeded Chester at 7:30 p.m. Thursday in a championship semifinal. The Meteors will play fourth-seeded Perryville in a 6 p.m. consolation semifinal.

Marissa 12 12 5 14 -- 43

Saxony 21 12 19 12 -- 64

MARISSA-COULTERVILLE (ILL.) (43) -- Anthony Mixon 6, Kyle Smith 22, Jordan Wright 4, Matthew Reuss 3, Ryan Howie 8. FG 10, FT 2-10, F 15. (3-pointers: Smith 4, Howie 2, Reuss 1. Fouled out: Alex Deitrich)

SAXONY LUTHERAN (64) -- Zach Beal 5, Chase Steffens 4, Gray Hallman 1, Ryan Palmer 6, Taylor Richmond 7, Elwood Voss 8, Hunter Coe 7, Jack Lake 26. FG 26, FT 6-10, F 11. (3-pointers: Coe 1, Lake 1. Fouled out: None)

Eagle Ridge 70, Providence Christian 41

Josh King scored a game-high 24 points as the Eagles soared to victory at home over Providence Classical Christian Academy of St. Louis.

The Eagles led 31-23 at halftime and outscored the Panthers by 21 in the second half.

Josh Friedrich netted 21 points for Eagle Ridge (5-7).

Tommy Priest posted a team-high 17 points for Providence.

Providence 9 14 5 13 -- 41

Eagle Ridge 12 19 18 21 -- 70

PROVIDENCE CLASSICAL CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (41) -- Brandon Haverdink 2, Josh Marcotte 6, Abram Egger 8, Neil McCarthy 2, Tommy Priest 17, Thatcher Broyles 2, Josh Creed 2, Ben Squires 2. FG 11, FT 16-32, F 14. (3-pointers: Priest 1. Fouled out: None)

EAGLE RIDGE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (70) -- Richard Mason 3, Lane Henson 8, Caleb Friedrich 2, Josh King 24, Gabe Henson 4, Dalton Lacy 2, Hunter Jones 1, Josh Friedrich 21, Uzziah Beggs 4. FG 29, FT 9-23, F 20. (3-pointers: King 1. Fouled out: Mason, Jordan Cliff)

Meadow Heights 73, Lesterville 60

Kyle Baremore tallied 23 points to lead the Panthers to the road victory.

Meadow Heights held a 17-point advantage at halftime.

Justin McGuire had 18 points for Meadow Heights (4-7) and Jacob Douglas added 10.

Bobby Booker netted 23 points for the Bearcats (2-6).

Meadow Hts. 15 19 19 20 -- 73

Lesterville 6 11 21 22 -- 60

MEADOW HEIGHTS (73) -- Jacob Douglas 10, Justin McGuire 18, Chris Bollinger 6, Ryan Foltz 4, Tyler Cook 12, Kyle Baremore 23. FG 24, FT 13-20, F 18. (3-pointers: McGuire 3, Douglas 1. Fouled out: None)

LESTERVILLE (60) -- Levi Harbison 16, Brantley Mathes 4, Dusty McCartney 11, Bobby Booker 23, Matt McCartney 4, Timmy Dunn 2. FG 16, FT 13-20, F 14. (3-pointers: Harbison 4, Mathes 1. Fouled out: None)

Oran 85, Kelly 45

Oran had five of its players score in the double digits as the Eagles soared to their 10th victory.

Jacob Priggel and Seth Ressel each netted 18 points for Oran (10-3), while Thomas Trankler added 17 points. Chance Tenkhoff also recorded 15 points and Hunter Schlosser tallied 11.

Oran held a commanding 52-22 lead over the Hawks at halftime.

Kelly's Gaven Ray had 13 points to pace the Hawks (2-8).

Oran 27 25 23 10 -- 85

Kelly 11 11 18 5 -- 45

ORAN (85) -- Thomas Trankler 17, Jacob Priggel 18, Chance Tenkhoff 15, Seth Ressel 18, Garrison Mangels 2, Hunter Schlosser 11, Eric Westrich 2, Cash Kinney 2. FG 19, FT 19-30, F 12. (3-pointers: Trankler 4, Ressel 2, Priggel 1, Tenkhoff 1. Fouled out: None)

KELLY (45) -- Gaven Ray 13, Anthony Klunk 2, Dalton Huffman 4, Jerrod Lynn 5, Evan Abernathy 2, Riley Stark 5, Josh Roberts 3, Ty Householder 6, Conner Dittlinger 2. FG 11, FT 4-9, F 24. (3-pointers: Householder 2, Roberts 1, Lynn 1, Ray 1. Fouled out: None)

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Saxony Lutheran 65, St. Vincent 24

After breezing through the Delta New Year's Tournament over the weekend, the Crusaders returned to their home court in dominating form.

Raegan Wieser and Brianna Mueller each posted a game-high 19 points for Saxony Lutheran (9-2). Wieser also recorded five steals while Ashlynn Collier tallied 11 rebounds.

Katie Mattingly notched eight points and five rebounds to pace St. Vincent (3-8).

St. Vincent 6 7 2 9 -- 24

Saxony 19 23 15 8 -- 65

ST. VINCENT (24) -- Courtney Brown 2, Rachel Mudd 8, Casey Unterreiner 2, Katie Mattingly 8, Kylie Baer 2, Paige Yamnitz 2. FG 9, FT 0-1, F 13. (3-pointers: Mudd 2. Fouled out: None)

SAXONY LUTHERAN (65) -- Grace Mirly 8, Brianna Mueller 19, Tess Daniel 2, Ashlynn Collier 5, Raegan Wieser 19, Lauren Hecht 4, Maci Daniel 4, Maddie Brune 4. FG 19, FT 9-11, F 11. (3-pointers: Wieser 4, Mueller 2. Fouled out: None)

WRESTLING

Jackson posts two wins

The Jackson wrestling team picked up two easy wins in a quad dual on the road in De Soto, Mo.

The Indians rolled over host De Soto 59-7 and then thumped rival Central 77-6.

Jackson's Payne Guilliams (120 pounds), Clayton Collier (152), Gabe Dudley (160) and heavyweight Preston Hobeck all won both of their matches for the Indians.

Central also lost 77-0 to Farmington.

Jackson 59, De Soto 7

106 -- Alex Waggoner (D) maj. dec. Zach Flath (J) 11-2

113 -- Jarrett Reisenbichler (J) pinned Cody Dedear (D) :40

120 -- Payne Guilliams (J) pinned Zachary Nash (D) :45

126 -- Jake Byrd (J) dec. Trae Adams (D) 2-0

132 -- Micah Collier (J) maj. dec. Bayley Poe (D) 8-0

138 -- Michael Fodge (D) dec. Andrew Surface (J) 10-3

145 -- Dylan Rush (J) dec. Aaron Minx (D) 2-1 (3 OTs)

152 -- Clayton Collier (J) pinned Wesley Waggoner (D) 3:43

160 -- Gabe Dudley (J) pinned Bob Meyer (D) 3:03

170 -- Carson McCord (J) pinned Beau Thompson (D) 1:30

182 -- Josh Stone (J) pinned Tyler Latham (D) 1:34

195 -- Chris Collier (J) maj. dec. Devin Rotter (D) 12-4

220 -- Clay Darnell (J) pinned Dominic Huskey (D) 1:45

HWT -- Preston Hobeck (J) dec. Lucas Fann (D) 3-1

JV -- Jackson 64, DeSoto 9

Jackson 77, Central 6

106 -- Hunter Clardy (J) won by forfeit

113 -- Jarrett Reisenbichler (J) won by forfeit

120 -- Payne Guilliams (J) pinned Ty Moore (C) :36

126 -- Jake Byrd (J) won by forfeit

132 -- Micah Collier (J) won by forfeit

138 -- Joseph Reed (C) pinned Andrew Surface (J) 3:55

145 -- Tyler Rush (J) pinned Andrew Faulkner (C) 4:32

152 -- Clayton Collier (J) pinned Trevon McClard (C) 1:24

160 -- Gabe Dudley (J) tech. fall over Nathan Stearns (C) 17-2

170 -- Trey Proffer (J) pinned T.J. Marquis (C) 3:32

182 -- Josh Stone (J) won by forfeit

195 -- Chris Collier (J) won by forfeit

220 -- Clay Darnell (J) won by forfeit

HWT -- Preston Hobeck (J) pinned Patrick Buck (C) :51

JV -- Jackson 78, Central 0

Farmington 77, Central 0

106 -- Bradley Harman (F) won by forfeit

113 -- Brady Rowl (F) won by forfeit

120 -- Jake Andrews (F) pinned Ty Moore (C) 1:51

126 -- Alex Greco (F) won by forfeit

132 -- Cameron Haines (F) won by forfeit

138 -- Nicky Greco (F) dec. Joseph Reed (C) 4-0

145 -- William Seibert (F) pinned Andrew Faulkner (C) 1:13

152 -- Kaleb Erwin (F) pinned Trevon McClard (C) 1:09

160 -- Collin Huitt (F) tech. fall over Nathan Stearns (C) 17-2

170 -- Johnny Crump (F) dec. T.J. Marquis (C) 7-4

182 -- Jared Nickelson (F) won by forfeit

195 -- Devin Savage (F) won by forfeit

220 -- Payton Napoli (F) won by forfeit

HWT -- Adam Maple (F) pinned Patrick Buck (C) :46

GIRLS SWIMMING

Central wins meet

Host Central captured first in two events to post 535 points and win its quintet meet at the Central Municipal Pool.

Sophomore Josey Powell posted a first-place time of 1 minute, 0.67 seconds in the 100 freestyle for Central. Powell also swam with the first-place team of Maddie Siefert, Josie Young and Maddy McDonald in the 200 medley relay to help clinch the gold for the Tigers.

Poplar Bluff followed in second place with an overall team score of 462.

Jackson sophomore standout Caitlyn Palmer took first place in the 100 butterfly and 200 individual medley, while senior teammate Morgan Maguire received gold in the 500 freestyle. Jackson sophomore Sydney Deneke also won the diving competition for the Indians.

Saxony Lutheran freshman Elizabeth Kiefner placed first in two events for the Crusaders. Senior Natalie King won the 100 backstroke to pace Perryville/St. Vincent.

Team Scores -- 1. Central 535; 2. Poplar Bluff 462; 3. Jackson 311; 4. Saxony Lutheran 258; 5. Perryville/St. Vincent 200

Top three finishers

200 medley relay -- 1. Central (Josey Powell, Maddie Siefert, Josie Young, Maddy McDonald) 2:07.02; 2. Jackson 2:08.91; 3. Poplar Bluff 2:09.44

200 freestyle -- 1. Elizabeth Kiefner (SL) 2:10.54; 2. Morgan Maguire (J) 2:12.71; 3. Sierra Smith (C) 2:22.01

200 individual medley -- 1. Caitlyn Palmer (J) 2:19.33; 2. Natalie King (P/SV) 2:21.84; 3. Josey Powell (C) 2:28.03

50 freestyle -- 1. Elizabeth Kiefner (SL) 27.06; 2. Maddy McDonald (C) 27.42; 3. Morgan McAtee (PB) 27.84

Diving -- 1. Sydney Deneke (J) 174.35; 2. Calli House (C) 118.95; 3. Mallory Dye (PB) 110.80

100 butterfly -- 1. Caitlyn Palmer (J) 59.49; 2. Katie Richmond (SL) 1:11.47; 3. Josie Young (C) 1:12.42

100 freestyle -- 1. Josey Powell (C) 1:00.67; 2. Sierra Smith (C) 1:05.24; 3. Ashley Stonecipher (PB) 1:09.33

500 freestyle -- 1. Morgan Maguire (J) 5:49.67; 2. Molly Brakhane (J) 6:30.42; 3. Sarah Elfrink (C) 6:54.46

200 freestyle relay -- 1. Saxony Lutheran 1:58.78; 2. Central 1:59.93; 3. Poplar Bluff 2:12.05

100 backstroke -- 1. Natalie King (P/SV) 1:03.79; 2. Haylee Dragon (PB) 1:13.64; 3. Lexi Vaughn (PB) 1:15.96

100 breaststroke -- 1. Morgan McAtee (PB) 1:15.27; 2. Maddie Siefert (C) 1:15.42; 3. Emily King (P/SV) 1:20.40

-- From staff reports