High school roundup: Central boys basketball team defeats Carbondale (Ill.)

Andre Statam scored 29 points to help lead the Central Tigers boys basketball team to a 69-67 win over the host Carbondale, Illinois, Terriers on Saturday.

A strong first half in which the Tigers outscored the Terriers by 17 points proved to be key to Central's victory as the Terriers stormed out and scored 55 of their 67 points in the second half.

Al Young netted 20 points for Central (13-4).

Allen Billinger sank 29 points and Khouel Powell tossed in 11 points for Carbondale (14-3).

Central 18 11 20 20 -- 69

Carbondale 8 4 23 32 -- 67

CAPE CENTRAL (69) -- Nikylus Thompson 8, Al Young 20, Peyton Montgomery 3, Blake Harris 2, Kway'Chon Chisom 7, Andre Statam 29. FG 23, FT 20-30, F 11 (3-pointers: Statam 2, Montgomery. Fouled out: None.)

CARBONDALE, ILL. (67) -- Allen Billinger 29, Khouel Powell 11, Unree Wesley 8, Denzel McCauley 4, Moe Jackson 2, Darius Beane 9, Jordan Kelly 4. FG 24, FT 9-9, F 17 (3-pointers: Billinger 4, Powell 3, Wesley 2, Beane. Fouled out: Kelly.)

Scott City 75, Clarkton 69

A fouling frenzy by the Reindeer proved costly as the Rams scored just under half of their total points at the charity stripe to come away with a win at Three Rivers Community College in Poplar Bluff.

Brock Uelsmann sank a game-high 20 points to lead Scott City (10-4). Dylan Keller recorded 18 points and four assists, and Braden Cox tallied 16 points and eight rebounds for the Rams.

A total of 72 free throws were shot between both teams.

Anthony Adams bucketed 18 points and Emmanuel White tossed in 14 points for Clarkton (10-5).

Scott City 14 22 16 23 -- 75

Clarkton 14 14 23 18 -- 69

SCOTT CITY (75) -- Dylan Keller 18, Trent Pobst 10, Drew Short 1, Jordan Kluesner 10, Brock Uelsmann 20, Braden Cox 16. FG 16, FT 37-52, F 20 (3-pointers: Cox, Keller. Fouled out: None.)

CLARKTON (69) -- Taylor Rice 2, James Parker 3, Dante McBride 9, Maliek Parker 3, Trey Moore 2, Quan Elliott 9, Anthony Adams 18, Emmanuel White 14, Cody Lott 10. FG 16, FT 16-20, F 23 (3-pointers: Adams 3, White 2, Elliott, Parker. Fouled out: None.)

Perryville 59, Saxony Lutheran 54

McGwire Bartley sank a game-high 19 points as the Pirates sailed past the Crusaders to clinch the championship of the 53rd Annual Chester Invitational Tournament in Chester, Illinois.

"It feels good," Perryville coach Justin Dreyer said. "The kids played hard, and they deserved it. We had a good tournament. It was a team effort."

Conner Stark netted 15 points and Luke Schlichting had 12 points and four assists for Perryville (11-5).

Chase Steffens recorded 13 points and four assists and Ryan Palmer added 13 points to pace Saxony Lutheran (8-8). Corie Williams tossed in 10 points and Elwood Voss notched eight rebounds and four assists for the Crusaders.

Stark was named Most Valuable Player in the tournament. Perryville's Eli Tripp, Saxony's Williams and Valle Catholic's Daniel Bergtholdt also made the all-tournament team.

Host Chester (11-7) downed Valle Catholic (9-5) for third place.

Perryville 8 17 16 18 -- 59

Saxony 12 10 16 16 -- 54

PERRYVILLE (59) -- McGwire Bartley 19, Conner Stark 15, Luke Schlichting 12, Garrett Johnson 2, Collin Stief 5, Eli Tripp 2, Wyatt Johnson 4. FG 14, FT 13-19, F 16 (3-pointers: Stark 3, Schlichting 2, Bartley. Fouled out: None.)

SAXONY LUTHERAN (54) -- Chase Steffens 13, Ryan Palmer 13, Nathan Ruark 9, Elwood Voss 6, Paris Johnson 3, Corie Williams 10. FG 14, FT 14-22, F 19 (3-pointers: Palmer 2, Steffens, Williams. Fouled out: None.)

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Saxony Lutheran 52, Cor Jesu Academy 32

Brianna Mueller scored a game-high 19 points as the Class 3 state-ranked Crusaders remained undefeated with the win at home against the Chargers.

The Crusaders led by seven points at halftime and extended their lead by 13 points at the end of the second half to come away with the victory.

Grace Mirly recorded 16 points and dished out four assists for Saxony Lutheran (16-0). Raegan Wieser tallied 11 points and six rebounds for the Crusaders.

Kristina Schmelter had 11 points to pace Cor Jesu Academy (11-5).

Cor Jesu 4 11 6 11 -- 32

Saxony 15 7 17 13 -- 52

COR JESU ACADEMY (32) -- Natalie Chrisco 8, Kelsey Doerr 6, Emily Erbs 3, Jenn Mayberger 1, Kristina Schmelter 11, Hannah Sullivan 2. FG 7, FT 3-7, F 13 (3-pointers: Chrisco 2, Doerr 2, Erbs. Fouled out: None.)

SAXONY LUTHERAN (52) -- Grace Mirly 16, Ali Galemmo 4, Brianna Mueller 19, Tess Daniel 2, Raegan Wieser 11. FG 13, FT 14-16, F 11 (3-pointers: Mueller 3, Wieser. Fouled out: None.)

WRESTLING

St. Charles West Tournament

Seven was not the lucky number for the Jackson wrestling team at Saturday's St. Charles West Tournament.

The Indians were short seven wrestlers and only had seven wrestlers competing and wound up finishing in seventh place.

Jake Byrd was the lone gold medalist for the Indians. The Jackson junior won the 126 division with a technical fall over Francis Howell sophomore Tyler McGhee in 3 minutes, 44 seconds. Sophomore Payne Guilliams received the silver in the 132 division after dropping an 8-1 decision to Eureka sophomore Alec Hagan.

Team Scores -- 1. Francis Howell 237.5; 2. Edwardsville (Ill.) 214; 3. Seckman 184; 4. Farmington 166.5; 5. Union County (Morganfield, Ky.) 142; 6. Eureka 112.5; 7. Jackson 98; 8. Waynesville 79; 9. Hannibal 76.5; 10. Edwardsville (Ill.) JV 62.5; 11. Rock Bridge 60.5; 12. St. Charles West 60; 13. Timberland 40; 14. Ritenour 34; 15. Francis Howell JV 11; 16. Seckman JV 11; 17. Union County (Ky.) JV 3; 18. Waynesville JV 1

Local (Jackson) results

120 (5th Place) -- Zach Durbin (Seckman) dec. Kolt Jackson (Jackson) 14-7

126 (1st Place) -- Jake Byrd (Jackson) tech. fall over Tyler McGhee (Francis Howell) 3:44

132 (1st Place) -- Alec Hagan (Eureka) dec. Payne Guilliams (Jackson) 8-1

160 (5th Place) -- William Siebert (Farmington) dec. Zach Norrick (Jackson) 7-0

182 (3rd Place) -- Cole Long (Francis Howell) inj. Josh Stone (Jackson) 3:15

195 (3rd Place) -- Bryce Dickerson (Jackson) dec. Brandon Fancher (Waynesville) 7-1

220 (9th Place) -- Jamieson McCullough (Jackson)

GIRLS SWIMMING

Parkway South Invitational

The Tigers finished last at Saturday's 10-team talent-deep Parkway South Invitational in the suburban St. Louis area.

The 200 medley relay was the best event for Central as the Tigers posted a fourth-place finish with a time of 2 minutes, 21.39 seconds.

"It was a pretty competitive meet but a very good experience for our team," Central coach Dayna Powell said.

Defending state champion Glendale (Springfield) knocked off defending tournament champion Marquette by seven points.

Team Scores -- 1. Glendale (Springfield) 244; 2. Marquette 237; 3. Lafayette (Wildwood) 190; 4. Kirkwood 180; 5. Parkway South 149; 6. Parkway West 135; 7. Parkway Central 129; 8. Villa Duchesne 42; 9. Ozark 36; 10. Cape Central 28

Local (Central) results

200 medley relay -- 4. Central (Krystin Ruch, Emily Holman, Shelby Powers, Sarah Elfrink) 2:21.39

100 freestyle -- 12. Josey Powell (C) 59.74

200 freestyle relay -- 8. Central (Sierra Smith, Sarah Elfrink, Josey Powell, Maddy McDonald) 1:54.39

100 breaststroke -- 8. Josey Powell (C) 1:16.70

400 freestyle relay -- 10. Central (Sierra Smith, Olivia Priest, Josey Powell, Maddy McDonald) 4:19.12

-- From staff reports