High school roundup: Central boys basketball team wins 55-54 in Kentucky

Editor's note: The list of individual scorer's for Scott City has been corrected in this story.

Al Young recorded a game-high 21 points as Central held on for a 55-54 McCracken County in boys basketball action Tuesday in Paducah, Kentucky.

The Tigers jumped out to a 14-point lead by the close of the first quarter, which proved vital. The Mustangs outscored Central, which still led by 14 points at halftime, 56-33 the remainder of the game.

Andre Statam had a double-double with 19 points and 12 rebounds for Central (12-3).

Caleb Stonecipher and Nathan Telfair tallied 14 points apiece to pace McCracken County (8-9).

Central 22 15 5 13 -- 55

McCracken Co. 8 15 17 14 -- 54

CENTRAL (55) -- Al Young 21, Peyton Montgomery 2, Chase Hagerty 3, Kway'Chon Chisom 10, Andre Statam 19. FG 17, FT 18-21, F 12 (3-pointers: Statam. Fouled out: None.)

MCCRACKEN COUNTY (54) -- T.J. Ingram 12, Jarrett Mauk 5, Zyaire Hughes 5, Nathan Telfair 14, Caleb Stonecipher 14, Cole Smith 2. FG 11, FT 7-12, F 16 (3-pointers: Stonecipher 3, Ingram 2, Mauk, Hughes. Fouled out: Jason Armstrong.)

JV -- McCracken County won 55-49

Scott City 86, Delta 19

Braden Cox recorded a game-high 19 points in the Rams' road rout of the winless Bobcats.

Trent Pobst netted 11 points and Brock Uelsmann added 10 points for Scott City (9-4).

Charlie Ledbetter had nine points to pace Delta (0-13).

Scott City 29 24 20 13 -- 86

Delta 7 9 2 1 -- 19

SCOTT CITY (86) -- Dylan Keller 8, Brennen Job 7, Trent Pobst 11, Drew Short 4, Austin Spriggs 2, Nick Bickings 3, Isiah Berry 2, Jordan Kluesner 7, Brock Uelsmann, Ty Wilthong 4, Braden Cox 19, David Smith 5, Tyler Rogers 4. FG 31, FT 12-17, F 10. (3-pointers: Kluesner, Smith, Pobst, Bickings. Fouled Out: None.)

DELTA (19) -- Charlie Ledbetter 9, Jeremy Perry 2, Destin Carroll 2, Dillon Eaker 2, Garrett Miller 3, Triston Perry 1. FG 7, FT 2-8, F 12 (3-pointers: Ledbetter. Fouled out: None.)

Advance 93, Chaffee 28

Dalton Wilson sank a game-high 23 points as the Hornets cruised past the winless Red Devils.

The Hornets held a 36-point lead at halftime.

Dawson Mayo netted 16 points and Preston Wuebker tossed in 15 points for Advance (7-6). Brian Whitson added 13 points and Austin Ladd had 12 points.

Gage McMullin had 10 points for Chaffee (0-12).

Advance 27 27 22 17 -- 93

Chaffee 5 13 6 4 -- 28

ADVANCE (93) -- Armani Vermillion 7, Preston Wuebker 15, C.J. Seger 4, Brian Whitson 13, Austin Ladd 12, Dalton Wilson 23, Grant Woodfin 1, Luke Shelby 2, Dawson Mayo 16. FG 30, FT 10-16, F 15 (3-pointers: Wuebker 3, Whitson 3, Wilson. Fouled out: None.)

CHAFFEE (28) -- Brandon Ivester 3, Ryan Jobe 1, Auggie Knutson 2, Ryan Holderfield 2, Gage McMullin 10, Alec Bogenpohl 8, Austin Copeland 2. FG 6, FT 4-11, F 16 (3-pointers: McMullin 2, Bogenpohl 2. Fouled out: None.)

JV -- Advance won 50-29

Oak Ridge 54, Leopold 49

Nathan Bolin scored a game-high 24 points to lead the Blue Jays at home.

Oak Ridge led by eight points at halftime and held off the Blue Jays, who held a 33-30 scoring advantage in the second half.

Joe Grieme added 17 points for Oak Ridge (2-10). Clay Maintz grabbed seven rebounds and Steven Masterson dished out three assists.

Tristan Graham scored 15 points and Zach Elfrink sank 12 points to pace Leopold (1-10). Garrett Thele and Cord Cooper each tossed in 10 points for the Wildcats.

Leopold 5 11 13 20 -- 49

Oak Ridge 9 15 10 20 -- 54

LEOPOLD (49) -- Garrett Thele 10, Zach Elfrink 12, Tristan Graham 15, Cord Cooper 10, Blake Leazenby 2. FG 13, FT 7-7, F 20 (3-pointers: Graham 4, Cooper 2. Fouled out: Blake Eeftink.)

OAK RIDGE (54) -- Steven Masterson 4, Nathan Bolin 24, Kyle Keller 1, Jacob Seabaugh 6, Joe Grieme 17, Clay Maintz 2. FG 18, FT 15-24, F 10 (3-pointers: Masterson. Fouled out: None.)

JV -- Oak Ridge won 54-40

Perryville 66, Shawnee (Ill.) 34

Connor Stark notched 13 points as the Pirates sailed to a quarterfinal victory over the Redskins in the Chester Invitational in Chester, Illinois.

McGwire Bartley tallied 12 points for Perryville (9-5).

Brady Reynolds also had 13 points for Shawnee (4-7).

The Pirates will take on host Chester in a semifinal at 7:30 p.m. Thursday. The Yellowjackets (10-6) defeated Marissa-Coulterville, Ill., (5-10) in the quarterfinals.

Shawnee 12 7 10 5 -- 34

Perryville 14 23 16 13 -- 66

SHAWNEE (WOLF LAKE, ILL.) (34) -- Brady Reynolds 13, Daniel Parris 6, Lucas Matlock 7, Michael Crane 4, Dylan Boston 4. FG 15, FT 4-9, F 8 (3-pointers: None. Fouled out: None.)

PERRYVILLE (66) -- Jacob Robinson 4, Matt Moran 8, McGwire Bartley 12, Connor Stark 13, Luke Schlichting 6, Garrett Johnson 4, Collin Stief 4, Eli Tripp 3, Wyatt Johnson 4, Ryan Noland 8. FG 18, FT 5-8, F 10 (3-pointers: Stark 3, Moran 2, Bartley 2. Fouled out: None.)

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Saxony Lutheran 56, St. Vincent 11

Raegan Wieser netted a game-high 19 points, tallied seven steals and three blocked shots as the Crusaders remained undefeated with a road romp.

Grace Mirly recorded 10 points and dished out four assists for Saxony Lutheran (14-0). Tess Daniel had five assists, Maddie Brune grabbed eight rebounds and Addie Beussink snagged five rebounds for the Crusaders.

St. Vincent fell to 4-8.

Saxony 19 9 22 6 -- 56

St. Vincent 2 1 4 4 -- 11

SAXONY LUTHERAN (56) -- Laurel Mueller 2, Addie Beussink 4, Grace Mirly 10, Courtney Kester 4, Ali Galemmo 7, Heather Wills 2, Tess Daniel 4, Raegan Wieser 19, Maddie Brune 4. FG 19, FT 9-9, F 9 (3-pointers: Wieser 2, Mirly. Fouled out: None.)

Webster Groves 63, Jackson 51

Webster Groves' Mallory Moran sank 27 points as the Stateswomen picked up the road win.

Rachel Sondag added 17 points for Webster Groves (8-4).

Jackson dropped to 6-5. No further results were available.

Webster 21 15 15 12 -- 63

Jackson 14 18 7 12 -- 51

GIRLS SWIMMING

Poplar Bluff 105, Central 65

The host Mules captured first in nine out of 11 events to defeat the Tigers by 40 points in a dual at the Black River Coliseum.

Central's Maddy McDonald finished first in the 200 and 500 freestyle.

Top three finishers

200 medley relay -- 1. Poplar Bluff (Haylee Dragon, Morgan McAtee, Lexi Vaughn, Samara Kilgore) 2:13.84; 2. Central 2:23.88; 3. Poplar Bluff 2:29.73

200 freestyle -- 1. Maddy McDonald (C) 2:14.90; 2. Haylee Dragon (PB) 2:30.17; 3. Emily Holman (C) 2:44.84

200 individual medley -- 1. Taylor Norwood (PB) 2:20.69; 2. Lexi Vaughn (PB) 2:45.54; 3. Sarah Kitchen (C) 3:03.14

50 freestyle -- 1. Cassidy Harris (PB) 26.04; 2. Josey Powell (C) 28.15; 3. Katie Huskey (PB) 30.33

100 butterfly -- 1. Cassidy Harris (PB) 1:03.77; 2. Josey Powell (C) 1:15.55; 3. Katie Huskey (PB) 1:18.13

100 freestyle -- 1. Morgan McAtee (PB) 1:00.57; 2. Hannah Fortner (PB) 1:10.29; 3. Sarah Elfrink (C) 1:10.95

500 freestyle -- 1. Maddy McDonald (C) 6:10.48; 2. Haylee Dragon (PB) 6:19.06; 3. Sierra Smith (C) 6:20.31

200 freestyle relay -- 1. Poplar Bluff (Morgan McAtee, Haylee Dragon, Taylor Norwood, Cassidy Harris) 1:51.97; 2. Central 1:59.48; 3. Poplar Bluff 2:02.37

100 backstroke -- 1. Taylor Norwood (PB) 1:04.99; 2. Sierra Smith (C) 1:19.04; 3. Amanda Mabry (C) 1:20.04

100 breaststroke -- 1. Morgan McAtee (PB) 1:17.10; 2. Hannah Fortner (PB) 1:32.51; 3. Maggie Boxdorfer (C) 1:34.84

400 freestyle relay -- 1. Poplar Bluff (Taylor Norwood, Hannah Fortner, Katie Huskey, Cassidy Harris) 4:16.81; 2. Central 4:31.79; 3. Central 4:57.14

-- From staff reports