High school roundup: Central boys, Jackson girls captures SEMO Conference cross country titles

The Central boys and Jackson girls claimed SEMO Conference cross country championships Thursday at Central High School

The Tigers, led by second-place finisher Eric Schott, collected four top-10 finishes and totaled 36 points.

Notre Dame placed second with 47 points. The Bulldogs were followed by Jackson (77), Scott City (78), Poplar Bluff (126) and Dexter (175).

Scott City's Brandon Shemonia won the boys individual championship in 16 minutes, 20 seconds. Schott was 37 seconds behind.

Jackson's girls, led by a one-two finish by Tori Parry (19:33) and Taylor Dickerson (19:56), totaled 43 points.

Notre Dame was runner-up with 48 points, followed by Central (50), Poplar Bluff (86) and Dexter (117)

Boys

Team results -- 1. Central 36, 2. Notre Dame 47, 3. Jackson 77, 4. Scott City 78, 5. Poplar Bluff 126, 6. Dexter 175

Top 10 -- 1. Brandon Shemonia (SC) 16:20; 2. Eric Schott (C) 16:57; 3. Ethan Holcomb (ND) 17:08; 4. Roy Leighton (C) 17:32; 5. Nate Lincoln (ND) 17:36; 6. Eric Essner (SC) 17:37; 7. Josh Johnson (ND) 17:37; 8. Riley Talbut (J) 17:42; 9. Brandon Bryant (C) 17:59; 10. Collin Summers (C) 18:01

Local teams top five

Central -- 2. Eric Schott 16:57; 4. Roy Leighton 17:32; 9. Brandon Bryant 17:59; 10. Collin Summers 18:01; 11. Lars Monia 18:04

Notre Dame -- 3. Ethan Holcomb 17:08; 5. Nate Lincoln 17:36; 7. Josh Johnson 17:37; 13. Cole Ross 18:15; 20. Adam Raines 18:28

Jackson -- 8. Riley Talbut 17:42; 12. Brock Nanney 18:05; 17. Austin Koenig 18:23; 19. Ray Hecht 18:27; 24. Trey Moss 19:12

Scott City -- 1. Brandon Shemonia 16:20; 6. Eric Essner 17:37; 15. Luke Keesee 18:19; 28. Tyler Adams 19:30; 32. Zach Cotner 20:14

Kelly -- 26. Juan Campos 19:19

Girls

Team results -- 1. Jackson 43, 2. Notre Dame 48, 3. Central 50, 4. Poplar Bluff 86, 5. Dexter 117

Top 10 -- 1. Tori Parry (J) 19:33; 2. Taylor Dickerson (J) 19:56; 3. Laura Chavez (C) 20:16; 4. Jordyn Richmond (C) 20:21; 5. Elizabeth Kiblinger (ND) 20:28; 6. Lindsey Seabaugh (J) 20:39; 7. Melanie Lacey (SC) 20:57; 8. Mary Dohogne (C) 21:13; 9. Elsie Anderson (ND) 21:35; 10. Breanna Conklin (ND) 21:47

Local teams top five

Jackson -- 1. Tori Parry 19:33; 2. Taylor Dickerson 19:56; 6. Lindsey Seabaugh 20:39; 11. Zhao Ni Dirnberger 22:08; 25. Xiao Shu Dirnberger 25:18

Notre Dame -- 5. Elizabeth Kiblinger 20:28; 9. Elsie Anderson 21:35; 10. Breanna Conklin 21:47; 13. Ashley Schmittzehe 22:37; 15. Tara Grojean 22:59

Central -- 3. Laura Chavez 20:16; 4. Jordyn Richmond 20:21; 8. Mary Dohogne 21:13; 17. Lessley Dennington 23:19; 21. Cleo Legrand 24:05

BOYS SOCCER Notre Dame 2, Saxony 0

Tyler Buelow and Jonathan Clements scored goals as the Bulldogs won on the road.

Buelow scored during the first half, while Clements struck in the second half off a pass from Aaron Arnzen.

James Holloway had five saves for Notre Dame (10-9).

JV -- Notre Dame won 2-0.

VOLLEYBALL

Notre Dame 25 24 25 Festus 16 26 16

Shannon Brennan led the Bulldogs (22-3) with 15 assists and seven kills.

Allyson Bradshaw added 12 digs and eight kills, while Kate Edwards contributed 10 kills and two blocks in the winning effort.

MVC tournament

Top-seed Leopold and No. 2 seed Zalma advanced to the championship match of the Mississippi Valley Conference tournament in Greenville, Mo.

Leopold turned back Greenville in two games, winning 25-9, 25-14.

Abby Landewee led Leopold with 11 kills, four blocks and four digs.

Mallory James added seven kills, three digs and two aces for the Wildcats (20-3).

Zalma won in three games against Meadow Heights after dropping the first game. The Bulldogs prevailed 24-26, 26-18, 25-18.

Jillian Mills led Meadow Heights (16-7) with 11 kills, followed by Heather Dietiker and Whitney Welker with eight apiece.

Zalma and Leopold will meet for the title at 8:30 p.m. today.

Meadow Heights and Greenville will play for third at 5:30 p.m.

Stoddard County tournament

Bloomfield and Bernie reached the championship match of the Stoddard County Conference tournament in Marble Hill, Mo.

Bloomfield won 22-25, 25-13, 25-20 against Dexter. Bernie swept Bell City 26-24, 25-17.

Bell City will meet Dexter at 6:30 p.m. today in the third-place match, followed by the title match at 8 p.m.

Perryville 25 25 St. Vincent 20 20

The Pirates' Natalie Gremaud collected nine kills and Samantha Amberger added seven in a home sweep.

Megan Moldenhauer recorded 16 assists to help boost Perryville (27-4).

Chelsie Boxdorfer led the Indians with 15 digs and six service points. Miranda Unterreiner had 17 digs.

JV -- Perryville won 22-25, 25-13, 25-17.

-- From staff reports