Paige Smith recorded a double-double to lead the Central girls basketball team past Dexter on Thursday.
Smith, a senior, finished with 17 points and 13 rebounds in the 53-47 win.
Chelsea Pannier netted 13 points, while Chelsea Vinson added six points and nine rebounds.
Sadie Pittman added 12 points, six steals and dished out four assists for the Tigers (14-7).
Central 6 17 8 22 -- 53
Dexter 14 2 12 19 -- 47
CENTRAL (53) -- Farrah Malik 3, Chelsea Pannier 13, Sadie Pittman 12, Paige Smith 17, Chelsea Vinson 6, Apolonia Thomas 2. FG 20, FT 11-19, F 19. (3-pointers: Malik 1, Pannier 1. Fouled out: none)
DEXTER (47) -- Katelynn Frazier 5, Lauren Ward 11, Shelbie Hessling 6, Brittany Harris 11, Abbie Warren 14. FG 18, FT 9-18, F 17. (3-pointers: Ward 2. Fouled out: Frazier)
The Bulldogs posted a shutout in the first quarter while scoring 25 points to post the resounding home victory.
Brooke Bohnert led Notre Dame with 16 points and dished out four assists.
Jane Morrill netted 13 points with seven rebounds and four steals, while Katherine Blasiney added 11 points, four steals and four assists for the Bulldogs (19-4).
Westminster 0 2 6 11 -- 19
Notre Dame 25 12 19 10 -- 66
WESTMINSTER CHRISTIAN (19) -- Kenning 2, Powell 6, Klein 11. FG 9, FT 1-1, F 12. (3-pointers: none. Fouled out: none)
NOTRE DAME (66) -- Katherine Blasiney 11, Allyson Bradshaw 9, Jane Morrill 13, Brooke Bohnert 16, Meghan Dohogne 10, Nicole Blattel 2, Summer Burger 2, Kaelin Hale 3. FG 26, FT 12-16, F 8. (3-pointers: Bradshaw 1, Morrill 1. Fouled out: none)
JV -- Notre Dame won 39-28.
Courtney Heberlie connected for four 3-pointers to lead the Indians (13-6) with 25 points in a road win.
Kayla Seabaugh added 10 points and seven rebounds, while Kali Wingerter added 11 points and five rebounds in the win.
St. Vincent 13 19 20 10 -- 62
Grandview 4 6 6 6 -- 22
ST. VINCENT (62) -- Courtney Heberlie 25, Kayla Seabaugh 10, Storm French 8, Kelci Besand 5, Ashley L'Hote 3, Kali Wingerter 11. FG 24, FT 9-18, F 7. (3-pointers: Heberlie 4. Fouled out: none)
GRANDVIEW (22) -- Moore 8, Nappier 2, Matthews 12. FG 10, FT 0-4, F 13. (3-pointers: Moore 2. Fouled out: none)
JV -- Grandview won 28-11.
The Bobcats outscored the Cardinals 14-1 in the fourth quarter to take the win.
Machela VanGennip led all scorers with 16 points, while Taylor Smith added 15 for Delta (15-6).
Kaitlin McCormick and Sarah Lincoln both netted eight points to lead the Cardinals.
Woodland 12 8 11 1 -- 32
Delta 13 18 12 14 -- 57
WOODLAND (32) -- Kaitlin McCormick 8, Ashley Acup 5, Taylor Steckman 2, Sarah Lincoln 8, Lindsey Shell 4, Becky Brannon 5. FG 10, FT 11-16, F 4. (3-pointers: Brannon 1. Fouled out: none)
DELTA (57) -- Ashley Glaus 2, Taylor Smith 15, Lyndse Hamby 2, Kendra Burnett 6, Machela VanGennip 16, Tori Burton 10, Samantha Bartels 2, Courtney Burton 4. FG 24, FT 4-4, F 13. (3-pointers: Smith 3, VanGennip 2. Fouled out: none)
Natalie Bauwens grabbed 18 rebounds and netted 14 points for a double-double in a road loss.
Emily Hanquist added 10 points and nine rebounds for Perryville (9-12).
Perryville 7 14 10 8 -- 39
Crystal City 11 11 12 13 -- 47
PERRYVILLE (39) -- Emily Hanquist 10, Lilly Johnson 2, Abbie Schilli 2, Megan Moldenhauer 2, Kelsey Schremp 1, Hilary Hemman 1, Natalie Bauwens 14, Catie Oberdorfer 5, Courtney Borden 2. FG 12, FT 14-24, F 23. (3-pointers: Oberdorfer 1. Fouled out: Schilli)
CRYSTAL CITY (47) -- Danice Riney 7, Amanda Killgore 6, Mallory Smith 2, Audrey Cooper 12, Kaitlin McCabe 6, Spencer Portell 2, Chelsea Thurman 12. FG 15, FT 14-19, F 21. (3-pointers: Thurman 4. Fouled out: none)
JV -- Perryville won.
The Eagles fell in overtime in a conference tournament semifinal.
Marti Poole netted 21 points, while Rachel Poole added 10 points in the loss.
The Eagles fell to 11-5.
New Salem 11 10 8 5 4 -- 38
Jefferson 4 11 5 14 6 -- 40
NEW SALEM (38) -- Marti Poole 21, Brianna Douglas 4, Leah Jones 3, Rachel Poole 10. FG 15, FT 8-17, F 17. (3-pointers: none. Fouled out: M. Poole, R. Poole, Jones)
THOMAS JEFFERSON (40) -- Hannah Weingonse 27, Razelle Lucro 5, Kelsey Rettke 2, Carley Rettke 4, Rashida Tsoka 2. FG 16, FT 8-20, F 20. (3-pointers: none. Fouled out: Arianna Williams)
Kyle Stroder and David Fluchel both netted two free throws to seal a win for the state-ranked Wildcats.
Stroder and Fluchel both scored 14 points, while Anthony Seabaugh added 13 points for Leopold (17-4).
Nathan Mickelsen sank four 3-pointers and finished with 17 points to led the Eagles.
Oran 18 15 12 18 -- 63
Leopold 16 18 13 19 -- 66
ORAN (63) -- Caleb Priggel 3, Preston Scherer 12, Gabe Kielhofner 11, Nathan Mickelsen 17, Zac Chasteen 2, Reece Mangels 4, Jon Morrow 14. FG 24, FT 8-12, F 17. (3-pointers: Priggel 1, Scherer 2, Mickelsen 4. Fouled out: none)
LEOPOLD (66) -- Kyle Stroder 14, David Fluchel 14, Ryan Davis 7, John Bohnsack 6, Lance Seiler 12, Anthony Seabaugh 13. FG 22, FT 18-24, F 13. (3-pointers: Stroder 1, Bohnsack 1, Seiler 2. Fouled out: none)
JV -- Leopold won 48-34.
Darren VanGennip scored 11 points and Matt Ware added 10, but it wasn't enough as the Hornets fell on the road.
The Mules limited Advance to four points in the second quarter.
Advance 18 4 9 9 -- 40
Bernie 19 10 14 12 -- 55
ADVANCE (40) -- Brad Steil 5, Grant Gray 6, Matt Ware 10, Darren VanGennip 11, John Middleton 4, Aaron Veale 4, Jacob Spears 4. FG 15, FT 7-11, F 16. (3-pointers: Gray 1, Ware 1, VanGennip 1. Fouled out: none)
BERNIE (55) -- Jake Welch 17, Jake Owens 21, Jake Smith 9, Jordan McGowan 7, Jeremy Walker 1. FG 18, FT 16-20, F 14. (3-pointers: Owens 2, McGowan 1. Fouled out: none)
The Eagles advanced to the championship game in their conference tournament.
Trent Jones netted 13 points, while Josh Davault recorded a double-double with 12 points and 15 rebounds for the Eagles.
The Eagles improved to 19-5 with the win.
Jefferson 10 16 8 13 -- 47
New Salem 14 13 14 14 -- 55
THOMAS JEFFERSON (47) -- Colston 36, Hon 5, Powers 4, Kin 2. FG 18, FT 4-5, F 18. (3-pointers: Colston 6, Hon 1. Fouled out: Powers)
NEW SALEM (55) -- Trent Jones 13, Mitchell Woods 10, Josh Davault 12, John Bucholtz 10, Bubba Bucholtz 2, Dillon Gaines 8. FG 21, FT 9-13, F 12. (3-pointers: Jones 1, Woods 1, Gaines 2. Fouled out: none)
The Eagles advanced to the finals of the Metro Athletic Conference tournament in St. Louis with a semifinal win.
Johnathan Rockhill led Eagle Ridge with 20 points, while Sam Davis netted 19 points and had seven assists.
Josh Carbaugh added 15 points, while Ethan Grant pulled down 10 rebounds for the Eagles (16-8).
Eagle Ridge 20 14 11 14 -- 69
Liberty 12 11 20 19 -- 62
EAGLE RIDGE (69) -- Sam Davis 19, Aaron Margrabe 5, Johnathan Rockhill 20, Josh Carbaugh 15, Ethan Grant 4, Andrew Hileman 6. FG 28, FT 9-13, F 18. (3-pointers: Davis 2, Margrabe 1, Carbaugh 1. Fouled out: none)
LIBERTY CHRISTIAN (62) -- Caleb Fox 27, Ben Wishman 22, Zach Hill 11, Zach Whitcomb 2. FG 21, FT 18-23, F 15. (3-pointers: Fox 1, Hill 1. Fouled out: none)
-- From staff reports
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