High school roundup: Central girls nip Charleston 64-61

Apolonia Thomas hit a 3-pointer with 2 seconds left to lift the Central girls basketball team past host Charleston 64-61 on Monday.

Thomas had eight rebounds, while Chelsea Vinson led Central (10-6) with 25 points and added eight rebounds.

Alayah Cooper-Johnson chipped in 18 points, 10 rebounds and six steals in the win.

Central 18 14 13 19 -- 64

Charleston 20 15 9 17 -- 61

CENTRAL (64) -- Alayah Cooper-Johnson 18, Bailey Kratochvil 5, Tori Scheller 4, Kadie Orenstein 5, Katie Williams 2, Apolonia Thomas 5, Chelsea Vinson 25. FG 20, FT 20-27, F 17. (3-pointers: Kratochvil 1, Thomas 1, Vinson 2. Fouled out: none)

CHARLESTON (61) -- Sierra Frazier 5, Juwanna Walker 2, Kasuela Cooper 31, E'neikqua Ewing 10, Dazique Gillespie 13. FG 25, FT 7-19, F 20. (3-pointers: Frazier 1, Gillespie 3. Fouled out: Gillespie)

JV -- Central won 58-28

Festus 51, Saxony Lutheran 43

The Crusaders were outscored 9-1 in overtime after rallying to force an extra period on the road.

Lauren Hecht netted nine points, while Regan Obermann and Courtney Bergman both added eight points for the Crusaders.

Natalie Mueller had eight rebounds and five steals in the loss.

Saxony 7 14 6 15 1 -- 43

Festus 9 11 11 11 9 -- 51

SAXONY LUTHERAN (43) -- Abby Hadler 4, Miranda Brewer 5, Kristy Winter 2, Regan Obermann 8, Lauren Hecht 9, Maci Daniel 2, Courtney Bergman 8, Natalie Mueller 5. FG 15, FT 12-19, F 21. (3-pointers: Obermann 1. Fouled out: none)

FESTUS (51) -- Mikalila Baker 15, Devin Boeckstiegel 20, Alyssa Kappler 8, Jaylin Wilkes 2, Danielle Ziegler 6. FG 17, FT 16-27. (3-pointers: Boeckstiegel)

Chaffee 59, Puxico 14

The Red Devils' defense suffocated the visiting Indians.

Ellie Sigman led Chaffee with 20 points and five steals, while Jordi Pruitt added 11 points and six assists.

Puxico 3 4 5 2 -- 14

Chaffee 24 14 9 12 -- 59

PUXICO (14) -- S. Heaton 4, B. Hancock 1, K. Schierteier 4, C. McDaniel 5. FG 5, FT 4-7, F 8. (3-pointers: none. Fouled out: none)

CHAFFEE (59) -- Taylor Fodge 6, Ellie Sigman 20, Regina Seyer 9, Adrienne Eichhorn 4, Jennifer Sutterfield 3, Elizabeth Sexton 2, Lyndsey Statler 2, Jordi Pruitt 11, Dakota Pepple 2. FG 26, FT 3-5, F 14. (3-pointers: Pruitt 1, Sutterfield. Fouled out: none)

Woodland 70, Scott County Central 47

Josie Long and Lindsay Shell both recorded double-doubles in the Cardinals' home win.

Long scored 22 points, including four 3-pointers, and grabbed 12 rebounds, while Shell finished with 12 points and 12 rebounds.

Kendra Pinkley led Woodland (10-4) with 25 points.

SCC 5 15 13 14 -- 47

Woodland 22 13 19 16 -- 70

SCOTT COUNTY CENTRAL (47) -- Mikaela Blissett 9, Johniqua Fort 10, Derien Ditto 14, Kayla Guzman 6, Abby Ross 8. FG 17, FT 11-15, F 9. (3-pointers: Guzman 2. Fouled out: none)

WOODLAND (70) -- Josie Long 22, Kathlyn Cooper 6, Taylor Toombs 1, Keighlyn Lincoln 4, Lindsay Shell 12, Kendra Pinkley 25. FG 30, FT 5-7, F 12. (3-pointers: Long 4, Lincoln 1. Fouled out: none)

St. Vincent 41, Grandview 12

Storm French led the Indians (11-5) with 15 points in the road win.

Kayla Seabaugh added eight points and six rebounds, while Katie Mattingly had five rebounds.

St. Vincent 9 14 4 14 -- 41

Grandview 2 6 2 2 -- 12

ST. VINCENT (41) -- Courtney Heberlie 6, Kelly Welker 4, Kayla Seabaugh 8, Storm French 15, Katie Mattingly 6, Stephanie Hoyt 2. FG 18, FT 2-3, F 9. (3-pointers: French 3. Fouled out: none)

GRANDVIEW (12) -- Jessie Langhans 4, Ally Skiles 6, VanHouten 2. FG 5, FT 2-5, F 5. (3-pointers: none. Fouled out: none)

JV -- St. Vincent won 26-23

Kelly 75, South Pemiscot 69

Bridgette Chandler led the Hawks with 21 points in the home win.

Tessa Johnson added 14 points, while Logan Ivie netted 12 for Kelly (4-8).

South Pemiscot 13 15 26 15 -- 69

Kelly 16 14 21 24 -- 75

SOUTH PEMISCOT (69) -- Leslie Dent 8, Carrie Sheppard 21, Janitha Wilbourn 6, Alisha Campbell 28, Michaela Mays 2. FG 27, FT 9-21, F 19. (3-pointers: Sheppard 2. Fouled out: Sheppard, Mays)

KELLY (75) -- Karlie Ashcraft 2, Bridgette Chandler 21, Darbe Backfisch 2, Payton Jones 2, Tessa Johnson 14, Logan Ivie 12, Samantha Ratledge 4, Kristi Brucker 2, Stephanie Worth 11. FG 30, FT 15-30, F 20. (3-pointers: none. Fouled out: Ratledge, Ivie)

Dexter 84, Perryville 27

Allison Moldenhauer netted nine points in the Pirates' home loss.

Perryville fell to 6-11 this season.

Dexter 29 19 24 13 -- 84

Perryville 8 9 6 4 -- 27

DEXTER (84) -- Mollie Whitehead 2, Katelynn Frazier 6, Hannah Noe 4, Allison Jarrell 17, Erika Cobb 10, Brittany Harris 20, Patterson 25. FG 37, FT 12-17, F 12. (3-pointers: Jarrell 5. Fouled out: none)

PERRYVILLE (27) -- Morgan Mueller 3, Kaycee Erzfeld 3, Allison Moldenhauer 9, Cheyenne Davis 3, Katlyn Lukefahr 4, Desiree Brown 5. FG 11, FT 3-9, F 14. (3-pointers: Erzfeld 1, Moldenhauer 1. Fouled out: Lukefahr)

JV -- Dexter won 37-26

BOYS BASKETBALL

SCAA tournament

No. 3 seed Bernie defeated No. 6 Woodland 70-23 in the opening round at Dexter.

Aaron Yount led Woodland with 16 points.

Bell City, the No. 8 seed, fell to top-seeded Dexter 90-47.

Jerad Yates paced the Cubs with 17 points.

BERNIE 70, WOODLAND 23

Bernie 23 16 17 14 -- 70

Woodland 6 6 5 6 -- 23

BERNIE (70) -- David Baker 16, Jacob Clayton 4, Matt Eaves 14, Marquise Meekie 6, Bryce Rodgers 2, Sam Turner 10, Jake Wagner 6, Bubby Schwent 12. FG 26, FT 15-22, F 14. (3-pointers: Wagner 2, Turner 1. Fouled out: none)

WOODLAND (23) -- Lance Yount 1, Aaron Yount 16, Codey Miles 6. FG 10, FT 4-11, F 14. (3-pointers: A. Yount 1. Fouled out: none)

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DEXTER 90, BELL CITY 47

Dexter 20 25 29 16 -- 90

Bell City 14 12 13 8 -- 47

DEXTER (90) -- Chase Young 11, Tyler Miller 21, Jordan Fitts 3, D.J. Dowdy 3, Matthew Ridlen 2, Jonathan Page 8, Brad Potts 15, Jake Lee 20, Cody Neldon 7. FG 36, FT 10-14, F 12. (3-pointers: Young 2, Miller 2, Fitts 1, Dowdy 1, Potts 1, Neldon 1. Fouled out: none.)

BELL CITY (47) -- McKenzie Vires 11, Jerad Yates 17, Aaron Smith 5, Josh Overbey 6, Shane Hughes 8. FG 17, FT 10-13, F 10. (3-pointers: Yates 2, Smith 1. Fouled out: none.)

-- From staff reports