High school roundup: Central sends six, Notre Dame two to state wrestling meet

Central will send six wrestlers to the state meet next weekend after they finished in the top four in their weight classes at Saturday's Class 3 District 1 meet in Farmington, Mo.

"There were no surprises," Central coach James Brake said. "We had six of them seeded in the top four, so it would have been a letdown if six wouldn't have qualified. They came out and lived up to expectations. All in all, I was pleased, they were pleased.

"This is the first time we've had six qualifiers in a really long time. It's kind of a sign the program is on the up and up."

Trey Grovenor will return to the state meet after placing second at heavyweight. He lost the title match 2-0.

Desmond Howard (130 pounds) and Kevin Flesher (130) both finished third to earn trips to state. Howard also qualified last year.

St. Vincent's Sean Martin looks to shoot against Oak Ridge defender Logan Mangels during the fourth quarter Saturday in Oak Ridge, Mo. (TIM BRUMITT)

Caleb Yeargain (125), Jawaun Howard (145) and Raymond Woldtvedt (160) each finished fourth to earn state berths. Woldtvedt also qualified last year.

"The juniors and seniors, they wrestled pretty tough, good enough to qualify for state, which was their goals," Brake said. "They looked pretty good. Some of the younger guys got a little bit of experience of what it's going to take for next year."

Class 2 District 1

Two Notre Dame wrestlers earned trips to the state meet in the program's first year.

Freshman Trevor Foltz won his 171-pound third-place match 15-6 to earn a trip to Columbia. He will be joined by junior Austin Kight, who finished fourth at 125.

Oak Ridge's Garret Light scores against St. Vincent during Saturday's game.

"We wrestled real well as a team for our first time in there," Notre Dame coach Marc Stevener said.

The Bulldogs had 10 wrestlers compete in the meet.

BOYS BASKETBALL

Notre Dame 76, Dexter 49

The Bulldogs rebounded from a loss a night earlier to remain in the hunt for the SEMO Conference title.

Senior Matt Helle scored 21 points and junior Jacob Tolbert chipped in 14 as Notre Dame improved to 18-5.

Notre Dame 15 22 17 22 -- 76

Dexter 6 9 16 18 -- 49

NOTRE DAME (76) -- Nick Koeppel 4, Liam Maher 9, Alex Carroll 5, Chris McCoy 3, Derek Landewee 2, Luciano Starling 8, Tanner Hiett 6, Jacob Tolbert 14, Matt Helle 21, Dylan Essner 4. FG 28, FT 14-20, F 15. (3-pointers: Maher 1, Carroll 1. Fouled out: none)

DEXTER (49) -- Brandon Stoker 3, Ryan Windham 5, Bryn Hester 2, Alan Flannigan 18, Logan Robey 4, Jon Bowman 8, Walt Phillips 2, Tyler Miller 3, Fitts 2, Taylor Jarrell 2. FG 12, FT 16-21, F 20. (3-pointers: Bowman 1, Miller 2. Fouled out: none)

Oak Ridge 70, St. Vincent 56

Caleb Elam and Garret Light both scored 18 points to lead the Blue Jays to the home win.

Oak Ridge outscored the Indians by 20 points in the third quarter to pull away. The Blue Jays led 54-33, but the Indians cut their deficit to 12 points. Oak Ridge answered with a layup and 3-pointer to quell the rally.

Sean Martin led the Indians with 11 points and 11 rebounds, while Kyle Rollet added six rebounds and six assists in the loss. Adam Winkler chipped in six assists for St. Vincent (10-8).

St. Vincent 12 14 7 23 -- 56

Oak Ridge 14 13 27 16 -- 70

ST. VINCENT (56) -- Sean Martin 11, Kyle Rollet 9, Adam Winkler 9, Brock French 8, Brett Wengert 7, Ryan Boxdorfer 4, Dylan Geringer 4, Justin Eggers 3, Josh Welker 1. FG 22, FT 9-22, F 29. (3-pointers: Winkler 1, Wengert 1. Fouled out: Rollet)

OAK RIDGE (70) -- Caleb Elam 18, Garret Light 18, Brett Thomas 17, Jacob Light 13, Logan Mangels 2, Stephen Bolen 1, Lucas Rohde 1. FG 22, FT 19-32, F 21. (3-pointers: Elam 3, G. Light 1, Thomas 3. Fouled out: G. Light, Thomas, Mangels)

Scott City 75, Kelly 54

Skylar Cobb poured in 22 points and Justin Modglin added 19 as the Rams earned the road win.

Alex Eichhorn chipped in nine points for Scott City (4-13).

Trent Felter led the Hawks with 15 points.

Scott City 21 15 20 19 -- 75

Kelly 11 12 12 19 -- 54

SCOTT CITY (75) -- Landon Robert 7, Skylar Cobb 22, Blake Crail 2, Alex Eichhorn 9, Corey Speakman 4, Hunter Cox 2, Justin Modglin 19, Zach Cotner 8, Kyle Lacey 2. FG 32, FT 6-15, F 22. (3-pointers: Robert 1, Cobb 2, Modglin 1, Cotner 1. Fouled out: none)

KELLY (54) -- Michael Kuykendall 4, Trey Drury 3, Trent Felter 15, Stosh Lovett 2, Dustin Crowden 13, Garrett Alsup 3, Blake Wadlington 4, Shawn Heuring 4, Andy Klunk 4, Brandon Dambach 2. FG 19, FT 12-23, F 16. (3-pointers: Drury 1, Alsup 1, Heuring 1, Crowden 1. Fouled out: none)

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Jackson 58, Parkway South 47

The Indians had four players score in double figures as they improved to 15-6 with their fourth consecutive victory.

Kylie Seyer paced Jackson with 12 points, while Whitney McNeely and Dru Haertling added 11 apiece.

South 12 15 15 5 -- 47

Jackson 13 17 20 8 -- 58

PARKWAY SOUTH (47) -- Brittany Willis 24, Caitlin Wagner 10, Jordan Anthony 6, Katie Hoener 3, Julie Stratmann 2. FG 20, FT 4-12, F 15. (3-pointers: Willis 2, Wagner 1. Fouled out: none)

JACKSON (58) -- Dru Haertling 11, Brooke Sanders 9, Kaylen Knepp 2, Connor King 3, Kylie Seyer 12, Cassandra Bollinger 10, Whitney McNeely 11. FG 23, FT 11-15, F 16. (3-pointers: McNeely 1. Fouled out: none)

-- From staff reports