High school roundup: Central swimmers sneak past rival Jackson by two points

Central needed a second- and third-place finish in the 400 freestyle relay to squeak out a victory over Jackson in a swimming dual meet Thursday.

The Tigers won seven of the 12 events, but it all came down to the final event. Jackson posted the win behind Connor McGinnis, Riley Talbut, Kristian Troxel and Ryan Gibson. But the Tigers grabbed the next two spots for the 91-89 victory.

Sam Gramling won the 200 freestyle and 500 freestyle to lead the Tigers.

Gibson also was a double individual winner, taking first in the 200 individual medley and 100 butterfly.

200 medley -- 1. Jackson 1:51.57 (Connor McGinnnis, Kristian Troxel, Riley Talbut, Ryan Gibson); 2. Central 2:14.66 (Sushil Sobti, Blake Kidd, Prithvi Rudrappa, Matt Deisher); 3. Central 2:14.75

200 freestyle -- 1. Sam Gramling (C) 1:53.37; 2. Talbut (J) 1:54.50; 3. Ramsey Scott (C) 1:58.76

200 individual medley -- 1. Gibson (J) 2:03.49; 2. Caleb Coots (C) 2:04.40; 3. Ben Koch (C) 2:39.96

50 freestyle -- 1. Jordan Gramling (C) 23.46; 2. John Meyer (J) 26.02; 3. Clayton Hardesty (C) 26.68

100 butterfly -- 1. Gibson (J) 58.89; 2. Troxel (J) 59.69; 3. Landon Beck (J) 1:16.21.

100 freestyle -- 1. Coots (C) 51.62; 2. Talbut (J) 52.55; 3. Kidd (C) 1:00.71

500 freestyle -- 1. S. Gramling (C) 5:05.60; 2. McGinnis (J) 5:06.94; 3. Joe Gray (J) 6:01.45

200 freestyle relay -- 1. Central 1:49.15 (Kidd, Scott, Sam Abbott, Coots); 2. Jackson, 1:49.78 (Beck, Chase Silvers, Gray, Meyer); 3. Central 1;51.71

100 backstroke -- 1. McGinnis (J) 59.89; 2. J. Gramling (C) 1:03.76; 3. Scott (C) 1:05.56

100 breaststroke -- 1. Troxel (J) 1:07.88; 2. Kidd (C) 1:15.37; 3. Rudrappa (C) 1:23.13

400 freestyle relay -- 1. Jackson 3:30.28 (McGinnis, Talbut, Troxel, Gibson); 2. Central 3:53 (Scott, J. Gramling, Scott, S. Gramling)

Diving -- 1. Deisher (C) 156.80; 2. Tim Warner (J) 129.10;

VOLLEYBALL

Notre Dame 23 25 25 Festus 25 11 19

The Bulldogs, ranked No. 4 in Class 3, got all they could handle in their home win.

Meghan Dohogne, Allyson Bradshaw and Shannon Brennan each had seven kills to pace Notre Dame (23-2).

Brennan added 22 assists while Bradshaw had 14 digs. Lindsay Strieker finished with six kills and five blocks.

JV -- Notre Dame won 2-0.

Zalma 25 25 Meadow Hts 11 23

Erin Bollmann recorded nine kills and five blocks, but it wasn't enough as the Panthers fell.

Jillian Mills finished with six kills and three blocks, while Heather Dietiker added three kills. Mica Morse chipped in six digs for Meadow Heights (13-10).

SEMO Conference tourney

Oran won two matches and split its third match during pool play.

The Eagles swept Charleston and New Madrid and split with Sikeston.

Oran, which improved to 4-12-2, will play for the tournament title Saturday.

Game scores were not available.

-- From staff reports