High school roundup: Jackson cross country teams claim district crowns

Jack Jeffers and Chelsea Drum each came away with first-place finishes to lead the Indians' boys and girls cross country teams to first place at the Class 4 District 1 meet Saturday at Jackson City Park.

Jeffers finished the boys race in a time of 16:40.81, while teammate Ean Buffington (16:59.46) finished third and teammate Jackson Givens (17:40.90) placed third.

Drum paced the girls team with a time of 19:37.88, and teammates Carli Knott (3, 20:48.73), Ana Compton (7, 21:20.12) and Tayler Winick (8, 21:28.96) also earned top-10 finishes.

Jackson's girls team finished with 30 points, while Central rounded out the scoring in 12th with 313 points.

In the boys race, Jackson earned 41 points, while Central placed seventh with 188 points.

GIRLS

Team Scores -- 1. Jackson 30; 2. Lindbergh 65; 3. Cor Jesu 75; 4. Northwest (Cedar Hill) 163; 5. Poplar Bluff 167; 6. Oakville 170; 7. Farmington 179; 8. Hillsboro 198; 9. Mehlville 208; 10. Seckman 239; 11. Fox 308; 12. Central 313.

Individuals -- 1. Chelsea Drum (J) 19:37.88; 2. Elena Coleman (CJ) 20:46.50; 3. Carli Knott (J) 20:48.73; 4. Amanda Heard (CJ) 20:49.93; 5. Hanna Haegele (L) 21:10.42; 6. Katie Sliger (PB) 21:19.07; 7. Ana Compton (J) 21:20.12; 8. Tayler Winick (J) 21:28.96; 9. Kira Antonelli (N) 21:30.04; 10. Elaina Hubbell (M) 21:34.71; 11. Megan Barnum (J) 21:37.59; 12. Hope Benson (L) 21:41.61; 13. Josie Korenak (L) 21:45.57; 14. Hannah Bopp (H) 21:48.16; 15. Cassidy Harris (PB) 21:50.37.

Local Results

Central -- 38. Haley White 23:25.97; 56. Maddy McDonald 24:25.78; 63. Kyra Pearl 25:00.67; 77. Elizabeth Ustinov 27:26.84; 79. September Knupp 28:08.20.

Jackson -- 1. Drum 19:37.88; 3. Knott 20:48.73; 7. Compton 21:20.12; 8. Winick 21:28.96; 11. Barnum 21:37.59; 22. Courtney Hahs 22:25.65; 24. Leah Hecht 22:28.67.

BOYS

Team Scores -- 1. Jackson 41; 2. Lindbergh 81; 3. Hillsboro 110; 4. Fox 139; 5. Farmington 143; 6. Northwest (Cedar Hill) 152; 7. Central 188; 8. Oakville 198; 9. Poplar Bluff 208; 10. Seckman 225; 11. Mehlville 248.

Individuals -- 1. Jack Jeffers (J) 16:40.81; 2. Ryan Parson (F) 16:59.46; 3. Ean Buffington (J) 16:59.54; 4. Aaron Dugan (H) 17:04.77; 5. Isaiah Williams (PB) 17:29.48; 6. Griffin Bailey (O) 17:35.61; 7. Jackson Givens (J) 17:40.90; 8. Carter Anderson (L) 17:58.25; 9. Vanja Bursac (F) 18:01.67; 10. Kyle Mrotek (L) 18:04.07; 11. Nick Durham (O) 18:10.93; 12. Kevin Koester (H) 18:11.99; 13. Alex Philipps (J) 18:15.09; 14. Phil Snowbarger (L) 18:18.11; 15. Adam Griffith (F) 18:21.94.

Local Results

Central -- 18. Logan Wright 18:30.31; 22. Riley Duncan 18:34.83; 48. Gavin Green 20:02.22; 49. Brendan Wilkens 20:02.43; 51. Jovanny Miranda 20:13.76; 58. Trevor Foeste 20:40.76; 60. Matt Stearns 20:47.98.

Jackson -- 1. Jeffers 16:40.81; 3. Buffington 16:59.54; 7. Givens 17:40.90; 13. Philipps 18:15.09; 17. Will Allen 18:28.24; 30. Kyle Kester 18:52.89; 34. Caleb Bess 19:13.82.

BOYS SOCCER

Class 2 District 1

Eann Bergman scored four goals to lead the Perryville Pirates into the district championship with a 10-0 first-round district win over the Fredericktown Blackcats on Saturday at St. Pius X High School in Festus, Missouri.

The Pirates (24-1) will take on St. Pius, which defeated Notre Dame (17-4-2) 1-0 in overtime.

Emmanuel Miranda and Luke Schlichting each added two goals for Perryville, while Pablo and Emilio Mattingly each contributed one.

Conner Stark, Matt Moran and Michel Rosenquist each contributed two assists, while Schlichting, Miranda and the Mattingly brothers each added one.

The championship game is slated for 4 p.m. Thursday.

-- From staff reports