High school roundup: Jackson wrestlers advance five to state quarterfinals

Jackson's wrestlers enjoyed a successful opening day at the state meet in Columbia.

Five Indians wrestlers grabbed a victory in their opening-round match Thursday to advance to the quarterfinals. Jackson stands fourth in the team standings with 17 points.

Sophomore Kodi Byrd (103 pounds) eked out a 6-4 win over Bay Roehr of Christian Brothers. Byrd led 6-3 after the second period and held on for the win. He will face Daniel Lewis of Blue Springs in the quarters.

Senior Levi Rayburn (112) never gave DeMarcus Gurlly a chance. Rayburn led 3-0 after the first period and rolled to an 11-2 win. Rayburn will wrestle Hunter Neighbors of Jefferson City in the next round.

Senior Jordan Reisenbichler (119) built an early lead and cruised past Alex Shea of Hickman 9-3. Reisenbichler next will face Francis Howell Central's Ben Henson.

Senior Levi Hobeck (140) scored two points in all three periods to defeat Matt Behr of Francis Howell 6-2. Hobeck advanced to meet Blue Springs' Keenan Hagerty.

Senior Ryan Marble (171), who will compete at the U.S. Military Academy next season, pinned his opening-round opponent in 1 minute, 51 seconds. Marble enjoyed a 6-2 advantage when he pinned Holt's Gaige Dunnerman. Marble will wrestle Danny Klick of William Chrisman.

Senior Luke Slinkard (HWT) got pinned by Lee Summit West's Evan Boehm in 3:24 but rebounded to beat Ozark's Jarrett Rogers 5-1 in a consolation match.

Senior Michael Riney lost to Ozark's Willy Gray 4-2 in the first round but responded by pinning Park Hill South's Nick Gillespie in 2:48.

Senior Blake Hooe (145) got pinned by Fort Zumwalt West's Kyle Hussey in 1:21 in the opening round before getting pinned by Troy Buchanan's Tim Hoffman in 1:39 to end Hooe's state meet.

All three Central wrestlers remained alive in the tournament after the opening day.

Junior Austin Martin (140) advanced with a 13-10 victory over St. Charles' Ryan Hanmore. He will face Branson's Michael Cuthbertson in the quarterfinals.

Senior Kevin Flesher (189) knocked off Nick Lovejoy of Webb City 6-2 by scoring four points in the second period. Flesher will square off with Fort Zumwalt South's Conor Vortherms in the quarters.

Senior Jawaun Howard (145) dropped a 13-8 decision to St. Charles West's Christian Buchanon but extended his state meet by pinning Josh Brust of Smith Cotton in 1:41.

It was a rough day for the Notre Dame wrestlers. All five state qualifiers saw their state meets end after the first day of competition.

Sophomore Trever Foltz (171) was pinned in 3:35 by Harrisonville's Jasen McGee in the first round then suffered a 9-8 setback to Christian Bledsoe of John Burroughs.

Senior Ryan Harter (189) was pinned in 1:50 by Osage's Frank Kohout in the first round then lost 16-0 to Fulton's Sean Leutkemeyer.

Senior Austin Kight (130) was pinned in his opening-round match by Excelsior's Brennan Johnson. The match lasted 1:12. Kight then was pinned by Clinton's Josh Ryun in 52 seconds in their consolation match.

Senior Jacob Murphy (140) was pinned in 1:16 by Fulton's Josh Curtis in the first round then was pinned by Seneca's Trevor Sill in 2:30 in the consolation round.

Sophomore Trenton Gross' (119) tournament came to a quick end. He was pinned in 1:30 by Nevada's Tanner Charles in the first round. He then was pinned by McCluer South-Berkeley's Wardell Morgan in 2:49 in a consolation match.

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Central 50, Perryville 37

Alayah Cooper-Johnson recorded a double-double in the Tigers' home win.

Johnson had 12 points, 10 rebounds and five steals, while Chelsea Pannier had 12 points, seven rebounds and seven assists for the Tigers (10-12).

Natalie Bauwens led Perryville with 11 points and 10 rebounds.

Allison Moldenhauer added nine points, five rebounds and four steals for the Pirates (9-13).

Perryville 10 12 5 10 -- 37

Central 15 11 9 15 -- 50

PERRYVILLE (37) -- Natalie Bauwens 11, Abbie Schilli 3, Kelsey Schremp 2, Courtney Borden 4, Natalie Gremaud 8, Allison Moldenhauer 9. FG 14, FT 7-10, F 14. (3-pointers: Gremaud 2. Fouled out: Gremaud)

CENTRAL (50) -- Allie Hardesty 7, Alayah Cooper-Johnson 12, Bailey Kratochvil 2, Chelsea Pannier 12, Megan Daly 1, Chelsea Vinson 12, Katie Williams 4. FG 19, FT 11-17, F 10. (3-pointers: Hardesty 1. Fouled out: none)

JV -- Central won 42-24

Scott City 57, Oran 41

Katie Hogan and Melanie Lacey both recorded a double-double for the Rams.

Hogan had 16 points and 10 rebounds, while Lacey had 14 points and 13 rebounds.

Katie Rhymer added 11 points for Scott City (18-4).

Haley Glastetter paced the Eagles with 15 points, while Halle Woodfin added nine.

Scott City 11 12 12 22 -- 57

Oran 8 12 6 15 -- 41

SCOTT CITY (57) -- Stacey Heisserer 5, Melanie Lacey 14, Michaela Cobb 2, Katie Rhymer 11, Katie Hogan 16, Andrea Gray 9. FG 23, FT 7-12, F 9. (3-pointers: Gray 3, Rhymer 1. Fouled out: none)

ORAN (41) -- Haley Glastetter 15, Cheyanne King 2, Halle Woodfin 9, Addie Kielhofner 2, Crissy Sauceda 5, Taylor Nenniger 6, Morgan Todt 2. FG 17, FT 4-9, F 10. (3-pointers: Nenniger 2, Sauceda 1. Fouled out: none)

Delta 71, Kelly 62

Machela VanGennip recorded a double-double with 21 points and 10 rebounds in the Bobcats' home win.

Samantha Bartels had 15 points and five assists, while Tori Burton added 12 points for Delta (14-9).

Kayla Hicks had 19 points, while Kristen Powell added 18 points for Kelly.

Kelly 12 16 16 18 -- 62

Delta 15 20 20 16 -- 71

KELLY (62) -- Kaitlin Glastetter 11, Haley Glastetter 4, Darbe Backfisch 2, Karlie Ashcraft 2, Kristen Vetter 5, Kayla Hicks 19, Katie Koonce 1, Kristen Powell 18. FG 25, FT 9-17, F 17. (3-pointers: K. Glastetter 3. Fouled out: none)

DELTA (71) -- Samantha Bartels 15, Rachel Bartels 8, Tori Burton 12, Macey Parks 6, Machela VanGennip 21, Mira Henson 9. FG 26, FT 13-20, F 15. (3-pointers: VanGennip 3, S. Bartels 2, Henson 1. Fouled out: none)

Woodland 61, Saxony Lutheran 51

Kendra Pinkley netted 21 points to pace Woodland in the home win.

Josie Long added 16 points for the Cardinals.

Lauren Hecht had 16 rebounds and 14 points for the Crusaders (6-14), while Regan Obermann had 14 points.

Natalie Mueller added eight rebounds and six points in the loss.

Saxony 9 14 13 19 -- 51

Woodland 12 23 12 14 -- 61

SAXONY LUTHERAN (51) -- Regan Obermann 14, Julia Steffens 4, Abby Hartmann 8, Lauren Hecht 14, Natalie Mueller 6, Kristy Winter 4, Miranda Brewer 1. FG 16, FT 16-24, F 22. (3-pointers: Obermann 2, Hecht 1. Fouled out: Steffens, Mueller, Hartmann)

WOODLAND (61) -- Ashley Acup 9, Tess Rainey 3, Kendra Pinkley 21, Keighlyn Lincoln 9, Josie Long 16, Kathlyn Cooper 3. FG 17, FT 23-33, F 20. (3-pointers: Long 1, Rainey 1, Acup 1. Fouled out: Lincoln)

JV -- Saxony Lutheran won 50-12

BOYS BASKETBALL

St. Vincent 64, Windsor 56

Adam Winkler made a basket in the closing minutes of regulation to send the game into overtime.

The Indians then went 11 of 12 from the free-throw line to win in overtime.

Winkler had 16 points, while Sean Martin had 16 points and 10 rebounds for the Indians.

Ryan Boxdorfer had 12 points and 13 rebounds, while Mark Kutz added 12 points for St. Vincent (6-11).

St. Vincent 9 13 13 16 13 -- 64

Windsor 10 18 14 9 5 -- 56

ST. VINCENT (64) -- Adam Winkler 16, Ryan Boxdorfer 12, Tim Schumer 8, Mark Kutz 12, Sean Martin 16. FG 17, FT 29-43, F 16. (3-pointers: Schumer 1. Fouled out: Kutz)

WINDSOR (56) -- Siudeinski 15, Ganic 15, Dahlberg 8, Asher 8, Moss 3, Ludwig 3, Sanders 2, O'Sullivan 2. FG 23, FT 9-15, F 29. (3-pointers: Moss 1. Fouled out: Asher, Sanders)

JV -- St. Vincent won 43-36

MCSAA state tourney

Eagle Ridge defeated Grandview Christian 49-34 in the first round in Joplin, Mo.

Josh Carbaugh led the Eagles (4-16) with 14 points, nine rebounds and five assists.

Aaron Margrabe had 14 points and four steals, while Andrew Hileman had 10 points and pulled down 18 rebounds.

The Eagles will face Liberty Christian in the second round at 6 p.m. today.

Grandview 8 14 6 6 -- 34

Eagle Ridge 11 9 14 15 -- 49

GRANDVIEW CHRISTIAN (34) -- Bowen 17, Joo 5, Metscher 4, Car 6, Modazs 2. FG 13, FT 7-15, F 14. (3-pointers: Bowen 1. Fouled out: Car)

EAGLE RIDGE (49) -- Josh Carbaugh 20, Roy Yoon 3, Aaron Margrabe 14, Andrew Hileman 10, Nathan Davis 2. FG 19, FT 8-15, F 15. (3-pointers: Carbaugh 2, Margrabe 1. Fouled out: none)

-- From staff reports