High school roundup: Jackson wrestlers win St. Charles West meet

The Jackson wrestling team boasted two champions as it won the St. Charles West Invitational for the first time in its 16 years of participation in the meet Saturday.

Jarrett Reisenbichler (106 pounds) and Jake Byrd (120) won titles for the Indians, who finished with 166 points.

Reisenbichler won a 2-0 decision over Eureka's Kyran Hagan, while Byrd defeated defending Class 3 state champion Chandler Fohey of Hannibal 3-1 in his title match.

Tyler Rush (138) and heavyweight Preston Hobeck both added runner-up finishes, while Dylan Rush (145), Clayton Collier (152) and Clay Darnell (220) all finished fourth.

Jackson finished four and one-half points ahead of Union County, Ky. (166) and five points ahead of Edwardsville, Ill. (161) in the 16-team field.

"It was a pretty big win for us," Jackson coach Steve Wachter said. "It was a very high level of competition with a lot of all-state athletes and state champions. There were quite a few all-Americans and two national wrestling champions there. It was a really competitive tournament."

Team Scores -- 1. Jackson 166; 2. Union County (Ky.) 161.5; 3. Edwardsville (Ill.) 161; 4. Seckman 145; 5. Iowa City West (Iowa) 143; 6. Eureka 136.5; 7. Waynesville 132; 8. Rock Bridge (Columbia) 109.5; 9. Hannibal 103.5; 10. Francis Howell 88; 11. Farmington 87; 12. Troy Buchanan 38; 13. St. Charles West 37; 14. Ritenour 29; 15. St. John Vianney 10; 16. Joplin 7

Local (Jackson) results

106 -- (1st place match) Jarrett Reisenbichler (J) dec. Kyran Hagan (Eureka) 2-0

120 -- (1st) Jake Byrd (J) dec. Chandler Fohey (Hannibal) 3-1

126 -- (9th) Justin Minks (Farmington) dec. Payne Guilliams (J) 7-3

138 -- (1st) Jason Kiehne (Rock Bridge) dec. Tyler Rush (J) 10-3

145 -- (3rd) William Seibert (Farmington) dec. Dylan Rush (J) 8-3

152 -- (3rd) Graham Ratermann (Rock Bridge) won by forfeit over Clayton Collier (J)

160 -- (7th) Sam Heese (Francis Howell) dec. Gabe Dudley (J) 4-2

170 -- (9th) Trey Proffer (J) fell over Johnny Crump (Farmington) 1:33

182 -- (5th) Josh Stone (J) dec. Devin Smith (Union County, Ky.) 4-2

195 -- (5th) Cortez Dorsey (Seckman) dec. Chris Collier (J) 4-2

220 -- (3rd) Matt Kent (Edwardsville, Ill.) dec. Clay Darnell (J) 5-0

HWT -- (1st) Jacob Semple (Waynesville) fell over Preston Hobeck (J) 1:04

BOYS BASKETBALL

Saxony Lutheran 55, New Athens 37

Jack Lake scored 19 points and grabbed nine rebounds to help Saxony Lutheran to third place in the Chester (Ill.) Invitational.

Chase Steffens pulled down a team-high 13 rebounds and dished out six assists for the Crusaders (10-6).

New Athens 7 9 8 13 -- 37

Saxony Luth. 13 8 13 21 -- 55

NEW ATHENS, ILL. (37) -- Luke Mueller 6, Nick Ozier 4, Wyatt Hespen 5, Adam Woolford 2, Ryan Reuss 5, Jimmy Kiefer 8, Tyler Meyer 5, Drew Ragland 2. FG 14, FT 6-10, F 15. (3-pointers: Mueller 2, Reuss. Fouled out: Kiefer)

SAXONY LUTHERAN (55) -- Zach Beal 6, Chase Steffens 5, Ryan Palmer 8, Taylor Richmond 6, Corey Williams 2, Hunter Coe 9, Jack Lake 19. FG 20, FT 11-15, F 17. (3-pointers: Steffens, Lake, Palmer 2. Fouled out: Lake)

Perryville 63, Cobden (Ill.) 46

Colin Schirmer notched a double-double with 17 points and 11 rebounds to lead the Pirates to victory in the consolation championship game of the Chester Invitational.

Grant Dix added 12 points and Garrett Martin had 10 points for Perryville (9-5).

Cobden's Parker Flamm recorded a game-high 22 points to pace the Appleknockers (4-8).

Cobden 9 11 11 15 -- 46

Perryville 17 10 14 22 -- 63

COBDEN, ILL. (46) -- Zach Moore 7, Keegan Tripp 4, Sam Cohen 3, Parker Flamm 22, Tyler Lewey 7, Austin Flamm 3. FG 16, FT 8-19, F 18. (3-pointers: Moore 1, Lewey 1. Fouled out: None)

PERRYVILLE (63) -- Grant Dix 12, Trenton Green 4, Garrett Martin 10, Colin Schirmer 17, Luke Schlichting 4, Brett Schnurbusch 7, Collin Stief 2, Eli Tripp 7. FG 18, FT 12-18, F 15. (3-pointers: Dix 2, Martin 2, Schnurbusch 1. Fouled out: None)

SWIMMING

Parkway South Inv.

The Central 200 freestyle team of Maddie Siefert, Sierra Smith, Maddy McDonald and Josey Powell finished eighth at the Parkway South Invitational over the weekend.

The foursome posted a time of 1 minute, 54.36 seconds.

The same group also placed 10th (2:10.99) in the medley relay.

The 400 freestyle relay, comprised of Polly Shantz, Josie Young, Madison Moore and Sarah Elfrink, also placed 10th (4:45.91).

Siefert finished 12th in 100 breaststroke (1:18.10).

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Cor Jesu Academy 48, Saxony Lutheran 38

Cor Jesu Academy, the same team that dealt the Notre Dame girls basketball team its first loss of the season Friday, handed visiting Saxony Lutheran its third loss.

Cor Jesu led by three points at halftime before outscoring the Crusaders by seven points in the second half to come away with the win.

Natalie Chrisco scored a game-high 16 points for Cor Jesu (9-6). Kristina Schmelter tallied 13 points, nine rebounds and three blocks for the Chargers.

Raegan Wieser netted a team-high 12 points to pace the Crusaders. Maddie Brune grabbed five rebounds, and Brianna Mueller recorded four assists and three steals for Saxony Lutheran (10-3).

Saxony Lutheran 12 8 8 10 -- 38

Cor Jesu 19 4 11 14 -- 48

SAXONY LUTHERAN (38) -- Grace Mirly 6, Brianna Mueller 5, Ashlynn Collier 3, Raegan Wieser 12, Ali Galemmo 8, Maddie Brune 4. FG 13, FT 6-11, F 13. (3-pointers: Mueller 1, Wieser 1. Fouled out: None)

COR JESU (48) -- Jenn Mayberger 6, Emily Schueppert 3, Natalie Chrisco 16, Mary Beth Howard 4, Claire Boyce 2, Kathryn Buscher 4, Kristina Schmelter 13. FG 17, FT 5-7, F 10. (3-pointers: Chrisco 3. Fouled out: None)

Kennett 61, Central 29

Sarah Boerboom tallied eight points, seven rebounds and three assists in the Tigers' road loss.

Anne Wilferth also grabbed four rebounds for Central (1-9).

Kennett's Heidi Shetley scored a game-high 25 points, and Shon Wynne added 10 points for the Indians (8-5).

Central 4 11 9 5 -- 29

Kennett 17 18 14 12 -- 61

CENTRAL (29) -- Sydney Tollison 2, Anna Garner 1, Kelly Morton 3, Sarah Boerboom 8, Kassidy Pannier 3, Maddie Daum 4, Deja Stewart 6, Anne Wilferth 2. FG 12, FT 2-4, F 18. (3-pointers: Pannier 1. Fouled out: None)

KENNETT (61) -- Khadijah Whitfield 6, Lara Abmeyer 9, Shon Wynne 10, Kate Shetley 7, Heidi Shetley 25, Daqueshia Duckworth 4. FG 22, FT 11-21, F 12. (3-pointers: Abmeyer 1, K. Shetley 1. Fouled out: None)

JV -- Central 35, Kennett 23

-- From staff reports