High school roundup: Johnson powers Cardinals past Bulldogs 62-52

Neil Johnson scored 20 points to lead Woodland past Zalma 62-52 in boys basketball action Friday.

Martin Williams added 11 points, including three 3-points, for the Cardinals.

Justin Stotts netted 18 points and grabbed seven rebounds, while Stephen Simmers added 12 points for the Bulldogs (7-12).

Thad McGregor chipped in six rebounds in the loss.

Woodland 19 11 12 20 -- 62

Zalma 9 17 15 11 -- 52

WOODLAND (62) -- Nick Deck 3, Sheldon Gregg 5, Martin Williams 11, Corey Chapman 8, Will Jetton 4, Neil Johnson 20, Lance Yount 6, Andrew Minson 6. FG 23, FT 12-15, F 16. (3-pointers: Gregg 1, Williams 3. Fouled out: Deck)

ZALMA (52) -- Austin Sitze 2, Stephen Simmers 12, Thad McGregor 7, Andrew Tucker 6, Jake Reed 3, Gage Lemons 4, Justin Stotts 18. FG 22, FT 7-16, F 13. (3-pointers: Stotts 1. Fouled out: Stotts)

St. Vincent 75, Crystal City 64

The Indians outscored the Hornets 21-13 in the fourth quarter to capture the road win.

Sean Martin, Kyle Rollet and Adam Winkler each scored 18 points for St. Vincent (10-7).

St. Vincent 12 15 27 21 -- 75

Crystal City 7 22 22 13 -- 64

ST. VINCENT (75) -- Ryan Boxdorfer 9, Brock French 8, Sean Martin 18, Kyle Rollet 18, Brett Wengert 4, Adam Winkler 18. FG 25, FT 25-35, F 14. (3-pointers: none. Fouled out: none)

CRYSTAL CITY (64) -- Eli Sample 22, Taylor Boyd 4, Logan Jett 4, Stacey Thornton 10, Nick Portell 9, Zach Smallegan 9, Bryan DeGare 4, Chandler James 2. FG 23, FT 11-12, F 24. (3-pointers: Sample 2, Thornton 2, Portell 2, Smallegan 1. Fouled out: none)

JV -- Crystal City won 43-32.

Oak Ridge 65, Chaffee 56

The Blue Jays made just 14 field goals but shot 36 for 43 from the free-throw line in the road win.

Brett Thomas netted 22 points, while Caleb Elam added 14 for Oak Ridge.

Alex Crowe connected for five 3-pointers and finished with 18 points, while Mike Rutherford also hit five 3-pointers for 17 points for the Red Devils (3-11).

Oak Ridge 9 18 18 20 -- 65

Chaffee 10 11 9 25 -- 56

OAK RIDGE (65) -- Stephen Bolen 2, Caleb Elam 14, Lucas Rohde 2, Jacob Light 2, Garret Light 13, Brett Thomas 22, Logan Mangels 10. FG 14, FT 36-43, F 14. (3-pointers: Thomas 1. Fouled out: none)

CHAFFEE (56) -- Alex Crowe 18, Mike Rutherford 17, Nathan Cicardi 10, Jordan Yahn 6, Alex Davie 3, Tyler Botkin 2. FG 20, FT 4-15, F 26. (3-pointers: Crowe 5, Rutherford 5, N. Cicardi 2. Fouled out: Jason Cicardi, N. Cicardi)

JV -- Chaffee won 45-44 in OT.

Scott County Central 84, Oran 51

Bobby Hatchett led all scorers with 26 points, including four 3-pointers, for the Braves (19-2).

Dominique Porter added 17 points in the win.

Jon Morrow led the Eagles with 20 points in the home loss.

Nathan Michelsen added 10 points for Oran (12-8).

SCC 25 27 23 9 -- 84

Oran 14 18 6 13 -- 51

SCOTT COUNTY CENTRAL (84) -- Bobby Hatchett 26, Reggie Woodson 2, LaMarcus Steward 2, Otto Porter 16, Dominique Porter 17, Bryan Freed 6, Charles McClinton 8, Calvin Porter 2, John Rhoden 3. FG 33, FT 8-16, F 9. (3-pointers: Hatchett 4, D. Porter 2. Fouled out: none.)

ORAN (51) -- Preston Scherer 5, Gabe Kielhofner 5, Nathan Michelsen 10, Zac Chasteen 6, Reece Mangels 2, Jon Morrow 20, Cody Moore 3. FG 21, FT 4-5, F 10. (3-pointers: Scherer 1, Kielhofner 1, Michelsen 2, Moore 1. Fouled out: none.)

Festus 72, Perryville 68

The Pirates made a free throw to tie the game in regulation but couldn't connect for the second free throw to take the win.

The Pirates then were outscored 17-13 in overtime to lose on the road.

Bryce Weibrecht netted a game-high 34 points, while Andrew Martin added 11 for the Pirates (7-13).

Perryville 12 18 12 13 13 -- 68

Festus 20 11 16 8 17 -- 72

PERRYVILLE (68) -- Andrew Martin 11, Alex Robinson 2, Ryan Kassinger 2, Jared Hotop 4, Ross Moldenhauer 5, Bryce Weibrecht 34, Jared Thieret 10. FG 24, FT 19-26, F 27. (3-pointers: Moldenhauer 1. Fouled out: Martin, Moldenhauer, Wade Lawrence)

FESTUS (72) -- Zach Bey 13, Logan Bone 13, Brendon Neel 12, Cody Roberts 21, Ryan Yuengel 13. FG 20, FT 25-41, F 20. (3-pointers: Bey 3, Bone 2, Neel 2. Fouled out: none)

JV -- Perryville won 51-49.

Bloomfield 64, Scott City 38

The Rams fell on the road.

New Salem 44, Eagle Ridge 38

New Salem won its conference tournament behind 16 points from Dillon Gaines.

Trent Jones added 11 for New Salem (20-5).

Sam Davis led Eagle Ridge with 12 points, while Josh Carbaugh and Johnathan Rockhill both added 10 points in the loss.

Eagle Ridge 9 12 0 17 -- 38

New Salem 13 5 11 15 -- 44

EAGLE RIDGE (38) -- Sam Davis 12, Aaron Margrabe 3, Johnathan Rockhill 10, Josh Carbaugh 10, Andrew Hileman 3. FG 16, FT 3-4, F 12. (3-pointers: Davis 1, Margrabe 1. Fouled out: none)

NEW SALEM (44) -- Trent Jones 11, Josh DaVault 7, John Bucholtz 3, Bubba Bucholtz 7, Dillon Gaines 16. FG 16, FT 10-16, F 11. (3-pointers: Jones 1, Gaines 1. Fouled out: none)

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Jackson 55, Nerinx Hall 49

Kaylen Knepp poured in 17 points to lead the Indians to a home win.

Dru Haertling added nine points while Kylie Seyer, Cassandra Bollinger and Whitney McNeely each finished with eight points.

The Indians improved to 14-6.

Nerinx Hall 6 6 19 18 -- 49

Jackson 16 13 10 16 -- 55

NERINX HALL (49) -- Lexi Cochran 2, Kara Kriegshauser 2, Mary Beth Mathias 13, Haylye Markway 8. Kelsey Reeds 5, Emily Welin 3, Kirsti Yess 14. FG 17, FT 12-14, F 16. (3-pointers: Yess 2, Welin 1. Fouled out: Cochran)

JACKSON (55) -- Dru Haertling 9, Brooke Sanders 5, Kaylen Knepp 17, Kylie Seyer 8, Cassandra Bollinger 8, Whitney McNeely 8. FG 18, FT 16-19, F 15. (3-pointers: Haertling 1, McNeely 2. Fouled out: none)

JV -- Nerinx Hall won 55-42.

St. Vincent 46, Windsor 23

Kali Wingerter scored 12 points to lead the Indians to a home win.

Kelci Besand added 11 points, while Kayla Seabaugh scored nine points and grabbed 10 rebounds for St. Vincent (14-6).

Windsor 4 5 8 6 -- 23

St. Vincent 16 14 13 3 -- 46

WINDSOR (23) -- Marissa Cage 4, Sam Baker 6, Amanda Haley 2, Michelle Kyle 2, Megan Burtnett 3, Kaitlin Hoffmann 4, Danielle Guseman 2. FG 11, FT 0-0, F 13. (3-pointers: Burtnett 1. Fouled out: none)

ST. VINCENT (46) -- Courtney Heberlie 4, Liz Martin 1, Kayla Seabaugh 9, Storm French 8, Kelci Besand 11, Ashley L'Hote 1, Kali Wingerter 12. FG 17, FT 12-20, F 3. (3-pointers: none. Fouled out: none)

JV -- Windsor won 36-22.

Sikeston 50, Saxony Lutheran 38

Brooke Valleroy hit for 13 points in a road loss.

Natalie Mueller and Julia Steffens both added eight points for the Crusaders (3-14).

Saxony 8 6 13 11 -- 38

Sikeston 18 19 2 11 -- 50

SAXONY LUTHERAN (38) -- Brooke Valleroy 13, Kelsey James 3, Regan Obermann 2, Julia Steffens 8, Angel Stone 2, Abby Hartmann 2, Natalie Mueller 8. FG 15, FT 2-7, F 18. (3-pointers: Valleroy 2. Fouled out: none)

SIKESTON (50) -- Tyanne Townsend 8, Keyonna Blissett 12, Asia Liggins 20, Howard 2, Jerrica Taylor 4, Tanesha Pulley 4. FG 21, FT 8-29, F 15. (3-pointers: none. Fouled out: none)

New Salem 46, Liberty Christian 15

The Eagles captured third place in their conference tournament.

Marti Pool led all scorers with 23 points, while Rachel Pool added eight points for the Eagles (12-5).

Liberty 2 3 2 8 -- 15

New Salem 15 9 9 13 -- 46

LIBERTY CHRISTIAN (15) -- Avery Dixon 4, Megan Brumadin 3, Brianna Navarette 2, Kiki Schneider 4, Nikki Holmes 4. FG 7, FT 0-0, F 12. (3-pointers: Brumadin 1. Fouled out: Holmes)

NEW SALEM (46) -- Marti Poole 23, Rana Douglas 4, Leah Jones 7, Rachel Poole 8, Laura Morning 4. FG 20, FT 5-9, F 4. (3-pointers: Jones 1. Fouled out: none)

GIRLS SWIMMING

Last chance meet

Central sophomore Lizzie Schmidt qualified for state in the 100 breaststroke in a last-chance meet for local swimmers to make state cuts.

Schmidt was 1 second off the state cut in her swim during the Show-Me Conference meet Thursday, but cut time Friday for a qualifying time of 1 minute, 13.09 seconds.

Schmidt was the Tigers' lone state qualifier.

-- From staff reports