Kyle Stroder scored 20 points to help lead the Leopold boys basketball team to a 52-39 victory against Oak Ridge in the championship game of the Mississippi Valley Conference tournament Thursday night.
Cameron Davis added 10 points for the top-seeded Wildcats.
Jake LeGrand and Hunter Seyer both scored nine points for No. 3 seed Oak Ridge.
Chaffee defeated Zalma 71-55 to claim third place.
Alex Crowe led the third-seeded Red Devils with 23 points, while Charlie Montgomery finished with 18.
Austin Sitze scored 23 points for Zalma.
Leopold beat Greenville in the JV championship game.
(Championship)
Leopold 52, Oak Ridge 39
Leopold 13 14 16 9 -- 52
Oak Ridge 11 2 10 16 -- 39
Leopold (52) -- Gregg Davis 6, Kody Bartels 7, Kyle Stroder 20, Joe Elfrink 4, James Jansen 2, Brandon Jansen 3, Cameron Davis 10. FG 20, FT 9-18, F 25. (3-pointers: Stroder 2, Bartels. Fouled out: none)
Oak Ridge (39) -- Kelby Brown 3, Jake LeGrand 9, Ryan Below 3, Hunter Seyer 9, Lance Rohde 4, Kyle Rohde 7, Dakota Zoellner 2, Jacob Berkbigler 2. FG 12, FT 9-15, F 20. (3-pointers: Seyer 3, Brown, LeGrand, K.Rohde. Fouled out: none)
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(Third place)
Chaffee 71, Zalma 55
Zalma 2 17 23 13 -- 55
Chaffee 24 27 14 6 -- 71
Zalma (55) -- Ryan Tucker 1, Jake Reed 11, Austin Sitze 23, Gage Lemons 8, Brad Key 12. FG 21, FT 6-9, F 12. (3-pointers: Sitze 5, Lemons2. Fouled out: Reed)
Chaffee (71) -- Alex Crowe 23, Zach Dannenmueller 11, Cody Johnson 2, Layton Tenkhoff 4, Jordan Yahn 13, Charlie Montgomery 18. FG 29, FT 8-12, F 9. (3-pointers: Crowe 5. Fouled out: none)
The Cardinals' road rally fell three points short.
Aaron Yount scored 24 points to lead Woodland (5-12), which trailed 31-21 at halftime. Codey Miles contributed 14 points and 12 rebounds.
Woodland 12 9 12 22 -- 55
Clearwater 17 14 7 20 -- 58
Woodland (55) -- Tyler Yount 4, Aaron Yount 24, Garret Reynolds 5. Dakota Long 1, Codey Miles 14, Dylan Miller 7. FG 16, FT 7-13, F 17. (3-pointers: A. Yount 4, Reynolds 1. Fouled out: A. Yount)
Clearwater (58) -- Slack 3, Roweld 3, Ayers 12, Pressler 12, Roach 16. FG 16, FT 8-12, F 17. (3-pointers: Pressler 4, Roach 1, Holmes 1. Fouled out: none)
Central 85, Imagine College Prep 32
Alayah Cooper led the Tigers with 21 points, 11 steals and eight rebounds in a home victory.
Chelsea Vinson added 17 points for the Tigers (12-7), while Bailey Kratochvil scored 15 points.
Imagine Prep 5 9 13 9 -- 32
Central 21 24 25 15 -- 85
Imagine College Prep (32) -- Duncan 2, Lamier-Richie 11, Maclin 3, Austin 4, Webster 2, Upchurch 6, Cook 4. FG 8, FT 1-1, F 11. (3-pointers: Lamier-Richie 3, Upchurch 2. Fouled out: none)
Central (85) -- Allie Hardesty 4, Alayah Cooper-Johnson 21, Bailey Kratochvil 15, Tori Scheller 7, Kadie Orenstein 2, Katie Williams 5, Dominique Johnson 8, Chelsea Vinson 17, Bailey Bliss 2, Deja Stewart 3, Madison Daum 1. FG 34, FT 11-25, F 6. (3-pointers: Kratochvil 1, Vinson 1. Fouled out: none)
Saxony built a 10-point lead by halftime in a home victory.
Lauren Hecht led Saxony Lutheran (5-12) with 11 points. Maci Daniel collected six steals for the Crusaders, while Natalie Mueller had five rebounds and three steals.
Kendra Pinkley paced the Cardinals with nine points.
Woodland 2 9 12 6 -- 29
Saxony Lutheran 10 11 6 11 -- 38
Woodland (29) -- Josie Long 5, Kathlyn Cooper 4, Keighlyn Lincoln 2, Lindsey Craft 4, Lindsay Shell 5, Kendra Pinkley 9. FG 12, FT 5-6, F 13. (3-pointers: none. Fouled out: none)
Saxony Lutheran (38) -- Abby Hadler 5, Abigail Bergman 3, Regan Obermann 3, Lauren Hecht 11, Maci Daniel 7, Courtney Bergman 4, Natalie Mueller 5. FG 13, FT 6-13, F 16. (3-pointers: Bergman 1, Obermann 1. Fouled out: none)
Bridgette Chandler scored 10 points for Kelly in a loss at home.
The Hawks were held to single-digit scoring in each quarter.
Dexter 30 23 15 12 -- 80
Kelly 6 2 6 5 -- 19
DEXTER (80) -- Mollie Whitehead 11, Katelyn Frazier 10, Hannah Noe 11, Alison Jarrell 12, Erika Cobb 4, Taylor Owens 2, Brittany Harris 18, Paige Patterson 12. FG 36, FT 4-8, F 14. (3-pointers: Jarrell 2, Noe 1, Whitehead 1. Fouled out: none.)
KELLY (19) -- Samantha Ratledge 2, Tessa Johnson 2, Bridgette Chandler 10, Payton Jones 3, Jessica Worth 2. FG 6, FT 7-8, F 7. (3-pointers: none. Fouled out: none.)
Scott City 53, Sikeston 49
Andrea Gray netted 16 points to help the Rams hold on for a home victory.
Katie Hogan added 13 points for the Rams.
Sikeston 10 7 9 23 -- 49
Scott City 9 13 15 16 -- 53
SIKESTON (49) -- Tyangela Gibson 13, Keyonna Blissett 2, Quesha Howard 8, Leah Little 6, Mikala Nichols 2, Tanesha Pulley 14, Jalen Peet 1, Yalonda Johnson 3. FG 20 FT 6-9 F 22 (3-pointers: Gibson 1, Howard 2. Fouled out: Little.)
SCOTT CITY (53) -- Lyndsie Robert 5, Jessica Boswell 1, Katie Rhymer 9, Katie Hogan 13, Alicia Kern 9, Andrea Gray 16. FG 18 FT 12-22 F 10 (3-pointers: Rhymer 3, Hogan 1, Gray 1. Fouled out: none.)
The Bobcats suffered a loss at home.
Tori Burton led Delta (8-9) with 21 points and 10 rebounds, while Machela VanGennip netted 10 points.
Lyndse Hamby had nine rebounds for the Bobcats.
New Madrid 18 11 11 7 -- 47
Delta 12 16 9 4 -- 41
New Madrid (47) -- Campbell 2, Williams 7, Childress 6, McGloson 25, Summers 7. (3-pointers: Summers 1. Fouled out: none)
Delta (41) -- Tori Burton 21, Lyndse Hamby 5, Myra Henson 1, Machela VanGennip 10, Chastity Taylor 2, Alysha Vessells 2. FG 12, FT 14-23, F 13. (3-pointers: VanGennip 1. Fouled out: none)
Natalie Gremaud led the Pirates to a home win with 18 points and seven rebounds.
Allison Moldenhauer added 13 points, six steals and four assists. Morgan Mueller also had 13 points for the Pirates (9-12).
Festus 8 9 10 10 -- 37
Perryville 13 19 19 15 -- 66
Festus (37) -- Mikalila Baker 12, Devin Boeckstiegel 10, Alyssa Kappler 7, Jaylin Wilkes 4, Danielle Ziegler 4. FG 18, FT 1-6, F 18. (3-pointers: none. Fouled out: Wilkes, Boeckstiegel)
Perryville (66) -- Natalie Gremaud 18, Morgan Mueller 13, Courtney Borden 7, Kaycee Erzfeld 9, Allison Moldenhauer 13, Cheyenne Davis 2, Katlyn Lukefahr 2, Desiree Brown 2. FG 23, FT 14-25, F 13. (3-pointers: Erzfeld 4, Borden 7. Fouled out: none)
JV -- Perryville won.
St. Vincent improved to 13-6 with a road win at Chester.
Courtney Heberlie led the Indians with 15 points.
St. Vincent 4 7 15 9 -- 35
Chester 9 0 8 11 -- 28
St. Vincent (35) -- Dani Hogard 2, Courtney Heberlie 15, Kelly Welker 4, Storm French 3, Katie Mattingly 9, Stephanie Hoyt 2. FG 12, FT 4-6, F 13. (3-pointers: Heberlie 2. Fouled out: none)
Chester (28) -- Nesbitt 6, Dillow 5, Marcinkowski 2, Fedderke 1, Rosendohl 4, Schroeder 5, Larose 3, Lavmore 2. FG 9, FT 4-12, F 8. (3-pointers: Dillow 1, Schroeder 1. Fouled out: none)
Poplar Bluff 64, Central 18
Dexter 52, Central 24
Ethan Groshong provided a pair of pins for Central at 160 pounds in dual losses to both Poplar Bluff and Dexter.
Blake Emmons (113) provided the Tigers' only other pin against Dexter.
Poplar Bluff 64, Central 18
106 -- Matt King (PB) forfeit
113 -- Mason Betz (PB) pin Blake Emmons, :57
120 -- Aaron Vencent (PB) pin Alec Hutson, :48
126 -- Matt Davis (PB) pin Kent Bernhardt, :39
132 -- Trent Thomas(PB) forfeit
138 -- Caleb Barton (PB) pin Husam Wadi, 5:32
145 -- Kade Armer (PB) pin Austin Purcell, 1:02
152 -- Alex Davis-Carter (C) forfeit
160 -- Ethan Groshong (C) pin Jeremiah Simpson, 3:12
170 -- Kyle Myrick (C) forfeit
182 -- Alec Green (PB) dec. TJ Marquis, 6-1
195 -- Jacob Sliger (PB) pin Darian Black, :40
220 -- Trent Weldborn (PB) forfeit
HWT -- Jimy Parson (PB) forfeit
Dexter 52, Central 24
106 -- Ben Dachs (D) forfeit
113 -- Blake Emmons (C) pin Steven Parks, 1:54
120 -- Wes Ashley (D) pin Alec Hutson, 1:00
126 -- Trevor Waldner (D) tech. Kent Bernhardt, 22-7
132 -- Open
138 -- Husam Wadi (C) pin Hunter Hardin, 2:27
145 -- Austin Purcell (C) forfeit
152 -- Dylan Bazarrian (D) pin Alex Davis-Carter, 1:55
160 -- Ethan Groshong (C) pin Alex Quartermous, 1:23
170 -- Cody Stevens (D) tech. Kyle Myrick, 24-8
182 -- Logan Quertermous (D) pin TJ Marquis, 4:15
195 -- Damian Glasener (D) pin Darian Black, 1:54
220 -- Zach Lacy (D) forfiet
HWT -- Open
GIRLS SWIMMING
Jackson 119, Central 66
The Jackson girls swim team won 10 events in a dual victory against host Central.
Kyleigh Troxel posted individual vicories in the 200 individual medley and 100 butterfly and swam legs of the winning 200 medley relay and 400 freestyle relay.
Shelby Kate McCord also swam on both the relays and won the 100 and 200 freestyle.
Results
200 medley relay -- 1. Jackson 2:06.47 (Kyleigh Troxel, Jeannette Powell, Shelby Kate McCord, Jericka Helton); 2. Central 2:15.28; 3. Jackson 2:20.9
200 freestyle -- 1. McCord (J) 2:13.92; 2. Shelby Lambert (J) 2:26.66; 3. Maddy McDonald (C) 2:30.22
200 IM -- 1. Troxel (J) 2:21.01; 2. Mallory Dickson (C) 2:48.15; 3. Molly Kinder (C) 3:09.09
50 freestyle -- 1. Cheyenne Lingle (J) 27.73; 2. Conner McKinney (J) 29.82; 3. Josie Young (C) 29.96
Diving -- 1. Claire Gillard (J) 195.15; 2. Chleo LeGrand (C) 192.95; 3. Alexis Phillips (J) 165.55
Butterly -- 1. Troxel (J) 1:05.90; 2. Jennette Powell (J) 1:09.51; 3. Young (C) 1:18.36
100 freestyle -- 1. McCord (J) 59.42; 2. Maddie Siefert (C) 59.53; 3. Hayle Loughary (J) 1:04.32
500 freestyle -- 1. McDonald (C) 6:31.22; 2. Molly Kinder (C) 7:07.62; 3. Emily Karleskint (J) 7:36.30
200 freestyle relay -- 1. Jackson 1:59.24 (Loughary, Lexi Burgi, McKinney, Lambert); 2. Central 1:59.62; 3. Jackson 2:12
100 backstroke -- 1. Powell (J) 1:08.68; 2. Helton (J) 1:13.24; 3. LeGrand 1:17.02
100 breaststroke -- 1. Siefert (C) 1:15.31; 2. Mary Kate Meyers (J) 1:20.20; 3. Brittany McArthur (J) 1:333.38
400 freestyle relay -- 1. Jackson 4:14.90 (Powell, Lingle, Troxel, McCord); 2. Central 4:34.58; 3. Jackson 4:39.13
Poplar Bluff 199, St. Vincent 76, Saxony Lutheran 73, Perryville 69
Natalie King won two events to help St. Vincent to a second-place finish at the meet in Poplar Bluff, Mo.
King touched the wall first in the 200 individual medley and the 100 breaststroke.
Saxony Lutheran's Katie Schweiss finished first in the 500 freestyle.
Local Results
200 medley relay -- 4. Saxony Lutheran (Caitlin Bender, Katie Schweiss, Annaka Goodson, Alexandra Wahlers) 2:41.22; 5. Perryville 2:42.59
200 freestyle -- 3. Schweiss (SL) 2:27.44; 4. Shelby Roth (P) 2:56.54; 5. Miranda Massey (P) 3:03.77
200 individual medley -- 1. Natalie King (SV) 2:30.51; 3. Goodson (SL) 3:14.87
50 freestyle -- 3. Paige Buhler (P) 28.87; 4. Bender (SL) 34.06; 5. Nicole Pruett (SV) 34.98
100 butterfly -- 1. Laura Steele (SV) 1:20.69; 3. Ali Koening (P) 1:35.34
100 freestyle -- 3. Goodson (SL) 1:14.47; 3. Alexandra Wahlers (SL) 1:16.74; 4. Miranda Massey (P) 1:23.45
500 freestyle -- 1. Schweiss (SL) 6:44.28; 2. Wahlers (SL) 7:26.51
200 freestyle relay -- 2. Perryville (Buhler, Massey, Maddie Steffens, Roth) 2:16.11; 4. St. Vincent 2:32.12
100 backstroke -- 2. Koening (P) 1:20.29; 4. Bender (SL) 1:31.43
100 breaststroke -- 1. King (SV) 1:20.26; 4. Beth Carron (SV) 1:48.60
400 freestyle relay -- 2. Saxony Lutheran (Bender, Goodson, Wahlers, Schweiss) 4:59.25; 3. Perryville 5:11.39; 5. St. Vincent 5:26.18
-- From staff reports
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