HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP: Meadow Heights boys basketball edges Zalma for MVC Tournament title

Lane Baremore netted 19 points as host Meadow Heights staved off a scare from a determined Zalma squad, 76-70, to finish 3-0 to clinch the championship of the Mississippi Valley Conference (MVC) Tournament.

Blake Bollinger sank 15 points for Meadow Heights (14-5), which held a six-point lead at halftime before the second-half stalemate. Devin Wilfong tossed in 14 points and Spencer Bragg added 12 points for the Panthers.

Dallan Stotts recorded a game-high 21 points while Jacob Steinberg pitched in 19 points to pace the Bulldogs (11-9), which finished the tournament 1-2 for third place.

Zalma 17 13 16 24 -- 70

MHHS 14 22 14 26 -- 76

ZALMA (70) -- Jacob Steinberg 19, Wyatt Lemons 3, Christopher Lombeida 2, Dallan Stotts 21, Peyton Ford 10, Brendan Cato 2, Luke Robertson 13. FG 16, FT 11-15, F 23 (3-pointers: Stotts 3, Ford 2, Robertson 2, Steinberg, Lemons. Fouled out: Lombeida, Robertson.)

MEADOW HEIGHTS (76) -- Jacob Douglas 7, Spencer Bragg 12, Trent Liley 5, Blake Bollinger 15, Lane Baremore 19, Nick Mayfield 4, Devin Wilfong 14. FG 24, FT 19-29, F 17 (3-pointers: Bragg, Liley, Baremore. Fouled out: None.)

Marquand-Zion 72, Leopold 60

Garrett Thele bucketed 22 points but it was not enough as the Wildcats fell to the Tigers to finish fourth in the final night of the Mississippi Valley Conference (MVC) Tournament at Meadow Heights.

Ryan Lewis chipped in 15 points and Tristan Graham added 11 points for Leopold (0-17). The Wildcats trailed by six at halftime and by one at the end of the third quarter before the Tigers staged a fourth-quarter blitzkrieg to come away with the win.

Cody Weekley busted a game-high 28 points while Daniel Snider nailed 21 points to lead Marquand-Zion (10-10), which finished 2-1 in the tournament to take second place.

Leopold 14 18 13 15 -- 60

Marquand 23 15 8 26 -- 72

LEOPOLD (60) -- Dalton Forrester 6, Garrett Thele 22, Tristan Graham 11, Ryan Lewis 15, Blake Leazenby 3, John Gray 3. FG 15, FT 12-19, F 18 (3-pointers: Graham 3, Lewis 3. Fouled out: Leazenby.)

MARQUAND-ZION (72) -- Nick Dunn 6, Cody Weekley 28, Logan Barrett 2, Brandon Whitener 2, Daniel Snider 21, Ethan Lord 6, Drew Cook 7. FG 14, FT 14-23, F 15 (3-pointers: Snider 5, Weekley 3, Lord 2. Fouled out: None.)

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Sikeston 70, Scott City 24

Tyeshia Mitchell recorded a game-high 16 points as the Bulldogs upped their winning streak to six games in the lopsided road rout of the Rams.

Erica Peet sank 14 points for Sikeston (16-3), which maintained a 32-point advantage at halftime and kept the hosts to single digits each quarter.

Ginny Mott tallied 11 points to pace Scott City (1-15).

Sikeston 20 24 19 7 -- 70

Scott City 4 8 6 6 -- 24

SIKESTON (70) -- Kiera Steward 10, Zayteanna Williams 5, Antravia Green 7, Tyra Bonner 8, Larysa McClellon 2, Cana Bles 2, Jachira Sims 1, Erica Peet 14, Tyeshia Mitchell 16, Alana Basham 5. FG 28, FT 11-27, F 12 (3-pointers: Bonner. Fouled out: None.)

SCOTT CITY (24) -- Tori Buckner 5, Bella Bowers 2, Morgan Pettit 2, Ginny Mott 11, Faith Grant 2, Katie Smith 2. FG 8, FT 5-9, F 18 (3-pointers: Buckner. Fouled out: Hannah Shemonia.)

JV -- Sikeston won.

Festus 64, Perryville 32

Festus's Jordan Oetting nailed a game-high 17 points to lead the Tigers in the conference road romp of the Pirates.

Ally Frazier contributed 12 points for Festus (12-5, 3-0 JCAA Conference-Large Schools Division). The Tigers led by 17 points at halftime and used a strong third quarter to outscore the hosts by 15 points at the end of the second half to clinch the win.

Kylie Bilek had seven points to pace Perryville (8-11, 1-2).

Festus 17 12 25 10 -- 64

Perryville 7 5 12 8 -- 32

FESTUS (64) -- Jordan Oetting 17, Mo Kennon 4, Alex Tinnin 8, Allison Beckham 8, Jenna Oetting 5, Ally Frazier 12, Ashley Fallert 10. FG 22, FT 8-18, F 6 (3-pointers: Je. Oetting, Jo. Oetting, Frazier. Fouled out: None.)

PERRYVILLE (32) -- Kirstin Jannin 2, Kylie Bilek 7, Lydia Cook 2, Reese Nations 3, Abby Robinson 2, Ahnie Hoff 3, Sydney Spears 5, Brooke Buerck 2, Emma Nelson 6. FG 13, FT 3-4, F 13 (3-pointers: Nations. Fouled out: None.)

JV -- Perryville won.

St. Vincent 46, Chester (Ill.) 40

Faith Kapp scored 10 points as the Indians managed to pull out the victory over the Yellowjackets across the river.

Corin Carroll added nine points for St. Vincent (12-9).

Alexis McMath finished with a game-high 15 points to lead Chester (12-11).

St. Vincent 16 8 12 10 -- 46

Chester 10 10 12 8 -- 40

ST. VINCENT (46) -- Alayna Layton 6, Jenna Winkler 3, Corin Carroll 9, Jamie Best 2, Faith Kapp 10, Abby Buchheit 7, Hannah Gotto 4, Jackie Verseman 5. FG 18, FT 4-13, F 14 (3-pointers: Carroll 2. Fouled out: None.)

CHESTER, ILL. (40) -- Logan Colvis 4, Kaitlyn Dillow 10, Emily Tudor 8, Carlee Weir 2, Alexis McMath 15, Maddie Hoffman 1. FG 8, FT 9-14, F 15 (3-pointers: Dillow 2, Tudor 2, McMath. Fouled out: None.)

JV -- Chester (Ill.) won 48-43

Woodland 54, Meadow Heights 36

Sophomore Krista Rhodes sank a game-high 15 points, 12 of which came from behind the arc, to lead the Cardinals in the road victory over the winless Panthers.

Mara Grindstaff pitched in 14 points for Woodland (13-8), which posted a six-point lead at halftime and outscored the hosts by 12 points in the second half to fly away with the win. Sammantha Miles finished with 13 points to pace Meadow Heights (0-17).

Woodland 5 20 12 17 -- 54

Meadow Hts. 11 8 2 15 -- 36

WOODLAND (54) -- Rebekah Page 2, Whitney Lincoln 5, Heidi Green 2, Krista Rhodes 15, Mara Grindstaff 14, Kelsie Long 2, Hannah Scott 3, Ciara Rainbolt 9, Alyssa Dowd 2. FG 15, FT 9-18, F 12 (3-pointers: Rhodes 4, Rainbolt. Fouled out: None.)

MEADOW HEIGHTS (36) -- Kassy Henson 2, Abi Bristow 4, Hope Dietiker 5, Sammantha Miles 13, Janie Cook 4, Mayzie Thompson 6, Sarah Bristow 2. FG 16, FT 4-8, F 11 (3-pointers: None. Fouled out: None.)

JV -- Woodland won.

Farmington 50, Cape Central 41

Sydney Tollison scored 12 points but it was not enough as the Tigers fell to the visiting Knightettes.

Abbie Reece tallied nine points and nine rebounds for Cape Central (4-14), which trailed by eight points at halftime.

Ellaina Davis and Lexi Pauls notched game-high 15 points apiece to lead Farmington (5-12).

Farmington 13 13 7 17 -- 50

Cape Central 9 9 12 11 -- 41

FARMINGTON (50) -- Ellaina Davis 15, M. Pauls 2, Emma West 1, Briley Brackett 6, Haley Graven 5, Claire Busse 2, Zoe Johns 4, Lexi Pauls 15. FG 15, FT 14-20, F 19 (3-pointers: Graven, L. Pauls. Fouled out: Brackett.)

CAPE CENTRAL (41) -- Cassidy Gowan 1, Sydney Tollison 12, Corrie Reece 8, Abby Leimer 2, Kassidy Pannier 1, Katherine Morton 8, Abbie Reece 9. FG 9, FT 11-19, F 17 (3-pointers: Tollison 2, C. Reece 2. Fouled out: C. Reece.)

JV -- Farmington won.

Oran 70, Charleston 42

Freshman Leah Cauble recorded a game-high 29 points and notched seven steals, five rebounds and five assists to lead the Eagles to victory in the high-fouling battle of two undefeated teams in the Scott-Mississippi Conference.

Jessie Long tallied 11 points and eight rebounds for Oran (17-3, 5-0 Scott-Mississippi Conference), which received 26 of its points from the charity stripe as 46 fouls were committed between the two teams. The Eagles led 33-17 at halftime and outscored the Blue Jays by 12 points at the end of the second half to fly away with the victory. Claire Ramsey tossed in 11 points while Ashlyn McIntosh finished with 10 rebounds, eight points and three assists for the Eagles.

Connor Watkins bucketed 15 points while Cheyenne Randle added 10 points to pace Charleston (10-7, 4-1).

Charleston 7 10 14 11 -- 42

Oran 20 13 13 24 -- 70

CHARLESTON (42) -- Danitra Jones 2, Frederica Evans 3, Sharell Woods 4, Cheyenne Randle 10, Chanelle Quinn 3, Connor Watkins 15, Clintazia Clark 5. FG 12, FT 15-23, F 27 (3-pointers: Clark. Fouled out: Evans, Woods, Randle.)

ORAN (70) -- Brianna Stause 8, Tatum May 1, Ashlyn McIntosh 8, Leah Cauble 29, Jessie Long 11, Hannah Scherer 2, Claire Ramsey 11. FG 19, FT 26-41, F 19 (3-pointers: Stause 2. Fouled out: McIntosh.)

JV -- Oran won 56-19

GIRLS SWIMMING

Jackson 110, Perryville/St. Vincent 36

The Indians placed first in all but one event to win a dual with the Piranhas at the Southeast Aquatics Center.

Jackson's Caitlyn Palmer set two state-qualifiers for the Indians. The senior posted first-place finishes in the 50 freestyle (25.41 seconds) and 100 freestyle (56.34 seconds) to qualify. Freshman Faith Littleton also set a state cut in the 200 freestyle with a first-place time of 1 minute, 59.65 seconds, which also shattered the pool record of 2:01.63 that fellow Jackson alum Kyleigh Troxel set in 2011.

Senior Mollie Kluender was the lone victor for the Piranhas in the 500 freestyle with a time of 7 minutes, 45.55 seconds.

Top two finishers

200 medley relay -- 1. Jackson (Kali Norrick, Hannah Summers, Caitlyn Palmer, Faith Littleton) 2:11.51; 2. Jackson (Katelyn Smith, Libby Brakhane, Jacqueline Winder, Becca LaPlant) 2:38.33

200 freestyle -- 1. Faith Littleton (J) 1:59.65; 2. Kali Norrick (J) 2:53.50

200 individual medley -- 1. Isabel Saavedra (J) 3:08.55; 2. Aeryal Davis (P) 3:09.48

50 freestyle -- 1. Caitlyn Palmer (J) 25.41; 2. Hannah Summers (J) 26.71

100 butterfly -- 1. Jacqueline Winder (J) 1:25.96

100 freestyle -- 1. Caitlyn Palmer (J) 56.34; 2. Faith Littleton (J) 58.71

500 freestyle -- 1. Mollie Kluender (P) 7:45.55; 2. Caitlin Grant (J) 7:55.06

200 freestyle relay -- 1. Jackson (Hannah Summers, Kali Norrick, Faith Littleton, Caitlyn Palmer) 1:53.93; 2. Jackson (Becca LaPlant, Allison Karleskint, Libby Brakhane, Jacqueline Winder) 2:22.42

100 backstroke -- 1. Isabel Saavedra (J) 1:29.39; 2. Katelyn Birkner (P) 1:32.93

100 breaststroke -- 1. Hannah Summers (J) 1:16.46; 2. Aeryal Davis (P) 1:41.64

400 freestyle relay -- 1. Jackson (Kali Norrick, Katelyn Smith, Isabel Saavedra, Becca LaPlant) 5:12.23; 2. Jackson (Libby Brakhane, Allison Karleskint, Caitlin Grant, Riley Wyatt) 5:43.87

— From staff reports