High school roundup: ND girls fall to St. Joseph Academy

Notre Dame got a clear look at a 3-pointer for the win in the closing seconds Wednesday, but it came up short.

The Bulldogs were trying to knock off St. Joseph Academy, No. 4 in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch's large school rankings, but the shot fell short and Notre Dame lost 57-55 in girls basketball action.

Jane Morrill, who already committed to Arkansas State, led Notre Dame with 22 points. She added eight rebounds and a blocked shot. Meghan Dohogne pulled down a team-high 11 rebounds before fouling out.

Allyson Bradshaw chipped in 15 points, including three treys, and three assists.

Notre Dame will get a crack at the state's top-ranked team in Class 5 when Incarnate Word travels to Cape Girardeau for Saturday's Notre Dame Shootout. The Bulldogs (12-3) play Incarnate Word at 6 p.m.

Notre Dame 9 18 10 18 -- 55

St. Joseph 19 17 8 13 -- 57

NOTRE DAME (55) -- Katherine Blasiney 5, Allyson Bradshaw 15, Jane Morrill 22, Brooke Bohnert 11, Meghan Dohogne 2. FG 20, FT 8-8, F 18. (3-pointers: Bradshaw 3, Bohnert 1, Morrill 2, Blasiney 1. Fouled out: Dohogne)

ST. JOSEPH (57) -- Sophie Calcaterra 6, Lizzie Esslinger 12, Nikki Hinkebein 2, Sam Kraft 10, Tori Magaletta 6, Katye Nash 2, Erin Nelson 6, Kate Ruppe 2, Sydney Stipanovich 4, Morgan Stock 7. FG 22, FT 12-21, F 7. (3-pointers: Kraft 1. Fouled out: none)

Jackson 40, Berkeley 39

The Indians trailed by a point in the closing seconds until their man-to-man defense paid dividends.

Berkeley tried to inbound the ball, but Dru Haertling was there for the steal. Haertling passed to Kaylen Knepp, who converted the game-winning layup with 2 seconds left.

Jackson improved to 8-5 with the road win.

Knepp led the Indians with 12 points, while Brooke Sanders added seven.

Jackson 10 4 16 10 -- 40

Berkeley 6 10 15 8 -- 39

JACKSON (40) -- Dru Haertling 5, Brooke Sanders 7, Kaylen Knepp 12, Cassandra Bollinger 6, Makenzie Quade 4, Laurie Clippard 1, Whitney McNeely 5. FG 15, FT 8-14, F 14. (3-pointers: McNeeley 1, Knepp 1. Fouled out: none)

BERKELEY (39) -- Esther Brown 2, Marchell Curtis 3, Brianna Hawthorne 14, Rayneisha Johnson 6, Jayla McCaw 9, B. Stokes 5. FG 15, FT 6-7, F 11. (3-pointers: Curtis 1, McCaw 1, Stokes 1. Fouled out: none)

Central 51, Saxony Lutheran 29

Paige Smith did a little of everything to help the Tigers to the road win.

The senior scored a game-high 12 points to go with five rebounds, five steals and a blocked shot. Machaela Durham dumped in 10 points and grabbed eight rebounds, while Chelsea Vinson added 11 points for Central (9-4).

Angel Stone scored 10 points to lead the Crusaders (2-10).

Central 9 18 11 13 -- 51

Saxony 8 6 11 4 -- 29

CENTRAL (51) -- Machaela Durham 10, Allie Hardesty 2, Starr Harris 2, Farrah Malik 2, Chelsea Pannier 5, Sadie Pittman 5, Paige Smith 12, Chelsea Vinson 11, Crystal Vinson 2. FG 21, FT 6-8, F 13. (3-pointers: Pannier 1. Fouled out: none)

SAXONY LUTHERAN (29) -- Brooke Valleroy 6, Angel Stone 10, Julia Steffens 6, Abby Hartmann 2, Natalie Mueller 3, Lauren Hecht 2. FG 13, FT 3-3, F 13. (3-pointers: none. Fouled out: none)

JV -- Central won 42-23

-- From staff reports