HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP: Notre Dame boys basketball cruises past De Soto

A big start and a strong finish launched the Notre Dame boys basketball team to a 66-44 win over host De Soto on Friday.

The Bulldogs found success down low, as Carson Ketcher and Dawson Dohogne led the team with 14 and 11 points, respectively. Josh Seabaugh pitched in another nine points for Notre Dame (11-12).

Blake Bauwens set another school 3-point shooting record, as his one trey on the night gave him 67 for the season, breaking Ty Williams' previous mark.

De Soto (5-17) was paced by 12 points from Craig Theiss.

Notre Dame 15 15 19 17 -- 66

De Soto 5 16 17 6 -- 44

NOTRE DAME (66) -- Andrew LeGrand 5, Noah Arnzen 3, Blake Bauwens 5, Josh Seabaugh 9, Ross Essner 8, Garrett Siebert 2, Winston Welker 7, Jake Edwards 2, Dawson Dohogne 11, Carson Ketcher 14. FG 25, FT 9-12, F 19. (3-pointers: Seabaugh 3, LeGrand, Arnzen, Bauwens, Welter. Fouled out: None.)

DE SOTO (44) -- Jordan Anderson 4, Brendan Kirby 8, Grant Fauth 2, LaMont Allen 9, Craig Theiss 12, Caleb Keim 9. FG 12, FT 17-29, F 12. (3-pointers: Kirby 2, Keim. Fouled out: None.)

Leopold 83, Delta 54

A triple-double from Garrett Thele helped the Wildcats to their second win of the season.

Thele finished with 32 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists to lead Leopold (2-21) in the home victory over the Bobcats.

Blake Leazenby chipped in 11 points and 10 rebounds for the Wildcats.

Triston Perry had 19 points to pace Delta (1-21), and Quentin Little added 14 points.

Delta 10 8 18 18 -- 54

Leopold 18 25 19 21 -- 83

DELTA (54) -- Charlie Ledbetter 9, T. Kelley 3, Adam Hodge 4, Damon Bartels 5, Quentin Little 14, Triston Perry 19. FG 19, FT 13-23, F 14. (3-pointers: Kelley, Perry 2. Fouled out: Perry.)

LEOPOLD (83) -- Dalton Forrester 14, Garrett Thele 32, Tristen Graham 12, simon Elfrink 3, Ryan Lewis 7, Blake Leazenby 11, Jack Jones 2, John Gray 2. FG 37, FT 9-15, F 20. (3-pointers: Thele 4, Forrester, Graham, Elfrink, Lewis. Fouled out: Gray.)

El Dorado 50, Eagle Ridge 45

The Eagles fell to the Buffalo in the second round of the Missouri Christian School Activities Association (MCSAA) State Tournament in Joplin, Missouri.

Caleb Friedrich finished with a game-high 20 points to lead Eagle Ridge (10-15), which held a 23-15 lead at halftime before being outscored 35-22 in the second half. Hunter Jones chipped in 15 points for the Eagles.

Elijah Buttorff led El Dorado Christian with 18 points, while Laine Dobbs added 13 points.

Eagle Ridge 6 17 11 11 -- 45

El Dorado 2 13 19 16 -- 50

EAGLE RIDGE (45) -- Caleb Friedrich 20, Hunter Jones 15, Anand Patel 8, Karsten Sowers 2. FG 17, FT 7-14, F 23. (3-pointers: Jones 4. Fouled out: Friedrich, Caleb Cobb.)

EL DORADO CHRISTIAN (50) -- Elijah Buttorff 18, Laine Dobbs 13, Seith McKinney 7, Bryce Walker 6, Colten Pike 6. FG 21, FT 4-18, F 12. (3-pointers: Buttorff 2, McKinney 1, Pike 1. Fouled out: None.)

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Providence 30, Eagle Ridge 24

The Eagles lost by six points to the Panthers in the second round of the MCSAA State Tournament in Joplin, Missouri.

Sarah Jackson finished with a game-high 10 points to lead Eagle Ridge (14-9), which was outscored 18-8 following the halftime break.

Alyssa Haverdink and Maya Washington each finished with eight points to pace Providence Classical Christian.

Eagle Ridge 9 7 1 7 -- 24

Providence 8 4 8 10 -- 30

EAGLE RIDGE (24) -- Sarah Jackson 10, Jessie Gartman 9, Noel Friedrich 3, Callie Hefner 2. FG 9, FT 6-16, F 16. (3-pointers: None. Fouled out: None.)

PROVIDENCE CLASSICAL CHRISTIAN (30) -- Alyssa Haverdink 8, Maya Washington 8, Ruthie Ziebarth 6, Mary Creed 5, Bonnie Egger 3. FG 13, FT 4-9, F 16. (3-pointers: None. Fouled out: Haverdink.)

-- From staff reports