High school roundup: Notre Dame boys basketball team edges Charleston

Blake Bauwens netted 15 points as the Notre Dame boys basketball team squeezed out a 54-51 SEMO Conference victory over Charleston on Friday at home.

The Bulldogs trailed 24-21 at halftime and went on to outscore the Bluejays by six points in the second half to prevail.

Ross Essner tallied 11 points and three assists for Notre Dame (1-1, 1-0 SEMO Conference).

Mardareyon Clark busted a game-high 20 points, and Dontarius Sharp tossed in 12 points to pace Charleston (1-3, 1-1).

Both teams begin SEMO Conference Tournament play on Monday at Sikeston High School.

Charleston 15 9 16 11 -- 51

Notre Dame 8 13 19 14 -- 54

CHARLESTON (51) -- Dontarius Sharp 12, Kelvondre Moore 5, Demarcus Sharp 7, Mardareyon Clark 20, Tenerrious Ewing 5, Ke'sean Griffin 2. FG 18, FT 9-16, F 14 (3-pointers: Do. Sharp 2. Fouled out: None.)

NOTRE DAME (54) -- Andrew LeGrand 8, Blake Bauwens 15, Ross Essner 11, Tanner Robert 4, Winston Welter 8, Dawson Dohogne 2, Carson Ketcher 6. FG 17, FT 8-13, F 15 (3-pointers: LeGrand, Bauwens, Essner, Welter. Fouled out: None.)

JV -- Charleston won.

Saxony Lutheran 48, Crystal City 44

Graesen Meystedt scored a game-high 20 points to lead the Crusaders to the victory over the Hornets in the championship of the Rolla "Duke" Herbert Invitational in Crystal City, Missouri.

Saxony (2-1) created a six-point cushion in the second quarter and headed into halftime with a 30-24 lead.

Brady DeGeare scored 12 points to pace Crystal City while Matt Eisenbeis added 11 points.

Saxony Lutheran 12 18 7 11 -- 48

Crystal City 12 12 11 9 -- 44

SAXONY LUTHERAN (48) -- William Rogers 8, Nathan Ruark 7, Graesen Meystedt 20, Corie Williams 8, Jalen Williams 5. FG 18, FT 8-15, F 12. (3-pointers: Meystedt 3, J. Williams 1. Fouled out: None.)

CRYSTAL CITY (44) -- Ahmad Townsend 3, Mitch McConnell 3, Logan Grove 3, A.J. Bassin 6, Kyle French 6, Matt Eisenbeis 11, Brady DeGeare 12. FG 16, FT 5-6, F 17. (3-pointers: Eisenbeis 3, Townsend 1, McConnell 1, Grove 1, French 1. Fouled out: None.)

St. Clair 56, St. Vincent 41

Gavin Marler scored a game-high 15 points as the Bulldogs downed the Indians to clinch third place in the Rolla "Duke" Herbert Invitational in Crystal City, Missouri.

The Indians led by two points at halftime, but the Bulldogs responded in the second half, outscoring the Indians by 17 points to get the win.

Adam Hinson netted 13 points, and Keola Bursey added 11 points for St. Clair (2-1).

Blake Hellman had 14 points to lead St. Vincent (1-2).

St. Vincent 6 19 6 10 -- 41

St. Clair 13 10 18 15 -- 56

ST. VINCENT (41) -- Blake Hellman 14, Darren Ernst 7, Trevor Leible 6, Jordan Rellergert 3, Joe Whistler 2, Blake Hennemann 2, Mitchell Dobbelare 2, Riley Riehn 2, Tyler Unterreiner 2, Tyler Monier 1. FG 12, FT 17-28, F 22 (3-pointers: None. Fouled out: None.)

ST. CLAIR (56) -- Gavin Marler 15, Adam Hinson 13, Keola Bursey 11, Kyle Walters 6, Kyler Waldo 5, Chase Schmidtke 2, Hunter Richardson 2, Dawson Gaszak 1, Trenton Martin 1. FG 19, FT 12-21, F 19 (3-pointers: Marler, Hinson. Fouled out: None.)

-- From staff reports