Quinn Poythress scored a game-high 31 points and snagged seven rebounds as the Notre Dame boys basketball team won its ninth consecutive game with an 82-63 conference victory at home over Kennett.
The Bulldogs held a one-point lead at halftime but outscored the Indians by 14 points in the third quarter.
Thomas Himmelberg recorded 11 points, five rebounds and five steals for Notre Dame (12-3). Tanner Shively chipped in 10 points and Trent Schumer notched five steals for the Bulldogs.
Jad Kenny netted 19 points and Rantrell Caruthers added 16 points to pace Kennett (6-9).
Kennett 24 13 10 16 -- 63
Notre Dame 21 17 24 20 -- 82
KENNETT (63) -- Edward Wilson 9, Rantrell Caruthers 16, Carlos Turner 7, Landon Vaughan 6, Jackson Britt 6, Jad Kenny 19. FG 18, FT 4-7, F 13 (3-pointers: Caruthers 3, Turner 2, Wilson, Vaughan. Fouled out: None.)
NOTRE DAME (82) -- Grant Ressel 12, Tanner Shively 10, Quinn Poythress 31, Trent Schumer 5, Thomas Himmelberg 11, Dean Crippen 9, Nick Bradshaw 4. FG 21, FT 13-17, F 9 (3-pointers: Poythress 5, Himmelberg 3, Ressel. Fouled out: None.)
JV -- Notre Dame won 53-51
Connor Stark scored 16 points as the Pirates defeated the host Yellowjackets to reach the title game of Chester Invitational Tournament in Chester, Illinois.
The Pirates led by 12 points at halftime before the Yellowjackets fought back and outscored the Pirates by three points in the second half.
Eli Tripp added nine points for Perryville (10-5).
Jason Schwartz sank a game-high 18 points and Savion Smith tossed in 11 points for Chester (10-7).
The Pirates will take on Saxony Lutheran (8-7) for the championship at 7 p.m. Saturday.
Chester 5 10 17 14 -- 46
Perryville 9 18 12 16 -- 55
CHESTER (ILL.) (46) -- Hunter Howie 3, Jason Schwartz 18, Demontae Martin 2, Savion Smith 11, Jordan Berner 3, Jack Weir 7, Jacob Golding 2. FG 14, FT 3-8, F 18 (3-pointers: Schwartz 4, Howie. Fouled out: Schwartz.)
PERRYVILLE (55) -- McGwire Bartley 5, Connor Stark 16, Luke Schlichting 6, Garrett Johnson 5, Collin Stief 7, Eli Tripp 9, Wyatt Johnson 5, Ryan Noland 2. FG 16, FT 15-25, F 14 (3-pointers: Stark, Tripp. Fouled out: None.)
Ahnie Hoff recorded a double-double with a game-high 20 points and 15 rebounds to lead the host Pirates to victory.
Hoff also tallied seven steals and had three blocked shots for the Pirates, who held just a three-point lead at halftime.
Kylie Bilek tossed in 10 points for Perryville (5-7).
Johneisha Daniel scored 14 points to pace Scott County Central (2-12).
Scott Co. 8 14 6 6 -- 34
Perryville 17 8 14 14 -- 53
SCOTT COUNTY CENTRAL (34) -- Shanice Gipson 2, Nastassia Williams 3, Hailey Kesler 2, Chelsea Phillips 2, Ziaire Davis 4, Johneisha Daniel 14, Maddison Avance 7. FG 14, FT 3-13, F 13 (3-pointers: Williams. Fouled out: None.)
PERRYVILLE (53) -- Allison McGarvey 2, Kylie Bilek 10, Reese Nations 9, Abby Robinson 2, Ahnie Hoff 20, Catrina More 2, Emma Nelson 6, Macie Hotop 2. FG 17, FT 4-14, F 18 (3-pointers: Nations 3, Bilek, Hoff. Fouled out: None.)
Kiana Hotop scored 17 points as the Panthers fell at home.
Emma Cook netted 16 points for Meadow Heights (5-11).
Freshman Ashley Mickan netted a game-high 30 points to lead South Iron (8-5).
South Iron 13 10 13 17 -- 53
Meadow Hts. 10 11 8 12 -- 41
SOUTH IRON (53) -- Ashley Mickan 30, Kiah Brooks 5, Allie Wilfong 7, Bayle Sutton 6, Daisha Prater 6. FG 13, FT 18-27, F 12 (3-pointers: Wilfong 2, Mickan. Fouled out: None.)
MEADOW HEIGHTS (41) -- Abi Bristow 6, Kiana Hotop 17, Emma Cook 16, Alaina Lochirco 1, Sammantha Miles 1. FG 9, FT 8-15, F 21 (3-pointers: Cook 3, Bristow 2. Fouled out: None.)
Raegan Wieser sank a game-high 16 points and recorded five rebounds, four steals and three assists to lead the unbeaten and state-ranked Crusaders to their 15th straight victory in the road rout.
Ali Galemmo and Brianna Mueller netted 14 points apiece for Saxony Lutheran. Mueller also dished out six assists and grabbed three rebounds. Grace Mirly tallied 11 points, four steals, three rebounds and two assists for the Crusaders.
Krista Rhodes had eight points to pace Woodland (5-6).
Saxony 23 17 32 3 -- 75
Woodland 1 16 6 4 -- 27
SAXONY LUTHERAN (75) -- Laurel Mueller 5, Grace Mirly 11, Ali Galemmo 14, Heather Wills 3, Brianna Mueller 14, Tess Daniel 6, Masyn McWilliam 4, Raegan Wieser 16, Maddie Brune 2. FG 24, FT 18-26, F 16 (3-pointers: Mirly, Wills, B. Mueller. Fouled out: None.)
WOODLAND (27) -- Whitney Lincoln 7, Krista Rhodes 8, Hannah Scott 6, Kristin Boyer 2, Bailey Jones 2, Ciara Rainbolt 2. FG 7, FT 4-16, F 16 (3-pointers: Lincoln, Rhodes, Scott. Fouled out: None.)
Faith Kapp notched a game-high 14 points to lead the Indians in the conference win at home.
Kylie Baer tossed in nine points for St. Vincent (5-8).
Kirstin Sparks had 13 points to pace Grandview (7-7).
Grandview 10 13 3 2 -- 28
St. Vincent 12 16 6 7 -- 41
GRANDVIEW (HILLSBORO) (28) -- Karleigh Faust 2, Kirstin Sparks 13, Kennedi Sparks 9, Cheyenne Van Houten 4. FG 5, FT 9-12, F 12 (3-pointers: Kennedi Sparks 2, Kirstin Sparks. Fouled out: None.)
ST. VINCENT (41) -- Emily Welker 2, Kylie Baer 9, Courtney Brown 6, Faith Kapp 14, Alexana Koishor 6, Emma Janet 2, Kayla Winkler 2. FG 17, FT 7-14, F 15 (3-pointers: None. Fouled out: None.)
JV -- St. Vincent won 41-28
The Tigers won 10 of their 12 matches in their win over the Bulldogs.
Noah Huff (120) and Hunter Miller (132) were the lone victors for Notre Dame.
106 -- Brendon Wilkins (C) fell over Nick Earley (ND) :33
113 -- OPEN
120 -- Noah Huff (ND) won by forfeit
126 -- Hugh Scheller (C) fell over Ben Pfau (ND) :59
132 -- Hunter Miller (ND) fell over Darius Harris (C) 2:11
138 -- Davion Clark (C) won by forfeit
145 -- Brennan Redinger (C) maj. dec. Bruce Nguyen (ND) 12-8
152 -- Bailey Sheehan (C) fell over Lennoris Hughes (ND) 1:19
160 -- Dalan Thompson (C) won by forfeit
170 -- Cyrus Woolard (C) fell over Stephen Hoffmeister (ND) :55
182 -- OPEN
195 -- T.J. Marquis (C) fell over Collyn Rouggly (ND) :21
220 -- Mitchell Humphrey (C) fell over Robert Hearnes (ND) 2:47
HWT -- Patrick Buck (C) won by forfeit
The Saxony Lutheran girls swimming team captured first in seven events to win its first tri-meet in school history.
Sophomore Katie Richmond and junior Elizabeth Kiefner each won two events for the Crusaders, who edged out host Jackson by 10 points for the win at the SEMO Aquatics Center on the campus of Southeast Missouri State University.
Jackson junior Caitlyn Palmer posted state-qualifying first-place times in the 50 freestyle and 100 backstroke.
200 medley relay -- 1. Saxony Lutheran (Emily Cates, Elizabeth Kiefner, Katie Richmond, Isabelle Singh) 2:14.10; 2. Jackson 2:20.03; 3. Perryville/St. Vincent 2:31.05
200 freestyle -- 1. Molly Brakhane (J) 2:28.33; 2. Grace Hanebrink (SL) 2:40.74; 3. Becca LaPlant (J) 2:42.27
200 individual medley -- 1. Elizabeth Kiefner (SL) 2:27.63; 2. Jericka Helton (J) 2:56.41; 3. Isabelle Singh (SL) 2:57.00
50 freestyle -- 1. Caitlyn Palmer (J) 25.39; 2. Kali Norrick (J) 32.17; 3. Shayna Snell (P/SV) 35.10
100 butterfly -- 1. Katie Richmond (SL) 1:11.35; 2. Emily King (P/SV) 1:11.72; 3. Emily Cates (SL) 1:28.73
100 freestyle -- 1. Megan Schmitz (SL) 1:11.67; 2. Jacey Harris (J) 1:12.87; 3. Becca LaPlant (J) 1:13.88
500 freestyle -- 1. Katie Richmond (SL) 6:17.53; 2. Grace Hanebrink (SL) 7:13.47; 3. Kali Norrick (J) 7:15.17
200 freestyle relay -- 1. Jackson (Jacey Harris, Katelyn Smith, Molly Brakhane, Becca LaPlant) 2:08.48; 2. Saxony Lutheran 2:12.08; 3. Perryville/St. Vincent 2:26.12
100 backstroke -- 1. Caitlyn Palmer (J) 1:03.36; 2. Emily King (P/SV) 1:10.02; 3. Emily Cates (SL) 1:19.68
100 breaststroke -- 1. Elizabeth Kiefner (SL) 1:19.77; 2. Molly Brakhane (J) 1:25.18; 3. Shayna Snell (P/SV) 1:34.96
400 freestyle relay -- 1. Saxony Lutheran (Katie Richmond, Isabelle Singh, Megan Schmitz, Elizabeth Kiefner) 4:26.27; 2. Jackson 4:27.97; 3. Saxony Lutheran 6:00.33
-- From staff reports
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