High school roundup: Notre Dame girls edge Ursuline Academy 62-59

The Notre Dame girls basketball team overcame a 12-point third quarter deficit to defeat Ursuline Academy 62-59 on the road Saturday.

Annie Siebert led Notre Dame (11-1) with 18 points, while Shelby Beussink scored eight of her 16 points during the fourth quarter where the Bulldogs held a 22-14 scoring advantage.

"I'm really proud of the girls," Notre Dame coach Renee Peters said. "They showed a lot of heart and found a way to win. They never quit."

Notre Dame overtook Ursaline with less than three minutes left in the game. The lead went back-and-forth with Ursaline ultimately missing a tying shot in the closing seconds.

"The girls played with some composure," Peters said.

Kaitlin Welter added 11 points and pulled down a team-high six rebounds. Halle Lynch contributed six rebounds and three assists. Karsen Powers also had three assists.

Notre Dame 14 11 15 22 -- 62

Ursuline 16 17 12 14 -- 59

NOTRE DAME (62) -- Karsen Powers 9, Annie Siebert 18, Shelby Beussink 16, Kaitlin Welter 11, Halle Lynch 6, Taylor Feeney 2. FG 19, FT 18-26, F 17. (3-pointers: Welter 3, Siebert 2, Powers. Fouled out: none)

URSULINE ACADEMY (59) -- Brooks 2, Mossman 2, Sulemann 8, Clemente 3, Weschke 15, Warren 12, Soell 4, hudwalker 13. FG 23, FT 9-12, F 18. (3-pointers: Weschke 3, Clemente. Fouled out: none)

Central 79, Hillsboro 49

Kelly Morton scored 23 points as the Tigers won the seventh-place game of the Northwest Invitational in Hillsboro, Mo.

Sydney Tollison and Maddison Daume both added 12 points for the Tigers, who improved to 3-11. Daum also had six assists, Morton had four steals and Deja Stewart grabbed nine rebounds.

The game was orginally scheduled for early December but had been postponed due to snow.

Hillsboro 8 10 13 18 -- 49

Central 15 17 24 23 -- 79

HILLSBORO (49) -- Frank 15, Peterson 10, Price 11, Close 13. FG 19, FT 8-19, F 10. (3-pointers: Frank 3. Fouled out: none)

CENTRAL (79) -- Sydney Tollison 12, Kelly Morton 23, Catelyn May 8, Bailey Manley 2, Kassidy Pannier 4, Maddison Daum 12, Baily Bliss 8, Deja Stewart 6, Katherine Morton 4. FG 35, FT 3-4, F 15. (3-pointers: Tollison 2, Ke. Morton, May 2, Pannier. Fouled out: none)

St. Vincent 46, Perryville 43

Casey Unterrreiner netted 16 points as St. Vincent won at the Perryville Recreation Center.

Kyle Bilek paced Perryville with 13 points and Ahnie Hoff added 12.

Perryville 15 3 8 17 -- 43

St. Vincent 13 11 10 12 -- 46

PERRYVILLE (43) -- Ahnie Hoff 12, Allison Moldenhauer 9, Amiee More 2, Kyle Bilek 13, Desiree Brown 4, Cori Blackwood 3. FG 15, FT 6-12, F 16. (3-pointers: Moldenhauer 3, Bilek 3, Blackwood 1. Fouled out: Brown)

ST. VINCENT (46) -- Kylie Baer 7, Paige Yamnitz 4, Alexana Koishor 6, Rachel Mudd 3, Casey Unterreiner 16, Katie Mattingly 8, Abby Ruessler 2. FG 18, FT 9-15, F 12. (3-pointers: Mudd 1. Fouled out: Yamnitz)

Boys Basketball

Perryville 76, St. Vincent 31

Trenton Green scored 15 points and nine other Pirates found the scoring column in a win over crosstown rival St. Vincent at the Perryville Recreation Center.

Garrett Martin added 14 points and Luke Schlichting had 11 for Perryville (10-5), which hit nine 3-pointers in the contest.

Nathan Carroll paced St. Vincent (3-11) with 15 points.

The Pirates led 42-19 at halftime and took a commanding 63-30 lead into the fourth quarter.

Perryville returns to action Tuesday against Central, while St. Vincent faces Ste. Genevieve.

-- From staff reports