High school roundup: Notre Dame girls encounter first loss at Cor Jesu Academy

Cor Jesu Academy sank a pair of free throws with two seconds left to break a tie, and the host Chargers handed the Notre Dame girls basketball team its first loss of the season Friday night.

The 49-47 loss dropped the Bulldogs to 9-1.

"It was a tough loss," Notre Dame coach Renee Peters said. "They were a very good team. They're a large school. They're well coached and fundamentally sound. ... We were outsized."

Annie Siebert led the Bulldogs with 17 points and Shelby Beussink added 10 points. Kaitlin Welter grabbed seven rebounds.

Kristina Schmelter scored a game-high 20 points for Cor Jesu (8-6).

Notre Dame 12 12 13 10 -- 47

Cor Jesu 8 16 6 19 -- 49

NOTRE DAME (47) -- Karsen Powers 9, Annie Siebert 17, Shelby Beussink 10, Kaitlin Welter 3, Halle Lynch 2, Taylor Feeney 3, Madeline Rosenquist 3. FG 8, FT 4-9, F 20. (3-pointers: Siebert 3, Powers 2, Beussink 2, Welter 1, Rosenquist 1. Fouled out: None)

COR JESU ACADEMY (49) -- Jenn Mayberger 9, Sloane Carlson 1, Emily Schueppert 7, Natalie Chrisco 12, Kristina Schmelter 20. FG 16, FT 17-22, F 11. (3-pointers: None. Fouled out: None)

JV -- Notre Dame won.

Woodland 64, Shawnee (Ill.) 22

Josie Long netted a game-high 23 points as the Cardinals clinched an easy win at home.

Rachel Poole added nine points for Woodland (9-2).

Shawnee's Drew McLane netted a team-high 12 points for the Redskins.

Shawnee 6 14 2 0 -- 22

Woodland 17 20 17 10 -- 64

SHAWNEE, ILL. (22) -- Amanda Goodman 2, Drew McLane 12, Alexis Charles 2, Madi Ellet 2, Abbie Livesay 3, Taylor Trammel 1. FG 9, FT 4-17, F 12. (3-pointers: None. Fouled out: None)

WOODLAND (64) -- Cheyenne Wells 5, Josie Long 23, Kathlyn Cooper 4, Taylor Toombs 6, Rachel Poole 9, Shelby Sawyer 4, Mara Grindstaff 6, Kristin Boyer 2, Lindsey Craft 2, Taylor Lincoln 2, Hanna Berrong 1. FG 18, FT 9-15, F 17. (3-pointers: Long 3, Toombs 2, Wells 1. Fouled out: None)

BOYS BASKETBALL

Notre Dame 60, Kennett 52

Quinn Poythress scored a game-high 23 points as the Bulldogs picked up a conference win on the road.

The Bulldogs held a seven-point lead at halftime and took a five-point lead into the fourth quarter before holding on.

Grant Ressel notched 17 points for Notre Dame (7-5).

Kevonte Mitchell led Kennett (10-4) with 16 points and Antavies Drake added 15 points.

Notre Dame 19 17 8 16 -- 60

Kennett 16 13 10 13 -- 52

NOTRE DAME (60) -- Chase Urhahn 2, Tanner Shively 1, Quinn Poythress 23, Trenton Schumer 8, Grant Ressel 17, Thomas Himmelberg 5, Derek Hulshof 4. FG 15, FT 15-19, F 15. (3-pointers: Ressel 2, Poythress 1, Schumer 1, Himmelberg 1. Fouled out: None)

KENNETT (52) -- Antavies Drake 15, Rantrell Caruthers 2, Akeem Nelson 7, Kevonte Mitchell 16, Andre Oliver 7, Anthony Hawkins 3, Materion Jones 2. FG 19, FT 5-11, F 19. (3-pointers: Drake 1, Nelson 1, Hawkins 1. Fouled out: Mitchell)

JV -- Kennett won.

Bell City 78, Delta 37

Aaron Smith scored a game-high 22 points to lead the Cubs in the road rout.

The Cubs hit 11 3-pointers and outscored the Bobcats by 26 points in the second half to spoil Delta's homecoming.

Kolten Siebert netted 19 points and Nate Finney sank 18 points for Bell City (3-9). Both players hit four 3-pointers.

Delta's Alex Lashley had 12 points to pace the Bobcats (0-12).

Bell City 22 16 30 10 -- 78

Delta 12 11 9 5 -- 37

BELL CITY (78) -- Nate Finney 18, Kolten Siebert 19, Nolan Schaefer 4, Aaron Smith 22, Cole Nichols 4, Bobby Wright 6, Peyton Maddox 5. FG 18, FT 9-13, F 23. (3-pointers: Finney 4, Siebert 4, Wright 2, Smith 1. Fouled out: None)

DELTA (37) -- Branden Gaebler 5, Trevor Glaus 7, Charlie Ledbetter 1, Jesse Nance 4, Alex Lashley 12, Austin White 8. FG 12, FT 13-23, F 11. (3-pointers: None. Fouled out: None)

NMCC 55, Cape Central 49

Asten Newsom scored 15 points and grabbed five rebounds as the host Eagles notched the conference, beating the Tigers for the second time this season.

The Eagles led 25-23 at halftime before outscoring the Tigers by four points in the second half. New Madrid County Central (5-5) dealt Cape Central its first loss of the season 63-56 in both team's season opener in the Riverbend Classic on Nov. 29.

Andre Statam scored a game-high 19 points and recorded 11 rebounds, while Jamal Cox added 11 points and eight rebounds for the Tigers (5-8).

Cape Central 8 15 9 17 -- 49

New Madrid 13 12 15 15 -- 55

CAPE CENTRAL (49) -- Nikylus Thompson 2, Al Young 6, Jalen Reddin 5, Jamal Cox 11, Mikey Jones 6, Andre Statam 19. FG 17, FT 14-24, F 19. (3-pointers: Reddin 1. Fouled out: Young, Reddin)

NEW MADRID COUNTY CENTRAL (55) -- Willie Jimerson 6, Mikael Walker 9, T.J. Clark 5, Vontre Jones 6, Dre Wilson 2, Drew Palmer 5, Asten Newsom 15, Gage Silman 7. FG 18, FT 16-20, F 17. (3-pointers: Walker 1, Clark 1, Palmer 1. Fouled out: None)

JV -- New Madrid County Central 42, Cape Central 37

Chaffee 61, Kelly 31

The Red Devils rolled to a 30-point victory on the road.

Chaffee improved to 10-4.

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Leopold 75, Marquand 21

Dillan Vandeven led the Wildcats with 22 points, which was one more point than Leopold allowed the host Tigers to score as a team.

Austin Bucher notched 14 points and seven steals for the Wildcats, who led by 30 points at halftime. Zach Beel recorded a double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds for Leopold (10-2).

John Tucker had eight points to pace Marquand (6-5).

Leopold 21 24 20 10 -- 75

Marquand 4 11 3 3 -- 21

LEOPOLD (75) -- Parker Brown 9, Austin Bucher 14, Dillan Vandeven 22, Zach Elfrink 4, Andrew McWilliams 6, Cord Cooper 1, Zach Beel 12, Wesley Stoverink 7. FG 29, FT 14-22, F 14. (3-pointers: Brown 1. Fouled out: None)

MARQUAND-ZION (21) -- Cody Weekley 2, John Tucker 8, Gene Weekley 5, Tyler Dunn 2, Ethan Lord 1, Trenton Beck 3. FG 8, FT 5-15, F 16. (3-pointers: None. Fouled out: None)

JV --Marquand-Zion 56, Leopold 15

Oran 94, St. Vincent 34

Hunter Schlosser scored 24 points as the Eagles won easily at home.

Seth Ressel recorded 21 points and six rebounds for Oran, while Thomas Trankler added 19 points and five steals. Jacob Priggel notched 15 points and Chance Tenkhoff dished out seven assists for the Eagles (11-4).

Nathan Carroll scored nine points to pace St. Vincent (3-9).

St. Vincent 8 7 15 4 -- 34

Oran 33 25 21 15 -- 94

ST. VINCENT (34) -- Trevor Leible 6, Nathan Carroll 9, Kaleb Schnurbusch 2, Kevin Mattingly 3, Alex Winkler 6, Tyler Unterreiner 2, Dane Ernst 2, Riley Riehn 2, Luke Wibbenmeyer 2. FG 15, FT 1-14, F 8. (3-pointers: Carroll 1. Fouled out: None)

ORAN (94) -- Thomas Trankler 19, Jacob Priggel 15, Chance Tenkhoff 4, Seth Ressel 21, Hunter Schlosser 24, Jason Bennett 2, Eric Westrich 3, Chase Asmus 2, Cash Kinney 4. FG 38, FT 7-9, F 11. (3-pointers: Ressel 2, Priggel 1, Schlosser 1, Westrich 1. Fouled out: None)

JV -- Oran 60, St. Vincent 35

Woodland 52, Meadow Heights 33

Garret Reynolds connected on five 3-pointers on his way to a game-high 21 points to lead the Cardinals to the road victory.

Devon Gramlisch added 10 points for Woodland (5-9).

Meadow Heights' Kyle Baremore scored 10 points to pace the Panthers (4-8).

Woodland 13 9 12 18 -- 52

Meadow Hts. 13 10 6 4 -- 33

WOODLAND (52) -- Evan Grindstaff 4, Collin Rhodes 4, Tyler Yount 3, Garret Reynolds 21, Devon Ritter 4, Devon Gramlisch 10, Ben Lincoln 1. FG 12, FT 5-8, F 10. (3-pointers: Reynolds 5, Yount 1, Ritter 1. Fouled out: None)

MEADOW HEIGHTS (33) -- Jacob Douglas 8, Justin McGuire 2, Chris Bollinger 5, Tyler Cook 8, Kyle Baremore 10. FG 11, FT 5-6, F 11. (3-pointers: Douglas 2. Fouled out: None)

JV -- Woodland 36, Meadow Heights 34

Oak Ridge 74, Zalma 41

Jake LeGrand netted a game-high 29 points, 18 of which came in the first quarter, and tallied four steals to lead the Blue Jays in the conference win at home.

Ryan Below added a double-double with 27 points and 10 rebounds for Oak Ridge (7-6).

Brent Overbey tallied 17 points and D.J. Hankins had 10 points for the Bulldogs (1-10).

Zalma 9 7 18 7 -- 41

Oak Ridge 23 17 26 8 -- 74

ZALMA (74) -- Caleb Hankins 2, D.J. Hankins 10, Luke Robertson 3, Christopher Lombeida 5, Brent Overbey 17, Andrew Hovis 4. FG 12, FT 2-3, F 15. (3-pointers: Overbey 2, D.J. Hankins 2, Robertson 1. Fouled out: Peyton Ford)

OAK RIDGE (41) -- Joey Jaster 4, Jacob Seabaugh 2, Joe Grieme 4, Kelby Brown 4, Ryan Below 27, Jake LeGrand 29, Clay Maintz 2, Jacob Hengl 2. FG 27, FT 13-18, F 10. (3-pointers: Below 2, LeGrand 2. Fouled out: None)

JV -- Zalma 47, Oak Ridge 35

Eagle Ridge 67, Cross Point Christian 43

Josh Friedrich scored 20 points to lead the Eagles to victory at home.

Eagle Ridge improved to 6-7 on the season.

-- From staff reports