High school roundup: Notre Dame girls swimming team claims title at rec center relays

The Notre Dame girls swimming team placed first in six out of 10 events to capture first place at the Student Recreation Center Relays.

The Bulldogs won the 200 medley, 300 backstroke, 300 butterfly, 300 breaststroke and the 400 and 900 freestyle relays to clinch the gold with an overall team score of 112 in Friday's six-team meet at the Student Aquatic Center on the campus of Southeast Missouri State University. Sophomore Madison Heisserer swam on four of Notre Dame's six first-place packs while junior Amelia Coello and freshman Megan Peters helped propel the Bulldogs to first in three events.

Poplar Bluff finished first in three events to claim second place overall with a team score of 86. The Mules also shattered records in two events. Poplar Bluff's first-place team of freshman Morgan McAtee, sophomore Haylee Dragon, senior Kaelyn Moore and junior Cassidy Harris broke the meet and pool record in the 200 freestyle relay with a time of 1 minute, 48.59 seconds. The same four swimmers also set a new meet record in the 100 freestyle relay with a time of 53.20 seconds in addition to claiming first in the 400 medley relay for the Mules.

Central took second place in two events to post a third-place score of 70 followed by Jackson in fourth place with 66 points. Senior Morgan Maguire, senior Hannah Gard and sophomore Caitlyn Palmer placed first in the 600 medley relay with a time of 7:54.64 for the Indians.

Saxony Lutheran followed in a not-so-distant fifth place with a score of 60 rounded out by the Perryville/St. Vincent cooperative team with a score of 36.

Team Scores -- 1. Notre Dame 112; 2. Poplar Bluff 86; 3. Cape Central 70; 4. Jackson 66; 5. Saxony Lutheran 60; 6. Perryville/St. Vincent 36

Top five finishers

200 freestyle relay -- 1. Poplar Bluff (Morgan McAtee, Haylee Dragon, Kaelyn Moore, Cassidy Harris) 1:48.59; 2. Notre Dame (Caroline Schott, Angelica Rubi, Mary-Liz Klueppel, Jackie Harris) 1:55.35; 3. Central (Sarah Kitchen, Madison Moore, Megan Smith, Krystin Ruch) 2:08.92; 4. Jackson (Jacqueline Winder, Kali Norrick, Cheyenne Vaughn, Conner McKinney) 2:10.59; 5. Saxony Lutheran (Irma Harms, Sarah Wichern, Abigail Bergman, Aly Wahlers) 2:19.77

600 medley relay -- 1. Jackson (Morgan Maguire, Hannah Gard, Caitlyn Palmer) 7:54.64; 2. Saxony Lutheran (Katie Richmond, Sierra Rau, Elizabeth Kiefner) 8:01.01; 3. Notre Dame (Amelia Coello, Angelica Rubi, Allie Pujol) 8:04.25; 4. Perryville/St. Vincent (Natalie King, Alicia Smith, Emily King) 8:12.89; 5. Poplar Bluff (Alyson Metz, Hannah Fortner, Madison Bulger) 9:53.42

900 freestyle relay -- 1. Notre Dame (Caroline Schott, Jacie Pujol, Madison Heisserer) 10:16.46; 2. Jackson (Molly Brakhane, Dallas Doughten, Morgan Maguire) 10:44.97; 3. Central (Sierra Smith, Sarah Elfrink, Josey Powell) 11:07.65; 4. Poplar Bluff (Katelyn Rathe, Dana Ziomek, Lexi Vaughn) 11:55.76; 5. Saxony Lutheran (Annaka Goodson, Catlin Bender, Aly Wahlers) 12:10.10

400 medley relay -- 1. Poplar Bluff (Haylee Dragon, Morgan McAtee, Cassidy Harris, Kaelyn Moore) 4:35.84; 2. Jackson (Caitlyn Palmer, Molly Brakhane, Morgan Maguire, Conner McKinney) 4:40.80; 3. Central (Krystin Ruch, Maddie Siefert, Megan Smith, Sierra Smith) 5:04.57; 4. Saxony Lutheran (Sierra Rau, Elizabeth Kiefner, Katie Richmond, Irma Harms) 5:06.75; 5. Perryville/St. Vincent (Kierstin Brown, Emily King, Natalie King, Alicia Smith) 5:14.97

400 freestyle relay -- 1. Notre Dame (Madison Heisserer, Amelia Coello, Caroline Schott, Megan Peters) 4:01.45; 2. Central (Josey Powell, Sierra Smith, Madison Moore, Maddie Siefert) 4:21.31; 3. Jackson (Conner McKinney, Dallas Doughten, Molly Brakhane, Caitlyn Palmer) 4:21.44; 4. Poplar Bluff (Lexi Vaughn, Dana Ziomek, Ashley Stonecipher, Kaelyn Moore) 4:23.99; 5. Saxony Lutheran (Abigail Bergman, Sarah Wichern, Grace Hanebrink, Catlin Bender) 5:27.02

100 freestyle relay -- 1. Poplar Bluff (Haylee Dragon, Morgan McAtee, Kaelyn Moore, Cassidy Harris) 53.20; 2. Notre Dame (Jackie Harris, Becky Earley, Mary-Liz Klueppel, Caroline Schott) 56.45; 3. Saxony Lutheran (Aly Wahlers, Annaka Goodson, Irma Harms, Sierra Rau) 58.64; 4. Central (Sarah Elfrink, Madison Moore, Megan Smith, Shelby Powers) 1:00.96; 5. Jackson (Cheyenne Vaughn, Jacqueline Winder, Hannah Gard, Conner McKinney) 1:02.31

300 backstroke relay -- 1. Notre Dame (Madison Heisserer, Angelica Rubi, Jacie Pujol) 3:31.99; 2. Central (Josey Powell, Krystin Ruch, Olivia Priest) 3:51.66; 3. Poplar Bluff (Haylee Dragon, Katelyn Rathe, Ashley Stonecipher) 4:02.75; 4. Perryville/St. Vincent (Natalie King, Kierstin Brown, Peyton Kontomook) 4:04.26; 5. Saxony Lutheran (Catlin Bender, Grace Hanebrink, Irma Harms) 4:28.80

300 butterfly relay -- 1. Notre Dame (Amelia Coello, Addie McGill, Megan Peters) 3:43.19; 2. Saxony Lutheran (Katie Richmond, Annaka Goodson, Elizabeth Kiefner) 3:45.92; 3. Poplar Bluff (Cassidy Harris, Lexi Vaughn, Dana Ziomek) 3:47.11; 4. Jackson (Morgan Maguire, Hannah Gard, Caitlyn Palmer) 3:51.21; 5. Central (Megan Smith, Shelby Powers, Sarah Kitchen) 4:09.90

300 breaststroke relay -- 1. Notre Dame (Emily Todt, Allie Pujol, Amelia Coello) 4:07.07; 2. Perryville/St. Vincent (Natalie King, Alicia Smith, Emily King) 4:16.65; 3. Central (Emily Holman, Sarah Elfrink, Maddie Siefert) 4:17.70; 4. Poplar Bluff (Morgan McAtee, Molly Ormsby, Hannah Fortner) 4:24.41; 5. Jackson (Dallas Doughten, Allison Karlescent, Molly Brakhane) 4:48.17

200 medley relay -- 1. Notre Dame (Madison Heisserer, Emily Todt, Megan Peters, Mary-Liz Klueppel) 2:05.20; 2. Saxony Lutheran (Sierra Rau, Elizabeth Kiefner, Katie Richmond, Aly Wahlers) 2:14.54; 3. Central (Krystin Ruch, Maddie Siefert, Sarah Kitchen, Sierra Smith) 2:19.56; 4. Poplar Bluff (Katelyn Rathe, Hannah Fortner, Lexi Vaughn, Ashley Stonecipher) 2:26.32; 5. Perryville/St. Vincent (Kierstin Brown, Emily King, Alicia Smith, Peyton Kontomook) 2:34.66

BOYS BASKETBALL

Bell City 54, Richland 26

Aaron Smith totaled a game-high 17 points as the Cubs picked up their first victory of the season in a conference rout against the Rebels.

The Cubs held a commanding 31-13 lead at halftime and outscored the Rebels (0-7) by 10 in the second half to get the win.

Peyton Maddox recorded 16 points for Bell City (1-9).

Richland 11 2 11 2 -- 26

Bell City 18 13 19 4 -- 54

RICHLAND (26) -- Skyler Harper 1, Adam Lane 2, Tristan Wamble 6, Josh Thornton 8, Preston Tilley 3, Jacob Gonzales 6. FG 7, FT 3-12, F 20. (3-pointers: Wamble 2, Tilley 1. Fouled out: Harper)

BELL CITY (54) -- Nate Finney 6, Kolten Siebert 2, Tyler Evans 6, Aaron Smith 17, Cole Nichols 2, Austin Hicks 3, Royce Liggins 2, Peyton Maddox 16. FG 11, FT 20-31, F 19. (3-pointers: Finney 2, Smith 1, Hicks 1. Fouled out: None)

JV -- Bell City 47, Richland 16

Chaffee 75, Scott City 67

Charlie Montgomery netted a team-high 17 points to lead the Red Devils in a conference win at home.

The Red Devils held a narrow two-point lead at halftime before a wild second half that included 88 points scored between the two Scott-Mississippi Conference rivals commenced. The Rams got back on top after the third quarter with a 45-41 advantage before the Red Devils responded in the final quarter, outscoring Scott City by 12 points to clinch the win.

Trevor Morehead sank 16 points and Peyton Montgomery added 15 points for Chaffee (9-3).

Scott City's Dylan Keller scored a game-high 21 points to pace the Rams. Braden Cox tallied 16 points and Isiah Berry had 15 points for Scott City (5-7).

Scott City 12 14 19 22 -- 67

Chaffee 19 9 13 34 -- 75

SCOTT CITY (67) -- Dylan Keller 21, Trent Pobst 9, Isiah Berry 15, Brock Uelsmann 4, Braden Cox 16, Tyler Rogers 2. FG 20, FT 9-15, F 19. (3-pointers: Berry 3, Keller 2, Pobst 1. Fouled out: Pobst)

CHAFFEE (75) -- Layton Tenkhoff 9, Peyton Montgomery 15, Storm Estes 6, Jimmy Golden 5, Tyler Golden 7, Charlie Montgomery 17, Trevor Morehead 16. FG 21, FT 18-28, F 14. (3-pointers: P. Montgomery 2, Estes 2, J. Golden 1. Fouled out: None)

JV -- Scott City 51, Chaffee 44

Zalma 75, Delta 34

Cole Shelby scored a game-high 27 points as the Bulldogs got their first win of the season in a home rout of the Bobcats.

The Bulldogs jumped out to a 50-21 lead at halftime before expanding their lead to 73-30 at the end of the third quarter.

Brent Overbey netted 24 points, half of which came from behind the arc, and D.J. Hankins bucketed 14 points for Zalma (1-7).

Alex Lashley had 12 points to pace Delta (0-9).

Delta 15 6 9 4 -- 34

Zalma 30 20 23 2 -- 75

DELTA (34) -- Alex Clark 3, Trevor Glaus 4, Charlie Ledbetter 3, Jesse Nance 9, Alex Lashley 12, Austin White 1, Triston Perry 2. FG 10, FT 4-13, F 16. (3-pointers: Nance 3. Fouled out: None)

ZALMA (75) -- Cole Shelby 27, D.J. Hankins 14, Luke Robertson 2, Christopher Lombeida 6, Brent Overbey 24, Andrew Hovis 2. FG 22, FT 9-14, F 14. (3-pointers: Overbey 4, Shelby 3, Lombeida 1. Fouled out: None)

JV -- Zalma won.

Leopold 87, Clarkton 63

Cameron Davis recorded a game-high 19 points, six assists and five steals as the Wildcats pounced to victory at home against the Reindeer (3-6).

Austin Bucher netted 18 points and grabbed nine rebounds while Wesley Stoverink added 12 points and nine rebounds for Leopold (7-2). Zach Beel tallied 15 points for the Wildcats and Parker Brown sank 10 points.

Clarkton 12 15 18 18 -- 63

Leopold 23 21 23 20 -- 87

CLARKTON (63) -- Marco Alvarado 13, Dylan White 11, Antwoin Johnson 12, Emanuel White 6, Reid Morgan 11, Quan Elliot 10. FG 18, FT 9-16, F 20. (3-pointers: Alvarado 2, Elliot 2, D. White 1, Morgan 1. Fouled out: None)

LEOPOLD (87) -- Parker Brown 10, Austin Bucher 18, Dillan Vandeven 6, Andrew McWilliams 7, Cameron Davis 19, Zach Beel 15, Wesley Stoverink 12. FG 28, FT 13-27, F 14. (3-pointers: Brown 2, Bucher 2, Davis 1, McWilliams 1. Fouled out: None)

JV -- Clarkton won.

St. Vincent 44, Crystal City 40

Nathan Carroll sank a game-high 18 points and dished out four assists to lead the Indians in a vengeful win over the Hornets at home.

Trevor Leible netted 11 points and snagged nine rebounds for St. Vincent (3-6). The Hornets defeated the Indians 60-49 in both teams' season opener on Dec. 3 at Crystal City.

Andrew Sawdy recorded a team-high 17 points while Dylan Zeiter bucketed 15 points for Crystal City (2-9).

Crystal City 5 8 10 17 -- 40

St. Vincent 11 4 12 16 -- 44

CRYSTAL CITY (40) -- A.J. Bassin 2, Braden Cox 2, Logan Grove 2, Andrew Sawdy 17, Dylan Zeiter 15, Matt Eisenbeis 2. FG 15, FT 4-9, F 21. (3-pointers: Zeiter 2. Fouled out: None)

ST. VINCENT (44) -- Nathan Carroll 18, Trevor Leible 11, Alex Winkler 8, Kevin Mattingly 4, Kaleb Schnurbusch 2. FG 14, FT 15-27, F 14. (3-pointers: None. Fouled out: None)

JV -- St. Vincent 42, Crystal City 38

Bernie 84, Advance 83

B.J. Jennings had 30 points as the Mules (11-1) were able to avoid a sting from the Hornets in a close conference victory at home.

The Mules, despite having 16 turnovers, clung to a 42-41 lead at halftime that proved to be their saving grace as the teams played to a 42-point stalemate in the second half. The Hornets committed 14 turnovers in a nail-biter that included 54 team fouls -- 27 apiece.

Lane Below recorded a game-high 33 points while Eli Seger added 14 points for Advance (7-5). Dalton Wilson contributed 11 points for the Hornets.

Advance 19 22 16 26 -- 83

Bernie 25 17 23 19 -- 84

ADVANCE (83) -- Austin Miller 9, Garrett Walker 2, Lane Below 33, Eli Seger 14, Alex Morse 4, Dalton Wilson 11, Ben Trout 3, Brian Whitson 3, Dawson Mayo 4. FG 17, FT 29-35, F 27. (3-pointers: Below 3, Miller 2, Whitson 1. Fouled out: Miller, Seger, Mayo)

BERNIE (84) -- Jake Wagner 11, Brandon Sparks 6, B.J. Jennings 30, Justin Stanfield 7, J.R. Pregel 7, Devin Trammell 4, Joey Walker 8, Caleb Ellenburg 11. FG 20, FT 17-30, F 27. (3-pointers: Jennings 4, Wagner 3, Sparks 1, Stanfield 1. Fouled out: None)

JV -- Advance 59, Bernie 24

Dexter 50, Woodland 43

Austin Chesser nailed seven 3-pointers to notch a game-high 21 points that enabled the Bearcats to come away with the conference win on the road.

Dexter held onto a 28-16 lead at halftime before the Cardinals responded in the second half and outscored the Bearcats by five points.

Cole Renken contributed 12 points for Dexter (3-5).

Garret Reynolds tallied a team-high 20 points for Woodland (4-7) while Devon Gramlisch added 13 points.

Dexter 12 16 15 7 -- 50

Woodland 12 4 10 17 -- 43

DEXTER (50) -- Noah Kronk 2, D.J. Dowdy 3, Peyton Pollock 6, Austin Chesser 21, Ethan Flowers 6, Cole Renken 12. FG 18, FT 3-6, F 16. (3-pointers: Chesser 7, Pollock 2, Dowdy 1, Flowers 1. Fouled out: None)

WOODLAND (43) -- Evan Grindstaff 2, Tyler Yount 2, Garret Reynolds 20, Cole Schlief 3, Landon Johnson 3, Devon Gramlisch 13. FG 16, FT 8-10, F 11. (3-pointers: Reynolds 1, Schlief 1, Johnson 1. Fouled out: None)

Eagle Ridge 61, Bethel Christian Academy (Ill.) 57 (OT)

It took an extra period, but the Eagles flew away with the overtime win on the road in South Roxana, Ill.

Lane Henson notched a team-high 20 points for Eagle Ridge (4-7). Josh Friedrich recorded 15 points and eight rebounds while Josh King added nine points and nine rebounds for the Eagles.

Eagle Ridge 14 10 7 23 7 -- 61

Bethel Christian 13 11 19 11 3 -- 57

EAGLE RIDGE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (61) -- Richard Mason 5, Lane Henson 20, Josh King 9, Josh Friedrich 15, Jordan Cliff 12. FG 14, FT 9-22, F 16. (3-pointers: Henson 4, Cliff 3, King 1. Fouled out: None)

BETHEL CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (ILL.) (57) -- Jacob Hannis 15, Matt Ogden 8, Westin Parris 21, Chandler Benthal 2, Daton Rippley 5, Marcus Stegall 2, Zach Crank 2, Caleb Kendall 2. FG 15, FT 6-12, F 12. (3-pointers: Parris 4, Hannis 2, Rippley 1. Fouled out: None)

JV -- Bethel Christian Academy 32, Eagle Ridge Christian School 23

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Meadow Heights 48, Delta 35

Emma Cook poured in a game-high 18 points as the seventh-seeded Panthers knocked off eighth-seeded host Delta for the consolation title of the Delta New Year's Tournament on Friday.

Abi Bristow and Kiana Hotop netted 11 points apiece for Meadow Heights (3-8).

Delta's Chasity Taylor recorded 10 points to pace the Bobcats (2-7).

Delta 3 8 12 12 -- 35

MHHS 9 10 19 10 -- 48

DELTA (35) -- Tia May 2, Erin Bond 6, Chasity Taylor 10, Jaime Hodge 5, Meagan Parker 2, Rachel Birkman 9. FG 9, FT 5-14, F 17. (3-pointers: Birkman 3, Hodge 1. Fouled out: Taylor)

MEADOW HEIGHTS (35) -- Abi Bristow 11, Kiana Hotop 11, Emma Cook 18, Hayley Thorne 8. FG 10, FT 10-17, F 17. (3-pointers: Bristow 3, Cook 3. Fouled out: Thorne)

-- From staff reports