High school roundup: Oak Ridge bests Kelly to move over .500

Senior Ryan Below sank a game-high 19 points and grabbed 14 rebounds to lead the host Blue Jays to a 74-45 victory over Kelly on Friday night.

Jake LeGrand scored 19 points and grabbed 10 rebounds for Oak Ridge (11-10), while Andrew Puchbauer tossed in 10 points.

Kelly's Gaven Ray finished with a team-high 11 points to pace the Hawks (2-13).

Kelly 15 12 10 8 -- 45

Oak Ridge 28 13 22 11 -- 74

KELLY (45) -- Gaven Ray 11, Dalton Huffman 4, Jerrod Lynn 2, Evan Abernathy 8, Josh Roberts 8, Jacob Riley 2, Ty Householder 7, Clay Williams 1, Conner Dittlinger 2. FG 16, FT 7-11, F 24. (3-pointers: Ray 1, Roberts 1. Fouled out: Huffman, Abernathy.)

OAK RIDGE (74) -- Joey Jaster 3, Andrew Puchbauer 10, Joe Grieme 1, Kelby Brown 9, Ryan Below 29, Jake LeGrand 19, Jacob Hengl 3. FG 15, FT 20-31, F 16. (3-pointers: Puchbauer 3, Brown 2, LeGrand 2, Hengl 1. Fouled out: None.)

JV -- Kelly won.

Marquand 57, Zalma 55

Ethan Lord bucketed a team-high 15 points to lead the Tigers in a tight conference win that spoiled the Bulldogs' homecoming night.

Trenton Beck finished with 14 points and Daniel Snider added 10 points for Marquand-Zion (9-8).

Brent Overbey posted a game-high 24 points, including four 3-pointers, while Christopher Lombeida chipped in 13 points for Zalma (1-15).

Marquand 10 12 13 22 -- 57

Zalma 13 10 14 18 -- 55

MARQUAND-ZION (57) -- Nick Dunn 6, Cody Weekley 5, Evan Hovis 1, Austin Reeves 6, Daniel Snider 10, Ethan Lord 15, Trenton Beck 14. FG 16, FT 10-18, F 14. (3-pointers: Lord 3, Snider 2. Fouled out: None.)

ZALMA (55) -- Peyton Ford 3, Cole Shelby 4, Caleb Hankins 6, Christopher Lombeida 13, Brent Overbey 24, Andrew Hovis 5. FG 18, FT 1-8, F 16. (3-pointers: Overbey 4, Ford 1, Hovis 1. Fouled out: None.)

Perryville 67, Scott City 47

Colin Schirmer finished with a game-high 23 points and 14 rebounds to lead the host Pirates to victory.

Eli Tripp netted 10 points for Perryville (12-6).

Scott City's Dylan Keller had 19 points to pace the Rams (6-11).

Scott City 10 6 16 15 -- 47

Perryville 14 19 20 14 -- 67

SCOTT CITY (47) -- Dylan Keller 19, Brennan Jobe 2, Trent Pobst 9, Isiah Berry 7, Braden Cox 8, Tyler Rogers 2. FG 13, FT 6-9, F 13. (3-pointers: Keller 3, Pobst 1, Berry 1. Fouled out: None.)

PERRYVILLE (67) -- Matthew Moran 3, Grant Dix 9, Trenton Green 8, Luke Schlichting 4, Brett Schnurbusch 2, Garrett Martin 8, Eli Tripp 10, Colin Schirmer 23. FG 26, FT 9-14, F 13. (3-pointers: Dix 1, Martin 1. Fouled out: None.)

JV -- Perryville won.

South Iron 59, Meadow Heights 52

South Iron's Korbin Ruble scored a game-high 27 points as the state-ranked Panthers managed to fend off an upset on the road.

Marcus Hampton chipped in 15 points for South Iron (17-3), which is ranked No. 1 in Class 1 in the Missouri Basketball Coaches Association/MoSports.com poll.

For Meadow Heights (6-11), Kyle Baremore led the way with 17 points and 11 rebounds. Jacob Douglas added 16 points, including four 3-pointers, while Justin McGuire added 13 points.

South Iron 17 8 12 22 -- 59

Meadow Hts. 10 15 14 13 -- 52

SOUTH IRON (59) -- Marcus Hampton 15, Josh Trent 4, Todd Sullivan 9, Korbin Ruble 27, Austin Grant 4. FG 14, FT 13-18, F 18. (3-pointers: Sullivan 3, Ruble 3. Fouled out: None.)

MEADOW HEIGHTS (52) -- Jacob Douglas 16, Justin McGuire 15, Tyler Cook 4, Kyle Baremore 17. FG 10, FT 11-18, F 18. (3-pointers: Douglas 4, McGuire 3. Fouled out: None.)

JV -- South Iron 61, Meadow Heights 41

Jefferson 70, St. Vincent 37

Jefferson's Ryan Johnston notched a game-high 20 points to lead the Blue Jays to victory over the Indians on the road.

Donald Warren recorded 17 points and Brendan West added 13 points for Jefferson (12-6).

Nathan Carroll tallied 18 points and seven steals to pace the Indians (3-13).

Jefferson 19 16 14 21 -- 70

St. Vincent 8 12 11 6 -- 37

JEFFERSON (FESTUS) (70) -- Brendan West 13, Blake Prater 2, Taylor Kent 4, Brendan Hammock 2, Cole Lankford 2, Mike Reid 5, Ryan Johnston 20, Jacob Ellenberger 2, Donald Warren 17, Shane Clenin 3. FG 27, FT 4-12, F 21. (3-pointers: West 3, Reid 1. Fouled out: None.)

ST. VINCENT (37) -- Trevor Leible 8, Nathan Carroll 18, Kaleb Schnurbusch 1, Kevin Mattingly 3, Luke Wibbenmeyer 2, Tyler Unterreiner 5. FG 12, FT 10-27, F 19. (3-pointers: Carroll 1. Fouled out: Carroll, Schnurbusch.)

JV -- Jefferson (Festus) 37, St. Vincent 36

Eagle Ridge 76, Rivers of Life (Ill.) 40

Josh King scored a game-high 22 points and recorded eight rebounds and seven steals to lead the Eagles in the home win.

Richard Mason finished with 16 points and 14 rebounds for Eagle Ridge (9-8) while Josh Friedrich added 10 points and eight rebounds. Lane Henson tallied six steals for the Eagles.

Lance Stewart posted a team-high 15 points for Rivers of Life (2-7).

Rivers of Life 10 10 11 9 -- 40

Eagle Ridge 18 14 34 10 -- 76

RIVERS OF LIFE (40) -- Travis Watkins 6, Mark Johnson 14, Lance Stewart 15, Tyrell Davis 3, Jared Stewart 2. FG 10, FT 8-14, F 15. (3-pointers: L. Stewart 3, Davis 1. Fouled out: Johnson.)

EAGLE RIDGE (76) -- Richard Mason 16, Lane Henson 8, Caleb Friedrich 8, Josh King 22, Gabe Henson 5, Josh Friedrich 10, Jordan Cliff 7. FG 32, FT 9-21, F 10. (3-pointers: Cliff 1. Fouled out: None.)

JV -- Eagle Ridge Christian School 43, Rivers of Life Christian School 14

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Saxony Lutheran 107, Egyptian (Ill.) 22

Brianna Mueller nailed a game-high 23 points in a rout at home.

Saxony Lutheran scored 45 points in the second quarter alone and led 59-9 at halftime.

Seven Saxony Lutheran players finished in double digits. Ali Galemmo tallied 16 points, 12 rebounds and five assists, while Raegan Wieser also had 16 points and notched five steals. Ashlynn Collier posted 14 points and five steals, Jordan Hecht chipped in 12 points and Maci Daniel accumulated 11 points, six assists and six steals for Saxony Lutheran (16-3). Grace Mirly added 10 points and seven assists while Maddie Brune had 11 rebounds and five assists.

Cambria Bigham scored 10 points for the Pharaohs.

Egyptian 3 6 4 9 -- 22

Saxony 14 45 31 17 -- 107

EGYPTIAN, ILL. (22) -- Cambria Bigham 10, Valencia Holloway 4, Kacia Houston 6, Ashanti Wade 2. FG 8, FT 0-1, F 10. (3-pointers: Bigham 2. Fouled out: None.)

SAXONY LUTHERAN (107) -- Grace Mirly 10, Jordan Hecht 12, Maci Daniel 11, Ali Galemmo 16, Brianna Mueller 23, Ashlynn Collier 14, Raegan Wieser 16, Maddie Brune 5. FG 41, FT 10-14, F 9. (3-pointers: Mueller 3, Daniel 1, Wieser 1. Fouled out: None.)

Kelly 58, Campbell 28

Payton Jones recorded 10 points and eight rebounds to lead the host Hawks to victory over the Camels.

Tessa Johnson and Kristi Brucker each added eight points for Kelly (12-8).

Campbell 5 4 10 9 -- 28

Kelly 14 17 21 6 -- 58

CAMPBELL (28) -- Haley Thacker 5, Makinley Powers 8, Alyssa Everett 3, Kaylee Mitchell 2, Taylor Osborn 4, Johanna Nelson 6. FG 8, FT 6-17, F 25. (3-pointers: Powers 2. Fouled out: None.)

KELLY (58) -- Samantha Ratledge 1, Morgan LeDure 6, Kaylee Scherer 5, Tessa Johnson 8, Stephanie Worth 6, Tori Duenne 5, Kristi Brucker 8, Dakaria Johnson 1, Payton Jones 10, Aleisha Kelley 1, Logan Ivie 7. FG 17, FT 21-35, F 18. (3-pointers: T. Johnson 1. Fouled out: None.)

Notre Dame 58, Metro Academic & Classical 41

Kaitlin Welter scored 16 points -- 15 of which came from behind the 3-point arc -- and grabbed six rebounds to help lead the second-seeded Bulldogs to victory over No. 3 Metro Academic & Classical and into the championship game of the Queen of Hearts Tournament at Villa Duchesne High School in the suburban St. Louis area.

The Bulldogs led by 16 points at halftime.

Annie Siebert finished with 13 points, while Shelby Beussink notched 10 points, six assists and five steals for Notre Dame (13-1). Halle Lynch recorded six rebounds and five assists.

Metro's Tayler Miller posted a game-high 20 points for the Panthers (13-7).

Metro A&C 4 15 14 8 -- 41

Notre Dame 11 24 18 5 -- 58

METRO ACADEMIC & CLASSICAL (41) -- Jordyn Norde 6, Tayler Miller 20, Noel House 5, Tiana Jackson 2, Dasia Batteast 2, Dymond Randle 6. FG 16, FT 3-5, F 15. (3-pointers: Norde 1, House 1. Fouled out: None.)

NOTRE DAME (58) -- Karsen Powers 4, Annie Siebert 13, Shelby Beussink 10, Kaitlin Welter 16, Halle Lynch 3, Taylor Feeney 4, Madeline Rosenquist 6, Maddie Urhahn 2. FG 11, FT 12-17, F 10. (3-pointers: Welter 5, Rosenquist 2, Siebert 1. Fouled out: None.)

GIRLS SWIMMING

John Burroughs 94, Notre Dame 90

The Notre Dame girls swimming team fell just four points short of coming away with the win in a dual to John Burroughs on the road in the suburban St. Louis area.

Sophomore standout Madison Heisserer and freshman star Megan Peters both took first place in two events for the Bulldogs.

Top three finishers

200 medley relay -- 2. Notre Dame (Madison Heisserer, Emily Todt, Megan Peters, Caroline Schott) 2:03.43

200 freestyle -- 1. Megan Peters (ND) 2:11.73; 3. Becky Early (ND) 2:24.38

200 individual medley -- 3. Amelia Coello (ND) 2:39.58

50 freestyle -- 1. Madison Heisserer (ND) 26.88

Diving -- 1. Jackie Harris (ND) 158.05; 3. Addie McGill (ND) 118.15

100 butterfly -- 1. Megan Peters (ND) 1:04.46; 2. Amelia Coello (ND) 1:15.21

100 freestyle -- 2. Caroline Schott (ND) 1:02.10

500 freestyle -- 1. Madison Heisserer (ND) 5:34.66; 2. Jacie Pujol (ND) 6:00.53

200 freestyle relay -- 2. Notre Dame (Angelica Rubi, Katie Emmendorfer, Jackie Harris, Becky Early) 2:04.09

100 backstroke -- 1. Jacie Pujol (ND) 1:15.63

100 breast stroke -- 2. Emily Todt (ND) 1:18.37

400 freestyle relay -- 2. Notre Dame (Madison Heisserer, Amelia Coello, Megan Peters, Caroline Schott) 4:03.62

-- From staff reports