The Perryville boys basketball team reached the championship game at the Chester Invitational.
The Pirates knocked off New Athens, Ill., 54-43 in the semifinals Wednesday.
Bryce Weibrecht led the charge with 17 points, while Jared Thieret added 14.
Perryville (12-4) will face the winner of the Saxony Lutheran vs. Chester game in Saturday's 7 p.m. title game.
New Athens 13 7 10 13 -- 43
Perryville 14 7 13 20 -- 54
NEW ATHENS (43) -- Jeremy Hepp 6, Luc Marlow 3, Tyler Meyer 13, Blake Ragland 12, Brendan Stolte 4, Chance Wacker 5. FG 20, FT 1-3, F 13. (3-pointers: Marlow 1, Wacker 1. Fouled out: none)
PERRYVILLE (54) -- Alex Robinson 12, Cody Call 4, Colby Brown 7, Bryce Weibrecht 17, Jared Thieret 14. FG 22, FT 4-9, F 10. (3-pointers: Robinson 2, Brown 1, Weibrecht 3. Fouled out: none)
Delta and Scott City advanced to the title game with semifinal victories.
The Bobcats defeated Chaffee 44-28, while the Rams took care of Charleston 71-59.
Chaffee 8 6 8 6 -- 28
Delta 9 10 9 16 -- 44
CHAFFEE (28) -- Adrienne Eichhorn 4, Jordan Pruitt 19, Regina Seyer 2, Ellie Sigman 3. FG 10, FT 4-15, F 24. (3-pointers: Pruitt 4. Fouled out: Sigman)
DELTA (44) -- Lyndse Hamby 8, Machela VanGennip 12, Macey Parks 9, Chastity Taylor 3, Tori Burton 12. FG 12, FT 17-30, F 13. (3-pointers: VanGennip 2, Taylor 1. Fouled out: none)
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Charleston 14 9 16 20 -- 59
Scott City 16 22 15 18 -- 71
CHARLESTON (59) -- Makayla Thompson 2, Sierra Frazier 2, Juwanna Walker 2, Kasuela Cooper 12, E'Neikqua Cooper 19, Dazique Gillespie 15, Jameshia Hamilton 6. FG 20, FT 16-26, F 19. (3-pointers: Gillespie 2. Fouled out: Frazier)
SCOTT CITY (71) -- Lyndsie Robert 6, Katie Rhymer 16, Katie Hogan 24, Brittany Keifer 10, Alexis Spriggs 1, Alicia Kern 8, Andrea Grey 6. FG 24, FT 14-22, F 22. (3-pointers: Robert 1, Rhymer 2, Hogan 3, Kern 1, Gray 2. Fouled out: none)
Jackson improved to 7-0 this season with a pair of wins at Windsor.
The Indians defeated Sikeston 62-13 before taking down Ste. Genevieve 53-18.
Tyler Rush (132 pounds), Dylan Rush (145), Ben Rushin (195) and Garrett Koch (220) all recorded two pins for Jackson.
Jackson 62, Sikeston 13
106 -- Jarrett Reisenbichler (J) p. Garrick Madison in 2:32
113 -- Kodi Byrd (J) won by forfeit
120 -- Andrew Surface (J) dec. Jevon Bonner 7-2
126 -- Cody Middleton (S) p. Stone Selsor in 4:12
132 -- Tyler Rush (J) p. Jacob Stinnett in 1:42
138 -- Kenton Robinson (S) dec. Clay Miller 3-2
145 -- Dylan Rush (J) p. Antwaun Dorsey in 4:11
152 -- Jacob Colyott (J) def. Taylor McElwain 16-1
160 -- Chris Reed (J) won by forfeit
170 -- Cody Morgan (J) won by forfeit
182 -- Nick Nichols (S) def. Josh Stone 29-18
195 -- Ben Rushin (J) p. Austin Henson in :42
220 -- Garrett Koch (J) p. Clayton Driscoll in 2:12
HWT -- Preston Hobeck (J) p. Ben Walker in 5:03
JV -- Jackson won 57-12
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Jackson 53, Ste. Genevieve 18
106 -- Jarrett Reisenbichler (J) dec. Tyler Jones 15-4
113 -- Travis Jones (S) dec. Kodi Byrd 5-3
120 -- Tanner Jones (S) dec. Andrew Surface 10-4
126 -- Cole Reynolds (S) p. Stone Selsor in 3:44
132 -- Tyler Rush (J) p. Tony Lorene in :52
138 -- Clay Miller (J) dec. Wes Leclair 5-3
145 -- Dylan Rush (J) p. James Nager in :58
152 -- Jacob Colyott (J) P. Ethan Baeth in :28
160 -- Chris Reed (J) def. Danny Wittu 10-1
170 -- Cody Morgan (J) p. Jacob Billings in 1:36
182 -- Josh Stone (J) p. Drew Abt in 3:22
195 -- Ben Rushin (J) p. Luke Hemmerha in 3:07
220 -- Garrett Koch (J) p. Derrick James in :52
HWT -- Daniel Terana (S) p. Preston Hobeck in 2:57
JV -- Jackson 63-6
Morgan Morris won the 200 individual medley and 100 butterfly to pace the third-place Bulldogs.
Kyleigh Troxel led Jackson with a victory in the 200 freestyle and second in the 100 butterfly.
Local top-three finishers
200 medley relay -- 2. Jackson, 2:09.89; 3. Notre Dame, 2:15.76
200 freestyle -- 1. Kyleigh Troxel (J) 2:05.77; 2. Shelby Kate McCord (J) 2:17.16
200 individual medley -- 1. Morgan Morris (ND) 2:26.16; 2. Jeanette Powell (J) 2:33.75
50 freestyle -- 2. Cheyenne Lingle (J) 28.66
Diving -- 3. Alexis Phillips 166.9
100 butterfly -- 1. Morris (ND) 1:04.82; 2. Troxel (J) 1:04.92; 3. McCord (J) 1:25.93
100 freestyle -- 2. McCord (J) 1:01.79; 3. Powell (J) 1:01.92
500 freestyle -- 3. Becky Earley (ND) 6:57.09
200 freestyle relay -- 2. Notre Dame, 1:59.01; 3. Jackson, 2:00.51
100 backstroke -- 2. Eva Schafer (ND); 3. Jericka Helton (J) 1:18.48
100 breaststroke -- 3. Lingle (J) 1:28.25
400 freestyle relay -- 2. Jackson, 2:49.26
-- From staff reports
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