High school roundup: Perryville boys down Saxony Lutheran to capture title

Ross Moldenhauer felt it from long distance Saturday.

The Perryville junior guard nailed four 3-pointers to help the Pirates down Saxony Lutheran 61-54 in the Chester Invitational championship game.

Moldenhauer finished with 27 points.

Jared Thieret recorded a double-double, finishing with 11 points and 13 rebounds in the win.

Saxony Lutheran (7-8) jumped ahead by six points after one qaurter, but Perryville (12-4) kept chipping away.

Bryce Weibrecht added 12 points for the victors.

Gus Klaus paced the Crusaders with 21 points. Matt Wills led Saxony Lutheran with three rebounds.

Saxony 25 12 9 8 -- 54

Perryville 19 14 10 18 -- 61

SAXONY LUTHERAN (54) -- Gus Klaus 21, Kris Cook 2, Clayton Carver 12, Matt Wills 8, Gabe Bohnert 4, Nick Johnson 7. FG 18, FT 14-18, F 20. (3-pointers: Klaus 1, Carver 2, Wills 1. Fouled out: none)

PERRYVILLE (61) -- Jake Dobbelare 6, Alex Robinson 3, Jared Hotop 2, Ross Moldenhauer 27, Bryce Weibrecht 12, Jared Thieret 11. FG 21, FT 14-21, F 15. (3-pointers: Moldenhauer 4, Robinson 1. Fouled out: none)

Notre Dame 62, Helias 47

Nathan Meystedt netted 19 points in the road win.

Jacob Tolbert had 16 points, while Joseph Siebert added nine points in the win.

The Bulldogs managed to gain separation in the second quarter when they outscored Helias by 10 points. Notre Dame entered halftime with a 13-point lead.

Notre Dame (9-6) defeated Jefferson City 77-65 on Friday.

Notre Dame 16 23 10 13 -- 62

Helias 13 13 10 11 -- 47

NOTRE DAME (62) -- Jonathan Lynch 3, Jordan Reddin 2, Nathan Meystedt 19, Joseph Siebert 9, Alex Beussink 8, Jacob Tolbert 16, Cody Heisserer 5. FG 21, FT 12-25, F 9. (3-pointers: Siebert 3, Beussink 2, Tolbert 1. Fouled out: none)

JEFFERSON CITY (47) -- Gish 7, Smith 9, Wiley 10, Hughes 7, Rackers 10, Schwinke 4. FG 17, FT 3-4, F 16. (3-pointers: Gish 1, Smith 3, Wiley 2, Hughes 1, Rackers 1, Schwinke 1. Fouled out: none)

JV -- Helias won

Oak Ridge 55, Ste. Genevieve 39

Senior Caleb Elam drilled five 3-pointers and finished with 19 points to lead the Blue Jays to the win at Mineral Area College.

Fellow senior Brett Thomas hauled in eight rebounds to lead Oak Ridge (10-4).

Kyle Rohde added 10 points for the Blue Jays, who return to action Tuesday at Marquand.

Oak Ridge 18 4 15 18 -- 55

Ste. Gen 10 11 9 9 -- 39

OAK RIDGE (55) -- Ryan Below 6, Kyle Rohde 10, Jacob Light 6, Caleb Elam 19, Brett Thomas 9, Stephen Bolen 2, Lucas Rohde 3. FG 22, FT 4-7, F 11. (3-pointers: Elam 5, L. Rohde 1, Thomas 1. Fouled out: none)

STE. GENEVIEVE (39) -- Brian Helm 5, Jacob Billings 2, Jacob Roe 5, Jacob Turek 7, Jonathan Brewer 2, Brendan Weiler 6, Matt Drury 8, Wayne Carron 4. FG 16, FT 3-6, F 14. (3-pointers: Helm 1, Weiler 2, Drury 1. Fouled out: none)

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Cor Jesu 65, Central 29

Chelsea Vinson had 14 points, five rebounds and three steals to lead the Tigers in their home opener.

Chelsea Pannier netted nine points, while Alayah Cooper-Johnson added nine rebounds for the Tigers (4-7).

Cor Jesu 25 11 21 8 -- 65

Central 12 3 2 12 -- 29

COR JESU (65) -- Chaley Poth 2, Olivia Simon 5, Audra Horn 10, Monica Simon 11, Anna Hormberg 1, Meg Riley 6, Hilary Hungerford 6, Colleen Barry 14, Jayne Andrews 8, Kate Schuering 2. FG 23, FT 9-15, F 9. (3-pointers: M. Simon 2, Hungerford 2, Barry 4, Andrews 2. Fouled out: none)

CENTRAL (29) -- Alayah Cooper-Johnson 3, Tori Scheller 3, Chelsea Pannier 9, Chelsea Vinson 14. FG 12, FT 3-7, F 13. (3-pointers: Scheller 1, Pannier 1. Fouled out: none)

JV -- Cor Jesu won 37-29

-- From staff reports