High school roundup: Perryville boys rally to win 52-37 against host Meadow Heights

After a sluggish start, the Perryville boys basketball team rallied to defeat host Meadow Heights 52-37 Saturday afternoon in Patton, Mo.

Perryville (2-4) trailed by six after one period but used a 21-8 second-quarter advantage to lead 27-20 at the half and take control of the game.

"We came out flat," Perryville coach Justin Dreyer said. "In the second quarter we settled down and started getting the kind of shots we knew we could get."

Nate Kinnison had three 3-pointers and scored 21 points for the Pirates while Grant Dix and Colin Schirmer scored 10 each.

Josh Douglas paced Meadow Heights (2-7) with 23 points.

Perryville 6 21 11 14 -- 52

Meadow Heights 12 8 10 7 -- 37

PERRYVILLE (52) -- Nate Kinnison 21, Garrett Martin 7, Grant Dix 10, Trenton Green 4, Colin Schirmer 10. FG: 21, FT: 5-9, F: 13. (3-pointers: Kinnison 3, Dix 2. Fouled out: none.)

MEADOW HEIGHTS (37) -- Josh Douglas 23, Lilly 5, Ryan Foltz 2, Kyle Baremore 4, Kyle Overbey 3. FG: 13, FT: 9-16, F: 8. (3-pointers: Douglas 1, Baremore 1. Fouled out: none.)

Jackson 77, Strafford 61

Karson King scored 23 points, dished six assists and grabbed seven rebounds in the Indians' win in the Route 66 Shootout in Waynesville, Mo.

Skyler Steele added 20 points, including three 3-pointers, and Brandon Lueders snagged 13 rebounds for Jackson (4-2).

Jacob Wade paced Strafford (7-1) with 18 points.

Jackson 9 22 18 28 -- 77

Strafford 17 22 7 15 -- 61

JACKSON (77) -- Braden Wendel 7, Skyler Steele 20, Karson King 23, Connor Shepard 4, Blake Reynolds 8, Brandon Lueders 6, Luke Stevens 8. FG 24, FT 17-24, F 20. (3-pointers: Wendel 1, Steele 3. Fouled out: None)

STRAFFORD (61) -- Kyle Foley 8, Brady Collier 8, Grant Boswell 6, Brandon Foley 2, Blake Alexander 3, Dalton Taylor 7, Dylan Edwards 6, Kyle Tate 2, Jacob Wade 18. FG 14, FT 8-13, F 15. (3-pointers: Boswell 1, Taylor 1, Wade 3. Fouled out: None)

Egyptian (Ill.) 80, Saxony Lutheran 66

Jack Lake scored 20 points, controlled 14 rebounds and blocked seven shots in the Crusaders' loss at home.

Gabe Bohnert added 18 points for Saxony Lutheran (2-5).

DePante Price had a game-high 36 points for Egyptian. Justin Prewitt scored 28 points for the Pharaohs.

Egyptian 19 22 19 20 -- 80

Saxony Lutheran 15 19 12 20 -- 66

EGYPTIAN (80) -- DePante Price 36, Justin Prewitt 28, Alex McCrite 8, Jeromy Turner 4, Cameron Gruenanger 3, Mannie Fox 1. FG 26, FT 16-24, F 24. (3-pointers: Price 3, Gruenanger 1. Fouled out: Turner, Reggie Davis)

SAXONY LUTHERAN (66) -- Jack Lake 20, Gabe Bohnert 18, Logan Sprandel 8, Jason Krueger 7, Zach Beal 5, Elwood Voss 4, Hunter Coe 3, Brandon Fritsche 1. FG 21, FT 15-29, F 21. (3-pointers: Lake 2, Sprandel 1. Fouled out: None)

JV -- Saxony Lutheran won.

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Perryville 50, Meadow Heights 48

Natalie Gremaud had 15 points and 15 rebounds to help the Pirates eke out a win on the road.

Desiree Brown added 12 points, while Ahnie Hoff recorded six rebounds for Perryville (3-2).

Emma Cook led Meadow Heights (2-4) with 15 points, including four three-pointers. Hayley Thorne added 14 points for the Panthers.

Perryville 15 9 6 20 -- 50

Meadow Heights 6 10 12 20 -- 48

PERRYVILLE (50) -- Natalie Gremaud 15, Ahnie Hoff 4, Allison Moldenhauer 9, Amiee More 4, Brooke Moll 6, Desiree Brown 12. FG 22, FT 3-8, F 17. (3-pointers: Moldenhauer 1. Fouled out: None)

MEADOW HEIGHTS (48) -- Caitlin Cook 4, Kiana Hotop 8, Emma Cook 15, Taylor Cureton 7, Hayley Thorne 14. FG 9, FT 12-19, F 11. (3-pointers: Hotop 1, Cureton 1, E. Cook 4. Fouled out: Nona)

GIRLS SWIMMING

Lindbergh Invitational

Jackson's Kyleigh Troxel placed first in the 500 freestyle event with a state-qualifying time of 5 minutes, 13.12 seconds in the Lindbergh Lady Flyers Invitational.

The Indians' senior swimmer also placed second in the 200 freestyle event with a time of 2:00.55 to earn another state-qualifying bid at Saturday's 16-team tournament.

Jackson freshman Caitlyn Palmer touched the wall in 59.31 seconds to finish second and earn a state-qualifying time in the 100 butterfly event. The Indians finished ninth overall.

Notre Dame freshman Madison Heisserer finished third in the 500 freestyle in a state-qualifying time of 5:29.31. The Bulldogs placed 12th, while Central finished 14th.

Team -- 1. Parkway South 463, 2. Park Hill South 379, 3. Kickapoo 227, 4. Mary Institute Country Day School (MICDS) 220, 5. Ladue Horton Watkins 179, 6. Lindbergh 158, 7. Francis Howell 145, 8. Cor Jesu Academy 121, 9. Jackson 119, 10. Oakville 111, 11. Rosati-Kain 88, 12. Notre Dame 46, 13. Timberland 36, 14. Cape Central 22, 15. Ursuline Academy 4, 16. Webster Groves 0

Individual

200 freestyle -- 2. Kyleigh Troxel (J) 2:00.5

100 butterfly -- 2. Caitlyn Palmer (J) 59.31

500 freestyle -- 1. Troxel (J) 5:13.12

100 backstroke -- 3. Caitlyn Palmer (J) 1:03.31

Parkway North 145, Jackson 99, Pattonville 85

Jackson placed second in a tri-meet Friday at Pattonville.

Jackson freshman Caitlyn Palmer recorded state-qualifying times in the 50 freestyle (25.72) and 100 freestyle (55.62). Kyleigh Troxel also had a state-qualifying time in the 200 individual medley, finishing second in 2:18.98.

Jeannette Powell placed first in the 200 freestyle (2:08.80) and 100 backstroke (1:07.37) for Jackson. The Indians' Alexia Phillips also was the top diver in the meet.

Results

Team -- 1. Parkway North 145, 2. Jackson 99, 3. Pattonville 85

Individual

200 medley relay -- 1. Jackson (Caitlyn Palmer, Kyleigh Troxel, Jeannette Powell, Conner McKinney) 2:04.71

200 freestyle -- 1. Powell (J) 2:08.80

200 individual medley -- 2. Kyleigh Troxel (J) 2:18.89

50 freestyle -- 1. Palmer (J) 25.72

Diving -- 1. Alexia Phillips (J) 168.55

100 butterfly -- 2. Troxel (J) 1:06.83

100 freestyle -- 1. Palmer (J) 55.62

100 backstroke -- 1. Powell (J) 1:07.37

400 freestyle relay -- 2. Jackson 4:08.40

-- From staff reports