High school roundup: Saxony Lutheran boys basketball team opens season with win over St. Vincent

The Saxony Lutheran boys basketball team opened up its season with a 70-38 win over St. Vincent on Wednesday in the Rolla "Duke" Herbert Tournament in Crystal City, Missouri.

William Rogers scored a game-high 20 points to lead Saxony (1-0), which will continue tournament play at 6 p.m. today against Jefferson. Corie Williams added 17 points for the Crusaders while Graesen Meystedt contributed 12 points.

St. Vincent (1-1) was led by 15 points from Trevor Leible. The Indians will take on either St. Clair or Herculaneum in the third-place game at 7 p.m. Friday.

Saxony Lutheran 19 12 22 17 -- 70

St. Vincent 10 8 12 8 -- 38

SAXONY LUTHERAN (70) -- William Rogers 20, Corie Williams 17, Graesen Meystedt 12, Nathan Ruark 8, Jalen Williams 8, Tyler Swanks 3, Nathan Schneider 2. FG 28, FT 5-6, F 17. (3-pointers: Rogers 3, Meystedt 2, J. Williams 2, C. Williams 1, Swanks 1. Fouled out: None.)

ST. VINCENT (38) -- Trevor Leible 15, Joe Whistler 4, Jordan Rellergert 4, Riley Riehn 4, Mitchell Dobbelare 3, Tyler Monier 3, Darren Ernst 2, Tyler Unterreiner 2, Blake Hellman 1. FG 14, FT 10-18, F 8. (3-pointers: None. Fouled out: None.)

GIRLS BASKETBALL

St. Vincent 62, Valle Catholic 42

Three players reached double figures for the Indians in the win over the Warriors at the Valle Catholic Tournament in Ste. Genevieve, Missouri.

Jackie Verseman led the way with 13 points for St. Vincent (2-1) while Faith Kapp and Hannah Gotto had 12 and 11 points, respectively. The Indians will continue tournament play at 6 p.m. today against Crystal City.

Sydni Basler scored a game-high 20 points to lead Valle Catholic (0-1).

Valle Catholic 14 4 17 7 -- 42

St. Vincent 16 9 18 19 -- 62

VALLE CATHOLIC (42) -- Sydni Basler 20, Kaydi Heil 6, Emma Carron 5, Allie Weiler 2, Macy Barley 2, Sally Heil 2, Taylor Siebert 2, Gabby Meyer 2, Abby Umfleet 1. FG 15, FT 6-12, F 13. (3-pointers: Basler 5, K. Heil 1. Fouled out: Basler.)

ST. VINCENT (62) -- Jackie Verseman 13, Faith Kapp 12, Hannah Gotto 11, Samantha Pritchard 8, Emily Welker 5, Corin Carroll 5, Jamie Best 4, Emma Janet 2, Madison Mingione 2. FG 27, FT 8-14, F 9. (3-pointers: None. Fouled out: Carroll.)

-- From staff reports