High school roundup: Saxony Lutheran boys basketball team wins battle of unbeatens, moves into Bloomfield Tournament semifinals

The Saxony Lutheran boys basketball team kept its unbeaten season alive and pulled off a notable upset in the Bloomfield Tournament, upsetting third-seeded South Pemiscot 52-43 on Monday to move on to the semifinals in Bloomfield, Missouri.

The sixth-seeded Crusaders (10-0) got 14 points apiece from William Rogers and Graesen Meystedt to hand South Pemiscot (9-1) its first loss of the year. Corie Wiliams chipped in 14 points for Saxony Lutheran.

The Crusaders trailed by two points at halftime but used a 19-12 third quarter to leapfrog on top and hold on for victory.

South Pemiscot was led by 18 points from Kevin Burton.

Saxony Lutheran will face second-seeded Kennett at 8:30 p.m. today.

Saxony Lutheran 8 14 19 11 -- 52

South Pemiscot 10 14 12 7 -- 43

SAXONY LUTHERAN (52) -- William Rogers 14, Keevin Dykes 2, Nathan Ruark 3, Graesen Meystedt 14, Corie Williams 12, Jalen Williams 7. FG 15 FT 16-23 F 13. (3-pointers: Rogers 2, Meystedt 2, C. Williams 1, J. Williams 1. Fouled out: none.)

SOUTH PEMISCOT (43) -- Dorion Jones 2, Logan Damesworth 3, Mike Smith 4, Kevin Burton 18, Dominique Hardimon 2, Steven Wilbourn 8, Jabari Herron 6. FG 15 FT 8-13 F 20. (3-pointers: Burton 5. Fouled out: none.)

Bob Sechrest, Jr., Central Christmas Tournament

Perryville 70, Viburnum 34

Conner Stark had a game-high 16 points to lead the third-seeded Pirates to a quarterfinal win over the No. 14 Blue Jays in Park Hills, Missouri.

Wyatt Johnson added 14 points for Perryville (7-1) while Ryan Noland finished with 10 points. The Pirates will face sixth-seeded North County in a semifinal at 8:30 p.m. today.

Kolten Sumpter scored 12 points to lead Viburnum.

Viburnum 5 12 10 7 -- 34

Perryville 16 27 12 15 -- 70

VIBURNUM (34) -- Kolten Sumpter 12, Jared Blunier 5, Couper Davis 4, Preston Sumpter 4, Blake Jimmerson 3, Ethan Boyle 2, Andy O'Dell 2, Kendall Campbell 2. FG 10, FT 5-12, F 11. (3-pointers: Blunier 1, Jimmerson 1. Fouled out: None.)

PERRYVILLE (70) -- Conner Stark 16, Wyatt Johnson 14, Ryan Noland 10, Josh Robinson 9, Austin Mueller 8, Aaron Mueller 7, Jacob Robinson 2, McGwire Bartley 2, Garrett Johnson 2. FG 30, FT 7-14, F 16. (3-pointers: Stark 2, Jo. Robinson 1. Fouled out: None.)

Warrior Winter Classic

Zalma 72, Marquand 49

Cole Shelby scored 30 points to lead the third-seeded Bulldogs to a first-round win over the sixth-seeded Tigers at Valle Catholic High School in Ste. Genevieve, Missouri.

Dallan Stotts added 10 points for Zalma (5-2), which led at the end of each quarter.

Drew Cook had 17 points to pace Marquand (4-4) while Daniel Snider added 13 points.

The Bulldogs will face No. 2 Grandview in a semifinal at 6 p.m. today while the Tigers are set to face seventh-seeded Kingston in a consolation semifinal at 3 p.m. today.

Marquand 8 14 14 13 -- 49

Zalma 13 21 24 14 -- 72

MARQUAND (49) -- Drew Cook 17, Daniel Snider 13, Austin Cook 7, Brandon Whitener 5, Ethan Lord 3, Logan Barrett 2, Nathan Reeves 2. FG 18, FT 8-19, F 14. (3-pointers: Snider 2, A. Cook 1, Whitener 1, Lord 1. Fouled out: None.)

ZALMA (72) -- Cole Shelby 30, Dallan Stotts 10, Jacob Steinberg 9, Wyatt Lemons 8, Christopher Lombeida 7, Peyton Ford 4, Luke Robertson 2, Logan Borders 2. FG 27, FT 8-18, F 18. (3-pointers: Shelby 3, Lemons 2, Stotts 2, Ford 1. Fouled out: Ford.)

St. Vincent 47, Jefferson 44

Trevor Leible finished with a game-high 15 points to lead the fourth-seeded Indians to an opening-round victory over the fifth-seeded Blue Jays at Valle Catholic High School in Ste. Genevieve, Missouri.

Joe Whistler added 12 points for St. Vincent (3-5) while Tyler Monier contributed 10 points.

Dustin Brown paced Jefferson with 14 points while Easton Null finished with 12 points.

The Indians will face top-seeded Valle Catholic in a semifinal at 7:30 p.m. today while the Blue Jays will take on Valley (Caledonia) in a consolation semifinal at 4:30 p.m. today.

Jefferson 8 7 19 10 -- 33

St. Vincent 14 8 17 8 -- 47

JEFFERSON (44) -- Dustin Brown 14, Easton Null 12, Brendan Hammock 8, Josh Mobley, Mike Reed 4, Casey Hines 1. FG 15, FT 11-17, F 13. (3-pointers: Null 2, Hammock 1. Fouled out: None.)

ST. VINCENT (47) -- Trevor Leible 15, Joe Whistler 12, Tyler Monier 10, Riley Riehn 6, Darren Ernst 3, Tyler Unterreiner 1. FG 20, FT 4-11, F 14. (3-pointers: Monier 2, Leible 1. Fouled out: None.)

GIRLS BASKETBALL

St. Paul Lutheran Christmas Tournament

Perryville 54, Viburnum 40

Ahnie Hoff had a game-high 25 points and hauled in a school-record 26 rebounds to lead the fifth-seeded Pirates in a first-round win over the No. 4 Blue Jays in Farmington, Missouri.

Hoff also finished with nine blocks for Perryville (4-6), who will take on top-seeded West County in a semifinal at 6 p.m. today. Kylie Bilek and Emma Nelson each added 10 points for the Pirates.

Hannah Floyd had 10 points to pace Jefferson.

Jefferson 9 9 8 14 -- 40

Perryville 12 13 12 17 -- 54

JEFFERSON (34) -- Hannah Floyd 10, McKenzie Knoll 9, Hannah Becherer 8, Haley Thomas 5, Alyssa Becherer 4, Hilah Fish 4. FG 18, FT 4-6, F 27. (3-pointers: None. Fouled out: Sydney Weik.)

PERRYVILLE (54) -- Ahnie Hoff 25, Kylie Bilek 10, Emma Nelson 10, Spears 5, Lydia Cook 3, Abby Robinson 1. FG 15, FT 24-46, F 9. (3-pointers: None. Fouled out: None.)

Woodland 84, Valle Catholic 54

Krista Rhodes scored a game-high 27 points to lead the second-seeded Cardinals in a first-round win over the No. 7 Warriors in Farmington, Missouri.

Cheyenne Wells and Hannah Scott each had 18 points for Woodland (6-1), which will take on No. 6 St. Pius X in a semifinal at 7:30 p.m. today.

Taylor Siebert had 14 points to lead Valle while Sydni Basler added 13 points.

Valle Catholic 15 10 12 17 -- 54

Woodland 12 23 26 23 -- 84

VALLE CATHOLIC (54) -- Taylor Siebert 14, Sydni Basler 13, Emma Carron 8, Sally Heil 6, Katie Heil 6, Abby Umfleet 2, Maddie Meyer 1. FG 25, FT 1-2, F 11. (3-pointers: Meyer 1, Siebert 1, Basler 1. Fouled out: None.)

WOODLAND (84) -- Krista Rhodes 27, Cheyenne Wells 18, Hannah Scott 18, Kelsie Long 6, Mara Grindstaff 5, Rebekah Page 4, Ciara Rainbolt 3, Heidi Green 2, Whitney Lincoln 1. FG 33, FT 7-13, F 4. (3-pointers: Rhodes 4, Wells 3, Grindstaff 1, Rainbolt 1. Fouled out: None.)

-- From staff reports