High school roundup: Saxony Lutheran girls basketball team reaches district title game

Brianna Mueller scored a game-high 26 points to lead the Crusaders into the championship game of the Class 3 District 2 Tournament with a 54-36 victory over fourth-seeded St. Pius X of Festus, Mo.

Raegan Wieser sank 11 points and Maddie Brune snagged nine rebounds for Saxony Lutheran (21-4) in the victory.

Alex Linderer knocked in a team-high 19 points to pace the Lancers as St. Pius X closed the season with a record of 18-8.

Saxony Lutheran, the district's defending champion, will face second-seeded Arcadia Valley for the district title on Thursday at 6 p.m. at Clearwater High School in Piedmont, Mo. The Tigers (21-6) nipped third-seeded host Clearwater 47-46 in the other semifinal.

St. Pius X 8 5 11 12 -- 36

Saxony L. 12 12 16 14 -- 54

ST. PIUS X (FESTUS) (36) -- Christina Hovatter 2, Ashley Politte 5, Claire Reed 4, Brooke Merseal 4, Alex Linderer 19, Machela Cook 2. FG 14, FT 2-8, F 16. (3-pointers: Linderer 2. Fouled out: Hovatter)

SAXONY LUTHERAN (54) -- Grace Mirly 4, Jordan Hecht 2, Maci Daniel 2, Ali Galemmo 4, Brianna Mueller 26, Ashlynn Collier 2, Raegan Wieser 11, Maddie Brune 3. FG 18, FT 9-13, F 15. (3-pointers: Mueller 2, Wieser 1. Fouled out: none)

Notre Dame 78, Central 27

Annie Siebert recorded 15 points, five assists and four steals in the state-ranked Bulldogs' big victory over crosstown rival Central in a regular-season game at the Show Me Center.

Kaitlin Welter added 12 points for the Bulldogs. Halle Lynch tallied 10 points, five rebounds and four steals while Shelby Beussink notched 10 points, five rebounds and two steals for Notre Dame (18-2). Taylor Feeney also grabbed six rebounds for the Bulldogs in the win.

Central's Kassidy Pannier scored 12 points, all from behind the arc, to pace the Tigers (5-19).

Notre Dame 21 25 25 7 -- 78

Central 11 5 6 5 -- 27

NOTRE DAME (78) -- Karsen Powers 9, Annie Siebert 15, Shelby Beussink 10, Kaitlin Welter 12, Halle Lynch 10, Taylor Feeney 4, Madeline Rosenquist 7, Kayce Landewee 10, Carson Freeman 1. FG 21, FT 6-11, F 12. (3-pointers: Siebert 3, Landewee 3, Welter 2, Powers 1, Rosenquist 1. Fouled out: none)

CENTRAL (27) -- Morgan Duschell 3, Anna Garner 2, Kelly Morton 5, Kassidy Pannier 12, Maddie Daum 2, Moriah Terry 2, Anne Wilferth 1. FG 5, FT 5-8, F 8. (3-pointers: Pannier 4. Fouled out: none)

Dexter 72, Jackson 50

Cassidi Tomsu netted 13 points as the Indians as fell on the road to the state-ranked Bearcats.

Rachel Crites tossed in 10 points for Jackson (13-9).

For Dexter (21-3), Hannah Noe and Erika Cobb had game-high 26 points apiece. Paige Patterson added 10 points for the Bearcats.

Jackson 8 10 10 22 -- 50

Dexter 9 16 26 21 -- 72

JACKSON (50) -- Cassidi Tomsu 13, Rachel Crites 10, McKinzie Scott 5, Autumn Reid 4, Rylee Stafford 6, Mallorie Maintz 2, Madison Eckley 2, Kayla Keith 9. FG 12, FT 10-11, F 15. (3-pointers: Tomsu 2, Crites 2, Keith 1. Fouled out: none)

DEXTER (72) -- Dakota Reynolds 3, Hannah Noe 26, Melanie McKuin 6, Alison Jarrell 2, Erika Cobb 26, Paige Patterson 10, Makayla Waldner 5. FG 23, FT 7-13, F 17. (3-pointers: Noe 3, Cobb 3, Reynolds 1. Fouled out: none)

Ste. Genevieve 51, Perryville 29

Allison Moldenhauer tallied 12 points, five steals and three assists as the Pirates fell to the Dragons on the road.

Desiree Brown grabbed seven rebounds and Kylie Bilek dished out five assists for Perryville (8-16) in the loss.

Paige Porter finished with a game-high 14 points for Ste. Genevieve (12-14) and Katie Palmer added 11 points for the Dragons.

Perryville 0 9 7 13 -- 29

Ste. Genevieve 12 13 22 4 -- 51

PERRYVILLE (29) -- Ahnie Hoff 3, Allison Moldenhauer 12, Catrina More 1, Lauren McGarvey 2, Kylie Bilek 5, Desiree Brown 6. FG 8, FT 4-10, F 13. (3-pointers: Moldenhauer 2, Bilek 1. Fouled out: none)

JV -- Ste. Genevieve won.

BOYS BASKETBALL

New Haven 54, St. Vincent 41

Nathan Carroll finished with 15 points as the seventh-seeded St. Vincent boys basketball team came to an end at to second-seeded host New Haven in the opening round of the Class 2 District 4 Tournament.

Alex Winkler added 10 points for the Indians as St. Vincent closed its season with a record of 8-16.

For New Haven (17-8), Kyle Ruediger posted a game-high 17 points as the Shamrocks advanced to the semifinals where they will face sixth-seeded Crossroads College Preparatory, the team that upset third-seeded Valle Catholic 58-53 and ended the Warriors' season in one of last night's other quarterfinals.

St. Vincent 8 10 8 15 -- 41

New Haven 15 8 13 18 -- 54

ST. VINCENT (41) -- Trevor Leible 2, Nathan Carroll 15, Kaleb Schnurbusch 5, Kevin Mattingly 9, Alex Winkler 10. FG 12, FT 8-11, F 14. (3-pointers: Carroll 2, Schnurbusch 1. Fouled out: Winkler)

NEW HAVEN (54) -- Kyle Ruediger 17, Seth Schenck 8, Ross Seitter 6, Brandon Carey 10, Alex Poggas 11, Cody McWay 2. FG 19, FT 13-18, F 9. (3-pointers: Carey 1. Fouled out: none)

-- From staff reports