Brianna Mueller scored 18 points and dished out three assists as the Saxony Lutheran Crusaders remained undefeated with a 56-49 win on the road over the Class 4 powerhouse North County on Thursday.
Grace Mirly netted 18 points and also had three assists for Saxony Lutheran (6-0). Ali Galemmo added 13 points and three assists for the Crusaders.
Holly Forbes recorded a game-high 23 points, and Emily Eaton tossed in 16 points for North County (4-3).
Saxony Luth. 11 14 19 12 -- 56
North County 16 16 11 6 -- 49
SAXONY LUTHERAN (56) -- Grace Mirly 16, Ali Galemmo 13, Brianna Mueller 18, Raegan Wieser 5, Maddie Brune 4. FG 14, FT 19-28, F 12 (3-pointers: Mueller 3. Fouled out: None.)
NORTH COUNTY (49) -- Sydney Parker 2, Emily Eaton 16, Marianna Falls 4, Kourtney Kekec 2, Allie Hammack 2, Holly Forbes 23. FG 18, FT 7-10, F 21 (3-pointers: Eaton. Fouled out: None.)
JV -- Saxony Lutheran won.
Sam Brennan recorded 10 points, six steals and four assists to help lead the Bulldogs to their first win of the season.
Allie Ziegler tallied 10 points and nine rebounds, and Hayli Chapman added 10 points for Notre Dame (1-3). Morgan Duschell contributed nine points and had five steals for the Bulldogs.
Kylie Bilek notched eight points, and Emma Nelson had nine rebounds to pace Perryville (1-2).
Perryville 4 8 3 10 -- 25
Notre Dame 18 13 12 16 -- 59
PERRYVILLE (25) -- Allison McGarvey 2, Kylie Bilek 8, Lydia Cook 1, Ahnie Hoff 5, Catrina More 3, Anna Huskey 2, Emma Nelson 4. FG 5, FT 9-21, F 11 (3-pointers: Bilek, More. Fouled out: None.)
NOTRE DAME (59) -- Sam Brennan 10, Hayli Chapman 10, Cheyenne Sander 4, Allie Ziegler 10, Brooke Blakenship 5, Morgan Duschell 9, Abbie McAlister 7, Lexi Welter 2, Sydney Newell 2. FG 15, FT 11-17, F 22 (3-pointers: Chapman 2, Duschell 2, Brennan, Blankenship. Fouled out: McAlister.)
JV -- Notre Dame won.
The Black Cats built a double-figure lead by the end of the first quarter and steadily pulled away from the visiting Indians.
Paige Godsey scored a game-high 18 points for Fredericktown (2-3), while Abby Clark added 12 points.
Paige Yamnitz paced St. Vincent (3-3) with seven points.
St. Vincent 2 12 10 5 -- 29
Fredericktown 13 19 22 16 -- 70
ST. VINCENT (29) -- Emily Welker 1, Kylie Baer 4, Paige Yamnitz 7, Courtney Brown 4, Alexana Koishor 4, Emma Janet 3, Kayla Winkler 6. FG 10, FT 9-20, F 10 (3-pointers: none. Fouled out: None.)
FREDERICKTOWN (70) -- Annabeth Phillips 6, Paige Godsey 18, Raylyn Dodd 5, Kirsten Hanner 3, Rachel Hamilton 5, Ellie Jensen 10, Brooklyn Hudson 3, Callista Francis 8, Abby Clark 12. FG 29, FT 6-11, F 18 (3-pointers: Phillips 2, Godsey 2, Hanner, Hudson. Fouled out: None.)
JV -- St. Vincent won 27-23
Jordan Pruitt scored a game-high 12 points as the second-seeded host Red Devils cruised to victory over the sixth-seeded Bobcats to book a spot in the championship game of the Lady Red Devils Invitational Tournament.
Julia Sutterfield netted 11 points, and Kylie Wilhite chipped in 10 points for Chaffee (4-0). The Red Devils will take on top-seeded Kelly for the title at 4 p.m. Saturday.
Tamera Crowden had 10 points for Delta (2-3). The Bobcats will face fifth-seeded Puxico for third place 1t 2:30 p.m. Saturday.
Delta 9 9 2 9 -- 29
Chaffee 20 7 19 7 -- 53
DELTA (29) -- Jamie Hodge 3, Tamera Crowden 10, Carrie Waddle 6, Selina Smith 8, Kiley Wicker 2. FG 6, FT 5-6, F 13 (3-pointers: Waddle 2, Hodge, Crowden. Fouled out: None.)
CHAFFEE (53) -- Jordan Pruitt 12, Julia Sutterfield 11, Kylie Wilhite 10, Lindsey Koch 2, Carleigh Burnett 3, Hannah Seyer 7, Lindsey Harrell 6, Katie Glueck 2. FG 14, FT 9-14, F 13 (3-pointers: Pruitt 3, Wilhite 2, Burnett. Fouled out: None.)
Mara Grindstaff drained a game-high 17 points as the third-seeded Cardinals avoided a scare from the seventh-seeded Rams in a consolation semifinal of the Lady Red Devils Invitational.
Heidi Green added 10 points for Woodland (1-2). The Cardinals will play fourth-seeded Oran for the consolation title at 1 p.m. Saturday.
Michaela Kiefer had 16 points to pace Scott City (0-4).
Scott City 10 6 7 8 -- 31
Woodland 6 9 12 9 -- 36
SCOTT CITY (31) -- Billi Charleston 2, Anna Kern 3, Natalie Woods 4, Hannah Shemonia 2, Carly Howell 4, Michaela Kiefer 16, Katie Smith 1. FG 12, FT 4-10, F 12 (3-pointers: Kern. Fouled out: None.)
WOODLAND (36) -- Heidi Green 10, Mara Grindstaff 17, Shelby Sawyer 6, Ciara Rainbolt 3. FG 10, FT 4-6, F 15 (3-pointers: Grindstaff 3, Rainbolt. Fouled out: None.)
The Tigers took first in four events to edge out host Rockwood Summit by one point, finishing second in a quad meet in the suburban St. Louis area.
Central's Josey Powell posted first-place times in the 200 freestyle (2:09.70) and 100 butterfly (1:10.45) to help lead the Tigers. Maddy McDonald also won the 200 individual medley with a time of 2 minutes, 32.25 seconds for Central.
Team Scores -- 1. Eureka 714; 2. Central 467; 3. Rockwood Summit 466; 4. Lutheran South 149
Local (Central) results
200 medley relay -- 4. Central (Olivia Priest, Sarah Elfrink, Maddy McDonald, Sierra Smith) 2:21.48
200 freestyle relay -- 1. Josey Powell (C) 2:09.70; 6. Olivia Priest (C) 2:29.35; 7. Krystin Ruch (C) 2:43.80
200 individual medley -- 1. Maddy McDonald (C) 2:32.25; 8. Sarah Elfrink (C) 3:02.69; 10. Anne Wilferth (C) 3:31.36
50 freestyle -- 3. Sierra Smith (C) 29.49; 9. Madison Moore (C) 32.13; 10. Sarah Kitchen (C) 32.19
100 butterfly -- 1. Josey Powell (C) 1:10.45; 10. Olivia Priest (C) 1:29.48; 11. Krystin Ruch (C) 1:34.43
100 freestyle -- 2. Sierra Smith (C) 1:05.20; 5. Madison Moore (C) 1:10.72; 8. Sarah Kitchen (C) 1:13.71
500 freestyle -- 9. Maggie Boxdorfer (C) 8:15.69; 10. Ines Varela (C) 8:22.84; 11. Katie Oswald (C) 9:34.92
200 freestyle relay -- 4. Central (Sarah Elfrink, Shelby Powers, Madison Moore, Josey Powell) 2:04.27
100 backstroke -- 3. Maddy McDonald (C) 1:15.34; 7. Shelby Powers (C) 1:24.41; 10. Anne Wilferth (C) 1:33.99
100 breaststroke -- 5. Sarah Elfrink (C) 1:31.59; 10. Maggie Boxdorfer (C) 1:39.86; 12. Caleigh Huffman (C) 1:44.19
400 freestyle relay -- 1. Central (Sierra Smith, Olivia Priest, Josey Powell, Maddy McDonald) 4:15.15
The Crusaders placed first in eight events to make a big splash in their season-debut win against the host Piranhas at the Perry Park Center.
Saxony Lutheran junior Elizabeth Kiefner and freshman Emily Cates each finished first in two events to help propel the Crusaders to victory.
Top three finishers
200 medley relay -- 1. Saxony Lutheran (Isabelle Singh, Elizabeth Kiefner, Katie Richmond, Sierra Rau) 2:33.64; 2. Perryville/St. Vincent (Aeryal Davis, Mollie Kluender, Emily King, Shayna Snell) 2:54.37
200 freestyle -- 1. Emily Cates (SL) 2:56.79; 2. Grace Hanebrink (SL) 3:11.60; 3. Sarah Wichern (SL) 3:12.63
200 individual medley -- 1. Elizabeth Kiefner (SL) 2:43.47; 2. Katie Richmond (SL) 2:58.34; 3. Isabelle Singh (SL) 3:18.66
50 freestyle -- 1. Shayna Snell (PSV) 39.93; 2. Rachel Wichern (SL) 40.72; 3. Rachel Koehler (SL) 50.38
100 butterfly -- 1. Elizabeth Kiefner (SL) 1:17.69; 2. Katie Richmond (SL) 1:20.89
100 freestyle -- 1. Megan Schmitz (SL) 1:28.82; 2. Mollie Kluender (PSV) 1:31.13; 3. Mikaela Johnson (PSV) 1:42.87
400 freestyle -- 1. Emily King (PSV) 5:30.64; 2. Isabelle Singh (SL) 5:50.07; 3. Sierra Rau (SL) 6:09.69
200 freestyle relay -- 1. Perryville/St. Vincent (Aeryal Davis, Mikaela Johnson, Shayna Snell, Emily King) 2:42.82; 2. Saxony Lutheran (Abby Roscovious, Rachel Koehler, Rachel Wichern, Megan Schmitz) 3:12.88
100 backstroke -- 1. Emily Cates (SL) 1:27.86; 2. Aeryal Davis (PSV) 1:50.28; 3. Megan Schmitz (SL) 1:55.25
100 breaststroke -- 1. Sierra Rau (SL) 1:45.49; 2. Mollie Kluender (PSV) 1:59.97; 3. Sarah Wichern (2:00.58)
400 freestyle relay -- 1. Saxony Lutheran (Katie Richmond, Isabelle Singh, Sierra Rau, Elizabeth Kiefner) 5:05.02; 2. Perryville/St. Vincent (Aeryal Davis, Mikaela Johnson, Shayna Snell, Emily King) 6:08.78; 3. Saxony Lutheran (Megan Schmitz, Grace Hanebrink, Sarah Wichern, Emily Cates) 6:09.73
-- From staff reports
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