High school roundup: Saxony Lutheran girls basketball team wins 2OT thriller to remain unbeaten

It took two overtimes but the Class 3 state-ranked Saxony Lutheran Crusaders girls basketball team managed to keep its undefeated streak alive with a 54-52 win over the Class 2 state-ranked Neelyville Tigers in a hard-fought battle on Saturday at Three Rivers Community College in Poplar Bluff.

Neelyville held an 11-point lead at halftime before the Crusaders rallied and erased the lead to a stalemate, forcing overtime.

Brianna Mueller busted a game-high 32 points and dished out four assists to help propel Saxony Lutheran to victory. Raegan Wieser netted 14 points and snagged five rebounds as the Crusaders improved to 21-0. Maddie Brune grabbed seven rebounds, Tess Daniel had four assists and Ali Galemmo tallied three steals for Saxony.

Neelyville's Shelby Moon scored a team-high 22 points to pace Neelyville.

Saxony 12 2 18 13 (2) (6) -- 54

Neelyville 6 19 13 7 (2) (4) -- 52

SAXONY LUTHERAN (54) -- Ali Galemmo 8, Brianna Mueller 32, Raegan Wieser 14. FG 16, FT 13-15, F 14 (3-pointers: Mueller 2, Wieser. Fouled out: None.)

NEELYVILLE (52) -- Shelby Moon 22, Jaz Smith 4, Chelsea Petty 12, Ashley Law 9, Riley Washburn 2, Jamie Fowler 3. FG 17, FT 6-13, F 17 (3-pointers: Moon 4. Fouled out: None.)

Jackson 45, Father Tolton 29

Cassidi Tomsu netted 14 points to lead the Indians to a victory over the Trailblazers in the Lady Lakers Shootout in Camdenton, Missouri.

Rachel Crites added 12 points for Jackson (12-6).

Father Tolton (10-7) was led in scoring by Laura Elfrink, who had 13 points.

Father Tolton 12 5 5 7 -- 29

Jackson 12 6 12 15 -- 45

FATHER TOLTON (29) -- Laura Elfrink 13, Christina Walker 8, River Remis 3, Lydia Hale 3, Hope Wright 2. FG 10, FT 8-19, F 16. (3-pointers: Hale. Fouled out: None.)

JACKSON (45) -- Cassidi Tomsu 14, Rachel Crites 12, Rylee Stafford 8, Autumn Reid 5, Nikki Sotak 2, Abby Hermann 2, Nicole Humphreys 2. FG 14, FT 15-20, F 22. (3-pointers: Tomsu, Reid. Fouled out: Mallorie Maintz.)

Seckman 51, Central 41

Seckman's Chelsea Canania sank a game-high 22 points to lead the seventh-seeded Jaguars to the consolation championship of the 34th Annual Hillsboro Invitational Tournament in an upset of the fifth-seeded Tigers.

Marissa Jeske added 18 points for Seckman (4-14), which outscored Central 16-3 in the final period to pull away for the victory.

Kassidy Pannier paced the Tigers (6-11) with 12 points, all from behind the arc.

Seckman 12 7 16 16 -- 51

Central 14 7 17 3 -- 41

SECKMAN (51) -- Chelsea Canania 22, Marissa Jeske 18, Laken Graves 7, Ashley Goings 3, Megan Ingenthron 1. FG 16, FT 16-25, F 7. (3-pointers: Jeske, Graves, Goings. Fouled out: None.)

CENTRAL (41) -- Kassidy Pannier 12, Sydney Tollison 9, Tramonee Stewart 8, Maddie Daum 6, Bailey Manley 4, Corrie Reece 2. FG 15, FT 4-7, F 17. (3-pointers: Pannier 4, Tollison 3. Fouled out: None.)

Notre Dame 44, Rosati-Kain 31

Hayli Chapman drained a game-high 15 points to lead the Bulldogs to seventh place over the Kougars in the 35th Annual Queen of Hearts Tournament at Villa Duchesne High School in the suburban St. Louis area.

Lexi Welter grabbed eight rebounds, Morgan Duschell tallied four steals and Sam Brennan dished out five assists for Notre Dame (4-14). Chapman was also named to the all-tournament team.

Shannon Theobald netted 11 points to pace Rosati-Kain (2-15).

Notre Dame 9 13 6 16 -- 44

Rosati-Kain 12 9 6 4 -- 31

NOTRE DAME (44) -- Sam Brennan 6, Faith Essner 2, Allie Ziegler 8, Hayli Chapman 15, Brooke Blankenship 1, Cheyenne Sander 6, Rachel Conrad 2, Lexi Welter 4. FG 14, FT 10-15, F 13 (3-pointers: Chapman 2. Fouled out: None.)

ROSATI-KAIN (31) -- Brooke Greiner 3, Raegan Bruce 4, Valerie Murphy 3, Shannon Theobald 11, Chelsea Borders 4, Brenna Keniley 6. FG 6, FT 10-14, F 15 (3-pointers: Theobald 3. Fouled out: Borders.)

Perryville 52, St. Vincent 30

Emma Nelson sank a game-high 18 points and recorded five rebounds and three steals to lead the Pirates to victory over the Indians in a crosstown showdown at the Perry Park Center in Perryville.

The Pirates held the Indians to single-digit scoring in every quarter and sailed away with the win thanks to a big fourth-quarter finish.

Kylie Bilek netted 15 points and tallied four rebounds and four assists for Perryville (7-10). Ahnie Hoff added 10 points, eight steals and seven rebounds for the Pirates.

Kylie Baer and Faith Kapp had seven points each to pace St. Vincent (6-11).

St. Vincent 8 9 7 6 -- 30

Perryville 11 8 8 25 -- 52

ST. VINCENT (30) -- Kylie Baer 7, Paige Yamnitz 2, Courtney Brown 6, Faith Kapp 7, Alexana Koishor 3, Jenna Winkler 1, Jackie Verseman 4. FG 10, FT 7-18, F 26 (3-pointers: Baer. Fouled out: Baer, Brown, Yamnitz.)

PERRYVILLE (52) -- Kylie Bilek 15, Reese Nations 5, Ahnie Hoff 10, Jasmyn Mahathath 4, Emma Nelson 18. FG 14, FT 18-35, F 21 (3-pointers: Bilek, Nations. Fouled out: Allison McGarvey.)

JV -- St. Vincent won 25-21

Delta 41, Lesterville 22

Jamie Hodge nailed a game-high 18 points to lead the Bobcats to victory over the winless Bearcats at Three Rivers Community College in Poplar Bluff.

A strong first quarter in which the Bobcats posted what the Bearcats would end up scoring the whole game proved key to the Bobcats' victory, who only had five players on their bench during the game.

Meagan Parker netted nine points for Delta (6-10).

Devin Fitzgerald had eight points to pace Lesterville (0-15).

Delta 22 5 6 8 -- 41

Lesterville 6 1 11 4 -- 22

DELTA (41) -- Jamie Hodge 18, Erin Bond 4, Selina Smith 8, Meagan Parker 9, Kiley Wicker 2. FG 12, FT 5-12, F 12 (3-pointers: Hodge 4. Fouled out: None.)

LESTERVILLE (22) -- Jordan Watts 2, Devin Fitzgerald 8, Amy Jordan 2, Abby Robbs 4, Bailey Myers 2, Elly Ratliff 4. FG 10, FT 2-9, F 16 (3-pointers: None. Fouled out: Watts.)

BOYS BASKETBALL

Perryville 55, St. Vincent 35

Luke Schlichting drained a game-high 22 points to lead the Pirates to victory over the Indians in a crosstown showdown at the Perry Park Center in Perryville.

The Pirates posted 10-point leads at the end of each half to sail away with the win.

Collin Stief and Eli Tripp notched seven points apiece for Perryville (13-6).

Trevor Leible had eight points to pace St. Vincent (4-13).

St. Vincent 5 13 7 10 -- 35

Perryville 16 12 12 15 -- 55

ST. VINCENT (35) -- Trevor Leible 8, Luke Wibbenmeyer 7, Trevor Lukefahr 6, Joe Whistler 4, Kaleb Schnurbusch 4, Tyler Unterreiner 4, Jordan Rellergert 2. FG 11, FT 7-13, F 15 (3-pointers: Lukefahr, Schnurbusch. Fouled out: None.)

PERRYVILLE (55) -- Luke Schlichting 22, Collin Stief 7, Eli Tripp 7, McGwire Bartley 6, Matt Moran 4, Garrett Johnson 4, Ryan Noland 3, Conner Stark 2. FG 22, FT 6-15, F 13 (3-pointers: Schlichting 2, Stief, Bartley, Moran. Fouled out: None.)

JV -- Perryville won 51-39

GIRLS SWIMMING

Springfield Invitational

Central junior Josey Powell finished with a sixth-place time of 5 minutes, 48.70 seconds in the 500 freestyle to receive a medal and helped propel the Tigers in the Springfield Invitational, which was held over the weekend at the Natatorium in Springfield, Missouri.

Central finished in a distant 16th place in the two-day tournament that featured over 20 teams, including defending state champion Glendale, which continued its winning ways by clinching first place in the meet. The Falcons edged Lafayette of Wildwood by 20 points to take first.

Poplar Bluff won the 200 medley relay as the Mules finished sixth overall in the team standings. Senior Cassidy Harris won second place in two events, and freshman Taylor Norwood took the silver in the 100 butterly to pace Poplar Bluff. Harris and Norwood also set state-qualifying times in the Friday Fights. Harris set her state-qualifying fourth-place time of 25.46 seconds in the 50 freestyle. Norwood posted two state qualifiers, both of which were first-place times, in the 100 butterfly (59.75 seconds) and 100 backstroke (1:01.89). Sophomore Morgan McAtee also set a state qualifier with a first-place time of 1 minute, 12:39 seconds in the 100 breaststroke during Friday's action.

Friday Fight area finishers

200 medley relay -- 13. Poplar Bluff (Lexi Vaughn, Samara Kilgore, Katie Huskey, Hannah Fortner) 2:17.47; 14. Central (Sarah Kitchen, Maddy McDonald, Josey Powell, Madison Moore) 2:17.78; 18. Central (Olivia Priest, Emily Holman, Anne Wilferth, Ella Valleroy) 2:23.87

200 freestyle -- 17. Krystin Ruch *© 2:38.75; 19. Katie Oswald (C) 3:06.24; 20. Anna Al-Sayed (C) 3:32.64

200 individual medley -- 13. Katie Huskey (PB) 2:44.22; 16. Hannah Fortner (PB) 2:54.04; 18. Sarah Kitchen (C) 2:55.83

50 freestyle -- 4. Cassidy Harris (PB) 25.46; 8. Maddy McDonald (C) 27.21; 11. Haylee Dragon (PB) 27.89

Diving -- 11. Bryar Daum (C) 101.75; 12. Graeme Davis (C) 100.35; 13. Hannah Trautman (C) 74.90

100 butterfly -- 1. Taylor Norwood (PB) 59.75; 8. Maddy McDonald (C) 1:13.58; 15. Shelby Powers (C) 1:27.26

100 freestyle -- 3. Cassidy Harris (PB) 57.19; 7. Morgan McAtee (PB) 58.10; 20. Emily Holman (C) 1:10.39

500 freestyle -- 6. Lexi Vaughn (PB) 6:22.75; 15. Ella Valleroy (C) 6:58.33; 16. Shelby Powers (C) 7:09.01

200 freestyle relay -- 2. Poplar Bluff (Taylor Norwood, Morgan McAtee, Cassidy Harris, Haylee Dragon) 1:46.17; 13. Central (Maddy McDonald, Josey Powell, Anne Wilferth, Krystin Ruch) 1:57.94; 19. Central (Amanda Mabry, Ally Vaughn, Maggie Boxdorfer, Ines Varela) 2:13.29

100 backstroke -- 1. Taylor Norwood (PB) 1:01.89; 11. Amanda Mabry (C) 1:17.01; 17. Emily Holman (C) 1:23.99

100 breaststroke -- 1. Morgan McAtee (PB) 1:12.39; 18. Sarah Kitchen (C) 1:35.50; 20. Krystin Ruch (C) 1:44.85

400 freestyle relay -- 2. Poplar Bluff (Morgan McAtee, Haylee Dragon, Taylor Norwood, Cassidy Harris) 3:54.70; 12. Poplar Bluff (Katie Huskey, Samara Kilgore, Hannah Fortner, Lexi Vaughn) 4:26.40; 15. Central (Shelby Powers, Ella Valleroy, Olivia Priest, Krystin Ruch) 4:49.71

Saturday Results

Team Scores -- 1. Glendale (Springfield) 325; 2. Lafayette (Wildwood) 305; 3. Rock Bridge 300; 4. St. Teresa's Academy 206; 5. David H. Hickman 164; 6. Poplar Bluff 162; 7. Notre Dame de Sion 158; 8. Kickapoo 157; 9. The Summit Preparatory/New Covenant Academy 150; 10. Ozark 75; 11. Central (Springfield) 55; 12. Joplin 52; 13. Carthage 51; 14. Pembroke Hill 47; 15. Nevada 46; 16. Cape Central 33; 17. (tie) Nixa, West Plains 15; 19. Muriel W. Battle 5; 20. Hillcrest (Springfield) 4

Area finishers

200 medley relay -- 1. Poplar Bluff (Taylor Norwood, Morgan McAtee, Cassidy Harris, Haylee Dragon) 1:52.73; 15. Central (Krystin Ruch, Josey Powell, Maddy McDonald, Anne Wilferth) 2:13.24

200 freestyle -- 22. Lexi Vaughn (PB) 2:22.11; 26. Katie Huskey (PB) 2:24.58; 37. Hannah Fortner (PB) 2:31.95

200 individual medley -- 2. Taylor Norwood (PB) 2:13.20; 34. Olivia Priest (C) 2:56.22; 36. Madison Moore (C) 2:58.87

50 freestyle -- 2. Cassidy Harris (PB) 24.78; 17. Maddy McDonald (C) 27.07; 28. Haylee Dragon (PB) 27.67

Diving -- 18. Graeme Davis (C) 139.75; 19. Bryar Daum (C) 103.15

100 butterfly -- 2. Taylor Norwood (PB) 59.35; 34. Lexi Vaughn (PB) 1:16.94; 36. Katie Huskey (PB) 1:19.95

100 freestyle -- 2. Cassidy Harris (PB) 54.82; 11. Maddy McDonald (C) 58.65; 13. Morgan McAtee (PB) 59.38

500 freestyle -- 6. Josey Powell (C) 5:48.70; 33. Madison Moore (C) 7:03.57

200 freestyle relay -- 4. Poplar Bluff (Taylor Norwood, Morgan McAtee, Cassidy Harris, Haylee Dragon) 1:44.89; 17. Central (Anne Wilferth, Amanda Mabry, Madison Moore, Maggie Boxdorfer) 2:09.01

100 backstroke -- 18. Josey Powell (C) 1:09.84; 30. Krystin Ruch (C) 1:18.76; 31. Sarah Kitchen (C) 1:19.19

100 breaststroke -- 5. Morgan McAtee (PB) 1:13.02; 31. Maggie Boxdorfer (C) 1:26.80; 35. Emily Holman (C) 1:28.76

400 freestyle relay -- 12. Central (Maddy McDonald, Josey Powell, Olivia Priest, Krystin Ruch) 4:26.47; 14. Poplar Bluff (Katie Huskey, Samara Kilgore, Hannah Fortner, Lexi Vaughn) 4:32.39

WRESTLING

Thrasher Tournament

Jackson's Jake Byrd received second place in the 126 division to fare the best among the Indians in the Trasher Tournament at Francis Howell High School in St. Charles, Missouri.

Jackson finished in 15th place.

Team Scores -- 1. Emil E. Holt 319; 2. Lafayette (Wildwood) 299.5; 3. Francis Howell 289; 4. Timberland 277.5; 5. Whitfield 256.5; 6. O'Fallon (Ill.) 243.5; 7. Jefferson City 194.5; 8. Northwest (Cedar Hill) 180; 9. McCluer North 168.5; 10. Parkway South 130.5; 11. Muriel W. Battle 126.5; 12. Eureka 114; 13. Kirkwood 99.5; 14. McCluer 91; 15. Jackson 85.5; 16. Pattonville 83.5; 17. Lindbergh 78; 18. St. John Vianney 69.5; 19. Marquette 64.5; 20. Parkway West 52.5; 21. Francis Howell North 52; 22. Hazelwood West 51.5; 23. Lafayette (Wildwood) JV 38.5; 24. Emil E. Holt JV 22.5

Local (Jackson) results

120 (5th Place) -- Colt Jackson won by fall over Deronne Carson (Hazelwood West) 3:59

126 (1st Place) -- Colby Smith (Emil E. Holt) won by fall over Jake Byrd 5:05

160 (7th Place) -- Emilio Monsivais (Emil E. Holt) dec. Zach Norrick 4-3

Bob Georger Classic

The Bulldogs finished in 16th place following the two-day Bob Georger Classic at DeSoto.

Noah Huff finished fourth in the 120 division to post the best finish for Notre Dame. He won the consolation semifinal by fall over Lutheran South's Carl Paelow in 3 minutes, 40 seconds to take fourth place.

Team Scores -- 1. Fort Zumwalt North 372.5; 2. DeSoto 340; 3. Hillsboro 250; 4. Windsor (Imperial) 220.5; 5. The Principia 219; 6. Central (Park Hills) 189.5; 7. DeSmet 169; 8. Miller Career Academy 160; 9. St. Clair 156.5; 10. Sumner 152; 11. Herculaneum 136; 12. Liberty (Wentzville) 132; 13. Potosi 119.5; 14. Normandy 108.5; 15. Fort Zumwalt East 103; 16. Notre Dame 59.5; 17. Lutheran South 57; 18. North County 51; 19. Hancock Place 46; 20. DeSoto JV 36; 21. Orchard Farm 12

Local (Notre Dame) results

152 (15th Place) -- Lennoris Hughes (ND) won by forfeit

195 (7th Place) -- Ethan Barkharst (St. Clair) won by fall over Collyn Rouggly (ND) :59

220 (9th Place) -- Ryan Eisenhauer (Principia) won by fall over Robert Hearnes (ND) 1:15

-- From staff reports