The St. Vincent girls basketball team trailed by six points entering the fourth quarter Thursday.
The Indians refused to wilt on the road.
Courtney Heberlie hit a 3-pointer and Storm French sank a bucket in the closing minutes to seal the 44-42 win at St. Pius.
Heberlie netted 24 points, while Kali Wingerter added 10 points.
Kayla Seabaugh had eight points, eight rebounds and five steals for the Indians (7-3).
St. Vincent 8 12 8 16 -- 44
St. Pius 12 8 14 8 -- 42
ST. VINCENT (44) -- Courtney Heberlie 24, Kayla Seabaugh 6, Storm French 2, Kelci Besand 2, Kali Wingerter 10. FG 19, FT 1-5, F 16. (3-pointers: Heberlie 5. Fouled out: Wingerter)
ST. PIUS (42) -- Christina Hovatter 2, Amanda Held 8, Amie Held 2, Madeline Smith 5, Holly Magre 3, Caroline Basler 2, Melissa Collins 20. FG 17, FT 5-10, F 14. (3-pointers: Magre 1. Fouled out: none)
JV -- St. Pius won
Katie Hogan used her 6-foot-2 frame to extinguish the Green Wave's offense.
The junior finished with a triple-double -- 24 points, 11 rebounds and 10 blocks -- in the Rams' home win.
Melanie Lacey added 10 points for Scott City (8-2).
Malden 4 10 5 16 -- 35
Scott City 13 13 18 14 -- 58
MALDEN (35) -- Kyeon Stone 8, Brittney Terrell 6, Jennifer Miller 10, Khadijah Barnes 9, Chelsey Telker 2. FG 13, FT 4-15, F 16. (3-pointers: Terrell 2, Stone 1, Miller 1. Fouled out: none)
SCOTT CITY (58) -- Stacey Heisserer 4, Melanie Lacey 10, Courtney Bentley 4, Michaela Cobb 4, Jenna Cummins 2, Katie Rhymer 6, Katie Hogan 24, Brittany Kiefer 2, Andrea Gray 2. FG 25, FT 5-11, F 20. (3-pointers: Hogan 2, Rhymer 1. Fouled out: none)
JV -- Scott City won
The Pirates jumped out to a 20-6 advantage after the first quarter and never looked back.
Allison Moldenhauer led Perryville with 12 points, while Abbie Schilli added 11. Ten players scored for Perryville in the win.
Moldenhauer dished out four assists, while Natalie Bauwens pulled down 16 rebounds.
De Soto 6 5 8 6 -- 25
Perryville 20 14 13 20 -- 67
D0 SOTO (25) -- Chelsey Huskey 2, Kelsey Lee 2, Rose Arney 2, Kelsey Smith 6, Sarah Vollmar 7, Jessica Williams 4, Kelsey Tharp 2. FG 12, FT 1-7, F 16. (3-pointers: none. Fouled out: Vollmar)
PERRYVILLE (67) -- Natalie Bauwens 9, Abbie Schilli 11, Kelsey Shremp 7, Courtney Borden 5, Katlyn Lukefahr 6, Morgan Mueller 4, Natalie Gremaud 8, Kaycee Erzfeld 3, Allison Moldenhauer 12, Desiree Brown 2. FG 28, FT 9-20, F 13. (3-pointers: Erzfeld 1, Moldenhauer 1. Fouled out: none)
JV -- Perryville won 41-33
Chelsea Vinson scored 14 points and grabbed three rebounds in the Tigers' road loss.
Chelsea Pannier added seven points and three rebounds for Central (4-6).
Central 9 12 9 11 -- 41
Poplar Bluff 19 12 18 16 -- 65
CENTRAL (41) -- Alayah Cooper-Johnson 6, Bailey Kratochvil 3, Tori Scheller 3, Kadie Orenstein 4, Chelsea Pannier 7, Megan Daly 4, Chelsea Vinson 14. FG 15, FT 9-12, F 15. (3-pointers: Kratochvil 1, Pannier 1. Fouled out: none)
POPLAR BLUFF (65) -- Danielle Farmer 6, Miranda Burroughs 24, Kelsey Bates 3, Sara Eyler 4, Marissa Webb 18, Riley Greenwall 2, Courtney Knuckles 8. FG 20, FT 16-20, F 10. (3-pointers: Burroughs 9, Bates 1. Fouled out: none)
JV -- Central won 39-17
Allyson Bradshaw led the Bulldogs with 23 points in the road win.
Madison Huckstep netted 16 points, while Brooke Bohnert had 13 points and six rebounds in the win.
Summer Burger added nine points, nine assists and seven rebounds to help the Bulldogs improve to 6-3.
Notre Dame 20 29 14 9 -- 76
Fredericktown 12 8 14 4 -- 38
NOTRE DAME (76) -- Miranda Fowler 4, Summer Burger 9, Allyson Bradshaw 23, Madison Huckstep 16, Brooke Bohnert 13, Savanna Ayers 6, Nicole Blattel 4, Kaelin Hale 1. FG 28, FT 14-20, F 17. (3-pointers: Bradshaw 1, Huckstep 1. Fouled out: none)
FREDERICKTOWN (38) -- Terra Helm 7, Brooke Tonjum 6, Jessica Wilkerson 6, Bridgett Allgier 5, Haley Stevens 5, Anna Godsey 4, Paige Umfleet 3, Burns 2. FG 14, FT 8-19, F 17. (3-pointers: Helm 1, Stevens 1. Fouled out: none)
Kayla Hicks poured in 16 points, but the Hawks fell behind early and never recovered.
The Bulldogs jumped out to a 19-point lead after the opening eight minutes.
Kristen Powell added six points in the loss.
Sikeston 23 15 8 12 -- 58
Kelly 4 11 7 8 -- 30
SIKESTON (58) -- Tyangela Gibson 3, Keyonna Blissett 10, Darqueshionna Howard 12, Vonteria Applewhite 6, Asia Liggins 10, Anne Dennis 6, Janai Ivory 2, Taneshia Pulley 4, Aleah Little 5. FG 24, FT 6-15, F 17. (3-pointers: Blissett 1, Howard 3. Fouled out: none)
KELLY (30) -- Kaitlin Glastetter 3, Bridgette Chandler 2, Karlie Ashcraft 3, Kayla Hicks 16, Kristen Powell 6. FG 11, FT 8-13, F 13. (3-pointers: none. Fouled out: none)
The Bulldogs were up 27-18 at halftime, but the Bearcats clawed back to earn the road win.
Nathan Meystedt led Notre Dame with 13 points, while Jacob Tolbert added 12 points.
The Bulldogs fell to 7-5.
Dexter 9 9 19 13 -- 50
Notre Dame 17 10 10 10 -- 47
DEXTER (50) -- Jake Cox 8, Jordan Fitts 8, Josh Sifford 5, Alan Flannigan 17, Logan Robey 5, Jake Lee 5, Tyler Miller 2. FG 18, FT 10-14, F 10. (3-pointers: Cox 2, Fitts 1, Robey 1. Fouled out: none)
NOTRE DAME (47) -- Derek Landewee 7, Cody DeBrock 6, Jonathan Lynch 4, Nathan Meystedt 13, Alex Beussink 3, Jacob Tolbert 12, Cody Heisserer 2. FG 17, FT 9-9, F 17. (3-pointers: DeBrock 2, Beussink 1, Landewee 1. Fouled out: none)
JV -- Notre Dame won
The Panthers outscored the Tigers 47-19 in the first half to secure the road win.
Aaron Mayfield paced Meadow Heights with 21 points, while Daylan Davis added 20.
Tanner Bollmann had eight points and seven steals for the Panthers (4-6).
Meadow Hts 25 22 12 17 -- 76
Marquand 11 8 17 5 -- 41
MEADOW HEIGHTS (76) -- Adam Walker 10, Aaron Mayfield 21, Daylan Davis 20, Ethan Mayfield 2, Curtis Braswell 9, Calen Buerck 6, Tanner Bollmann 8. FG 29, FT 14-28, F 14. (3-pointers: Walker 1, A. Mayfield 2, Buerck 1. Fouled out: none)
MARQUAND (41) -- Zach Barnes 2, Jeff Greer 14, Brendon Weekley 2, Brad Weekley 11, Jake Moore 7, Alex Cook 3, Tyler Dunn 2. FG 19, FT 2-7, F 20. (3-pointers: Cook 1. Fouled out: Moore)
The Indians' Kyleigh Troxel posted state-qualifying times in the 200 and 500 freestyles to help her team claim victory.
Allison Hobbs also swam a state-cut time in the 100 backstroke for Jackson.
Jackson's 400 freestyle relay of Troxel, Shelby McCord, Morgan Maquire and Hobbs posted a state-cut time.
Anna Esswein took first in the 100 breaststroke for St. Vincent.
Results
Team results -- 1. Jackson 281; 2. Notre Dame 231; 3. Saxony Lutheran 118; 4. St. Vincent 115; 5. Perryville 104
Local top three
200 medley relay -- 1. Jackson (Jenny Powell, Kyleigh Troxel, Katie Garner, Allison Hobbs) 2:03.97; 2. Notre Dame (Eva Schafer, Sarah Mittrucker, Morgan Morris, Shelby Ray) 2:18.86; 3. Notre Dame (Natalie Brewer, Mary Liz Klueppel, Jessica Pfau, Deanna Hoffman) 2:24.84
200 freestyle -- 1. Troxel (J) 2:01.63; 2. Shelby McCord (J) 2:12.06; 3. Natalie King (SV) 2:12.21
200 individual medley -- 1. Morgan Maquire (J) 2:26.95; 2. Anna Esswein (SV) 2:28.80; 3. Morris (ND) 2:28.92
50 freestyle -- 1. Hobbs (J) 26.62; 2. Garner (J) 27.62; 3. Lucy Gage (SL) 30.52
100 butterfly -- 1. Garner (J) 1:06.90; 2. Maquire (J) 1:09.38; 3. Schafer (ND) 1:20.83
100 freestyle -- 1. McCord (J) 59.87; 2. Taylor Nolan (J) 1:03.98; 3. Kate Bohn (ND) 1:05.48
500 freestyle -- 1. Troxel (J) 5:23.32; 2. Ray (ND) 6:32.66; 3. Katie Schweiss (SL) 6:38.59
200 freestyle relay -- 1. Jackson (McCord, Garner, Maquire, Powell) 1:52.03; 2. Notre Dame (Morris, Hoffman, Klueppel, Bohn) 2:03.11; 3. Jackson (Whitney Dittmer, Xiao Shu Dirnberger, Conner McKinney, Shelby Lambert) 2:09.45
100 backstroke -- 1. Hobbs (J) 1:04.33; 2. King (SV) 1:05.85; 3. Madison Rau (SL) 1:14.89
100 backstroke -- 1. Esswein (SV) 1:16.56; 2. Mandy Whitlow (J) 1:22.71; 3. Morris (ND) 1:22.76
400 freestyle relay -- 1. Jackson (Troxel, McCord, Maquire, Hobbs) 3:56.61; 2. Notre Dame (Bohn, Ray, Brewer, Schafer) 4:37.26; 3. Saxony Lutheran (Schweiss, Rau, Taylor Coe, Lucy Gage) 4:39.20
-- From staff reports
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