High school roundup: Zalma boys basketball team edges Meadow Heights 84-77

Brent Overbey busted a game-high 39 points, including seven 3-pointers, to lead the Zalma Bulldogs boys basketball team to an 84-77 conference win over the Meadow Heights Panthers on Tuesday at Zalma High School.

The Bulldogs held a one-point lead at halftime and outscored the Panthers by six points in the second half.

D.J. Hankins scored 21 points, and Christopher Lombeida netted 12 points for Zalma (8-8).

Jacob Douglas recorded 18 points and Tyler Cook tossed in 16 points to pace Meadow Heights (11-6), while Jacob Hunt added 15 points for the Panthers.

Meadow Hts. 21 18 15 23 -- 77

Zalma 19 21 24 20 -- 84

MEADOW HEIGHTS (77) -- Jacob Douglas 18, Spencer Bragg 5, Justin McGuire 4, Lane Baremore 3, Jacob Hunt 15, Brendan Welker 6, Nick Mayfield 4, Tyler Cook 16, Devon Wilfong 6. FG 30, FT 5-10, F 13 (3-pointers: Douglas 2, Bragg, Baremore. Fouled out: None.)

ZALMA (84) -- D.J. Hankins 21, Luke Robertson 6, Alex Steinberg 5, Christopher Lombeida 12, Brent Overbey 39, Andrew Hovis 1. FG 22, FT 7-15, F 13 (3-pointers: Overbey 7, Hankins 3, Steinberg. Fouled out: None.)

JV -- Zalma won 57-52

Leopold 40, Chaffee 34

Matt Ford had a game-high 10 points as the Wildcats notched their second win and first conference win of the season at home against the winless Red Devils.

Blake Eeftink added nine points for Leopold (2-14).

Ryan Holderfield and Alec Bogenpohl had eight points each for Chaffee (0-15).

Chaffee 2 16 9 7 -- 34

Leopold 10 15 7 8 -- 40

CHAFFEE (34) -- Brandon Ivester 4, Ryan Jobe 3, Ryan Holderfield 8, Gage McMullin 4, Aaron Finney 7, Alec Bogenpohl 8. FG 13, FT 8-13, F 19 (3-pointers: None. Fouled out: Holderfied.)

LEOPOLD (40) -- Garrett Thele 6, Zach Elfrink 7, Blake Eeftink 9, Cord Cooper 3, Blake Leazenby 5, Matt Ford 10. FG 9, FT 13-23, F 18 (3-pointers: Elfrink 2, Ford. Fouled out: Cooper.)

JV -- Chaffee won 59-36

Oran 56, Oak Ridge 27

Jacob Priggel scored a game-high 19 points and recorded six steals and four assists as the Eagles soared in a win at home over the Blue Jays.

Max Priggel tallied 13 points, five rebounds and three assists for Oran (14-6), while Garrison Mangels grabbed nine rebounds and had eight points for the Eagles.

Kyle Keller had nine points to pace Oak Ridge (2-14).

Oak Ridge 9 2 6 10 -- 27

Oran 10 20 13 13 -- 56

OAK RIDGE (27) -- Steven Masterson 2, Nathan Bolin 2, Kyle Keller 9, Jacob Seabaugh 2, Joe Grieme 7, Trevor Dillard 3, Clay Maintz 2. FG 7, FT 4-6, F 14 (3-pointers: Keller, Grieme, Dillard. Fouled out: None.)

ORAN (56) -- Blake Overfield 3, Thomas Trankler 7, Max Priggel 13, Jacob Priggel 19, Preston Hahn 2, Eric Westrich 4, Garrison Mangels 8. FG 15, FT 11-12, F 11 (3-pointers: J. Priggel 3, M. Priggel, Trankler. Fouled out: None.)

Ste. Genevieve 75, St. Vincent 42

Ste. Genevieve's Tyler Billings scored a game-high 19 points -- 15 of which came from behind the arc -- in a victory over the host Indians.

The Dragons led by only four points at halftime but rallied hard in the second half and outscored the Indians by 29 points to come away with the victory.

Clayton Mueller added 13 points and Drew Schmelzle contributed 11 points for Ste. Genevieve (11-7).

Trevor Leible had eight points to pace St. Vincent (4-12).

Ste. Genevieve 15 14 20 26 -- 75

St. Vincent 15 10 8 9 -- 42

STE. GENEVIEVE (75) -- Chris Davis 3, Drew Schmelzle 11, Clayton Mueller 13, Tate Meyer 5, Gabe Greminger 9, Wyatt Lalumandier 5, Nathan McKlin 4, Tyler Billings 19, Morgan Schenck 6. FG 15, FT 10-11, F 16 (3-pointers: Billings 5, Greminger 3, Mueller 2, Lalumandier. Fouled out: None.)

ST. VINCENT (42) -- Joe Whistler 7, Trevor Leible 8, Jordan Rellergert 3, Kaleb Schnurbusch 4, Jordan Buchheit 2, Tyler Monier 4, Blake Hellman 4, Luke Wibbenmeyer 4, Tyler Unterreiner 6. FG 16, FT 9-15, F 12 (3-pointers: None. Fouled out: None.)

JV -- Ste. Genevieve won 43-37

Scott County Central 77, Hayti 44

Jeffery Porter and Javonta Daniel each netted 25 points as the Class 2 state-ranked Braves rolled to victory over the Indians at home.

Tre Moore added 12 points for Scott County Central (16-4).

Indaqual Presberry had 20 points to pace Hayti (13-5).

Hayti 9 14 15 3 -- 41

SCC 18 24 19 16 -- 77

HAYTI (41) -- Kobe Cooper 3, Will Smith 8, Maurice Farr 4, Indaqual Presberry 20, Brandon Burden 2, Brendon Presberry 2, August Harris 2. FG 17, FT 5-11, F 22. (3-pointers: Smith 2. Fouled out: None.)

SCOTT COUNTY CENTRAL (77) -- Jeffery Porter 25, Matthew Blissett 8, Javonta Daniel 25, Tre Moore 12, Tyus Banks 7. FG 30, FT 15-28, F 7. (3-pointers: Banks. Fouled out: None.)

Kelly 64, Saxony Lutheran 51

Ty Householder had a game-high 24 points, including five 3-pointers, to lead the Hawks in a victory at home over the Crusaders.

Maurice Davis netted an additional 20 points for Kelly (7-12).

Graesen Meystedt sank 15 points, and Ryan Palmer tossed in 13 points to pace Saxony Lutheran (8-11).

Saxony 7 12 13 19 -- 51

Kelly 20 13 11 20 -- 64

SAXONY LUTHERAN (51) -- Ryan Palmer 13, Graesen Meystedt 15, Jacob Wunderlich 2, Dusty Lorenz 2, Nathan Ruark 2, Elwood Voss 6, Paris Johnson 2, Corie Williams 9. FG 15, FT 12-15, F 16 (3-pointers: Meystedt 3. Fouled out: None.)

KELLY (64) -- Maurice Davis 20, Ty Householder 24, Dalton Huffman 5, Cayden Williams 3, Levi Alsup 8, Conner Dittlinger 4. FG 20, FT 6-11, F 17 (3-pointers: Householder 5, Williams. Fouled out: None.)

JV -- Saxony Lutheran won.

Jackson 65, Pacific 44

Blake Reynolds scored a game-high 20 points as the Indians picked up a win on the road in a battle of the tribes.

A strong first half in which Jackson outscored the host Indians by 20 points proved key to victory, despite Pacific's second-half rally.

Garrett Walker and Connor Shepard netted 15 points apiece for Jackson (14-5).

Noah Boyer recorded 15 points, and Cullen VanLeer tossed in 14 points to pace Class 4 state-ranked Pacific (13-4).

Jackson 18 16 12 19 -- 65

Pacific 8 6 11 19 -- 44

JACKSON (65) -- Garrett Walker 15, Braden Wendel 9, Jacob Smith 4, Blake Reynolds 20, Connor Shepard 15, Cameron Hester 2. FG 23, FT 10-11, F 8 (3-pointers: Walker 2, Wendel. Fouled out: None.)

PACIFIC (44) -- Cameron VanLeer 4, Jacob Klenke 5, Lucas Vandaveer 2, Noah Boyer 15, Noah Brocato 2, Cullen VanLeer 14, Bailey Watson 2. FG 10, FT 2-4, F 8 (3-pointers: Boyer 3, Cu. VanLeer 2, Klenke. Fouled out: None.)

JV -- Pacific won 50-44

Central 74, Perryville 55

Al Young scored a game-high 24 points as the state-ranked Tigers picked up a win at home over the Class 4 District 1 contender Pirates.

Andre Statam netted 23 points, and Chase Hagerty chipped in 14 points for Central (15-4).

Luke Schlichting drained 19 points and Conner Stark added 16 points to pace Perryville (11-6). Eli Tripp had a double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds for the Pirates.

Perryville 9 16 16 14 -- 55

Central 18 14 25 16 -- 74

PERRYVILLE (55) -- McGwire Bartley 7, Conner Stark 16, Luke Schlichting 19, Eli Tripp 11, Wyatt Johnson 2. FG 18, FT 4-6, F 15 (3-pointers: Stark 2, Bartley, Schlichting, Tripp. Fouled out: None.)

CAPE CENTRAL (74) -- Nikylus Thompson 4, Al Young 24, Blake Harris 3, Chase Hagerty 14, Kway'Chon Chisom 6, Andre Statam 23. FG 22, FT 12-21, F 11 (3-pointers: Young 2, Chisom 2, Statam 2. Fouled out: None.)

JV -- Central won 54-31

Notre Dame 78, Park Hills Central 48

Quinn Poythress had a game-high 40 points and grabbed 15 rebounds, and the Bulldogs remained hot with a big win at home over the Class 3 state-ranked Rebels.

The Bulldogs started strong and outscored the Rebels by 12 points at halftime and finished strong by outscoring the Rebels by 18 points.

Brendan Boswell added nine points, all from behind the arc, for Notre Dame (15-3). Blake Bauwens dished out seven assists, and Trent Schumer added five assists for the Bulldogs.

Conner Proffer recorded 12 points, and Jake Bridges notched 11 points to pace Park Hills Central (15-3). Hunter Strange chipped in 10 points for the Rebels.

Park Hills 9 16 11 12 -- 48

Notre Dame 16 21 24 17 -- 78

CENTRAL (PARK HILLS) (48) -- Conner Proffer 12, Jake Bridges 11, Brandon Wagner 6, Brayden Manion 6, Pierce Daniels 1, Hunter Strange 10, Scottie Richardson 2. FG 10, FT 16-20, F 19 (3-pointers: Proffer 2, Wagner 2. Fouled out: None.)

NOTRE DAME (78) -- Blake Bauwens 1, Brendan Boswell 9, Ross Essner 2, Tanner Shively 7, Carson Ketcher 2, Quinn Poythress 40, Bobby Jansen 6, Thomas Himmelberg 6, Dean Crippen 2, Nick Bradshaw 3. FG 22, FT 13-24, F 14 (3-pointers: Boswell 3, Poythress 2, Himmelberg 2. Fouled out: None.)

JV -- Notre Dame won.

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Chaffee 63, Scott County Central 46

Jordan Pruitt had a game-high 25 points, including seven 3-pointers, and recorded five steals and four rebounds to lead the Red Devils in a conference road win.

The Red Devils led Scott County Central by only two points at halftime but went on to outscore the Bravettes two-to-one in the second half.

Kaitlin McFerron and Julia Sutterfield added 10 points apiece for Chaffee (14-5). Sutterfield tallied nine assists, five rebounds and four steals.

Hailey Kesler bucketed 15 points to pace Scott County Central (5-14).

Chaffee 14 19 14 16 -- 63

Scott CC 12 19 10 5 -- 46

CHAFFEE (63) -- Jordan Pruitt 25, Julia Sutterfield 10, Kylie Wilhite 6, Carleigh Burnett 4, Hannah Seyer 7, Katie Glueck 1, Kaitlin McFerron 10. FG 10, FT 14-20, F 14 (3-pointers: Pruitt 7, Sutterfield, Seyer. Fouled out: None.)

SCOTT COUNTY CENTRAL (46) -- Nastassia Williams 3, Hailey Kesler 15, Chelsea Phillips 7, Shelby Penrod 2, Ziaire Davis 10, Maddison Avance 9. FG 13, FT 7-12, F 20 (3-pointers: Kesler 3, Davis. Fouled out: None.)

Ritenour 60, Central 57 (OT)

Ritenour's Jessica Myers only scored three points but those three points proved to be crucial as the five-foot freshman guard drained a three-pointer to win the game for the fourth-seeded Huskies in a quarterfinal of the 34th Annual Hillsboro Invitational Tournament.

Jordyne Frost had a game-high 21 points, and Alexis Ramey added 20 points for Ritenour (5-11). The Huskies will face top-seeded Sikeston (11-4) in a semifinal at 7:30 p.m. Friday. The Bulldogs opened the tournament with a 60-24 rout of eighth-seeded Freeburg, Illinois, in Tuesday's earlier quarterfinal.

Maddie Daum scored 15 points to lead Central (5-10). Tramonee Stewart netted 12 points, and Kassidy Pannier tossed in 11 points for the Tigers. Bailey Manley recorded seven rebounds, and Abbie Reece grabbed an additional four rebounds for the Tigers, who also received nine steals and four assists from Sydney Tollison.

Fourth-seeded Central will take on Freeburg (4-15) in a consolation semifinal at 7:30 p.m. Thursday.

Central 13 10 9 21 (4) -- 57

Ritenour 13 14 15 11 (7) -- 60

CENTRAL (57) -- Sydney Tollison 6, Tramonee Stewart 12, Bailey Manley 2, Kassidy Pannier 11, Maddie Daum 15, Katherine Morton 4, Abbie Reece 7. FG 15, FT 12-18, F 12 (3-pointers: Pannier 3, Tollison 2. Fouled out: None.)

RITENOUR (60) -- Alexis Ramey 20, Daedra Wallace 4, Brittany Mixon 8, Lachai Allen 2, Jordyne Frost 21, Dannie Millett 2, Jessica Myers 3. FG 26, FT 5-13, F 16 (3-pointers: Myers. Fouled out: None.)

GIRLS SWIMMING

Notre Dame 101, Central 82

The Bulldogs won 10 of 12 events to edge out a dual victory over over the Tigers at Central Municipal Pool.

Madison Heisserer claimed individual first-place finishes in the 200 individual medley and 100 butterfly to lead Notre Dame.

Josey Powell placed first in the 200 freestyle, and Caleigh Huffman claimed top honors in diving to lead Central.

Top three finishers

200 medley relay -- 1. Notre Dame (Madison Heisserer, Allie Pujol, Megan Peters, Caroline Schott) 2:04.90; 2. Notre Dame 2:22.51; 3. Central 2:24.70

200 freestyle -- 1. Josey Powell (C) 2:17.74; 2. Jacie Pujol (ND) 2:21.90; 3. Shelby Powers (C) 2:43.09

200 individual medley -- 1. Madison Heisserer (ND) 2:22.35; 2. Maddy McDonald (C) 2:32.56; 3. Angelica Rubi (ND) 2:38.92

50 freestyle -- 1. Caroline Schott (ND) 27.90; 2. Krystin Ruch (C) 31.89; 3. Madison Moore (C) 31.99

Diving -- 1. Caleigh Huffman (C) 114.90

100 butterfly -- 1. Madison Heisserer (ND) 1:09.34; 2. Josey Powell (C) 1:13.54; 3. Amelia Coello (ND) 1:15.56

100 freestyle -- 1. Susan Anderson (ND) 1:08.95; 2. Amanda Mabry (C) 1:09.34; 3. Shelby Powers (C) 1:10.42

500 freestyle -- 1. Megan Peters (ND) 5:34.28; 2. Maddy McDonald (C) 6:15.13; 3. Krystin Ruch (C) 7:09.50

200 freestyle relay -- 1. Notre Dame (Angelica Rubi, Amelia Coello, Caroline Schott, Megan Peters) 1:53.91; 2. Central 2:03.64; 3. Central 2:05.67

100 backstroke -- 1. Jacie Pujol (ND) 1:15.39; 2. Angelica Rubi (ND) 1:15.69; 3. Amanda Mabry (C) 1:21.47

100 breaststroke -- 1. Allie Pujol (ND) 1:22.83; 2. Sarah Elfrink (C) 1:30.50; 3. Cassandra Caragine (ND) 1:36.64

400 freestyle relay -- 1. Notre Dame (Megan Peters, Madison Heisserer, Amelia Coello, Caroline Schott) 4:10.53; 2. Central 4:36.43; 3. Notre Dame 4:47.24

Poplar Bluff 125, Jackson 44

The Mules placed first in every event to sweep the Indians in a dual at the Black River Coliseum in Poplar Bluff.

Top three finishers

200 medley relay -- 1. Poplar Bluff (Taylor Norwood, Morgan McAtee, Cassidy Harris, Haylee Dragon) 2:04.15; 2. Jackson 2:22.86; 3. Poplar Bluff 2:30.56

200 freestyle -- 1. Taylor Norwood (PB) 2:03.88; 2. Haylee Dragon (PB) 2:23.53; 3. Molly Brakhane (J) 2:34.98

200 individual medley -- 1. Morgan McAtee (PB) 2:30.15; 2. Lexi Vaughn (PB) 2:43.43; 3. Jericka Helton (J) 2:58.44

50 freestyle -- 1. Cassidy Harris (PB) 25.95; 2. Caitlyn Palmer (J) 26.09; 3. Haylee Dragon (PB) 27.41

100 butterfly -- 1. Morgan McAtee (PB) 1:08.97; 2. Katie Huskey (PB) 1:18.43; 3. Kia Jefferson (PB) 1:28.36

100 freestyle -- 1. Taylor Norwood (PB) 56.00; 2. Caitlyn Palmer (J) 58.25; 3. Molly Brakhane (J) 1:09.71

500 freestyle -- 1. Lexi Vaughn (PB) 6:20.12; 2. Kali Norrick (J) 7:14.92; 3. Hannah Earley (PB) 7:18.00

200 freestyle relay -- 1. Poplar Bluff (Morgan McAtee, Katie Huskey, Lexi Vaughn, Taylor Norwood) 1:57.33; 2. Poplar Bluff 2:10.39; 3. Poplar Bluff 2:15.56

100 backstroke -- 1. Cassidy Harris (PB) 1:06.42; 2. Nikkia Hickman (PB) 1:23.04; 3. Jacey Harris (J) 1:23.33

100 breaststroke -- 1. Catherine Norwood (PB) 1:31.69; 2. Alyson Metz (PB) 1:34.47; 3. Hannah Fortner (PB) 1:34.76

400 freestyle relay -- 1. Poplar Bluff (Haylee Dragon, Katie Huskey, Lexi Vaughn, Cassidy Harris) 4:19.26; 2. Jackson 4:42.44; 3. Poplar Bluff 5:09.67

-- From staff reports