JACKSON BOYS DROP ANOTHER AT THE WIRE

JACKSON -- The Jackson Indians suffered their second consecutive one-point loss on Tuesday, falling to Sikeston 72-71 in boys high school basketball action.

Jackson (9-10) had a chance to win with three seconds left in the contest, but misfired twice from the field.

"We executed what we wanted to do at the end," said Jackson coach Steve Burk. "Our players handled the pressure well, we just didn't get the shots to fall."

A key to Sikeston's victory was the play of 6-foot-5 forward Bryan Ellitt, who scored a game-high 30 points.

"He really hurt us inside," said Burk. "He made some nice plays, but we didn't do as good of a job on him as we needed to do."

Tory Meyr led the way for Jackson with 25 points while Levi Bollinger was close behind with 21.

Advance 80, Zalma 46

ADVANCE -- The Hornets, which moved up to No. 2 in the latest Class 1A poll, had little trouble with Zalma as 11 Advance players found the scoring column.

Advance, playing without point guard Adam Rainey, built an 18-13 advantage in the opening quarter and took a 32-21 lead into halftime. The Hornets went on to outscore the Bulldogs 28-13 in the third quarter.

Rainey is undergoing facial surgery on a fractured orbital bone.

"We were trying to adjust to the fact that Adam Rainey was unable to play," said Advance coach Jim Hall. "Garrett Sherman played well in his place, though."

Garrett Broshuis sank a game-high 27 points for Advance, while Sherman pitched in by scoring 11.

Jason Means led Zalma with 16 points and Ronnie Moit added 10.

Oran 82, Oak Ridge 53

OAK RIDGE -- Travis Friga poured in 25 points and Garrett Cook tallied 17 as Oran jumped on Oak Ridge early.

The Eagles built a 22-6 lead in the opening period and led 45-25 by halftime. The lead only grew in the second half.

Duran Engler finished with a team-high 17 points for Oak Ridge (3-10).

Woodland 80, Meadow Heights 44

MEADOW HEIGHTS -- Four Woodland players posted double-figure scores, helping to rout Meadow Heights.

Jason Greer led the foursome, scoring 22 points. Ryan Bandermann helped out with 14 points, C.W. Stacy had 13 and Matt Cutsinger added 11.

Woodland jumped out to a 22-7 first quarter lead and went on to take a 50-19 advantage into halftime.

Josh Mayfield paced Meadow Heights (1-15) with 14 points.

Bell City 55, Chaffee 42

CHAFFEE -- Gabe Scherer scored a game-high 17 points as Bell City slowly pulled away from Chaffee.

Nathan Walter and Eric Henry each added 12 points for the Cubs.

Bell City led 16-14 after one quarter and upped its lead to 30-23 by halftime.

Perry Rice and Chase Eskew both finished with 11 points for Chaffee.

Scott Central 68, East Prairie 51

EAST PRAIRIE -- The Braves, trailing 35-34 at halftime, mounted a second-half rally as they improved to 11-6.

Scott Central held a 34-16 scoring edge in the second half to overcome the deficit.

Jreece Johnson led the Braves with 26 points, followed by Todd Blissett's 14, Chris Johnson's 11 and Nick Wheeler's 10.

Ryan Poyner netted 23 points, as Blake Munger added 12.

BOYS SWIMMING

SLUH 163, Cape Central 92, Vianney 75

ST. LOUIS - Cape Central placed second in a three-team swim meet as host St. Louis University High won and Vianney placed third.

Cape Central came away with two first place finishes: Stratton Tingle in the 500 freestyle (5:29.67) and Jon Lowrance in the 100 breaststroke (1:08.29).

"We have a few people getting closer to state cut times," said Cape Central coach Dayna Powell. "But we only have this weekend and next Tuesday and Friday. It's going to be close."

Medley relay - 2.1:56.19 (Stratton Tingle, Jon Lowrance, Casey Dwyre, Gabe Austin)

200 freestyle - 3. Andrew Moreton 2:10.87

200 IM - 2. Tingle 2:28.91

50 freestyle - 2. Dwyre :25.47

Diving - 3. Justin Hawkins 153.60

100 butterfly- 3. Dwyre 1:16.97

100 freestyle - 3. Austin :58.53

500 freestyle - 1. Tingle 5:29.67

200 freestyle relay - 3. 1:42.75 (Austin, Lowrance, Dwyre, Moreton)

100 backstroke - 2. Moreton 1:09.56

100 breaststroke - 1. Lowrance 1:08.29

Farmington ington on Tuesday

WRESTLING

Jackson 54, Cape Central 13

Jackson won 11 of the 14 matches in defeating Cape Central in a dual match at Cape Central High School.

Jackson improved to 8-1 as it prepared for a big showdown on Tuesday against unbeaten Farmington. Cape Central fell to 1-7 with the loss.

"I hate losing duel meets, but quite honestly Jackson's program is better than ours right now," said Cape Central coach Josh Crowell. "They have some great athletes and they were ready to wrestle."

Jackson's JV team remained undefeated with a 55-9 victory, improving to 9-0.

Jackson 54, Cape Central 13

103 - J.P. Sides (J) pin Joey Carr, 1:44

112 - Rickey Feiner (J) tech. fall Paul York, 16-1

119 - Dustin Ingram (CC) maj. dec. Kelly Vines, 22-9

125 - Brett Stroud (J) forfeit

130 - Michael Taylor (J) forfeit

135 - Cyle Huck (J) maj. dec. Trevor Duncan, 16-2

140 - Adam Wachter (J) maj. dec. Leland Wolke, 21-9

145 - Josh Goodrich (CC) dec. Josh Deneke, 7-6

152 - James Love (J) dec. Jamelle Austin, 3-2

160 - Mark Wade (J) dec. Nick Harter, 12-9

171 - O.J. Turner (CC) pin Gabe Koehler, 1:51

189 - Seth Harrell (J) maj. dec. Shannon Mungle, 23-9

215 - Ray Goodsen (J) pin Tay Moore, :57

HWT - Spencer Hobeck (J) forfeit

Jackson JV winners: Chad Capone (J, 103), Ryan Welch (135), Chris Brown (135), Drew Howard (140), Chad Reiminger (145), Matt Kahle (152), Ronnie Maxwell (171), Pat McComas (189), Peter Ressler (215), Luke Wade (215)

Cape Central JV winners: Brandon Hinkle (130), Monroe Hicks (160)

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Kelly 66, Sikeston 52

SIKESTON -- Marissa Essner scored 23, Audrey Burford added 18 and Bridgett Riley had 14 as Kelly rolled to an easy victory.

"We played well," said Kelly coach Curtis Finley, whose team improved to 15-3 on the season. "We ran the floor well, espeically in the first half. We came out and established ourselves early. It was a tough road win."

Kelly led 24-10 after the first quarter and 41-20 at halftime.

For Sikeston (11-7), Katrina Amos scored 16.