Jackson falls into early hole, can't recover against Charleston

The Charleston boys basketball team got it going early and the Jackson Indians never got untracked in a SEMO Conference matchup Tuesday at Charleston, Mo.

Charleston (15-5) played a near-perfect first quarter on both ends of the court to set up a 64-46 thumping of the Indians.

When the dust settled after the first period, the Indians found themselves in a 20-6 hole, one from which they never recovered.

"We didn't match their intensity and never really battled hard," said Jackson coach Darrin Scott. "I don't know if we backed down, but we let their quickness bother us."

Jackson (16-5) trailed 39-14 at the half, 51-26 after the third quarter.

Asked how much the absence of starters Drue McNeely and Jake Leet, both sidelined with injury, affected his ballclub, Scott responded, "That set us back some, but that's beside the point, we've got to go forward with the guys we've got and figure out how to take care of [the basketball] and get the ball into the post. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out that we need to get the ball inside."

Jackson's frontline of 6-foot-10 Aaron Redecker, 6-5 Spencer Goodman and 6-6 Hunter Grantham was held to a combined 20 points. Ryan Leet was the lone Indians player in double figures with 14 points.

Charleston 64, Jackson 46

Jackson 6 8 12 20 -- 46

Charleston 20 19 12 13 -- 64

JACKSON (46) -- Kyle Pridemore 6, Spencer Goodman 4, Ryan Leet 14, Aaron Redecker 7, Hunter Grantham 9, Antonio Garritano 6. FG 13, FT 17-20, F 8. (3-pointers: Leet 1. Fouled out: none).

CHARLESTON (64) -- Antonio Riggens 4, Shawn Sherrell 17, Tavis Hamilton 14, Jamarcus Williams 15, Justin Clark 14. FG 22, FT 8-11, F 18. (3-pointers: Clark 2, Williams 1, Sherrell 1. Fouled out: none)

Mississippi Valley Conference tournament

Leopold and Zalma advanced to the semifinal round with first-round wins at the MVC tournament at Chaffee.

Third-seeded Leopold outscored No. 6 Oak Ridge by 10 in the fourth quarter and won 57-43, while No. 5 Zalma upset No. 4 Chaffee 54-46.

Leopold will meet No. 2 Saxony Lutheran at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, and Zalma will meet No. 1 Meadow Heights at 9.

Eric Fluchel led Leopold with 14 points, and Johnnie Price had 17 for Oak Ridge.

Trevin Taylor put in 14 for Zalma, while Andrew Hendrix led Chaffee with 19 points.

Leopold 57, Oak Ridge 43

Oak Ridge 13 7 8 15 -- 43

Leopold 9 11 13 25 -- 57

OAK RIDGE (43) -- Dustin Meyer 5, Cody Cook 3, Johnnie Price 17, Ryan Pohlman 3, Walt Ruesler 2, Jon McMillan 1, Austin Hahs 12. FG 16, FT 6-12, F 17 (3-pointers: Meyer 1, Cook 1, Price 2, Pohlman 1. Fouled out: Pohlman)

LEOPOLD (57) -- Matt Stoverink 4, Victor Vandeven 6, Tyler Clubb 11, David Thiele 2, Eric Fluchel 14, Eric Seiler 15, Codey Cook 6. FG 20, FT 16-24, F 13 (3-pointers: Vandeven 1, Clubb 1. Fouled out: none)

Zalma 54, Chaffee 46

Zalma 15 13 14 13 -- 54

Chaffee 14 11 9 12 -- 46

ZALMA (54) -- Trevin Taylor 14, Timmy Rodgers 3, Kyle Conley 2, Josh Barrett 5, Tim Landing 14, Joe Aben 4, Daniel Schrader 9, Garrett Garner 4. FG 21, FT 12-27, F 16 (3-pointers: Barrett 1. Fouled out: none)

CHAFFEE (46) -- Steven Dooley 16, Andrew Hopkins 3, Zach McDaniel 2, Jerrod Steger 2, Augi Orr 2, Andrew Hendrix 19, Michael Lee 2. FG 20, FT 2-8, F 20 (3-pointers: Dooley 4. Fouled out: none)

Sikeston 89, Perryville 61

The Pirates lost at home to Class 4 district rival Sikeston.

Tyler Bauwens scored 21 points for Perryville (8-12), while Rick Dunn added 18.

Michael Porter led Sikeston with 21 points.

Sikeston 23 28 16 22 -- 81

Perryville 11 18 14 18 -- 61

SIKESTON (81) -- Julian Beard 19, Blake Taylor 2, Kash Bratcher 9, Cortne Beasley 12, Isaac Porter 8, Andrew Sales 1, Josh Porter 5, Cameron Wiggins 4, Ray Rodgers 2, Michael Porter 21, Rod Moore 6. FG 37, FT 10-19, F 16 (3-pointers: I. Porter 2, Beard 1, Bratcher 1, J. Porter 1. Fouled out: Moore)

PERRYVILLE (61) -- Corey Lorenz 6, Ryan Schilling 9, Trevor French 2, Bryan Sargent 2, Michael Fritsche 3, Rick Dunn 18, Tyler Bauwens 21. FG 23, FT 11-15, F 11. (3-pointers: Dunn 2, Schilling 1, Fritsche 1. Fouled out: none)

Scott County Central 81, Oran 78

Oran rallied from a 15-point first-quarter deficit against visiting Scott County Central but failed to complete the comeback.

Four players finished in double figures for Scott County Central, led by Caleb Johnson's 18 points. Pershard Owens scored 14 points, D.D. Gillespie added 12 and Drew Thomas chipped in with 10.

Steven Mock scored 24 points, including four 3-pointers, for the Eagles (8-9). Chase Seyer scored 21 points and Brad Asmus added 16.

SCC 26 22 15 18 -- 81

Oran 11 26 23 18 -- 78

SCOTT COUNTY CENTRAL (81) -- D.D. Gillespie 12, Drew Thomas 10, Caleb Johnson 18, Avery Williams 3, Pershard Owens 14, Richard Brownlee 8, Mark Freed 7, Josh Chamberlain 7. FG 32, FT 15-22, F 18 (3-pointers: Owens 1, Chamberain 1. Fouled out: Chamberlain.)

ORAN (78) -- Steven Mock 24, Kody Campbell 3, Nick Anderson 1, Robert Lange 2, Jordon Mason 5, Chase Seyer 21, Hunter Glastetter 6, Brad Asmus 16. FG 31, FT 9-15, F 17 (3-pointers: Mock 4, Asmus 2, Campbell 1. Fouled out: None)

JV -- Scott County Central won 59-43

Bell City 88, Scott City 52

Nick Niemczyk tossed in 33 points with five 3-pointers as the host Cubs hammered Scott City.

Will Bogan added 16 points for Bell City (16-3), which led 61-25 at halftime.

Ethan Watkins scored 21 points for Scott City, including five 3-pointers. Ryan Modglin added 12 points.

Scott City 12 13 14 13 -- 52

Bell City 27 34 16 11 -- 88

SCOTT CITY (52) -- Ethan Watkins 21, Rynn Eskew 4, Ryan Modglin 12, Alex King 6, Caleb Estes 1, Farrell Wasson 2, Travis Scherer 3, Landon Hill 3. FG 18, FT 10-20 (3-pointers: Watkins 5, Scherer 1)

BELL CITY (88) -- Nick Niemczyk 33, Blaine Stewart 6, Jeff Liggins 6, Phillip Gross 9, Will Bogan 16, Cody Bailey 3, Kerry Lasters 3, Gary Turner 5, Garrett McIntyre 2, Marty Dames 2, Eddie Green 0 1-2 1, Lerome Segers 2. FG 38, FT 5-12 (3-pointers: Niemczyk 5, Lasters 1, Turner 1)

JV -- Scott City 64-63

Woodland 77, Delta 47

Chantz Barham netted 30 points as Woodland routed visiting Delta.

Woodland (5-11) outscored Delta by 15 in the third quarter to pull away for good.

The Cardinals drained seven of 16 3-pointers, five of which came from Barham.

"Our defense was able to get a lot of turnovers and some easy baskets," Woodland coach David Mirly said. "It was good to see us take good shots. All of our 3-point attempts were good shots after we moved the ball around."

David Otero had 11 points for Woodland, while Willie Piatt and Jeremy Hutson added 10 apiece.

Aaron Kinder led Delta with 20 points. Dustin Anglin added 13.

Delta 10 17 9 11 -- 47

Woodland 17 19 24 17 -- 77

DELTA (47) -- Aaron Kinder 20, A.J. Horn 2, Dustin Anglin 13, Terrence Below 4, Chase Rhodes 2, Nathan Stroder 6. FG 20, FT 3-6 (3-pointers: Kinder 4)

WOODLAND (47) -- Willie Piatt 10, Chantz Barham 30, David Otero 11, Michael Dowd 2, Jeremy Hutson 10, Seabaugh 2, Cody Barrett 4, Jordan King 8. FG 34, FT 2-5 (3-pointers: Barham 5, Otero 1, Piatt 1)

Advance 65, Bloomfield 38

Advance outscored Bloomfield 26-12 in the first half and improved to 13-6 with a home win.

Jeremy Limbaugh led the Hornets with 12 points, and Trenton Moses added 10.

Bloomfield 6 6 13 13 -- 38

Advance 14 12 21 18 -- 65

BLOOMFIELD (38) -- Bacon 3, Burger 1, Williamson 13, Rickman 2, Smith 9, Battles 6, Dumey 2, Tensing 2. FG 16, FT 4-8 (3-pointers: Bacon 1, Williamson 1)

ADVANCE (65) -- Cameron Stevens 4, Jordan Seabaugh 9, Jeremy Limbaugh 12, Daryl Wade 9, Adam Baker 4, Alex Steil 9, Josh Bailey 2, James Masters 6, Trenton Moses 10. FG 27, FT 7-9 (3-pointers: Limbaugh 1, Seabaugh 1, Steil 1, Wade 1)

JV -- Advance 56, Bloomfield 33

New Salem 91, Lynwood Baptist 45

Brett Jones poured in a career-high 37 points, including five 3-pointers, as New Salem Baptist of Marble Hill ran away with a home win over Lynwood Baptist of Cape Girardeau.

Jeremy Rockhill recorded a triple-double with 19 points, 17 rebounds and 10 assists for the Eagles (13-4), who sank Lynwood with a 34-point second quarter. Tyler Keys scored 15 points, and Joe Davault added 14.

Lynwood 8 12 11 14 -- 45

New Salem 19 34 21 17 -- 91

LYNWOOD (45) -- Rockhill 19, Bjorn Pruemer 11, Hoffmeister 7, Brett Pruemer 6, Sornkhahl 2. FG 20, FT 2-6, F 4 (3-pointers: none. Fouled out: none)

NEW SALEM (91) -- Jeremy Rockhill 19, Joe Davault 14, Brett Jones 37, Trent Jones 6, Tyler Keys 15. FG 42, FT 2-4, F 11 (3-pointers: B. Jones 5. Fouled out: none)

GIRLS BASKETBALL Kelly 57, Neelyville 24

Kelly held Neelyville to nine second-half points and cruised to a road win.

Debra Hall led the Hawks (12-6) with 17 points.

Kelly 17 15 19 6 -- 57

Neelyville 10 5 6 3 -- 24

KELLY (57) -- Kaitlin Vetter 2, Brittany Ponder 6, Sarah Ruff 2, Lauren Gean 6, Leigh Ann Buchheit 3, Mindy Robert 8, Kayla Cissell 3, Nikki Weiny 5, Katee Moore 5, Debra Hall 17. FG 19, FT 17-25, F 14 (3-pointers: Moore 1, Buchheit 1. Fouled out: none)

NEELYVILLE (24) -- Harden 2, Williams 1, Smith 2, Truelove 5, Isome 5, Wilkerson 1, Beard 2, Perish 4, McComb 2. FG 9, FT 7-11, F 17 (3-pointers: Truelove 1. Fouled out: none)

JV -- Kelly 39, Neelyville 28

WRESTLING Farmington 32, Jackson 31, tiebreaker

Jackson suffered its first dual meet loss of the season, losing on the third tiebreaker in a match at home.

The match ended in a 31-31 tie and the teams had an identical number of pins (three) and wins (seven). But Jackson had been penalized with a point for stalling in one match, and that penalty point doomed the Indians.

Jackson had topped Farmington in the SEMO Conference tournament last week.

"We knew they matched up good with our team," Jackson coach Steve Wachter said. "I felt they really outwrestled us. It was close, but they did deserve it."

Wachter thought the close match may benefit his team during the state playoffs.

"We need that pressure," he said, "and we need to learn to respond to that pressure as a team. And we really didn't do that tonight."

Results

103 -- Brad Wisdom (F) pinned David Martin, 1:16.

112 -- Luke Rayburn (J) maj. dec. Brandon McDowell 12-2.

119 -- Kyle Brown (J) pinned Connor Kellogg, 10-9.

125 -- Craig Wilson (F) maj. dec. Justin Miller, 16-8.

130 -- Nicholas Hoehn (F) pinned Jamie Schumacher, 4:59.

135 -- Josh Shumacher (J) dec. Dustin Hill, 11-4.

140 -- Michael Zaricor (F) pinned Russell Brown, 2:57.

145 -- Brian McMillian (J) pinned Scott Kaligan, 3:33.

152 -- Sean Gant (J) pinned Kevin Potthetos, :17

160 -- Derek Smallen (F) dec. Anthony Werner, 11-9.

171 -- Kelly Birch (F) dec. Will Perry, 12-9.

189 -- Blake Peiffer (J) p. Kendall May, 1:31.

215 -- Kamden Rampley (J) dec. Jacob Hise, 8-2.

275 -- Tyler Epstein (F) dec. Cole Jansen, 11-6.

JV -- Jackson won 58-21 for its 141st consecutive win. Jackson winners: Michael Graefe, 103; Chris Hurst, 112; Doug Froemsdorf, 119; Perry Hazelwood, 125; Justin Darnell, 145; Ian Fitzgerald, 152; Demarcus Huddleston, 160; Blake Gorton, 171; Adam Collier, 215; Ben Wood, 275

Central 58, Sikeston 6

The Tigers (3-4) won three of four matches that were contested in the match at Sikeston.

"We knew going in they only had four wrestlers in the program," Central coach Josh Crowell said. "We had four kids who had to weigh in to be eligible for district."

Results

103 -- double forfeit.

112 -- Chris Griffith (C) won by forfeit.

119 -- Brandon Reynolds (C) won by forfeit.

125 -- Matt Latham (C) pinned Craig Burton, 3:17.

130 -- Tyler Yeargain (C) won by forfeit.

135 -- Zach Wilson (C) won by forfeit.

140 -- Ryan Wachter (C) pinned Ashton Cantrell, 1:16.

145 -- Shawn Hammock (C) won by forfeit.

152 -- Garrett New (C) maj. dec. Gavilon Bland, 18-9.

160 -- Matt Smith (C) won by forfeit.

171 -- Aaron Mecey (C) won by forfeit.

189 -- double forfeit.

215 -- double forfeit.

275 -- Robert Madison (S) won by forfeit.

-- From staff reports