Jackson girls jump on Visitation early to post holiday win

Jackson's girls basketball team jumped out to a 20-4 lead early in the second quarter and held to beat Visitation 43-36 Monday at the Martin Luther King Classic at Maryville University in St. Louis.

The Indians (12-2) held Michigan-recruit Katie Dierdorf to eight first-half points and climbed out to a 23-14 halftime lead. Dierdorf scored all 14 of Visitation's third-quarter points, but Jackson did not give up the lead.

"We had a hard time controlling Dierdorf," Jackson coach Sam Sides said. "The third quarter she kind of took over."

Ashley Bartels was Jackson's lone double-figure scorer with 14 points.

Dierdorf led all scorers with 26 points.

Jackson 13 10 13 7 -- 43

Visitation 4 10 14 8 -- 36

JACKSON (43) -- Ashley Bartels 14, Linden Hahs 6, Katie Loos 4, Maria Oehl 6, Jennifer Ferrell 5, Bobbie Jones 8. FG 11, FT 14-21, F 17 (3-pointers: Ferrell 1. Fouled out: none)

VISITATION (36) -- Merlow 2, Smith 6, Kisling 2, Dierdorf 26. FG 13, FT 10-14, F 18 (3-pointers: none. Fouled out: none)

Poplar Bluff 41, Notre Dame 39

Notre Dame gave highly regarded Poplar Bluff quite a battle before falling on the road.

The Bulldogs (9-5) were led by Sommer McCauley with 14 points and Katie Palmer with 11.

Notre Dame 9 9 14 7 -- 39

Poplar Bluff 14 6 13 8 -- 41

NOTRE DAME (39) -- Sommer McCauley 14, Katie Palmer 11, Amber Karnes 5, Laura Weissmueller 5, Amanda Dirnberger 4. FG 15, FT 6-10, F 8 (3-pointers: McCauley 1. Fouled out: none)

POPLAR BLUFF (41) -- Tierra Johnson 16, Lauren Shelton 6, Francis Kalich 6, Nicole Johnson 5, Mac Nelson 2, Kristen Ploetze 6. FG 17, FT 6-8, F 9 (3-pointers: N. Johnson 1. Fouled out: none)

JV: Notre Dame 38, Poplar Bluff 34

Kelly 52, Scott City 43

Kelly overcame a 16-8 first-quarter deficit to win on the road.

The Hawks (8-5) trailed 23-19 at halftime and were still behind 35-32 after three quarters before rallying.

Kelly Essner led a balanced scoring attack for Kelly with 10 points. Christy Laxton and Amanda Raines led Scott City with 12 points each.

Kelly 8 11 13 20 -- 52

Scott City 16 7 12 8 -- 43

KELLY (52) -- Jessica Burnett 6, Kelly Essner 10, Leigh Ann Buchheit 9, Mindy Robert 8, Stephanie Hency 7, Ashley Kern 5, Rachel Kline 7. FG 17, FT 13-25, F 19 (3-pointers: Essner 2, Buchheit 2, Hency 1. Fouled out: none)

SCOTT CITY (43) -- Alisha Obermann 7, Angie Laxton 4, Christy Laxton 12, Jessica Warren 8, Amanda Raines 12. FG 14, FT 8-15, F 22 (3-pointers: C. Laxton 2, Raines 1. Fouled out: none)

JV: Scott City 34, Kelly 31

Sikeston 58, Chaffee 41

Chaffee fell behind 36-22 at halftime and suffered a home defeat.

Amy Holmes paced the Red Devils (5-8) with 10 points.

Sikeston 18 18 6 16 -- 58

Chaffee 11 11 8 11 -- 41

SIKESTON (58) -- Silverthorn 13, Johnson 8, Collins 2, Blurton 11, Morris 6, Welch 14, McCray 4. FG 23, FT 10-12, F 16 (3-pointers: Silverthorn 1, Blurton 1. Fouled out: none)

CHAFFEE (41) -- Kegan Orr 7, Amy Holmes 10, Mallory Kiefer 4, Samantha Hendrix 7, Natalie Townsend 2, Casey Guzman 3, Mindy Hendrix 8. FG 15, FT 10-24, F 11 (3-pointers: Guzman 1. Fouled out: none)

JV: Chaffee 54, Sikeston 37

St. Vincent 42, Ste. Genevieve 38

Rachel Hadler scored 17 points for St. Vincent (6-8) in a road win.

St. Vincent 12 9 11 10 -- 42

Ste. Genevieve 10 10 9 9 -- 38

ST. VINCENT (42) -- Rachel Hadler 17, Amanda Carron 8, Sierra Paulus 7, Whitney Guth 5, Ashley Richardet 3, Laura Gremaud 2. FG 13, FT 12-17, F 12 (3-pointers: Hadler 3, Guth 1. Fouled out: none)

STE. GENEVIEVE (38) -- Bollinger 10, Rhodeg 10, Donze 10, Hoelskamp 4, Abt 3, Donivan 1. FG 17, FT 2-8, F 17 (3-pointers: Bollinger 2. Fouled out: none)

JV: St. Vincent def. Ste. Genevieve

BOYS BASKETBALL

Paducah Tilghman 56, Notre Dame 46

Notre Dame fell to traditional Kentucky powerhouse Paducah Tilghman in the opening round of the Superman Classic in Metropolis, Ill.

The Bulldogs (3-14) stayed within striking distance of Tilghman (10-4) for most of the game and even pulled to within 32-30 late in the third quarter. Tilghman outscored Notre Dame 22-14 in the fourth quarter to seal the win.

"Defensively we did a good job of rebounding and taking care of the ball, we just haven't been shooting well," Notre Dame coach Darrin Scott said.

Bryce Willen led Notre Dame with 17 points and Alex Ressel had 11.

Notre Dame 11 5 16 14 -- 46

Tilghman 15 12 7 22 -- 56

NOTRE DAME (46) -- Frankie Ellis 3, John Eric Klein 2, Jeremy Brinkmeyer 3, Mark Unterreiner 4, Alex Ressell 11, Bryce Willen 17. FG 14, FT 13-22, F 15 (3-pointers: Willen 1. Fouled out: none)

PADUCAH TILGHMAN (56) -- Amis 7, Hamilton 20, Green 4, Holland 3, Faulkner 2, Catholic 10, Ruster 8, Gray 2. FG 22, FT 7-13, F 22 (3-pointers: none. Fouled out: none)

--From staff reports