Jackson girls rally behind strong 'D'

The Jackson girls basketball team entered halftime down by six at Sikeston on Monday.

The Indians decided it was time for some defense after the break.

Jackson allowed one point in the third quarter and two in the fourth as it allowed three points in the entire second half. Jackson outscored Sikeston 28-3 in the decisive half.

Cody Goodpasture led the Indians with 15 points, while Kelci Keith added 14 and Ashten Howard 13.

Jackson 13 7 14 14 -- 48

Sikeston 10 16 1 2 -- 29

Jackson (48) -- Kaylen Knepp 2, Cody Goodpasture 15, Cassandra Bollinger 4, Ashten Howard 13, Kelci Keith 14. FG 18, FT 4-4, F 9. (3-pointers: Keith 4, Howard 3, Goodpasture 1. Fouled out: none).

Sikeston (29) -- Amber Minner 9, Andrea Coleman 4, Krystal Henson 2, Monika Gray-El 14. FG 14, FT 1-3, F 8. (3-pointers: none. Fouled out: none).

Oran 59, Woodland 48

Callie Kielhofner netted 20 points and Cheyenne King added 19 as the Eagles defeated the host Cardinals.

Lauren Johnson led Woodland with a game-high 23 points.

The Eagles used a 15-5 advantage in the second quarter to pull away.

Oran 15 15 16 13 -- 59

Woodland 12 5 13 18 -- 48

Oran (59) -- Cheyenne King 19, Callie Kielhofner 20, Ellen Sikes 2, Claire Seyer 5, Abbey Anderson 6, Kirstie Mangles 5. FG 26, FT 9-13, F 19 (3-pointers: none. Fouled out: none)

Woodland (48) -- Kaitlin McCormick 4, Kyla Choate 6, Taylor Steckman 3, Lacey Moore 6, Sarah Lincoln 2, Lauren Johnson 23, Kayla Acup 2, Mackenzie Lincoln 2. FG 18, FT 9-13, F 15 (3-pointers: Choate. Fouled out: none)

JV -- Oran won 48-34.

Central 64, NMCC 32

The Tigers used a 17-3 second-quarter advantage to surge ahead and defeat the Eagles.

Chelsea Pannier led the Tigers (11-9) with 18 points, and Taylor Kirn netted 12.

NMCC 8 3 8 13 -- 32

Central 9 17 19 19 -- 64

NMCC (32) -- Shameika Williams 2, Tameika Williams 15, Audriana Mims 2, Paige Jimerson 6, Jasmine Flennoy 7. FG 12, FT 5-10, F 22 (3-pointers: T. Williams. Fouled out: Mims, Flennoy.)

Central (64) -- Sadie Pittman 3, Tierra Walker 7, Lauren Kinsey 2, Chelsea Pannier 18, Breia Twiggs 8, Abby Kiefner 2, Taylor Kirn 12, Sarah Uptmor 2, Wendi Zickfield 9. FG 24, FT 18-24, F 14 (3-pointers: none. Fouled out: none)

JV -- Central won 82-17.

Perryville 59, St. Pius 34

The Pirates continued to roll as they pushed their conference record to 8-0.

Ava Johnson scored a game-high 19 points for Perryville (16-4).

The Pirates didn't waste time putting away St. Pius as they opened a 40-12 lead at halftime.

Perryville 18 22 11 8 -- 59

St. Pius 4 8 13 9 -- 34

Perryville (59) -- Alicia Kueker 12, Ava Johnson 19, Nicole Gremaud 3, Ashley Reid 2, Kendra Schilli 13, Alyssa Bauwens 4, Makenzie Schirmer 6. FG 26, FT 0-4, F 17 (3-pointers: Johnson 3, Gremaud 1, Schilli 1. Fouled out: Kueker)

St. Pius (34) -- Andrea Kountzman 4, Alex Mooney 4, Kelsi Kneff 2, Meaghan Coleman 4, Gabby Moser 12, Tori Aubuchon 8. FG 14, FT 6-15, F 8

JV -- Perryville won 52-47 in OT.

Delta 64, Scott City 27

An outstanding defensive performance proved the difference for the visiting Bobcats.

Delta (18-1) held Scott City under 10 points in every quarter.

Jodi Menz led Delta with 13 points. Sara Blattel and Taylor Smith each had 11, while Sarah Keys chipped in 10.

Stephanie Essner paced the Rams with 14 points.

Delta 12 20 21 11 -- 64

Scott City 5 8 9 5 -- 27

Delta (64) -- Taylor Smith 11, Alison Burger 4, Jodi Menz 13, Sara Blattel 11, Rebecca Cox 6, Sarah Keys 10, Brittni Deprow 9. FG 27, FT 4-4, F 6 (3-pointers: Deprow 3, Smith 2, Menz 1)

Scott City (27) -- Stephanie Essner 14, Becky Holder 4, Whitney Tapley 2, Ashley Brant 5, Caitlyn Cotner 2. FG 9, FT 4-6, F 9 (3-pointers: Essner 2)

JV -- Scott City won 48-34.

St. Vincent 59, Festus 41

The Indians allowed just 13 first-half points and never looked back.

Courtney Besand scored 19 points to help lead the Indians (14-5) past the Tigers.

St. Vincent 12 17 13 17 -- 59

Festus 6 7 18 10 -- 41

St. Vincent (59) -- Lacey Siegmund 7, Courtney Besand 19, Lindsey Wehmeyer 8, Brooke Brown 4, Elizabeth Rozier 11, Jessica Welker 10. FG 19, FT 19-29, F 14 (3-pointers: Welker 2. Fouled out: Brown)

Festus (41) -- Janeisha Culton 6, Susie Wulfert 2, Chelsea Higgins 4, Krysta Bradford 6, Brittany Abrams 6, Jessica Ecker 4, Gabby Schmitz 13. FG 18, FT 5-8, F 24 (Fouled out: Welfort, Abrams, Bradford)

JV -- St. Vincent won 42-16.

Portageville 72, Chaffee 33

Whitney Schlosser scored 10 as the Red Devils fell to 9-10 overall.

Portageville 15 18 17 22 -- 72

Chaffee 7 10 8 8 -- 33

Portageville (72) -- Drake 9, Fisher 3, Bidewell 11, Long 3, Ray 2, T. Walker 3, B. Walker 17, Chamberlain 8, Penn 16. FG 29, FT 9-15, F 8 (3-pointers: Penn 2, Chamberlain 1, Bidewell 2, Fisher 1)

Chaffee (33) -- Kim Hester 2, Madelyn Kiefer 2, Jessica Seabaugh 2, Amber Kirk 7, Whitney Schlosser 10, Taylor Kirchdoerfer 6. FG 14, FT 4-4, F 14 (3-pointers: Kirk 1)

Poplar Bluff 64, Kelly 28

The Hakws fell to 14-6 overall as they fell behind by 20 points at halftime.

Debra Hall led Kelly with 13 points.

Kelly 2 9 10 7 -- 28

Poplar Bluff 12 19 16 17 -- 64

Kelly (28) -- Londyn Backfisch 1, Kayla Cissell 6, Kristen Powell 2, Debra Hall 13, Haley Glatetter 2, Samantha Fisher 4. FG 12, FT 4-6.

Poplar Bluff (64) -- Sumrall 10, Ferguson 3, Davis 8, Stonecipher 10, Williams 12, Johnson 5, Pattillo 4, E. Thomas 2, Kelm 7, Burroughs 3. FG 24, FT 13-20.

GIRLS SWIMMINGSt. Vincent 142, Poplar Bluff 97, Saxony Lutheran 65

St. Vincent dominated a tri-meet, taking home nine out of 11 first-place finishes.

Maria Esswein led the Indians with two individual first-place finishes and two relay firsts.

Lizz Brueckner and Sarah DeWilde also aided St. Vincent's effort with two first-place relays, and took home a first-place individual medal. Maria Lundy added an individual first and three firsts in relay events.

Madison Rau led Saxony Lutheran with two individual firsts.

200 medley relay -- 1. St. Vincent (Maria Esswein, Sarah DeWilde, Lizz Brueckner, Maria Lundy), 2:38.03; 3. Saxony 2:57.35

200 freestyle -- 1. Hannah DeWilde, SV, 3:11.95; 2. Kristen Dippold, SL, 3:17.31

200 individual medley -- 1. M. Esswein, SV, 3:11.87; 3. S. DeWilde, SV, 3:21.31

50 freestyle -- 3. Taylor Coe, SL, 37.90

Diving -- 1. Brueckner, SV, 157.65; 2. Kristin Mattingly, SV, 152.70

100 butterfly -- 1. M. Esswein, SV, 1:31.42; 2. Brueckner, SV, 1:35.94

100 freestyle -- 1. Lundy, SV, 1:18.94; 3. Coe, SL, 1:25.66

400 freestyle -- 1. Madison Rau, SL, 5:52.73; 2. Jennifer Tetter, SV, 7:03.98

200 freestyle relay -- 1. St. Vincent (Brueckner, Lundy, S. DeWilde, M. Esswein), 2:22.85; 3. Saxony Lutheran 2:51.85

100 backstroke -- 1. Rau, SL, 1:25.12; 3. H. DeWilde, SV, 1:45.47

100 breaststroke -- 1. S. DeWilde, SV, 1:37.28; 3. Kristen Rice, SV, 1:44.53

400 freestyle relay -- 1. St. Vincent (Mattingly, Olivia Schemel, H. DeWilde, Lundy), 6:02.32; 2. Saxony Lutheran 6:15.94

-- From staff reports