Jackson girls win conference opener

Jackson's girls basketball team started its conference slate on a good note Monday with a 45-35 win over visiting Poplar Bluff.

The Indians had 10 players in the scoring column as they evened their overall record at 3-3. Kelci Keith led Jackson with eight points, and three players had six points apiece.

Jackson is seeded second in the annual Saint Francis Medical Center Holiday Classic which will begin on Wednesday. Farmington is the top seed in the eight-team field.

Jackson 45, Poplar Bluff 35

Poplar Bluff 6 14 10 5 -- 35

Jackson 12 13 7 13 -- 45

POPLAR BLUFF (35) -- Sumrall 2, Ferguson 7, Thomas 11, Fister 10, Stonecipher 4, Johnson 1. FG 16, FT 2-7, F 13 (3-pointers: Ferguson 1. Fouled out: none)

JACKSON (45) -- Andrea Barnes 6, Kaylen Knepp 1, Cody Goodpasture 4, Chelsea Bartels 2, Lindsay Poole 6, Gabrielle Garritano 4, Ashley Charboneau 3, Kelci Keith 8, Jenni Tenholder 5, Amanda Peiffer 6. FG 18, FT 4-14, F 11 (3-pointers: Barnes 2, Poole 1, Keith 1, Tenholder 1. Fouled out: none)

JV -- Jackson won.

St. Vincent 57,Meadow Heights 27

Jessica Welker hit four 3-pointers and finished with a team-high 14 points in a road win.

The Squaws (3-3) led 23-3 after one quarter and held second-year varsity program Meadow Heights to five points after halftime.

Amanda Hendrickson led the Panthers (2-3) with 14 points.

St. Vincent 23 11 11 12 -- 57

Meadow Hgts 3 18 1 4 -- 27

ST. VINCENT (57) -- Lacey Siegmund 4, Kelsey Cissell 6, Courtney Besand 6, Brooke Brown 9, Miranda Holmes 2, Elizabeth Rozier 6, Lynne Zoellner 4, Lindsasy Prost 6, Jessica Welker 14. FG 21, FT 10-12, F 13 (3-pointers: Welker 4, Brown 1. Fouled out: none)

MEADOW HEIGHTS (27) -- Sara Hendrickson 8, Amanda Hendrickson 14, Tara Jordan 4, Chelsey Kight 1. FG 10, FT 2-7, F 12 (3-pointers: A. Hendrickson 3, S. Hendrickson 2. Fouled out: none)

JV -- St. Vincent won.

Crystal City 58, Scott City 49

Scott City could not overcome a slow start at home.

The Rams (5-4) trailed 29-16 at halftime and were only able to make up four points in the second half. Whitney Tapley and Nora Glasser had nine points apiece for Scott City.

Crystal City 17 12 16 13 -- 58

Scott City 9 7 14 19 -- 49

CRYSTAL CITY (58) -- Helwig 18, Stephansky 16, Vaughn 6, Perry 6, Garger 6, LaFleur 4, Wuertz 2. FG 26, FT 5-12, F 6 (3-pointers: Perry 1. Fouled out: none)

SCOTT CITY (49) -- Whitney Tapley 9, Nora Glasser 9, Kelley Hicks 8, Stephanie Essner 7, Donielle Howell 6, Becky Holder 5, Emily Essne r3, Darla Johnston 2. FG 21, FT 6-9, F 14 (3-pointers: S. Essner 1. Fouled out: none)

JV -- Crystal City won 50-27.

BOYS BASKETBALLNotre Dame 68, Fredericktown 39

Notre Dame jumped out to a 21-6 first-quarter lead and cruised at home.

Ryan Willen led the Bulldogs (8-1) with 16 points and John Unterreiner added 11.

The Bulldogs will host St. Vincent on Thursday.

Fredericktown 6 9 11 15 -- 39

Notre Dame 21 21 11 15 -- 68

FREDERICKTOWN (39) -- Bess 13, Royer 3, Crow 4, Sawyer 3, D. Johnson 3, Hawkins 3, Williams 4, J. Johnson 2, Skaggs 4. FG 13, FT 10-13, F 15 (3-pointers: Bess 2, D. Johnson 1. Fouled out: none)

NOTRE DAME (68) -- Mark Himmelberg 9, Abe Dirnberger 4, Ty Williams 9, Blake Gaddis 8, Chad Friend 2, John Unterreiner 11, Austin Greer 6, Ryan Willen 16, Logan Glueck 2. FG 26, FT 10-18, F 14 (3-pointers: Himmelberg 3, Williams 1, Unterreiner 2. Fouled out: none)

JV -- Notre Dame won 66-29.

Oak Ridge 44, Valle 36

Oak Ridge picked up its first win of the season on the road.

Freshman Garrett Light led Oak Ridge (1-5) with 20 points.

Oak Ridge 7 12 10 15 -- 44

Valle 9 5 12 10 -- 36

OAK RIDGE (44) -- Kaz Lange 2, Dustin Meyr 3, Dustin Owens 8, Dylan Abbott 8, Walt Ruesler 3, Garrett Light 20. FG 16, FT 10-17, F 12 (3-pointers: Abbott 1, Ruesler 1. Fouled out: none)

VALLE (36) -- Dalton 4, Basler 8, Laird 2, Harmon 15, Meyer 7. FG 14, FT 6-9, F 16 (3-pointers: Basler 2. Fouled out: none)

JV -- Valle won.

Leopold 56, Marquand 24

Darren VanGennip poured in 31 points as Leopold romped at home.

The Wildcats (4-3) led 28-11 at halftime.

Dusty Brotherton paced Marquand with 11 points.

Marquand 4 7 8 5 -- 24

Leopold 18 10 18 10 -- 56

MARQUAND (24) -- Aaron Pritchett 6, Josh Edmonds 4, Dusty Brotherton 11, Kyle Mayberry 3. FG 8, FT 7-15, F 11 (3-pointers: Pritchett 1. Fouled out: none)

LEOPOLD (56) -- Nathan Nenninger 2, Codey Van De Ven 3, Tyler Clubb 7, Darren VanGennip 31, Larry Nussbam 7, Matt Stoverink 6. FG 22, FT 8-12, F 15 (3-pointers: VanGennip 2, Stoverink 2. Fouled out: none)

JV -- Leopold won 58-19.

-- From staff reports