Jackson places second, Central takes eighth at wrestling meet

The Jackson wrestling team finished second Saturday at the conclusion of he two-day Marquette Tournament in St. Louis County, while Central had six individual medalist.

Liberty High School won the tournament. Blue Springs finished third, followed by Jefferson City and Eureka. Central finished eighth as a team.

Jackson's individual results were not available when today's edition went to press.

Chris Griffith (112 pounds), Dan Coonce (135), Josh Smoot (140) and Ryan Davis (189) all posted fourth-place finishes for the Tigers.

Matt Latham (119) and Cory Huskey (160) each finished fifth.

"Overall the kids wrestled really, really well," Central coach Josh Crowell said.

GIRLS BASKETBALL Westminster 45, Notre Dame 42

Notre Dame could not hold on to a 34-33 lead heading into the fourth quarter and dropped a close game on the road.

Amber Karnes led the Bulldogs (3-8) with 14 points, and Meridith Medlin and Kristain Burger had 11 apiece.

Westminster Christian of St. Louis County improved to 7-2 with the victory.

Notre Dame 12 10 12 8 -- 42

Westminster 9 11 13 12 -- 45

NOTRE DAME (42) -- Amber Karnes 14, Meridith Medlin 11, Kristain Burger 11, Amanda Toole 4, Allison Toole 2. FG 15, FT 9-18, F 14 (3-pointers: Karnes 1, Medlin 2. Fouled out: none)

WESTMINSTER (45) -- Jill Ridderbos 17, Katie Mauer 11, Jesse Lafser 6, Betsy Hartmann 5, Katy Robb 3, Sarah Moore 2, Jorie Falb 1. FG 16, FT 12-19, F 15 (3-pointers: Lafser 1. Fouled out: none)

JV -- Notre Dame 50, Westminster 21

OTHER EVENTS

* The Central freshman boys basketball team defeated Poplar Bluff 49-43 on the road. Adrian Cox led the Tigers with 23 points.