Jackson third in rugged Mo. Duals

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Jackson's wrestling team squared off against top teams from Missouri and Illinois at the Missouri Duals and came away third with a thrilling 37-35 dual win over Blue Springs.

Jackson finished pool play 4-2. The Indians faced four top-10 finishers in Class 2 in their pool. In its first dual of the two-day tournament Jackson fell 51-21 to Granite City (Ill.).

After an opening loss, the Indians strung three straight wins before losing a 36-30 match to Helias. Jackson bounced back to beat Raytown South, and Jackson won a second-place tie-breaker in the pool.

Brock Howard (145 pounds), Cody Rouse (152 pounds), Kramer Rampley (160 pounds) and Blake Ulrich (171 pounds) all finished 7-0 in the tournament. Ben Wachter finished 5-2 at 140 pounds, Ben McMillan was 4-3 at 119 and Sean Gant was 4-3 at 125.

BOYS BASKETBALL

Jackson 49, Parkway Central 47

Less than 18 hours after turning back Dexter by eight points, Jackson followed up with another win, this time a 49-47 result over Parkway Central. Tyler McNeely had 15 points for the Indians (4-1).

Parkway Central 9 7 13 18 -- 47

Jackson 8 12 9 20 -- 49

PARKWAY CENTRAL (47) -- Andy Sestric 3, Robbie Gross 2, Matt Feldhaus 10, Brandon Rooks 7, Dan Hendin 7, Joe Kriss 2, Finus Smith 1, Mike Records 2, Brad Meyer 3. FG 11, FT 6-9, F 24 (3-pointers: Sestric 1, Rooks 1, Hendrin 1. Fouled out: Collier, Kriss).

JACKSON (49) -- Brad Eaton 5, Nick Fiehler 2, Jack Puisis 14, Tyler McNeely 15, Jason Schafer 13. FG 15, FT 19-27, F 12 (3-pointers: none. Fouled out: none).

JV: Jackson 52, Parkway Central 46.

Saxony Lutheran 75, Greenville 65

All five starters scored in double figures for Saxony Lutheran in a road win. Tim Lorenz led Saxony (2-0) with 18 points.

Saxony 21 34 53 75 -- 75

Greenville 13 24 36 65 -- 65

SAXONY LUTHERAN (75) -- Peter Winningham 4, Loren Lueders 10, Alex Jauch 2, Trey Mavers 11, Casey Petzoldt 10, Zach Meraz 3, John Volkerding 17, Tim Lorenz 18. FG 19, FT 19-31, F 13 (3-pointers: Winningham 1, Lueders 3, Mavers 2. Fouled out: Petzoldt, Lorenz)

GREENVILLE (65) -- Elder 4, Helm 25, Limanen 14, Smith 4, Rodgers 4, Moon 9, Wood 1, Miller 2, Frymeyer 2. FG 18, FT 5-7, F 25 (3-pointers: none. Helm 5, Limanen 2, Moon 1 Fouled out: Elder, Helm, Limanen, Smith)

JV: Saxony 62, Greenville 26

New Salem Baptist 65, North Side 60 (OT)

David Green led four players in double figures with 20 points in a win over North Side Christian. Boone Gaines added 15.

GIRLS BASKETBALL

St. Joseph's Academy 72, Notre Dame 29

St. Joseph's Academy backed up its No. 1 spot in Class 5 by routing Notre Dame in St. Louis.

Sommer McCauley led the Bulldogs with 20 points.

Notre Dame 6 6 10 7 -- 29

St. Joseph's 26 17 16 13 -- 72

NOTRE DAME (29) -- Sommer McCauley 20, Alana Weissmueller 6, Rachel Wright 2, Amanda Essner 2. FG 10, FT 5-10, F 13 (3-pointers: McCauley 2, Weissmueller 2. Fouled out: none)

ST. JOSEPH'S (72) -- Erin McCarthy 14, Katie Heidenreich 13, Kalei Lowes 11, Anne Dickinson 9, Mackenzie Stirmlinger 9, Kelsey Luna 5, Christine Tracy 4, Jenna Fernandez 2, Becky Goldkamp 2, Laura Heidenreich 3. FG 30, FT 7-9, F 11 (3-pointers: Dickinson 2, Luna 1, Stirmlinger 1, L. Heidenreich 1. Fouled out: none)

JV: Notre Dame 32, St. Joseph's 29

Chaffee Tournament

Sikeston cruised to a 50-36 win in the championship of the Chaffee Tournament after leading Delta 24-19 at halftime. Shea Smith had 14 and Sarah Cook 13 for Delta.

Kelly defeated Scott County Central 58-40 for third place. For Kelly, Mindy Robert scored 14 points. Jennifer Hoots led Central with 14.

In the consolation game, Jessica Warren had 14 points in Scott City's 45-26 win over Chaffee.

SCOTT CITY 45, CHAFFEE 26Scott City 9 11 13 12 -- 45

Chaffee 8 5 4 9 -- 26

SCOTT CITY (45) -- Alisha Oberman 8, Angie Laxton 7, Christy Laxton 2, Jessica Warren 14, Glasser 4, Amanda Raines 10. FG 18, FT 6-19, F 11. 3-point: Rains. Fouled out: none).

CHAFFEE (26) -- Kegan Orr 9, Amy Holmes 2, Samantha Hendrix 6, Natalie Townsend 2, Mindy Hendrix 7. FG 11, FT 1-2, F 14 (3-pointer: Orr. Fouled out: none).

KELLY 58, SCOTT CO. CENTRAL 40Kelly 6 23 10 18 -- 58

Scott County Central 13 11 12 4 -- 40

KELLY (58) -- Ashley Kern 4, Monica Senciboy 8, Jessica Burnett 1, Kelly Essner 13, Stephanie Hency 3, Rachel Kline 4, Leigh Ann Buchheit 11, Mindy Robert 14. FG 21, FT 16-28, F 14 (3-pointers: none. Fouled out: none).

SCOTT CO. CENTRAL (40) -- Lakeysha Turner 2, Brittney Peet 5, Sharron Ross 2, Jerrica Jones 2, Brittany Godwin 6, Ashley Hoots 2, Jennifer Hoots 14, Janet Penrod 6. FG 13, FT 8-16, F 18 (3-pointers: J. Hoots 1, Peet 1. Fouled out: J.Hoots, Godwin).

SIKESTON 50, DELTA 36Sikeston 17 7 13 13 -- 50

Delta 11 8 6 11 -- 36

SIKESTON (50) -- Paige Silverthorn 17, Collins 1, Allison Blurton 8, Antony 2, Robin Morris 7, Mia Welch 6, Whitney McCray 9. FG 21, FT 8-15, F 9 (3-pointers: none. Fouled out: none).

DELTA (36) -- Sarah Cook 13, Shea Smith 14, Rachel Ware 7, Becky Rozmirsky 2. FG 13, FT 4-5, F 13 (3-pointers: Cook 1, Smith 1. Fouled out: none).

BOYS SWIMMING

Central nearly made a state cut and finished 11th at the Marquette Relays.

The Tigers 200 free relay missed a state cut by 0.38 seconds. Alex Heddle, Sam Maguire, Clay Schermann and Hunter Givens finished sixth in 1:36.38. Central also got a top-eight in the 300 breast stroke relay. Heddle, Maguire and Schermann finished seventh in 3:42.71. Central's divers finished eighth with a score of 323.80.

-- From staff reports