Meadow Heights, Jackson girls basketball teams advance to semifinal round of Holiday Classic

Second-seeded Meadow Heights used a big second quarter to help pull away from Perryville in the first round of the Kelso Supply Holiday Classic.

The Panthers ended with a 47-27 win, led by senior Erin Bollmann's 25 points.

Whitney Welker added 13 for Meadow Heights, which will play Notre Dame in the semifinals at 8:30 p.m. today at the Show Me Center.

No. 7 seed Perryville was led by Allison Moldenhauer, who finished with 14 points. The Pirates will face No. 6 Scott City at 5:30 p.m. today.

Perryville 6 11 2 8 -- 27

Meadow Hts 10 21 11 5 -- 47

PERRYVILLE (27) -- Natalie Gremaud 6, Courney Borden 2, Allison Moldenhauer 14, Desiree Brown 5. FG 12, FT 3-9, F 11. (3-pointers: none. Fouled out: none)

MEADOW HEIGHTS (47) -- Erin Bollmann 25, Kiana Hotop 2, Jessica Baremore 1, Whitney Welker 13, Makayla McGruder 2, Lauren Bess 4. FG 21, FT 5-8, F 10. (3-pointers: none. Fouled out: none)

Jackson 49, Saxony Lutheran 11

Senior Dru Haertling scored 22 points, including a pair of 3-pointers, to outscore the Crusaders on her own.

Connor King added eight points for Jackson (6-1).

Maci Daniel paced Saxony Lutheran with eight points, including her team's lone 3-pointers.

Saxony 1 3 5 2 -- 11

Jackson 16 16 11 6 -- 49

SAXONY LUTHERAN (11) -- Kristy Winter 2, Lauren Hecht 1, Maci Daniel 8. FG 4, FT 2-3, F 12. (3-pointers: Daniel 1. Fouled out: none)

JACKSON (49) -- Connor King 8, Dru Haertling 22, Danielle Daume 4, Megan Williams 4, Jordy Myer 2, Emily Gartman 5, Rachel Crites 2, Sara Blanton 2. FG 22, FT 2-6, F 10. (3-pointers: Haertling 2, Gartman 1. Fouled out: none)

-- From staff reports