Missourian prep hoops roundup, Feb. 20: Perryville girls take down Ste. Genevieve despite shooting slump

Despite its shooting struggles throughout the night, the Perryville girl’s basketball team (16-10) did just enough to take down Ste. Genevieve (7-14), defeating the Dragons 42-38.

The shooting woes came into play most notably during the third quarter, in which Ste. Genevieve outscored the Pirates 12-5. Aside from the sole single-digit scoring quarter, Perryville used a particularly balanced effort with 12 points in both the first and second quarters, ending on a 13-point fourth quarter to seal the win.

In total, Perryville shot just 17% from the field in the win, mainly relying on its free-throw shooting prowess to carry itself to the victory. The Pirates shot made 24 of their 33 shots at the line, shooting at a 73% clip.

Perryville’s Kyla Schnurbusch scored a game-high 24 points to lead the Pirates to the win.

The Pirates begin district play at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 28 against Dexter (13-12).

__BBB: Leopold 66, Marquand 33__

Leopold (9-15) began its district opener against Marquand (5-18) with a 22-point first quarter and never looked back en route to a 66-33 win against the Tigers.

Brady Halter led Leopold with 23 points in the fwin, followed by Noland Beussink (17), Austin Broshuis (10), Mike Wolfe (7), Keegan Deck (4), Josh Horrell (3) and Klete Beel (2).

Wyatt Graham led the Tigers with 14 points in the loss, followed by Aiden Homan (6), Brayden Homan (4), Ethan Tinker (4), Michael Winder (3) and Justin Dees (2).

Leopold next plays at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday against Delta (6-20).

__GBB: Park Hills Central 80, Cape Central 33__

Cape Central (15-10) dropped a tough one on Monday night, losing to a juggernaut Park Hills Central (22-3) team by an 80-33 margin.

Rakiara Bogan led the Tigers in scoring with 16 points in the loss, receiving backup scoring from Inayah Rodgers (4), Brianna Fornkohl (4), Abbi Davenport (4), Celeste Gutierrez (3), Gracyn Morris (2).

The Tigers next play at 6 p.m. on Wednesday at Notre Dame (18-5).

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