ND GIRLS RALLY PAST BRAVETTES

CHARLESTON -- Randi Senciboy had a huge fourth quarter Monday night as Notre Dame High's girls basketball team slipped past Scott County Central 58-54 in the opening round of the Charleston Tournament.

The fourth-seeded Lady Bulldogs, who raised their record to 10-9, will take on top-seeded Jackson in Thursday night's semifinals. The other semifinal will pit No. 2 Cape Girardeau Central against No. 3 New Madrid.,

Senciboy scored 16 of her game-high 22 points in the final quarter as Notre Dame rallied from a 39-33 deficit entering the period. She hit three 3-point baskets.

Jill Huber added 11 points for the Lady Bulldogs.

Scott Central got 19 points from Heather Bright and 12 from Ashley Whitson.

"We fell behind by eight points early in the fourth quarter but we put a little press on them, they made a few mistakes and we were able to come back and take the lead," said Notre Dame coach Jerry Grim.

Now Notre Dame will take on Jackson -- the state's top-ranked Class 4A team -- for the third time this season. The Lady Bulldogs lost the first two meetings.

Scott City 70, East Prairie 15

EAST PRAIRIE -- Scott City improved to 9-7 with a romp on the road.

Ten players scored for the Lady Rams, with four in double figures. Lani Bedwell led the way with 14 points while Amber Dannenmueller had 11 and Jennifer Bain and Crystal Smith added 10 each.

The Lady Rams jumped out to a 37-8 halftime lead and coasted in the second half.

Perryville 69, Crystal City 24

PERRYVILLE -- Perryville stayed perfect in Jefferson County Conference play by romping at home.

The Lady Pirates (10-8 overall, 6-0 league) got 15 points from Tiffany Perkins and 13 from Julie Berkbuegler.

Perryville led 34-12 at halftime and broke the game totally open with a 30-6 edge in the third quarter.

Delta 38, Puxico 33

DELTA -- Kristin Fish scored 21 points as Delta overcame a two-point halftime deficit to defeat visiting Puxico.

Delta (7-9) also received 10 points from Amanda Cook.

Jackie Payne paced Puxico with 19 points.

Puxico led 20-18 at halftime, but Delta moved ahead 28-26 by the start of the fourth quarter. The Lady Bobcats held a 10-7 scoring advantage over the final eight minutes.

Grandview 45, St. Vincent 39

PERRYVILLE -- St. Vincent was outscored 20-11 in the second quarter as the Squaws suffered a loss at home.

The Squaws (4-13) were hurt by a 14-for-30 performance from the free-throw line.

BOYS BASKETBALL

Marquand 85, Meadow Heights 52

ZALMA -- Marquand rolled to victory as the four-team Zalma Tournament got under way.

Dusty Stephens paced the Tigers with 29 points while Steve Braswell had 25. Also in double figures were Scott Emmett with 16 and Eric Hovis with 10.

Meadow Heights got 15 points from J.D. Brune, 13 from Joe Jones and 10 from Seth Revelle.

BOYS SWIMMING

Cape Central 104, DeSmet 80

ST. LOUIS -- Cape Central improved to 8-3-1 in dual meets with an impressive road victory.

"Our seniors had never beaten DeSmet so it was really an exciting meet for us," said Central coach Dayna Powell.

The Tigers won nine events. Double individual winners for Central were Jason Owen (200 freestyle, 500 freestyle), Ben Roeger (200 individual medley, 100 backstroke) and Eric Yount (50 freestyle, 100 freestyle).

Central's 200 freestyle relay team of Jon Lowrance, Andrew Skinner, Nathan Skinner and Rob Tygett turned in a season-best time of 1:40.60.

The Tigers will close out their dual season today at Parkway Central.

Central Results

Medley relay - 1. Ben Roeger, Jason Owen, Jon Lowrence, Eric Yount, 1:45.18; 3. Randy Tingle, Zach Roberts, Matt Hawkins, Gabe Austin, 1:56.31

200 freestyle - 1. Owen, 1:47.73

200 IM - 1. Roeger, 2:19.17

50 freestyle - 1. Yount, 22.96; 3. Rob Tygett, 25.80

Diving - 2. Tim Chisman, 158.80 points

100 butterfly - 2. Roberts, 59.78

100 freestyle - 1. Yount, 50.48; 2. Randy Tingle, 55.11; 3. Andrew Skinner, 55.69

500 freestyle - 1. Owen, 4:57.54; 3. Nathan Skinner, 5:50.94

200 freestyle relay - 1. Lowrance, A. Skinner, N. Skinner, Tygett, 1:40.60; 3. Hawkins, Austin, Sam Fletcher, Chisman, 1:47.42

100 backstroke - 1. Roeger, 57.95

100 breaststroke - 1. Roberts, 1:10.03; 2. Lowrance, 1:11.75; 3. Hawkins, 1:14.90

400 freestyle relay - 2. Yount, Roeger, Tingle, Owen, 3:30.30

WRESTLING

Farmington 59, Cape Central 10

Cape Central put up a solid challenge but the host Tigers were overwhelmed by an extremely talented Farmington squad.

"We were ready to wrestle and we wrestled hard," said Central coach Drew Lilledahl. "But Farmington is really good up and down the lineup. They're the SEMO Conference champs and they have a chance to win the (Class 3A) state title."

The Tigers won three matches. Keith Benton earned a major decision at 112 pounds while Kevin Allen (125) and Nick Harter (145) claimed decisions.

In the night's most exciting match, Central heavyweight Craig Knoth suffered a 2-1 loss to Ryan Todd in double overtime.

Central returns to action tonight at New Madrid.

Farmington 59, Cape Central 10

103 - Cory Husher (F) blood default over Hoss Hodges 2:27

112 - Keith Benton (C) maj. dec. Ken Green 19-7

119 - Kevin Allen (C) dec. Jake Hendrix 19-12

125 - Josh Krause (F) pin. Darren Harris 1:46

130 - Aaron Grimes (F) forfeit

135 - Caleb Smith (F) pin. Leland Woelk 3:26

140 - Josh Hoehn (F) pin. Josh Goodrich 2:49

145 - Nick Harter (C) dec. Fernando Ramalho 9-5

152 - Dustin Wiles (F) maj. dec. Jamell Austin 20-7

160 - Jeff Bowling (F) pin. Shannon Mungle 2:54

171 - Michael Hahn (F) pin. O.J. Turner 1:17

189 - Doug Wiles (F) maj. dec. Matt Strickland 16-7

215 - Jarred Bonnell (F) pin. Alex Elfrink 1:55

HWT - Ryan Todd (F) dec. Craig Knoth 2-1, 2 OT

FRESHMEN BASKETBALL

Central girls victorious

Cape Central's ninth-grade girls basketball team defeated Hillsboro 48-29.

Kim Pancoast scored a team-high 16 points for Cape Central, which improved to 10-11.