ND, Perryville reach district semis

The Notre Dame girls basketball team continued its late-season run with a first-round win at the Class 4 District 1 tournament at Sikeston.

Fourth-seeded Notre Dame held off fifth-seeded Sikeston 57-53 in Tuesday night's first round, giving the Bulldogs eight wins in their last 10 games.

Kristain Burger led the Bulldogs (14-11) with 22 points, followed by Meridith Medlin with 19.

"We didn't play real well, but at least we won," Notre Dame coach Jerry Grim said.

The Bulldogs will play top-seeded Fredericktown at 6 p.m. Thursday in the semifinals.

Also Tuesday, third-seeded Perryville beat sixth-seeded Ste. Genevieve 45-33. Amber Hacker led the Pirates (17-7), who have won 13 of their last 15 games, with 21 points. Hacker and Krista Meisner each reached the career 1,000-point milestone.

Perryville will play second-seeded Dexter at 7:30 p.m. Thursday in the semifinals.

Notre Dame 57, Sikeston 53

Sikeston 13 15 11 14 -- 53

Notre Dame 15 12 14 16 -- 57

SIKESTON (53) -- Martika Davis 19, Allison Blurton 10, Whitney McCray 17, K. Blissett 4, J. McCray 3. FG 21, FT 8-14, F 19 (3-pointers: J. McCray 1. Fouled out: Blissett)

NOTRE DAME (57) -- Kristain Burger 22, Meridith Medlin 19, Brooke Beussink 7, Allison Toole 4, Amanda Toole 4, Miranda Schlosser 1. FG 16, FT 22-31, F 11 (3-pointers: Medlin 1, Beussink 1, Am. Toole 1. Fouled out: none)

Perryville 45, Ste. Genevieve 33

Ste. Genevieve 10 6 11 6 -- 33

Perryville 9 9 14 13 -- 45

STE. GENEVIEVE (33) -- Lindsay Rhodes 17, Holley Fox 8, Ashley Armbruster 4, Kaley Meyer 2, Stephanie Rector 2. FG 12, FT 9-14, F 17 (3-pointers: none. Fouled out: none)

PERRYVILLE (45) -- Amber Hacker 21, Krista Miesner 9, Annette Wiebrecht 8, Bethany Steffens 4, Meghan Roth 3. FG 11, FT 14-20, F 13 (3-pointers: Hacker 2, Miesner 1. Fouled out: none)

BOYS BASKETBALL Saxony Lutheran 94, Marquand 36

Saxony Lutheran celebrated the school's first senior night by hammering Marquand for its 20th victory.

The Crusaders (20-5) honored four-year starters Lauren Lueders, Casey Petzoldt, Trey Maevers and Tim Lorenz in their final home game.

Petzoldt scored 28 points and grabbed 14 rebounds, Maevers added 10 points, and Lueders contributed 10 assists with no turnovers. Junior Alex Jauch led the way with 35 points.

The Crusaders improved to 11-0 against Class 1 schools.

Marquand 9 15 8 4 -- 36

Saxony 31 26 27 10 -- 94

MARQUAND (36) -- Aaron Pritchett 13, Aaron Detling 4, Keith Proctor 7, Brad Proctor 5, Nathan Hanks 7. FG 14, FT 2-4, F 16 (3-pointers: Pritchett 3, K. Proctor 1, Hanks 2. Fouled out: Hanks)

SAXONY (94) -- Lauren Lueders 7, Trey Maevers 10, Casey Petzoldt 28, Brett Steffens 2, Max Wieser 2, Alex Jauch 35, Ben Courtois 5, Tim Lorenz 5. FG 37, FT 15-21, F 8 (3-pointers: Lueders 1, Maevers 2, Petzoldt 1, Curtoise 1. Fouled out: none)

JV -- Saxony Lutheran 58, Marquand 32

Meadow Heights 106, Chaffee 84

Meadow Heights wrapped up its second straight Mississippi Valley Conference regular-season title with a perfect record.

Anthony Bollinger poured in 32 points for the Panthers (18-6, 7-0). The senior point guard hit 14 of 17 field-goal attempts. He is shooting 68 percent for the season.

Heath Fulton scored 23 points for the Panthers, while Nathan Revelle hit five 3-pointers and added 21 points. Terry Wagner scored 12 points.

Steven Dooley made six 3-pointers and scored 19 points for Chaffee (4-15). Adam Horton also had 19 points, followed by Andrew Hendrix with 13 and Augi Orr with 10.

Chaffee 15 27 24 18 -- 84

M. Heights 19 30 26 31 -- 106

CHAFFEE (84) -- Steven Dooley 19, Adam Horton 19, Andrew Hendrix 13, Augi Orr 10, Aaron Hopkins 6, Michael Lee 6, Jerrod Steger 4, Alex Orr 3, Zach McDaniel 2, Korey Chapman 2. FG 30, FT 15-26, F 17 (3-pointers: Dooley 6, Horton 3. Fouled out: none)

MEADOW HEIGHTS (106) -- Heath Fulton 23, Anthony Bollinger 32, Terry Wagner 12, Nathan Revelle 21, Dusty Davis 8, John Long 5, Michael Collier 3, Bryce Wallis 2. FG 39, FT 17-26, F 18 (3-pointers: Fulton 1, Bollinger 1, Wagner 2, Revelle 5, Davis 1, Long 1. Fouled out: none)

JV -- Chaffee 59, Meadow Heights 38

Portageville 73, Scott City 66, OT

Portageville outscored the host Rams 9-2 in overtime.

Trey Mosby led five Portageville players into double figures with 25 points.

"They just shot the ball a little better than we did," said Scott City coach Lance Amick, whose team had a 38-23 edge in rebounds. "We just couldn't find a way to win."

Alex King led the Rams (9-13) with 21 points. Rynn Eskew added 11 points, while Ethan Watkins had 10.

Portageville 13 18 20 13 9 -- 73

Scott City 21 14 16 13 2 -- 66

PORTAGEVILLE (73) -- Bidewell 12, Boyd 2, Mosby 25, Green 10, Brown 12, Morton 12. FG 29, FT 9-16, F 9 (3-pointers: Mosby 3, Morton 2, Bidewell 1. Fouled out: none)

SCOTT CITY (66) -- Ethan Watkins 10, Rynn Eskew 11, Andy Stephens 8, Jamie Pinkston 8, Ryan Modglin 7, Alex King 21. FG 26, FT 11-17, F 16 (3-pointers: Watkins 2, Stephens 1. Fouled out: none)

JV -- Portageville won, 61-54.

Bell City 98, Delta 68

Bell City won big on the road, led by Will Bogan's 25 points.

Phillip Gross added 22 for the Cubs (22-3), while Nick Niemczyk had 21 and Jeff Liggins had 13.

Aaron Kinder led the Bobcats (7-16) with 26 points. A.J. Horne and Dustin Anglin both added 12, while Nathan Stroder had 10.

Bell City 19 29 27 23 -- 98

Delta 19 18 21 10 -- 68

BELL CITY (98) -- Nick Niemczyk 21, Blaine Stewart 6, Jeff Liggins 13, Phillip Gross 22, Garrett McIntyre 3, Marty Dames 8, Will Bogan 25. FG 43, FT 7-10, F 15 (3-pointers: Niemcy 3, Stewart 1, Gross 1. Fouled out: none)

DELTA (68) -- Aaron Kinder 26, A.J. Horne 12, Dustin Anglin 12, Terrence Below 8, Nathan Stroder 10. FG 26, FT 9-15, F 13 (3-pointers: Kinder 5, Anglin 2. Fouled out: none)

Leopold 74, Oak Ridge 59

Leopold built a 35-25 halftime lead and eased to a road victory.

Victor Vandeven paced the Wildcats (8-13) with 22 points, followed by David Thiele with 14 and Eric Seiler with 12.

Austin Hahs scored 21 points for Oak Ridge (3-18). Johnnie Price had 15 and Lance Felter 11.

Leopold 14 21 18 21 -- 74

Oak Ridge 7 18 18 16 -- 59

LEOPOLD (74) -- Matt Stoverink 9, Tyler Clubb 9, David Thiele 14, Eric Fluchel 4, Eric Seiler 12, Codey Cook 4, Victor Vandeven 22. FG 28, FT 15-19, F 23 (3-pointers: Vandeven 3. Fouled out: none)

OAK RIDGE (59) -- Cody Cook 1, Johnnie Price 15, Ryan Pohlman 3, Walt Ruesler 2, Jon McMillan 6, Lance Felter 11, Austin Hahs 21. FG 22, FT 14-25, F 14 (3-pointers: Pohlman 1. Fouled out: none)

JV -- Leopold 46, Oak Ridge 25

Oran 54, Woodland 42

The Eagles built a 15-point lead by halftime at Woodland and held off the Cardinals.

Kody Campbell scored 15 points to lead the Eagles. Robert Lang scored 12 points, and Chris Asmus added 10.

Chantz Barham scored 12 to lead Woodland (5-17).

Oran 15 15 6 18 -- 54

Woodland 10 5 8 19 -- 42

ORAN (54) -- Steven Mock 2, Kody Campbell 15, Nick Anderson 3, Robert Lang 12, Jordon Mason 3, Chase Seyer 9, Chris Asmus 10. FG 21, FT 9-16 (3-pointers: Asmus 2, Campbell 1)

WOODLAND (42) -- Willie Piatt 5, Chantz Barham 12, David Otero 7, Jeremy Hutson 2, Cody Barrett 9, Jordan King 7. FG 15, FT 8-13 (3-pointers: Otero 1, Barham 1, Piatt 1, Barrett 1)

JV -- Woodland 62, Oran 41

--From staff reports