Notre Dame boys will face Dexter for crown

PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Notre Dame's boys basketball team held off Sikeston 60-58 Wednesday night to advance to the championship game of the Class 4, District 1 tournament.

The third-seeded Bulldogs (11-16) will meet top-seeded Dexter in Friday's 7:30 p.m. title contest at the Perry Park Center. Dexter (21-5) beat No. 5 Fredericktown 70-48 in the other semifinal.

"It feels good to be in the finals," Notre Dame coach Paul Hale said. "Dexter is a good team, but I think we've got a shot at 'em."

Bryce Willen led Notre Dame with 25 points and Alex Ressel added 13. Willen only recently returned to action after missing most of the season with a serious knee injury.

"He's still only about 60 percent. He doesn't have his explosiveness," Hale said. "But he's really helped us coming back."

Second-seeded Sikeston (9-15) got 19 points from Julian Beard.

Sikeston 58, Notre Dame 60

Sikeston 12 21 7 18 -- 58

Notre Dame 21 13 13 13 -- 60

SIKESTON (58) -- Julian Beard 19, Drew Cole 2, Kash Bratcher 12, Josh Alvarado 7, Tyler Woodson 6, Robbie Howard 4, Joel Nabors 4, Rod Moore 4. FG 23, FT 6-13, F 22 (3-pointers: Bratcher 2. Fouled out: none)

NOTRE DAME (60) -- Frankie Ellis 3, Abe Dirnberger 2, John Eric Klein 1, Jeremy Brinkmeyer 9, Kirk Boeller 4, Alex Ressel 13, Jacob Essner 3, Bryce Willen 25. FG 17, FT 14-23, F 14 (3-pointers: Brinkemneyr 1 Essner 1, Willen 2. Fouled out: none)

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Scott City 42, St. Vincent 36

Kelly Hicks scored 15 points and Christy Laxton added 11 as Scott City (9-14) posted a home victory.

St. Vincent was led by Sierra Paulus with 12 points and Joy Donze with 10.

St. Vincent 12 3 7 14 -- 36

Scott City 13 6 13 10 -- 42

ST. VINCENT (36) -- Lisa Abbott 1, Jessica Welker 2, Stacy Brown 3, Kelsey Kutz 4, Theresa Mattingly 4, Joy Donze 10, Sierra Paulus 12. FG 12, FT 6-12, F 15 (3-pointers: Donze 2. Fouled out: Paulus)

SCOTT CITY (42) -- Valerie Gibbons 2, Jessica Warren 2, Nora Glasser 2, Angie Laxton 4, Alicia Obermann 6, Christy Laxton 11, Kelly Hicks 15. FG 14, FT 11-14, F 16 (3-pointers: Hicks 1. Fouled out: none)

JV -- St. Vincent 34, Scott City 27

--From staff reports