NOTRE DAME GIRLS POST SECOND VICTORY OF SEASON OVER FARMINGTON 52-37

FARMINGTON -- In a tough, physically draining game that saw three Lady Knights foul out, Notre Dame's girls defeated Farmington 52-37 Thursday night in high school basketball action.

"It was a very physical game," said Notre Dame coach Jerry Grim, who saw his team improve to 10-2. "They were kind of fired up for us since we beat them the last time we faced them, but the girls responded well to the rough play and took care of the ball."

The Lady Bulldogs jumped out to an early 16-8 first-quarter lead and went into halftime with a commanding 31-19 edge.

Notre Dame was outscored 10-8 in the third, but held a 13-8 scoring edge in the final eight minutes.

Rebounds were perhaps the key to the victory, with Notre Dame pulling down 42 23 defensive and 19 offensive for the game.

Lisa Millham was tops in scoring for Notre Dame, with 17, followed closley by Deana McCormick, who grabbed 11 rebounds and scored 15 points.

Jessica Seratti helped out defensively by pulling down 23 rebounds.

Notre Dame prevailed in spite of a poor free-throw shooting effort, making only 19 of 42 attempts.

"Our free-throw shooting sure didn't help us with the win, that's for sure," said Grim, "but I think the girls just had their energy drained from them with the rough play."

Allison Mell was the only player in double figures in scoring for Farmington, tallying 12 points.

Scott City 46, Woodland 38

SCOTT CITY -- The Lady Rams, down three points (17-14) going into halftime, evened their record with a victory over Woodland.

Scott City (4-4) outscored Woodland 17-4 in the third quarter and held on in the fourth for the victory.

Leading the way for the Lady Rams in scoring was Jenny Pinkston, with 16 points, while Rachel Spinks added 10. Scott City also received help from a new source down the stretch.

"Tiffany Cowell really came up big for us," said Scott City coach Randall White. "She was called up from JV for the first time this season and scored eight points in the fourth quarter that really kept us going." .

Lilo Whitener was tops for the Lady Cardinals, tossing in 13 points, and Jessica Bollinger added 10.

Scott City will face Delta in the opening round of the Scott Mississippi Conference Tournament Monday night.

New Madrid 50, Scott County Central 46

NEW MADRID -- The Bravettes of Scott County Central put in a brave effort in the final quarter, but came up a little short, falling to 4-4 with a loss to New Madrid.

Scott County outscored New Madrid 19-9 in the fourth, but were unable to overcome a 33-18 halftime deficit.

The Bravettes were playing without two of their players, Terika and Ashley Brown, whose father had died.

Vontrice Blackmon paced all scoring for the contest, notching 20.

Scott County Central travels to East Prairie tonight.

Perryville 77, Hillsboro 48

PERRYVILLE -- Stacey Baer scored a season-high 18 points as Perryville won its Jefferson County Conference opener.

Perryville (3-8) broke open a close game in the second quarter. Leading 14-12 at the start of the period, the Lady Pirates took a 39-29 lead into halftime. Baer scored 10 of her points in the period. Perryville outscored Hillsboro 38-19 in the second half.

Jamie Amberger also turned in a strong performance with 17 points and 14 rebounds.

Amanda Nuyt added 12 points and Natalie Bohnert tallied 11.

Sikeston 51, Delta 36

DELTA -- Katrina Amos scored 14 points to lead four Sikeston players in double figures.

Delta's Rebecca Cook matched Amos' 14 points, but teammate Rebecca Below, 12 points, was the only other Lady Bobcat to reach double figures. Delta fell to 3-7.

Sikeston led 20-10 after one quarter and took the 10-point advantage into halftime, ahead 26-16. Sikeston extended its lead to 37-22 by the start of the fourth quarter.

Kelly 42, Oran 35

ORAN -- Kelly improved to 10-2 on the season with a victory over Oran.

Playing without the region's leading scorer, Marissa Essner, Kelly got 15 points from Bridgett Riley.

Sara Heisserer led Oran with 18 points, followed by Maria Eftink's 13. Only four players scored for the Lady Eagles (4-5).

"We played well defensively," said Kelly coach Curt Finley. "We're improving on defense. We're searching for some answers on offense but we played well enough to win. A lot of young kids stepped up and helped. Oran deserves a lot of credit. They played four nights in a row this week. They played hard considering."

Kelly led 19-13 at halftime.

De Soto 45, St. Vincent 36

DE SOTO -- The St. Vincent Squaws played their fourth game in a week, and it showed, as they fell to 7-3 with a nine-point loss to De Soto.

Fatigue may have affected St.Vincent's free-throw shooting as well, as they made only nine of 33 attempts from the line.

"We didn't shoot very well," said St. Vincent coach Terry Wengert. "I think we were just tired."

Jessica Lakenan led the way for St. Vincent with 14 points. Sara Cissell added 11.

Malden 51, Chaffee 49

MALDEN -- Chaffee made just six of 17 shots from the foul line and it cost them in a tight game.

Morgan Kiefer led Chaffee (5-6) with 22 points, while Jodi Pfefferkorn added 10.

Kiefer hit three 3-pointers in the game.

"She's been a bit gun shy," said Chaffee coach Tammy Brock. "But she made three 3-pointers in a row and got us right back in it. She's a shooter and she really pulled through tonight. Hopefully, that will give her more confidence."

Chaffee led 24-18 at halftime, but Malden outscored the Lady Red Devils 17-11 in the third quarter to take a 35 tie into the final eight minutes.

Karlette Moncries led Malden with 18 points.

Malden made just eight of its 21 free throws.

Chaffee's junior varsity improved to 5-1 with a 43-41 win.

WRESTLING

Sikeston 43, Cape Central 36

Coming off a tough 75-6 loss to Farmington on Monday, the Cape Central wrestlers turned in a better performance, albeit in another losing effort, to Sikeston and fell to 1-5 in duel meets this year.

"It was a real close match," said Cape Central coach Josh Crowell. "Forfeits are killing us, and it's always tough trying to get those points back when you're starting so far in the hole. Our kids gave everything that they had tonight, so I can't be upset."

The Tigers' travel to the St. Charles High School Tournament on Saturday at 9 a.m. for their next meet.

The Sikeston JV squad defeated Cape Central 33-21.

Sikeston 43, Cape Central 36

103 - Joey Carr (C) forfeit

112 - Adam Miller (S) pin Paul York, 2:53

119 - Cleveland Anthony (S) dec Dustin Ingram, 9-5

125 - Robbie Barbre (S) forfeit

130 - Patrick Casey (S) forfeit

135 - Jamie Puckett (S) pin Trevor Duncan, 5:25

140 - Leland Woelk (CC) pin Jackie Cowley, 1:22

145 - Josh Goodrich (CC) pin Zach Fraley, 1:01

152 - Jamell Austin (CC) pin J.T. Myrick, 1:02

160 - Jonathon Keenan (S) major dec. Nick Harder, 14-5

171 - Otis Turner (CC) pin Justin Vaughn, 3:47

189 - Shannon Mungle (CC) pin Stuart Carraway, 3:43

215 - Justin Sindle (S) pin Tay Moore, 1:27

HWT - Ryan Meredith (S) forfeit

JV Winners: Justin Cain, Monroe Hicks.

JR. HIGH BASKETBALL

The Sikeston 8th and 9th-grade boys' basketball teams both defeated the Cape Cape Central boys on Thursday night.

In the 8th-grade game, Sikeston downed Cape Central 42-36. Top scorers for Central (4-3) were Jake Knepp and Mitch Craft, who each recorded 10 points.

In the freshman contest, Sikeston defeated Cape Central 39-35. Jeremiah Dukes and Adrian Wren scored 10 points apiece for Central (8-4).

Gary McClinton led Sikeston with 10 points.