PARKWAY WEST GIRLS ESCAPE LADY TIGERS DOWN STRETCH 43-34

Parkway West, ranked No. 8 in Class 4A, pulled away late to a 43-34 victory over Cape Central Saturday in girls basketball action.

Parkway West put the game away in the fourth quarter with frequent trips to the foul line after several quick misses by the Lady Tigers.

Cape Central made a run late in the second quarter to tie the game at 16 at halftime. But the Lady Tigers couldn't recover from a poor 2-minute span early in the third quarter.

Kim Aslinger and Dionna Webb paced Central with nine points apiece.

"They have a very good team," Central coach Darrick Smith said. "They took very good care of the ball in the fourth quarter. The thing for us, though, was turnovers. We turned the ball over 24 times and they didn't press us or anything."

Central's junior varsity team won 42-20.

Jackson 68, Nerinx Hall 41

JACKSON -- The Lady Indians jumped on top early and coasted to the win, improving their record to 10-1 overall.

Jackson led 40-15 at halftime.

Melissa Palmer led Jackson with 16 points, followed by Lindsey Hobeck with 15.

Chester (Ill.) 59, Perryville 58

PERRYVILLE -- Perryille made just 4 of 18 free throws in its loss to Chester.

Perryville (7-7) led 28-20 at halftime and 46-41 entering the fourth quarter before relinquishing its lead.

Tiffany Perkins paced the Lady Pirates with 25 points.

Boys swimming

Cape Central 127, Vianney 55

Cape Central's 200 freestyle relay team of Eric Yount, Andrew Skinner, Ben Roeger and Jason Owen qualified for the state meet with a time of 1:35.41 in the Tigers' victory over visiting Vianney.

Central improved to 6-3.

Central results

200 medley relay -- 1. Central (Matt Hawkins, Jon Lowrance, Zach Roberts, Andrew Skinner), 1:59.78; 2. Central (Warren Williams, Roby Tygett, Nathan Skinner, Gabe Austin), 2:05.00

200 freestyle -- 1. Roeger, 1:55.57

200 IM -- 1. Roberts, 2:26.79; 2. Hawkins, 2:28.00; 3. Tygett, 2:46.69

50 freestyle -- 1. Owen, :23.08; 3. A. Skinner, :26.37

Diving -- 2. Tim Chisman, 168.50; 3. Justin Hawkins, 123.30

100 butterfly -- 1. Roberts, 1:00.06; 2. Eric Yount; 1:01.66; M. Hawkins, 1:10.75

100 freestyle -- 1. Roeger, :52.53; 2. N. Skinner, :56.50; 3. Tygett, 1:01.83

500 freestyle -- 2. Lowrance, 6:40; 3. Williams, 6:49.73

200 freestyle relay -- 1. Central (Yount, A. Skinner, Roeger, Owen), 1:35.41; 3. Central (N. Skinner, Austin, Chisman, Williams), 1:49.01.

100 backstroke -- 1. Yount, 1:09.88

100 breaststroke -- 1. Owen, 1:07.30; 2. A. Skinner, 1:18.50

400 freestyle relay -- 1. Central (Tygett, N. Skinner, Roeger, Yount), 3:54.34; 2. Central (Hawkins, Lowrance, Roberts, Owen), 4:06.20