PERRYVILLE -- After a season-low seven points the night before, Perryville's Paul Weinkein rebounded with 26 points as Perryville defeated Herculaneum 61-52 in Jefferson County Conference action.
Perryville improved to 7-7 overall and 3-0 in conference play.
Weinkein also turned in 14 rebounds. The game came on the heels of a 49-34 loss to Red Bud in the Chester Tournament.
"He came out sluggish last night against Red Bud," said Perryville coach Dean Lewis. "I really challenged him tonight to see what kind player he can be and he really stepped up. He just really played big tonight."
Weinkein was the lone Pirate in double figures.
"We need him to do that every night," said Lewis. "When he doesn't, we usually don't do very well."
Perryville led 29-21 at halftime and saw Herculaneum close the gap to 41-38 by the start of the fourth quarter. Perryville held a 20-14 scoring edge on the stretch to pull away.
Jackson 60, Woodland 38
JACKSON -- Four Indians finished in double figures and Jackson used a strong third quarter to pull away from Woodland.
Jackson improved to 11-3 on the season.
Justin Suedmeyer and Justin Keen both finished with 12 points and Jeff Walter and Cory Daniel each tallied 10 to lead the attack.
"I thought we played well defensively and had a good, balanced scoring attack," said Jackson coach Steve Burk.
Jackson led 14-8 after the first quarter and 30-23 at halftime. The Indians outscored the Cardinals 16-3 in the third quarter to build a 46-26 advantage.
Jackson returns to action Saturday in the Tiger Shootout, playing St. Louis U High at 4:30 p.m. at Cape Central High School.
Kelly 88, Scott Central 85, OT
BENTON -- Despite trailing 23-13 after one quarter, Kelly came back and beat visiting Scott County Central in overtime on Tuesday.
In overtime, Central hit a 3-pointer with seven seconds left to cut the deficit to one point, but Kelly (12-2, 3-0 Scott-Mississippi Conference) made a layup at the end.
Six Hawks scored in double figures. Jim Hulshof had 22 points, Russ Mothershead 18, Jason Glastetter 18, Denver Stuckey 17, Nathan Dirnberger 11 and Michael Riley 10.
For Central (5-8, 1-2), Jon Fort scored 21 of his 28 points in the second half and Jreece Johnson scored 17 of his 19 points in the first half. Marcus Blissett added 13 points and James Jones had 12.
"We came out very lethargic," said Kelly coach Kent Mangels. "We struggled often tonight. We didn't play to win; we played not to lose."
Festus 96, St. Vincent 40
FESTUS -- Festus' Gabe Skaggs hit seven 3-pointers and scored 31 points as St. Vincent lost on the road on Tuesday.
Festus held a 25-12 first-quarter edge and led 57-23 at halftime.
Kyle Edgars led St. Vincent (1-13, 0-2 Jefferson County Conference) with 11 points.
Oran 92, Zalma 65
ORAN -- Twelve Eagles scored in Oran's easy win over visiting Zalma on Tuesday.
For Oran (8-4), Jerod Hamm scored 14 points, Dustin Dannenmueller 13, Billy Loper 12 and Chris Nichols 11. Oran held a 26-18 first-quarter advantage and led 51-33 at halftime.
Josh Smith led Zalma with 14 points. Chris Canoy, Gandy Wade and Ben Wallace each had 11.
Advance 66, Chaffee 39
ADVANCE -- Advance started slowly and trailed 7-6 after one quarter. From there, the Hornets outscored visiting Chaffee 60-32 in their win on Tuesday.
Advance's Gary Ahern scored a game-high 23 points, Seth Cantrell had 14 and Tommy Tucker 10. Advance improved to 5-7.
For Chaffee, DeWayne McAllister totaled 17 points and Jamey Dumey had 10.
WRESTLING
Jackson 71, Marion (Ill.) 9
MARION, Ill. -- Jackson won 12 of 14 matches on Tuesday against Marion, Ill. The Indians improved to 4-1 in dual meets.
"We wrestled real well tonight," said Jackson coach Steve Wachter. "We were technically sound."
Jackson's JV team won 63-3.
Results
103 -- Brett Stroud (J) def. Chico Castellano, 17-2
112 -- Kiel Johnson (J) received a forfeit
119 -- Jason Streiler (J) pinned Derek Miller, 4:59
125 -- Lance Schlick (J) received a forfeit
130 -- Kyle Watson (J) pinned Lee Nguwen, 3:31
135 -- Kyle Huck (J) pinned Brandon Page, 1:18
140 -- Jason Goben (J) pinned Angelo Kirsch, 3:34
145 -- Mark Wade (J) pinned David Shra, 5:34
152 -- Ben Lawler (M) def. Hance Bartles, 17-6
160 -- Paul Findley (J) pinned Jessie Hines, 1:41
171 -- Dustin Baker (J) pinned Chris Brown, :47
189 -- Aaron Murauskas (M) def. Spencer Hobeck, 19-4
215 -- Tim Spradlin (J) receieved a forfeit
275 -- Aaron Ross (J) pinned Josh Equin, :21
Jackson JV winners: Chris Brown, Richard Smith, John Bolen, Josh Deneke, Adam Wachter, Kyle Heck, Chris Freeman, Cory Jaco, Kevin Brunke, Brad Berry, Andy Herndon
Connect with the Southeast Missourian Newsroom:
For corrections to this story or other insights for the editor, click here. To submit a letter to the editor, click here. To learn about the Southeast Missourian’s AI Policy, click here.