POPLAR BLUFF OUSTS NOTRE DAME FROM SIKESTON TOURNEY

SIKESTON -- Youth and inconsistency many times go hand in hand, and no one knows this better than Notre Dame coach Chris Janet.

A poor second quarter erased three quarters of solid play, and the Bulldogs lost to Poplar Bluff 65-56 on Thursday in a consolation game in the Sikeston Tournament.

Leading 14-12, Notre Dame (2-3) was outscored 21-7 in the second quarter. Poplar Bluff sophomore Michael Kilgore broke down the Bulldogs' defense, scoring 12 of his game-high 21 points in the quarter.

After trailing by as many as 19 points in the second half, Notre Dame cut the deficit to four points. But turnovers prevented any further advancement.

"If we eliminate mistakes, we have a chance to win," said Notre Dame coach Chris Janet. "And we didn't play good defense in the second quarter. We let Kilgore go wild."

After a slow first half, Jason Rubel led Notre Dame with 19 points. Zach Miller added 15 and Michael Wehner totaled 12.

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Jackson 63, Fredericktown 24

FREDERICKTOWN -- Jackson led 23-7 after one quarter and 35-11 at halftime in its easy win over an inexperienced Fredericktown team on Thursday.

Fredericktown went 19-6 last season, but lost four starters to graduation.

Jackson, which will play host to Cor Jesu on Saturday, improved to 3-0.

"Fredericktown's down quite a bit this year. It's going to be a long season for them," said Jackson coach Ron Cook. "We just have more talent than they do this season."

Jackson's Melissa Palmer, a 5-foot-10 junior forward, led all scorers with 18 points. Christa Millham added 16 and Dana Eakins totaled 10.

WRESTLING

Ste. Genevieve 74, Cape Central (-2)

Friday was not a good night for Cape Central -- athletically or sportsmanship-wise.

Not only was Central swept by a powerful Ste. Genevieve squad, but a few Tigers took objection to a referee's rulings, voiced their displeasure to him, and were assessed a two-point misconduct penalty, hence the team's negative point total.

Central fell to 0-3 in dual meets.

Results

Ste. Genevieve 74, Cape Central (-2)

103 -- Nick Vogit (S) pinned Paul Miller, :41

112 -- Clint Wolk (S) won by forfeit

119 -- Chris Rosenquist (S) pinned Eric Henry, 2:19

125 -- Zach Stackle (S) pinned Jon Lowrance, :38

130 -- Phil Cormier (S) beat Ben Allen, 22-13

135 -- Jason Worley (S) beat Travis Kaufman, 13-2

140 -- Ben Bauman (S) pinned Brandon Beninati, 2:41

145 -- Corey Abt (S) beat Josh Goodrich, 12-7

152 -- Pat Naeger (S) pinned Jamell Austin, :54

160 -- Ryan Gegg (S) beat Troy Sikes, 7-5

171 -- Tim Thomuer (S) won by forfeit

189 -- Roy Bauman (S) pinned Matt Strickland, :34

215 -- Jerrod Wolk (S) pinned Alex Elfrink, :20

275 -- Craig Okenfuss (S) pinned Andy Roussel, 1:57

BOYS SWIMMING

Cape Central 95, Kirkwood 91

ST. LOUIS -- Cape Central improved its record to 1-1 with a close victory against Kirkwood at Meramec College on Wednesday.

Eric Yount, Ben Roeger, Jason Owen, Jamie Higgins and Nick Sterrett were among the first-place finishers for the Tigers. Owen won the 100 butterfly in 55.55 seconds, the second fastest time in school history.

Central swims at Clayton on Monday.

Central results

Medley relay -- 2. Central (Jason Owen, Jamie Higgins, Zach Roberts, Eric Yount), 1:50.45

200 freestyle relay -- 3. Central (Roberts, David Stahr, Nathan Skinner, Ben Roeger) 1:47.16

400 freestly relay -- 1. Central (Skinner, Roeger, Owen, Yount), 1:34.68; 3. -- Central (Matt Hawkins, Sam Fletcher, Higgins, Tingle), 2:06.92

100 butterfly -- 1. Jason Owen, 55.55

200 freestyle -- 2. Ben Roeger, 1:57.50

200 intermediate -- 3. David Stahr, 2:29.58

50 freestyle -- 1. Eric Yount, 22:77

100 freestyle -- 1. Eric Yount, 51.43; 3. Nathan Skinner, 58.70

500 freestyle -- 1. Ben Roeger, 5:20.39; 3. Jamie Higgins, 5:41.08

100 backstroke -- 1. Jason Owen, 55.61; 3. Stratton Tingle, 1:03.91 (personal best)

100 breaststroke -- 1. Jamie Higgins, 1:09.62; 3. David Stahr, 1:15.79

Diving -- 1. Nick Sterrett, 188.75; 3. Tim Chisman, 149.35

JV BASKETBALL

Woodland, St. Vincent win

MEADOW HEIGHTS -- Woodland and St. Vincent will play in the championship game of the JV tournament in Meadow Heights at 8 p.m. on Saturday.

On Thursday, Woodland edged Notre Dame 66-63 and St. Vincent beat Scott City 46-41.

In consolation play Thursday, Fredericktown topped Marquand 60-20 and Leopold beat Meadow Heights 47-43.