Private guests finish atop Central Quad

The Tigers' swimmers took third while Notre Dame was fourth.

The Central and Notre Dame boys swimming teams finished behind two St. Louis County private schools in the Central Quad meet Thursday at Central Municipal Pool.

Central was third with 521.5 points, while Notre Dame finished fourth at 363. Chaminade (704.5) and De Smet (653) claimed the top two spots.

"Chaminade looked extremely strong," Central coach Dayna Powell said. "It's been a long time since we've been able to beat those teams. They're just so deep. But it's good for our team to see what's out there."

Notre Dame's Jameson Kuper placed first in the 200-yard freestyle and the 100 breaststroke events and was part of the second-place 200 medley relay.

Kris Metje of Central was first in the 500 freestyle event and qualified for the state meet in the 200 freestyle, finishing in 1 minute, 53.94 seconds. Kuper had previously made the cut.

Also making state cuts were Central's Jason Mercer in the 100 butterfly (57.87) and the Tigers' 200 free relay team of Mercer, Daniel Austin, Hunter Givens and Metje (1:35.11).

Central also placed three divers in the top four. Tanner Rust was second, followed by Chris Schindle and Dustin Welker.

"I was really pleased with the day as a whole," Powell said. "We've been doing some tough practices right now, and to do as well as they did, I was really happy about that. I think we swim better when we have better competition."

Team results

1. Chaminade 704.5, 2. De Smet 653, 3. Central 521.5, 4. Notre Dame 363

Individual results

200 medley relay -- 2. Notre Dame (Logan Bollinger, Jameson Kuper, Adam Reinagel, Jordan Voss), 1:51.22; 3. Central (Daniel Austin, Matt Holmes, Jason Mercer, Hunter Givens),1:51.47

200 free -- 1. Jameson Kuper (ND), 1:47.81; 2. Kris Metje (C), 1:53.94

50 free -- 2. Mercer (C), 23.04

Diving -- 2. Tanner Rust (C), 201.15; 3. Chris Schindle (C), 128.60

100 fly -- 2. Mercer (C), 57.87

100 free -- 2. Givens (C), 50.77

500 free -- 1. Metje (C), 5:07.48; 3. Jake Meyer (C), 5:26.88

200 free relay -- 2. Central (Mercer, Austin, Givens, Metje), 1:35.11

100 back -- 2. Givens (C), 1:06.09; 3. Meyer (C), 1:06.18

100 breast -- 1. Kuper (ND), 1:01.59

400 free relay -- 3. Central (Metje, Stuart Greaser, Meyer, Andy Billmeyer), 3:53.66

BOYS BASKETBALL Jackson 56, Wentzville Holt 50

Jackson improved to 9-1 with a road victory.

The Indians trailed by five at halftime but outscored Wentzville Holt 21-8 in the third period to gain an eight-point advantage.

Aaron Redecker led Jackson with 16 points, followed by Hunter Grantham with 13 and Kyle Pridemore with 12.

Jackson 11 6 21 18 -- 56

Holt 11 11 8 20 -- 50

JACKSON (56) -- Aaron Redecker 16, Hunter Grantham 13, Kyle Pridemore 12, Drue McNeely 9, Jake Leet 5, Ryan Leet 1. FG 20, FT 12-14, F 16 (3-pointers: McNeely 1, J. Leet 1, Pridemore 2. Fouled out: Pridemore)

WENTZVILLE HOLT (50) -- Brown 25, Pierce 7, Pierce 7, Wheeler 5, Miller 3, Bopt 3. FG 18, FT 10-13, F 15 (3-pointers: Pierce 1, Miller 1, Pierce 1, Bopt 1. Fouled out: none)

JV -- Jackson 51, Wentzville Holt 33

Notre Dame 75, St. Vincent 45

Notre Dame opened up a 17-point halftime lead and eased by St. Vincent on the road.

Brandon Holzum scored a career-high 15 points, including four 3-pointers, for the Bulldogs (7-1). Frankie Ellis had 13 points, Ryan Willen had 12 and Alex Ressel added 11 for Notre Dame.

Eric Clements led the Indians (2-4) with 16 points, followed by Greg Finger with 10.

Notre Dame 15 26 17 17 -- 75

St. Vincent 7 17 11 10 -- 45

NOTRE DAME (75) -- Frankie Ellis 13, Abe Dirnberger 2, Xavier Delph 5, Ty Williams 6, Kirk Boeller 3, Ryan Willen 12, Alex Ressel 11, Brandon Holzum 15, Lucas Dirnberger 2, Logan Haines 6. FG 30, FT 8-13, F 20 (3-pointers: Holzum 4, Willen 1, Boeller 1, Williams 1. Fouled out: none)

ST. VINCENT (45) -- Eric Clements 16, Jon Buehler 2, Chad Wheeler 5, Chris Wengert 2, Waylon Richardet 7, Scott Blythe 1, Greg Finger 10, Chris Fischer 2. FG 17, FT 11-18, F 16 (3-pointers: none. Fouled out: none)

JV -- Notre Dame 71, St. Vincent 30

Saxony Lutheran 59, Valle 45

Saxony Lutheran led by just one point at halftime but breezed by Valle Catholic of Ste. Genevieve in the second half.

Lauren Lueders had 16 points, including four 3s, to lead the Crusaders (6-1). Casey Petzoldt and Alex Jauch each scored 14 and Tim Lorenz added 10.

Saxony 8 11 21 19 -- 59

Valle 8 10 16 11 -- 45

SAXONY (59) -- Lauren Lueders 16, Trey Maevers 4, Casey Petzoldt 14, Alex Jauch 14, Ben Courtois 1, Tim Lorenz 10. FG 21, FT 12-17, F 11 (3-pointers: Lueders 4, Petzoldt 1. Fouled out: none)

VALLEY (45) -- Odneal 14, Basler 12, Grass 8, Herman 11. FG 20, FT 2-7, F 19 (3-pointers: Odneal 1, Basler 2. Fouled out: Grass)

JV -- Saxony 59, Valle 16

-- From staff reports