SCOTT CITY SQUEAKS PAST EAST PRAIRIE

EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. -- Scott City scored its only touchdown on a 1-yard Bradley Glenn run, but it proved to be enough offense to overcome a spirited East Prairie squad as the Rams claimed a 7-6 SEMO South Conference victory Friday night.

Scott City, ranked seventh in Missouri Class 2A, improved to 3-0. East Prairie fell to 1-2.

Glenn's run came with less than a minute left in the first half and capped an 80-yard drive. Andrew Estes kicked the decisive extra point for a 7-6 halftime lead.

East Prairie had taken a 6-0 lead in the first quarter on a 20-yard play-action pass.

"They just stacked everybody in the box," said Scott City coach Stephen O'Brien.

Glenn led the Scott City offense with 109 yards rushing on 29 carries.

"It was a tough game like we expected," said O'Brien. "We did expect to be able to move the ball better."

Scott City held on by thwarting two East Prairie fourth-quarter drives that found Ram territory.

One drive ended when an Eagle runner fumbled at the Ram 35, while the other ended on downs at the Scott City 32.

St. Vincent 13, Lutheran South 10

PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- St. Vincent's All-State kicker Derek Kutz nailed a 32-yard field goal in the waning seconds as the Indians broke a late tie.

It was a defensive struggle all night between the 1A Indians and 3A Lutheran South.

"They were big and physical," said St. Vincent coach Keith Winkler. "It was a game of field position, and fortunately we got into position for the game-winning kick."

St. Vincent (3-0) got on the scoreboard first on a 2-yard run by Adam Bockman in the second quarter. A Kutz extra point kick made it 7-0 and that score stood for the rest of the first half.

Lutheran South (2-1) recovered an errant punt snap in the St. Vincent end zone at the 9:37 mark of the third quarter for a safety, narrowing the score to 7-2.

After a stalled drive, Kutz was called on with 4:35 left in the third quarter and delivered a 39-yard field goal to increase the Indians lead to 10-2.

Early in the fourth quarter Lutheran South's John Mead scored on a 1-yard dive and ran in the two-point conversion to tie the game at 10-10.

With the defenses of both teams dominating, St. Vincent was finally able to penetrate deep enough with 1:08 left on the clock to set up the field goal try. Kutz, one of the area's premier kickers, split the uprights with the game-winning kick.

Nathan Thomas led the defense with nine solo tackles and five assists.

Offensively the Indians were led by Mark Gotto, who rushed for 75 yards on 21 carries. Bockman gained 22 yards on three carries. Quarterback Jonathan Paulus completed 4 of 12 passes for 26 yards.

VOLLEYBALL

Meadow Heights 15-15

Oak Ridge 5-5

PATTON, Mo. -- Meadow Heights (11-1) had little trouble disposing of Oak Ridge.

Featuring a balanced attack, the Lady Panther's Tessa Bollinger, Hanna James and Jessica Bollinger spiked five, four and three kills respectively.

Meadow Heights JV squad posted two 15-3 wins over Oak Ridge.

Eagle Ridge Christian 6-17-15

Southern Missouri Christian 15-15-7

Eagle Ridge (1-1) rebounded from a 4-13 deficit in the second set to win its game against Southern Missouri Christian.

The momentum gained from that comeback victory propelled Eagle Ridge to a third set match win over the defending state Christian school champions.

Leading Eagle Ridge was Rachel Carbaugh with eight kills and 11 service points including three aces. Ashley Hughes contributed 17 service points with two aces.

Eagle Ridge's JV squad lost 15-5, 15-5.

Woodland JV tourney

MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Winning five of six games, Leopold's JV team advanced to the championship match in the Woodland JV tournament.

Leopold defeated Woodland (15-9, 15-12), Zalma (15-7, 15-12) and split with Scott City (15-12, 6-15).

The Lady Wildcat's JV record improved to 4-1-1.