SCOTT COUNTY CENTRAL BOYS JUMP ON ZALMA EARLY, POST 85-48 VICTORY

ZALMA -- Jreece Johnson scored 22 points to lead four Braves in double figures as Scott County Central breezed to an 85-48 victory over Zalma Tuesday night in boys high school basketball action.

Chris Johnson added 17 points, Todd Blissett netted 16 and Terrance Williams scored 15.

Chris Canoy tallied a game-high 23 points for Zalma, which fell to 2-3.

Scott Central jumped out to a 26-15 lead by the close of the first quarter and held a commanding 51-25 lead at halftime.

"The Jreece Johnson kid is just a player," said Zalma coach Steve Wells. "He can shoot from anywhere and if he's not shooting, he's creating something for someone else."

The Bulldogs were also hurt by 23 turnovers.

Leopold 54, Woodland 52

MARBLE HILL -- Leopold outscored Woodland 12-10 in the fourth quarter and that was the final margin of victory as the Wildcats squeezed out a narrow decision.

Ashton James paced the Wildcats with 21 points while Jason Van de Ven added 15.

Woodland, which hit nine 3-pointers in the losing cause, got 15 points from Ryan Bandermann and 13 from Jason Greer.

"It was just a good game between two evenly matched teams," said Woodland coach Jennings Wilkinson.

Clearwater 61, Fredericktown 49

FREDERICKTOWN -- Dusty Merrill, 14 points, was the lone Black Cat in double figures as Fredericktown saw its record fall to 2-2.

Fredericktown took a 25-23 lead into halftime, but saw Clearwater hold a 16-10 scoring edge in the third quarter for a 39-35 lead. The Tigers pulled away with a 22-14 scoring advantage over the final eight minutes.

WRESTLING

Carbondale 50, Cape Central 30

CARBONDALE, Ill. -- Cape Central dropped the first five matches of the night -- two by forfeit -- as the Tigers fell to 0-2 in duel meets.

The Tigers rallied by winning five of the next six matches, but Carbondale closed the match with three wins in the heavier weight classes.

"We don't quite have everyone where we want everyone, but everyone is working hard and we are seeing improvement," said Cape Central coach Josh Crowell. "Like I tell the kids, we're in a marathon and not a sprint. We've got a lot of wrestling ahead of us."

Cape Central will have its first home match Thursday when Ste. Genevieve visits for a 6:30 p.m. match.

Carbondale 50, Cape Central 30

103 - B. Dalton (C) forfeit

112 - J. Dalton (C) pin Joey Carr, 1:11

119 - D. Johnson (C) pin Dustin Ingram, 1:21

125 - J. Moore (C) pin Paul York, 5:16

130 - B. Bohnsack (C) forfeit

135 - Trevor Duncan (CC) pin W. Davis, 4:45

140 - B. Wessell (C) dec. Jeff Dunwasy, 5-1

145 - Leland Woelk (CC) pin K. Hudson, 2:54

152 - Josh Goodrich (CC) pin J. Newsom, 3:21

160 - Nick Harter (CC) pin N. Sprague, :23

171 - O.J. Turener (CC) pin J. Renshaw, 1:35

189 - P. Valliant (C) pin Shannon Mungle 1:10

215 - Joe Wood (C) Tay Moore, 1:58

HWT - K. Holden (C) forfeit

Jackson 51, De Soto 21

De SOTO -- Jackson improved to 2-0 in dual meets with a road victory over De Soto.

Jackson wrestlers won 10 of the 14 matches.

"We had some really good competition in the upper weights," said Jackson coach Steve Wachter. " I thought we wrestled a little better than we did in our first dual meet."

Jackson won the JV match 64-15.

103 - David Haverstick (D) pin Jeremy Freeman, 1:50\

112 - Ricky Feiner (J) pin Anthony Pinson, 1:37

119- J.P. Sides (J) pin Jason Gale, 4:12

125 - Brett Stroud (J) pin Brandon Price, :59

130 - Chris Brown (J) forfeit

135 - Kyle Huck (J) pin Meder Kydyralie, 1:35

140 - Adam Wachter (J) pin Robert Scherrrer, 1:02

145 - Josh Deneke (J) dec. Jarrod Drummond, 14-10

152 - James Love (J) tech. fall Jon Linhorst, 25-9

160 - Rich Tucker (D) pin Matt Kahle, 1:20

171 - Willie Sutherland (J) dec. Robert Fox, 11-8

189 - Paul Tomlinson (D) pin Seth Harrell, 4:20

215 - Spence Hobeck (J) DQ William Pinson

HWT - Jeremiah Kitchell (D) dec. Luke Wade, 8-6

JV winners: Chad Capone (112), Kelly Vines (119), Doug Carlton (130), Nick Donley (135), Ryan McClard (140), Chad Reiminger (145), Stuart McIntosh (152), Mark Wade (171), Andy Herndon (18), Pat McComas (215) Pete Ressler (HWT)