St. Joseph's overtakes Bulldogs

The Notre Dame girls basketball team led St. Joseph's Academy for one half Friday night but could not finish the job against the perennial state power.

St. Joseph's of Frontenac, Mo., outscored the Bulldogs 40-22 in the second half for a 63-46 victory.

The Bulldogs led 24-23 at halftime and trailed 41-35 after three periods.

Meridith Medlin led the Bulldogs (7-4) with 18 points.

St. Joseph's 63, Notre Dame 46

St. Joseph's 12 11 18 22 -- 63

Notre Dame 11 13 11 11 -- 46

ST. JOSEPH'S (63) -- Becky Handley 24, Ashley Hanlen 14, Myrtie Reiley 12, Grace Schuessuer 6, Shannon Devon 4, Courtney Harris 2, Katye Nash 1 . FG 15, FT 15-23, F 16 (3-pointers: Handley 5, Hanlen 1. Fouled out: none)

NOTRE DAME (46) -- Meridith Medlin 18, Kristain Burger 7, Alex Fowler 7, Emily Brummit 5, Brooke Buessink 4, Amanda Pleimann 3, Claudia Brauss 2. FG 11, FT 6-11, F 16 (3-pointers: Medlin 2, Fowler 2, Brummit 1, Pleimann 1 none. Fouled out: none)

JV -- Notre Dame won 46-31.

Perryville 84,Elverado (Ill.) 45

Perryville won its second game in the Chester (Ill.) Mid-Winter Classic round-robin tournament.

The Pirates (6-5) were led in scoring by Kendra Schilli with 20 points. Also chipping in were Nicole Gremaud with 17 points and Alicia Kueker added 16.

Perryville will play Chester tonight for the championship.

Elverado 10 13 10 12 -- 45

Perryville 21 19 25 19 -- 84

ELVERADO (45) -- Winthrop 7, Manis 18, Falter 2, Bedar 14, Falter 4. FG 15, FT6-14, F 15 (3-pointers:Bedar 2, Manis 1. Fouled out: none)

PERRYVILLE (84) -- Alicia Kueker 16, Ava Johnson 6, Nicole Gremaud 17, Amanda England 7, Kendra Schilli 20, Alyssa Bauwens 4, Makenzie Schirmer 5, Emily Hanquist 2, Kim Miesner 5, Becky Hanquist 2 . FG 33, FT 9-16, F 16 (3-pointers: Kueker 1, Gremaud 1, England 1. Fouled out: none)

New Salem Baptist 65, Pathway 24

Sarah Green led the Eagles over visiting Pathway of Poplar Bluff with 17 points.

Martha Poole added 15 points and Celsey Cook netted 10 for New Salem, the defending state champions in MCSAA Class 2.

Pathway 3 5 7 9 -- 24

New Salem 21 12 18 12 -- 65

Pathway (37) -- Lauren Williams 2, Mary McBride 3, Lisa Sutton 19. FG 7, FT 4-8, F 8 (3-pointers: Sutton 2. Fouled out: none)

New Salem (65) -- Sarah Green 17, Laura Poole 8, Celsey Cook 10, Martha Poole 15, Leah Jones 4, Sarah Long 8, Rana Douglas 2. FG 27, FT 2-2, F 5 (3-pointers: Green 3. Fouled out: none)

BOYS BASKETBALLBell City 70, Richland 52

Will Bogan led the Cubs with 29 points in a road win.

Nick Niemczyk added 21 points for Bell City (9-4) and Phillip Gross had 10.

Bell City 27 11 16 16 -- 70

Richland 14 14 17 7 -- 52

BELL CITY (70) -- Nick Niemczyk 21, Phillip Gross 10, Marty Dames 4, Austin Bush 6, Will Bogan 29. FG 28, FT 9-16 (3-pointers: Niemczyk 3, Bush 1. Fouled out: none)

RICHLAND (52) -- Whittaker 15, Harris 4, Miller 8, Thornton 12, Stanford 7, Foster 6. FG 19, FT 10-20 (3-pointers: Foster 1, Whittaker 1. Fouled out: none)

Scott City 75, Chaffee 43

Scott City outscored visiting Chaffee 26-6 in the opening quarter and cruised to the win.

Jay Simmons hit seven 3-pointers in a game for the third time this season and led all scorers with 26 points for the Rams. Shae Simmons added 11 points for Scott City (6-5), and Caleb Estes and Alex King had 10 points apiece.

Andy Hendrix led Chaffee with 16 points, and Gabe Seabaugh had 10.

Chaffee 6 14 9 14 -- 43

Scott City 26 14 15 18 -- 75

CHAFFEE (43) -- Colin Dame 2, Jerrod Steger 5, Gabe Seabaugh 10, Adadm Horton 7, Andy Hendrix 16, Josh Steger 3. FG 16, FT 7-10, F 14 (3-pointers: Seabaugh 2, Je. Steger 1, Horton 1. Fouled out: none)

SCOTT CITY (75) -- John Pinkston 4, Jay Simmons 26, Shae Simmons 11, Rynn Eskew 6, Jamie Pinkston 3, Caleb Estes 10, Derek Laxton 1, Travis Scherer 4, Alex King 10. FG 29, FT 7-12, F 14 (3-pointers: J. Simmons 7, S. Simmons 3. Fouled out: none)

JV -- Scott City won 46-41.

Leopold 61, Oak Ridge 51

Darren VanGennip dropped a game-high 25 points en route to Leopold's road win.

Eric Fluchel added 15 points and Matt Stoverink netted 11 for the Wildcats.

Dylan Abbott led Oak Ridge with 10 points, and Josh Hormann had nine.

Leopold 10 12 20 19 -- 61

Oak Ridge 13 8 10 20 -- 51

LEOPOLD (61) -- Tyler Clubb 2, Darren VanGennip 25, Larry Nussbaum 8, Eric Fluchel 15, Matt Stoverink 11. FG 20, FT9-13, F 10 (3-pointers: VanGennip 3, Stoverink 1. Fouled out: none)

OAK RIDGE (51) -- Kaz Lange 2, Dustin Meyr 9, Dustin Owens 8, Dylan Abbott 10, Walt Ruesler 5, Garret Light 8, Josh Hormann 9. FG 14, FT 2-6, F 15 (3-pointers:Meyr 2, Abbott 1, Ruesler 1, Horman 3. Fouled out: Lang.)

JV -- Leopold won 47-20.

Dexter 60, Woodland 40

Woodland fell behind 35-22 at halftime and lost on the road.

Seth Gaines led the Cardinals with 19 points and Chad Gaines had 11.

Woodland 8 14 4 14 -- 40

Dexter 14 21 14 11 -- 60

WOODLAND (40) -- Seth Gaines 19, Timmy Abner 3, James 2, Chad Gaines 11, Jordan King 5. FG 16, FT 3-11 (3-pointers: S. Gaines 1, Abner 1, King 1. Fouled out: none)

DEXTER (60) -- Hessling 7, Windham 2, Rawson 4, Chamberlain 8, Christian 3, Kohlbaker 3, Swindle 5, Carwile 11, Hart 10. FG 24, FT 7-14 (3-pointers: Hessling 1, Chamberlain 1, Kohlbaker 1, Swindle 1, Carwile 1. Fouled out: none)

JV -- Woodland lost 76-46.

Advance 76, Bernie 66

Senior forward Trenton Moses scored a game-high 32 points to lead the Hornets to a victory at home.

Alex Steil added 12 points for Advance (7-4), Adam Baker had 11 and Rusty Hendricks added 10.

Bernie 12 15 11 28 -- 66

Advance 11 17 20 28 -- 76

BERNIE (66) -- Dill 9, Johnson 8, Trover 6, Curry 11, Pierce 2, Massey 20, Owens 2, Welch 6, Smith 2. FG 25, FT 13-23 (3-pointers: Johnson 2, Dill 1. Fouled out: none)

ADVANCE (76) -- Rusty Hendricks 10, Adam Baker 11, David VanGennip 5, Alex Steil 12, Jacob Bond 2, Trenton Moses 32, Chris Welch 4. FG 27, FT 19-31 (3-pointers: Hendricks 2, Steil 1. Fouled out: none)

JV -- Advance lost 58-50.

Scott County Central 75, Portageville 50

Scott County blew open a six-point halftime advantage with a 41-22 second-half scoring edge in a road win.

Drew Thomas led the Braves with 29 points, Caleb Johnson had 19 and D.D. Gillespie had 12.

Scott County 18 16 15 26 -- 75

Portageville 11 17 8 14 -- 50

SCOTT COUNTY (75) -- Drew Thomas 29, Caleb Johnson 19, D.D. Gillespie 12, Bobby Hatchett 7, Mark Freed 2, Toby Heeb 2, Avery Williams 2, Ron Banks 2. FG 29, FT 8-13, F 14 (3-pointers: Johnson 2, Hatchett 1. Fouled out: none)

PORTAGEVILLE (50) -- Marcus Greene 11, Jacob Estes 9, Leonard Boyd 8, Trey Mosby 5, Mikey Johnson 4, Terrale Jones 4, Kony Ealy 3, Aaron Kershaw 2, D.J. Birdwell 2, Dareall Hicks 2. FG 15, FT 9-15, F 10 (3-pointers: Estes 2, Johnson 1. Fouled out: none)

Perryville 56, St. Pius 50

Perryville staged a second-half comeback to win at home.

The Pirates (7-5) trailed 27-22 at the half but outscored St. Pius 34-23 in the second half. Rick Dunn led Perryville with 18 points, Tyler Bauwens had 15 and Brent Roth added 10.

St. Pius 10 17 14 9 -- 50

Perryville 15 7 18 16 -- 56

ST. PIUS (50) -- Modde 6, Vallo 4, Burke 10, Otec 13, Serafin 7, Zinser 6, Klahs 4. FG 22, FT 1-2, F 13 (3-pointers: Otec 2, Serafin 1. Fouled out: none)

PERRYVILLE (56) -- Tyler Bauwens 15, Jonathan Hecht 3, Steven Richardson 3, Mike Fritsche 7, Brent Roth 10, Rick Dunn 18. FG 22, FT 7-11, F 8 (3-pointers: Dunn 2, Fritsche 1, Hecht 1, Richardson 1. Fouled out: none)

JV -- Perryville lost 37-36.

Hillsboro 63, St. Vincent 58

Gregory Finger led St. Vincents in a home loss with 23 points.

Josh Rollet added 15 points for the Indians (5-5).

Hillsboro 20 13 12 18 -- 63

St. Vincent 11 17 16 14 -- 58

HILLSBORO (63) -- Jeff Foster 24, Seth Swafford 19, Brandon Glore 9, Adam Ethier 8, Casey Brontloi 3. FG 23, FT 12-22, F 12 (3-pointers:Swafford 3, Ethier 2. Fouled out: none)

ST. VINCENT (58) -- Gregory Finger 23, Josh Rollet 15, Chris Fischer 8, Justin L'Hote 4, Chris Wengert 4, Scott Blythe 2, Zack Richardet 2. FG 25, FT3-10, F 16 (3-pointers: Finger 4, Rollet 1none. Fouled out: Finger)

JV -- Hillsboro 36-33.

New Salem Baptist 65, Pathway 37

New Salem led 40-13 at the half and rolled to a lopsided home victory.

Brett Jones netted 22 points for the Eagles (5-8). Jacob Green added 18 points.

Pathway 7 6 9 15 -- 37

New Salem 16 24 23 2 -- 65

Pathway (37) -- Robert Truelove 21, Zack Fikes 12, Chris Brasher 2, Tyler Edge 2 . FG 10, FT2-6, F 4 (3-pointers: Truelove 3, Fikes 2. Fouled out: none)

New Salem (65) -- Trent Jones 12, Brett Jones 22, Axel Malmrof 1, Jacob Green 18, Matt Jordan 4, Josh Devault 4, Matt Kell 4. FG 26, FT 1-2, F 5 (3-pointers: B. Jones 4. Fouled out: none)

-- From staff reports