Zalma reaches MVC final

Meadow Heights' Ethan Mayfield stepped to the line with 1.7 seconds left and his team down two.

Mayfield nailed the front end of the 1-and-1, but missed the second shot.

Zalma snagged the rebound for the 77-76 victory in the semifinal round of the Mississippi Valley Conference tournament Thursday in Zalma.

"It was a hard-fought battle," Zalma coach Steve Wells said. "Meadow Heights played tough, hard. We were 3 of 14 from the line in the first half, but we shot much better in the second half."

Stephen Simmers dropped in 24 points, while Justin Stotts added 22 to lead Zalma. Nick Smith chipped in 12 points.

Dustin Hubler had a game-high 25 points and Derrick Wilfong netted 14 for Meadow Heights. Tyler Welker added 13 and Mayfield added 10.

The Bulldogs square off against Leopold in the final tonight.

"It will be a tough challenge," Wells said. "They are a very good basketball team."

Meadow Heights21191422—76

Zalma15192320—77

MEADOW HEIGHTS (76) — Dustin Hubler 25, Tyler Brune 2, Derrick Wilfong 14, Luke Nitsch 4, Ethan Mayfield 10, Zac Hotop 6, Nick Webb 6, Tyler Welker 13. FG 31, FT 11-17, F 23. (3-pointers: Wilfong, Hotop 2. Fouled out: None)

ZALMA (77) — Stephen Simmers 24, Casey Sitze 9, Nick Smith 12, Kevin Walker 5, Justin Stotts 22, Josh Freeman 5. FG 27, FT 15-29, F 13. (3-pointers: Simmers 3, Sights 2, Freeman. Fouled out: Smith)

Stoddard County tournament

Top-seeded Bernie routed No. 8 Woodland 80-41 as the weather-delayed tournament finally opened at Bloomfield High School.

Kyle Reynolds scored 20 points for Woodland.

Jake Owens scored 18 points to pace three Bernie players in double figures.

In other first-round action, No. 2 Advance defeated No. 7 Puxico 61-56. No statistics were reported from that game.

First-round games will conclude Saturday when No. 4 Bell City faces No. 5 Bloomfield at 4:30 p.m., and No. 3 Dexter meets No. 6 Richland at 6 p.m.

Bernie 80, Woodland 41

Woodland914810—41

Bernie26222012—80

BERNIE (80) — Zach Curr 9, Jordan McGowan 12, Jake Welch 9, Jake Owens 18, Quinton Stevens 17, Daniel Becking 6, Jeremy Walker 6, Nason Lane 3. FG 23, FT 6-10, F 8. (3-pointers: Owens 2, Stevens 5, Lane 1. Fouled out: None)

WOODLAND (41) — Josh Hahn 5, Corey Chapman 6, Kyle Reynolds 20, Logan McCarty 8, Andrew Minson 2. FG 18, FT 4-6, F 10. (3-pointers: Hahn 1. Fouled out: None)

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Notre Dame 58, Villa Duchesne 20

Jane Morrill paced the Bulldogs with 15 points and added four rebounds.

Brooke Bohnert and Meghan Dohogne grabbed four rebounds apiece.

Alex Fowler chipped in 11 points and five assists in the win.

Villa Duchesne4862—20

Notre Dame2014159—58

VILLA DUCHESNE (20) — Briana Isom-Brummer 2, Beth Nogalski 4, Karena Kaufmann 4, Kate Kunenzle 6, Kathleen O'Donnell 4. FG 8, FT 4-7, F 7. (3-pointers: None. Fouled out: None)

NOTRE DAME (58) — Brooke Bohnert 7, Nicole Blattel 4, Lacy Boeller 2, Allyson Bradshaw 10, Emily Brumitt 7, Meghan Dohogne 2, Alex Fowler 11, Jane Morrill 15. FG 24, FT 4-10, F 12. (3-pointers: Brummit 1, Fowler 3, Bradshaw 2. Fouled out: None)

JV — Notre Dame won 26-23

Perryville 72, Festus 27

Alicia Kueker netted 18 points and added 10 assists to help the Pirates (11-6) to victory.

Natalie Bauwens added 10 points and 10 boards, while Emily Hanquist dropped in 16 points and Ava Johnson netted 14.

Perryville improved to 7-0 in conference play.

Festus74412—27

Perryville1925208—72

FESTUS (27) — Jessie Pratt 4, Katie Lanciault 13, Krysta Bradford 4, Holly Schweigert 4, Kelsey Schleusner 2. FG 12, FT 3-8, F 12. (3-pointers: None. Fouled out: None)

PERRYVILLE (72) — Alicia Kueker 18, Ava Johnson 14, Makenzie Schirmer 8, Emily Hanquist 16, Natalie Bauwens 10, Samantha Amberger 6. FG 29, FT 9-12, F 11. (3-pointers: Kueker 3, Johnson 2. Fouled out: None)

JV — Perryville won 46-26.

Scott City 60, Sikeston 33

The Rams opened a 27-10 first-quarter lead and rolled to a win.

Katie Hogan led all scorers with 26 points. Stephanie Essner and Holli Shemonia both added 11 for Scott City.

Scott City2751513—60

Sikeston10887—33

SCOTT CITY (60) — Stacey Heisserer 2, Stephanie Essner 11, Tiffany Merritt 2, Holli Shemonia 11, Kelly Holder 2, Katie Hogan 26, Ashley Brant 6. FG 27, FT 5-10, F 13. (3-pointers: Shemonia 1. Fouled out: None)

SIKESTON (33) — Tyanne Townsend 7, Keyonna Blissett 6, Asia Liggins 10, Frankasia Howard 2, Darqueisha Howard 4, Jerrica Taylor 2, Tanesha Pulley 2. FG 15, FT 3-4, F 11. (3-pointers: None. Fouled out: None)

St. Vincent 58, Herculaneum 33

Courtney Besand scored 17 points to help the Indians roll.

Lindsey Wehmeyer added 12 and Amanda Wengert netted nine for St. Vincent (6-13).

Herculaneum51459—33

St. Vincent12171613—58

HERCULANEUM (33) — Stephanie Austin 2, Carolyn Buckner 5, Jamie Jerger 8, Kellie Pigg 2, Chastity Reece 8, Stephanie Uhls 2, Betty Vogelsang 6. FG 11, FT 8-14, F 15. (3-pointers: Reece, Jerger 2. Fouled out: None)

ST. VINCENT (58) — Nikki Julian 4, Courtney Besand 17, Lindsey Wehmeyer 12, Elizabeth Martin 7, Amanda Wengert 9, Anne Steele 2, Briana Burroughs 5, Alyse Wheeler 2. FG 22, FT 12-19, F 16. (3-pointers: Martin, Wehmeyer. Fouled out: None)

JV — St. Vincent won.

Delta 40, Meadow Heights 35

The Bobcats trailed 25-23 heading into the final quarter before overcoming the Panthers.

Jodi Menz netted 18 points and Taylor Smith dropped 13 for Delta.

Heather Dietiker had 15, including three 3-pointers, to lead Meadow Heights (11-5). Whitney Welker added 10.

The Panthers shot just 41 percent (12 of 29) from the charity stripe.

Delta1101217—40

Meadow Heights413810—35

DELTA (40) — Taylor Smith 13, Lynn McKuin 4, Kendra Burnett 1, Jodi Menz 18, Courtney Burton 4. FG 12, FT 13-20, F 17. (3-pointers: Smith. Fouled out: None)

MEADOW HEIGHTS (35) — Ashley Doublin 2, Gina Cureton 6, Heather Dietiker 15, Whitney Welker 10, Chelsey Kight 2. FG 9, FT 12-29, F 16. (3-pointers: Dietiker 3. Fouled out: Kight, Cureton)

JV — Meadow Heights won.

Poplar Bluff 47, Jackson 36

The Indians trailed 26-24 at halftime, and couldn't manage much the second half as they fell at home to the Mules.

Ashten Howard paced Jackson (8-9) with 13 points.

Poplar Bluff1511912—47

Jackson121248—36

POPLAR BLUFF (47) — Johnson 11, Williams 10, Stonecipher 8, Burroughs 6, Rice 6, Pattillo 4, Webb 2. FG 19, FT 8-11, F 8. (3-pointers: Johnson, Burroughs, Stonecipher. Fouled out: None)

JACKSON (36) — Chelsea Bartels 2, Ashten Howard 13, Kaylen Knepp 4, Landon Wachter 7, Kylie Seyer 2, Makenzie Quade 1, Dru Haertling 7. FG 13, FT 6-10, F 14. (3-pointers: Haertling 2, Wachter, Howard. Fouled out: None)

JV — Jackson won.

Saxony Lutheran 60, Century, Ill. 26

The Crusaders used an 18-3 first-quarter advantage to pull away for the win.

Kara Versemann and Emma Meraz netted 13 points apiece, while Brooke Valleroy added 10 for the victors (5-10).

Century38114—26

Saxony1812237—60

CENTURY (26) — A. Harris 6, K. Eddington 14, S. Butler 2, T. Adkins 4. FG 11, FT 0-4, F 13. (3-pointers: Eddington 4. Fouled out: None)

SAXONY (60) — Brooke Valleroy 10, Angel Stone 6, Emma Meraz 13, Kara Versemann 13, Julia Steffens 8, River King 5, Abby Hartmann 4. FG 26, FT 6-17, F 13. (3-pointers: King, Versemann. Fouled out: None)

JV — Saxony won 47-18.

Dexter 59, Kelly 43

Debra Hall put up 24 points and 10 boards as the Hawks (14-2) fell to the top-ranked team in Class 4.

Sam Fisher added eight points for Kelly.

Kelly1161115—43

Dexter13132110—57

KELLY (43) — Londyn Backfisch 7, Lana Whitworth 2, Tara Johnson 2, Sam Fisher 8, Debra Hall 24. FG 11, FT 11-19, F 19. (3-pointers: Hall. Fouled out: Hall)

DEXTER (57) —Katelyn Heil 13, Jill Temples 10, Kayla Joyner 5, Ashlee Taylor 21, Cathryn Heil 4, Kaitlin Phillips 4. FG 21, FT 12-22, F 14. (3-pointers: C. Heil 2, Taylor. Fouled out: None)

JV — Kelly won 51-38.

GIRLS SWIMMING

Perryville quad

Jackson earned wins in seven individual events and two relays to finish first at a four-team meet in Perryville.

Katie Garner led the way for Jackson with victories in the 200 freestyle, 100 butterfly and was a member on both winning relays.

Allison Hobbs also captured two first places, in the 50 freestyle and 100 backstroke, and swam a leg on the two winning relays.

St. Vincent captured first in the 200 medley relay, and Anna Esswein tallied a first in the 100 breaststroke.

Jackson won the meet with 197 points, followed by St. Vincent (117), Saxony Lutheran (101) and Perryville (99).

200 medley relay — 1. SV, 2:45.47 (Olivia Schemel, Anna Esswein, Kristin Mattingly, Sarah DeWilde); 2. J, 2:50.85; 3. S, 2:54.89

200 freestyle — 1. Katie Garner, J, 2:39.61; 2. Katie Winter, S, 2:55.33; 3. Taylor Coe, S, 2:56.32.

200 individual medley — 1. Mandy Whitlow, J, 3:05.28; 2. Madison Rau, S, 3:09.75; 3. Brianna Gray, J, 3:23.57

50 freestyle — 1. Allison Hobbs, J, 31.01; 2. Lexie Rollet, P, 34.64; 3. Lucy Gage, S, 34.95

100 butterfly — 1. Garner, J, 1:20.70; 2. Megan Lundy, P, 1:36.38; 3. Whitney Dittmer, J, 1:37.85

100 freestyle — 1. Casey Seabaugh, J, 1:18.58; 2. Gage, S, 1:18.74; 3. DeWilde, SV, 1:22.08

400 freestyle — 1. Whitlow, J, 5:50.90; 2. Kat Schweiss, S, 6:10.24; 3. Gray, J, 6:10.33

200 freestyle relay — 1. J, 2:22.99 (Hobbs, Seabaugh, Whitlow, Garner); 2. SV, 2:26.93; 3. P, 2:29.49

100 backstroke — 1. Hobbs, J, 1:20.12; 2. Rau, S, 1:25.10; 3. Hannah DeWilde, SV, 1:39.24

100 breaststroke — 1. Esswein, SV, 1:27.56; 2. Winter, S, 1:32.86; 3. Lundy, P, 1:41.44

400 freestyle relay — 1. J, 5:10.25 (Hobbs, Whitlow, Seabaugh, Garner); 2. S, 5:16.73; 3. P, 5:55.90

— From staff reports