Fourth-seeded St. Vincent eased past fifth-seeded Fredericktown 4-2 on Saturday in the Class 1 District 1 girls soccer tournament opener at Perryville.
Theresa Mattingly scored two goals for the Squaws (9-10-3), who also got goals from Brooke Brown and Alaina Ernst. Brown and Courtney Besand added assists.
St. Vincent will play top-seeded Notre Dame at 4 p.m. Monday at the Perryville Soccer Complex in the first semifinal of the five-team event.
Monday's other semifinal, set for 5:45 p.m., matches second-seeded Perryville against No. 3 Sikeston.
Central dropped its final match of the season on the road. Central (10-4) took two of three doubles matches from Parkway but couldn't hold on to the lead.
Singles
1. McAboy (P) def. Carson Kelley, 6-0, 6-0
2. McQuinn (P) def. Robert Weir 6-2, 6-2
3. Mowery (P) def. Alex Kies 6-3, 6-2
4. David Deisher (C) def. Gitel 6-2, 2-6, 6-3
5. David Berry (C) def. Banerjee 6-2, 6-1
6. McAllister (P) def. Will LaFoe 5-2, 5-2
Doubles
1. McAboy-Gitel (P) def. Kelley-Kies 6-2, 6-3
2. Deisher-Berry (C) def. Mowery-McQuinn 3-6, 6-4, 6-2
3. Weir-LaFoe (C) def. Banerjee-McAllister 6-4, 6-4
JV -- Parkway West 11, Central 2; Central JV winners: Garrett McMillan, Cole Bradley
-- From staff reports
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