SportsFebruary 17, 2004

After losing four of its last five games, the Meadow Heights' boys basketball team finally found its touch, torching Zalma 110-67 in a make-up game at home. Meadow Heights hit 24 3-point field goals in the game to tie a state record set by Scott City in 1997...

After losing four of its last five games, the Meadow Heights' boys basketball team finally found its touch, torching Zalma 110-67 in a make-up game at home.

Meadow Heights hit 24 3-point field goals in the game to tie a state record set by Scott City in 1997.

The Panthers (11-9) shot an electric 67 percent from the field in the first half, and the two teams combined for 100 points by halftime.

"It feels good, especially after losing four out of our last five," Meadow Heights coach Tom Brown said. "I don't know what it was, but something was just in the air, and we just kept hitting everything."

The Panthers kept broke Scott City's state record for most 3-pointers attempted with 45.

Anthony Bollinger, who hit seven of the Panthers 3-pointers, led the team with 36 points. Terry Wagner, who had six 3-pointers, scored 18 points, Joel Hahs had 11 and Brian Thompson added 10.

The Panthers shot 53 percent from behind the arc, and eight different players had at least one 3-pointer.

Meadow Heights 37 32 26 15 -- 110

Zalma 10 21 24 12 -- 67

Meadow Heights (110) -- Anthony Bollinger 36, Terry Wagner 18, Joel Hahs 11, Brian Thompson 10, Heath Fulton 8, Evan Kamp 8, Michael Collier 8, Matt Kite 5, Nathan Revelle 3, Anthony Collins 2, Dustin Lewis 1. FG 15, FT 8-9, F 18 (3-pointers: Bollinger 7, Wagner 6, Hahs 3, Fulton 2, Thompson 2, Collier 2, Kite 1, Revelle 1. Fouled out: none)

Zalma (67) -- David Hovis 22, Kirk Wiseman 19, Tim Landy 9, Kyle Conley 5, Daniel Gosby 4, Schroeder 4, Garner 2, Taylor 2. FG 25, FT 14-22, F 10 (3-pointers: Wiseman 1. Fouled out: none)

Fredericktown 83, St. Vincent 61

Fredericktown used a strong shooting performance to defeat St. Vincent on the road.

Kyle Tesereau led Fredericktown with 21 points, Micah Reutzel had 19, DJ Hinkle scored 13 and Steve Winecke added 11. Alex Armbruster led St. Vincent (9-9) with 28 points and Zach Moll had 12.

Fredericktown 18 27 22 16 -- 83

St. Vincent 19 17 12 13 -- 61

FREDERICKTOWN (83) -- Kyle Tesereau 21, Micah Reutzel 19, DJ Hinkle 13, Steve Winecke 11, Kevin Foster 8, Josh Collier 4, DJ Groves 4, Joby Sikes 3. FG 33, FT 6-11, F 20 (3-pointers: Reutzel 4, Tesereau 3, Foster 2, Sikes 1, Hinkle 1. Fouled out: none)

ST. VINCENT (61) -- Alex Armbruster 28, Zach Moll 12, Danny Rellergert 9, Jacob DeWilde 6, Chris Herzog 2, Richardet 2, Justin Balsman 1, Pat Siegmund 1. FG 22, FT 15-23, F 17 (3-pointers: Moll 2. Fouled out: none)

JV: St. Vincent 43, Fredericktown 37

Perryville 72, Park Hills 61

Perryville had six players score at least nine points as it defeated Park Hills in a make-up game played at home.

Scott Ozark led Perryville (6-16) with 18 points, while Chad Stelling followed with 14, Nick Hayden with 12 and Andrew Norman with 10.

Matt Martin paced Park Hills with 18 points.

Park Hills 16 8 21 16 -- 61

Perryville 17 13 20 22 -- 72

PARK HILLS (61) -- Josh Caryon 4, Matt Martin 18, Keith Huff 9, Brock Boren 8, Matt Watleins 10, Brice Boren 12. FG 22, FT 12-16, F 17 (3-pointers: Martin 2, Huff 1, Watleins 2. Fouled out: Huff, B. Bri. Boren)

PERRYVILLE (72) -- Jared Oberndorfer 9, Nick Hayden 12, Phillip Buerck 9, Scott Ozark 18, Andrew Norman 10, Chad Stelling 14. FG 23, FT 21-26, F 13 (3-pointers: Oberndorfer 1, Buerck 1, Norman 2, Stelling 1. Fouled out: none)

JV: Park Hilsls 48, Perryville 43, 2OTGIRLS BASKETBALL

Notre Dame 66, Doniphan 43

The Bulldogs, emotionally charged from pre-game festivities, took the lead early and defeated Doniphan on senior night at Notre Dame.

Notre Dame has six seniors, including its leading scorer and two-year starter Sommer McCauley and three-year starter Sierra Ellis.

McCauley led Notre Dame (16-8) with 22 points. Senior Katie Palmer had 11.

Doniphan 9 13 15 8 -- 43

Notre Dame 16 26 10 14 -- 66

DONIPHAN (43) -- Carrie Thomas 8, Morgan Davis 6, Amy Cox 6, Casey Price 6, Amanda Crockett 6, Tara Milner 4, Brandy Pigg 4, Casey Adams 3. FG 15, FT 7-10, F 12 (3-pointers: Cox 1, Thomas 1. Fouled out: none)

NOTRE DAME (66) -- Sommer McCauley 22, Katie Palmer 11, Laura Weissmueller 6, Amanda Dirnberger 5, Sierra Ellis 5, Ali Martin 4, Christian Berger 4, Amanda Essner 4, Amber Karnes 3, Rachel Wright 1. FG 25, FT 7-12, F 13 (3-pointers: Dirnberger 1, Ellis 1, Palmer 1. Fouled out: none)

JV: Notre Dame 56, Doniphan 21

Greenville 65, Delta 59 OT

Delta's Kaci Menz put in her own rebound at the buzzer to force overtime, but the Bobcats ultimately lost on the road.

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Emily Ross scored half of Greenville's 10 points in overtime and accounted for over half her team's total for the game, finishing with a game-high 35 points.

Menz finished with 19 points for Delta (16-5) and Becky Rozmirsky added 15.

Delta 14 10 10 21 4 -- 59

Greenville 11 11 13 20 10 -- 65

DELTA (59) -- Sarah Cook 8, Ashley Elliott 8, Shea Smith 9, Kaci Menz 19, Becky Rozmirsky 15. FG 28, FT 2-5, F 15 (3-pointers: Smith. Fouled out: none)

GREENVILLE (65) -- Emily Ross 35, Limanen 10, Condray 5, Fischer 8, Osborne 7. FG 26, FT 7-9, F 12 (3-pointers: Ross 2, Lemannon 3, Condray 1. Fouled out: none)

JV: Delta 44, Greenville 30

Sikeston 37, Central 34

Central had just two scorers and fell on the road to Sikeston.

Megan McDonald scored 27 points for Central (6-17) and Erica Schabbing accounted for the other seven. The Bulldogs (12-12) were led by Whitney McCray with 14.

Central 12 9 7 6 -- 34

Sikeston 8 11 7 11 -- 37

CENTRAL (34) -- Megan McDonald 27, Erica Schabbing 7. FG 8, FT 1-4, F 12 (3-pointers: McDonald 5. Fouled out: none)

SIKESTON (37) -- Paige Silverthorn 4, Nikita Johnson 2, Allison Blurton 11, Mia Welch 6, Whitney McCray 14. FG 11, FT 6-9, F 7 (3-pointers: Blurton 3. Fouled out: none)

JV: Central 32, Sikeston 30

Perryville 74, Fredericktown 54

Perryville used a strong second-half effort to rout Fredericktown at home.

April Lorenz led Perryville (17-5) with 25 points and Amber Hacker scored 22. Annette Weibrecht added 12.

Perryville 15 17 24 21 -- 74

Fredericktown 19 10 14 11 -- 54

PERRYVILLE (74) -- April Lorenz 25, Amber Hacker 22, Annette Weibrecht 12, Samantha Lankford 8, Krista Miesner 6, Danielle Hagan 2. FG 15, FT 17-19, F 13 (3-pointers: Hacker 4, Lorenz 2, Lankford 2, Weibrecht 1. Fouled out: Lankford)

FREDERICKTOWN (54) -- Hendricks 15, Tripp 10, Harris 7, Moyers 6, Matthews 3, Royer 2, Sikes 2, Beth 2. FG 14, FT 14-22, F 14 (3-pointers: Hendricks 2, Tripp 1, Matthews 1. Fouled out: none)

JV: Fredericktown defeated Perryville

Kelly 53, Scott County Central 48

Kelly held off Scott County Central's comeback attempt to win at home.

Scott County outscored Kelly 11-6 in the final quarter.

Kelly Essner led Kelly (15-6) with 30 points. Janet Penrod led Scott County (10-8) with 19, Brittany Godwin had 11 and Jennifer Hoots added 10.

Scott Co. 17 10 10 11 -- 48

Kelly 16 18 13 6 -- 53

SCOTT COUNTY (48) -- Jennifer Hoots 10, Brittany Godwin 11, Janet Penrod 19, Ashley Hoots 2, Brittany Peete 6. FG 16, FT 7-12, F 21 (3-pointers: Godwin 1, Penrod 2. Fouled out: Godwin)

KELLY (53) -- Jessica Burnett 3, Kelly Essner 30, Leigh Ann Buchheit 5, Mindy Robert 8, Stephanie Hency 3, Ashley Kern 3, Rachel Kline 1. FG 15, FT 11-25, F 15 (3-pointers: Essner 2, Bucheit 1, Hency 1. Fouled out: Hency)

JV: Kelly 56, Scott Central 25

Charleston 48, Chaffee 35

Charleston outscored Chaffee 13-2 in the first quarter on its way to a home victory.

Casey Guzman led Chaffee (7-12) with seven points. Shytoria Davis paced Charleston with 14 points and Missy Whitney added 10.

Chaffee 2 14 4 15 -- 35

Charleston 13 11 11 13 -- 48

CHAFFEE (35) -- Lindsey Everett 4, Amy Homes 4, Mallory Kiefer 4, F. Hendrix 3, Natalie Townsend 2, Walter 2, Casey Guzman 7, M. Hendrix 4, Sarah Dooley 5. FG 13, FT 8-16, F 17 (3-pointers: Guzman 1. Fouled out: none)

CHARLESTON (48) -- Tara Triplett 6, Shamone Mitchell 6, Fleater Quin 4, Miquel McClelly 6, Charity Ward 2, Shytoria Davis 14, Missy Whitney 10. FG 20, FT 4-10, F 16 (3-pointers: Triplett 2, Mitchell 2. Fouled out: none)

-- From staff reports

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