Thomas powers Oak Ridge to 3-1 walk-off victory

Brett Thomas kept Oak Ridge in the game with his arm, then ended things with his bat.

Thomas hit a walk-off, two-run home run in the bottom of the ninth inning Thursday to help Oak Ridge slip past visiting Delta 3-1 in high school baseball action.

Thomas earned the win on the mound, throwing the final three innings for the Blue Jays (10-6). He had two hits, as did teammate Dakota Zoellner.

Shelby Kight and Matt Gooch had doubles for the Bobcats.

Delta 100 000 000 -- 1 5 0

Oak Ridge 000 100 002 -- 3 8 3

WP -- Brett Thomas, 3-1. HR -- Thomas (O). 2B -- Kight (D), Gooch (D). Multiple Hits -- Oak Ridge: Dakota Zoellner 2-5, Thomas 2-5. Recods -- Oak Ridge 10-6.

Central 11, Malden 1

Central hammered 14 hits and cruised past visiting Malden in five innings.

Andrew Williams went 2-for-3 with a double and four RBIs to lead the Tigers (14-9), who have won six of their last seven games.

Blake Smith went 3-for-4, while Hide Tanaka and Shawn Prince both added two hits.

Jamie Pickel notched the victory.

Malden 000 10 -- 1 5 3

Central 400 7x -- 11 14 0

WP -- Jamie Pickel, 5-1. LP -- Gregory. 3B -- Erik Allen (C). 2B -- Ryan Grigaitis (C), Andrew Williams (C), Hide Tanaka (C), Zach Wilson (C). Multiple Hits -- Central: Blake Smith 3-4, Williams 2-3, Tanaka 2-3, Shawn Prince 2-3. Records -- Central 14-9.

Saxony Lutheran 9, Advance 2

The Crusaders (19-3) pounded out 11 hits in a road victory.

Bret Steffens blasted a three-run homer to spark Saxony's offense. He had two hits, as did Spencer Sander.

Bryant Steffens earned the win on the mound.

Kyndel Page had two hits for the Hornets (7-10).

Saxony 400 030 2 -- 9 11 2

Advance 100 001 0 -- 2 6 3

WP -- Bryant Steffens, 4-2. LP -- Jacob Bond. HR -- Bret Steffens (SL). 2B -- Kyndel Page (A), Garrett Fritsche (SL), Bryant Steffens (SL). Multiple Hits -- Saxony: Spencer Sander 2-4, Bret Steffens 2-4; Advance: Page 2-4. Records -- Saxony 19-3, Advance 7-10.

Woodland 6, Greenville 4

In the first start of his high school career, Sam Long threw six innings to pick up the win for host Woodland (6-13).

Greenville 000 003 1 -- 4 7 4

Woodland 004 110 0 -- 6 7 4

WP -- Sam Long, 1-0. LP -- Limanen. 2B -- Martin Williams (W), Neil Johnson (W), Jesse Long (W), David Gray (W), Montgomery (G), Simmons (G). Multiple hits -- Greenville: Foster 2-4. Records -- Woodland 6-13.

Scott City swept

Scott City dropped both ends of a doubleheader against perennial St. Louis power Vianney, 4-1 and 14-4.

Shae Simmons took the loss on the mound in the opener, while Skylar Cobb got the loss in the nightcap.

The Rams had just seven hits on the day.

GIRLS SOCCER

Jackson 1, Carbondale 0

Kasey Crowden scored with five minutes left to lift the visiting Indians (16-3).

Bobbi Jo Schlick tallied the assist and Morgan Riddick earned the shutout in goal.

Notre Dame 8,Farmington 0

Taylor Sanders netted two goals and added an assist as the Bulldogs (14-3) romped at home.

Mindy Siebert, Alex Fowler, Lacy Boeller, Meghan Dohogne, Brianne Sanders and Anna Wren all added goals.

Siebert and Brianne Sanders had two assists apiece, while Courtney Luehmann, Wren and Dohogne each added one.

Brianna Ziegler recorded the shutout.

-- From staff reports