High school roundup: Kelly girls now 5-1 with win over Malden

Kelly improved to 5-1 as it posted a 58-21 home victory Saturday against Malden in girls high school basketball action.

Kelly's Londyn Backfisch led all scorers with 15 points. Samantha Fisher added eight points.

Malden 3 8 6 4 -- 21

Kelly 11 22 16 11 -- 58

MALDEN (21) -- Latrilla McCoy 7, Jen Miller 2, Khadijah Barnes 4, Kearis Rodgers 2, Adriana Reed 4, Sharetta Lockhart 2. FG 9, F 19. (3-pointers: none. Fouled out: Reed)

KELLY (58) -- Haley Glastetter 2, Londyn Backfisch 15, Carissa Klipfel 4, Karlie Ashcraft 2, Kristen Vetter 4, Neely Tetley 4, Kayla Hicks 5, Ellen Ashcraft 7, Samantha Fisher 8, Kristen Powell 7. FG 23, F 12. (3-pointers: E. Ashcraft 1. Fouled out: none)

BOYS BASKETBALL

New Salem 88, St. Louis Community Christian 35

Mitch Woods recorded a career-high 21 points to lead the Eagles to a road victory.

Josh DaVault and Dillon Gaines each added 16 points, while Trent Jones netted 15.

The Eagles improved to 10-1 with the win.

Community Christian 7 13 11 4 -- 35

New Salem 19 28 23 18 -- 88

ST. LOUIS COMMUNITY CHRISTIAN (35) -- Grant Womack 8, Stephen Womack 14, Shon Hogan 7, Erik Guspafson 5. FG 11, FT 8-12, F 9. (3-pointers: G. Womack 2, S. Womack 2. Fouled out: none)

NEW SALEM (88) -- John Bucholtz 6, Bubba Bucholtz 2, Josh DaVault 16, Trent Jones 15, Dillon Gaines 16, Mitch Woods 21, Shannon Barber 6, Mike Bucholtz 6. FG 44, FT 2-4, F 14. (3-pointers: Jones 1, Woods 1. Fouled out: Gaines)

Heartland Hoopfest

Central 74, Farmington 45

Central used a huge second half to rout Farmington.

The Tigers (4-2) outscored the Knights 37-14 over the final two quarters after they led just 37-31 at the break.

James Lane paced Central with 23 points and Kevin Casasola had 18. Blake Ozbun and Andrew Williams added 10 each.

Farmington 15 16 9 5 -- 45

Central 15 22 22 15 -- 74

FARMINGTON (45) -- Barks 2, Grindel 7, Schnurbusch 4, Anderson 8, Bird 14, Thompson 2, Eaton 8. FG 16, FT 9-22, F 18. (3-pointers: Grindel 1, Anderson 2, Eaton 1. Fouled out: none)

CENTRAL (74) -- Blake Ozbun 10, Andrew Williams 10, James Lane 23, Keilon Moore 2, Kevin Casasola 18, Hunter Kinder 2, Zach Boerboom 9. FG 28, FT 15-24, F 22. (3-pointers: Williams 2, Casasola 1. Fouled out: none)

St. Vincent 51, Valle Catholic 42

St. Vincent (1-2) used a 22-point second quarter to pull past Valle in the Heartland Hoopfest.

Kyle Rollet netted 13 points for the Indians and Dylan Geringer added 10 points and pulled down 13 rebounds. Justin Eggers added two 3-pointers for for the Indians (1-2).

Valle Catholic 5 8 20 9 -- 42

St. Vincent 8 22 12 9 -- 51

VALLE CATHOLIC (42) -- Koch 14, Loida 6, Bader 6, Kertz 6, Moultan 4, Burns 3, Stoll 3. FG 14, FT 10-23, F 23. (3-pointers: Koch 2, Burns 1. Fouled out: none)

ST. VINCENT (51) -- Kyle Rollet 13, Dylan Geringer 10, Justin Eggers 9, Tim Schumer 7, Ryan Boxdorfer 6, Brock French 4, Josh Welker 2. FG 19, FT 11-21, F 20. (3-pointers: Eggers 2. Fouled out: none)

GIRLS SWIMMING

Lindbergh Invitational

Notre Dame placed 11th and Central finished 12th in the 13-team Lindbergh Invitational.

Notre Dame collected 32 points, while Central finished with 28. MICDS won the event.

Chleo LeGrand turned in Central's highest finish, placing seventh in diving with 263.30 points.

-- From staff reports