High school roundup: Notre Dame girls capture Queen of Hearts tourney

Kaitlin Welter scored 14 points to lead the top-seeded Notre Dame to the title of the Queen of Hearts Tournament on Saturday at Villa Duchesne High School in suburban St. Louis.

Welter connected on four 3-pointers in the Bulldogs' 43-40 win over No. 3 Whitfield.

Annie Siebert added 10 points for Notre Dame (15-3). Shelby Beussink recorded 11 rebounds and Karsen Powers dished out five assists for the Bulldogs.

Notre Dame trailed 35-32 after three quarters but outscored Whitfield 11-5 over the final eight minutes.

Stephanie Anderson led with 20 points for the Warriors (12-7).

Whitfield 10 8 17 5 -- 40

Notre Dame 15 9 8 11 -- 43

NOTRE DAME (43) -- Shelby Beussink 5, Miranda Fowler 5, Karsen Powers 7, Madeline Rosenquist 2, Annie Siebert 10, Kaitlin Welter 14. FG 11, FT 3-6, F 10. (3-pointers: Welter 4, Fowler 1, Powers 1. Fouled out: None)

WHITFIELD (40) -- Kate Sescleifer 3, Stephanie Anderson 20, Sarah Ashmore 11, Rae' Smith 4, Camille Montgomery 2. FG 9, FT 4-5, F 8. (3-pointers: Anderson 3, Ashmore 3. Fouled out: None)

Seckman 55, Central 36

Seckman upended the Tigers in the third-place game of the Hillsboro Invitational Tournament.

Alayah Cooper-Johnson, who was named to the all-tournament team, paced Central (7-10) with 18 points, eight rebounds, five steals and four blocks.

Morgan Montgomery and Lacey Hutson each netted 14 points for the Jaguars (7-9).

Seckman 10 16 13 16 -- 55

Central 9 8 3 16 -- 36

SECKMAN (55) -- Chelsea Canania 5, Lacey Hutson 14, Roni Knittig 11, Sarah Moon 1, Kori Farmer 10, Morgan Montgomery 14. FG 14, FT 12-27, F 15. (3-pointers: Knittig 3, Farmer 2. Fouled out: None)

CAPE CENTRAL (36) -- Alayah Cooper-Johnson 18, Bailey Kratochvil 7, Katie Williams 2, Kelly Morton 3, Kadie Orenstein 2, Abby Shupert 2, Kassidy Pannier 2. FG 12, FT 9-17, F 22. (3-pointers: Kratochvil 1. Fouled out: None)

Woodland 50, East Prairie 35

Josie Long netted 21 points to lead the Cardinals to victory over East Prairie in the Coaches vs. Cancer Shootout at Charleston High School.

Kathlyn Cooper added 17 points for Woodland (14-4).

Kaitlyn Shands paced the Eagles with 11 points.

Woodland 11 6 17 16 -- 50

East Prairie 11 13 8 3 -- 35

WOODLAND (50) -- Josie Long 21, Kathlyn Cooper 17, Erica Schafer 2, Taylor Toombs 2, Whitney Lincoln 2, Keighlyn Lincoln 5, Ashley Chapman 1. FG 7, FT 20-34, F 13. (3-pointers: Long 1. Fouled out: None)

EAST PRAIRIE (35) -- Dakota Arnold 9, Caitlyn Harwell 8, Kaitlyn Shands 11, Bethany Ferrell 3, Lauren Magee 4. FG 12, FT 3-6, F 21. (3-pointers: Arnold 1, Shands 1. Fouled out: None)

-- From staff reports