High school roundup: Woodland girls basketball team christens season with win over Charleston

Sophomore Krista Rhodes scored 21 points to lead the Woodland girls basketball team to 71-60 victory over visiting Charleston in the season opener for both teams.

The Cardinals posted a 44-26 lead at halftime, but the Bluejays rallied and outscored the hosts by seven points in the second half.

Mara Grindstaff poured in 13 points and Cheyenne Wells added 12 points for Woodland (1-0).

Cheyenne Randle netted a game-high 24 points to pace Charleston (0-1).

Charleston 10 16 16 18 -- 60

Woodland 18 26 19 8 -- 71

CHARLESTON (60) -- Sharrell Woods 15, Danitra Jones 2, Cheyenne Randle 24, Channelle Quinn 3, Connor Watkins 12, Stewart 2. FG 16, FT 20-28, F 19 (3-pointers: Randle, Watkins. Fouled out: None.)

WOODLAND (71) -- Whitney Lincoln 4, Heidi Green 3, Mara Grindstaff 13, Rebekah Paige 5, Cheyenne Wells 12, Ciara Rainbolt 4, Kelsee Long 2, Hannah Scott 7, Krista Rhodes 21. FG 25, FT 6-16, F 25 (3-pointers: Rhodes 3, Grindstaff, Paige. Fouled out: None.)

JV -- Woodland won 49-21

Eagle Ridge 32, Liberty Christian 24

Jessie Gartman scored just under half of her team's points to lead the Eagles to their second win of the season on the road in Wright City, Missouri.

Gartman netted a game-high 15 points for Eagle Ridge (2-2).

Matilyn Voss contributed 12 points to pace Liberty Christian Academy (3-2).

Eagle Ridge 4 8 6 14 -- 32

Liberty 6 6 6 6 -- 24

EAGLE RIDGE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (32) -- Jessie Gartman 15, Aubree Westerfield 5, Callie Hefner 4, Emily Jackson 4, Sarah Jackson 4. FG 15, FT 2-8, F 13 (3-pointers: None. Fouled out: None)

LIBERTY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (24) -- Hailey Hoffman 5, Matilyn Voss 12, Kaylen Jordan 4, Adison Roden 2, Jenna Grow 2. FG 7, FT 4-8, F 12 (3-pointers: Voss 2. Fouled out: None.)

BOYS BASKETBALL

Liberty Christian Academy 63, Eagle Ridge Christian School 32

Liberty Christian Academy's Brendan Dixon drained a game-high 16 points, 12 of which came from behind the three-point line, and the visiting Eagles remained winless in Wright City, Mo.

Logan Hart netted 13 points and Braeden Grow added 11 points for Liberty Christian Academy (5-0).

Caleb Friedrich poured in 13 points to pace Eagle Ridge (0-4).

Eagle Ridge 9 10 7 6 -- 32

Liberty 22 9 18 14 -- 63

EAGLE RIDGE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (32) -- Caleb Friedrich 13, Anand Patel 8, Brandon Hess, Hunter Jones 9. FG 13, FT 3-10, F 6 (3-pointers: Jones. Fouled out: None.)

LIBERTY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (63) -- Andrew Voss 6, Josh Summers 5, Braeden Grow 11, Kameron Bagby 8, Jake Pietzman 4, Brendan Dixon 16, Logan Hart 13. FG 15, FT 3-4, F 7 (3-pointers: Dixon 4, Bagby 2, Voss 2, Summers, Hart. Fouled out: None.)

-- From staff reports