High school roundup: Perryville boys reach semifinals of Woodland Tournament

Wyatt Johnson netted a game-high 14 points as third-seeded Perryville cruised past sixth-seeded Oak Ridge 62-26 in the opening round of the Woodland Invitational Tournament on Tuesday in Marble Hill, Missouri.

The Pirates posted a 19-point lead at halftime and outscored the Bluejays by 17 points in the second half.

Perryville (1-0) will face second-seeded host Woodland (1-0) in a semifinal at 8 p.m. Thursday. Top-seeded Scott City and No. 5 Zalma will meet in the other semifinal at 6:30 p.m.

Steven Masterson had 13 points for Oak Ridge (0-1). The Bluejays will take on seventh-seeded Leopold (0-1) in a consolation semifinal at 5 p.m. Thursday.

Oak Ridge 5 7 5 9 -- 26

Perryville 18 13 23 8 -- 62

OAK RIDGE (26) -- Steven Masterson 13, Nathan Bolin 6, Trevor Dillard 2, Jarrett Seabaugh 5. FG 6, FT 5-8, F 12 (3-pointers: Masterson 3. Fouled out: None.)

PERRYVILLE (62) -- Jacob Robinson 6, Aaron Mueller 8, McGwire Bartley 4, Conner Stark 9, Josh Robinson 4, Garrett Johnson 2, Austin Mueller 7, Kendall Barber 2, Wyatt Johnson 14, Ryan Noland 6. FG 23, FT 7-12, F 14 (3-pointers: Stark 2, Aa. Muller. Fouled out: None.)

St. Vincent 62, Jefferson 45

Joe Whistler and Tyler Monier tied for game-high scoring honors with 18 points apiece to lead the Indians to their first win of the season over the Blue Jays in the opening round of the Rolla "Duke" Herbert Invitational in Crystal City, Missouri.

Monier also tallied seven assists for St. Vincent (1-0). Trevor Leible recorded 11 points and four assists for the Indians.

Brendan Hammock bucketed 12 points to pace Jefferson (0-2).

St. Vincent continues tournament play at 6 p.m. today against Saxony Lutheran.

St. Vincent 13 18 15 16 -- 62

Jefferson 9 13 12 11 -- 45

ST. VINCENT (62) -- Trevor Leible 11, Jordan Rellergert 2, Joe Whistler 18, Mitchell Dobbelare 1, Darren Ernst 4, Blake Hellman 2, Blake Hennemann 4, Tyler Monier 18, Tyler Unterreiner 2. FG 25, FT 6-14, F 13 (3-pointers: Monier 2. Fouled out: None.)

JEFFERSON (FESTUS) (45) -- Brendan Hammock 12, Andrew Graves 2, Easton Null 5, Austin Graves 5, Josh Mobley 6, Mike Reed 9, Ross Morrison 1, Tyler Gosnell 4, Casey Hines 1. FG 11, FT 8-12, F 14 (3-pointers: Hammock 2, Reed, Null, Au. Graves. Fouled out: None.)

Eagle Ridge 50, Westwood Baptist 37

Hunter Jones poured in a game-high 18 points as the Eagles clinched their first win of the season over visiting Westwood Baptist Academy of Poplar Bluff, Missouri.

Anand Patel added 14 points for Eagle Ridge (1-4).

Luke Christian tallied 11 points to lead Westwood Baptist (1-5).

Westwood 12 7 4 14 -- 37

Eagle Ridge 11 13 16 10 -- 50

WESTWOOD BAPTIST ACADEMY (37) -- Josab Brisher 7, Joseph Crites 2, Tyler Tucker 4, Joe Stockton 2, Trent McGarrity 6, Ethan Kirkman 5, Luke Christian 11. FG 10, FT 5-12, F 11 (3-pointers: Christian 3, Kirkman. Fouled out: None.)

EAGLE RIDGE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (50) -- Caleb Friedrich 11, Anand Patel 14, Hunter Jones 18, Michael Roth 7. FG 19, FT 6-11, F 13 (3-pointers: Jones, Roth. Fouled out: None.)

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Farmington Invitational Tournament

Brianna Mueller netted a game-high 15 points and recorded three steals as the top-seeded Crusaders downed the fourth-seeded Bulldogs to advance to the championship game of the Farmington Invitational Tournament.

The Crusaders held the Bulldogs to single digits in the first half before the Bulldogs rallied and outscored the Crusaders by three points in the second half.

Grace Mirly added 10 points and four assists for Saxony Lutheran (2-0). Ashlynn Collier grabbed 10 rebounds for the Crusaders, who will face second-seeded Dexter (1-2) for the title at 7:30 p.m. Thursday.

Hayli Chapman had nine points to pace Notre Dame (1-1). The Bulldogs will take on Jackson for third place at 5 p.m. Thursday. The Indians staged a fourth-quarter rally to survive a scare from the fifth-seeded host Knightettes to pull out a 67-47 in Tuesday's other tournament game. Cassidi Tomsu scored 21 points to lead Jackson (3-1) and Rylee Stafford tossed in 10.

Briley Brackett sank a game-high 23 points to pace Farmington (0-3).

Saxony Lutheran 59, Notre Dame 39

Notre Dame 2 5 18 9 -- 34

Saxony 9 16 23 11 -- 59

NOTRE DAME (34) -- Sam Brennan 7, Faith Essner 2, Maddie Urhahn 6, Sam Feeney 4, Hayli Chapman 9, Sydney Newell 2, Lexi Welter 4. FG 10, FT 2-7, F 13 (3-pointers: Urhahn 2, Chapman 2. Fouled out: None.)

SAXONY LUTHERAN (59) -- Grace Mirly 10, Laurel Mueller 2, Ali Galemmo 6, Brianna Mueller 15, Addie Beussink 5, Tess Daniel 9, Ashlynn Collier 7, Masyn McWilliam 5. FG 21, FT 7-11, F 9 (3-pointers: B. Mueller 3. Fouled out: None.)

Jackson 67, Farmington 47

Farmington 14 13 13 7 -- 47

Jackson 14 16 16 21 -- 67

FARMINGTON (47) -- Allyson Tucker, Ellaina Davis 11, Alexus Pauls 11, Briley Brackett 23. FG 13, FT 12-18, F 18 (3-pointers: Pauls 3. Fouled out: None.)

JACKSON (67) -- Cassidi Tomsu 21, Autumn Reid 5, Randa Norman 5, Rylee Stafford 10, Abby Hermann 7, Mallorie Maintz 6, Kayla Keith 2, Nicole Humphreys 7, Alexis Allstun 4. FG 19, FT 17-22, F 19 (3-pointers: Stafford 2, Reid, Tomsu. Fouled out: None.)

Arcadia Valley 59, Perryville 47

Ahnie Hoff recorded a double-double with a game-high 20 points and 10 rebounds, but it was not enough as the Pirates fell to the Tigers in their opening game of pool play in the Fredericktown Round-Robin Invitational Tournament.

The Tigers held a five-point lead at halftime and went on to outscore the Pirates by seven points in the second half to get the win.

Kylie Bilek tallied 15 points and four steals while Emma Nelson notched nine rebounds and eight points for Perryville (1-1).

Megan Williams scored 16 points and Briar Johnson added 12 points to lead Arcadia Valley (1-1).

Arcadia V. 21 13 16 9 -- 59

Perryville 19 10 6 12 -- 47

ARCADIA VALLEY (59) -- Jerrika Brockes 7, Kinsey Phelps 3, Savannah Newhouse 2, Rebecca Buffington 5, Megan Williams 16, Savannah Price 8, Makayla Moise 6, Briar Johnson 12. FG 23, FT 3-10, F 16 (3-pointers: Johnson 2, Brockes, Buffington. Fouled out: None.)

PERRYVILLE (47) -- Allison McGarvey 2, Kylie Bilek 15, Abby Robinson 2, Ahnie Hoff 20, Emma Nelson 8. FG 15, FT 9-12, F 10 (3-pointers: Bilek 2. Fouled out: None.)

JV -- Arcadia Valley won 41-30

St. Vincent 41, Delta 31

Sophomore Jackie Verseman scored nine points to lead the host Indians to their first win of the season.

The Indians led by five points at halftime.

Faith Kapp added eight points for St. Vincent (1-1).

Freshman Macey Smith netted nine points to pace Delta (0-2).

Delta 3 12 8 8 -- 31

St. Vincent 10 10 15 6 -- 41

DELTA (31) -- Jamie Hodge 7, Lydia Borneman 1, Carrie Waddle 7, Macey Smith 9, Cooper Simpson 5, Kiley Wicker 2. FG 7, FT 5-9, F 17 (3-pointers: Hodge, Waddle, Simpson. Fouled out: Simpson.)

ST. VINCENT (41) -- Alayna Layton 6, Sammie Pritchard 3, Emily Welker 4, Emma Janet 4, Faith Kapp 8, Hannah Gotto 6, Jackie Verseman 9. FG 10, FT 9-21, F 9 (3-pointers: None. Fouled out: None.)

JV -- Delta won 46-39

Westwood Baptist 29, Eagle Ridge 24

Westwood Baptist Academy's Sophie Nowak scored 10 points to help lead the Eagles in the road win.

Shyla Brisher added eight points for Westwood Baptist Academy (5-1).

Jessie Gartman had 10 points to pace Eagle Ridge (2-3).

Westwood 6 4 8 11 -- 29

Eagle Ridge 2 5 6 11 -- 24

WESTWOOD BAPTIST ACADEMY (29) -- Maddy Brisher 7, Tori Graham 4, Shyla Brisher 8, Sophie Nowak 10. FG 13, FT 3-11, F 15 (3-pointers: None. Fouled out: None.)

EAGLE RIDGE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (24) -- Sarah Jackson 2, Jessie Gartman 10, Callie Hefner 6, Emily Jackson 6. FG 11, FT 2-8, F 15 (3-pointers: None. Fouled out: None.)

GIRLS SWIMMING

Splash Out Cancer Meet

Poplar Bluff sophomore Taylor Norwood finished first in two events and set state-qualifying times in both to help the Mules successfully defended their title at the seven-team Splash Out Cancer Meet at the Central Municipal Pool.

Norwood won the 100 butterfly with a time of 59.45 seconds and the 100 backstroke in 1 minute, 1.44 seconds for Poplar Bluff, which took first in six of the 12 events and finished 43 points ahead of host Cape Central in the team standings. Senior Josey Powell won the 100 freestyle (1:00.24) and 500 freestyle (5:46.15) for the Tigers, who finished first in four events.

Jackson senior Sydney Deneke won the diving and freshman Faith Littleton placed first in the 200 individual medley for Jackson, which finished 57 points behind Cape Central in third place.

Saxony Lutheran senior Elizabeth Kiefner also set two state-qualifiers with her first-place finish in the 200 freestyle (2:00.44) and her second-place finish behind Norwood in the 100 butterfly (1:01.20).

The annual meet is held in sponsorship with the St. Francis Medical Center Pink Up/Dig for Life, which seeks to raise breast cancer awareness.

Team Scores -- 1. Poplar Bluff 637; 2. Cape Central 594; 3. Jackson 274; 4. Farmington 217; 5. Perryville/St. Vincent 102; 6. Cape Tigers 83; 7. Saxony Lutheran 67

Top three finishers

200 medley relay -- 1. Poplar Bluff (Taylor Norwood, Morgan McAtee, Raegan McAtee, Haylee Dragon) 2:00.61; 2. Cape Central (Molly Phegley, Josey Powell, Allison McDonald, Olivia Priest) 2:05.18; 3. Poplar Bluff (Lexi Vaughn, Kaylee Harris, Katie Huskey, Samara Kilgore) 2:13.51

200 freestyle -- 1. Elizabeth Kiefner (SL) 2:00.44; 2. Lily Soeter (PB) 2:20.09; 3. Olivia Priest (CC) 2:33.62

200 individual medley -- 1. Faith Littleton (J) 2:31.14; 2. Molly Phegley (CC) 2:43.83; 3. Emily Cates (SL) 2:47.41

50 freestyle -- 1. Allison McDonald (CC) 26.28; 2. Raegan McAtee (PB) 26.81; 3. Jasmine Coleman (F) 27.36

Diving -- 1. Sydney Deneke (J) 175.40; 2. Ellie Thomason (CC) 154.15; 3. Graeme Davis (CC) 134.25

100 butterfly -- 1. Taylor Norwood (PB) 59.45; 2. Elizabeth Kiefner (SL) 1:01.20; 3. Allison McDonald (CC) 1:06.27

100 freestyle -- 1. Josey Powell (CC) 1:00.24; 2. Raegan McAtee (PB) 1:01.04; 3. Haylee Dragon (PB) 1:01.06

500 freestyle -- 1. Josey Powell (CC) 5:46.15; 2. Faith Littleton (J) 5:46.48; 3. Lexi Vaughn (PB) 6:24.29

200 freestyle relay -- 1. Poplar Bluff (Morgan McAtee, Lily Soeter, Samara Kilgore, Haylee Dragon) 1:52.56; 2. Poplar Bluff (Catherine Norwood, Macy Johnson, Kaylee Harris, Katie Huskey) 2:05.33; 3. Cape Central (Amanda Mabry, Maggie Boxdorfer, Shelby Powers, Anne Wilferth) 2:07.37

100 backstroke -- 1. Taylor Norwood (PB) 1:01.44; 2. Molly Phegley (CC) 1:12.32; 3. Lily Soeter (PB) 1:12.95

100 breaststroke -- 1. Morgan McAtee (PB) 1:14.24; 2. Hannah Summers (J) 1:17.96; 3. Catherine Norwood (PB) 1:25.72

400 freestyle relay -- 1. Poplar Bluff (Raegan McAtee, Lily Soeter, Lexi Vaughn, Taylor Norwood) 4:06.50; 2. Cape Central (Olivia Priest, Molly Phegley, Allison McDonald, Josey Powell) 4:14.16; 3. Jackson (Faith Littleton, Becca LaPlant, Sydney Deneke, Hannah Summers) 4:49.63

WRESTLING

Jackson wins double dual

The Indians opened their season by posting 14 pins in a double-dual meet at home.

Jackson (2-0) defeated Carbondale (Ill.) 54-17 and Fox 75-0.

Gus Gulliams (120 pounds), Payne Guilliams (145), Micah Collier (152), Gabe Dudley (160), Zack Norrick (195) and Garrett McMahon (220) each posted a pair of pins for Jackson.

The Indians dropped just four matches, with all coming against Carbondale.

Jackson will participate in the Parkway South Invitational this weekend.

Jackson 54, Carbondale 17

106 -- Riley Mansker (J) forfeit

113 -- Zach Williard (C) maj. dec. Braden Vaugier (J) 18-5

120 -- Gus Guilliams (J) pin Cole Nelson (C) 1:23

126 -- Tristan Ellis (C) maj. dec. Zach Flath (J) 14-6

132 -- Jakey Byrd (J) forfeit

138 -- Kolbi Caffey (C) dec. Cole Welker (C) 8-2

145 -- Payne Guilliams (J) pin Nolan Beck (C) 5:16

152 -- Micah Collier (J) pin Nick Kirk (C) 1:15

160 -- Gabe Dudley (J) maj. dec. Jamonte Rush (C) 9-1

170 -- Cameron Caffey (C) pin Calvin Dudley (J) 3:31

182 -- Carson McCord (J) pin Lucas Clough (C) 3:12

195 -- Zack Norrick (J) pin Ty Lambert (C):45

220 -- Garrett McMahon (J) pin Majed Moser (C) 3:12

285-- Owen Leible (J) forfeit

JV -- Jackson won 84-0

Jackson 75, Fox 0

106 -- Riley Mansker (J) dec. Dylan Looney 2-0

113 -- Braden Vaugier (J) forfeit

120 -- Gus Wililliams (J) pin Jacob Amelung 1:08

126 -- Zach Flath (J) dec. Matt Forek 5-2

132 -- Jake Byrd (J) pin Mitchell Brown :38

138 -- Cole Welker (J) pin Adam Springer :32

145 -- Payne Guilliams (J) pin Jesse Michel :41

152 -- Micah Collier (J) pin Chris Flanders 1:32

160 -- Gabe Dudley (J) pin Mike McMurrey 1:21

170 -- Calvin Dudley (J) forfeit

182 -- Carson McCord (J) forfeit

195 -- Zack Norrick (J) pin Matt Lapant :17

220 -- Garrett McMahon (J) pin Jake Stoppelman :46

285 -- Owen Leible (J) dec. Shane Wiegund 4-2

JV -- Jackson won 72-8

-- From staff reports