High school roundup: Woodland girls basketball team takes third at Lady Devil Invitational

The Woodland girls basketball team's defense kicked in after the first quarter, and the Cardinals claimed third place in the Lady Devil Invitational with a 49-35 win over Kelly on Saturday in Chaffee, Missouri.

The Hawks led 16-10 after one quarter but were limited to single digits in each of the following quarters.

The Cardinals outscored the Hawks 15-3 in the second quarter and took a 25-19 lead into halftime. Woodland held a 24-16 scoring advantage in the second half.

Krista Rhodes paced Woodland with 16 points, while Mara Grandstaff added 12 points.

Tori Dunne netted 11 points to lead Kelly, while Hailey Noon finished with 10 points.

In the consolation final, Puxico held Delta to single-digit scoring in each quarter to post a 40-26 win.

Sophia Hancock scored a game-high 15 points for Puxico. Katelyn Pierre had 13 points, while Faith Oliver totaled 11.

Carrie Waddle led Delta with nine points.

Woodland 49, Kelly 35

Kelly 16 3 7 9 -- 35

Woodland 10 15 8 16 -- 49

KELLY (35) -- Emmy Bolen 2, Tori Duenne 11, Lyndsey Powers 1, Jaci Crank 2, Hailey Noon 10, Annah Hughes 9. FG 11, FT 12-19, F 19 (3-pointers: Dunne. Fouled out: none.)

WOODLAND (49) -- Alyssa Dowd 4, Whitney Lincoln 2, Mara Grandstaff 12, Cheyenne Wells 8, Hannah Scott 7, Krista Rhodes 16. FG 19, FT 9-13, F 19 (3-pointers: Rhodes 2. Fouled out: none.)

Puxico 40, Delta 26

Delta 5 8 4 9 -- 26

Puxico 7 14 10 9 -- 40

DELTA (26) -- Jamie Hodge 4, Tamera Crowden 4, Carrie Waddle 9, Erin Bond 2, Macey Smith 2, Cooper Simpson 2. FG 11, FT 2-4, F 17 (3-pointers: Waddle, Simpson. Fouled out: none.)

PUXICO (40) -- Sophia Hancock 15, Kambryn Collard 1, Katelyn Pierre 13, Faith Oliver 11. FG 14, FT 12-20, F 12 (3-pointers: none. Fouled out: none.)

GIRLS SWIMMING

Ladue Invitational

Notre Dame finished with 169 points to secure sixth place among 13 teams at the early-season meet in St. Louis.

Cape Central placed seventh with 129 points, followed by Jackson in eighth with 124 points.

Westminster Christian Academy finished at the top of the team standings with 433 points, followed by Ladue Horton Watkins (353) in second and Poplar Bluff (292) in third.

Jackson's Sydney Deneke (200.60) won the 1-meter diving, while teammate Caitlyn Palmer placed second in the 50 freestyle (25.82 seconds) and 25 freestyle (12.48). Jackson's Faith Littleton took third in the 500 freestyle with a time of 5:46.84.

Megan Peters finished second for the Bulldogs in the 200 freestyle (2:03.86) and third in the 100 butterfly (1:03.82), while teammate Madison Heisserer placed second in the 100 backstroke (1:03.44) and third in the 100 freestyle (59.03).

Josey Powell led Central with a second-place finish in the 100 breaststroke (1:16.77) while also securing a third-place finish in the 200 freestyle relay (1:51.72) along with teammates Allison McDonald, Molly Phegley and Amanda Mabry.

Team scores -- 1. Westminster Christian Academy 433; 2. Ladue Horton Watkins 353; 3. Poplar Bluff 292; 4. Visitation Academy 223; 5. Glendale 193; 6. Notre Dame 169; 7. Cape Central 129; 8. Jackson 124; 9. Hazelwood West 112; 10. Rosati Kain 95; 11. St. Francis Borgia 90; 12. McCluer North 88; 13. Hannibal 24

Top three local finishers

200 medley relay -- 4. Notre Dame (Madison Heisserer, Allie Pujol, Megan Peters, Caroline Schott) 2:04.23; 9. Jackson (Katelyn Smith, Hannah Summers, Caitlyn Palmer, Faith Littleton) 2:10.14; 11. Cape Central (Shelby Powers, Molly Phegley, Allison McDonald, Josey Powell) 2:12.27

200 freestyle -- 2. Peters (ND) 2:03.86; 4. Littleton (J) 2:09.25; 10. Jacie Pujol (ND) 2:20.89

200 individual medley -- 3. McDonald (CC) 2:23.84; 14. A. Pujol (ND) 2:43.31; 19. Isabelle Singh (ND) 2:54.64

50 freestyle -- 2. Palmer (J) 25.82; 8. Summers (J) 27.61; 10. Schott (ND) 28.11

25 freestyle -- 2. Palmer (J) 12.48; 14. Kali Norrick (J) 14.37; 30. Louisa Coello (ND) 16.36

100 butterfly -- 3. Peters (ND) 1:03.25; 5. McDonald (CC) 1:06.99; 24. Carly Pujol (ND) 1:21.69

100 freestyle -- 3. Heisserer (ND) 59.03; 11. Powell (CC) 1:01.14; 12. Summers (J) 1:01.20

500 freestyle -- 3. Littleton (J) 5:46.84; 7. J. Pujol (ND) 6:18.87; 11. Amanda Mabry (CC) 6:50.58

200 freestyle relay -- 3. Cape Central (McDonald, Phegley, Mabry, Powell) 1:51.72; 8. Jackson (Smith, Littleton, Norrick, Palmer) 1:58.28; 16. Notre Dame (A. Pujol, Claudia Kern, C. Pujol, J. Pujol) 2:04.57

100 backstroke -- 2. Heisserer (ND) 1:03.44; 9. Phegley (CC) 1:13.50; 18. Singh (ND) 1:22.62

100 breaststroke -- 2. Powell (CC) 1:16.77; 14. A. Pujol (ND) 1:27.99; 21. Caroline Heckemeyer (ND) 1:31.60

400 freestyle relay -- 4. Notre Dame (Peters, Schott, J. Pujol, Heisserer) 4:05.72; 19. Notre Dame (C. Pujol, Kylie Swain, Gracie Kern, Singh) 4:48.45; 22. Cape Central (Powers, Vanessa Bangert, Jordan Maxton, Bryar Daum) 5:08.09

1-meter diving -- 1. Sydney Deneke (J) 200.60; 6. Ellie Thomason (CC) 159.60; 13. Juliette Gray (CC) 115.35

-- From staff reports