High school roundup: Central boys basketball team extends winning streak

Al Young scored 29 points as the Cape Central boys basketball team upped its winning streak to 11 games with a 73-64 road win against Poplar Bluff on Friday night.

Austin Parker sank 13 points for Cape Central (14-4, 2-0 SEMO Conference), which held a seven-point lead at halftime. The Mules attempted to stage a second-half comeback but fell short in their effort as the Tigers outscored the hosts by two points to get the win.

Freshman Marcedus Leech nailed a game-high 31 points for Poplar Bluff (10-6, 0-1). Willie Lucas tossed in 17 points for the Mules.

Cape Central 21 16 11 25 -- 73

Poplar Bluff 13 17 13 21 -- 64

CAPE CENTRAL (73) -- Zyshon Mallory 8, Al Young 29, Tevyn Wright-Hunt 9, Jawone Newell 5, Austin Parker 13, Blake Harris 5, Garrett Jackson 4. FG 22, FT 20-29, F 14 (3-pointers: Wright-Hunt 3. Fouled out: None.)

POPLAR BLUFF (64) -- Rodney Houston 8, Steven Anderson 4, Marcedus Leech 31, Willie Lucas 17, RaShaun McCain 2, Tyriek Ellis 2. FG 20, FT 9-14, F 18 (3-pointers: Leech 4, Lucas. Fouled out: None.)

JV -- Poplar Bluff won 51-34

Perryville 69, Scott City 59

McGwire Bartley and Nathan Noland scored 14 points apiece as the host Pirates downed the Rams for the second time this season.

Josh Robinson netted 12 points for Perryville (13-4), which clung to a three-point lead at halftime before rallying in the second half to outscore the Rams by seven points to sail away with the victory.

Dylan Keller recorded a game-high 18 points to lead Scott City (12-7) while Trent Pobst added 15 points and Braden Cox tossed in 13 points for the Rams.

Scott City 14 15 10 20 -- 59

Perryville 17 15 16 21 -- 69

SCOTT CITY (59) -- Dylan Keller 18, Trent Pobst 15, Ty Wilthong 4, David Smith 3, Isiah Berry 2, Jordan Kluesner 4, Braden Cox 13. FG 15, FT 20-26, F 15 (3-pointers: Keller 2, Smith. Fouled out: None.)

PERRYVILLE (69) -- Jacob Robinson 4, Aaron Mueller 10, McGwire Bartley 14, Conner Stark 9, Josh Robinson 12, Nathan Noland 14, Wyatt Johnson 6. FG 21, FT 9-13, F 19 (3-pointers: Stark 2, Jo. Robinson 2, Mueller, Noland. Fouled out: None.)

JV -- Perryville won 50-36

Oran 79, Leopold 36

Jacob Shoemaker and Layne Johnson recorded game-high 20 points apiece as the Eagles posted a lopsided victory over the winless Wildcats on Homecoming Night.

Garrison Mangels sank 16 points for Oran (12-9), which held a 31-point lead at halftime.

Tristan Graham bucketed 10 points to pace Leopold (0-14).

Leopold 5 11 7 13 -- 36

Oran 25 22 23 9 -- 79

LEOPOLD (36) -- Dalton Forrester 2, Garrett Thele 7, Tristan Graham 10, Ryan Lewis 9, Blake Leazenby 6, Jack Jones 2. FG 9, FT 3-4, F 17 (3-pointers: Graham 2, Lewis 2, Thele. Fouled out: Leazenby.)

ORAN (79) -- Jacob Shoemaker 20, Max Priggel 8, Luke Barnes 5, Preston Hahn 5, Layne Johnson 20, Drew Reischmann 2, Garrison Mangels 16, Blake Schlitt 3. FG 28, FT 17-22, F 6 (3-pointers: Shoemaker, Hahn. Fouled out: None.)

Zalma 73, Marquand 68

Cole Shelby drained 16 points as the Bulldogs notched their 10th win of the season in the conference victory over the visiting Tigers.

Dallan Stotts chipped in 15 points, 12 of which came from behind the arc, for Zalma (10-7, 4-1 Mississippi Valley Conference). Jacob Steinberg added 14 points, while Luke Robertson and Christopher Lombeida bucketed 12 points apiece for the Bulldogs.

Daniel Snider nailed a game-high 32 points to lead Marquand (8-9, 2-3), while Cody Weekley tossed in 11 points for the Tigers.

Marquand 16 11 14 24 -- 68

Zalma 15 24 15 23 -- 73

MARQUAND (68) -- Nick Reeves 2, Austin Barrett 2, Nick Dunn 4, Cody Weekley 11, Brian Kohl 4, Brandon Whitener 7, Daniel Snider 32, Drew Cook 4. FG 18, FT 3-9, F 20 (3-pointers: Snider 6, Weekley 2, Whitener. Fouled out: None.)

ZALMA (73) -- Jacob Steinberg 14, Cole Shelby 16, Luke Robertson 12, Logan Borders 4, Christopher Lombeida 12, Dallan Stotts 15, Peyton Ford 5. FG 16, FT 19-32, F 14 (3-pointers: Stotts 4, Shelby 2, Robertson 2, Ford. Fouled out: None.)

Kelly 67, Oak Ridge 32

Jacob McClain finished with 12 points to lead the Hawks in the conference road win over the Blue Jays.

Levi Alsup and Isai Campos contributed 11 points apiece for Kelly (9-9, 2-2 Scott-Mississippi Conference). The Hawks enjoyed a 20-point lead at halftime and outscored the hosts by 15 points in the second half.

Nathan Bolin recorded 12 points to pace Oak Ridge (3-13, 1-4).

Kelly 17 27 12 11 -- 67

Oak Ridge 12 12 4 4 -- 32

KELLY (67) -- Ty Householder 9, Levi Alsup 11, Jacob McClain 12, Maurice Davis 4, Skylar Lemons 6, Conner Dittlinger 6, Cole Bollinger 2, Cayden Williams 6, Isai Campos 11. FG 18, FT 14-20, F 12 (3-pointers: Campos 3, Williams 2, Lemons. Fouled out: None.)

OAK RIDGE (32) -- Steven Masterson 5, Waylyn Myers 2, Nathan Bolin 12, Trevor Dillard 2, Tyee Curry 9, Jarrett Seabaugh 2. FG 10, FT 0-4, F 14 (3-pointers: Bolin 2, Masterson, Curry. Fouled out: None.)

JV -- Oak Ridge won 51-50

Thomas Jefferson 51, Eagle Ridge 45

Hunter Jones scored a game-high 22 points, but it was not enough to keep the Eagles from losing at home.

Eagle Ridge held a 36-33 after three quarters, but was outscored 38-9 over the final eight minutes.

Caleb Friedrich added 11 points for the Eagles (5-12).

Jason You paced Thomas Jefferson with 19 points.

Thomas Jefferson 15 6 12 18 -- 51

Eagle Ridge 11 11 14 9 -- 45

THOMAS JEFFERSON (51) -- Um 2, Bennett Woodard 13, Jim Brink 4, Jason You 19, Michael Biraralign 6, Mark Jung 7. FG 20, FT 9-20, F 10 (3-pointers: Woodard, Jung. Fouled out: none)

EAGLE RIDGE (45) -- Caleb Friedrich 11, Caleb Cobb 2, Anand Patel 8, Hunter Jones 22, Michael Roth 2. FG 19, FT 6-11, F 17 (3-pointers: Jones. Fouled out: none)

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Notre Dame 62, Villa Duchesne 40

Sam Brennan broke loose for a game-high 28 points to lead the sixth-seeded Bulldogs to victory over the seventh-seeded host Saints in a consolation semifinal of the Queen of Hearts Tournament in the suburban St. Louis area.

Lexi Welter recorded 10 rebounds, five steals and five points for Notre Dame (7-10), which led by 10 points at halftime and outscored the Saints by 12 points in the second half to come away with the win.

Emma Mueller finished with 12 points to pace Villa Duchesne (4-10).

The Bulldogs will face Rosati-Kain for the consolation title at 11:30 a.m. today. The eighth-seeded Kougars (3-12) upset fifth-seeded Metro Academic & Classical (10-9) 49-44 in double overtime in Friday's earlier consolation semifinal to advance.

Villa Duchesne 13 12 8 7 -- 40

Notre Dame 18 17 15 12 -- 62

VILLA DUCHESNE (40) -- Kelsey Adamitis 4, Emma Deines 8, Mary Grace Cusumano 7, Emma Mueller 12, Lauren Gast 8. FG 13, FT 13-25, F 15 (3-pointers: None. Fouled out: None.)

NOTRE DAME (62) -- Sam Brennan 28, Faith Essner 5, Maddie Urhahn 5, Allie Ziegler 6, Hayli Chapman 2, Brooke Blankenship 2, Sydney Newell 4, Jessie Gant 1, Allison Bray 2, Megan Heisserer 2, Lexi Welter 5. FG 18, FT 8-16, F 17 (3-pointers: Brennan 4, Essner, Urhahn. Fouled out: None.)

Eagle Ridge 40, Thomas Jefferson 27

Jessie Gartman tallied 19 points and Emily Jackson added 13 as the Eagles won at home.

Eagle Ridge, which led by 11 points at halftime, improved to 9-6.

Katrina Dy scored a game-high 21 points for Thomas Jefferson.

Thomas Jefferson 5 7 6 9 -- 27

Eagle Ridge 8 15 7 10 -- 40

THOMAS JEFFERSON (27) -- Katrina Dy 21, Grace Jo 6. FG 7, FT 10-17, F 11 (3-pointers: Ky 3. Fouled out: Rachel Hu)

EAGLE RIDGE (40) -- Sarah Jackson 6, Noel Friedrich 2, Jessie Gartman 19, Emily Jackson 13. FG 17, FT 6-13, F 16 (3-pointers: none. Fouled out: Callie Hefner)

GIRLS SWIMMING

John Burroughs 115, Notre Dame 70

Senior Madison Heisserer was the lone first-place victor as the Bulldogs fell in a dual with the Bombers in the suburban St. Louis area.

Heisserer won the 200 freestyle with a time of 2 minutes, 6.85 seconds. She also posted a first-place finish in the 100 backstroke (1:04.84).

Local top three finishers

200 medley relay -- 2. Notre Dame (Madison Heisserer, Angelica Rubi, Allie Pujol, Isabelle Singh) 2:14.14

200 freestyle -- 1. Madison Heisserer (ND) 2:06.85; 3. Jacie Pujol (ND) 2:26.11

200 individual medley -- 2. Angelica Rubi (ND) 2:43.70; 3. Allie Pujol (ND) 2:47.58

Diving -- 3. Carly Pujol (ND) 147.15

100 butterfly -- 2. Angelica Rubi (ND) 1:16.56

100 freestyle -- 3. Isabelle Singh (ND) 1:06.30

500 freestyle -- 2. Jacie Pujol (ND) 6:22.60

200 freestyle relay -- 2. Notre Dame (Carly Pujol, Isabelle Singh, Angelica Rubi, Jacie Pujol) 2:00.77

100 backstroke -- 1. Madison Heisserer (ND) 1:04.84

100 breaststroke -- 2. Allie Pujol (ND) 1:22.96; 3. Caroline Heckemeyer (ND) 1:25.81

400 freestyle relay -- 2. Notre Dame (Susan Anderson, Jacie Pujol, Carly Pujol, Madison Heisserer) 4:31.28

-- From staff reports