JACKSON DOWNS DONIPHAN 73-63

JACKSON, Mo. -- A night after falling by 25 points to Notre Dame, Jackson picked up the pieces and picked up a huge 73-63 victory over Doniphan Saturday.

Jackson led 17-9 after the first quarter and 42-29 at halftime.

The Indians were able to neutralize Doniphan's 6-foot-11 center Adam Crader. Jackson got Crader in some early foul trouble and held him to 14 points.

"We just put a kid behind him and tried to make him beat us," said Jackson coach Mike Kiehne. "Matt Roethemeyer did a great job defending him. We wanted to keep him off the block as much as possible and we were able to do that.

"I'm proud of the team effort. We executed the game plan perfectly and that's something we haven't done lately."

Matt Ferrell led the Indians with 20 points, followed by Seth McDowell with 15 and Brad Hilbert with 10.

"We tried to penetrate at the big kid and do the best we could," Kiehne said. "We wanted to attack and surprisingly we rebounded well against them."

Jackson improved to 9-8, while Doniphan dropped to 11-5.

"We've had some up-and-down games and we're just looking for some consistency," Kiehne said.

Parkway W. 43, C. Central 36

ST. LOUIS -- Cape Central couldn't keep up its momentum from its overtime win over Mehlville on Friday night as it fell in a slow-paced game on Saturday.

The Tigers, who trailed 6-4 after the first quarter, (3-12) led 13-11 at halftime. But Parkway West outscored Central 15-3 in the third quarter and Central couldn't recover.

Matt Cardin was the only player in double figures for Central. He finished with 14.

Greg DeBeer scored 10 points to lead Parkway West.

Perryville 79, Chester 60

CHESTER, Ill. -- Chad Etzold scored a career-high 23 points as Perryville survived a 3-point clinic.

Chester made 12 3-pointers with six players hitting from behind the arc.

The Pirates (10-7) were tied at 12 after the first quarter but used a 25-14 advantage in the second quarter to take a 37-26 lead into halftime.

"We got off to a slow start in the first quarter," said Perryville coach Jeff Stephens, whose Pirates knocked off Chester by 36 points earlier this year. "But in the second quarter we picked the intensity up. Chad Etzold stepped up when Chad Ozark got his third foul. The last two quarters they couldn't stop him with his height and he ended up with 23."

Tyler Abernathy scored 16 points for the Pirates, while Ozark finished with 15.

South Iron 63, Oak Ridge 44

OAK RIDGE, Mo. -- Oak Ridge trailed by just three points going into the fourth quarter, but South Iron made its foul shots down the stretch and pulled away in a game that was closer than the final score indicated.

South Iron, which made 22 of 32 free throws, outscored the Bluejays 25-9 in the final eight minutes.

Beau Morrison led Oak Ridge (3-10) with 13 points, while Matt Davis scored 18 for South Iron (13-3).

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Perryville 60, Chester 36

PERRYVILLE, Mo. Jamie Amberger tied a school record with 23 rebounds as the Lady Pirates downed Chester in convincing fashion.

Amberger also scored a game-high 22 points for Perryville (9-7). Natalie Bohnert added 13.

Perryville led 36-14 at halftime.

WRESTLING

Jackson third; CHS fourth

DEXTER, Mo. -- Jackson's Ray Goodson remained undefeated on the season at 28-0 as he took first place in the 215-pound division in the 10-team SEMO Conference wrestling tournament.

Jackson, which also got first places from Brett Stroud (130) and Ricky Feiner (135) took third overall with 155 points.

Ste. Genevieve took first place with 239 1/2 points, while Farmington followed closely behind at 238.

Cape Central had perhaps its best showing of the year, taking fourth place with 116 points.

Individual results for Central were not available when the Missourian went to press.

Placing for Jackson were Brock Howard (second, 103), Mike Wright (second, 119), James Love (second, 152), Matt Kahle (fourth, 160), Mark Wade (third, 171), Seth Harrell (fourth, 189) and Luke Wade (second, heavyweight).

Team results: 1. Ste. Genevieve 239.5; 2. Farmington 238; 3. Jackson 155; 4. Cape Central 116; 5. North County 62; 6. Sikeston 46; 7. Dexter 39; 8. Poplar Bluff 32; 9. Park Hills 21; 10. New Madrid 17

BOYS SWIMMING

Notre Dame takes third

ST. LOUIS -- Notre Dame took four third-places to finish in third place with 64 points in a triangular meet against DeSmet and Vianney.

DeSmet took first with 175, while Vianney scored 86 to finish second.

Notre Dame's results

200 medley relay - 3. 2:03.45 (Kurt Glastetter, Jordan Kuper, Mark Lester, Stephen Hine)

200 IM - 3. Kuper 2:26.56

50 freestyle - 3. Glastetter 27.14

100 butterfly - 3. Lester 1:07.17

500 freestyle - 3. Kuper 6:04.40