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archives February 2008 Niemczyk hits 2,000; Bell City rolls past Oran in homecoming New 2.1.08 Bell City senior Nick Niemczyk passed the 2,000-point mark of his varsity career in a 102-54 homecoming win over Oran on a light night of high school basketball Friday. Niemczyk led Bell City with 27 points and scored his 2,000th point in the second half. The Cubs, bolstered by 48 points from behind the three-point arc, led 58-28 at halftime. Ethan Watkins added 22 points for Bell City (17-2). Cody Campbell had 20 for Oran (8-9). Bell City, ranked No. 9 in Southeast Missouri, goes to No. 2-ranked South Iron (18-0) for the Panthers' final home game of the season Saturday. Elsewhere Friday, No. 3 Sikeston pulled away from a 33-33 tie at halftime to defeat Poplar Bluff 87-62. Michael Porter led Sikeston with 23 points; Riley Ralston had 25 for the Mules (8-13). Several area games were called off Friday because of roads left slick by Thursday's snow. League titles on the line at Oak Ridge, Hayti New 2.4.08 Two conference titles are on the line Monday, and two more will be decided by the end of the week in the season's final stretch of regular-season tournaments for high school boys basketball teams. At Oak Ridge, Zalma and Meadow Heights meet at 8:30 p.m. for the Mississippi Valley Conference championship. At Hayti, Malden and Kennett meet for the title. Both games were postponed after snow and ice delayed last week's schedule. Two other league tournaments will end later in the week. At Twin Rivers, the finals of the Ozark Foothills Conference will be played Friday, and the finals of the MAAA tournament will be Saturday at Mineral Area College in Park Hills. Doniphan is the top seed among OFC teams; Farmington is No. 1 in the MAAA field. Tournaments begin Monday, Feb. 11 for the Tri-County Conference and Black River League. TRCC holds at 18th in national men's poll New 2.5.08 Three Rivers Community College is No. 18 for the third straight week in the national junior college men's basketball poll released Tuesday afternoon. TRCC (20-4) on Saturday hosts MSU-West Plains, which is 23-3 and 16th in the poll after it was tied with TRCC at No. 18 a week ago. TRCC defeated MSU-West Plains 78-73 on Jan. 19. After storm delay, BC-Dexter resumes Wednesday NEW 2.6.08 Bell City and Dexter will pick up Wednesday where they left off less than 24 hours earlier in the Dexter High School gym. Tuesday night's game was delayed almost an hour because of a tornado warning that sent fans and team members seeking shelter in the school's auditorium and lockerrooms. It was among several games Tuesday delayed because of severe weather; games at Broseley, Kennett, Malden and Portageville were among those stopped during storm threats. Bell City will hold a 53-41 lead with 1:31 left in the third quarter when its game restarts at 5 p.m. Tuesday. Bell City defeats Clarkton for 11th win in a row New 2.7.08 Bell City's third straight day of varsity basketball produced its 11th straight win Thursday night. The Cubs, No. 7 in Southeast Missouri, defeated No. 19 Clarkton 81-78 in a game that was formally scheduled less than seven days ago. It was Bell City's third game action in three days; the Cubs played almost three full quarters Tuesday against Dexter before that game was stopped because of severe weather. It resumed Wednesday, when Bell City won by 25 points. Bell City is ranked third in the state media poll, while Clarkton is seventh. Perryville hires Chaffee assistant for football job New 2.9.08 Perryville High School hired Jim May as its new head football coach at a special meeting of the school board Tuesday. He will be formally introduced Feb. 12 before a boys basketball game at Perryville. May is an assistant coach in football coach and strength coordinator at Chaffee High School. May was an assistant football coach and assistant baseball coach during the 2004-'05 season at Perryville. He's a graduate of Scott City High School and Southeast Missouri State University. May replaces Rick Chastain, who resigned in December with a 17-34 record over five seasons. Knights push ahead for 4th straight MAAA boys title New 2.10.08 Farmington outscored Ste. Genevieve 19-9 in the second quarter and stayed just out of reach through the second half of Saturday's MAAA Tournament boys championship at Mineral Area College. The Knights won 54-42 for their seventh straight win and fourth MAAA title in a row. Jared Clippard scored 12 points and Parks Peterson had 10 for Farmington (15-9). The top-seeded Knights trailed 18-13 after the first quarter, then went ahead for the first time at 24-23 on a three-point shot by Taylor Denman. Farmington pushed the lead to 32-27 at halftime and stretched it from there. For sixth-seeded Ste. Genevieve (14-10), Kory Faulkner led with 13 points. In the girls final, top-seeded Farmington defeated second-seeded Fredericktown 55-45. Weather stops area events; Tri-County games are on New 2.11.08 Weather has changed the schedule for several girls high school basketball games today across Southeast Missouri, but the Tri-County Conference boys basketball tournament began as scheduled. Varsity tournament games at Cooter featured Clarkton defeating Holcomb in varsity, while Risco plays Delta C-7 at 8:30. On Tuesday, Gideon plays North Pemiscot at 4 p.m., and Cooter plays Campbell at 8:30. Semifinals are Thursday and finals Friday. Most games across the region were called off today because of weather, including Farmington at Jackson, Poplar Bluff at Dexter, Scott County Central at Kelly, St. Vincent at Oran, and Notre Dame at Nerinx Hall. Games at the Black River League Tournament at Ellsinore also are postponed. Roads were at least partially covered by ice and snow on Interstate 55 from northern New Madrid County to Jefferson County by nightfall. The forecast tonight for Cooter and the extreme southern Bootheel is for rain. Clarkton, Risco advance in Tri-Co openers New 2.11.08 Top-seeded Clarkton and fourth-seeded Risco advanced to the semifinals of the Tri-County Conference Tournament, escaping the weather that canceled most events Monday. Clarkton, No. 25 in the SemoSportsWeb Top 25 poll, ended a three-game skid with an 81-54 win over Holcomb. Risco defeated Delta C7 76-59 in Monday's other semifinal. The winners play at 5:30 p.m. Thursday. Tuesday's varsity games feature second-seeded Gideon against North Pemiscot at 4 p.m. and Campbell vs. Cooter at 8:30. Winners play at 8:30 Thursday. Most other games across Southeast Missouri were called off earlier Monday because of accumulations of ice and snow, which is expected to continue through Tuesday morning. Tuesday basketball games postponed because of weather New 2.12.08 Ice and snow have wiped out today's schedule of high school basketball across Southeast Missouri. More than 20 basketball games have been confirmed canceled in the region because of roads left slick by Monday's winter storm. Among the games called off today: Charleston at Cape Girardeau Central, Sikeston at New Madrid County Central, Hayti at Bell City, Malden at Doniphan, Scott County Central at Scott City, Notre Dame at Caruthersville, Poplar Bluff at Kennett, and Festus at North County. Today's Tri-County Conference Tournament basketball games also are postponed, with the schedule moved back one day. Games at the Black River League Tournament in Ellsinore are postponed for a second day. The Hayti-Bell City game will be played Wednesday, and the Sikeston-NMCC game will be Thursday. Scott City will host Scott County Central on Saturday. The Festus-North County and Poplar Bluff-Kennett games likely won't be scheduled. Eight area teams among top five in new state poll New 2.13.08 Thayer remained No. 1 in the Class 2 high school boys basketball poll released Wednesday by the state's sports media, while three teams rank No. 2 and three more are No. 3 in their classes. On the boys side, Scott County Central is No. 2, Bell City No. 3 and Lesterville No. 8 in Class 1; Thayer is No. 1 and South Iron No. 2 in Class 2; Doniphan is No. 8 in Class 3; and Sikeston is No. 3 and Notre Dame No. 9 in Class 4. Among girls teams, Delta is No. 4 in Class 1; Naylor is No. 7 in Class 2; Portageville is No. 2, Arcadia Valley No. 3 and Greenville No. 6 in Class 3; and Dexter is No. 7 in Class 4. Sikeston moves toward league tie; Bell City defeats Hayti New 2.14.08 Sikeston is a win away from sharing a first-place SEMO Conference tie with Jackson after defeating New Madrid County Central 70-56 in high school boys basketball Thursday. Sikeston is 7-1 in the league and plays Kennett on Friday in the regular-season finale. Its Class 4 district begins Monday. A win would put Sikeston and Jackson both at 8-1 in the SEMO Conference, although Jackson won the regular-season matchup between the teams. Michael Porter scored 23 points for Sikeston, which 20-3 overall and ranked No. 1 in the SemoSportsWeb Top 25. Kony Ealy scored 22 for NMCC, which is 11-9 and ranked No. 20. At Bell City, the No. 7 Cubs turned back No. 11 Hayti 70-63 in a rescheduled game. Nick Niemczyk scored 34 points and Phillip Gross added 20 for Bell City. Favored Sikeston, ND win; Frazier defeats alma mater New 2.16.08 Sikeston and Notre Dame take a combined 23-2 post-Christmas record into its district playoff tournament next week after both won lopsided boys basketball games Friday. No. 1-ranked Sikeston and No. 3 Notre Dame are the top two seeds at the Class 4 district tournament that starts Monday at Perryville, and neither were tested after the opening minutes of Friday's games. Sikeston won 73-47 at home against Kennett to clinch a first-place tie in the SEMO Conference with Jackson; both finished 8-1 in the league. At Sikeston, the Bulldogs used a 15-0 run in the second quarter to pull away from what had been a seven-point margin. At DeSoto, Notre Dame outscored DeSoto 13-1 in the first quarter. Ryan Willen played through foul trouble to score 16 points. At Poplar Bluff, second-year Mules coach Lamont Frazier gained a milestone win heading into Monday's Class 5 district tournament by defeating No. 5 Charleston 74-57. It was the first win for Frazier against Charleston, the team he played for during state championship seasons in 1987, '89 and '90. At East Prairie, the host Eagles -- aiming for their third defeat of a Top 25 team in two weeks -- kept within two points of No. 13 Malden at halftime before the Green Wave pulled away for a 52-38 win. Leonard Burton scored 13 points for Malden, and Tony Jones had 13 for East Prairie. Rolling Braves gain win No. 3 over Scott City New 2.16.08 Scott County Central's third win of the season over Scott City also was its most lopsided in the series. The Braves, 21-2 and No. 4 in Southeast Missouri, shook off a 17-17 tie and led by double figures by the end of the first quarter on the way to an 86-55 win over the No. 18 Rams. The win leaves Scott Central one game from an unbeaten season in the Scott-Mississippi Conference; the team hosts Delta on Friday. Saturday's win was the Braves' third over the Rams (14-7) since Christmas. Scott Central won 82-48 on Dec. 29 in a Christmas tournament game, and 68-59 on Jan. 18 in the conference tournament championship. The win is the 13th in a row for Scott Central, and the loss is the third in the past four games for Scott City. Bobby Hatchett's 18 points led Central; Drew Thomas added 17. For Scott City, Caleb Estes and Jay Simmons each scored 17. Hillsboro, Farmington wrestlers take state titles New 2.17.08 Jake Vonderbruegge and Craig Wilson returned state championships to Southeast Missouri after wins in Saturday's high school wrestling finals in Columbia. Wilson, a Farmington senior, won by fall in the 145-pound championship for his third state title in a row and a strong finish to a 51-1 season. Farmington finished third in the Class 3 team standings. Vonderbruegge, a Hillsboro senior who ran for almost 1,500 yards during football season, won the 152-pound championship by pinfall. District semifinals are set at three area sites New 2.18.08 Semifinals are penciled in at three area district boys basketball sites after Monday's first-round games. At Jackson, Cape Girardeau Central and Hillsboro each advanced and set up Tuesday's semifinals: Jackson will play Central at 6 p.m., followed by Poplar Bluff vs. Hillsboro at 7:30. It's the fifth meeting of the season between Central and Jackson (which is 4-0), and the first of the season for Poplar Bluff and Hillsboro. Winners play in Thursday's championship. At Farmington, North County and Festus advanced out of the first round. Wednesday's games feature Farmington vs. North County at 6 p.m., and DeSoto vs. Festus at 7:30. At Perryville, Fredericktown defeated Perryville, and Dexter defeated Ste. Genevieve. Wednesday's semifinals feature Sikeston vs. Dexter at 6 p.m., followed by Notre Dame vs. Fredericktown at 7:30. Vashon scandal costs SEMO one of its sophomore reserves New 2.19.08 The scandal that could cost Vashon High School several of its state championships now has cost the Southeast men's basketball team one of its reserves. Sophomore Johnny Hill will be ineligible to play for the Redhawks during the school's review of comments made by his former coach, Floyd Irons. Irons told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch for its Sunday edition that he rented an apartment for Alton, Ill., brothers Johnny and Bobby Hill while they attended Vashon. Johnny Hill graduated in 2005, and Bobby graduated in 2006. They won two state championships while they attended Vashon. Hill has played in 51 games and averaged 1.7 points and 2.1 rebounds this season. At issue is whether the Hills amateur status remains intact because they received payment, in this case free housing from Irons. Jayson Santos, Southeast's assistant athletic director in charge of eligibility, said that Hill and his brother Bobby, who plays at Illinois State, could be ruled permanently ineligible. Neither brother has publicly confirmed Irons' claim, but if they're found guilty of receiving improper gifts, punishment could vary greatly. "But I have a bad feeling, I'll tell you that much," Santos told the Post-Dispatch for a story Tuesday. Vashon scandal costs SEMO one of its sophomore reserves New 2.19.08 The scandal that could cost Vashon High School several of its state championships now has cost the Southeast men's basketball team one of its reserves. Sophomore Johnny Hill will be ineligible to play for the Redhawks during the school's review of comments made by his former coach, Floyd Irons. Irons told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch for its Sunday edition that he rented an apartment for Alton, Ill., brothers Johnny and Bobby Hill while they attended Vashon. Johnny Hill graduated in 2005, and Bobby graduated in 2006. They won two state championships while they attended Vashon. Hill has played in 51 games and averaged 1.7 points and 2.1 rebounds this season. At issue is whether the Hills amateur status remains intact because they received payment, in this case free housing from Irons. Jayson Santos, Southeast's assistant athletic director in charge of eligibility, said that Hill and his brother Bobby, who plays at Illinois State, could be ruled permanently ineligible. Neither brother has publicly confirmed Irons' claim, but if they're found guilty of receiving improper gifts, punishment could vary greatly. "But I have a bad feeling, I'll tell you that much," Santos told the Post-Dispatch for a story Tuesday. Weather moves Doniphan, Bell City game up a day New 2.20.08 One of the area's top small-school matchups will be played today, 24 hours earlier than planned. No. 8 Doniphan will host No. 5 Bell City today instead of Thursday because of the threat of bad weather. JV game time is 6 p.m. Other area games today include semifinals at the Class 4 District 1 tournament in Perryville: Sikeston vs. Perryville at 6, and Notre Dame vs. Fredericktown at 7:30. In Class 4 District 2 games at Farmington today, Farmington will play North County at 6, followed by Festus vs. DeSoto at 7:30. Class 5 District 1 girls semifinals at Jackson open with Cape Girardeau Central vs. Poplar Bluff at 5:30, followed by Jackson vs. Seckman at 7. Class 4: An upset in one district, no surprise in another New 2.20.08 North County knocked top-seeded Farmington out of the boys basketball postseason Wednesday and earned a spot in Friday's Class 4 District 1 championship at the Farmington Civic Center. The Raiders (16-11) emerged from the fourth seed to defeat Farmington 49-46. North County will play second-seeded DeSoto (15-11), a 52-45 winner over third-seeded Festus. The championship is at 7:30 p.m. Friday. At Perryville, the top two seeds advanced in lopsided finishes when Sikeston (22-3) defeated Dexter and Notre Dame (19-6) defeated Fredericktown. The winners play at 7 p.m. Friday. District champions meet Wednesday at Mineral Area College in the sectional round. Poplar Bluff coach hired to take over at Hillsboro New 2.21.08 One Southeast Missouri school's loss this week was another one's gain. Hillsboro High School on Tuesday hired Brian Robbins to take over its struggling program, luring the coach away from Poplar Bluff after two seasons. Robbins' Mules went 3-7 in his first season and 5-5 last season, and he takes over a Hillsboro program that went 5-25 the past three years under Mike Genge, including 0-10 in 2007. District games pushed to Friday because of weather New 2.21.08 District tournaments are off today and rescheduled for Friday because of ice and snow. At Jackson, the Class 5 District 1 boys championship will be at 6 p.m. Friday. That sets up a doubleheader that also features the girls championship at 7:30. District games at Farmington and Perryville both were postponed around noon because of slick roads and the forecast for more ice today. At the Farmington Civic Center, tonight's Class 4 District 2 girls semifinals are rescheduled for 6 and 7:30 p.m. Friday. That moves the boys championship to 1 p.m. Saturday, followed by the girls championship at 2:30. At the Perry Park Center, tonight's Class 4 District 1 girls semifinals also are pushed back by 24 hours and are rescheduled for 6 and 7:30 p.m. Friday. That moves the boys championship to 6 p.m. Saturday. The girls final remains at 2 p.m. Saturday as scheduled. Final tickets on sale today for Perryville showdown New 2.22.08 If you don't have tickets to the Class 4 District 1 championships by the end of today, there's a good chance you won't see it live. About 300 tickets will go on sale to the general public at 8 a.m. Friday at Perryville High School, and an estimated 300 more will go on sale at Notre Dame Regional High School a few hours later at 2:30 p.m. The reward for the 1,200 ticket-holders: A seat to watch the third and final matchup of the season between Sikeston and Notre Dame, this time with a state sectional playoff berth on the line Wednesday against either DeSoto or North County. Saturday's 1 p.m. game at the Perry Park Center in Perryville was rescheduled from tonight because of weather. The girls district championship is at 6. Tickets for Saturday's boys game will not be sold at the door prior to the game. Jackson cruises into sectional against Webster Groves New 2.22.08 Jackson is the first Southeast Missouri team to advance into state basketball playoffs this season after rolling through Friday's Class 5 District 1 championship. The Indians, ranked No. 2 in Southeast Missouri, improved to 20-7 with a 62-32 win over Poplar Bluff. The teams were the No. 1 and 2 seeds in the six-team district. Jackson moves on to play Webster Groves, which is 24-3 and defeated St. Louis University High 65-40 in the District 2 final. The sectional round is at 7:45 p.m. Wednesday at Farmington Civic Center. Webster Groves and Jackson already met once this season in the Pepsi Showcase on Dec. 22 in Cape Girardeau. Webster Groves won 72-51. ND, DeSoto head into sectional round rematch New 2.23.08 Notre Dame and DeSoto will play for the second time in less than two weeks Wednesday, this time with a Class 4 sectional title riding on the outcome. Both teams won boys basketball district championships Saturday in games rescheduled from a day earlier. DeSoto (16-11) defeated North County 54-50 in two overtimes at the Farmington Civic Center. At Perryville, Notre Dame (20-6) knocked off No. 1 Sikeston 59-36, its first win over Sikeston in three tries this season. Notre Dame and DeSoto play at 7:45 p.m. Wednesday at Mineral Area College, 12 days after Notre Dame's 77-42 win knocked the Dragons out of the SemoSportsWeb Top 25. In the girls sectional, Farmington and Dexter meet at 6. Scott Central, Bell City kick off district title chase today New 2.25.08 Class 1 districts kick off today for 16 boys basketball teams at Gideon and Zalma, leading to a busy day of championship games across the region Thursday. Games are at 4, 5:30, 7 and 8:30 p.m. today at Gideon and Zalma, where top-seeded Bell City (at Zalma) and Scott County Central (at Gideon) open the schedule with games at 4. Semifinals at both sites are Tuesday, with championships Thursday. The district champions meet March 4 at Poplar Bluff. Tournaments continue Tuesday at several other sites across the region, leading to championships Thursday. Finals at two area sites are Friday. Area's final first-round games today at Park Hills New 2.26.08 Four boys high school basketball teams face elimination from Class 3 district playoffs today when four first-round games tip off at Park Hills Central. Games start at 4 p.m. and continue at 5:30, 7 and 8:30 at Park Hills, where top seeds Crystal City and West County have eyes on Friday's championship game. Semifinals are Thursday. Elsewhere across the area, district semifinals are today at several sites, including at Portageville, where at 6 p.m. New Madrid County Central will try to repeat its regular-season upset of favored Charleston, followed by a 7:30 game between Portageville and Scott City. At Zalma, Eminence and Lesterville will meet for the third time this season, this time in a Class 1 district semifinal at 6. Other semifinal games involving area teams are tonight at Chaffee, Gideon and Van Buren. Favored Clarkton, Charleston booted in district semifinals New 2.26.08 New Madrid County Central will play for a boys basketball district championship. So will Gideon. But a spot in the finals came as two favorites were eliminated Tuesday in small-school district basketball semifinals Tuesday. The wins set up a championship lineup Thursday at several sites. At Portageville, top-seeded Charleston lost to NMCC for the second time this season, this time in a game that ended the Bluejays' season after six straight district titles. Portageville, an OT winner over Scott City, will play NMCC in the final at 7:30 p.m. Thursday. At Gideon, the host Bulldogs upended Clarkton and set up a championship Thursday against Scott County Central, which ousted Oran. At Zalma, Lesterville improved to 2-1 against Eminence by winning a semifinal game in the Class 1 district and setting a championship date Thursday against Bell City. At Park Hills, one upset highlighted Tuesday's four first-round games: Herculaneum defeated third-seeded Arcadia Valley, joining favorites Crystal City, West County and Park Hills Central in Thursday's semifinals. Jackson promotes assistant football coach to fill top job New 2.27.08 Van Hitt is the new head football coach at Jackson High School, replacing Carl Gross. Hitt, a Jackson assistant coach since 1979, was approved unanimously by a school board vote late Tuesday. He and another assistant coach on Gross' staff, Nathan Norman, both applied for the job. Hitt is a 1965 graduate of Jackson and former football player at Southeast. ND rolls, Jackson falls in sectional games New 2.27.08 Two lopsided scores, but only one in favor of a Southeast Missouri team. Jackson lost and Notre Dame won in one-sided finishes to Wednesday's high school boys basketball sectional games; Jackson lost 65-44 to Webster Groves in Class 5, and Notre Dame turned a 39-0 lead into a 75-32 win over DeSoto in Class 4. Notre Dame (21-6) moves on to play St. Clair at the Farmington Civic Center in a quarterfinal game Saturday. Jackson ends the season at 20-8. DeSoto finishes 16-12. At Farmington, Webster Groves led just 29-24 at halftime but pushed the lead close to 20 points in the second half. Jackson cut the lead to nine before the Statesmen again pulled away. Jake Leet scored 21 points to lead Jackson, which lost to Webster Groves 72-51 just days before Christmas. Notre Dame turned its sectional into a runaway early and led 39-0 in the second quarter. Ryan Willen led Notre Dame with 25 points. In the Class 5 girls game, Poplar Bluff's season ended at 22-6 after a 56-39 loss to Nerinx Hall. In Class 4, Farmington (21-6) advanced to the quarterfinal round after defeating Dexter 48-35. The Knights will play at home Saturday against St. Louis Notre Dame. Sheldon retires as Blackcats girls coach New 2.28.08 One of Southeast Missouri's deans of high school coaches says he is retiring. Lonny Sheldon has resigned from his job as Fredericktown's varsity girls basketball coach, a job he held for 25 years. Sheldon's teams won 422 games during that stretch, and the Blackcats were 21-6 this season and second in the MAAA behind Farmington. The school will begin a search for Sheldon's replacement next week. Sectional matchups include Braves vs. Cubs in Class 1 New 2.28.08 Scott County Central and Bell City will play in the sectional round Tuesday after both won boys basketball district titles Thursday night. The Braves defeated Gideon at Gideon, and Bell City defeated Lesterville at Zalma. That sets up a rematch of last year's district final at 7:45 p.m. Tuesday at Poplar Bluff. Saxony Lutheran advanced to its first sectional round after it defeated Puxico in a Class 2 district. Saxony will play Wednesday at Park Hills Central against the winner of Friday's game between Wellston and New Haven. New Madrid County Central defeated Portageville in Class 3, setting up a sectional at 7:45 p.m. Wednesday at Poplar Bluff against the winner of Friday's Doniphan-Malden game. Also in Class 3, Crystal City and West County will meet for a district title Friday at Park Hills. The winner will play Wednesday at Jefferson College against the winner of Friday's Maplewood-Burroughs game. In Class 2, South Iron advanced with a win over Van Buren and will play the winner of Friday's Bernie-Hayti game Wednesday at TRCC. Hayti wins, advances to sectional vs. South Iron New 2.29.08 Hayti will play South Iron in the boys high school basketball sectional round after defeating Bernie 82-77 in the Class 2 district championship Friday at Holcomb. The teams will play at 7:45 p.m. Wednesday at TRCC. South Iron advanced Thursday by defeating Van Buren. At Park Hills, top-seeded Crystal City defeated West County 60-40 to earn a sectional date Wednesday at Jefferson College against Maplewood, which defeated John Burroughs. Also Friday, New Haven upset Wellston in Class 2, setting up Wednesday's sectional at Park Hills between Saxony Lutheran and New Haven. |
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