High School Sports

JACKSON, Mo. — In the past eight meetings between the two teams, Jackson has had Sikeston's number. Friday night's blowout win made it nine straight for the Indians. Jackson's offense played a solid all-around game against Sikeston, racking up 491 yards — 181 passing and 310 rushing — en route to a 50-7 homecoming victory Friday night at The Pit...

DONIPHAN — The Dexter Bearcats started fast and played stout defense for a second-straight week en route to a 35-0 victory over Doniphan on Friday night at Brumitt Family Stadium. “We had a good week of practice, and that helps,” Dexter coach Aaron Pixley said. “We came out ready to play. I think that’s why we got a lead and were able to maintain it.”...

KENNETT – The Kennett football program has been dominant for some time. In the past three seasons, the Indians have won 34 of its 38 games, and it appears that first-year coach Andrew Webster is leaving nothing to chance in maintaining that tradition.

Putting the brakes on Farmington’s physical, yard-churning triple-option offense was a chore for Cape Central. The methodical Knights, who averaged roughly 300 on the ground heading into Friday’s Class 4 tilt at Tigers Stadium, want to eat the clock and grind their opponents into submission...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. — The Sikeston tennis team finished fifth in the SEMO Conference Tournament Friday. Sikeston finished with seven points for a fifth place finish in the nine-team event. Kennett won the event with 23.5 points followed by Notre Dame (16), Cape Central (12) and Jackson (9.5)...

NEW MADRID, Mo – Make it four-straight decisive wins for the undefeated New Madrid County Central Eagles. Much like their first three games, the Eagles easily dispatched of visiting Caruthersville, building a 38-point halftime lead en route to a 52-19 homecoming win...

By David Jenkins Standard Democrat PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. — The Portageville Bulldogs took advantage of a forgettable night from the Charleston offense and rolled to a 40-6 win at home Friday night. Charleston had seven turnovers and lost an onside kick in the first half alone and finished the game with 10 turnovers. In three other Bluejay drives, one ended with a safety, one with a punt and the last drive of the game ended when the clock struck 0:00...

KENNETT – The home bleachers at Metz Cherry Stadium were overflowing for last Friday’s homecoming football victory over Caruthersville. The fans spilled out of the bleachers and lined the chain-link fence all the way past the entrance to the stadium at the south side of the field.

BERNIE — The young Puxico Indians gave Bernie fits for much of their SCAA volleyball match Thursday night at Bernie High School. The Mules fell behind in the first two games before finishing strong to beat Puxico 28-26, 17-25, 25-17, 25-11. Puxico starts three freshmen — Ziti Boyco, Laney Porter and Hanna Wilson — and a sophomore, Layla Thomas.

COLUMBIA, Mo. — Running out of time, Poplar Bluff quarterback Kannon Carr found an open Jacob Baller for a go-ahead touchdown with 11 seconds to play Friday night. The Mules scored twice in the fourth quarter, battling back to beat Battle 26-22. “I've got to give all the credit to the seniors. They just kept fighting and fighting,” Poplar Bluff coach David Sievers said. “This was the biggest win we've had in awhile for our program...

With the pressure on in the bottom of the seventh inning, Notre Dame’s Hailey Burnett showed up and showed out. The Bulldogs had just scored to cut Jackson’s lead to just one run, and Burnett didn’t want to take any chances. With two on, one out and a full count, Burnett crushed the ensuing pitch, sending it over the left-field fence to lift Notre Dame past Jackson 6-4 on Thursday at Notre Dame Regional High School...

The Portageville football team fell behind early in its recent 30-16 loss at Scott City, which forced the Bulldogs to take to the air offensively, which they did with some success.

There is no high school softball program in the state of Missouri that can match the success achieved by Kelly High School.

It’s going to be a tough row to hoe for the Cape Central girl’s tennis team in today’s SEMO Conference Tennis Tournament at Sikeston High School.

FARMINGTON — The Poplar Bluff swim team won all but three events Thursday to beat host Farmington 108-58. Elijah McAtee broke a team record in the 200-yard freestyle, winning by 0.4 of a second, and edged teammate Gavin Vaughn by 0.23 of a second to win the breaststroke...

POPLAR BLUFF — Looking to get Layla Sullivan some at-bats, Poplar Bluff softball coach Joel McDuffey mixed up the lineup a bit Thursday and put the senior hitting seventh. In her first plate appearance, Sullivan came up with the bases loaded and delivered with a hard grounder up the middle to score the first run of the game. She ended up with three hits, starting a six-run inning as the Mules beat East Carter 11-4 at Bobby Strenfel Field...

POPLAR BLUFF — It looked as if the Poplar Bluff soccer team was headed for an overtime loss Thursday night when the Mules got a fortuitous bounce. Sikeston’s Heath Poindexter was able to chip the ball over the oncoming keeper near the top of the penalty box with nothing between the ball and the next. ...

Junior forward Jace Boland scored two goals on Thursday to lead the Saxony Lutheran Crusaders over Farmington 4-2 on the road. Sophomore Luke Eggemeyer and junior Michael Hasz also produced goals while Max Richey and Landon Ochs each recorded two assists...

Cape Central coach Ryan Medlin and his Tigers picked up their eighth win of the season on Thursday, torching Jefferson 16-1 on the road. Junior leadoff hitter Ki Bogan had a whale of a game, going 4-for-5 in the contest with singles in the first, fourth, fifth and seventh innings. The junior drove in runs in the fifth and seventh frames...

The Dexter girls tennis team lost only three games en route to a 9-0 victory over Caruthersville on Thursday at T.S. Hill Middle School in Dexter. Leaha Koss, Nicole Rawlings and the doubles team of Lillie McMeans and Charlie Burkhalter recorded one win apiece in 8-1 losses to Julianna Rivera in No. 1 singles, Maci Comfort in No. 2 singles and Makenzie Mahy and Natalie Sells in No. 2 doubles, respectively...

The Scott City volleyball program, behind first-year coach Cindy Henry, has improved by leaps and bounds this season. The Rams have already matched their win total from a year ago by beating Sikeston at home Thursday, 3-1. Sophomore Alyssa Dirden’s eight kills and four aces along with junior Avarie O’Brien’s six kills led the Rams offense...

SIKESTON – There have been times this volleyball season in which Sikeston has played to its potential and the thought of a breakthrough season is imaginable. However, those times have been sporadic and not sustained, much to the frustration of first-year Bulldog coach Chelsie Holifield.

NEELYVILLE, Mo. — An early pitchers’ duel lasted one trip through the lineup. Each player for both teams got one at-bat through the first two innings, and nobody scored. In the third inning, Everyone for Neelyville got their second at-bat as the Tigers scored five runs and beat Doniphan 8-4 on Thursday in Neelyville...

Behind home runs from Ainsley and Hailey Burnett — as well as five RBIs from Ainsley — Notre Dame had little trouble with Festus on Wednesday, crushing the Tigers 13-1 in five innings. The Bulldogs scored three runs in the bottom half of innings one and two, followed by one run scored in the third...

SIKESTON — The Sikeston Bulldogs soccer team will host a Kick-a-Thon Saturday Sept. 25 to raise money for the Gold Out Game to benefit St. Jude Children Hospital. Those interested in participating in the Kick-a-Thon can come anytime between 9 a.m. and 11a.m. on Saturday at the Sikeston High School soccer field at the Sikeston Recreation Complex. ...

Cooper Callis (Jackson HS) matched a Southwest Baptist school record with six touchdown passes in a 62-41 loss to Findlay on Saturday. Callis was 30 for 40 passing for 450 yards and no interceptions. He found Jordan Kent (Jackson HS) eight times for 89 yards and two touchdowns. Callis completed passes to eight different receivers with Kent third on the team in total yards. Cameron Cox (Cape Central HS) also had a tackle for the Bearcats...

SIKESTON AT JACKSON Records: Jackson 4-0; Sikeston 2-2 Last week: Jackson defeated Cape Central 48-0; Sikeston lost to Poplar Bluff Series history: Sikeston leads 56-43-6 Last meeting: 2020, Jackson won 71-0 Notes:Sikeston has a tall task Friday night as they travel to The Pit to face Jackson, the No. ...

Jackson picked up its 11th victory of the season with a 7-2 triumph over Mehlville on Wednesday. Mia Foote, Lydia Weber, Avery Ford and Marissa Buehler all won both singles and doubles matches against Panther foes. Jackson (11-5-1) will play at 4 p.m. today against Cape Central...

The Perryville boys soccer team has been on a roll as of late, winning seven games in a row after suffering its lone defeat against Notre Dame on Aug. 31. Tuesday was no different, as the Pirates shellacked the Seckman Jaguars, 6-1, as part of the opening round of the Hillsboro Tournament...

Each week, I plan to take a look at the Semoball area's volleyball teams and rank them 1-10 based on how they improve or decline in play. These rankings are my personal opinion and are not official. 1. Woodland – Record: 12-3 – Wins last week: Saxony Lutheran, Advance, Dexter...

After Cape Central dropped its first set to Scott City on Wednesday, the Tigers turned on the heat, winning three sets in a row to beat the Rams on the road, (20-25), 25-22, 25-21, 25-18. Cape Central received a game-high 22 kills offensively from senior hitter Ella Vogel, while Ava Nelson added four kills and Madison Phelps contributed three...

Addison Kirkman has been a fixture on the sideline at Poplar Bluff football games the last few seasons, serving as a team manager. So after the senior was named homecoming queen Friday night, there she was in a full-length dress wearing her tiara while handing out water bottles during a timeout...

Looking for a Week 5 opponent to fill out the schedule, Poplar Bluff football coach David Sievers was looking for a good test for his team. “We had a couple of other opportunities and I just thought we didn’t need an over-by-halftime game in the middle of the seaosn,” Sievers recalled. “That’s why I was excited we got these guys on the schedule...

BELL CITY — A big game by Bell City’s middle blockers propelled the Cubs to victory Tuesday night at Bell City High School. The Cubs overcame a seven-point deficit in the second game en route to a 26-24, 25-21, 25-16 win over Leopold to record their third-straight victory...

The Jackson Indians look to increase their winning streak to 19 games on Friday night when they host Sikeston in a SEMO North Conference tilt. The Indians (4-0) are coming off a 48-0 win over rival Cape Central where eight different running backs carried the ball for a total of 311 yards and five touchdowns...

The Cape Girardeau Ford and Sons Senior Legion Post 63 baseball team is holding tryouts at 10 a.m. Sunday at Capaha Field. Cape Post 63 — which was 2021 Senior Legion Zone Champions and took third place in the state tournament — is seeking players for its Freshman Legion (15U), Junior Legion (16U) and Senior Legion (18U) teams...

ORAN – There was a four-year stretch of dominance put forth by the Scott City High School volleyball program over a decade ago, in which the Rams won the MSHSAA Class 2 state championship (2009), finished as the state runner-up (2008) and won a district title in finishing the season 30-1-1 (2011).

JACKSON, Mo. — Looking at the scoreboard of Tuesday night’s volleyball matchup between Jackson and Sikeston, one unfamiliar with both teams may think the Bulldogs are struggling. Jackson coach Dave Mirly would disagree. Following the Indians’ 3-0 home victory over Sikeston, Mirly made it a point to say a few words to the opposing team...

Four schools in the Southeast Missourian coverage area are ranked top 10 in the first Missouri Soccer Coaches Association state power rankings poll of 2021. Jackson, Notre Dame, Perryville and Saxony Lutheran all cracked the top 10. Notre Dame (9-1) and Perryville (5-1) are the highest-ranked teams in the area, both coming in at No. 3 in their respective classes...

Behind another solid all-around game from all-state hitter Addie Johnson, the Woodland Cardinals won their ninth out of 10 games on Tuesday, beating Cape Central in straight sets, 25-17, 25-18, 25-19. Johnson recorded 21 kills, 14 digs and had six ace serves...

The game of softball is often ever-changing. Just ask Chaffee freshman Reese Van Pelt. On Monday, Van Pelt gave up nine runs on 13 hits against East Carter, with her Red Devils losing 9-5. On Tuesday, Van Pelt pitched an absolute gem on the mound and led the Chaffee offense in hits, as the host Red Devils dismantled Saxony Lutheran 11-0 in five innings...

The Poplar Bluff Mules picked up their first win of the season Tuesday, 6-3 at Charleston. After taking two doubles matches, Poplar Bluff got an 8-5 win by Olivia Kirkman in the No. 2 singles match while Emma Sutton won 8-2 at No. 3. Elizabeth Ledbetter was an 8-0 winner while Kaitlyn Booker won her match 8-1...

POPLAR BLUFF — Triangles are not just for geometry. The Poplar Bluff soccer team is using them to create success no matter what shape they take. “I don’t care as long as we create triangles all the way down the field,” Mules coach Rusty Crafton said. “That will help us move the ball.”...

POPLAR BLUFF — A day after giving up three touchdowns, the Poplar Bluff softball team was locked in a pitcher’s duel Tuesday with Jackson. The Mules rallied with two outs in the sixth to pull even but couldn’t get out of a two-on, no-out jam in the seventh as Jackson won 2-1 at Bobby Strenfel Field...

BROSELEY, Mo. — Kelly improved its winning streak to five games after applying consistent small-ball pressure on Twin Rivers. The Hawks finished with 10 hits and scored 11 runs in the final three innings to win 13-3 in Broseley. “That’s our bread and butter,” Kelly coach Melanie Heuring said. “If something isn’t going our way or we’re not hitting, sometimes bunting the ball helps us see it a little better. It helps us get on, manufacture some runs and gets our momentum going a little bit.”...

The Dexter Bearcats were missing two key players for Friday’s football game against East Prairie. Kaeden Kennedy, the team’s top running back, as well as a defensive back and punter, and Logan Josupait, who takes snaps at running back, wide receiver, outside linebacker and return specialist, missed the Bearcats’ 45-0 victory...

DEXTER — The Woodland Cardinals not only gained the upper hand in the race for the SCAA volleyball championship, but they recorded a rare victory over Dexter in the process. After a 24-26, 25-18, 25-15, 25-20 victory over Dexter, the Cardinals moved into sole possession of first place in the SCAA standings Monday night at the Bearcat Event Center...

KENNETT – Throughout his highly successful athletic career, Kennett High School senior Tanner Duncan has faced a lot of challenges.

SIKESTON – Second-year Bloomfield High School volleyball coach Hannah Dement would appreciate having some sense of normalcy to coaching the Wildcats. However, after enduring two seasons that have been engulfed by a global pandemic, she’ll take what she can get when it comes to normalcy.