The Hickman girls basketball team used a swarming defense against a taller team to gut out a 42-36 victory over Nerinx Hall yesterday in Webster Groves.

Yvonne Anderson led the Kewpies - 23-1 and ranked second in Class 5 - with 14 points and combined with Shana White to shut down the Markers (17-6). The two Hickman players repeatedly got their hands on Nerinx Hall passes, and, despite going scoreless, the 5-foot-10 White also helped hold the 6-1 Hayley Pieper and 6-foot Molly Wersching relatively in check. Anderson, meanwhile, added five steals to her game-high point total.

Pieper finished with 12 points to lead the Markers.

Lauren Nolke added 12 for the Kewpies, who next play Friday, when they host Jackson.

● Centralia 61, Louisiana 22: The Panthers raced to a 42-9 halftime lead and were never challenged Friday in Clarence Cannon Conference action.

Shelly Rosenfelder scored 19 points to lead Centralia (11-11, 3-2). Felicia McCann added 11 points and Mallory Henry and Erin Van Maanen both scored eight.

Boys basketball

● Sturgeon 59, Madison 44: Trey Hicks scored 22 points and Trey Chisholm 14 to propel the Bulldogs to a conference victory Friday.

Jacob Lorentzen added 10 points for Sturgeon, which led 46-19 at halftime.

● Pilot Grove 61, Prairie Home 53: The Tigers improved to 14-5 and 7-1 in Cooper County Activities Association play with a home win Friday.

Kyle Lorenz led Pilot Grove with 19 points. For Prairie Home, Drew Sells scored 15 and Josh Loesing 14.

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