SEMO Conference basketball championship: Jackson vs. Notre Dame

Friday, December 6, 2019

Tyler Graef

It was a close first half of basketball between the top-seeded Bulldogs and the second-seeded Indians... and then a not-so-close half as Notre Dame progressively left Jackson behind to clinch the SEMO Conference tourney crown at Cape Central High School Thursday, Dec. 5, 2019.

Notre Dame's Riley Burger is seen during warmups in this in-camera double exposure image before the Semo Conference championship game Thursday, Dec. 5, 2019, at Cape Central High School in Cape Girardeau. (Tyler Graef ~ Southeast Missourian)
Notre Dame's Emily Kellum (5) reaches for a loose ball during the Semo Conference championship game Thursday, Dec. 5, 2019, at Cape Central High School in Cape Girardeau. (Tyler Graef ~ Southeast Missourian)
Jackson's Madison Lambert shoots during the Semo Conference championship game Thursday, Dec. 5, 2019, at Cape Central High School in Cape Girardeau. (Tyler Graef ~ Southeast Missourian)
Fans cheer during the Semo Conference championship game Thursday, Dec. 5, 2019, at Cape Central High School in Cape Girardeau. (Tyler Graef ~ Southeast Missourian)
Notre Dame's Emily Kellum (5) drives toward the basket during the Semo Conference championship game Thursday, Dec. 5, 2019, at Cape Central High School in Cape Girardeau. (Tyler Graef ~ Southeast Missourian)
Notre Dame's Emily Kellum (5) looks toward the basket during the Semo Conference championship game Thursday, Dec. 5, 2019, at Cape Central High School in Cape Girardeau. (Tyler Graef ~ Southeast Missourian)
Jackson's Madison Lambert (20) and Kate Emmendorfer (14) box out Notre Dame's Riley Burger (22) during the Semo Conference championship game Thursday, Dec. 5, 2019, at Cape Central High School in Cape Girardeau. (Tyler Graef ~ Southeast Missourian)
Jackson's Piper Guilliams (23) turns the ball back toward the Notre Dame basket during the Semo Conference championship game Thursday, Dec. 5, 2019, at Cape Central High School in Cape Girardeau. (Tyler Graef ~ Southeast Missourian)
Jackson fans cheer during the Semo Conference championship game Thursday, Dec. 5, 2019, at Cape Central High School in Cape Girardeau. (Tyler Graef ~ Southeast Missourian)
Jackson's Brooke Thompson (3) during the Semo Conference championship game Thursday, Dec. 5, 2019, at Cape Central High School in Cape Girardeau. (Tyler Graef ~ Southeast Missourian)
Notre Dame's Tori Rubel (35) shoots a long-range jumpshot during the Semo Conference championship game Thursday, Dec. 5, 2019, at Cape Central High School in Cape Girardeau. (Tyler Graef ~ Southeast Missourian)
Jackson's Piper Guilliams (23) looks to shoot the ball while being contested by Notre Dame's Emily Kellum (5) during the Semo Conference championship game Thursday, Dec. 5, 2019, at Cape Central High School in Cape Girardeau. (Tyler Graef ~ Southeast Missourian)
Jackson's Kate Emmendorfer (14) vies for position in the paint against Notre Dame's Riley Burger (22) during the Semo Conference championship game Thursday, Dec. 5, 2019, at Cape Central High School in Cape Girardeau. (Tyler Graef ~ Southeast Missourian)
Notre Dame's Allie Burnett (4) accepts an individual championship trophy after the Bulldogs won the Semo Conference championship game Thursday, Dec. 5, 2019, at Cape Central High School in Cape Girardeau. (Tyler Graef ~ Southeast Missourian)
The Notre Dame Lady Bulldogs hoist the championship trophy after winning the Semo Conference championship game Thursday, Dec. 5, 2019, at Cape Central High School in Cape Girardeau. (Tyler Graef ~ Southeast Missourian)