Senior Kendall Boyer scored a game-high 16 points to lead De Soto to a 48-21 victory over visiting Hillsboro on Thursday night.
Boyer was recognized before the game as the ninth girls basketball player in team history to reach 1,000 career points. The 6-0 forward reached 1,000 points on Monday night in a loss to Festus. Boyer has scored 1,034 points in her career.
The Dragons improved to 12-9 overall and concluded their games in the Jefferson County Activities Association large-schools with a mark of 2-2.
De Soto is the only JCAA school to play in Class 4 District 2 at North County in Bonne Terre. The ultra-tough district has the host Raiders, Park Hills Central, Farmington, Potosi and Ste. Genevieve. The Dragons are 1-2 against teams in their district this season and play Ste. Genevieve on Wednesday.
Hillsboro (4-18, 1-3) capped off its large-schools schedule against De Soto. On Wednesday the Hawks beat Windsor 37-30 for its only conference win this season. Sophomore Kenzie Baker and junior Elaina Readnour each scored 10 points against the Owls. Readnour scored a team-high nine points against De Soto. The Hawks are hosting Class 4 District 3.