2023 Southeast Missourian Christmas Tournament: Top performers from each team

After four days (Dec. 26-30), 26 games, and 40 hours of listening to fans at the Show Me Center scream, "Get the rebound!" and "That's a foul!" the Southeast Missourian Christmas Tournament is now in the books.

Cape Central has once again claimed the Southeast Missourian Christmas Tournament championship by defeating Jackson. Notre Dame walked into the tournament 1-5 and walked out 4-6 with a third-place plaque. Kelly defeated their rival Scott City for fifth place and Scott County Central won the consolation final in a district battle against Bell City.

16 teams entered the tournament and each team had a player who put in a star performance at the Show Me Center. Here is the best performance from each team in the tournament.

__No. 16 Delta__

Ryan Jeffries led Delta with 17 points during the Bobcats' 113-48 loss to Cape Central in the opening round on Tuesday. The Bobcats were eliminated on Wednesday after a loss to Oran in the consolation round.

__No. 15 Bell City__

Kale Richardson led Bell City with 14 points in the Cubs' 48-45 win over Leopold in the consolation round on Wednesday. The Cubs went all the way to the consolation final but lost to Scott County Central on Saturday.

__No. 14 Advance__

Advance was led by Braylen Carlton, who scored 21 points in a 90-57 loss to Charleston in the opening round on Tuesday. Advance defeated Chaffee in the consolation round on Wednesday but fell to Bell City in the consolation semifinal round on Thursday.

__No. 13 Scott County Central__

Namarius Banks-Warren scored 31 points in Scott County Central's 66-52 win over Bell City in the consolation final on Saturday. Scott County Central lost to Notre Dame to start the tournament but won three straight games to claim 9th place.

__No. 12 Meadow Heights__

Braden Hays led Meadow Heights with 27 points in a 71-67 loss against Woodland in the opening round on Tuesday. Meadow Heights was eliminated on Wednesday after a loss to Scott County Central in the consolation round on Wednesday.

__No. 11 Chaffee__

Blake Yarbro led Chaffee with 21 points during the Red Devils' loss to Advance in the consolation round on Wednesday. That defeat eliminated the Red Devils after first losing to Kelly in the opening round on Tuesday.

__No. 10 Leopold__

Keegan Deck and Preston Campbell each scored a team-high 15 points for Leopold. Deck led the Wildcats during their loss against Oak Ridge on Tuesday, and Campbell led the team during Leopold's loss to Bell City on Wednesday.

__No. 9 Oran__

Eli Shoemaker led Oran with 20 points in a 59-54 loss to Scott County Central in the consolation semifinals on Thursday. Oran lost to Scott City in the opening round on Tuesday but defeated Leopold on Wednesday.

__No. 8 Scott City__

Jackson Gloth led Scott City with 18 points in the Rams' 76-65 win over Woodland to advance in the fifth-place game on Thursday. Scott City fell to Kelly in the fifth-place game.

__No. 7 Oak Ridge__

Konner Hobeck scored a tournament-high 39 points, including 24 in the fourth quarter to lead Oak Ridge past Leopold in the first round. Oak Ridge fell to Jackson on Wednesday and Kelly on Thursday but Hobeck was named Tournament MVP.

__No. 6 Kelly__

Ross Peters scored 23 points to lead Kelly past Chaffee in the opening round on Tuesday. The Hawks went on to win fifth place in the tournament.

__No. 5 Woodland__

Korbin Kinder scored 28 points to lead Woodland past Meadow Heights in the opening round. Woodland went on to lose to Notre Dame and Scott City.

__No. 4 Notre Dame__

Kolton Johnson scored 30 points on Tuesday to lead Notre Dame past Scott County Central in the opening round on Tuesday. Notre Dame went on to win third place on Saturday.

__No. 3 Charleston__

Ko'Terrion Owens scored 26 points to lead Charleston past Kelly in the quarterfinal round. Charleston went on to finish in fourth place in the tournament.

__No. 2 Jackson__

Kole Deck scored 32 points to lead Jackson past Charleston 63-58 in the semifinals on Thursday to advance to the championship game for the third consecutive year. Jackson lost to Cape Central in the final round on Saturday.

__No. 1 Cape Central__

Marquell Murray scored 25 points against Scott City in the quarterfinal round on Wednesday. The Tigers went on to win the tournament for the second straight season.