Advance avoids upset loss to Delta

In by far the closest game among the first seven contests on the opening day of the 60th annual Southeast Missourian Christmas Tournament, Advance needed a rally to knock off Delta.

The Hornets, seeded sixth in the 16-team event, trailed by a point at halftime but used a big third quarter to take control. Advance then held on for a 69-64 win over the 11th-seeded Bobcats at the Show Me Center.

Advance, which improved to 6-1, was led in scoring by Jeremy Limbaugh with 16 points, including 12 in the second half. Daryl Wade added 14 points.

Kevin Bartels poured in 29 points for the Bobcats (3-3). Brent Menz had 13.

Delta led 29-28 at halftime and was still ahead 39-38 midway through the third quarter. But Advance used a 9-0 run to go ahead 47-39 and led 51-42 entering the final period.

The Bobcats hung tough for the entire fourth quarter and trailed by just three points in the late going before the Hornets finally sealed the victory.

Advance 69, Delta 64

Delta 14 15 13 22 -- 64

Advance 10 18 23 18 -- 69

DELTA (64) -- Aaron Kinder 6, Cody Crowden 8, Aaron Seabaugh 2, Brent Menz 13, Dustin Anglin 5, Rhodes 1, Kevin Bartels 29. FG 15, FT 16-23, F 13 (3-pointers: Crowden 2, Menz 2, Anglin 1, Bartels 1. Fouled out: none)

ADVANCE (69) -- Tyler Bowman 7, Jeremy Limbaugh 16, Daryl Wade 14, Drew Sherman 5, Alex Spell 8, Josh Bailey 6, Dustin Kalinski 7, James Masters 6. FG 29, FT 11-16, F 19 (3-pointers: none. Fouled out: none)

Jackson 74, Chaffee 17

Defending champion Jackson began a series of romps by the top four seeds with a demolition of Chaffee.

Top-seeded Jackson (9-0) jumped out to an 18-2 lead after one quarter and was never headed against No. 16 Chaffee (2-4).

Eleven players scored for the Indians, led by Jack Puisis and Ryan Mirly with 14 points apiece. Ryan Leet added 10 points. No player scored more than five points for the Red Devils.

The Indians, ahead 39-8 at halftime and 63-17 after three quarter, blanked the Red Devils in the final period.

Chaffee 2 6 9 0 -- 17

Jackson 18 21 24 11 -- 74

CHAFFEE (17) -- Jeff Daugherty 2, Brad Urhahn 4, Jeremy Penrose 2, Nathan Van Winkle 1, Tyler Graham 3, Cory Chapman 5. FG 5, FT 4-10, F 9 (3-pointers: Chapman 1. Fouled out: none)

JACKSON (74) -- Adam Ross 2, Kyle Pridemore 2, Ryan Mirly 14, Cody Cardwell 2, Jack Puisis 14, Trey Stone 4, Tyler Beussink 3, Ryan Leet 10, Drue McNeely 9, Eric Poythress 4, Tyler Grantham 6. FG 25, FT 6-8, F 12 (3-pointers: Puisis 1, Beussink 1, Leet 2, McNeely 2. Fouled out: none)

Charleston 80, Oak Ridge 45

In a battle of Bluejays, second-seeded Charleston eased passed No. 15 Oak Ridge.

Justin Clark paced Charleston (5-6) with 18 points. Also in double figures were Shawn Sherrell and Ashton Farmer with 14 points apiece, and Jamarcus Williams with 12.

Oak Ridge (1-7) got 21 points from Austin Hahs and 13 from Austin Morrison.

Charleston led 22-9 after one quarter and 41-21 at halftime.

Oak Ridge 9 12 10 14 -- 45

Charleston 22 19 19 20 -- 80

OAK RIDGE (45) -- Austin Morrison 13, Brian Ruesler 1, Jon McMillan 3, Lance Felker 7, Austin Hahs 21. FG 13, FT 16-24, F 13 (3-pointers: Morrison 1. Fouled out: none)

CHARLESTON (80) -- Myron Pettigrew 3, Moses Gater 2, Shawn Sherrell 14, Ashton Farmer 14, Justin Clark 18, Jerrell Quinn 2, Markale Kent 6, Josh Thompson 7, Seth Stephenson 2, Jamarcus Williams 12. FG 30, FT 10-15, F 19 (3-pointers: none. Fouled out: none)

Scott City 78, Oran 46

Mark Dannenmueller, averaging more than 30 points per game, poured in 36 as third-seeded Scott City knocked off No. 14 Oran.

The Rams (4-3), who lead 49-25 at halftime, also got 11 points from Alex King.

The Eagles (0-6) were paced by Steven Mock with 18 points and Ryan Bouge with 13.

Oran 14 11 10 11 -- 46

Scott City 24 25 14 15 -- 78

ORAN (46) -- Chase Seyer 8, Ryan Bouge 13, Clayton Scherer 2, Paul Bucher 4, Steven Mock 18, Travis Randolph 1. FG 16, FT 5-11, F 22 (3-pointers: Bouge 2, Mock 5. Fouled out: none)

SCOTT CITY (78) -- Daniel Jackson 8, Andy Stephens 4, Travis Glueck 8, Mark Dannenmueller 36, Mark Johnston 5, Jason Schenimann 4, Landon Hill 2, Alex King 11. FG 30, FT 15-25, F 13 (3-pointers: Dannenmueller 1. Fouled out: none)

Central 59, Leopold 26

Cape Girardeau Central piled up a 36-13 halftime lead as the fourth-seeded Tigers rolled past No. 13 Leopold.

Eli Harris was the only player for Central (4-4) to reach double figures as he scored 18 points.

No player had more than six points for the Wildcats (2-6).

Leopold 5 8 7 6 -- 26

Central 18 18 15 8 -- 59

LEOPOLD (26) -- Michael Vandeven 6, David Thiele 4, Brandon Stoverink 3, Eric Seiler 2, Kelly Stause 5, Alfred Van Gennip 6. FG 7, FT 9-13, F 15 (3-pointers: Stoverink 1. Fouled out: none)

CENTRAL (59) -- Alex Ray 9, Eli Harris 18, Jared Thomas 2, Darnell Wilks 4, William Zickfield 2, Garrett Ozbun 6, Xavier Wilford 4, David Deisher 6, Anthony Hempstead 8. FG 23, FT 10-13, F 13 (3-pointers: Harris 1. Fouled out: none)

Scott County 76, Notre Dame 71, OT

Scott County Central pulled off a mild upset as the No. 9 Braves (7-1) slipped past No. 8 Notre Dame (3-6) in overtime.

The Braves (7-1) trailed 64-61 with 10 seconds left in regulation, but one Jeremy Johnson free throw with six seconds left and two foul shots by Isaac Porter with 2.6 seconds remaining forced overtime. Porter had 21 points.

After several lead changes in OT, Chris Monroe put the Braves ahead for good at 70-69 with about a minute left.

--From staff reports