Advance cruises past Leopold in opening round

Advance grabbed a 30-point halftime advantage and secured the sixth-straight blowout of the opening day on Tuesday with a 94-46 win over Leopold in the 62nd annual Southeast Missourian Christmas Tournament at the Show Me Center.

The sixth-seeded Hornets will face No. 3 Jackson in the quarterfinals today. Jackson cruised by Woodland 90-32 earlier in the day.

"It's just a game," Advance coach Joe Shoemaker said of today's quarterfinal, "and we try to go out there and get better every game. Blocking out and rebounding is something we haven't done real well, so it will be a challenge."

Alex Steil led the Hornets (4-3) with 21 points, Cody Mitchell had 17, Rusty Hendricks had 14 and Jacob Bond added 10.

Matt Stoverink led the 11th-seeded Wildcats (4-4) with 17 points.

Advance 94, Leopold 46

Leopold 12 15 10 9 -- 46

Advance 30 27 22 15 -- 94

LEOPOLD (46) -- Matt Stoverink 17, Eric Fluchel 7, Daren VanGennip 9, Tyler Clubb 5, Nathan Nenninger 2, Cody Van De Ven 2, Jordan Jensen 4. FG 18, FT 6-12, F 13 (3-pointers: Stoverink 2, VanGennip 1, Clubb 1. Fouled out: none)

ADVANCE (94) -- Alex Steil 21, Rusty Hendricks 14, Jacob Bond 10, Trenton Moses 7, Cody Mitchell 17, Cameron Stevens 7, Adam Baker 6, Nate Middleton 4, David VanGennip 2, Tyler Wade 6. FG 39, FT 6-12, F 13 (3-pointers: Hendricks 4, Steil 2, Wade 2. Fouled out: none)

Notre Dame 89, Delta 28

Second-seeded Notre Dame placed immediate pressure on No. 15 Delta both on defense and on the scoreboard on its way to an easy first-round victory.

The defending champion Bulldogs (10-1) forced turnover after turnover with their full-court press, as they built a 14-0 lead to begin the game. By halftime, Notre Dame built a 47-14 advantage behind 13 first-half points from John Unterreiner.

Ten players scored for Notre Dame, which continued to increase its lead in the second half. Unterreinner paced the team with 19 points. Ty Williams and Austin Greer added 13 points apiece, while Abe Dirnberger and Ryan Willen both scored 11.

A.J. Horn led the Bobcats' scorers with eight points, while Alex Parks and Brent Sauceda contributed six points apiece. Delta fell to 3-5.

Delta 8 6 8 6 -- 28

Notre Dame 25 22 31 11 -- 89

DELTA (28) -- Tyler Martin 2, A.J. Horn 8, Alex Parks 6, Nate Stroder 2, Brent Sauceda 6, Dustin Anglin 4 FG 12, FT 4-5, Fouls 12 (3-pointers: none. Fouled out: none.)

NOTRE DAME (89) -- Alex Bader 2, Mark Himmelberg 9, Abe Dirnberger 11, Ty Williams 13, Blake Gaddis 3, John Unterreiner 19, Austin Greer 13, Ryan Willen 11, Joseph Tolbert 4, Logan Glueck 4. FG 39, FT 4-8, Fouls 9 (3-pointers: Himmelberg 3, Dirnberger 1, Unterreiner 3. Fouled out: none.)

Jackson 90, Woodland 32

The third-seeded Indians (7-3) outscored the 14th-seeded Cardinals 30-3 in the second quarter of their first-round matchup and cruised to a 90-32 victory.

Woodland, which was able to slow Jackson early by switching defenses often and shooting well, trailed by only five points, 19-14, at the end of the first quarter. However, the Cardinals found the Indians, particularly Jake Leet, too tough in the second.

The 6-3 junior guard took over the game for a stretch that would see him make a steal, block a shot and feed a teammate a behind-the-back pass for an easy layup. Leet also scored 14 points himself in the quarter and had 18 in the half.

Woodland (2-4) scored only 18 points over the game's final three quarters as it struggled against the size and depth of Jackson. Seth Gaines led the Cardinals with nine points. Teammates Timmy Abner, Chad Gaines and Jordan King scored five points each.

Leet finished with 22 to lead the Indians and found help via 13 points from Antonio Garritano, 11 points from Steven Spradlin and 10 from Matt Lang.

Woodland 14 3 9 6 -- 32

Jackson 19 30 25 16 -- 90

WOODLAND (32) -- Caleb Lee 2, Seth Gaines 9, Josh Hahn 4, Timmy Abner 5, Chad Gaines 5, C.J. Kernan 2, Jordan King 5. FG 9, FT 10-13, Fouls 12 (3-pointers: Hahn 1, Abner 1, Gaines, C. 1, King 1. Fouled out: none.)

JACKSON (90) -- Caleb Guillaims 6, Marcus Harris 6, Cody Green 6, Steven Spradlin 11, Kyle Keith 3, Andrew Shrum 6, Matt Lang 10, Jake Leet 22, Antonio Garritano 13. FG 40, FT 7-11, Fouls 9 (3-pointers: Guillaims 1, Keith 1, Lang 1. Fouled out: none.)

Charleston 69, Oak Ridge 12

In the battle of the Blue Jays, it was the No. 1 seed Charleston that predictably dominated bottom-seed Oak Ridge in the opening round.

Charleston (9-1) started the game with 11 straight points before Oak Ridge's Dustin Meyr put his team on the board with a 3-point shot. The top seed led 24-4 after one quarter and 42-7 at the half.

Justin Clark led Charleston with 12 points through two quarters on six of 17 shooting. A flurry of offensive rebounds over the undersized Oak Ridge team helped both he and his teammates overcome a poor shooting start.

Clark finished with a game-high 16 points and Jamarcus Williams added 14. Jerquawn Sherrell contributed 11 points.

Oak Ridge (1-6) was led by Meyr, who ended with 6 points.

Oak Ridge 4 3 0 5 -- 12

Charleston 24 18 17 10 -- 69

OAK RIDGE (12) -- Kaz Lane 2, Dylan Abbott 4, Dustin Meyr 6. FG 3, FT 4-7, F 10 (3-pointers: Meyr 2. Fouled out: none)

CHARLESTON (69) -- Jamarcus Williams 14, Antonio Riggens 3, Jerquawn Sherrell 11, Justin Clark 16, Brian Parham 4, Garyion Johnson 4, Joseph Watts 6, Markale Kent 4, Antonio Johnson 3, Donald Dixon 2, Marquez Ware 4. FG 33, FT 1-8, F 10 (3-pointers: A. Johnson 1, Riggens 1. Fouled out: none)