Below scores 55 points to lead Delta in narrow win vs. Chaffee

Terrence Below set Delta's single-game scoring record with 55 points, and the Bobcats scored 45 points in the fourth quarter en route to an 89-87 victory against Chaffee on Tuesday at home.

Below, who broke the record that his uncle, Sam Below, and Neal Hester shared (48), was 22 for 27 from the field, all on 2-point field goal attempts. He hit all 11 of his free throws and scored 21 points in the fourth quarter.

"They were guarding him," Delta coach Shawn Kinder said, "but he was just hitting his shots."

Two of Delta's starters fouled out, and starter Aaron Kinder's playing time was limited due to illness.

"With those two starters fouling out and Aaron being sick, Terrence basically took the game over," Kinder said. "We got in foul trouble, and he just took the load on his shoulders."

Kinder added 12 for Delta (5-12), and Nathan Stroder netted 11.

For Chaffee, which scored 31 points in the final frame, Steven Dooley scored 24 points, Andy Hendrix had 23, Augi Orr scored 14 and Michael Lee added 10.

DELTA 89, CHAFFEE 87

Chaffee 18 21 17 31 -- 87

Delta 14 12 18 45 -- 89

CHAFFEE (87) -- Aaron Hopkins 6, Steven Dooley 24, Jerrod Steger 4, Augi Orr 14, Andy Hendrix 23, Korey Chapman 5, Michael Lee 10. FG 32, FT 18-29, F 17 (3-pointers: Dooley 3, Orr 1, Chapman 1. Fouled out: none)

DELTA (89) -- Aaron Kinder 12, A.J. Horn 4, Dustin Anglin 7, Terrence Below 55, Nathan Stroder 11. FG 35, FT 17-22, F 19 (3-pointers: Kinder 1, Anglin 1. Fouled out: Horn, Anglin)

Charleston 67, Central 59

Central pulled within three points of Charleston with a 10-0 fourth-quarter run, but the Tigers fell short in a road loss.

Central (13-11) outrebounded the Bluejays 33-25 and held Charleston's top two scorers to a combined nine points, but Shawn Sherrell exploded for 30 points to put Charleston over the top. Sherrell scored 18 of the Bluejays' 22 second-quarter points.

"They're a very talented team," Central coach Derek McCord said. "We shut down two of their top three, but we didn't get out on Sherrell like we should've.

"Our kids played hard. We just had too many turnovers."

Darnell Wilks led Central with 17 points, and David Deisher added 13.

Central 16 17 9 17 -- 59

Charleston 18 22 9 18 -- 67

CENTRAL (59) -- Adrian Cox 8, Jajuan Bell 6, Jared Thomas 3, Darnell Wilks 17, Jeremy Kimble 6, Garrett Ozbun 2, David Deisher 13, Derek Walker 4. FG 22, FT 10-15, F 14 (3-pointers: Wilks 1, Thomas 1, Bell 1, Cox 2. Fouled out: none)

CHARLESTON (67) -- Tavis Hamilton 12, Shawn Sherrell 30, Joseph Watts 2, Jamarcus Williams 7, Justin Clark 2, Josh Thompson 12, Markale Kent 2. FG 26, FT 14-18, F 14 (3-pointers: Sherrell 1. Fouled out: none)

Notre Dame 73, Caruthersville 47

Notre Dame outscored Caruthersville 46-25 in the second half and cruised to a road win.

Ryan Willen led the Bulldogs (21-3) with 23 points. Xavier Delph had 11, and Alex Ressel threw in 10.

Notre Dame 13 14 21 25 -- 73

Caruthersville 14 8 14 11 -- 47

NOTRE DAME (73) -- Abe Dirnberger 9, Xavier Delph 11, Ty Williams 7, Kirk Boeller 5, Ryan Willen 23, Alex Ressel 10, Brandon Holzum 6, Lucas Dirnberger 2. FG 30, FT 8-10, F 10 (3-pointers: Holzum 2, Boeller 1, Williams 1, A. Dirnberger 1. Fouled out: none)

CARUTHERSVILLE (47) -- Fields 6, Reed 19, Morning 6, Motton 8, Thomas 8. FG 21, FT 2-8, F 10 (3-pointers: Motton 2, Reed 1. Fouled out: none)

JV -- Notre Dame def. Caruthersville

Scott County Central 106, Hayti 94

D.D. Gillespie scored 37 points to lead Scott County Central to a high-scoring home win.

The game featured 78 field goals, 36 fouls and 56 free throws.

"It was the craziest game I've ever seen," Braves coach David Heeb said. "We were up by about 19 with 2 minutes to go, and I bet they hit three 3s in about 12 seconds."

Richard Brownley added 20 points for Scott County (12-12), which has won four of its last five to climb back to .500. Pershard Owens had 19, and Caleb Johnson netted 18.

Hayti 19 20 28 27 -- 94

SCC 28 27 29 22 -- 106

HAYTI (94) -- Stuart 7, J. Guyten 2, Mattlock 23, Wilkens 10, Jones 24, A. Guyten 10, Covington 4, Cooper 14. FG 38, FT 13-18, F 24 (3-pointers: Stuart 1, Mattlock 3, Jones 3, A. Guyten 1, Cooper 1. Fouled out: none)

SCC (106) -- D.D. Gillespie 37, Josh Chamberlain 8, Caleb Johnson 18, Pershard Owens 19, Richard Brownley 20, Drew Thomas 4. FG 40, FT 24-38, F 12 (3-pointers: Gillespie 2. Fouled out: none)

JV -- Hayti 66, SCC 65

Meadow Heights 81, Valle 73

Meadow Heights led 45-19 at halftime, but the Panthers had to hold off Valle's comeback to pick up a road victory.

Anthony Bollinger was 11 for 12 from the field, scoring 28 points and grabbing 13 rebounds, to lead Meadow Heights (15-6). Terry Wagner added 12, Michael Collier had 11 and Bryce Wallis scored 10.

Meadow Heights 24 21 16 20 -- 81

Valle 7 12 20 34 -- 73

MEADOW HEIGHTS (81) -- Anthony Bollinger 28, Terry Wagner 12, Michael Collier 11, Bryce Wallis 10, Heath Fulton 8, Nathan Revelle 6, Ruggerro Moretto 3, John Long 2. FG 31, FT 8-12, F 11 (3-pointers: Bollinger 2, Wagner 2, Collier 3, Wallis 1, Fulton 1. Fouled out: none)

VALLE (73) -- O'Neal 28, Grass 14, Brasier 11, Herman 9, Meyer 4, Seyauer 3, Laird 2, Bauman 2. FG 32, FT 4-8, F 13 (3-pointers: O'Neal 3, Brasier 2. Fouled out: none)

JV -- Meadow Heights 53, Valle 42

Perryville 67, Oak Ridge 45

Perryville built a double-digit lead by halftime and coasted to a home victory.

The Pirates (10-13) held a 38-25 lead at halftime and turned it into a 64-35 lead by the close of the third quarter.

Rick Dunn led Perryville with 22 points, while Tyler Bauwens scored 17 and Ryan Lorenz netted 11.

Austin Hahs and Johnnie Price each had 11 points for Oak Ridge.

Oak Ridge 11 14 10 10 -- 45

Perryville 14 24 26 3 -- 67

OAK RIDGE (45) -- Josh Hormann 9, Cody Cook 2, Johnnie Price 11, Ryan Pohlman 7, Walt Ruesler 4, Jon McMillan 1, Austin Hahs 11. FG 15, FT 11-16, F 14 (3-pointers: Hormann 3, Price 1. Fouled out: none)

PERRYVILLE (67) -- Corey Lorenz 2, Ryan Schilling 6, Trevor French 5, Michael Fritsche 1, Ryan Lorenz 11, Craig Brueckner 3, Rick Dunn 22, Tyler Bauwens 17. FG 26, FT 10-15, F 17 (3-pointers: French 1, R. Lorenz 3, Dunn 1. Fouled out: none)

Leopold 50, Zalma 49

Leopold was outscored by nine in the second half but held on for a home win.

Matt Stoverink scored a game-high 17 points for Leopold (7-12), and Eric Seiler added 14.

Tim Landing led Zalma with 12 points, Daniel Schrader had 11 and Trevin Taylor had 10.

Zalma 7 7 17 18 -- 49

Leopold 13 11 11 15 -- 50

ZALMA (49) -- Trevin Taylor 10, Timmy Rodgers 8, Kyle Conley 8, Tim Landing 12, Daniel Schrader 11. FG 18, FT 10-16, F 11 (3-pointers: Taylor 1, Rodgers 2. Fouled out: none)

LEOPOLD (50) -- Matt Stoverink 17, Tyler Clubb 4, David Thiele 2, Eric Seiler 14, Codey Cook 2, Victor Vandeven 8, Darren VanGennip 3. FG 22, FT 5-8, F 15 (3-pointers: Stoverink 2, VanGennip 1. Fouled out: none)

JV -- Leopold 58, Zalma 37

Puxico 67, Woodland 40

Woodland fell at home against Puxico, as just one Cardinals player ended up in double figures.

Puxico (14-9) used its interior game and had six players score seven or more points.

Cody Barrett came off the bench to score 12 points to lead Woodland (5-15, 0-5 in the Stoddard County Athletic Association).

Puxico 20 17 12 18 -- 67

Woodland 11 10 6 13 -- 40

PUXICO (67) -- Cody Stitts 9, Matt Allison 9, Justin Townsend 13, Lloyd McClure 14, David Crain 7, Jonathan Helm 15. FG 26, FT 9-14, F 14 (3-pointers: Stitts 3, Allison 1, McClure 1, Townsend 1. Foued out: none)

WOODLAND (40) -- Willie Piatt 5, Chantz Barham 5, Timmy Abner 3, David Otero 1, Michael Dowd 2, Jeremy Hutson 8, Caleb Lee 4, Cody Barrett 12. FG 16, FT 3-10, F 16 (3-pointers: Barnett 2, Piatt 1, Barham 1, Abner 1. Fouled out: none)

JV -- Woodland won 63-37

GIRLS BASKETBALL Meadow Heights 44, Puxico 38

Meadow Heights overcame a lopsided free throw difference and picked up its second win on the road.

The Panthers (2-15), a first-year varsity program, shot 16 free throws while Puxico went to the line 35 times.

Amanda Hendrickson led 11 Meadow Heights scorers with nine points.

Meadow Heights 7 10 7 20 -- 44

Puxico 6 11 4 17 -- 38

MEADOW HEIGHTS (44) -- Sara Hendrickson 5, Mindy Ellis 7, Ashley Doublin 7, Amanda Hendrickson 9, Rachel Bequette 3, Alexa Suter 2, Riki Lacey 3, Kristin Mayberry 2, Skylar Bollinger 1, Tora Jordan 1, Courtney Brune 4. FG 17, FT 8-16, F 23 (3-pointers: Lacey 1, Bequette 1. Fouled out: A. Hendrickson, Mayberry, Brune)

PUXICO (38) -- Adabo 9, Harty 8, Hamm 2, Chapman 12, Cummings 7. FG 11, FT 15-35, F 18 (3-pointers: Adabo 1. Fouled out: none)

OTHER EVENTS

• The Central junior varsity boys basketball team overcame seven absent players due to sickness and injury to defeat Charleston 67-65 on the road. Freshman Adam Wendel put in 14 points and grabbed 18 rebounds for the Tigers, and freshman Drew Gardner hit a 22-foot game-winning 3-pointer at the buzzer.

-- From staff reports