Braves, Cubs to play for Oran title

Nick Niemczyk poured in a game-high 44 points, including six 3-pointers, to lead Bell City past Twin Rivers 93-62 on Thursday and into the championship game in the Oran Invitational.

The Cubs will face Scott County Central for the title tonight.

Niemczyk went 12-for-12 at the free-throw line in the win. Phillip Gross added 23 points for the Cubs.

Scott County outscored Cooter 50-8 in the first quarter en route to a convincing 111-64 victory. Drew Thomas netted 24 points, Bobby Hatchett added 20, and D.D. Gillespie and Caleb Johnson both added 17 points to help the Braves.

In the losers bracket, Kody Campbell dropped in 25 points as Oran had four players in double figures to defeat Advance 71-50. Tyler Beardslee and Cody Romas both added 13 points for the Eagles, while Cody Dirnberger chipped in 11.

Jacob Bond had a game-high 26 points to lead Advance. Chris Welch supplied 18 points for the Hornets.

Bell City 93, Twin Rivers 62

Bell City 16 16 31 30 -- 93

Twin Rivers 15 14 12 21 -- 62

Bell City (93) -- Nick Niemczyk 44, Melvin Johnson 2, Alan Long 6, Phillip Gross 23, Marty Dames 5, Austin Bush 9, John Paul Arnold 4. FG 23, FT 26-33, F 17 (3-pointers: Niemczyk 6, Bush 1. Fouled out: Arnold.)

Twin Rivers (62) -- Ryan Miller 7, Kenny Johnson 18, Jordan Fowler 5, Brandon Bruner 6, Matt Boyles 7, Dylan Stockton 10, Brett Whitlock 4, Zach Robinson 5. FG 20, FT 16-23, F 23 (3-pointers: Fowler 1, Bruner 1. Fouled out: Stockton.)

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Scott County 111, Cooter 64

Scott County 50 22 21 8 -- 111

Cooter 8 16 23 17 -- 64

Scott County (111) -- D.D. Gillespie 17, Toby Heeb 8, Bobby Hatchett 20, Mark Freed 2, Robert Jones 2, Drew Thomas 24, Caleb Johnson 17, Randy Timmons 6, Jac'quan Cowley 7, Rashad Brown 8. FG 45, FT 12-23, F 14 (3-pointers: Gillespie 1, Heeb 2. Fouled out: none)

Cooter (64) -- Edward Forsythe 6, Charles Copeland 13, Michael Evans 2, Nick Rinks 2, Seth Childers 5, Aaron McCaig 17, Nathan Poe 4, Aaron Brown 2, Jonathan Boone 11, Zach Watkins 2. FG 23, FT 6-17, F 17 (3-pointers: McCaig 4. Fouled out: none)

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Oran 71, Advance 50

Oran 16 18 19 18 -- 71

Advance 16 15 8 11 -- 50

Oran (71) -- Cody Dirnberger 11, Kurt Rendleman 2, Cody Romas 13, Tyler Beardslee 13, Kody Campbell 25, Jake Kluesner 5, Lance Dannenmueller 2. FG 25, FT 15-25, F 14 (3-pointers: Romos 2. Fouled out: none)

Advance (50) -- Nate Middelton 2, Blake Lingle 2, Jacob Bond 26, Chris Welch 18, Cory Cooper 2. FG 20, FT 4-7, F 17 (3-pointers: Bond 2. Fouled out: none)

Woodland tournament

Saxony Lutheran will face Meadow Heights in the championship game tonight.

Max Wieser led the Crusaders with 26 points against Leopold in a 75-46 victory. Ben Courtois and Zach Bohnert each scored 18 points for Saxony.

Derrick Wilfong led Meadow Heights past Zalma 83-65 with 25 points, while Tyler Wagner recorded 24.

Perryville defeated Delta in a consolation semifinal game.

Saxony 75, Leopold 46

Saxony 12 19 28 16 -- 75

Leopold 13 14 10 9 -- 46

Saxony (75) -- Trevor Mabuce 1, Zach Bohnert 18, Bret Stephons 3, Bryant Stephons 2, Max Wieser 26, Ben Courtois 18, Austin Kwikkel 7. FG 28, FT 16-29, F 12 (3-pointers: Wieser, Courtois 2)

Leopold (46) -- Dustin Thiele 9, Cody Van De Ven 2, Trent Vandeven 2, Darren VanGennip 13, Larry Nussbaum 14, Clayton Stoverink 5, Jordan Jansen 1. FG 19, FT 6-9, F 21 (3-pointers: Thiele, VanGennip. Fouled out: Van De Ven)

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Meadow Heights 83, Zalma 65

Zalma 9 20 18 18 -- 65

Meadow heights 26 8 25 24 -- 83

Zalma (65) -- Travis Mergel 10, Chad Buehler 3, Steven Simmons 2, Colton Bailey 15, Nick Smith 1, Justin Lemmons 15, Jeremy Rodgers 6, Justin Stotts 4, Liam Shaw 9. FG 23, FT 16-35, F 14 (3-pointers: Buehler)Meadow Heights (83) -- Dustin Hubler 8, Derrick Wilfong 25, Tyler Wagner 24, Adam Welker 3, Tyler Brune 4, Ethan Mayfield 7, Zach Hotop 5, Tyler Welker 5, Luke Nitsch 2. FG 31, FT 9-18, F 28 (3-pointers: Wilfong 2, Hotop, Welker.)

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Perryville 50, Delta 43

Perryville 9 15 15 11 -- 50

Delta 9 12 13 9 -- 43

Perryville (50) -- Andrew Martin 2, John Hecht 4, Steve Richardson 16, Ben Trevallet 3, Brent Ross 21, Wade Liable 2, Tyson brown 2. FG 17, FT 13-22, F 19(3-pointers: Richardson.)

Delta (43) -- Teddy May 2, Tyler Martin 16, Alex Parks 2, Chase Rhodes Shelby Kight 5, Gage Bowers 4. FG 15, FT 10-18, F 16 (3-pointers: Tyler Martin 3. Fouled out: Alex Parks)

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Potosi tournament

Amanda Hendrickson led Meadow Heights with 14 points as the Panthers defeated the host team 57-33.

Ashley Doublin had 13 points in the win.

Meadow Heights 15 17 12 13 -- 57

Potosi 4 12 5 12 -- 33

Meadow Heights (57) -- Ashley Doublin 13, Amanda Hendrickson 14, Micah Morse 3, Heather Dietiker 5, Danielle Welker 4, Jillian Mills 2, Meagan Davis 2, Chelsey Kight 2, Brooke Sander 4, Bridgett Welker 2. FG 21, FT 13-27, F 12(3-pointers: Morse, Dietiker)

Potosi (33) -- Cash 2, Dunkin 3, Skaggs 4, King 4, McGirl 6, Thurmond 2, Bust 2, Smith 10. FG 13, FT 4-6, F 22 (3-pointers: Dunkin)

Notre Dame 55, Lutheran South 21

Emily Brumitt led the Bulldogs with 16 points while Jane Morrill had 10.

Notre Dame 10 16 24 5 -- 55

Lutheran South 8 4 5 5 -- 21

Notre Dame (55) -- Paige Schumer 6, Emily Brumitt 16, Jane Morrill 10, Alex Fowler 6, Erika Reinagel 4, Amanda Plymann 2, Catherine Blasney 4, Meghan Dohogne 5. FG 24, FT 7-12, F 15

Lutheran South (21) -- Katie Egart 3, Christin Corney 5, Lynsy Nau 2, Emily Mack 6, Chelsee Short 2, Rachel Hoffmann 3. FG 10, FT 3-9, F 10 (3-pointers: Egart, Corney.)

Delta 53, East Prairie 22

Delta held East Prairie to single-digit scoring in all four quarters en route to a romp.

Jodi Menz led Delta with 13 points while Sara Blattel added four points and 11 rebounds to help the Bobcats (1-1) pick up their first win on the season.

East Prairie 5 4 6 7 -- 22

Delta 10 14 17 12 -- 53

Delta (53) -- Taylor Smith 9, Amanda Drew 4, Alison Burger 7, Amanda Seabaugh 5, Jodi Menz 13, Sara Blattel 4, Jessica Kidd 3, Sarah Keys 8. FG 17, FT 12-22, F 11 (3-pointers: Seabaugh 1, Keys 2. Fouled out: none)

Valle tournamentSt. Vincent 56,Crystal City 34

St. Vincent captured second place with a 56-34 victory against Crystal City.

Jessica Welker led St. Vincent (3-1) with 14 points and Courtney Besand netted 11.

Crystal City 9 8 6 11 -- 34

St. Vincent 11 15 22 8 -- 56

Crystal City (34) -- Thorp 2, Perry 13, Stephansky 9, Garber 8, Etling 2. FG 11, FT 9-16, F 17 (3-pointers: Perry 1. Fouled out: none)

St. Vincent (56) -- Jessica Welker 14, Lindsey Wehmeyer 10, Kelsey Cissell 7, Brooke Brown 7, Elizabeth Rozier 4, Brianna Burroughs 3, Courtney Besand 11. FG 17, FT 12-22, F 18 (3-pointers: Brown 2, Welker 1. Fouled out: none)

OTHER SPORTS

• Cape JV girls basketball tournament scores.

Poplar Bluff beat Central 56-24 for first place.

Jackson beat Notre Dame 39-38 for third place.

-- From staff reports