Braves fall in opening round of Oran tourney

The potential matchup between Class 1 rivals Bell City and Scott County Central was derailed Monday as Bell City defeated Oran 80-39 and Scott County Central fell to Malden 90-77 in the first round of the Oran Invitational boys basketball tournament.

The regular season game between the Cubs and the Braves was canceled last week with the possibility of the two teams meeting twice in regular season tournaments and once in the postseason.

But third-seeded Malden was too much for No. 6 Scott County, which will play No. 7 Oran tonight at 7:30 p.m.

D.D. Gillespie had a game-high 30 points for the Braves (0-1), Caleb Johnson had 23 and Pershard Owens added 10.

Second-seeded Bell City allowed only 12 points in the second half as it rolled over Oran.

The Cubs (1-1) will take on Malden at 8 p.m. on Thursday in the semifinal round.

Will Bogans led Bell City with 16 points, Nick Niemczyk had 12 and Blaine Stewart and Marty Dames added 10 apiece.

Kody Campbell led Oran with nine points.

Malden 90, Scott County Central 77

SCC 14 27 19 17 -- 77

Malden 23 21 21 25 -- 90

SCC (77) -- Caleb Johnson 23, D.D. Gillespie 30, Drew Thornas 3, Zack Blackmon 2, Pershard Owens 10, Avery Williams 3, Lawrence 4, Toby Heeb 2. FG 29, FT17-27, F 17 (3-pointers: Gillespie 2. Fouled out: none)

MALDEN (90) -- Perkins 2, Louis 22, Hufling 15, Porter 6, Anderson 16, Ison 18, Franks 11. FG 38, FT9-16, F 23 (3-pointers: Louis 4, Hufling 1. Fouled out: Gordon)

Bell City 80, Oran 39

Oran 12 15 5 7 -- 39

Bell City 20 25 22 13 -- 80

ORAN (39) -- Steven Mock 3, Kody Campbell 9, Nick Anderson 3, Robert Lange 3, Jordon Mason 2, Hunter Glastetter 5, Chris Asmus 8. FG 12, FT 11-21, F 15 (3-pointers: Mock 1, Campbell 2, Asmus 1. Fouled out: none)

BELL CITY (80) -- Nick Niemczyk 12, Kerry Lasters 6, Cody Bailey 1, Blaine Stewart 10, Jeff Liggins 4, Phillip Gross 1, Gary Turner 7, Jonathan Goodman 2, Marty Dames 10, Will Bogans 16. FG 35, FT 7-14, F 19 (3-pointers: Gross 2, Turner 1. Fouled out: none)

Farmington Invitational Cardinal Ritter 84, Central 63

Central was outscored 53-35 in the second half and lost its season opener in round robin play at the Farmington Invitational.

No. 2 Cardinal Ritter jumped out to a 9-0 start, but the sixth-seeded Tigers (0-1) battled back to within three at halftime.

"In the third quarter, we turned it over four of the first five trips down the court," Central coach Derek McCord said. "You can't do that against a team like Cardinal Ritter.

"Our youth and inexperience really showed tonight."

Darnell Wilks scored 15 points for Central, which outrebounded Cardinal Ritter 37-26. David Deisher and Jeremy Kimble had 14 points apiece, and Garrett Ozbun added 11.

The Tigers will close out round-robin play Wednesday against No. 3 Doniphan.

Central 10 18 17 18 -- 63

C. Ritter 15 16 28 25 -- 84

CENTRAL (63) -- David Deisher 14, Darnell Wilks 15, Jeremy Kimble 14, Garrett Ozbun 11, Adrian Cox 2, William Zickfield 7. FG 25, FT 12-19, F 21 (3-pointers: Kimble. Fouled out: none)

CARDINAL RITTER (84) -- M. Jones 24, Bowers 21, Gilmore 19, Kay 4, Davie 2, D. Jones 7, Cahill 3, Kelly 2, Holland 2. FG 34, FT 14-28, F 17 (3-pointers: M. Jones 1, Gilmore 1. Fouled out: none)

GIRLS BASKETBALL Farmington Invitational Jackson 73, Central 25

Kylie Werner poured in 32 points as Jackson pounded Central in the first round of the Farmington Invitational Tournament. It was the season opener for both teams.

Top-seeded Jackson will play in the semifinal round Friday at 4:30 p.m.

The Indians jumped out to a 24-4 lead in the first quarter and built a 40-14 advantage by halftime.

Amanda Peiffer added 14 points for Jackson, and Wendi Zickfield had eight points and nine rebounds to lead Central.

Central 4 10 7 4 -- 25

Jackson 24 16 22 9 -- 73

CENTRAL (25) -- Kristin Shirrell 2, Wendi Zickfield 8, Courtney Schuessler 6, Gina Yarbrough 1, Katie Mothershead 2, Christina Sexton 6. FG 12, FT 1-2, F 10 (3-pointers: none. Fouled out: none)

JACKSON (73) -- Andrea Barnes 4, Kara Vangilder 2, Tara Kelley 2, Lindsay Poole 3, Kylie Werner 32, Gabrielle Garritano 8, Ashley Charbonneau 2, Bobbie Jones 6, Amanda Peiffer 14. FG 29, FT 7-10, F 10 (3-pointers: Werner 5, Poole 1, Barnes 1. Fouled out: none)

Valle Tournament Ste. Genevieve 44, St. Vincent 43

St. Vincent opened its season with a loss in the first round of the Valle Tournament.

The Squaws (0-1) will continue round-robin play in the tournament on Wednesday.

St. Vincent tied Ste. Genevieve in the second half, but it wasn't enough to erase its 15-14 halftime deficit.

Brooke Brown led St. Vincent with 12 points, followed by Jessica Welker with 11.

St. Vincen 4 10 15 14 -- 43

Ste. Genevieve 3 12 15 14 -- 44

ST. VINCENT (43) -- Brooke Brown 12, Jessica Welker 11, Theresa Mattingly 8, Kelsey Kutz 6, Hannah Schremp 4, Lacey Siegmund 2. FG 15, FT 13-22, F 17 (3-pointers: none. Fouled out: Brown)

STE. GEN (44) -- Lindsay Rhodes 25, Sarah Flieg 9, Ashley Armbruster 3, Vanessa Jake 2, Kaley Meyer 2, Stephanie Rector 2, Megan Hutson 1. FG 16, FT 9-18, F 18 (3-pointers: Armbruster 1, Flieg 2. Fouled out: Rector)

Chaffee 61, Scott City 44

Chaffee missed 20 of 31 free throws and committed 20 fouls but managed to open its season with a road win.

Scott City (0-2) scored just 15 points in the second half.

Kegan Orr hit four 3's and led Chaffee (1-0) with 20 points, followed by Mindy Hendrix at 14.

Kelley Hicks scored 15 points for Scott City.

Chaffee 16 16 16 13 -- 61

Scott City 15 13 6 9 -- 44

CHAFFEE (61) -- Christa Beck 7, Sara Petitt 2, Mindy Hendrix 14, Nikole Johnson 7, Kegan Orr 20, Whitney Schlosser 6, Torie Keys 1, Rachel Hendrix 4. FG 23, FT 11-31, F 20 (3-pointers: Orr 4. Fouled out: none)

SCOTT CITY (44) -- Becky Holder 4, Darla Johnston 2, Whitney Tapley 1, Megan Raines 1, Emily Essner 4, Michaela Drury 6, Nora Glasser 8, Donielle Howell 3, Kelley Hicks 15. FG 14, FT 16-28, F 19 (3-pointers: none. Fouled out: none)

Perryville 53, Oran 34

Amber Hacker scored 23 points, while Becky Bachmann had a double-double with 16 points and 10 rebounds, as Perryville opened its season with a home victory.

Tiffany Glastetter led Oran with 17 points. The Eagles trailed just 28-24 at halftime before the Pirates took control with an 18-6 third-quarter edge.

Oran was hurt by hitting just three of 16 free throws.

Oran 13 11 6 4 -- 34

Perryville 9 19 18 7 -- 53

ORAN (34) -- Hannah Seyer 3, Mandi Wood 2, Erica Michelsen 4, Wendy Eftink 6, Tiffany Glastetter 17, Jodi Urhahn 2. FG 15, FT 3-16, F 17 (3-pointers: Seyer 1. Fouled out: none)

PERRYVILLE (54) -- Jessica Abernathy 2, Krista Miesner 4, Amber Hacker 23, Beth Steffens 2, Annette Weibrecht 4, Alyssa Bauwens 2, Becky Bachmann 16. FG 21, FT 9-18, F 19 (3-pointers: Hacker 2. Fouled out: none)

JV -- Perryville 49, Oran 24

-- From staff reports