Braves, Rams reach final

It will be a battle of Scotts in the Scott-Mississippi Conference boys basketball tournament title game.

No. 2 seed Scott City defeated Kelly 56-52, while top-seeded Scott County Central beat East Prairie 86-59 in semifinal action Thursday in Delta.

In the early game, Caleb Johnson scored 24 points and Drew Thomas added 22 for the Braves. Scott County opened a 14-point lead at halftime and pushed the lead to 20 points after three quarters.

D.D. Gillespie added 19 in the win.

In the late game, Scott City opened a 10-point lead at halftime and held on while Kelly chipped into the lead. Caleb Estes led the Rams with 15 points, while Shae Simmons added 12.

Josh DeBrock paced the Hawks with 16 points.

Scott County and Scott City will play for the title at 8:30 p.m. today at Delta. Kelly and East Prairie will play for third place at 5:30 p.m.

Scott City 56, Kelly 52

Kelly 12 8 15 18 -- 52

Scott City 12 18 12 14 -- 56

Kelly (52) -- Chris Cooper 5, Josh DeBrock 16, Ryan Essner 3, Zach Essner 2, Levi Felter 14, Josh Rodgers 8, Eric Turley 4. FG 22, FT 2-4, F 17 (3-pointers: Cooper 1, DeBrock 2, R. Essner 1, Felter 1. Fouled out: Turley)

Scott City (56) -- John Pinkston 3, Jay Simmons 11, Shae Simmons 12, Caleb Estes 15, Cody Page 5, Jake Campbell 1, Alex King 9. FG 23, FT 6-14, F 15 (3-pointers: J. Simmons 2, S. Simmons 1, Page 1. Fouled out: J. Simmons)

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Scott County Central 86, East Prairie 59

East Prairie 13 10 16 20 -- 59

SCC 26 11 22 27 -- 86

East Prairie (59) -- M.C Williams 20, Scott Davis 6, Ryan Jones 8, Sam Jones 2, Dustin Cauldwell 6, Jacob Garrett 2, Tony Jones 17. FG 23, FT 7-8, F 14 (3-pointers: Williams 6. Fouled out: None)

Scott County Central (86) -- D.D. Gillespie 19, Bobby Hatchett 7, Caleb Johnson 24, Drew Thomas 22, Alan Timmons 2, Randy Timmons 8. FG 31, FT 13-18, F 11 (3-pointers: Gillespie 3, Hatchett 1, Thomas 3. Fouled out: None)

New Salem 89, Cape Community 51

Trent Jones dumped in 24 points and Boone Gaines added 20 as the Eagles rolled.

New Salem (16-4) scored 53 points in the first half, and enjoyed a 25-point lead at the break.

Cape Community 18 10 14 9 -- 51

New Salem 24 29 26 10 -- 89

Cape Community (51) -- Brett Pruemer 2, Dustin Schooler 13, Peddie Houston 10, Andrea Dennise 6, Benjamin Rockhill 5, Brandon Blaylock 1, Jonathan Rockhill 14. FG 22-50, FT 5-13, F 22 (3-pointers: J. Rockhill 1, B. Rockhill 1. Fouled out: Dennise, B. Rockhill)

New Salem (89) -- Dillon Gaines 17, Trent Jones 24, Dillion Sutton 14, Brett Jones 6, Boone Gaines 20, Jared Crist 2, Josh Davault 5. FG 32-62, FT 17-25, F 14 (3-pointers: D. Gaines 1, T. Jones 1. Fouled out: None)

GIRLS SWIMMINGCentral 144, Poplar Bluff 77, Saxony Lutheran 43

Mary Catherine Ford and Annie Wolpers enjoyed team and individual success for the Tigers. Both swimmers won an individual event and helped two Central relay teams to victory, too.

Central's Betty Buhs, Kelly Ennis, Tara Volkersang and Jessica Baker were individual winners.

Saxony Lutheran's Madison Rau won the 500 freestyle and took second in the 200 individual medley to lead the Crusaders.

Team scores -- Central 144, Poplar Bluff 77, Saxony Lutheran 43

200 medley relay -- 1. Central (Annie Wolpers, Mary Catherine Ford, Jessica Baker, Emily Spriggs), 2:13.84; 3. Central, 2:30.41

200 freestyle -- 1. Betty Buhs, C, 2:58.14; 3. Emily Gerlach, C, 3:05.22

200 individual medley -- 1. Wolpers, C, 2:39.54; 2. Madison Rau, SL, 2:57.73; 3. Spriggs, C, 3:01.76

50 freestyle -- 2. Melissa Smith, C, 31.96

Diving -- 1. Tara Volkersang, C, 179.90

100 butterfly -- 3. Lilli Robinson, C, 1:11.90

100 freestyle -- 1. Ford, C, 1:01.50; 2. Cat Goeke, C, 1:24.04

500 freestyle -- 1. Rau, SL, 6:54.54; 2. Tara Pickens, C, 7:25.75

200 free relay -- 1. Central (Spriggs, Abby Perdue, Syndey Ozbun, Smith), 2:07.46

100 backstroke -- 1. Baker, C, 1:12.00; 3. Tonya Scholl, SL, 1:25.54

100 breaststroke -- 1. Kelly Ennis, C, 1:27.52; 2. Katie Winter, SL, 1:27.58; 3. Rita Walter, C, 1:31.42

400 freestyle relay -- 1. Central, (Ford, Spriggs, Ozbun, Wolpers), 4:28.68; 2. Central 4:44.94; 3. Saxony Lutheran

GIRLS BASKETBALLJackson 80, Kennett 13

Jackson used strong defensive pressure to build a 22-2 lead after one quarter, and from there cruised to the 67-point win.

Kaylen Knepp netted 21 points and grabbed six rebounds to lead Jackson.

Cassandra Bollinger grabbed 10 rebounds and Whitney McNeely made 10 steals in the win.

Kennett 2 2 3 6 -- 13

Jackson 22 15 24 19 -- 80

Kennett (13) -- Alexandra Brown 3, Jerica Wheeler 4, Jessie Greenway 4, Megan Walker 2. FG 4, FT 4-8, F 14 (3-pointers: Greenway 1. Fouled out: none)

Jackson (80) -- Kaylen Knepp 21, Cody Goodpasture 8, Taylor Glueck 6, Cassandra Bollinger 5, Allison Smith 6, Ashten Howard 11, Whitney McNeely 8, Kelci Keith 15. FG 28, FT 12-15, F 16 (3-pointers: Goodpasture 2, Glueck 2, Howard 1, Keith 3. Fouled out: Keith)

Central 47, Saxony 19

Wendi Zickfield was the lone player in the contest to finish with double-digit points.

The Central junior finished with 11 points and snatched 11 rebounds to lead the Tigers (7-7).

Tiffany Haertling led the Crusaders (2-11) with eight points, including a pair of 3-pointers. Saxony started four freshmen in the contest, and only trailed 4-2 after the first quarter.

"I thought we were just playing really good defense," Saxony coach Steve Fritzler said of the opening period. "We weren't stalling."

Central 4 13 16 14 -- 47

Saxony 2 6 3 9 -- 19

Central (47) -- Sadie Pittman 2, Starr Harris 2, Jenna Matthews 2, Lauren Kinsey 4, Chelsea Pannier 9, Taylor Kirn 9, Sarah Uptmor 4, Wendi Zickfield 11, Machaela Durham 4. FG 22, FT 3-5, F 9 (3-pointers: None. Fouled out: None)

Saxony (19) -- Brooke Valleroy 4, Emma Meraz 2, Tiffany Haertling 8, River King 1, Kara Versemann 4. FG 8, FT 2-6, F 5 (3-pointers: Haertling 2. Fouled out: None)

JV -- Central won 36-8.

Perryville 70, De Soto 36

Nicole Gremaud hit on five 3-pointers for 15 points and teammate Kendra Schilli scored a game-high 16 points as the Pirates (11-4) rolled to a home victory.

Alyssa Bauwens finished with 14 points and Alicia Kueker added 11 for Perryville.

De Soto 5 11 8 12 -- 36

Perryville 19 26 19 6 -- 70

De Soto (36) -- Cable 3, Katcherside 4, Lawrence 7, DeClue 3, Milfield 6, Stearns 5, Smith 8. FG 14, FT 4-4, F 9 (3-pointers: Cable 1, Lawrence 1, Smith 2. Fouled out: none)

Perryville (70) -- Alicia Kueker 11, Ava Johnson 7, Nicole Gremaud 15, Ashley Reid 2, Kendra Schilli 16, Alyssa Bauwens 14, Makenzie Shirmer 2, Emily Hanquist 3. FG 28, FT 6-9, F 9 (3-pointers: Kueker 1, Gremaud 5, Schilli 2. Fouled out: none)

JV -- Perryville won 46-37.

Scott County Central 53, Scott City 52

Brianna Johnson scored 19 points to lead the Braves to a one-point victory at home.

Scott County (4-7) led 23-16 at halftime, but saw the Rams cut the gap to 35-33 by the close of the third quarter.

Becky Holder paced Scott City with 13 points and Emily Essner added 10.

Scott City 6 10 17 19 -- 52

SCC 9 14 12 18 -- 53

Scott City (52) -- Becky Holder 13, Emily Essner 10, Stephanie Essner 9, Donielle Howell 7, Beth Razer 6, Holli Shemonia 3, Stacey Heisserer 2, Ashley Brant 2. FG 23, FT 5-16, F 13 (3-pointers: S. Essner 2, E. Essner 1, Holder 1. Fouled out: none)

Scott County Central (53) -- Brianna Johnson 19, Marquita Moseley 10, Brittney Jones 7, Katie Rudrich 4, Iesha Turner 1. FG 21, FT 10-21, F 17 (3-pointers: Moseley 1. Fouled out: none)

Woodland 42, Meadow Heights 40

The Cardinals opened a 12-point lead at halftime and held on down the stretch for the two-point win.

Taylor Steckman led Woodland (7-8) with 14 points, and Becky Brannon added eight.

Ashley Doublin led the Panthers with 11 points.

Meadow Heights 4 6 14 16 -- 40

Woodland 12 12 6 12 -- 42

Meadow Heights (40) -- Hattie Cook 4, Ashley Doublin 11, Amanda Hendrickson 8, Heather Dietiker 4, Danielle Welker 2, Sahra Mills 2, Jillian Mills 2, Chelsey Kight 7. FG 11, FT 15-29, F 20 (3-pointers: Cook 1, Doublin 2. Fouled out: None)

Woodland (42) -- Lauren Johnson 6, Kyla Choate 9, Taylor Steckman 14, Becky Brannon 8, Kayla Acup 1, Kaitlin McCormick 4. FG 15, FT 11-22, F 21 (3-pointers: Steckman 1. Fouled out: Brannon, Choate).

Delta 43, Oran 36

Jodi Menz took matters into her own hands with 15 points and 15 rebounds in the win. She hit three 3-pointers.

Sarah Keys added 12 points for the Bobcats (14-1).

Kirstie Mangels led the Eagles with 10 points.

Delta 12 7 8 16 -- 43

Oran 3 10 13 10 -- 36

Delta (43) -- Sara Blattel 6, Amanda Drew 2, Sarah Keys 12, Jodi Menz 15, Taylor Smith 8. FG 17, FT 6-8, F 9 (3-pointers: Menz 3. Fouled out: None)

Oran (36) -- Cheyenne King 4, Ellen Sikes 6, Callie Kielhofner 9, Kirstie Mangels 10, Claire Seyer 7. FG 15, FT 4-7, F 11 (3-pointers: Mangels 2. Fouled out: None)

St. Vincent 53, Windsor 36

Courtney Besand proved pesky on the defensive end, finishing with nine steals.

Jessica Welker led the Indians with 15 points and grabbed six steals, too.

Lacey Siegmund finished with nine points and nine rebounds for St. Vincent (11-3).

Windsor 4 11 8 13 -- 36

St. Vincent 18 5 16 14 -- 53

Windsor (36) -- Victoria Casey 9, Megan Franklin 6, Fallon Heibel 14, Brittny Radley 2, Krystal Wein 5. FG 13, 9-22, F 16 (3-pointers: Heibel. Fouled out: Wein)

St. Vincent (53) -- Lacey Siegmund 9, Kelsey Cissell 2, Courtney Besand 12, Lindsey Wehmeyer 3, Brooke Brown 4, Elizabeth Rozier 6, Alyse Wheeler 2, Jessica Welker 15. FG 21, FT 11-21, F 20 (3-pointers: None. Fouled out: Besand)

-- From staff reports