Bulldogs reach final at Woodland tourney

Top-seeded Notre Dame gained a 26-point halftime advantage over No. 5 Woodland en route to a 77-44 semifinal win in the Woodland boys basketball tournament Thursday.

The Bulldogs will take on No. 2 Meadow Heights, a 71-58 winner over Leopold, tonight at 8 in the championship.

Kirk Boeller drained four 3-pointers and totaled 16 points for Notre Dame (1-0). Alex Ressel also scored 16, and Abe Dirnberger added 10.

In the other semifinal matchup, No. 6 Leopold led 31-29 at halftime before Meadow Heights (3-1) outscored the Wildcats 42-27 in the second half.

Heath Fulton led Meadow Heights with 17 points and Terry Wagner added 11.

For Leopold, Brandon Stoverink scored 19, followed by Victor Vandeven and Alfred VanGennip with 13 apiece.

Third-seeded Delta topped No. 7 Zalma 69-55 in a consolation semifinal game.

The Bobcats will face Oak Ridge in the consolation championship tonight at 5.

Aaron Kinder had a game-high 29 points for Delta and Dustin Anglin and Terrence Below had 11 points apiece.

Daniel Schrader had 14 points for Zalma, Timmy Rodgers had 13 and Kyle Conley added 10.

NOTRE DAME 77, WOODLAND 44

Woodland 5 7 20 12 -- 44

Notre Dame 18 20 20 19 -- 77

WOODLAND (44) -- Willie Piatt 2, Seth Gaines 26, Chantz Barham 3, David Otero 2, Jeremy Hutson 6, Cody Barrett 2, Jordan King 3. FG 16, FT 8-12, F 16 (3-pointers: Gaines 3, Barham 1. Fouled out: none)

NOTRE DAME (77) -- Frankie Ellis 6, Abe Dirnberger 10, Kirk Boeller 16, Ryan Willen 6, Alex Ressel 16, Jacob Essner 2, Jay Simmons 4, Brandon Holzum 8, Lucas Dirnberger 3, Logan Haines 4, Chad Friend 2. FG 31, FT 9-13, F 15 (3-pointers: Boeller 4, Holzum 2. Fouled out: none)

MEADOW HEIGHTS 71, LEOPOLD 58

Leopold 17 14 13 14 -- 58

Meadow Heights 13 16 21 21 -- 71

MEADOW HEIGHTS (71) -- Heath Fulton 17, Anthony Bollinger 2, Terry Wagner 11, Bryce Wallis 2, Nathan Revelle 7, Michael Collier 2, Dusty Davis 4, Ruggerro Moretto 2, John Long 4. FG 27, FT 14-22, F 18 (3-pointers: Wagner 1, Revelle 1, Davis 1. Fouled out: none)

LEOPOLD (58) -- Brandon Stoverink 19, Justin Reed 1, Victor Vandeven 13, Tyler Clubb 6, Eric Seiler 6, Alfred VanGennip 13. FG 22, FT 10-18, F 19 (3-pointers: Stoverink 2, Vandeven 2. Fouled out: none)

DELTA 69, ZALMA 55

Zalma 10 14 17 14 -- 55

Delta 12 12 21 24 -- 69

ZALMA (55) -- Trevin Taylor 8, Timmy Rodgers 13, Kyle Conley 10, Josh Barrett 2, Tim Landing 8, Daniel Schrader 14. FG 18, FT 17-27, F 18 (3-pointers: Rogers 1, Conley 1. Fouled out: none)

DELTA (69) -- Aaron Kinder 29, A.J. Horn 7, Dustin Anglin 11, Terrence Below 11, Chase Rhodes 2, Nathan Stroder 4, Brandon Keys 5. FG 26, FT 12-19, F 19 (3-pointers: Kinder 4, Below 1. Fouled out: Keys, Stroder)

Oran Invitational Kelly 61, Richland 54

Fifth-seeded Kelly knocked off No. 8 Richland in the consolation semifinal round of the Oran tournament.

The Hawks will face No. 6 Scott County Central in the consolation championship today at 5 p.m.

Spencer Ayers led Kelly with 15 points. Tyler Thurman had 11 and Brandon Ayers and Jordan Felter each added 10.

Richland 9 12 16 17 -- 54

Kelly 17 14 9 21 -- 61

RICHLAND (54) -- Whittaker 16, Rich 10, Harris 3, Harlon 18, Stafford 7. FG 19, FT 10-15, F 14 (3-pointers: Whittaker 2, Rich 1, Harlon 3. Fouled out: none)

KELLY (61) -- Tyler Thurman 11, Kyle Chipman 2, Brandon Ayers 10, Jordan Felter 10, Russell Carroll 5, Spencer Ayers 15, Jacob Glastetter 8. FG 25, FT 6-11, F 16 (3-pointers: Thurman 3, B. Ayers 1, Carroll 1. Fouled out: none)

Gateway 68, New Salem 43

Gateway Christian of St. Louis outscored New Salem Baptist Academy of Marble Hill 41-21 in the second half en route to a home win.

Jeremy Rockhill scored 23 points to lead the Eagles (1-1).

New Salem 7 15 7 14 -- 43

Gateway 18 10 15 26 -- 68

NEW SALEM -- Josiah Davault 7, Jeremy Rockhill 23, Brett Jones 5, Jacob Green 4, Trent Jones 6. FG 15, FT 10-16, F 12 (3-pointers: none. Fouled out: none)

GATEWAY -- Wicks 8, Dixon 23, Dutts 13, Chea 5, Clark 13, Allen 4, Aanbim 3.

GIRLS BASKETBALL Farmington Tournament Central 53, Jennings 50

Central scored all 16 of its fourth-quarter points on free throws to counter Jennings' second-half comeback in the consolation semifinal round of the Farmington tournament.

The eighth-seeded Tigers (1-1) will take on the winner of the Poplar Bluff-Fort Zumwalt South game Saturday at noon at the Farmington Civic Center.

Central led 28-15 at halftime, but Jennings outscored the Tigers 34-25 in the second half. Central made 23 of 31 free throws down the stretch to secure the win.

Wendi Zickfield led Central with 17 points and Kristin Shirrell added 11, including three 3-pointers.

Central 9 19 9 16 -- 53

Jennings 9 6 13 21 -- 50

JENNINGS (50) -- Noel 21, Greer 13, Halk 2, Washington 7, Holder 6. FG 16, FT 15-27, F 20 (3-pointers: Greer 2, Noel 2. Fouled out: Holder, Boyd)

CENTRAL (53) -- Dani Gross 4, Kristin Shirrell 11, Paige Rothenberger 3, Wendi Zickfield 17, Courtney Schuessler 2, Katie Mothershead 2, Christina Sexton 5, Tierra Walker 9. FG 13, FT 23-31, F 17 (3-pointers: Shirrell 3. Fouled out: none)

Delta 79, East Prairie 18

Delta scored 32 points in the first quarter and cruised to a home win.

Jodi Menz scored 20 points for the Bobcats (2-0). Shea Smith had 18, Kaci Menz had 13 and Kayla Seabaugh added 10.

East Prairie 6 3 5 5 -- 18

Delta 32 18 19 10 -- 79

EAST PRAIRIE (18) -- Branam 5, Woodward 4, Thomure 2, Higgins 2, Britt 5. FG 8, FT 2-7, F 21 (3-pointers: Branam. Fouled out: Woodward)

DELTA (79) -- Amanda Drew 2, Alison Burger 2, Shea Smith 18, Ashley Deprow 7, Jodi Menz 20, Sara Blattel 5, Kaci Menz 13, Sarah Keys 2, Kayla Seabaugh 10. FG 35, FT 8-24, F 11 (3-pointers: K. Menz 1. Fouled out: none)

JV -- Delta 53, East Prairie 18

Kelly 66, Chaffee 54

Kelly opened its season with a home win over Chaffee.

Debra Hall led the Hawks (1-0) with 21 points, while Kayla Cissell had 15 and Mindy Robert added 10.

Kegan Orr scored 22 points for Chaffee and Rachel Hendrix had 12.

Chaffee 11 6 17 20 -- 54

Kelly 17 19 15 15 -- 66

CHAFFEE (54) -- Christa Beck 1, Mindy Hendrix 7, Nikole Johnson 6, Kegan Orr 22, Whitney Schlosser 6, Rachel Hendrix 12. FG 20, FT 13-20, F 22 (3-pointers: Orr 1. Fouled out: none)

KELLY (66) -- Amber Dirnberger 1, Kaitlin Vetter 1, Brittany Ponder 6, Sarah Rust 5, Mindy Robert 10, Kayla Cissell 15, Nikki Weiny 7, Debra Hall 21. FG 25, FT 14-22, F 19 (3-pointers: Robert 1, Rust 1. Fouled out: Summer Proctor)

Valle tournament St. Vincent 37, Crystal City 35

Brooke Brown hit a shot in the final 6 seconds of the game to lift St. Vincent to a two-point win at the Valle round-robin tournament.

St. Vincent (2-2) finished 2-1 in the tournament.

Jessica Welker led the Squaws with 15 points, and Theresa Mattingly had 10 points.

St. Vincent 12 10 6 9 -- 37

Crystal City 15 6 3 11 -- 35

ST. VINCENT (37) -- Jessica Welker 15, Theresa Mattingly 10, Lacey Siegmund 6, Brooke Brown 4, Hannah Schremp 2. FG 16, FT 4-13, F 14 (3-pointers: Welker. Fouled out: Siegmund)

CRYSTAL CITY (35) -- Helwig 14, Marler 13, Hudson 3, Tessereau 3, Perry 2. FG 15, FT 4-7, F 17 (3-pointers: Hudson. Fouled out: none)

OTHER EVENTS

• The Central freshman basketball team improved to 1-1 with a 41-33 win over Perryville.

Montell Mitchell led the Tigers with 11 points, and Cantrell Andrews added 10.

-- From staff reports