NEW MADRID -- Cape Girardeau Central High boys basketball coach Brett Reutzel was pleased with his team's effort but the Tigers still were routed by host New Madrid County Central Friday night.
The Eagles built a 35-23 halftime lead and coasted to an 85-66 victory as they improved to 9-4 overall and 2-0 in SEMO Conference play. The Tigers fell to 4-9 overall and 2-0 in the league.
"We played real hard and we played well at times," said Reutzel. "I'm not a big believer in moral wins, but I was as proud of the way we played tonight as in any other game this year.
"New Madrid is very good, no question about it. They've got an excellent team."
Dereke Tipler paced the Eagles with 18 points.
Ross Conner, Jonathan Ayers and Chris Cole all scored 14 points for Cape Central.
The Tigers will be right back in action today, facing Oakville at 6:30 p.m. in their own Tiger Showcase.
Jackson 58, Lafayette 50
JACKSON -- Jackson had been struggling, but the Indians righted themselves for at least one night by knocking off a perennially strong squad from the St. Louis area.
Even though Lafayette is just 6-7, Jackson coach Steve Burk said the Lancers have a solid team.
"They play a really tough schedule, but they're pretty good," said Burk, whose squad is 7-7. "It's probably the best we've played all year."
Tory Meyr led the Indians offensively with 22 points. He was followed by John Oehl with 12 and Jeremy Hager with 10. Oehl also grabbed 12 rebounds while Levi Bollinger dished out seven assists.
The game was tight virtually the entire way. Jackson led 35-32 at halftime and nursed a 41-39 lead into the fourth quarter.
Jackson returns to action today, playing a tough Vianney squad at 3:30 p.m. in the Cape Central Tiger Showcase.
Advance 72, Richland 44
ADVANCE -- Garrett Broshuis once again made his presence felt by scoring a game-high 28 points -- including five 3-pointers -- to lead Advance.
Also helping the Hornets (12-1), who are ranked seventh in the state in Class 1A , was Aaron Cantrell with11 points.
Richland's Sherome Cole led his squad with15 points.
"I was really pleased with the way we played, especially by our defense early in the game," said Advance coach Jim Hall. "Cole is an excellent scorer for Richland, and we worked hard to shut him down. Our defense also created some easy shots for us. We really moved the ball well and got some good looks (at the basket) and shot high percentage shots."
St. Vincent 70, Grandview 39
PERRYVILLE -- Ryan Prost recorded a double-double, scoring 25 points and grabbing 10 rebounds, in St. Vincent's romp.
St. Vincent improved to 8-4 overall and 2-1 in the small school division of the Jefferson County Conference.
The Indians' Gabe Hotop helped out by adding 16 points.
"In the first quarter we didn't play badly," said St. Vincent coach Bruce Valleroy, "but Grandview went on an 8-0 run in the second quarter, and that's when we shut them down."
John DeBold, who led Grandview in scoring with 15 points, was shut out in the second half by St.Vincent's defense.
"Overall, our defensive intensity was great," said Valleroy.
Oak Ridge 52, Chaffee 42
CHAFFEE -- Chaffee led 25-14 at halftime but fell apart and was outscored 32-17 in the second half as the Blue Jays prevailed.
"We had a chance to win it," said Chaffee coach Tim Corley, whose squad fell to 1-8. "They went into a box-and-one defense and we couldn't score against it. We had them down in the first and they came right back."
Beau Morrison led Oak Ridge with 12 points and Adam Hahs added 10.
Chaffee's Chase Eskew was a bright spot, hitting from long range for six 3-pointers and a total of 22 points.
Charleston 83, Scott Central 67
CHARLESTON -- Howard Biles scored 25 points as Charleston coasted to victory.
The Blue Jays (10-6) also got 18 points from Terrance Gillespie, 14 from Jemorrio Betts, 13 from Lezcano Dean and 11 from Jordy Mixon.
Jreece Johnson had another big night for the Braves (9-5), pumping in 27 points. Todd Blissett followed close behind with 23 and Nick Wheeler added 11.
Charleston led 43-34 at halftime and steadily pulled away in the second half.
Marquand 68, Leopold 58
LEOPOLD -- Marquand pulled off an upset as Doug Rehkop scored 24 points, Heath Stephens had 17 and Scott Emmitt added 14.
Leopold (9-5) got 17 points from Jason Van de Ven and 10 from Danny Nenninger.
The Tigers, trailing 30-25 at halftime, outscored the Wildcats 18-12 in the third quarter and 25-16 in the final period.
Delta 68, East Prairie 54
DELTA Josh Altenthal pumped in 25 points to pace Delta.
The Bobcats (5-7) also got 12 points from both Allen Rhodes and Troy Nussbaum. Robby Lemonds added 10.
Bell City 80, Meadow Heights 62
MEADOW HEIGHTS -- Bell City rolled to victory as a quartet of Cub players recorded double-figure point totals.
Freshman Eric Henry led the way with 20 points, followed by Nathan Walter with 19, Jason Rampley with 18 and Gabe Scherer with 12.
The Panthers (1-12) were led by Troy Hays with 13 points.
Sikeston 67, Oran 45
ORAN -- Oran hung tough for a while against the much larger school but Sikeston ultimately pulled away.
The Bulldogs (9-5) led just 15-13 after one quarter, but went up 32-22 by halftime and romped in the second half.
Bryan Ellitt paced Sikeston with 21 points. Andre Morgan and Tony Jones both added 14.
Oran (7-5) got 12 points from Adam Friga and 10 from Philip Seyer.
BOYS SWIMMING
Central places 2nd in triangular
EUREKA -- Cape Central picked up its first win of the season by defeating Webster Groves in a two-way dual meet Friday.
Host Eureka went 2-0 with 153 points, while Central was 1-1 with 103 points, defeating Webster Groves with 49.
Cape Central coach Dayna Powell was happy with her team's performance after pool problems hindered her team's training through the early portion of the season.
"Right now feel we're where we should be in early December, but we're seeing progress and that's the main thing," said Powell, whose team is now 1-4 in duels. "We looked like a team that has been practicing."
The Tigers captured three firsts: Andy Yoffie in diving, Stratton Tingle in the 100 freestyle and Jon Lowrance in the 100 breaststroke.
Cape Central results
(distances in meters)
200 medley relay -- 2. 2:11.97 (Andrew Moreton, Jon Lowrance, Stratton Tingle, Gabe Austin); 3. 2:20.47 (Dustin Nelson, Warren Williams, Casey Dwyre, Stephen Stahr)
200 freestyle -- 2. Andrew Moreton 2:27.50
50 freestyle -- 2. Austin 28.48; 3. Dwyre 29.79
Diving -- 1. Andy Yoffie 161.40; 3. Justin Hawkins 133.50
100 butterfly -- 3. Dustin Nelson 1:31.92
100 freestyle -- 1. Tingle 59.36
500 freestyle -- 2. Moreton 6:49.51; 3. Williams 7:20
100 backstroke -- 2. Tingle 1:14.55
100 breaststroke -- 1. Lowrance 1:18.46
400 free relay -- 2. 4:28.11 (Austin, Moreton, Lowrance, Tingle)
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Jackson 60, Oakville 36
OAKVILLE -- Thirteen was a lucky for Jackson Friday night, as three players recorded a total of 13 points en route to a win over Oakville.
Lady Indians Andrea Koeper, Ronna Cook and Kacie Crites all netted 13 points, along with a 10-point effort by Cherish Tillman.
Jackson (6-5) outscored Oakville 20-9 in the opening quarter, and went on to take a 34-25 lead into halftime.
The Lady Indians outscored Oakville 26-11 down the stretch in the second half to secure the win.
"We played well and got down the floor well, moved the bell well, our pressure was effective against them they turned the ball over 36 times.
Jackson 6-5, play at 2 today against Rosary in the Tiger Showcase.
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