Central boys suffer loss to Marquette in semifinal round

Free-throw shooting played a big role in the semifinals of the Mobil On the Run Classic on Friday, as the Central boys basketball team hit just nine of 19 in a 65-56 loss to Marquette at Northwest High School in Cedar Hill, Mo.

Central trailed 34-33 at halftime and was down two after three quarters. Marquette (3-0) outscored the Tigers (2-3) 14-7 in the final quarter to pull away.

Marquette hit 19 of 23 free throws.

"They were bigger and stronger, but if we shot free throws we'd have had a chance," Central coach Derek McCord said.

Darnell Wilks led the Tigers with 19 points, and Jajuan Bell added 12 points.

Central will play Northwest at 4 p.m. today in the third-place game.

MARQUETTE 65, CENTRAL 56

Central 10 23 16 7 -- 56

Marquette 14 20 17 14 -- 65

CENTRAL (56) -- Darnell Wilks 19, Jajuan Bell 12, Jeremy Kimble 9, David Deisher 7, Jared Thomas 4, Garrett Ozbun 3, Landon Ewers 2. FG 22, FT 9-19, F 20 (3-pointers: Bell 2, Wilks 1. Fouled out: none)

MARQUETTE (65) -- Andy Rosburg 16, Thomas Ahlborn 12, Karlos Washington 12, Tom Blake 9, Paul Douglass 9, Jason Lewis 5, Jimmy Nelson 2. FG 20, FT 19-23, F 16 (3-pointers: Washington 4, Douglass 1, Lewis 1. Fouled out: Nelson)

Scott City 82, Oran 63

Scott City beat visiting Oran for its first victory of the season.

Ethan Watkins led the Rams (1-1) with 19 points, followed by Alex King with 16, Rynn Eskew with 15 and Andy Stephens with 12.

Oran also placed four players in double figures, led by Steven Mock with 15 points. He was followed by Jordan Mason (13), Hunter Glastetter (12) and Chase Seyer (10).

Oran 17 14 8 24 -- 63

Scott City 27 14 20 21 -- 82

ORAN (62) -- Steven Mock 15, Kody Campbell 2, Robert Lange 2, Jordan Mason 13, Chase Seyer 10, Hunter Glastetter 12, Kory Kluesner 2, Chris Asmus 7. FG 22, FT 15-27, F 23 (3-pointers: Mauk 3, Asmus 1. Fouled out: none)

SCOTT CITY (82) -- Ethan Watkins 19, Rynn Eskew 15, Andy Stephens 12, Jamie Pinkston 6, Farrell Wasson 2, Ryan Modglin 6, Landon Hill 6, Alex King 16. FG 28, FT 20-31, F 24 (3-pointers: Watkins 1, Stephens 1. Fouled out: Wasson)

JV -- Scott City 54, Oran 24

Kelly 71, St. Vincent 56

Kelly made eight 3-pointers and won at home.

Dallas Tew led the Hawks (3-2) with 23 points, Brandon Ayers had 13 and Jordan Felter added 10.

Greg Finger led St. Vincent (0-1) with 17 points, and Waylon Richardet had 16 points and 13 rebounds.

St. Vincent 18 7 16 15 -- 56

Kelly 16 16 23 16 -- 71

ST. VINCENT (56) -- Greg Finger 17, Waylon Richardet 16, Chris Fischer 8, Chad Wheeler 4, Zach Richardet 3, Eric Clements 2, Nick Schremp 2, Chris Wengert 2, Ben Buchheit 2. FG 18, FT 18-27, F 13 (3-pointers: Finger 2. Fouled out: none)

KELLY (71) -- Dallas Tew 23, Brandon Ayers 13, Jordan Felter 10, Russell Carroll 9, Spencer Ayers 8, Jordan Glastetter 6, Kyle Chapman 2. FG 28, FT 5-10, F 20 (3-pointers: B. Ayers 3, Carroll 3, Tew 2. Fouled out: none)

OTHER EVENTS

• The Notre Dame junior varsity girls basketball team beat Perryville 50-18 in the Jackson round-robin tournament.

Alex Fowler scored 12 points for Notre Dame (5-1).

-- From staff reports