Central overtakes Wentzville Holt 72-65

The Central boys basketball team outscored Wentzville Holt by eight points in the fourth quarter and pulled out a 72-65 road victory Friday night.

The Tigers (11-9) had a 20-12 advantage in the final period, thanks in large part to hitting 12 of 15 free throws.

Darnell Wilks paced the Tigers with 23 points. Adrian Cox scored 14 points and Jajuan Bell added 11.

"They're a very good defensive team, real physical, and they like to keep the score in the 50s," Central coach Derek McCord said of Holt (8-14). "We wanted to get the score higher than that."

Central 72, Wentzville Holt 65

Central 16 18 18 20 -- 72

Holt 22 9 22 12 -- 65

CENTRAL (72) -- Adrian Cox 14, Jajuan Bell 11, Jared Thomas 6, Jeremy Kimble 2, Darnell Wilks 23, Garrett Ozbun 8, David Deisher 6, Derek Walker 2. FG 25, FT 21-31, F 18 (3-pointers: Bell 1. Fouled out: Deisher)

HOLT (65) -- Jessie Pierce 7, Taylor Pierce 11, Josh Miller 5, Martel Fish 2, A.J. Brown 18, Tyrone Davis 14, Chris McClaren 8. FG 27, FT 8-16, F 26 (3-pointers: T. Pierce 2, Miller 1. Fouled out: T. Pierce, Brown)

JV -- Holt 56, Central 53, OT

East Prairie 77, Scott City 71

East Prairie made 10 3-pointers during a win at Scott City.

The Rams (9-11) were led by Jamie Pinkston with 18 points. Ethan Watkins had 17 and Alex King added 13.

Dez Johnston hit six 3-pointers and scored 28 points for the Eagles.

East Prairie 15 21 17 24 -- 77

Scott City 11 26 10 24 -- 71

EAST PRAIRIE (77) -- Randy Woods 10, Dez Johnson 28, Mitchell Winchester 11, Taylor White 3, Zach Secoy 1, Caleb Hatton 7, Tony Jones 17. FG 25, FT 17-26, F 12 (3-pointers: Woods 1, Johnson 6, Winchester 1, White 1, Jones 1. Fouled out: none)

SCOTT CITY (71) -- Ethan Watkins 17, Rynn Eskew 9, Andy Stephens 5, Jamie Pinkston 18, Farrell Wasson 2, Ryan Modglin 7, Alex King 13. FG 28, FT 10-12, F 20 (3-pointers: Watkins 1, Stephens 1, Pinkston 2. Fouled out: Watkins)

JV -- Scott City 66, East Prairie 27

St. Pius 53, Perryville 49

Perryville was outscored in all four quarters as it suffered a road loss in Jefferson County Conference play.

Rick Dunn led the way for Perryville (8-11) with 19 points, while Tyler Bauwens added 13.

St. Pius' scoring featured six players with at least eight points.

Perryville 14 10 13 12 -- 49

St. Pius 16 15 18 14 -- 63

PERRYVILLE (49) -- Ryan Schilling 2, Michael Fritsche 8, Ryan Lorenz 7, Rick Dunn 19, Tyler Bauwens 13. FG 17, FT 13-21, F 14 (3-pointers: Lorenz 1, Dunn 1. Fouled out: none)

ST. PIUS (53) -- Wensler 9, Buhler 5, Bisch 9, Burke 8, Horn 15, Prindiville 8, Modde 9. FG 24, FT 8-14, F 13 (3-pointers: Buhler 1, Burke 1, Horn 3, Modde 2. Fouled out: none)

Hillsboro 46, St. Vincent 40

St. Vincent scored just four fourth-quarter points during a Jefferson County Conference road loss.

The Indians (8-9, 1-6 conference) were led by Waylon Richardet with 13 points. Greg Finger added 12.

St. Vincent 6 16 14 4 -- 40

Hillsboro 8 11 15 12 -- 46

ST. VINCENT (40) -- Waylon Richardet 13, Greg Finger 12, Mark Hotop 3, Eric Clements 2, Jon Buehler 2, Chad Wheeler 2, Chris Wengert 2, Scott Blythe 2, Ben Buchheit 2. FG 17, FT 4-7, F 16 (3-pointers: Finger 2. Fouled out: none)

HILLSBORO (46) -- Brandon Glore 16, Adam Ethier 9, Brian Bennett 8, Seth Swafford 7, Brad Ziegler 4, Mario Brontolli 2. FG 16, FT 9-15, F 14 (3-pointers: Glore 2, Ethier 2, Swafford 1. Fouled out: none)

JV -- St. Vincent 57, Hillsboro 43

Advance 77, Dexter 58

Advance scored 48 points in the second half to turn a two-point deficit into a 19-point victory at Dexter.

Junior Alex Steil scored 24 points to lead the Hornets, who improved to 14-6 overall and 3-2 in the Stoddard County Athletic Association. James Masters added 14 points and Adam Baker scored 12.

Advance 14 15 24 24 -- 77

Dexter 11 20 13 9 -- 58

ADVANCE (77) -- Jordan Seabaugh 6, Jeremy Limbaugh 8, Daryl Wade 4, Adam Baker 12, Alex Steil 24, James Masters 14, Trenton Moses 7. FG 31, FT 12-22 (3-pointers: Steil 2, Seabaugh 1)

DEXTER (58) -- Jackson 7, Chamberlain 8, Rinehart 17, Smith 8, Stuever 5, Satterfield 13. FG 24, FT 6-9. (3-pointers: Smith 2, Jackson 1, Stuever 1).

JV -- Dexter won 54-51.

New Madrid County Central 72, Scott County Central 49

Scott County Central fell behind by 15 after one period and trailed 37-16 at halftime on the road.

D.D. Gillespie scored 18 points to lead the Braves (9-12). Pershard Owens added 11 points.

Scott Central 11 5 9 24 -- 49

NMCC 26 11 19 16 -- 72

SCOTT CENTRAL (49) -- D.D. Gillespie 18, Caleb Johnson 7, Pershard Owens 11, Richard Brownley 4, Josh Chamberlain 9. FG 15, FT 10-15, F 13. (3-pointers: Gillespie 2, Owens 1. Fouled out: none).

NMCC (72) -- Shaun Newsom 11, Marquese Gates 9, Leslie Williams 2, Jordan Kimball 20, Tarrard Long 5, Josh Minner 4, Reggie Cole 14, Antonio McIntosh 7. FG 25, FT 7-11, F 13. (3-pointers: Kimball 4, Newsom 1. Fouled out: none).

MVC Tournament Third-place game

Leopold pulled away from Zalma in the fourth period to post a 54-43 victory.

Victor Vandeven led the Wildcats with 16 points.

Daniel Schrader led Zalma with 10 points.

MVC Tournament

THIRD-PLACE

Leopold 54, Zalma 43

Zalma 10 12 9 12 -- 43

Leopold 7 19 11 17 -- 54

ZALMA -- Trevin Taylor 4, Timmy Rodgers 6, Kyle Conley 3, Tim Landing 9, Daniel Schrader 10, Garrett Garner 9. FG 15, FT 9-24, F 13 (3-pointers: Rodgers 2, Garner 2. Fouled out: none)

LEOPOLD -- Matt Stoverink 9, Justin Reed 2, Victor Vandeven 16, Tyler Clubb 4, Eric Fluchel 14, Eric Seiler 5, Cody Cook 2. FG 20, FT 9-16, F 15 (3-pointers: Vandeven 2, Seiler 1. Fouled out: Seiler).

Championship

Saxony Lutheran 78, Meadow Heights 76

Saxony Lutheran 15 24 17 22 -- 78

Meadow Heights 22 18 19 17 -- 76

SAXONY LUTHERAN (78) -- Alex Jauch 25, Casey Petzoldt 20, Lauren Lueders 16, Tim Lorenz 15, Ben Courtois 2. FG 29, FT 15-21, F 8 (3-pointers: Petzoldt 1, Lueders 4. Fouled out: none)

MEADOW HEIGHTS (76) -- Anthony Bollinger 21, Heath Fulton 18, Terry Wagner 12, Nathan Revelle 10, Michael Collier 5, John Long 5, Dustin Davis 4. FG 32, FT 1-2, F 14 (3-pointers: Bollinger 1, Fulton 4, Wagner 2, Revelle 2, Collier 1, Long 1. Fouled out: none)

GIRLS BASKETBALL

LATE THURSDAY

Sikeston 82, Scott City 23

Sikeston 27 21 20 14 -- 82

Scott City 6 6 3 8 -- 23

SIKESTON (82) -- Allison Blurton 27, Martika Davis 18, Paige Silverthorn 10, Amber Minner 9, Jessica McCray 8, Whitney McCray 8, Keyarra Blissett 2. FG 37. FT 5-8. F 11. (3-pointers: Blurton 1. Fouled out: none).

SCOTT CITY (23) -- Kelley Hicks 7, Nora Glasser 4, Michaela Drury 2, Becky Holder 2, Danielle Howell 2, Brittany Licare 2, Meghan Raines 2, Jessica Stice 2. FG 6 FT 8-10. F 13. (3-pointers: Hicks 1. Fouled out: none).

-- From staff reports