Class 3 District 2 roundup: Woodland's upset bid falls short in first round

Garret Reynolds scored a game-high 38 points, including five 3-pointers, as the seventh-seeded Woodland fell short in their attempt to pull off yet another tournament upset this season, this time against second-seeded West County.

The Cardinals lost 75-70 in the opening round of the Class 3 District 2 tournament hosted by Clearwater High School in Piedmont, Mo.

Devon Gramlisch added 14 points for Woodland, which ended its season at 11-13.

For the Bulldogs (18-6), Parker Forshee sank a team-high 19 points and Clayton Brinkley chipped in 18 points.

Woodland 15 16 18 21 -- 70

West County 23 18 13 21 -- 75

WOODLAND (70) -- Evan Grindstaff 4, Tyler Yount 4, Garret Reynolds 38, Landon Johnson 4, Devon Gramlisch 14, Ben Lincoln 6. FG 21, FT 13-14, F 21. (3-pointers: Reynolds 5. Fouled out: Yount)

WEST COUNTY (75) -- Clayton LaBruyere 12, Devin Colkin 2, Josh Barnett 4, Kyle Coleman 13, Parker Forshee 19, Blake Barlow 4, Austin Bradley 2, Clayton Brinkley 18. FG 20, FT 25-32, F 16. (3-pointers: LaBruyere 2, Coleman 1. Fouled out: none)

St. Pius X (Festus) 69, Saxony Lutheran 61

Jack Lake poured in a game-high 30 points and snagged 15 rebounds to lead the fifth-seeded Crusaders.

Saxony Lutheran took a lead into the final quarter but couldn't advance to the semifinals in a loss to the fourth-seeded Lancers.

Ryan Palmer recorded 12 points and four assists and Chase Steffens added 10 points for Saxony Lutheran. The Crusaders completed the season with a record of 16-10.

For St. Pius X (13-9), Luke Bandy netted a team-high 26 points while Isaiah Hennessey chipped in 18 points and Tryson Thornton had 11 points.

Saxony 15 10 21 15 -- 61

St. Pius X 14 13 17 25 -- 69

SAXONY LUTHERAN (61) -- Zach Beal 2, Chase Steffens 10, Ryan Palmer 12, Taylor Richmond 5, Elwood Voss 2, Jack Lake 30. FG 20, FT 3-8, F 17. (3-pointers: Palmer 3, Steffens 2, Richmond 1. Fouled out: none)

ST. PIUS X (FESTUS) (69) -- Deiondre Riney 3, Isaiah Hennessey 18, Luke Bandy 26, Chris Filer 5, Tryson Thornton 11, Brendan Withrow 6. FG 17, FT 14-19, F 15. (3-pointers: Bandy 4, Riney 1, Hennessey 1, Thornton 1. Fouled out: none)

Clearwater 69, Scott City 37

Jordan Kluesner had eight points as the eighth-seeded Rams' season came to an end in a loss to top-seeded Clearwater.

Scott City finished the season with a record of 8-16.

Dayvon Slack posted a game-high 18 points and Austin Ayers added 17 points for Clearwater (19-3).

Scott City 9 10 13 5 -- 37

Clearwater 21 19 18 11 -- 69

SCOTT CITY (37) -- Dylan Keller 7, Jordan Kluesner 8, Isiah Berry 7, Brock Uelsmann 7, Braden Cox 6, Nick Bickings 2. FG 12, FT 4-8, F 11. (3-pointers: Keller 1, Kluesner 1, Berry 1. Fouled out: none)

CLEARWATER (69) -- Dayvon Slack 18, Austin Ayers 17, Bryce Alcorn 2, Dom Smith 9, Matt D'Amico 9, Doyal Hathaway 3, Haden Clark 7, Garrett Harbison 3, Tyrone Carroll 1. FG 21, FT 6-10, F 10. (3-pointers: Smith 3, D'Amico 3, Ayers 1. Fouled out: none)

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Saxony Lutheran 77, Scott City 23

Brianna Mueller reigned in 18 points as the top-seeded Crusaders rode to an easy victory over No. 8 Scott City for the third time this season.

Grace Mirly added 17 points for Saxony Lutheran (20-4). The Crusaders will face fourth-seeded St. Pius X (Festus) in a semifinal tomorrow at 6 p.m.

Lyndsie Robert had eight points and seven rebounds for Scott City as the Rams wrapped up the season with a record of 1-21.

Scott City 0 14 4 5 -- 23

Saxony 31 26 12 8 -- 77

SCOTT CITY (23) -- Shea Martin 6, Lyndsie Robert 8, Anna Kern 2, Carly Howell 3, Michaela Kiefer 4. FG 9, FT 2-5, F 17. (3-pointers: Howell 1. Fouled out: Liz Hensley)

SAXONY LUTHERAN (77) -- Grace Mirly 17, Jordan Hecht 6, Maci Daniel 8, Ali Galemmo 7, Brianna Mueller 18, Tess Daniel 2, Ashlynn Collier 6, Raegan Wieser 8, Maddie Brune 5. FG 22, FT 18-25, F 9. (3-pointers: Mirly 3, Mueller 2. Fouled out: none)

St. Pius X (Festus) 67, Woodland 50

Josie Long bucketed a game-high 17 points as the fifth-seeded Cardinals fell to the fourth-seeded Lancers.

Kathlyn Cooper netted 13 points for Woodland, which finished the season at 17-6.

For St. Pius X (18-7), Ashley Politte and Alex Linderer poured in 16 points each.

Woodland 12 10 14 14 -- 50

St. Pius X 7 22 15 23 -- 67

WOODLAND (50) -- Whitney Lincoln 7, Josie Long 17, Kathlyn Cooper 13, Taylor Toombs 2, Rachel Poole 9, Shelby Sawyer 2. FG 10, FT 9-15, F 22. (3-pointers: Cooper 3, Lincoln 2, Long 1, Poole 1. Fouled out: Sawyer.)

ST. PIUS X (FESTUS) (67) -- Christina Hovatter 1, Ashley Politte 16, Claire Reed 8, Brooke Merseal 9, Alex Linderer 16, Machela Cook 2, Sammy Linderer 10. FG 20, FT 24-31, F 15. (3-pointers: A. Linderer 1. Fouled out: none)

-- From staff reports