Cubs defeat Hornets, win Stoddard Co. Tournament

Nick Niemczyk poured in 26 points as Bell City rolled past Advance 70-45 in the championship at the Stoddard County Activities Association tournament.

The meeting was the third between the two teams this season after they had split the first two.

But the Cubs (15-4) jumped on the Hornets with a 22-10 first period and stretched the lead to 15 at halftime. The Cubs led 59-32 after three periods.

Six-foot-10 senior Will Bogan, who on Thursday announced his commitment to Southeast Missouri State, had 19 points and 21 rebounds.

Niemczyk, Bogan, Austin Segars and Phillip Gross made the all-tournament team from Bell City.

Advance was playing without Trenton Moses, who was out due to illness. Moses still made the 12-player all-tournament team.

Advance's Alex Steil, who had 13 points to lead the Hornets, also made the all-tournament team.

Puxico beat Dexter 76-59 for third place.

Championship Game

Bell City 70, Advance 45

Bell City 22 17 20 11 -- 70

Advance 10 14 8 13 -- 45

BELL CITY (70) -- Nick Niemczyk 26, Melvin Johnson 3, Chris Blisett 2, Phillip Gross 4, Austin Segers 6, Marty Dames 3, Austin Bush 3, Will Bogan 8 3-6 19, Clay Dover 2 0-0 4. FG 25, FT 15-28 (3-pointers: Niemczyk 3, Bush 1, Johnson 1).

ADVANCE (45) -- Rusty Hendricks 8, Adam Baker 4, David VanGennip 8, Alex Steil 13, Jacob Bond 2, Cody Mitchell 4, Ben Anschultz 3, Chris Welch 3. FG 20, FT 1-7 (3-pointers: VanGennip 2, Anschultz 1, Steil 1).

Scott City 99,Meadow Heights 67

Caleb Estes exploded for 34 points, including eight 3-pointers, as visiting Scott City pounded Meadow Heights on a night when the home team recognized its national 3-pointer record (36, last year against Marquand) by unveiling a banner.

Alex King added 20 points, Jay Simmons had 15 points, Jamie Pinkston scored 11 and Rynn Eskew had 10 for the Rams (12-6).

Tyler Wagner had 20 points, Sam Russell added 12 and John Long had 11 for Meadow Heights (5-12).

Scott City 25 34 20 20 -- 99

Meadow Heights 20 19 19 9 -- 67

SCOTT CITY (99) -- Caleb Estes 34, Alex King 20, Jay Simmons 15, Jamie Pinkston 11, Rynn Eskew 10, Cody Page 3, John Pinkston 2, Shae Simmons 2, Derek Laxton 2. FG 26, FT 11-17, F 16 (3-pointers: Estes 8, J. Simmons 3, Ja. Pinkston 1. Fouled out: none)

MEADOW HEIGHTS (67) -- Tyler Wagner 20, Sam Russell 12, John Long 11, Luke Nitsch 7, Derrick Wilfong 7, Dusty Davis 5, Dustin Hubler 3, Derek Bess 2. FG 22, FT 11-20, F 18 (3-pointers: Wagner 1, Long 1, Nitsch 1, Davis 1. Fouled out: none)

JV -- Meadow Heights won 61-49.

Scott County Central 88, Chaffee 60

Drew Thomas paced Scott County with 32 points in a road win against Chaffee.

Bobby Hatchett added 20 points while D.D. Gillespie and Caleb Johnson each had 12 for the Braves.

Jerrod Steger had 22 points and Andy Hendrix netted 16 for Chaffee (3-12).

Scott County 14 23 26 25 -- 88

Chaffee 14 13 14 19 -- 60

SCOTT COUNTY CENTRAL (88) -- Ron Banks 3, D.D. Gillespie 12, Tony Heeb 2, Mark Freed 2, Bobby Hatchett 20, Avery Williams 5, Drew Thomas 32, Caleb Johnson 12. FG 34, FT 12-20, F 9 (3-pointers: Hatchett 1, Williams 1. Fouled out: none)

CHAFFEE (60) -- Aaron Hopkins 4, Colin Dame 5, Jerrod Steger 22, Alex Orr 2, Adam Horton 5, Andy Hendrix 16, Michael Lee 4, Josh Steger 2. FG 21, FT 3-3, F 17 (3-pointers: Dame 1, Je. Steger 3, Horton 1. Fouled out: none)

JV -- Scott County won 59-46.

Saxony Lutheran 57,Delta 37

Saxony Lutheran pulled away from visiting Delta in the second half to win its 15th game.

Ben Courtois led the Crusaders (15-3) with 19 points and Alex Jauch scored 12.

Tyler Martin had 13 points for Delta.

Delta 9 11 3 14 -- 37

Saxony 16 10 16 15 -- 57

DELTA (37) -- Tyler Martin 13, A.J. Horn 5, Dustin Anglin 7, Alex Parks 4, Nathan Stroder 8. FG 15, FT 4-6, F 16 (3-pointers: Martin 1, Horn 1, Anglin 1. Fouled out: Horn)

SAXONY LUTHERAN (57) -- Zach Bohnert 5, Bret Steffens 4, Max Wieser 5, Alex Jauch 12, Ben Courtois 19, Clay Obergoenner 6, Austin Kwikkel 6. FG 25, FT 4-11, F 12 (3-pointers: Courtois 3. Fouled out: none)

JV -- Saxony Lutheran won 66-19.

Oran 73, Leopold 43

Chase Seyer and Hunter Glastetter each had 19 points to lead Oran to a home victory over Leopold.

Steven Mock also added 12 points for the Eagles.

Darren VanGennip led Leopold with 19 points, while Eric Fluchel added 11.

Leopold 8 9 7 19 -- 43

Oran 16 16 26 15 -- 73

LEOPOLD (43) -- Tyler Clubb 4, Daren VanGennip 19, Corey Yount 3, Eric Fluchel 11, Matt Stoverink 6. FG 10, FT 8-10, F 19 (3-pointers: VanGennip 3, Yount 1, Stoverink 1. Fouled out: none)

ORAN (73) -- Steven Mock 12, Chase Seyer 19, Hunter Glastetter 19, Cody Romas 4, Chris Asmus 8, Jake Kluesner 9, Kurt R. 2. FG 29, FT 15-22, F 13 (3-pointers: none. Fouled out: none)

Sikeston 62, Kelly 57

Kelly took an early lead on Sikeston but couldn't hold on in its upset bid.

The Hawks (8-10) were led by Tyler Thurman's 19 points. Kyle Chipman and Spencer Ayers each had 14 points.

Michael Porter scored 18 points to lead Sikeston (10-7).

Sikeston 9 22 18 13 -- 62

Kelly 16 17 7 17 -- 57

SIKESTON (62) -- Michael Porter 18, Julian Beard 16, Ray Rodgers 12, Blake Taylor 9, Matt Ritch 7, Isaac Porter 2. FG 20, FT 19-23, F 15. (3-pointers: Ritch 1. Fouled out: none).

KELLY (57) -- Tyler Thurman 19, Kyle Chipman 14, Spencer Ayers 14, Dallas Tew 5, Joseph DeBrock 3, Zach Hamm 2. FG 13, FT 10-19, F 18. (3-pointers: Chipman 4, Thurman 2, Tew 1. Fouled out: none).

JV -- Sikeston won 46-41.

Zalma 66, Marquand 63

Zalma rallied from a first-half deficit to defeat Marquand on the road.

Justin Lemons netted 32 for Zalma (5-10), which was down by nine points after one period.

Zalma 16 14 13 23 -- 66

Marquand 25 9 11 18 -- 63

ZALMA (66) -- Travis Mergel 5, Chad Bueller 5, Tim Rogers 8, Colton Bailey 10, Justin Lemons 32, Kevin Walker 12. FG 28, FT 10-22, F 13 (3-pointers: Mergel 1, Bueller 1. Fouled out: none)

MARQUAND (63) -- Pritchett 11, Edmonds 2, Becker 20, Hanks 20, Brotherton 10. FG 21, FT 6-10, F 14 (3-pointers: Becker 4, Hanks 1. Fouled out: none)

Eagle Ridge Christian 67, Christian Outreach 31

Eagle Ridge held a 35-7 scoring advantage in the first half and routed Christian Outreach.

Ben Douglass led the Eagles (11-5) with 19 points, while Scott Edgar netted eight points and pulled down 12 rebounds.

Eagle Ridge 17 18 22 10 -- 67

Outreach 6 1 10 14 -- 31

EAGLE RIDGE CHRISTIAN (67) -- Ben Douglass 19, Scott Edgar 8, Aaron Shell 8, Josh Wiseman 6, Andrew Toeniskoetter 4, Daniel Cohen 4, Daniel Lies 4, Patrick Webb 4, Stephen Cohen 4, Jacob Lies 3, Sam Davis 2, Michael Evans 1. FG 31, FT 5-12, F 17 (3-pointers: none. Fouled out: none)

New Salem Baptist 59, Twin City 53

New Salem of Marble Hill narrowly defeated Twin City behind Brett Jones' 24 points, including five 3-pointers.

Jared Crist added 14 points, and Trent Jones had 10.

Twin City 13 12 11 17 -- 53

New Salem 16 13 14 16 -- 59

TWIN CITY (53) -- Houston 12, Cole 10, Bowman 9, Curtous 18, Primo 2, Schettler 2. FG 13, FT 12-16, F 14 (3-pointers: Houston 2, Curtous 3. Fouled out: none)

NEW SALEM (59) -- Trent Jones 10, Josh Davault 5, Jared Crist 14, Axel Malmros 6, Brett Jones 24. FG 16, FT 6-9, F 14 (3-pointers: T. Jones 2, B. Jones 5. Fouled out: none)

GIRLS BASKETBALLNerinx Hall 61, Jackson 42

Jackson was outscored 34-18 in the first half en route to a home loss against Nerinx Hall.

Gabrielle Garritano scored 16 points to lead the Indians (12-5), who were playing their fourth game of the week and lost for the second consecutive night.

Nerinx Hall 17 17 14 13 -- 61

Jackson 7 11 13 11 -- 42

NERINX HALL (61) -- Matthews 8, King 7, Yess 7, Kloeppel 15, Wershing 10, Krupp 2, Webb 6, Garavaglia 4, Pieper 2. FG 27, FT 4-6, F 10 (3-pointers: Yess 1. Fouled out: none)

JACKSON (42) -- Andrea Barnes 3, Cody Goodpasture 4, Chelsea Bartles 2, Lindsay Poole 4, Gabrielle Garritano 16, Ashley Charboneau 3, Kelci Keith 8, Jenni Tenholder 2. FG 10, FT 4-9, F 8 (3-pointers: Barnes 1, Poole 1, Garritano 1, Charboneau 1, Keith 2. Fouled out: none)

JV -- Nerinx Hall won.

Eagle Ridge Christian 60, Collinsville Christian 34

Abby Cohen poured in 25 points and Kristen Margrabe added 23 as Eagle Ridge Christian won at Collinsville Christian.

The Eagles pulled away with a 16-7 advantage in the second period to build a 26-13 halftime lead.

Eagle Ridge 10 16 21 13 -- 60

Collinsville Chr. 6 7 7 14 -- 34

EAGLE RIDGE (60) -- Kristen Margrabe 23, Abby Cohen 25, Lyndse Hamby 6, Megan Woodall 6. (3-pointers: Margrabe 1, Cohen 1)

COLLINSVILLE CHRISTIAN (34) -- Megan Farmer 15, Kristen Lane 11, Madeline Weber 2, Anna Hartman 4, Kimmie Pauley 2. (3-pointers: Farmer 1, Lane 1. Fouled out: Lane).

OTHER EVENTS

• Poplar Bluff defeated Central 52-29 in the championship game of the Jackson freshman boys tournament. Sikeston defeated Jackson in the the third-place game. Jackson was led by Lucas Davis with 10 points. Notre Dame knocked off Farmington 38-36 in the fifth-place game. Taylor Essner led Notre Dame with 10 points.

-- From staff reports