Delta advances to Chaffee girls tourney final

Delta cruised past Oran 65-22 on Wednday night in the semifinal round of the Lady Devils Invitational girls basketball tournament at Chaffee.

The top-seeded Bobcats, who were 5-0 against Oran last season, will take on the winner of tonight's Kelly-Sikeston semifinal matchup in the championship at 4:30 p.m. Saturday.

Delta (4-0) has outscored its opponents 164-38 in its first two games of the tournament.

Shea Smith led Delta with 15 points, and Kaci Menz and Kayla Seabaugh added 14 points apiece.

No. 4 Oran, led by Tiffany Glastetter's nine points, will play Saturday at 3 p.m. for third place.

Third-seeded Sikeston eased by No. 6 Chaffee 68-36 to advance to the semifinal round tonight at 7:30.

Chaffee will face No. 7 Scott City tonight at 6.

Mindy Hendrix led the Devils with 11 points and Kegan Orr had 10.

Delta 65, Oran 22

Oran 2 6 7 7 -- 22

Delta 19 14 20 12 -- 65

ORAN (22) -- Courtney Nenninger 2, Mandi Wood 4, Erica Michaelsen 2, Wendy Eftink 3, Tiffany Glastetter 9, Jodie Urhahn 2. FG 9, FT 4-16, F 17 (3-pointers: none. Fouled out: none)

DELTA (65) -- Tiffany Amelunke 4, Shea Smith 15, Ashley Deprow 9, Jodi Menz 9, Kaci Menz 14, Kayla Seabaugh 14. FG 26, FT 10-22, F 15 (3-pointers: Smith 2, K. Menz 1. Fouled out: none)

Sikeston 68, Chaffee 36

Chaffee 12 8 10 6 -- 36

Sikeston 18 17 22 11 -- 68

CHAFFEE (36) -- Mindy Hendrix 11, Kegan Orr 10, Sara Petitt 5, Christa Beck 2, Nikole Johnson 2, Whitney Schlosser 4, Rachel Hendrix 2. FG 11, FT 14-18, F 16 (3-pointers: none. Fouled out: none)

SIKESTON (68) -- Gipson 20, Blurton 15, Davis 14, McCray 7, Minner 6, Blissett 4, Silverthorn 2. FG 28, FT 11-15, F 16 (3-pointers: Blurton 1. Fouled out: none)

OTHER EVENTS

• Notre Dame defeated Jackson 43-31 in the junior varsity girls basketball tournament at Jackson.

Alex Fowler led the Bulldogs (4-1) with 12 points.

Notre Dame will take on Perryville in the round-robin tournament Friday at 7:15 p.m.

* Central and Jackson split a pair of freshmen boys basketball games at Central.

The Tigers (3-2) claimed the first game 41-32 behind 14 points from Cantrell Andrews.

Jackson recovered for a 67-11 rout in the second game.

-- From staff reports