Delta boys stay alive in thriller

Delta used a second-half comeback and a 3-pointer in the last second to pull off a mild upset of Leopold, winning 66-64 in the first round of the Class 1 District 2 boys basketball tournament Monday at Oak Ridge.

Fourth-seeded Leopold led 32-23 at halftime, but No. 5 Delta (8-17) came out with a 30-18 advantage in the third quarter. Terrence Below drained a 3 with less than a second remaining to give the Bobcats the victory.

Below led all scorers with 29 points, and Delta's Aaron Kinder added 14.

Victor Vandeven led Leopold (8-15) with 18 points, followed by Eric Fluchel with 13, Matt Stoverink with 12 and Eric Seiler with 11.

Delta will take on top-seeded Bell City tonight at 6 p.m. in the semifinal round, followed by a Saxony Lutheran-Oran matchup at 7:30.

Bell City outscored No. 8 Marquand 61-11 in the first half and cruised into the semifinals with a 94-34 victory.

Nick Niemczyk and Will Bogan threw in 22 points apiece for the Cubs (23-4), and Garrett McIntyre added 12.

Second-seeded Saxony Lutheran led by just two points at the half but used a 23-11 advantage in the third quarter to hold off No. 7 Oak Ridge 64-50.

The Crusaders (21-5) were led by Lauren Lueders' 17 points. Alex Jauch added 16, Tim Lorenz netted 13 and Casey Petzoldt chipped in 11.

Austin Hahs led all scorers with 25 points for Oak Ridge (3-19), and Johnnie Price scored 15.

Third-seeded Oran (11-13) defeated No. 6 Zalma 64-56.

The two teams combined for a 26 for 57 performance from the free throw line, including 18 of 37 for Oran.

Kody Campbell scored a game-high 19 points for the Eagles, and Chase Seyer added 12.

Josh Barrett led Zalma with 13 points, followed by Tim Landing with 11 and Daniel Schrader with 10.

Delta 66, Leopold 64

Delta 10 13 30 13 -- 66

Leopold 11 21 18 14 -- 64

DELTA (66) -- Aaron Kinder 14, A.J. Horn 4, Alex Parks 4, Dustin Anglin 7, Terrence Below 29, Nathan Stroder 8. FG 23, FT 16-21, F 18 (3-pointers: Kinder 2, Anglin 1, Below 1. Fouled out: none)

LEOPOLD (64) -- Matt Stoverink 12, Tyler Clubb 4, David Thiele 4, Eric Fluchel 13, Eric Seiler 11, Victor Vandeven 18, Alfred VanGennip 2. FG 25, FT 10-12, F 18 (3-pointers: Stoverink 1, Fluchel 1, Seiler 1, Vandeven 1. Fouled out: none)

Bell City 94, Marquand 34

Marquand 5 6 10 13 -- 34

Bell City 31 30 21 12 -- 94

MARQUAND (34) -- Mayberry 10, Sutton 8, Proctor 15, Hanks 5. FG 11, FT 11-14, F 14 (3-pointers: Proctor 1. Fouled out: none)

BELL CITY (94) -- Nick Niemczyk 22, Melvin Johnson 5, Blaine Stewart 8, Jeff Liggins 9, Phillip Gross 3, Garrett McIntyre 12, Bush 6, Will Bogan 22, Eddie Green 5, Lerome Segars 2. FG 39, FT 12-16, F 16 (3-pointers: Niemczyk 2, Liggins 1, Green 1. Fouled out: none)

Saxony Lutheran 64, Oak Ridge 50

Oak Ridge 11 18 11 10 -- 50

Saxony Lutheran 11 20 23 10 -- 64

OAK RIDGE (50) -- Johnnie Price 15, Walt Ruesler 2, Jon McMillan 6, Lance Felter 2, Austin Hahs 25. FG 21, FT 6-6, F 19 (3-pointers: Price 1, Hahs 1. Fouled out: Price)

SAXONY LUTHERAN (64) -- Lauren Lueders 17, Trey Maevers 7, Casey Petzoldt 11, Alex Jauch 16, Tim Lorenz 13. FG 22, FT 14-21, F 10 (3-pointers: Lueders 4, Maevers 1, Lorenz 1. Fouled out: none)

Oran 64, Zalma 56

Zalma 6 14 12 24 -- 56

Oran 8 15 21 20 -- 64

ZALMA (56) -- Trevin Taylor 5, Timmy Rodgers 8, Kyle Conley 8, Josh Barrett 13, Tim Landing 11, Joe Aben 1, Daniel Schrader 10. FG 22, FT 8-20, F 29 (3-pointers: Rodgers 1, Barrett 3. Fouled out: Conley, Barrett, Garrett Garner)

ORAN (64) -- Steven Mock 9, Kody Campbell 19, Nick Anderson 5, Robert Lange 5, Jordon Mason 9, Chase Seyer 12, Chris Asmus 5. FG 20, FT 18-37, F 16 (3-pointers: Mock 3, Campbell 3. Fouled out: none)

Class 2 District 3 St. Vincent 53, Crossroads 42

Fourth-seeded St. Vincent outscored No. 5 Crossroads 27-18 in the second half and picked up a first-round victory at South County Tech High School.

The Indians (10-14) will take on top-seeded Viburnum at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday in the semifinal round.

Eric Clements and Waylon Richardet both checked in with double-doubles for St. Vincent. Clements scored 19 points and had 12 rebounds, while Richardet netted 12 points and grabbed 13 rebounds.

Crossroads 8 16 6 12 -- 42

St. Vincent 15 11 12 15 -- 53

CROSSROADS (42) -- Williams 13, Taylor 10, Weatherspoon 8, Nissenbum 8, Pann 3. FG 19, FT 2-3, F 18 (3-pointers: Williams 1, Pann 1. Fouled out: none)

ST. VINCENT (53) -- Eric Clements 19, Greg Finger 15, Waylon Richardet 12, Mark Hotop 2, Zach Richardet 2, Jon Buehler 1, Chad Wheeler 1, Ben Buchheit 1. FG 18, FT 15-21, F 9 (3-pointers: Finger 2. Fouled out: none)

GIRLS BASKETBALL Class 3 District 2 Woodland 71, Charleston 33

Third-seeded Woodland opened district play at Greenville by routing sixth-seeded Charleston.

The Cardinals (12-13) were led by Tasha Lincoln with 17 points. Courtney Glastetter had 12 and Sasha Hutson added 11.

Woodland plays second-seeded Greenville at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday in the semifinals.

Charleston 7 4 15 7 -- 33

Woodland 23 19 19 10 -- 71

CHARLESTON (33) -- P. Turner 7, C. Turner 3, Dyenne 3, Maxley 8, Dugan 8, Simpson 4. FG 14, FT 5-11, F 14 (3-pointers: none. Fouled out: none)

WOODLAND (71) -- Kyla Choate 5, Rheana Greer 4, Sasha Hutson 11, Elaine Jetton 2, Tasha Lincoln 17, Francee VanGennip 7, Lauren Johnson 9, Whitney Woods 2, Courtney Glastetter 12. FG 29, FT 11-15, F 17 (3-pointers: Choate 1, Johnson 1. Fouled out: none)

SLMCSAA All-star games

New Salem Baptist Academy of Marble Hill and Eagle Ridge joined People's Christian to split a pair of basketball games in the St. Louis Missouri Christian Schools Athletic Association All-star event at Gateway Christian in St. Louis.

The girls squad, which consisted of three players from New Salem and four from Eagle Ridge, rolled over the North all-star team 62-48.

Sarah Green of New Salem scored 20 points for the South team.

Green joined Eagle Ridge's Kristen Margrabe on the all-conference first team, while Kacie Seabaugh of Eagle Ridge was named to the second team.

The local boys all-star squad received a 106-66 pounding from the North team.

Joel Price of Eagle Ridge, who was named to the all-conference second team with New Salem's Brett Jones, netted 16 points. Jeremy Rockhill of New Salem was named to the first team.

--From staff reports