The Delta girls basketball team turned up its defensive pressure in the second half to pick up a 42-27 road win at Woodland on Thursday.
The Bobcats (16-4) led only 24-21 at halftime, but outscored Woodland 18-6 in the second half.
Shea Smith led Delta with 20 points.
Sasha Hutson led the Cardinals with 10 points.
DELTA 42, WOODLAND 27
Delta 17 7 7 11 -- 42
Woodland 9 12 5 1 -- 27
DELTA (42) -- Jessica Livingston 1, Sarah Cook 4, Krystal Burnett 3, Shea Smith 20, Ashley Deprow 5, Kaci Menz 9. FG 16, FT 8-21, F 10 (3-pointers: Burnett 1, Smith 1. Fouled out: none)
WOODLAND (27) -- Rheanna Greer 4, Sasha Hutson 10, Amanda Abner 2, Francee VanGennip 2, Elisha Glastetter 1, Chelsea Martin 8. FG 11, FT 5-8, F 15 (3-pointers: none. Fouled out: none)
JV -- Delta 48, Woodland 27
Central could not overcome a scoreless first quarter and lost at home.
Dexter outscored Central 10-0 in the opening quarter and led 18-9 at the half.
Courtney Schuessler and Erica Schabbing led Central (4-16) with nine points apiece.
Dexter 10 8 14 12 -- 44
Central 0 9 4 16 -- 29
DEXTER (44) -- Mallory Kennedy 2, Molly Burleson 5, Jessica Fowler 3, Haylee Finch 2, Mindy Jones 4, Natalie Hayes 3, Rachel Blunt 11, Taylor Nelson 14. FG 19, FT 4-6, F 6 (3-pointers: Nelson 1, Fowler 1. Fouled out: none)
CENTRAL (29) -- Dani Gross 4, Courtney Schuessler 9, Erica Schabbing 9, Christina Sexton 7. FG 13, FT 3-4, F 7 (3-pointers: none. Fouled out: none)
JV -- Central 29, Dexter 23
Oran climbed back over .500 with a home win.
Tiffany Glastetter scored 10 points to lead a balanced attack for the Eagles (8-7).
East Prairie 6 6 7 7 -- 26
Oran 17 21 14 7 -- 59
EAST PRAIRIE (26) -- Lyndsay 1, Cynthia Cook 2, Michelle Redman 15, Madelyn Branum 5, Brittney Smith 2, Emily Loomes 1. FG 9, FT 6-14, F 20 (3-pointers: Redman 2. Fouled out: Smith)
ORAN (59) -- Callie Kielhofner 8, Jodi Urhaun 8, Tori St. Cin 6, Tiffany Glastetter 10, Erica Michelsen 8, Wendy Eftink 7, Mandi Wood 7, Amanda Eftink 5. FG 25, FT 7-22, F 18 (3-pointers: Urhaun 2. Fouled out: none)
Kelly jumped out to a 30-6 advantage after one quarter en route to a home rout.
Kelly Essner led the Hawks (18-3) with 21 points, Jessica Burnett added 14 and Leigh Ann Buchheit scored 13.
NMCC 6 10 12 11 -- 39
Kelly 30 10 14 11 -- 65
NMCC (39) -- Bock 2, Beasley 2, White 6, Nesselrood 3, Newsome 8, Matthews 12, Wren 6. FG 17, FT 5-10, F 19 (3-pointers: none. Fouled out: none)
KELLY (65) -- Jessica Burnett 14, Brittany Ponder 2, Kelly Essner 21, Leigh Ann Buchheit 13, Stephanie Hency 7, Ashley Vetter 1, Kayla Cissell 6, Sarah Ruff 1. FG 25, FT 12-25, F 11 (3-pointers: Essner 1, Buchheit 1, Hency 1. Fouled out: none)
JV -- Kelly def. NMCC
Perryville outscored Grandview 27-5 in the opening quarter in a road rout.
The Pirates improved to 14-7, and 7-2 in the Jefferson County Conference. Amber Hacker led Perryville with 22 points, Krista Miesner had 15 and Bethany Steffens scored 12.
Perryville 27 10 20 8 -- 65
Grandview 5 10 4 6 -- 25
PERRYVILLE (65) -- Christina Schremp 5, Krista Miesner 15, Amber Hacker 22, Bethany Steffens 12, Annette Weibrecht 7, Becky Bachmann 4. FG 27, FT 7-10, F 12 (3-pointers: Hacker 3, Weibrecht 1. Fouled out: none)
GRANDVIEW (24) -- Courtney Dugan 7, Kate Corio 2, Cecilia Liberton 2, Andrea McDermott 12, Jessica Hilkenkamp 2. FG 10, FT 2-8, F 11 (3-pointers: McDermott 1. Fouled out: none)
JV -- Perryville 50, Grandview 24
St. Vincent fell on the road in a Jefferson County Conference game.
Theresa Mattingly led St. Vincent with 13 points.
St. Vincent 12 6 14 10 -- 42
Crystal City 12 8 12 12 -- 44
ST. VINCENT (42) -- Theresa Mattingly 13, Stacy Brown 6, Jessica Welker 8, Lauren Schumer 4, Sierra Paulus 4, Alex Lundy 4, Joy Donze 1. FG 15, FT 11-19, F 22 (3-pointers: Welker 1. Fouled out: Mattingly, Paulus)
CRYSTAL CITY (44) -- Helwig 14, Tessereau 8, Hudson 7, Marler 10, Govero 2, Williams 2. FG 13, FT 15-24, F 20 (3-pointers: Hudson 1. Fouled out: none)
JV -- St. Vincent def. Crystal City
New Salem Baptist lost in the second round of a tournament in St. Louis.
Sarah Green led New Salem (18-8) with 18 points, and Holly Jordan pulled down 18 rebounds to go with five points.
New Salem 5 11 7 6 -- 29
North County 11 10 17 11 -- 49
NEW SALEM (29) -- MacKenzie Jones 2, Holly Jordan 5, Sarah Green 18, Laura Poole 4. FG 12, FT 5-10, F 8 (3-pointers: Green 2. Fouled out: none)
NORTH COUNTY CHRISTIAN (49) -- Stine 16, Luenberg 14, Bolton 10, Gray 3, Tucker 4. FG 22, FT 5-12, F 19 (3-pointers: none. Fouled out: none)
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