Delta girls shoot down Scott City

Delta's girls basketball team used a big third quarter to defeat visiting Scott City 57-45 Monday night.

Delta (15-4) led by three at halftime but outscored the Rams 16-8 in the third quarter to pull away.

Kaci Menz led all scorers with 20 points for the Bobcats. Shea Smith scored 14, and Rachel Ware added 11.

Christy Laxton and Kelly Hicks had 15 points apiece for Scott City, and Nora Glasser added 10.

Scott City 18 8 8 11 -- 45

Delta 19 10 16 12 -- 57

SCOTT CITY (45) -- Angie Laxton 1, Christy Laxton 15, Jessica Warren 4, Nora Glasser 10, Kelly Hicks 15. FG 19, FT 3-6, F 13 (3-pointers: C. Laxton 1, Hicks 3. Fouled out: none)

DELTA (57) -- Sarah Cook 2, Shea Smith 14, Ashley Deprow 6, Rachel Ware 11, Kaci Menz 20, Kacie Seabaugh 2, Kayla Seabaugh 2. FG 25, FT 7-12, F 13 (3-pointers: none. Fouled out: none)

JV: Delta 45, Scott City 25

Jackson 78, Sikeston 31

Kelly Loos scored 17 points and dished out six assists on senior night at Jackson.

"She didn't do many things wrong," Jackson coach Sam Sides said of Loos, Jackson's only senior.

Freshman Lindsay Poole led the Indians (20-2) with 20 points, including six 3-pointers. Amanda Peiffer added 16 points for Jackson.

Sikeston 4 12 13 2 -- 31

Jackson 13 18 33 14 -- 78

SIKESTON (31) -- Minner 10, Burton 7, Davis 14. FG 13, FT 3-5, F 12 (3-pointers: Minner 2. Fouled out: none)

JACKSON (78) -- Kara Vangilder 4, Lindsay Poole 20, Kylie Werner 6, Gabrielle Garritano 7, Loni Littlepage 8, Kelly Loos 17, Amanda Peiffer 16. FG 29, FT 9-11, F 6 (3-pointers: Poole 6, Werner 2, Loos 3. Fouled out: none)

JV: Jackson 54, Sikeston 2

Perryville 49, Herculaneum 38

Perryville held visiting Herculaneum to one point in the opening quarter and held on for the win.

Herculaneum bounced back with 15 points in the second quarter, but the damage was done. Amber Hacker led Perryville (13-7) with 18 points, and Krista Miesner added 13.

Herculaneum 1 15 12 10 -- 38

Perryville 9 13 18 9 -- 49

HERCULANEUM (38) -- Erin Steffens 4, Kristen Kaltenbach 4, Edi Farmer 10, Lauren Dunn 10, Ashlee Winehouse 10. FG 9, FT 17-25, F 22 (3-pointers: Dunn 2, Steffens 1, Winehouse 1. Fouled out: Steffens, Dunn)

PERRYVILLE (49) -- Christina Schremp 4, Meghan Roth 3, Krista Miesner 13, Amber Hacker 18, Bethany Steffens 4, Annette Weibrecht 7. FG 15, FT 15-25, F 17 (3-pointers: Hacker 3, Roth 1. Fouled out: none)

JV: Perryville 55, Herculaneum 17

Central 39, NMCC 36

The Tigers had a strong defensive performance in the third quarter to squeak out a win on the road.

With the score nodded at 20 at halftime, Central outscored NMCC 7-4 in the third for the difference in the game. Katie Mothershead led the Tigers (4-14) with 19 points.

Central 9 11 7 12 -- 39

NMCC 14 6 4 12 -- 36

CENTRAL (39) -- Dani Gross 2, Lauren Loftis 1, Courtney Schuessler 4, Erica Schabbing 6, Kristin Shirrell 7, Katie Mothershead 19. FG 16, FT 5-16, F 12 (3-pointers: Shirrell 1. Fouled out: none)

NMCC (36) -- Beasley 6, Nesselrood 11, Newson 3, Matthews 8, Wren 4, Roberson 4. FG 14, FT 6-12, F 17 (3-pointers: Nesselrood 2. Fouled out: none)

JV: Central 39, NMCC 22

Dexter 56, Notre Dame 39

Notre Dame trailed by just three points at halftime, but a poor third quarter helped send the Bulldogs to a lopsided road loss.

Notre Dame (5-15) led 11-6 after the first quarter, and only trailed 25-22 at halftime. Dexter took over the game with a 19-11 scoring edge in the third.

Amanad Essner led Notre Dame with 10 points.

Notre Dame 11 11 11 6 -- 39

Dexter 6 19 19 12 -- 56

ND (39) -- Amanda Essner 10, Rachael Weidenbenner 7, Amanda Toole 6, Kristain Burger 6, Meridith Medlin 5, Allison Toole 4, Amber Karnes 2. FG 16, FT 6-12, F 13 (3-pointers: Medlin 1. Fouled out: none)

DEXTER (56) -- Blunt 21, Finch 19, Nelson 10, Burleson 3, Kennedy 3, Fowler 3. FG 22, FT 8-12, F 14 (3-pointers: Nelson 2, Fowler 1, Kennedy 1. Fouled out: none)

Woodland 35, Oran 33

Woodland took advantage of Oran's 11 missed free throws and numerous turnovers and sank the Eagles at home.

Woodland trailed 28-25 after three quarters but outscored Oran (7-7) 10-5 in the fourth.

Amanda Abner and Francee VanGennip scored 10 points each for the Cardinals.

Tiffany Glastetter and Erica Michelsen led Oran with nine points apiece.

Oran 8 8 12 5 -- 33

Woodland 11 7 7 10 -- 35

ORAN (33) -- Jodi Urhahn 1, Tiffany Glastetter 9, Erica Michelsen 9, Wendy Eftink 5, Mandi Wood 2, Amanda Eftink 7. FG 11, FT 11-22, F 13 (3-pointers: none. Fouled out: none)

WOODLAND (35) -- Sasha Hutson 5, Amanda Abner 10, Tasha Lincoln 1, Francee VanGennip 10, Elisha Glastetter 3, Chelsea Martin 6. FG 13, FT 8-17, F 19 (3-pointers: Abner 1. Fouled out: none)

JV: Oran def. Woodland

JV: Notre Dame 36, Dexter 25

Scott County Central 73, Charleston 53

Scott County Central gained a 48-20 halftime lead and defeated Charleston on the road.

Janet Penrod led Scott County Central (13-4) with 22 points, including five of the Bravettes' nine three's. Brittney Peet had 18, and Trice Johnson added 14.

Shytoria Davis poured in 30 for Charleston.

SCC 25 23 14 11 -- 73

Charleston 10 10 11 22 -- 53

SCOTT COUNTY (73) -- Janet Penrod 22, Brittany Godwin 9, Brittney Peet 18, Trice Johnson 14, Jessica McCray 4, Breanna Johnson 2, Pippy Mitchell 4. FG 21, FT 4-6, F 19 (3-pointers: Penrod 5, Godwin 3, Peet 1. Fouled out: none)

CHARLESTON (53) -- Emily Dugen 4, Markita Whitney 7, Juanita Hines 8, Shamone Mitchell 2, Elizabeth Moxley 2, Shytoria Davis 30. FG 20, FT13-23, F 8 (3-pointers: none. Fouled out: none)

Hillsboro 65, St. Vincent 48

St. Vincent trailed by only two at halftime but was outscored 36-21 in the second half in a losing effort on the road.

Sierra Paulus scored 21 points for the Indians (4-13).

St. Vincent 20 7 10 11 -- 48

Hillsboro 20 9 14 22 -- 65

ST. VINCENT (48) -- Sierra Paulus 21, Theresa Mattingly 8, Jessica Welker 7, Stacy Brown 6, Kelsey Kutz 2, Joy Donze 2, Hannah Schremp 2. FG 17, FT 13-21, F 20 (3-pointers: Welker 1. Fouled out: Paulus)

HILLSBORO (65) -- Anderson 22, Thebeau 7, Fischer 7, Little 2, Swafford 8, Clack 4, Harmon 9, Hern 8. FG 24, FT 17-23, F 16 (3-pointers: none. Fouled out: none)

JV: St. Vincent 48, Hillsboro 31

Poplar Bluff 57, Kelly 37

Kelly trailed by only eight points to Class 5 Poplar Bulff (16-5) at halftime before bowing out in the second half at home.

The Hawks trailed 24-16 at halftime, but were outscored 24-10 in the third quarter to the No. 1 team in the SEMO Sportswriters and Sporscasters top 10 poll. Kelly Essner (17-3) led the Hawks with 15 points.

Poplar Bluff 11 13 24 9 -- 57

Kelly 9 7 10 11 -- 37

POPLAR BLUFF (57) -- Nelson 5, Johnson 14, Ploetze 2, Fister 1, Pratt 12, Stonecipher 8, Hillis 7, Shelton 8. FG 19, FT 15-19, F 13 (3-pointers: Nelson 1. Fouled out: none)

KELLY (37) -- Jessica Burnett 5, Brittany Ponder 2, Kelly Essner 15, Stephanie Hency 5, Rachel Kline 2, Nikki Weiny 2, Kayla Cissell 6. FG 13, FT 9-16, F 17 (3-pointers: Essner 1, Hency 1. Fouled out: Essner)

JV: Poplar Bluff 34, Kelly 30