Delta, Greenville reach tourney final

The top-seeded Delta girls basketball team coasted into the finals of its New Year's tournament.

Getting to Saturday's final was expected. The ease of the Bobcats' semifinal win against St. Vincent -- 64-26 -- was somewhat surprising. And their opponent in the final will be the No. 3 seed, Greenville.

"I thought we played pretty well," Delta coach Randy White said after his team improved to 8-1.

Ashley Deprow scored 19 points, Shea Smith added 17 and Kaci Menz chipped in with 16 for Delta. The Bobcats led 41-15 at halftime.

Jessica Welker led St. Vincent (5-4) with eight.

Greenville was just as impressive in beating second-seeded Oran 59-25

Greenville, which had trailed No. 6 Woodland heading into the final period Tuesday in the opening round, built a 31-12 halftime lead Wednesday. Sophomore Sarah Woodgeard scored 26 points for the Bears.

"They've got some kids that shoot the ball well," White said. "Woodgeard is one of the better athletes in the area. I believe it will be a good game."

The final is set for 5 p.m. Saturday. It will follow the 3:30 p.m. third-place game between St. Vincent and Oran. Chaffee and Woodland will play in the consolation final at 2 p.m.

Chaffee beat Puxico 54-22 on Wednesday behind 19 points from Mindy Hendrix and 15 from Kegan Orr.

Woodland beat first-year program Meadow Heights 47-21 with Francee VanGennip and Courtney Glastetter each scoring 10.

Delta 64, St. Vincent 26

Delta 21 20 17 6 -- 64

St. Vincent 8 7 6 5 -- 26

DELTA (64) -- Shea Smith 17, Ashley Deprow 19, Jodi Menz 1, Kaci Menz 16, Kayla Seabaugh 9. FG 25, FT 10-16, F 16 (3-pointers: Smith 4. Fouled out: none)

ST. VINCENT (26) -- Theresa Mattingly 4, Brooke Brown 4, Miranda Holmes 3, Alexandra Lundy 1, Hannah Schremp 6, Jessica Wleker 8. FG 10, FT 6-9, F 13 (3-pointers: none. Fouled out: none).

Greeville 59, Oran 25

Greeville 15 16 9 19 -- 59

Oran 6 6 6 7 -- 25

GREENVILLE (59) -- Henson 16, Woodgeard 23, Deering 10, Moon 3, Rogers 4, Stewart 3. FG 20, FT 14-26, F 16 (3-pointers: Henson 2, Deering 2, Stewart 1. Fouled out: none).

ORAN (25) -- Courtney Nenninger 4, Alyson Seyer 3, Erica Michelson 8, Jodie Urhahn 10. FG 10, FT 4-16, F 22 (3-pointer: Urhahn. Fouled out: none)

Chaffee 54, Puxico 22

Chaffee 9 22 7 16 -- 54

Puxico 4 5 6 7 -- 22

CHAFFEE (54) -- Christa Beck 7, Sara Petitt 2, Mindy Hendrix 19, Johnson 3, Kegan Orr 15, Tara Propst 2, Whitney Schlosser 4, Rachel Hendrix 2. FG 15, FT 11-23, F 14 (3-pointers: Orr 4, Keys. Fouled out: none) PUXICO (22) -- Wheatley 1, Harty 2, Chapman 9, Cummins 8, Wilson 2. FG 9, FT 4-10, F 20 (3-pointers: none. Fouled out: Wheatley, Chapman).

Woodland 47, Meadow HeIgHTs 21

Wodoland 14 11 13 9 -- 47

Meadow Hts 5 4 5 7 -- 21

WOODLAND (47) -- Shoate 7, Hudson 6, McGraw 2, Lincoln 5, Francee VanGennip 10, Johnson 4, Courtney Glastetter 10, Arnzen 2, jetton 1. FG 19, FT 9-22, F 19 (3 FO)

MEADOW HEIGHTS (21) -- Ashley Doublin 2, Amanda Hendrickson 1, Kristin Mayberry 4, Skylar Bollinger 3, Sahra Mills 1, Johnson 1, Courtney Brune 2, Chelsey Kight 7. FG 7, FT 7-22, F 19 (3-pointers: none. Fouled out: Kight).

BOYS BASKETBALL Perryville 76, Kelly 73, OT

The Pirates picked up their first win in their first home game of the season.

Ricky Dunn hit a 3-pointer late in regulation to tie the game, and Perryville (1-7) hit nine of 12 free throws to hold off the Hawks.

Dunn finished with 29 points, Tyler Bauwens added 22, while Michael Fritsche and Ryan Schilling each scored 10 for the Pirates.

Steven Strobel scored 15 for Kelly, which hit nine 3-pointers but was just 8-for-18 on free throws. Dallas Tew had 11 points, while Brandon Ayers and Spencer Ayers each scored 10.

Kelly 18 13 16 16 10 -- 73

Perryville 7 22 22 12 13 -- 76

KELLY (73) -- Steven Strobel 15, Dallas Tew 11, Brandon Ayers 10, Spencer Ayers 10, Tyler Thurman 9, Russell Carroll 8, Jordan Felter 4, Jacob Glastetter 2. FG 28, FT 8-18, F 23 (3-pointers: Strobel 3, Thurman 3, Tew 1, Carroll 2. Fouled out: Tew, S. Ayers).

PERRYVILLE (76) -- Ricky Dunn 29, Tyler Bauwens 22, Michael Fritsche 10, Ryan Schilling 10, Jon Hecht 5. FG 23, FT 25-32, F 18 (3-pointers: Hecht 1, Dunn 4. Fouled out: Bauwens)

-- From staff reports