Taylor Smith and Alison Burger both scored 12 points to lead top-seeded Delta to a 57-30 victory against No. 4 Scott City in the semifinals of the Scott-Mississippi girls basketball tournament Thursday at Scott County Central High School.
Brittni Deprow added nine points in the win.
Becky Holder and Donielle Howell scored nine points apiece to lead the Rams.
Delta will face No. 2 Kelly in Saturday's final at 4:30 p.m. Kelly defeated No. 3 Oran 55-46 in Thursday's other semifinal.
Delta 18 11 17 11 -- 57
Scott City 4 6 9 11 -- 30
Delta (57) -- Taylor Smith 12, Amanda Drew 2, Alison Burger 12, Sara Blattel 8, Rebecca Cox 3, Sarah Keys 5, Brittni Deprow 9. FG 23, FT 5-13, F 8 (3-pointers: Smith 2, Menz, Deprow 3. Fouled out: none)
Scott City (30) -- Becky Holder 9, Whitney Tapley 2, Emily Essner 8, Donielle Howell 9, Beth Razer 2. FG 14, FT 1-4, F 12 (3-pointers: Howell. Fouled out: none)
Notre Dame 80, Sikeston 29
Notre Dame's stifling defense held Sikeston scoreless in the fourth quarter.
Alex Fowler and Erika Reinagel netted 18 points apiece.
Jane Morrill added 13 points in the win.
Sikeston 9 14 6 0 -- 29
Notre Dame 26 18 24 12 -- 80
Notre Dame (80) -- Paige Schumer 3, Emily Brumitt 10, Jane Morrill 13, Alex Fowler 18, Erika Reinagel 18, Amanda Pleimann 8, Emily Welker 2, Katherine Blasiney 2, Meghan Dohogne 2, Allyson Bradshaw 4. FG 39, FT 9-16, F 8 (3-pointers: Brumitt 10, Fowler 4, Reinagel 1. Fouled out: none)
Sikeston (29) -- Amber Minner 3, Shelby Unger 2, Tasheem Ware 10, Andrea Coleman 2, Mary Deason 4, Krystal Henson 2, Monika Gray-El 6. FG 13, FT 3-5, F 8 (3-pointers: none. Fouled out: none)
JV -- Notre Dame 67, Sikeston 23.
Woodland 63, Saxony 33
Taylor Steckman led Woodland to victory with 16 points, while Lauren Johnson added 13 points.
River King led Saxony with 15 points.
Saxony 6 6 12 9 -- 33
Woodland 22 16 21 9 -- 63
Woodland (63) -- Kyla Choate 10, Juliet Dickey 2, Taylor Steckman 16, Elaine Jetton 8, Lauren Johnson 13, Kayla Acup 5, Mackenzie Lincoln 5, Becky Brannon 4. FG 28, FT 4-12, F 18 (3-pointers: Steckman 3. Fouled out: Kaitlin McCormick)
Saxony (33) -- Brooke Valleroy 7, Emma Meraz 3, Julia Steffens 2, Kara Versemann 6, River King 15. FG 13, FT 7-18, F 13 (3-pointers: none. Fouled out: none)
Perryville 61, Grandview 21
Alicia Kueker led the Pirates with 13 points, while Nicole Gremaud added 12, all on 3-pointers.
Perryville opened a 23-point lead at halftime.
Grandview 6 7 6 2 -- 21
Perryville 23 13 13 12 -- 61
Perryville (61) -- Alicia Kueker 13, Ava Johnson 5, Nicole Gremaud 12, Kendra Schilli 10, Alyssa Bauwens 10, Makenzie Schirmer 7, Emily Hanquist 4. FG 24, FT 8-13, F 12 (3-pointers: Kueker, Gremaud 4. Fouled out: none)
Grandview (21) -- Heather Villner 5, Jessica Moses 2, Nikki Frund, Henry 6, Lapecha Matthews 6. FG 9, FT 3-8, F 15 (3-pointers: none. Fouled out: none)
JV -- Perryville 56, Grandview 22
St. Vincent 52, Crystal City 20
The Indians pitched a shutout in the first quarter, then allowed a mere two points in the final quarter.
Courtney Besand and Jessica Welker scored 12 points apiece to outscore the Hornets on their own.
Crystal City 0 9 9 2 -- 20
St, Vincent 14 15 16 7 -- 52
St. Vincent (52) -- Lacey Siegmund 6, Kelsey Cissell 4, Courtney Besand 12, Lindsey Wehmeyer 8, Brooke Brown 2, Elizabeth Rozier 7, Brianna Burroughs 1, Jessica Welker 12. FG 21, FT 8-17, F 8 (3-pointers: Rozier, Welker. Fouled out: none)
Crystal City (20) -- Morgan Maupin 2, Erika Thorp 4, Tanna Vaughn 6, Alex Perry 3, Kayla Stephansky 1, Blaire Douglas 4. FG 8, FT 1-14, F 13 (3-pointers: Vaughn 2, Perry. Fouled out: none)
GIRLS SWIMMINGWestminster 130, Jackson 97, Notre Dame 97
Jackson's Sydney Stein was a double individual winner, helping the Indians tie for second place. Allison Hobbs and Cailin McGinnis both won one individual event for the Indians. Hobbs, Stein and McGinnis teamed with Shay Loughary to win the 400 freestyle relay.
Lauren Castleman earned the Bulldogs' lone individual victory.
200 medley relay -- 2. Jackson 2:10.41; 3. Notre Dame 2:14.63
200 freestyle -- 1. Allison Hobbs, J, 2:08.79; 3. Rachel Henson, ND, 2:31.23
200 individual medley -- 1. Sydney Stein, J, 2:34.44; 2. Jackie Bader, ND, 2:40.19
50 freestyle -- 2. Lauren Castleman, ND, 26.88
Diving -- 2. Samantha Schaefer, ND, 125.15; 3. Abbie Messmer, ND, 116.30
100 butterfly -- 1. Stein, J, 1:11.59; 2. Bader, ND, 1:16.63
100 freestyle -- 1. Castleman, ND, 1:00.51; 3. Jenny Brant, ND, 1:05.41
500 freestyle -- 1. Cailin McGinnis, J, 5:41.32; 2. Ava Andersson, 6:43.06
200 freestyle relay -- 3. Notre Dame, 2:06.00
100 backstroke -- 2. Hobbs, J, 1:08.75; 3. Brant, ND, 1:15.63
100 breaststroke -- 2. McGinnis, 1:16.94; 3. Henson, ND, 1:25.96
400 freestyle relay -- 1. Jackson 4:08.72 (Hobbs, Shay Loughary, Stein, McGinnis); 3. Notre Dame, 4:23.33.
-- From staff reports
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