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SportsFebruary 17, 2009

Jodi Menz collected her 1,000th career point Monday night, dropping in 21 points as Delta routed visiting Sikeston 58-22. Menz needed exactly 21 points to reach the milestone. "It was nice for her to get it," Delta coach Mark Verticchio said. "She is a nice player, she has had a really nice career, and it's a nice way to top it off."...

ELIZABETH DODD ~ edodd@semissourian.com<br>St. Vincent's Courtney Besand, left, scores a basket in front of Oran's Kirstie Mangels during the second half Monday night at St. Vincent.
ELIZABETH DODD ~ edodd@semissourian.com<br>St. Vincent's Courtney Besand, left, scores a basket in front of Oran's Kirstie Mangels during the second half Monday night at St. Vincent.

Jodi Menz collected her 1,000th career point Monday night, dropping in 21 points as Delta routed visiting Sikeston 58-22.

Menz needed exactly 21 points to reach the milestone.

&quot;It was nice for her to get it,&quot; Delta coach Mark Verticchio said. &quot;She is a nice player, she has had a really nice career, and it's a nice way to top it off.&quot;

Taylor Smith added 15 points, including three 3-pointers, for Delta (16-4).

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Delta1716214&mdash;58

SIKESTON (22) &mdash; Tyanne Townsend 6, Keyonna Blissett 2, Asia Liggins 2, Howard 2, Tanesha Pulley 8, Hay 2. FG 11, FT 0-4, F 4. (3-pointers: None. Fouled out: None)

DELTA (58) &mdash; Ashley Glaus 2, Taylor Smith 15, Taylor Keys 2, Lynn McKuin 2, Kendra Burnett 4, Jodi Menz 21, Samantha Bartels 6, Courtney Burton 2, Tori Burton 4. FG 23, FT 6-6, F 6. (3-pointers: Smith 3, Menz 1. Fouled out: None)

JV &mdash; Delta won 33-16.

Perryville 70, Fredericktown 45

Alicia Kueker scored 23 points to lead the host Pirates (14-7).

Ava Johnson added 19 points, while Emily Hanquist netted 10.

Fredericktown13101111&mdash; 45

Perryville24151813&mdash; 70

FREDERICKTOWN (45) &mdash; Kylie Oertel 25, Allison McDowell 6, Brianna Denman 2, Lauren Henderson 6, Liz Laut 4, Molly Ward 2. FG 17, FT 9-11, F 10. (3-pointers: McDowell 1. Fouled out: None)

PERRYVILLE (70) &mdash; Alicia Kueker 23, Ava Johnson 19, Makenzie Schirmer 6, Emily Hanquist 10, Lilly Johnson 3, Natalie Bauwens 4, Samantha Amberger 5. FG 29, FT 9-11, F 14. (3-pointers: Kueker 2, Johnson a. Fouled out: None)

JV &mdash; Perryville won 51-42.

St. Vincent 58, Oran 35

St. Vincent opened up a 35-12 halftime lead and rolled past the visiting Eagles.

Courtney Besand led all scorers with 21 points. Valerie Finger added 12 for the Indians (9-12).

Cheyanne King netted 12 for Oran.

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St. Vincent19161211&mdash;58

ORAN (45) &mdash; Abbey Anderson 4, Taylor Tenkhoff 6, Kirstie Mangels 8, Taylor Irwin 3, Cheyanne King 12, Amanda Williams 2. FG 14, FT 0-13, F 15. (3-pointers: Mangels 2, Irwin 1. Fouled out: Claire Seyer)

ST. VINCENT (58) &mdash; Courtney Besand 21, Lindsey Wehmeyer 5, Amanda Wengert 9, Kali Wingerter 6, Anne Steele 2, Valerie Finger 12, Briana Burroughs 3. FG 23, FT 11-18, F 12. (3-pointers: Wehmeyer 1. Fouled out: None)

JV &mdash; St. Vincent won.

Saxony Lutheran 62, Chaffee 53

The Crusaders used a 13-5 final quarter to help pull away from visiting Chaffee.

Kara Versemann had 20 points, while Brooke Valleroy netted 13 and River King added 11 for Saxony (6-13).

Amber Kirk had a game-high 22 points, including six 3-pointers, to lead the Red Devils. Taylor Kirchdoerfer added 11.

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Saxony Lutheran18161513&mdash;62

CHAFFEE (53) &mdash; Anna Ayers 8, Madelyn Kiefer 6, Amber Kirk 22, Taylor Kirchdoerfer 11, Randi Wiley 4, Sierra Miller 2. FG 18, FT 8-12, F 20. (3-pointers: Kirk 6, Ayers 1, Kirchdoerfer 2. Fouled out: Kirchdoerfer, Ayers.)

SAXONY LUTHERAN (62) &mdash; Brooke Valleroy 13, Angel Stone 3, Emma Meraz 8, Kara Versemann 20, Julia Steffens 7, River King 11. FG 20, FT 17-32, F 14. (3-pointers: King 2, Versemann 3. Fouled out: None)

JV &mdash; Saxony won 32-13.

Scott City 53, NMCC 17

Katie Hogan had 14 points and 14 rebounds to lead Scott City's road romp.

Stephanie Essner had 14 points and nine rebounds for the Rams (8-9), while Ashley Brant added eight points and 14 boards.

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SCOTT CITY (53) &mdash; Stacey Heisserer 2, Stephanie Essner 10, Tiffany Merritt 4, Holli Shemonia 9, Kelly Holder 1, Katie Hogan 14, Melanie Lacey 3, Ashley Brant 8, Andie Gray 2. FG 20, FT 11-23, F 5. (3-pointers: Essner 1, Shemonia 1. Fouled out: None)

NMCC (17) &mdash; Brittany Johnson 6, Jaoeesa Newson 4, Brittiana Horne 6, Jessica Ruedrich 1. FG 8, FT 1-2, F 23. (3-pointers: None. Fouled out: Ruedrich)

JV &mdash; Scott City 31, NMCC 4

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Kelly 43, Campbell 40

Debra Hall netted 25 points and pulled down 10 rebounds to lead the visiting Hawks (17-3).

Kelly trailed 33-32 heading into the final quarter before earning the win.

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KELLY (43) &mdash; Londyn Backfisch 6, Carissa Klipfel 2, Lana Whitworth 2, Tara Johnson 4, Ellen Ashcraft 2, Sam Fisher 2, Debra Hall 25. FG 15, FT 12-18, F 19. (3-pointers: Johnson 1. Fouled out: None)

CAMPBELL (40) &mdash; McCormick 5, Vaughn 12, Bledsoe 2, Whorton 10, Felker 2, Pace 2, Bader 7. FG 12, FT 13-20, F 17. (3-pointers: Vaughn 2, Bader 1. Fouled out: None)

Meadow Heights 75, East Prairie 57

Meadow Heights pulled away in the third quarter and knocked off visiting East Prairie.

Whitney Welker scored 19 points, Heather Dietiker added 17 and Hattie Cook had 10 for the Panthers (15-6).

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Meadow Heights15201723&mdash;75

East Prairie (57) &mdash; Mandy Knupp 14, Blair Peters 1, Decinda Little 1, Grace Swann 28, Jennifer Nicholson 9, Whitley Rundles 4. FG 22, FT 8-18, F 24. (3-pointers: Swan 4, Knupp 1. Fouled out: Reynolds)

Meadow Heights (75) &mdash; Mica Morse 2, Hattie Cook 10, Ashley Doublin 5, Gina Cureton 7, Heather Dietiker 17, Whitney Welker 19, Jill Mills 2, Brooke Sander 5, Chelsey Kight 8. FG 24, FT 24-35, F 19. (3-pointers: Cook 2, Cureton 1. Fouled out: None)

JV &mdash; Meadow Heights won 61-11.

BOYS BASKETBALL Jackson 65, Dexter 57

The Indians earned a tough road win.

Marcus Harris and Henrie Williams each scored 18 points for Jackson (10-13).

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JACKSON (65) &mdash; Marcus Harris 18, Kyle Keith 7, Lucas Davis 6, Zach McDowell 8, Eli Gohn 8, Henrie Williams 18. FG 26, FT 10-16, F 17. (3-pointers: Keith 2, Harris 1. Fouled out: None)

DEXTER (57) &mdash; Drew Kelly 18, Luciano Starling 6, Ryan Windham 7, Gary Summer 3, Brandon Stroker 7, Alan Flannigan 11, Jon Bowman 3, Taylor Jarrell 2. FG 20, FT 14-21, F 16. (3-pointers: Kelly 2, Stroker 1, Bowman 1. Fouled out: None)

JV &mdash; Jackson won 48-34.

Fredericktown 64, St. Vincent 62

The Indian's rally fell just short as they lost at Fredericktown.

Kyle Rollet paced the Indians (11-9) with 29 points, while Aaron Dzik added 18.

St. Vincent's starting point guard, Justin L'Hote, did not play due to an ankle injury.

St. Vincent15111026&mdash;62

Fredericktown12161818&mdash;64

ST. VINCENT (62) &mdash; Corey Sauer 2, Kyle Rollet 29, Aaron Dzik 18, Brock French 3, Joel Fischer 4, Matt Hotop 6. FG 24, FT 12-17, F 16. (3-pointers: Dzik 2. Fouled out: Rollet)

FREDERICKTOWN (64) &mdash; Luke Cureton 17, Jake Sikes 24, Justin Walls 2, Tanner Swope 8, Codee Stamp 9, Tyler Hagg 4. FG 24, FT 10-15, F 16. (3-pointers: Sikes 4, Cureton 2. Fouled out: None)

JV &mdash; St. Vincent won 48-34.

Oak Ridge 72, Oran 56

Caleb Elam scored 20 points to lead visiting Oak Ridge.

Also in double figures for the Blue Jays (12-9) were Garret Light with 19, Brett Thomas with 15 and Logan Mangels with 10.

The Eagles (6-13) bombed 11 3-pointers. Jake Carter added 14 points, Nathan Michelsen 11 and Preston Scherer 10.

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OAK RIDGE (72) &mdash; Caleb Elam 20, Garret Light 19, Brett Thomas 15, Ethan Sachs 4, Logan Mangels 10, Stephen Wright 4. FG 25, FT 18-31, F 10. (3-pointers: Elam 3, Mangels 1. Fouled out: None)

ORAN (56) &mdash; Kurt Rendleman 8, Preston Scherer 10, Jake Carter 14, Mac McConnell 6, Gabe Kielhofner 2, Nathan Michelsen 11, Zac Chasteen 1, Jon Morrow 4. FG 19, FT 7-9, F 22. (3-pointers: Rendleman 2, Scherer 2, Carter 4, McConnell 2, Michelson 1. Fouled out: Rendleman)

JV &mdash; Oran won 64-52.

&mdash; From staff reports

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