Dexter boys rout Advance in finals of tournament

Dexter limited Advance to three points in the second period Friday night and rolled to a 69-39 victory in the championship game of the Stoddard County Tournament at Bloomfield.

Dexter outscored Advance 16-3 in the second to take a 33-16 halftime lead.

Daryl Wade led Advance (13-5) with 12 points, while Jeremy Limbaugh added 10 points.

In the third-place game, Bell City beat Puxico 57-49.

A.J. Henry led the Cubs (11-6) with 14 points. D.D Gillespie added 13, and Kerry Lasters scored 10.

Dexter beat Advance 68-49 in the junior varsity championship.

DEXTER 69, ADVANCE 39

Dexter 17 16 17 19 -- 69

Advance 13 3 12 11 -- 39

DEXTER (69) -- Scott Admire 9, Derek Roberts 6, Chris Guethle 7, Eric Rhinehart 17, Kyle Espey 7, Levi Rawson 10, Anthony Elfrink 13. FG 31, FT 5-8 F 14 (3-pointers: Espey 1, Admire 1. Fouled out: none.)

ADVANCE (39) -- Jordan Seabaugh 1, Tyler Bowman 2, Jeremy Limbaugh 10, Daryl Wade 12, Drew Sherman 4, Dustin Kalinski 6, James Masters 8. FG 14 FT 11-15, F 6 (3-pointers: none. Fouled out: none)

BELL CITY 57, PUXICO 49

Bell City 12 13 12 20 -- 57

Puxico 10 9 9 21 -- 49

BELL CITY (57) -- Nick Niemczyk 2, D.D. Gillespie 13, Kerry Lasters 10, Blaine Stewart 4, Jeff Liggins 3, Garrett McIntyre 9, A.J. Henry 14, Phillip Gross 2. FG 17 FT 21-31 F 17 (3-pointers: none. Fouled out: none)

PUXICO (49) -- Cody Stilts 10, Jesse Townsend 3, Justin Townsend 2, Cody Clark 3, Tyler Ramsey 7, Noah Hale 0, Jonathon Helm 24. FG 17, FT 10-17, F 24 (3-pointers: J. Helm 2, Stilts 2, Ramsey 1).

Kelly 69, Sikeston 62

Kelly put up 27 points in the final period and posted a 69-62 victory at home against Sikeston.

Kendall Deason and Kent Deason each scored 21 points for the Hawks (12-5), while Michael Glastetter added 17 points and 10 rebounds. Jordan Felter grabbed 15 rebounds to go with seven points.

Sikeston 7 20 17 18 -- 62

Kelly 12 16 14 27 -- 69

SIKESTON (62) -- Julian Beard 14, Kash Bratcher 14, Rod Moore 12, Tyler Woodson 6, Joel Nabors 6, Robbie Howard 5, Drew Cole 5. FG 14, FT 16-23, F 23. (3-pointers: Beard 2, Bratcher 2, Woodson 1, Howard 1. Fouled out: Howard).

KELLY (69) -- Kendall Deason 21, Kent Deason 21, Michael Glastetter 17, Jordan Felter 7, Derek Felter 2, Brandon Ayers 1. FG 19, FT 22-29, F 22. (3-pointers: Kent Deason 3. Fouled out: D. Felter).

JV -- Sikeston 50, Kelly 30

Caruthersville 63, Jackson 59

Jackson suffered its second loss of the season, falling at Caruthersville despite 23 points from Ryan Mirly.

Jack Puisis added 17 points for the Indians (18-2). He hit a 3-pointer with less than 2 minutes remaining that pulled Jackson within one.

Jackson 13 15 14 17 -- 59

Caruthersville 17 19 8 19 -- 63

JACKSON (59) -- Ryan Mirly 23, Jack Puisis 17, Cody Cardwell 5, Aaron Redecker 5, Kyle Pridemore 4, Tyler Beussink 3, Eric Poythress 2. FG 23, FT 9-13. (3-pointers: Puisis 2, Cardwell 1, Beussink 1.

C'VILLE (63) -- Kyle Hubbard 21, Plessie Ellitt 18, Paul Sanders 12, Kendrickus Reed 7, Symone Branch 4. FG 24, FT 11-19 (3-pointers -- Hubbard 3, Ellitt 1)

Marquand 84, Zalma 50

Jay Francis scored 26 points to lead Marquand past Zalma.

Zalma was led by Tim Landing's 22 points.

Zalma 17 12 12 9 -- 50

Marquand 14 22 26 22 -- 84

ZALMA (50) -- Trevin Taylor 8, Kyle Conley 4, Adam Pixley 6, Tim Landing 22, Daniel Schrader 8, Garrett Garner 2. FG 18, FT 6-10, F 14 (3-pointers: Pixley 2. Fouled out: none)

MARQUAND (84) -- Preston Mayberry 2, Robert Sutton 8, Keith Proctor 15, Josh King 25, Josh Edmonds 8, Jay Francis 26. FG 34, FT 7-11, F 13 (3-pointers: Sutton 2, King. Fouled out: none)

JV -- Marquand 89, Zalma 45

New Salem Baptist 78, Pathway Christian 62

Josiah Devault scored 23 points and grabbed 13 rebounds to lead New Salem Baptist of Marble Hill past Pathway Christian Academy of Arkansas.

New Salem (17-7) scored 25 in the second quarter to take a 10-point halftime lead, 41-31.

New Salem's other double-figure scorers were Boone Gaines with 21 points and Jeremy Rockhill with 13. Rockhill also pulled down 15 rebounds.

New Salem Baptist Academy 16 25 23 14 - 78

Pathway Christian Academy 18 13 15 16 - 62

New Salem Baptist Academy (78) -- Josiah Devault 23, Boone Gaines 21, Jeremy Rockhill 13, Valy Wolf 9, Brett Jones 4, Josh Freeman 2, Chewy Eickhoff 2. FG 35, FT 7-15, F 9 (3-pointers: Jones 1. Fouled out: none)

Pathway Christian Academy (62) --Bart Likes 6, Blake Jones 24, Daniel Ganus 5, Jason Lempe 25, Harry Katron 2. FG 29, FT 3-7, F 12 (3-pointers: Lempe 1. Fouled out: none)

POPLAR BLUFF 73, CAPE CENTRAL 62

Poplar Bluff 21 19 13 20 -- 73

Cape Central 13 7 16 26 -- 62

POPLAR BLUFF (73) -- Ben Hansbrough 24, Allan Spencer 21, Ricky Taylor 8, Brad Chronister 6, Rusty Bryant 6, Ross Whelan 5, Todd Tinsley 3. FG 25, FT 18-30, F 25 (3-pointers: Spencer 3, Hansbrough 2. Fouled out: Chronister)

CAPE CENTRAL (62) -- Eli Harris 22, Darnell Wilks 10, Anthony Hempstead 10, Alex Ray 8, Jajuan Bell 6, Gabe Edwards 3, David Deisher 2, Tyrone Reece 1. FG 24, FT 10-23, F 21 (3-pointers: Harris 2, Bell 2. Fouled out: none)

JV -- Poplar Bluff 51, Cape Central 35

GIRLS BASKETBALL Jackson 59, Nerinx Hall 52

Jackson held on to a 26-19 halftime lead and went on to defeat Nerinx Hall at home.

"We had a good spurt in the second quarter when we made some plays," Jackson coach Sam Sides said. "It may have been the best we've played in two weeks."

Bobbie Jones led the Indians (18-1) with 16 points. Kylie Werner added 12 points, and Lindsay Poole scored 11.

Nerinx Hall 6 13 11 22 -- 52

Jackson 6 20 14 19 -- 59

NERINX HALL (52) -- Stephanie Manuel 2, Emily Marshall 6, K.C. Stoll 10, Meggie Kennedy 13, Casey Kraft 21. FG 15, FT 13-16, F 22 (3-pointers: Stoll, Kennedy, Kraft. Fouled out: Stoll, Kraft)

JACKSON (59) -- Lindsay Poole 11, Kylie Werner 12, Gabrielle Garritano 2, Loni Littlepage 4, Kelly Loos 4, Bobbie Jones16, Amanda Peiffer 10. FG 17, FT 19-25, F 15 (3-pointers: Poole, Werner. Fouled out: none)

JV -- Nerinx Hall 51, Jackson 48

Villa Duchesne 31, Notre Dame 29

Notre Dame suffered a first-round loss to the host squad in the eight-team Villa Duchesne Queen of Hearts tournament in St. Louis County.

Amber Karnes led the Bulldogs (4-13) with eight points. Notre Dame plays a losers bracket game at 12:30 p.m. today.

Notre Dame 4 10 11 4 -- 29

Villa Duchesne 6 6 7 12 -- 31

NOTRE DAME (29) -- Amber Karnes 8, Kristain Burger 6, Amanda Essner 4, Rachael Weidenbenn er 4, Merideth Medlin 4, Allison Toole 3. FG 9, FT 8-11, F 17 (3-pointers: Medlin 1. Fouled out: Burger)

VILLA DUCHESNE (31) -- Bosslet 9, Boehm 8, Kabbes 8, Vain 5, Kuenvele 1. FG 9, FT 7-12, F 13 (3-pointers: Bosslet 1, Boehm 1. Fouled out: none)

New Salem Baptist 48,

Pathway Christian 26

Celsey Cook pulled down 11 rebounds and scored eight points for New Salem Baptist of Marble Hill in a road victory.

MacKenzie Jones added14 points for New Salem (15-5), while Sarah Green scored12.

New Salem 14 16 8 10 -- 48

Pathway Christian 6 2 12 6 -- 26

NEW SALEM (48) -- MacKenzie Jones 14, Ellie Zadik 2, Sarah Green 12, Laura Poole 4, Celsey Cook 8, Kelsey Barlow 4, Stacey Cheney 4. FG 24, FT 0-4, F 9 (3-pointers: none. Fouled out: none)

PATHWAY CHRISTIAN (26) -- Reanna Turner 4, Lisa Sutton 21, Candice Colt 1. FG 11, FT 4-7, F 18 (3-pointers: none. Fouled out: none)

OTHER EVENTS

* Led by Adrian Cox's 24 points, the Central freshman boys basketball team (16-1) defeated Poplar Bluff 58-37, while Jackson Red defeated Farmington 41-24 to set up today's 12:30 p.m. final in the Jackson tournament at Jackson Middle School. Also Friday: Jackson Black beat Notre Dame 43-30.

In the eighth-grade bracket, Poplar Bluff beat Jackson for the title and Central beat Sikeston for third place.