Dexter girls pull rank on Scott County Central

Dexter built a 12-point halftime lead and held on for a 54-42 girls basketball victory at Scott County Central in Thursday night's matchup of state-ranked teams.

Brittney Peet scored 13 points to lead the Bravettes (12-4), who were ranked No. 7 in last week's Class 1 girls poll. Brittany Godwin added 11 points and Janet Penrod scored 10.

Dexter (18-4), which was ranked No. 8 in Class 4 last week, was led by Rachel Blunt, a Southeast Missouri recruit who scored 19 points.

DEXTER 54, SCOTT COUNTY CENTRAL 42

Dexter 10 15 21 8 -- 54

SCC 6 7 17 12 -- 42

DEXTER (54) -- Fowler 3, Finch 9, Hayes 6, Blunt 19, Nelson 17. FG 23, FT 4-11, F 12 (3-pointers: Fowler 1, Nelson 3. Fouled out: none)

SCOTT COUNTY (42) -- Janet Penrod 10, Brittany Godwin 11, Brittney Peet 13, Nykeita Johnson 2, Breanna Johnson 2, Pippy Mitchell 4. FG 18, FT 3-6, F 14 (3-pointers: Godwin 2, Peet 2. Fouled out: Peet)

JV -- Dexter 33, Scott County Central 30

Hillsboro 56, Perryville 54

Perryville missed 12 of its 29 free throws and lost on the road in a Jefferson County Conference game.

Perryville's Amber Hacker led all scorers with 19 points. Krista Miesner added 14, and Annette Weibrecht scored 11 for the Pirates (12-7).

Perryville 15 11 13 15 -- 54

Hillsboro 12 16 14 14 -- 56

PERRYVILLE (54) -- Meghan Roth 4, Krista Miesner 14, Amber Hacker 19, Bethany Steffens 2, Annette Weibrecht 11, Becky Bachmann 4. FG 17, FT 17-29, F 16 (3-pointers: Roth 1, Miesner 1, Weibrecht 1. Fouled out: none)

HILLSBORO (56) -- Hern 6, Harmon 4, Clack 9, Little 4, Fisher 18, Thebeau 8, Anderson 7. FG 19, FT 13-19, F 20 (3-pointers: Clack 2, Fisher 1. Fouled out: Harmon)

JV -- Perryville 55, Hillsboro 19

De Soto 44, St. Vincent 29

St. Vincent managed to score only seven points in the second half after trailing by one point at halftime and lost at home in a Jefferson County Conference game.

De Soto hit seven 3-pointers compared to St. Vincent's one.

Sierra Paulus led the Indians (4-12) with eight points.

De Soto 8 15 12 9 -- 44

St. Vincent 8 14 2 5 -- 29

DE SOTO (44) -- Michelle Loveless 23, Kasie Sides 10, Suzanne Heuer 7, Theresa Crady 2, Marissa Shular 2. FG 17, FT 3-4, F 12 (3-pointers: Loveless 5, Heuer 2. Fouled out: none)

ST. VINCENT (29) -- Sierra Paulus 8, Theresa Mattingly 6, Jessica Welker 5, Lauren Schumer 4, Kelsey Kutz 2, Joy Donze 2, Stacy Brown 2. FG 11, FT 6-11, F 9 (3-pointers: Welker 1. Fouled out: none)

JV -- St. Vincent def. De Soto

NMCC 54, Delta 43

Delta led 38-34 after three quarters, but the Bobcats were outscored by New Madrid County Central 20-5 in the fourth and lost on the road.

Ashley Deprow led Delta (13-4) with 12 points, and Kaci Menz added 10.

Delta 13 7 18 5 -- 43

NMCC 17 12 5 20 -- 54

DELTA (43) -- Sarah Cook 5, Shea Smith 4, Ashley Deprow 12, Rachel Ware 8, Kaci Menz 10, Kayla Seabaugh 4. FG 15, FT 12-23, F 13 (3-pointers: Menz 1. Fouled out: none)

NMCC (54) -- Jasmine Beasley 4, Betsy White 14, Micah Nesselroot 10, LeMaeka Newsom 11, Tsia Matthews 12, Camera Robberson 3. FG 22, FT 8-13, F 20 (3-pointers: Nesselroot 2. Fouled out: none)

JV -- Delta 41, NMCC 25

Oran 46, Charleston 40

Oran jumped over the .500 mark with its second road victory in two nights.

The Eagles (7-6) outscored Charleston 20-7 in the third quarter for the difference.

Amanda Eftink scored 10 points to lead Oran, which had won in overtime Wednesday at Sikeston.

Oran 7 14 20 5 -- 46

Charleston 7 14 7 12 -- 40

ORAN (46) -- Jodi Urhaun 6, Tori St. Cin 8, Tiffany Glastetter 6, Erica Michelsen 8, Wendy Eftink 6, Mandi Wood 2, Amanda Eftink 10. FG 19, FT 4-9, F 21 (3-pointers: Urhaun 2, St. Cin 2. Fouled out: none)

CHARLESTON (40) -- Dugan 2, Whitney 4, Hines 4, Mitchell 1, Morley 2, Davis 27. FG 16, FT 8-23, F 13 (3-pointers: none. Fouled out: none)

Chaffee 66, Portageville 63

Chaffee survived a second-half comeback and won at home.

Kegan Orr led the Devils (6-12) with 15 points, and Mindy Hendrix added 10.

Portageville 12 10 10 25 -- 63

Chaffee 21 18 8 19 -- 66

PORTAGEVILLE (63) -- Faith Long 22, Hannah Rone 15, Cheryl Smith 9, Kelly Peen 7, Lauren Kellams 4, Laiqita Jennings 6. FG 16, FT 18-31, F 25 (3-pointers: Smith 3, Jennings 2, Long 1. Fouled out: Rone, Peen)

CHAFFEE (66) -- Kegan Orr 15, Whitney Schlosser 9, Torie Keys 9, Rachel Hendrix 9, Mindy Hendrix 10, Suzanne Reischmann 8, Autumn Crowden 6. FG 23, FT 17-36, F 26 (3-pointers: none. Fouled out: Crowden, Schlosser)

JV -- Portageville 29, Chaffee 28

BOYS BASKETBALL Mississippi Valley Conference Tournament

It was a night of upsets at the Mississippi Valley Conference tournament in Zalma, as the top two seeds fell in the semifinals.

Marquand (6-11) started the night with a 101-95 victory over No. 1 Meadow Heights in a regulation shootout. Fifth-seeded Marquand was led by Josh King's 46 points.

Anthony Bollinger and Terry Wagner led Meadow Heights (11-6) with 26 points apiece. Michael Collier added 18 points, Joel Hahs scored 12, and Heath Fulton added 11.

In the nightcap, No. 2 Saxony Lutheran (12-4) fell to No. 3 Oak Ridge 62-57.

Austin Hahs led Oak Ridge (8-10) with 23 points, Austin Morrison had 13, Johnny Price scored 11, and Lance Felter had 10.

The Bluejays have won six games in a row and seven of their last eight.

Casey Petzoldt led Saxony Lutheran with 28 pionts.

Marquand and Oak Ridge will meet at 9 tonight in the finals.

MARQUAND 101, MEADOW HEIGHTS 95

Marquand 17 26 26 32 -- 101

Meadow Heights 25 25 26 19 -- 95

MARQUAND (101) -- Preston Mayberry 7, Robert Sutton 17, Keith Proctor 17, Josh King 46, Josh Edmonds 6, Jay Francis 8. FG 38, FT 8-11, F 15 (3-pointers: King 8, Sutton 5, Mayberry 1, Francis 2. Fouled out: none)

MEADOW HEIGHTS (95) -- Heath Fulton 11, Anthony Bollinger 26, Joel Hahs 12, Terry Wagner 26, Anthony Collins 1, Michael Collier 18. FG 37, FT 9-21, F 13 (3-pointers: Bollinger 4, Hahs 1, Wagner 4, Collier 3. Fouled out: Bollinger)

OAK RIDGE 62, SAXONY LUTHERAN 57

Oak Ridge 19 14 10 19 -- 62

Saxony Lutheran 14 15 11 17 -- 57

OAK RIDGE (62) -- Austin Morrison 13, Brian Ruesler 2, Johnny Price 11, Lance Felter 10, Zach Buchheit 3, Austin Hahs 23. FG 24, FT 9-9, F 16 (3-pointers: Morrison 2, Price 3, Buchheit 1, Hahs 1. Fouled out: none)

SAXONY LUTHERAN (57) -- Lauren Lueders 3, Trey Maevers 3, Casey Petzoldt 28, Justin McCollum 2, Alex Jauch 4, Grant Lehmann 9, Tim Lorenz 8. FG 23, FT 10-14, F 12 (3-pointers: Lueders 1, Petzoldt 1, Lehmann 1. Fouled out: none)

Kelly 73, Clarkton 60

Kendall Deason poured in 26 points to lead the Hawks in a victory at home against the No. 10 team in the Class 1 state poll.

Kent Deason added 17 points for the Hawks (13-5), while Jordan Felter added 12 points.

"When we play defense, we're a tough team to beat,"Kelly coach Cory Johnson said. "But when we take it easy and let up a little bit, we struggle. and that's what happened to us in those first two quarters."

Clarkton 16 8 13 23 -- 60

Kelly 15 11 26 21 -- 73

CLARKTON (60) -- Toby Richardson 10, Josh Mathis 12, Michael White 8, Cory Ladymon 4, Matt Trudell 17, Stephen White 9. FG 14, FT 8-15, F 24. (3-pointers: Trudell 3, Richardson 2, M. White 2, Mathis 1. Fouled out: none).

KELLY (73) -- Kent Deason 17, Kendal Deason 26, Derek Felter 5, Michael Glastetter 5, Jordan Felter 12, Clay Mothershead 4, Brandon Ayers 2, Trent Walter 2. FG 21, FT 22-34, F 19. (3-pointers: Kendal Deason 2, Kent Deason 1. Fouled out: none).

BOYS SWIMMING Show Me Conference Meet

Results

Team standings -- 1, Central 436; 2, Notre Dame 310; 3, Poplar Bluff 232.

200 medley relay -- 1, Central (Daniel Austin, Jason Mercer, Hunter Givens, Peyton Waggener), 1:47.04; 2, ND (Josh Buchheit, Jameson Kuper, Adam Reinagel, Jordan Voss), 1:51.64; 3, PB, 2:00.86.

200 free -- 1, Kuper (ND) 1:50.13; 2, John Wolpers (C) 1:58.95; 3, Jake Meyer (C) 2:01.92.

200 IM -- 1, Kris Metje (C) 2:12.34; 2, Frank Smith (PB) 2:20.02; 3, Stuart Greaser (C) 2:23.53.

50 free -- 1, Mercer (C) 23.57; 2, Austin (C) 24.20; 3, Furqaan Sadiq (PB) 25.69.

Diving -- 1, Aaron Zlokovich (C) 300; 2, Rob Thomas (C) 200; 3, Hank Hurt (C) 100

100 fly -- 1, Mercer (C) 57.23; 2, Greaser (C) 1:03.35; 3, Smith (PB) 1:04.77.

100 free -- 1, Givens (C) 51.42; 2, Waggener (C) 54.85; 3, Sadiq (PB) 58.00

500 free -- 1, Metje (C) 5:14.60; 2, Wolpers (C) 5:28.53; 3, Meyer (C) 5:32.61

200 free relay -- 1, ND (Lance Carroll, Joe Graves, Edward Doyle, Justin Voss), 1:44.65; 2, PB, 1:46.52; 3, Central, DQ.

100 back -- 1, Givens (C) 1:01.77; 2, Austin (C) 1:02.56; 3, Buchheit (ND) 1:08.26

100 breast -- 1, Kuper (ND) 1:03.32; 2, Waggener (C) 1:08.21; 3, Daniel Berry (C) 1:14.97

400 free relay -- 1, Central (Austin, Metje, Givens, Wolpers), 3:37.44; 2, ND (Buchheit, Kuper, Jordan Voss, Reinagel), 3:47.84; 3, PB, 4:28.25.