Preston Wuebker sank 20 points, 12 of which came from behind the arc, as state-ranked host Advance downed Oran 69-51 in both teams' season finale in what could be a potential preview of the Class 1 District 2 Tournament championship.
Dawson Mayo netted 13 points and Armani Vermillion chipped in 11 points to lead Advance (21-5). The Hornets trailed by one point at halftime but used a strong third quarter and outscored the Eagles by 19 points in the second half to get the victory.
Max Priggel bucketed a game-high 22 points while Jacob Shoemaker added 11 points for Oran (13-13).
Both teams open district play Saturday. The Hornets are the top seed and the Eagles are seeded second in the Class 1 District 2 Tournament at Richland High School in Essex, Mo.
Oran 5 26 8 12 -- 51
Advance 10 20 22 17 -- 69
ORAN (51) -- Cole Priggel 3, Jacob Shoemaker 11, Max Priggel 22, Preston Hahn 2, Layne Johnson 7, Garrison Mangels 6. FG 13, FT 4-6, F 10 (3-pointers: M. Priggel 3, Shoemaker 3, Johnson. Fouled out: None.)
ADVANCE (69) -- Armani Vermillion 11, Brendan Crader 2, Dakota Welty 5, Preston Wuebker 20, C.J. Seger 4, Brian Whitson 4, Austin Ladd 10, Dawson Mayo 13. FG 23, FT 8-10, F 14 (3-pointers: Wuebker 4, Welty. Fouled out: None.)
The Crusaders concluded their regular season on a high note with a win on the road over the Cubs thanks to a big second half.
Karsten Short nailed a game-high 25 points, including six 3-pointers, for the victors.
William Rogers finished one point short of Short with 24 points for Saxony Lutheran (22-4), which outscored the Cubs by 16 points after the first-half stalemate.
Cole Nichols scored 19 points while Taylor Jackson and Bobby Wright pitched in 12 points apiece to pace Bell City (12-10).
Saxony 11 18 34 17 -- 80
Bell City 11 18 15 20 -- 64SAXONY LUTHERAN (80) -- William Rogers 24, Keevin Dyke 3, Nathan Ruark 5, Karsten Short 25, Graesen Meystedt 7, Corie Williams 6, Jalen Williams 10. FG 25, FT 9-14, F 21 (3-pointers: Short 6, Meystedt. Fouled out: Dyke, C. Williams.)
BELL CITY (64) -- Taylor Jackson 12, Kolten Siebert 2, Logan Yates 11, Cole Nichols 19, Peyton Maddox 8, Bobby Wright 12. FG 17, FT 12-21, F 16 (3-pointers: Jackson 4, Wright 2. Fouled out: None.)
The Bulldogs held a slim one-point lead at halftime and led 58-53 at the end of the third quarter before the Knights staged a fourth-quarter comeback to erase the deficit and roamed away with the victory.
Ross Essner recorded 15 points, five rebounds, four assists and three steals and Blake Bauwens tallied 11 points, three assists and three steals to pace Notre Dame (11-12). Winston Welter added 10 points, eight rebounds and three steals for the Bulldogs.
Brendon Hardy sank a game-high 19 points to lead Farmington (14-9), while Gunnar LaBrot added 17 points. Grant Waddell tossed in 14 points for the Knights, which collected only their second win over Notre Dame since 2000, according to KFMO Sports.
Notre Dame 18 18 22 8 -- 66
Farmington 15 20 18 20 -- 73
NOTRE DAME (66) -- Blake Bauwens 11, Ross Essner 15, Winston Welter 10, Dawson Dohogne 9, Carson Ketcher 16, Dawson Shively 5. FG 21, FT 6-10, F 15 (3-pointers: Bauwens 3, Essner 2, Welter. Fouled out: None.)
FARMINGTON (73) -- Gunnar LaBrot 17, Tycen Gray 9, Grant Waddell 14, Brendon Hardy 19, John Bader 10, Gavin Duncan 4. FG 20, FT 12-15, F 9 (3-pointers: Waddell 3, Hardy 3, Gray. Fouled out: None.)
JV -- Farmington won.
Trevor Leible drained a game-high 16 points as the Indians disposed of the Cougars on the road.
Jordan Rellergert and Evan Clifton netted 10 points apiece for St. Vincent (9-13), which maintained a 2-to-1 advantage at halftime and outscored the hosts by 15 points in the second half to come away with the win. Luke Wibbenmeyer notched nine points and five rebounds while Darren Ernst dished out three assists for the Indians.
Dayton Shepard scored 10 points to pace Kingston (5-17).
St. Vincent 12 24 20 12 -- 68
Kingston 10 8 8 9 -- 35
ST. VINCENT (68) -- Trevor Leible 16, Jordan Rellergert 10, Evan Clifton 10, Luke Wibbenmeyer 9, Joe Whistler 5, Darren Ernst 4, Riley Riehn 4, Tyler Monier 2, Blake Hellman 2, Mitchell Dobbelare 2, Tyler Unterreiner 2, Blake Hennemann 1, Trevor Lukefahr 1. FG 24, FT 11-18, F 10 (3-pointers: Clifton 2, Rellergert. Fouled out: None.)
KINGSTON (35) -- Dayton Shepard 10, Brent Ragan 8, Jarod Mercer 7, Steven Mitchelle 4, Nick Fowler 4, Gavin Heath 2. FG 16, FT 3-9, F 11 (3-pointers: None. Fouled out: None.)
JV -- St. Vincent won 30-10 (Half)
Alec Bogenpohl scored a game-high 24 points and recorded five rebounds and four steals to lead the Red Devils in the conference road victory over the Bobcats.
Landon Tenkhoff notched a double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds as well as three steals and two blocked shots for Chaffee (7-15, 2-5 Scott-Mississippi Conference, 5-1 Mississippi Valley Conference), which held the hosts to single digits in each quarter. The Red Devils led by 15 points at halftime and outscored the Bobcats by 38 points at the conclusion of the second half. Jordan Wilburn tallied five rebounds, five steals and three assists to go along with his six points for Chaffee.
Triston Perry finished with six points to pace Delta (1-19, 0-7, 0-5).
Chaffee 17 10 24 4 -- 55
Delta 4 8 7 3 -- 22
CHAFFEE (55) -- Auggie Knutson 2, Damion Applewhite 2, Gabe Henson 2, Ryan Holderfield 3, Jordan Wilburn 6, Gage McMullin 2, Landon Tenkhoff 13, Alec Bogenpohl 24, Austin Copeland 1. FG 14, FT 9-16, F 16 (3-pointers: Bogenpohl 5, Tenkhoff. Fouled out: None.)
DELTA (22) -- Charlie Ledbetter 5, T.J. Kelley 3, Adam Hodge 2, Damon Bartels 2, Quentin Little 3, Justin Lawson 1, Triston Perry 6. FG 8, FT 3-9, F 13 (3-pointers: Kelley. Fouled out: None.)
JV -- Chaffee won 31-11
Mattison Cline had 21 points to lead the Red Devils in the lopsided victory over the visiting Camels.
Mary Beth Knutson and Julia Sutterfield tallied eight points each for Chaffee (11-13), which maintained a 34-point lead at halftime and kept the Campbell to single digits in each frame.
Madison Burns had five points to pace the visitors (2-15).
Campbell 5 2 3 4 -- 14
Chaffee 18 23 16 6 -- 63
CAMPBELL (14) -- Elizabeth Steward 2, Emily Peters 3, Claire Parker 3, Jordan Cochran 1, Madison Burns 5. FG 5, FT 2-4, F 8 (3-pointers: Peters. Fouled out: None.)
CHAFFEE (63) -- Bailey Wiseman 4, Bridgette Swinford 6, Madeline Hendrix 7, Julia Sutterfield 8, Taylor Kirn 4, Mary Beth Knutson 8, Mattison Cline 21, Katie Glueck 5. FG 20, FT 8-12, F 8 (3-pointers: Cline 3, Hendrix, Swinford. Fouled out: None.)
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