High school roundup: Central girls basketball team falls short against Poplar Bluff

Poplar Bluff held a 13-point scoring edge in the second quarter on its way to a 59-42 road win against the Central girls basketball team Thursday.

Kelly Morton totaled 14 points for the Tigers.

Central led 10-9 after one quarter but went into halftime trailing 29-17. The Tigers cut the deficit to 39-31 by the end of the third quarter and closed with four points with less than five minutes remaining in the game.

Sarah Boerboom grabbed a team-high 13 rebounds for Central (1-6) and added eight points, while Maddie Daum tallied six points, six steals and five assists.

Samantha Gatewood scored a game-high 16 points for Poplar Bluff (5-7).

Poplar Bluff 9 20 10 20 -- 59

Cape Central 10 7 14 11 -- 42

POPLAR BLUFF (59) -- Mariah Jackson 3, Makala McCauley 1, Megan Knuckles 7, Lexi Hafford 6, Soley Webb 4, Kaitlyn Slaughter 4, Halle Huffman 6, Cassidy Harris 6, Courtney Raulston 6, Samantha Gatewood 16. FG 23, FT 7-14, F 7. (3-pointers: Jackson 1, Knuckles 1. Fouled out: None)

CAPE CENTRAL (42) -- Sydney Tollison 8, Kelly Morton 14, Sarah Boerboom 8, Kassidy Pannier 3, Madison Daum 6, Deja Stewart 3. FG 18, FT 3-5, F 17. (3-pointers: Pannier 1. Fouled out: Stewart)

JV -- Poplar Bluff 51, Central 17

BOYS BASKETBALL

Kelly 64, Bloomfield 53

Gaven Ray poured in 18 points to help the Hawks pick up their second victory of the season on the road.

Kelly started led 34-23 at halftime and played the Wildcats to a 30-30 stalemate in the second half. The teams combined for 55 fouls.

Dalton Huffman added 11 points and Josh Roberts had 10 for Kelly (2-5).

Noah Vandiver tallied 18 points to pace Bloomfield (4-6).

Kelly 15 19 16 14 -- 64

Bloomfield 14 9 15 15 -- 53

KELLY (64) -- Gaven Ray 18, Maurice Davis 5, Dalton Huffman 11, Evan Abernathy 2, Riley Stark 5, Josh Roberts 10, Jacob Riley 2, Derrick Garner 2, Ty Householder 7, Conner Dittlinger 2. FG 19, FT 20-33, F 31. (3-pointers: Ray 1, Huffman 1. Fouled out: Huffman, Ray)

BLOOMFIELD (53) -- Jacob Hector 1, Tim Hector 6, Nathan Newell 6, Caleb Pulley 6, Tim Fox 6, Tyler Battles 5, Jacob Clary 2, Austin Battles 1, Noah Vandiver 18, Alex Gibbs 2. FG 9, FT 23-41, F 24. (3-pointers: T. Hector 2, Newell 1, Fox 1. Fouled out: Vandiver)

JV -- Bloomfield 50, Kelly 39.

East Prairie 96, Zalma 59

Damion Tipler and Dustin Bryars each posted a game-high 18 points as the host Eagles routed the winless Bulldogs.

Seth Bays notched 15 points and Seth Johnson added 12 points for East Prairie (4-4).

Cole Shelby and D.J. Hankins each netted 12 points to pace Zalma (0-7).

Zalma 16 21 15 7 -- 59

East Prairie 26 21 29 20 -- 96

ZALMA (59) -- Jacob Steinberg 3, Cole Shelby 12, Caleb Hankins 4, D.J. Hankins 12, Alex Steinberg 2, Christopher Lombeida 4, Brent Overbey 16, Andrew Hovis 6. FG 17, FT 12-20, F 16. (3-pointers: Overbey 3, Shelby 3, D. Hankins 1. Fouled out: None)

EAST PRAIRIE (96) -- Seth Johnson 12, Seth Bays 15, Dustin Bryars 18, Brett Ellis 11, Mack Marcum 10, Michael Graham 3, Damion Tipler 18, Deverence Jones 7, Cade Douglas 2. FG 37, FT 12-19, F 17. (3-pointers: Bays 4, Bryars 2, Jones 1. Fouled out: None)

-- From staff reports