Mike Rutherford hit a 3-pointer to tie the game at the end of regulation and the Chaffee boys basketball team squeezed out a 53-52 overtime win over visiting Meadow Heights on Tuesday night.
Alex Crowe had 22 points for Chaffee (13-12), while Rutherford added 18 points.
Calen Buerck paced the Panthers with 24 points. Adam Walker added 10 points.
Meadow Hts. 11 11 15 8 7 -- 52
Chaffee 12 6 12 15 8 -- 53
MEADOW HEIGHTS (52) -- Adam Walker 10, Daylan Davis 7, Trent Kiefer 2, Curtis Braswell 2, Calen Buerck 24, Tanner Bollmann 7. FG 20, FT 8-11, F 16. (3-pointers: Walker 2, Davis 1, Buerck 1. Fouled out: Buerck)
CHAFFEE (53) -- Michael Rutherford 18, Trevor Cannon 2, Andrew Terhune 2, Alex Crowe 22, Alex Davie 9. FG 17, FT 11-19, F 10. (3-pointers: Crowe 5, Rutherford 3. Fouled out: none)
JV -- Chaffee won 56-30
Oak Ridge collected its 20th win of the season with a road victory.
Ryan Below led the Blue Jays (20-5) with 19 points, 13 rebounds and five steals.
Caleb Elam had 13 points and Jacob Light added 12. Brett Thomas contributed 11 points and seven assists.
Oak Ridge 16 16 14 18 -- 64
Lesterville 15 12 10 17 -- 54
OAK RIDGE (64) -- Ryan Below 19, Kyle Rohde 5, Jacob Light 12, Caleb Elam 13, Brett Thomas 11, Stephen Bolen 4. FG 22, FT 16-21, F 10. (3-pointers: Thomas 2, Rohde 1, Elam 1. Fouled out: none)
LESTERVILLE (54) -- Evan Stewart 3, Shawn Berryhill 5, Kris Pippen 2, Blane Kelley 35, Cody Pollard 9. FG 18, FT 5-10, F 16. (3-pointers: Stewart 1, Pollard 1, Kelley 9. Fouled out: none)
JV -- Oak Ridge won 62-32
Jon Morrow netted 24 points as Oran won at home.
Preston Scherer added 13 points for the Eagles (16-8).
Carson Gemeinhardt and Clayton Olmetti both had eight points for the Cardinals (3-17).
Woodland 9 8 6 10 -- 33
Oran 23 20 16 4 -- 63
WOODLAND (33) -- Carson Gemeinhardt 8, Codey Miles 4, Clayton Olmetti 8, Aaron Yount 8, Brandon Champman 1, Dylan Miller 4. FG 10, FT 11-20, F 14. (3-pointers: Yount 2. Fouled out: none)
ORAN (63) -- Nathan Michelsen 2, Preston Scherer 13, Kody Moore 2, Dillon Kimball 1, Tyler Heuring 6, Zac Chasteen 4, Reece Mangels 4, Jon Morrow 24, Blake Henson 4, Seth Ressel 4. FG 26, FT 11-17, F 21. (3-pointers: Scherer 1. Fouled out: none)
JV -- Oran won
Scott City had a one-point halftime lead but couldn't hold on as the Rams lost on the road.
Zach Cotner had 19 points, 11 rebounds, six assists and five steals for the Rams (8-14).
Landon Robert added 16 points for the Rams.
Scott City 12 15 18 12 -- 57
Portageville 12 14 23 22 -- 71
SCOTT CITY (57) -- Justin Modglin 6, Corey Rogers 6, Zach Cotner 19, Landon Robert 16, Jesse Sanders 7. FG 20, FT 5-8, F 15. (3-pointers: Robert 4, Sanders 1, Modglin 2, Rogers 2. Fouled out: none)
PORTAGEVILLE (71) -- Tevin Walker 9, Dom Walker 12, Fred Treadwell 23, Blake Posey 2, Rondraus Booker 8, Steve Buchanan 2, Jake Young. FG 25, FT 18-25, F 11. (3-pointers: Treadwell 1. Fouled out: none)
JV -- Portageville won 37-33
Trey Drury led Kelly with 29 points, while Stosh Lovett added nine points.
Kelly fell to 5-14 with the home loss.
Bloomfield 16 25 12 27 -- 81
Kelly 12 15 21 21 -- 69
BLOOMFIELD (81) -- Paul Fox 1, Logan Cowart 5, Seth Hill 16, Matt Merick 9, Dylan Bader 34, Adam Vandiver 5, Mitchell Skaggs 6, Brett Ruck 3. FG 27, FT 24-32, F 22. (3-pointers: Cowart 1, Hill 1, Merick 1. Fouled out: none)
KELLY (69) -- Garrett Alsup 6, Trey Drury 29, Sawyer Elfrink 4, Stosh Lovett 9, Ian Householder 8, Gabe Felter 3, Michael Kuykendall 8. FG 26, FT 14-20, F 21. (3-pointers: Lovett 1, Drury 2. Fouled out: Householder, Alsup, Felter)
JV -- Bloomfield won
Floris De Jongh recorded a double-double to lead Zalma to a road win.
De Jongh had 18 points and 12 rebounds, while Justin Stotts added 18 points.
Andrew Tucker had 15 points for the Bulldogs (15-6), and Stephen Simmers added 12.
Zalma 19 28 26 11 -- 84
Greenville 7 4 8 11 -- 30
ZALMA (84) -- Austin Sitze 8, Stephen Simmers 12, Ryan Tucker 6, Floris De Jongh 18, Andrew Tucker 15, Devin Simmers 2, Justin Stotts 18, Brad Key 5. FG 34, FT 11-18, F 13. (3-pointers: Simmers 1, Tucker 1, De Jongh 2, Stotts 1. Fouled out: none)
GREENVILLE (30) -- Ethan Allen 2, Tim Frymire 2, Bill Green 2, Mikey Morey 11, Jerry Alexander 11, Tim Hillis 3. FG 13, FT 5-9, F 14. (3-pointers: Hillis 1. Fouled out: none)
Meadow Heights 53, Scott City 36
Erin Bollmann netted 18 points to lead Meadow Heights past host Scott City.
Heather Dietiker added 10 points for the Panthers (21-3), while Whitney Welker had nine.
Stacey Heisserer scored 12 points for Scott City (19-5).
Meadow Heights 14 13 9 17 -- 53
Scott City 6 12 6 12 -- 36
MEADOW HEIGHTS (53) -- Hattie Cook 6, Gina Cureton 4, Erin Bollmann 18, Heather Dietiker 10, Whitney Welker 9, Taylor Cureton 2, Jillian Mills 4. FG 19, FT 12-18, F 17. (3-pointers: Cook 1, Dietiker 2. Fouled out: none)
SCOTT CITY (36) -- Stacey Heisserer 12, Melanie Lacey 5, Lindsey Ressel 2, Katie Rhymer 2, Katie Hogan 6, Brittany Kiefer 2, Andrea Gray 7. FG 13, FT 9-16, F 18. (3-pointers: Gray 1. Fouled out: none)
JV -- Meadow Heights won
Tori Burton had 17 points and eight rebounds as Delta won at home.
Machela VanGennip added nine points for the Bobcats (15-9).
Campbell 3 7 14 6 -- 27
Delta 20 10 9 7 -- 46
CAMPBELL (27) -- Taylor Thacker 10, Rachel Rodery 5, Kaela Belcher 6, Clara Vieser 6. FG 11, FT 4-9, F 14. (3-pointers: Thacker 1. Fouled out: none)
DELTA (46) -- Samantha Bartels 8, Mira Henson 2, Alysha Vessells 2, Tori Burton 17, Macey Parks 8, Machela VanGennip 9. FG 16, FT 11-13, F 15. (3-pointers: Burton 2, VanGennip 1. Fouled out: none)
-- From staff reports
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