High school roundup: Chaffee girls basketball team wins tourney opener

The second-seeded and host Chaffee Red Devils won their first-round game of the Lady Red Devil Invitational, defeating rival Scott City 56-42 on Monday in girls basketball action.

Julia Sutterfield scored a game-high 17 points against the seventh-seeded Rams.

Kylie Wilhite recorded 15 points and Jordan Pruitt added 14 points for Chaffee (3-0).

Anna Kern led Scott City (0-3) with 15 points.

In other first-round games, top-seeded Kelly defeated eighth-seeded East Prairie 55-17 and fifth-seeded Puxico topped fourth-seeded Oran 51-47.

Tessa Johnson scored 18 points for Kelly, while Kaylee Scherer recorded 12 points and grabbed seven rebounds. Kelly improved to 2-0, while East Prairie fell to 0-4.

Oran's Allie Cummings tallied a game-high 19 points in the loss to Puxico. Ashlyn McIntosh added 12 points for the Eagles (1-1).

Katelyn Pierre notched 13 points and Danielle Roberts chipped in 10 points for Puxico (2-0).

Oran will face East Prairie at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday in a consolation semifinal. Kelly and Puxico will follow in a championship semifinal at 8 p.m.

Chaffee will face the winner of Wednesday's final first-round game between third-seeded Woodland and sixth-seeded Delta.

East Prairie 3 10 1 3 -- 17

Kelly 17 18 18 2 -- 55

EAST PRAIRIE (17) -- Olivia Douglas 2, Dakota Arnold 1, Megan Chaney 1, Demisha Brown 2, Montana Watson 4, Summer Maxwell 3, Alexa Nordwald 2, Arianna Hernandez 2. FG 5, FT 7-28, F 13 (3-pointers: None. Fouled out: None.)

KELLY (55) -- Morgan LeDure 7, Kaylee Scherer 12, Tessa Johnson 18, Stephanie Worth 4, Logan Ivie 3, Kristi Brucker 6, Tiffany Gibson 2, Alli Holifield 2. FG 21, FT 7-14, F 23 (3-pointers: Johnson 2. Fouled out: None.)

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Chaffee 56, Scott City 42

Scott City 11 13 7 11 -- 42

Chaffee 17 20 11 8 -- 56

SCOTT CITY (42) -- Lyndsie Robert 8, Anna Kern 15, Natalie Woods 7, Hannah Shemonia 2, Carly Howell 6, Michaela Kiefer 4. FG 11, FT 5-16, F 14 (3-pointers: Kern 3, Howell 2. Fouled out: None.)

CHAFFEE (56) -- Jordan Pruitt 14, Julia Sutterfield 17, Kylie Wilhite 15, Lindsey Koch 4, Carleigh Burnett 4, Hannah Seyer 1. FG 15, FT 11-15, F 19 (3-pointers: Wilhite 3, Pruitt, Burnett. Fouled out: None.)

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Puxico 51, Oran 47

Puxico 7 19 9 16 -- 51

Oran 10 11 12 14 -- 47

PUXICO (51) -- Kaythlyn Hayes 8, Danielle Roberts 10, Brenna Hancock 5, Gabby Clark 8, Katelyn Pierre 13, Faith Oliver 7. FG 12, FT 15-34, F 15 (3-pointers: Roberts 3, Hayes. Fouled out: None.)

ORAN (47) -- Allie Cummings 19, Brianna Stause 3, Tatum May 3, Ashlyn McIntosh 12, Abby Essner 2, Kaylen Glastetter 4, Hannah Scherer 4. FG 18, FT 5-10, F 23 (3-pointers: Cummings, Stause. Fouled out: McIntosh.)

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Park Hills Central 77, Central 23

Park Hills Central's Kenzie Jones scored a game-high 17 points as the Rebels crushed the Tigers at home.

The Rebels held a 49-point lead at halftime.

Megan Skaggs and Sydney Skaggs recorded 15 and 14 points, respectively, for the Rebels (4-1).

Cape Central fell to 1-3.

Park Hills 31 28 10 8 -- 77

Cape Central 3 7 4 9 -- 23

PARK HILLS CENTRAL (77) -- Peyton Caldwell 2, Kenzie Jones 17, Jensen Uding 1, BreeAnna Seaton 11, Kayla McCain 6, Sydney Skaggs 14, Megan Skaggs 15, Skyler Amonette 2, Olivia Casey 9. FG 26, FT 10-16, F 9 (3-pointers: Casey 3, Jones 2. Fouled out: None.)

CENTRAL (23) -- Abby Shupert 2, Corrie Reece 3, Katelyn May 2, Maddie Daum 6, Katherine Morton 4, Mary Boerboom 2, Moriah Terry 1, Quetaja Martin 3. FG 9, FT 5-11, F 13 (3-pointers: None. Fouled out: None.)

JV -- Central (Park Hills) won

Saxony Lutheran 45, St. Pius X 31

Brianna Mueller tallied a game-high 20 points and grabbed three rebounds as the Crusaders remained undefeated with a win at home.

Raegan Wieser tallied 11 points, seven steals, five rebounds and three assists for Saxony Lutheran (5-0). Grace Mirly tossed in 12 points, and Ali Galemmo added seven rebounds and three assists for the Crusaders.

Alex Linderer and Sammy Linderer each scored 10 points for St. Pius X (1-3).

St. Pius X 14 5 6 6 -- 31

Saxony Luth. 11 13 16 5 -- 45

ST. PIUS X (FESTUS) (31) -- Brooke Merseal 2, Olivia Basler 2, Jordanne Mickley 3, Alex Linderer 10, Sammie Linderer 10, Allison Dobey 4. FG 11, FT 0-0, F 5 (3-pointers: S. Linderer 2, Mickley. Fouled out: None.)

SAXONY LUTHERAN (45) -- Grace Mirly 12, Ali Galemmo 2, Brianna Mueller 20, Raegan Wieser 11. FG 18, FT 4-4, F 4 (3-pointers: Wieser 3, Mueller 2. Fouled out: None.)

JV -- Saxony Lutheran won 44-16

Jefferson 57, Perryville 40

Emma Nelson recorded a game-high 21 points and tallied eight rebounds and six steals in a season-opening road loss for the Pirates.

Kylie Bilek added 17 points and Allison McGarvey notched five steals to pace Perryville.

Hilah Fish netted 18 points and Mackenzie Null tossed in 15 points for Jefferson (2-2).

Perryville 4 13 8 15 -- 40

Team 15 5 14 23 -- 57

PERRYVILLE (40) -- Kylie Bilek 17, Ahnie Hoff 2, Emma Nelson 21. FG 16, FT 2-11, F 17 (3-pointers: Bilek 2. Fouled out: Hoff.)

JEFFERSON (FESTUS) (57) -- Hannah Becherer 2, Hanna Floyd 2, Sydney Weik 2, Alyssa Becherer 10, Hilah Fish 18, Mackenzie Null 15, Lauren Rundel 8. FG 22, FT 11-17, F 14 (3-pointers: None. Fouled out: None.)

BOYS BASKETBALL

Scott City 72, Oak Ridge 19

Trent Pobst tallied a game-high 18 points and grabbed nine rebounds to lead the Rams to the win at home.

Nick Bickings added 11 points and Brock Uelsmann tossed in 10 points for Scott City (3-1). Jordan Kluesner dished out six assists for the Rams.

Joe Grieme had 10 points to pace Oak Ridge (0-3).

Oak Ridge 2 5 8 4 -- 19

Scott City 25 16 22 9 -- 72

OAK RIDGE (19) -- Steven Masterson 2, Nathan Bolin 1, Kyle Keller 2, Joe Grieme 10, Clay Maintz 4. FG 8, FT 3-10, F 11 (3-pointers: None. Fouled out: None.)

SCOTT CITY (72) -- Trent Pobst 18, Ty Wilthong 3, Brock Uelsmann 10, David Smith 2, Dylan Keller 5, Isiah Berry 7, Braden Cox 8, Jordan Kluesner 2, Nick Bickings 11, Austin Spriggs 6. FG 34, FT 8-9, F 14 (3-pointers: Wilthong, Keller, Berry, Bickings. Fouled out: None.)

JV -- Scott City won 53-18

-- From staff reports