Senior Jordan Pruitt scored a game-high 16 points to lead the Chaffee girls basketball team to a 53-13 home victory over East Prairie in its season opener Monday night.
Julia Sutterfield added eight points for Chaffee (1-0).
Chaffee 54, East Prairie 13
East Prairie 7 4 0 2 -- 13
Chaffee 9 21 14 10 -- 54
EAST PRAIRIE (13) -- Jordan Harper 4, Dakota Arnold 1, Sylvia Sherrion 4, Alexa Nordwald 2, Kali Thurman 2. FG 4, FT 5-14, F 20. F(3-pointers: None. Fouled out: None.)
CHAFFEE (54) -- Dakota Pepple 2, Jordan Pruitt 16, Julia Sutterfield 8, Kylie Wilhite 4, Lindsey Koch 3, Carleigh Burnett 6, Hannah Seyer 6, Lindsay Harrell 2, Mattisen Cline 1, Katie Glueck 5, Kaitlin McFerron 1. FG 21, FT 10-23, F 18. (3-pointers: Pruitt 2. Fouled out: None.)
Emma Cook netted 19 points in Meadow Heights' season-opening road loss.
Erica Richmond added 13 points and Samantha Miles had 11.
Meadow Hts. 5 14 13 16 -- 51
Valley 13 21 13 14 -- 61
MEADOW HEIGHTS (51) -- Emma Cook 19, Kylee Whitener 5, Abi Bristow 2, Erica Richmond 13, Samantha Miles 11, Jacque Starkey 1. FG 18, FT 13-23, F 20. (3-pointers: Cook 3, Whitener. Fouled out: none)
VALLEY (61) -- Emma Nosomer 2, Lene Black 4, Kirsten Tuttle 2, Caitlin Weeks 7, Lacy Yount 13, Jamie Hutchings 6, Lauren Galleler 11, Tatum Hiefner 16. FG 23, FT 11-23, F 20 (3-pointers: Galleler, Black. Fouled out: Yount)
-- From staff reports
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