High school roundup: Defending state champion Scott County Central boys basketball stays alive in district tournament

The defending Class 2 state champion Scott County Central boys basketball team turned up its offense in the second half and overcame a one-point halftime deficit to defeat South Pemiscot in the Class 2 District 1 semifinals Tuesday night in Campbell, Missouri.

Senior Jeffery Porter led the Braves with 21 points, while Tyus Banks and Deven Blackman finished with 15 points apiece. Deantrell Beard added 12 points for the third-seeded Braves (20-8), who will face top-seeded Bloomfield (25-3) at 7:30 p.m. Thursday in the championship game.

Steven Wilburn scored a game-high 27 points for second-seeded South Pemiscot, which led 30-29 at halftime. The Braves outscored the Bulldogs 23-18 in the third quarter to take a 52-48 lead into the fourth quarter.

"They came out and punched us in the mouth and it about got away from us real quick," Scott Central coach Matt Cline said. "We got to moving and cutting and we scored some buckets. Finally that second half we moved on our offense a little more."

Bloomfield defeated host Campbell (16-9), the fourth seed, in the other semifinal.

"Bloomfield is tough," Cline said. "They've been the favorite all year. Everybody's known they were going to be here since last year. We're glad to be there."

SCC 10 19 23 23 -- 75

S. Pemiscot 11 19 18 17 -- 65

SCC (75) -- Brody Ditto 2, Tyus Banks 15, Deven Blackman 15, Deantrell Beard 12, Garry Wilkerson 3, Jeffery Porter 21, Keyth Blissett 7. FG 28 FT 19-22 F 22. (3-pointers: Banks 1, Wilkerson 1, Porter 1, Blissett 1. Fouled out: Blissett.)

SOUTH PEMISCOT (65) -- Jeremy Damesworth 6, Kevin Burton 6, Chase Terry 4, Dominique Hardimon 7, Steven Wilbourn 27, Andres Gonzalez 1, Dequane Phillips 3, Jabari Herron 6, Michael Smith 5. FG 24 FT 13-26 F 20. (3-pointers: Burton 1, Phillips 1. Fouled out: Hardimon.)

Eminence 61, Zalma 60

Senior Cole Shelby drained 20 points as the third-seeded Bulldogs' season came to an end with a one-point loss to the second-seeded host Redwings in a semifinal of the Class 1 District 3 Tournament.

Dallan Stotts chipped in 13 points for Zalma, which maintained a one-point lead at halftime and a two-point lead after the third quarter. Zalma finished its season with a record of 14-13.

Trent McBride finished with a game-high 21 points to lead Eminence (12-14), who will face top-seeded South Iron (20-7) for the district title at 7:30 p.m. Thursday. The Panthers eliminated fifth-seeded Marquand 66-49 in an earlier semifinal, ending the Tigers' season at 15-11.

Zalma 8 20 18 14 -- 60

Eminence 13 14 17 17 -- 61

ZALMA (60) -- Jacob Steinberg 6, Cole Shelby 20, Luke Robertson 7, Christopher Lombeida 4, Dallan Stotts 13, Peyton Ford 10. No Additional Information Provided.

EMINENCE (61) -- Ethan Drake 7, Wade Dyer 3, Robert Keeling 2, Briar Dodson 9, Trent McBride 21, Kyndal Copeland 5, Grant Dyer 6, T.J. Rolen 8. No Additional Information Provided.

Cape Central 66, Potosi 48

Senior Al Young recorded a double-double with a game-high 30 points and snagged 12 rebounds to lead the Tigers in the road win over the Trojans.

Zyshon Mallory contributed 11 points for Cape Central (19-6), which clung to a two-point lead at halftime before a strong second-half performance in which the Tigers held the Trojans to single digits in each frame.

Dalton Whitley netted 18 points and Noah Jacobsen finished with 12 points to pace Potosi (10-15).

Cape Central closes out its regular season on the road Friday with SEMO Conference nemesis Dexter (14-10, 4-3 SEMO Conference).

Central 24 11 15 16 -- 66

Potosi 17 16 6 9 -- 48

CAPE CENTRAL (66) -- Zyshon Mallory 11, Al Young 30, Tevyn Wright-Hunt 4, Jawone Newell 4, Austin Parker 7, Blake Harris 10. FG 25, FT 13-21, F 16 (3-pointers: Wright-Hunt. Fouled out: None.)

POTOSI (48) -- Noah Jacobsen 12, Dalton Whitley 18, Chandler Franklin 3, Tristan Brown 2, Mike Washington 2, Dylan Wright 11. FG 11, FT 11-18, F 15 (3-pointers: Whitley 5. Fouled out: Whitley, Franklin.)

JV -- Cape Central won 76-49

Dexter 69, Notre Dame 60

Blake Bauwens scored 18 points as the Bulldogs finished the regular season with a high-fouling conference loss to the Bearcats on the road.

Ross Essner added 11 points to pace Notre Dame (12-14, 4-4 SEMO Conference), which trailed by only one point at halftime. The Bulldogs were plagued by fouls, committing a total of 25 and allowing the Bearcats 37 attempts (26 made, 70.27 percent) at the charity stripe.

Jason Jarrell busted a game-high 20 points to lead Dexter (14-10, 4-3). Ethan Flowers and Gabe Jackson netted 15 points apiece for the Bearcats, who will wrap up the regular season with conference foe Cape Central (19-6, 5-2) on Friday.

Notre Dame 7 20 11 22 -- 60

Dexter 12 16 23 18 -- 69

NOTRE DAME (60) -- Andrew LeGrand 6, Blake Bauwens 18, Josh Seabaugh 2, Ross Essner 11, Tanner Robert 1, Winston Welter 3, Jake Edwards 6, Dawson Dohogne 6, Carson Ketcher 7. FG 20, FT 11-18, F 25 (3-pointers: Bauwens, Essner, Welter. Fouled out: Welter.)

DEXTER (69) -- Jason Jarrell 20, Jacob Pedigo 13, Ethan Flowers 15, Tyler Heil 3, Ryan Mayo 3, Gabe Jackson 15. FG 17, FT 26-37, F 19 (3-pointers: Flowers 3. Fouled out: None.)

JV -- Dexter won 52-42

Farmington 77, Perryville 70 (OT)

Nathan Noland tallied a game-high 28 points but it was not enough as the Pirates fell in overtime to the visiting Knights.

McGwire Bartley drained 23 points, 15 of which came from behind the arc, to pace Perryville (16-8), which led 43-4- entering the fourth quarter.

Brendon Hardy recorded 19 points while John Bader pitched in 16 points to lead Farmington (16-9).

Perryville wraps up the regular season at home on Thursday against Ste. Genevieve (15-10).

Farmington 17 13 10 19 (18) -- 77

Perryville 14 15 14 16 (11) -- 70

FARMINGTON (77) -- Alex England 10, Cameron Friend 5, Tycen Gray 13, Grant Waddell 12, Brendon Hardy 19, John Bader 16, Gavin Duncan 2. FG 15, FT 20-26, F 13 (3-pointers: Waddell 4, England 2, Hardy 2, Friend. Fouled out: None.)

PERRYVILLE (70) -- Aaron Mueller 2, McGwire Bartley 23, Conner Stark 10, Josh Robinson 3, Nathan Noland 28, Wyatt Johnson 4. FG 17, FT 12-12, F 16 (3-pointers: Bartley 5, Stark, Robinson, Noland. Fouled out: None.)

JV -- Farmington won 49-44

Freshmen -- Perryville won 46-45

-- From staff reports