High school roundup: Jackson boys succumb to Mules in OT

The Poplar Bluff boys basketball team found itself trailing early in overtime after overcoming a three-point deficit in the final minute of regulation Tuesday.

It didn't last long.

Kendric McCain's drive to the basket tied it just 17 seconds after Jackson scored first in the extra session. The senior was fouled on the play, and the Indians also were whistled for a technical foul, which led to a pair of free throws by Lance Gray that gave Poplar Bluff the lead.

The Mules closed out a 56-52 overtime win at home.

McCain finished with a career-high 20 points to go with seven steals, six rebounds and a key assist with his team leading by a point late in overtime.

Michael Griggs got an offensive rebound in the closing seconds of regulation and hit a free throw to tie the game at 45-45.

The Mules were down three following a dunk by Jackson's John Meyer with 67 seconds left in the fourth quarter, and the Indians got back the ball on a steal by Calvin Lysell.

But a trap set by Griggs and Gray forced a turnover with Gray coming away with the steal and scoring on the other end with 39 seconds left. Griggs then got another steal 6 seconds later when the Mules pressed. The senior pounced on a loose ball near midcourt and called timeout.

Griggs came down with a rebound off Gray's miss in the closing seconds and was sent to the free-throw line where he missed the first but splashed home the second to even the score.

Jackson's last-second shot from the corner missed.

Meyer led Jackson (11-4, 1-1 SEMO) with 14 points, while Luke Stevens added 13 and Braxton McDowell chipped in four 3s for 12.

The Indians missed just three shots in the first half but only led 28-27 at halftime.

Jackson 16 12 7 10 7 -- 52

Poplar Bluff 15 12 5 13 11 -- 56

JACKSON (52) -- Josh Daume 9, Caleb Newcomer 2, Braxton McDowell 12, Karson King 2, Luke Stevens 13, John Meyer 14. FG 24, FT 9-15. (3-pointers: McDowell 4, Stevens)

POPLAR BLUFF (56) -- Michael Griggs 4, Kendric McCain 20, Lucas Tibbs 2, Joey Bloodworth 7, Tyheim Town 7, Ryan Brittingham 2, Stacey Gipson 4, Lance Gray 10. FG 22, FT 14-18. (3-pointers: McCain 2)

Scott-Miss tournament

Kody Moore sank three 3-pointers and finished with 23 points to lead Oran past Delta 65-33.

Alex Heuring chipped in 15 points, while Seth Ressel had 12 in the win.

Greg Brawley paced the Bobcats with 11 points.

Delta 10 10 4 9 -- 33

Oran 13 24 18 10 -- 65

DELTA (33) -- Greg Brawley 11, Frankie Rozmirsky 10, Tanner Schabbing 5, David Brawley 5, Austin Lashley 2. FG 13, FT 5-7, F 18. (3-pointers: Greg Brawley 1, Schabbing 1. Fouled out: Dillon Lincoln, Schabbing)

ORAN (65) -- Kody Moore 23, Seth Ressel 12, Dalton Elfrink 6, Alex Heuring 15, Blake Henson 7, Adam Schaefer 2. FG 27, FT 8-16, F 12. (3-pointers: Moore 3. Fouled out: none)

Woodland 79, Bell City 75

Codey Miles led the Cardinals with 17 points in a home victory.

Lance Yount scored 14 points, Aaron Yount had 13 and Dylan Miller 11 for Woodland (4-9).

Jerad Yates paced Bell City with 25 points, while Aaron Smith netted 19.

Bell City 16 19 16 24 -- 75

Woodland 22 11 21 25 -- 79

BELL CITY (75) -- McKenzie Vires 14, Jerad Yates 25, Aaron Smith 19, Josh Overbey 4, Shane Hughes 13. FG 14, FT 23-33, F 19. (3-pointers: Yates 4, Smith 4. Fouled out: none)

WOODLAND (79) -- Tyler Yount 9, Lance Yount 14, Aaron Yount 13, Garret Reynolds 4, C.J. McAlister 2, Codey Miles 17, Dylan Miller 11, Skyler Liley 9. FG 29, FT 15-28, F 21. (3-pointers: T. Yount 1, L. Yount 1. Fouled out: none)

Advance 69, Zalma 46

Tyler Middleton's 18 points helped lead the Hornets to a home win.

Advance (10-5) also got 15 points from Lane Below.

Austin Sitze finished with 18 points for the Bulldogs.

Zalma 15 10 8 13 -- 46

Advance 20 20 12 17 -- 69

ZALMA (46) -- Ryan Tucker 2, Jake Reed 13, Austin Sitze 18, Gage Lemons 13. FG 13, FT 14-21, F 19. (3-pointers: Sitze 2. Fouled out: none)

ADVANCE (69) -- Jacob Spears 2, Hunter Wilson 7, Ethan Barr 18, Tyler Middleton 6, Curtis Gilliland 7, Braden Bien 2, Trey Wallace 9, Levi Davis 3, Lane Below 15. FG 31, FT 4-7, F 17. (3-pointers: Wilson 1. Fouled out: none)

Oak Ridge 64, Marquand 21

Ryan Below scored 14 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to lead the Blue Jays to a victory at home.

Jake LeGrand also had 14 points and dished five assists for Oak Ridge (9-8).

Marquand 5 8 6 2 -- 21

Oak Ridge 19 19 22 44 -- 64

MARQUAND (21) -- B. Weekly 2, B. Weekly 5, G. Weekly 2, T. Dunn 12. FG 9, FT 0-0, F 14. (3-pointers: B. Weekly 1. Fouled out: none)

OAK RIDGE (64) -- Kelby Brown 2, Jake LeGrand 14, Ryan Below 14, Ethan Seyer 3, Corvin Schoen 4, Hunter Seyer 4, Lance Rohde 4, Ben Stewart 6, Kyle Rohde 6, Dakota Zoellner 7. FG 25, FT 11-16, F 7. (3-pointers: LeGrand, Zoellner, Seyer. Fouled out: none)

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Sikeston 67, Perryville 49

The Pirates fell to 5-9 with a loss at home.

Natalie Gremaud finished with 13 points, 16 rebounds, six assists and four steals.

Kaycee Erzfeld added 12 points for Perryville.

Sikeston 18 13 15 21 -- 67

Perryville 8 18 14 9 -- 49

SIKESTON (67) -- Ty'Angela Gibson 18, Keyonna Blissett 15, Quesha Howard 12, Leah Little 2, Mikala Nichols 2, Taneshia Pulley 8, Yalanda Johnson 4, Danika Garmon 6. FG 26, FT 10-12, F 11. (3-pointers: Gibson 1, Howard 2. Fouled out: none)

PERRYVILLE (49) -- Natalie Gremaud 13, Morgan Mueller 3, Courtney Borden 5, Kaycee Erzfeld 12, Allison Moldenhauer 9, Katlyn Lukefahr 4, Desiree Brown 3. FG 14, FT 9-21, F 12. (3-pointers: Erzfeld 4. Fouled out: none)

JV -- Perryville won 41-30.

-- From staff reports