Sophomore Autumn Reid netted a game-high 19 points to help lead the Jackson girls basketball team to a 60-41 home win over Farmington in its season debut Tuesday.
Sophomore Cassidi Tomsu finished with 16 points and sophomore Kayla Keith added 14 points for Jackson (1-0).
"We looked good," Jackson coach Tyler Abernathy said. "Defensively, we played hard. We shot the ball well."
Jordan Martin led Farmington (0-1) with 13 points.
The two teams will meet again in the opening round of the Farmington Tournament at 7:30 p.m. Monday. Farmington is seeded fourth and the Indians are seeded fifth.
Farmington 7 8 15 11 -- 41
Jackson 11 16 17 16 -- 60
FARMINGTON (41) -- Shania Sweeney 3, Ellaina Davis 1, Sydney Savage 4, Kaitlyn Gilliam 8, Boyd 2, Jordan Martin 13, Loralee Bader 10. FG 13, FT 9-16, F 18. (3-pointers: Martin 2. Fouled out: Gilliam)
JACKSON (60) -- Cassidi Tomsu 16, McKinzie Scott 3, Autumn Reid 19, Emily Gartman 2, Mallorie Maintz 4, Madison Eckley 2, Kayla Keith 14. FG 15, FT 9-15, F 19. (3-pointers: Keith 3, Reid 2, Scott 1, Tomsu 1. Fouled out: None)
JV -- Jackson won 50-40.
Kelly Morton scored a game-high 16 points, but it was not enough as the host Tigers debuted with a loss at home.
"We started out slow in the first half, but we played well in the second half," Central coach Sherri Shirrell said. "Our intensity level was up. ... We just started out slow and had some first-game jitters. We didn't handle the ball well and had a lot of turnovers."
Kassidy Pannier netted 11 points, including three 3-pointers, for Central (0-1).
Kelsey Kingsland bucketed 13 points to lead De Soto (1-0).
De Soto 16 17 5 12 -- 50
Central 11 7 4 17 -- 38
DE SOTO (50) -- Bethany Canada 5, Krista Richardson 6, Alex Reando 3, Olivia Drummond 5, Kelsey Kingsland 13, Brittany Krodinger 7, Emily Brewer 8, Courtney Krodinger 3. FG 20, FT 10-27, F 21. (3-pointers: None. Fouled out: Kingsland)
CENTRAL (38) -- Sydney Tollison 4, Alice Bellodi 2, Kelly Morton 16, Tramonee Stewart 3, Kassidy Pannier 11, Maddie Daum 2. FG 9, FT 12-17, F 24. (3-pointers: Pannier 3. Fouled out: Pannier, Daum)
JV -- Central won 34-26.
Josie Long netted 35 points as the host Cardinals avoided a scare to improve to 2-0.
Shelby Sawyer added 16 points and Rachel Poole bucketed 12 points for Woodland.
"We fouled way too much," Woodland coach Robert Stein said.
A total of 58 fouls were committed in the high-scoring nailbiter.
Sierra Frazier scored a game-high 36 points for Charleston (0-1).
Charleston 17 26 14 25 -- 82
Woodland 23 21 19 23 -- 86
CHARLESTON (82) -- Natalie Groves 8, Sierra Frazier 36, Keanna Horton 2, Frederica Evans 6, Juwanna Walker 4, Cheyenne Randle 21, Channelle Quinn 3, Alexis Hamilton 2. FG 26, FT 28-38, F 30. (3-pointers: None. Fouled out: Walker)
WOODLAND (86) -- Whitney Lincoln 9, Josie Long 35, Taylor Toombs 5, Rachel Poole 12, Shelby Sawyer 16, Mara Grindstaff 6, Audrey Wilkinson 1, Lindsey Craft 2. FG 28, FT 23-37, F 28. (3-pointers: Long 1, Poole 1. Fouled out: Lincoln, Sawyer, Craft)
JV -- Woodland won 61-37.
Emma Cook scored 14 points as the Panthers (0-1) debuted with a tough loss on the road.
Holly Forbes scored a game-high 22 points for North County (1-0).
Meadow Heights returns to action next week in the Potosi Invitational. The Panthers, seeded seventh, are slated to take on No. 2 Park Hills Central at 4 p.m. Tuesday.
Meadow Hts. 5 2 11 9 -- 27
North County 25 22 12 12 -- 71
MEADOW HEIGHTS (27) -- Kiana Hotop 9, Emma Cook 14, Hayley Thorne 4. FG 6, FT 9-13, F 11. (3-pointers: Hotop 1, Cook 1. Fouled out: None)
NORTH COUNTY (71) -- Sydney Parker 2, Emily Eaton 6, Marianna Falls 8, Kourtney Kekec 4, Breanna Isgrig 7, Abbey Hammack 8, Emily Robinson 8, Holly Forbes 22. FG 30, FT 8-14, F 17. (3-pointers: Isgrig 1. Fouled out: None)
The Bravettes jumped out to a 33-19 lead at halftime, but strong play by the Eagles in the second half allowed Oran to squeeze out the win at home.
Chrissie Sauceda led Oran (1-0) with 18 points, including four 3-pointers.
Mikaela Blissett scored a game-high 24 points for Scott County Central (0-1).
SCC 17 16 12 10 -- 55
Oran 10 9 21 19 -- 59
SCOTT COUNTY CENTRAL (55) -- Mikaela Blissett 24, Derien Ditto 9, LaQuisha Strickland 12, Johniqua Fort 8. FG 23, FT 6-17, F 12. (3-pointers: Ditto. Fouled out: None)
ORAN (59) -- Addie Kielhofner 10, Ashlyn McIntosh 15, Taylor Nenninger 11, Allie Cummins 5, Chrissie Sauceda 18. FG 19, FT 9-18, F 15. (3-pointers: Sauceda 4. Fouled out: None)
Chaffee 63, Meadow Heights 34
Brothers Peyton and Charlie Montgomery combined to score 42 of Chaffee's 63 points as the Red Devils debuted with a road win.
Peyton scored 22 points and Charlie added 20 points for Chaffee (1-0). The Red Devils will be back in action next week in the Oran Tournament. Chaffee, seeded second, will take on seventh-seeded Richland at 6:30 p.m. Monday.
Justin McGuire scored 11 points to pace the Panthers (0-1).
Meadow Heights will play in the Current River Challenge at Van Buren this weekend. The Panthers will play Summersville at 11 a.m. Friday and Koshkonong at 9:30 a.m. Saturday.
Chaffee 18 16 18 11 -- 63
Meadow Hts. 6 9 7 10 -- 34
CHAFFEE (63) -- Blake Gilmore 5, Layton Tenkhoff 9, Peyton Montgomery 22, Storm Estes 2, Charlie Montgomery 20, Trevor Morehead 5. FG 18, FT 15-28, F 15. (3-pointers: P. Montgomery 2, Tenkhoff 1, Gilmore 1. Fouled out: None)
MEADOW HEIGHTS (34) -- Jacob Douglas 8, Justin McGuire 11, Kody Overbey 6, Tyler Cook 2, Kyle Baremore 7. FG 9, FT 2-8, F 18. (3-pointers: McGuire 3, Baremore 1. Fouled out: None)
JV -- Meadow Heights won 45-35.
-- From staff reports
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