High school roundup: Jackson strikes early to dump Perryville

Jackson used a balanced scoring attack to overwhelm visiting Perryville in girls basketball action Wednesday.

The Indians had five players score at least 10 points in their 76-30 victory over the Pirates.

Connor King led Jackson (6-5) with 15 points, while Makenzie Quade added 12.

The Indians opened a 15-point lead after one quarter and extended it to 30 points by halftime.

Natalie Bauwens led the Pirates with 12 points, while Emily Hanquist pulled down five rebounds.

Jackson junior Makenzie Quade, left, takes off for a lay up in front of Perryville's Kelsey Schremp Wednesday, January 13, 2010 as the Indians host the Pirates. (LAURA SIMON)

Neither team connected on a 3-pointer in the contest.

Perryville (3-7) returns to action Monday when it hosts Hillsboro in only its second home game of the season.

Perryville 6 9 13 2 -- 30

Jackson 21 24 17 14 -- 76

PERRYVILLE (30) -- Emily Hanquist 11, Abbie Schilli 5, Natalie Hagan 2, Natalie Bauwens 12. FG 12, FT 6-13, F 9. (3-pointers: none. Fouled out: none)

Jackson's Brooke Sanders shoots over Perryville's Natalie Bauwens during their game Wednesday in Jackson. Check out more photos from the game at semoball.com.

JACKSON (76) -- Dru Haertling 6, Brooke Sanders 10, Kaylen Knepp 11, Connor King 15, Cassandra Bollinger 10, Makenzie Quade 12, Laurie Clippard 2, Whitney McNeely 6, Megan Williams 2, Allison Halter 2. FG 32, FT 8-11, F 13. (3-pointers: none. Fouled out: none)

JV -- Jackson won 58-35

Scott-Miss tourney

Delta and Scott City will play for the tournament title after winning their semifinals.

The Bobcats knocked off top-seeded Charleston 58-57, while the Rams took care of Kelly 47-43.

Delta entered the fourth quarter with a six-point lead and fought off the Bluejays' rally. Freshman Machela VanGennip led the way with 25 points, while Tori Burton added 16.

Scott City rode its defense in the second quarter, holding the Hawks to four points, in its win. Stephanie Essner paced the Rams with 18 points, while Katie Hogan added 10.

Kristen Powell led Kelly with eight points.

Kelly and Charleston will play for third place at 5:30 p.m., while Scott City and Delta will square off for the title at 8:30 p.m. at Chaffee High School.

Delta 58, Charleston 57

Delta 16 15 13 14 -- 58

Charleston 9 10 15 21 -- 57

DELTA (58) -- Ashley Glaus 2, Taylor Smith 2, Kendra Burnett 2, Machela VanGennip 25, Tori Burton 16, Samantha Bartels 11. FG 17, FT 15-20, F 15. (3-pointers: none. Fouled out: none).

CHARLESTON (57) -- Jerquawnda Sherrell 23, Chelsie Lane 12, Kasuela Cooper 12, Jasmine Spence 10. FG 23, FT 9-16, F 18. (3-pointers: Sherrell 2. Fouled out: none).

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Scott City 47, Kelly 43

Kelly 12 4 16 11 -- 43

Scott City 12 13 10 13 -- 47

KELLY (43) -- Londyn Backfisch 7, Carissa Klipfel 4, Neely Tetley 6, Kayla Hicks 5, Ellen Ashcraft 7, Samantha Fisher 6, Kristen Powell 8. FG 13, FT 15-29, F 23. (3-pointers: Ashcraft 1, Kristen Powell 1. Fouled out: Backfisch, Klipfel, Powell).

SCOTT CITY (47) -- Stacey Heisserer 3, Stephanie Essner 18, Melanie Lacey 1, Katie Hogan 10, Holli Shemonia 3, Macey Heisserer 5, Ashley Brant 7. FG 14, FT 17-34, F 22. (3-pointers: Essner 2, M. Heisserer 1. Fouled out: none).

BOYS BASKETBALL

Ste. Genevieve 69, Saxony Lutheran 48

The Dragons used a 27-20 rebounding advantage to help them down the host Crusaders.

Brayton Klaus led Saxony Lutheran with 11 points and five rebounds. Kris Cook and Trevor Mabuce both finished with nine points for Saxony Lutheran (4-9).

Ste. Genevieve 13 22 19 15 -- 69

Saxony 12 16 11 9 -- 48

STE. GENEVIEVE (69) -- Keith Pfaff 2, Brock Meyer 25, Jacob Kent 12, Jacob Turek 8, Brendan Weiler 15, Tyler Greminger 3, Daniel Lurk 2, Jonathan Brewer 2. FG 29, FT 3-5, F 16. (3-pointers: Greminger 1, Meyer 3, Turek 1, Weiler 3. Fouled out: Pfaff)

SAXONY LUTHERAN (48) -- Brayton Klaus 11, Trevor Mabuce 9, Trent Steffens 6, Kris Cook 9, Clay Roth 5, Matt Wills 2, Taylor Johnson 1, Nick LeGrand 1, Gabe Bohnert 2, Ryan Sprandel 2. FG 17, FT 12-19, F 11. (3-pointers: Mabuce 1, Cook 2. Fouled out: none)

-- From staff reports