Tori Duenne scored a game-high 17 points to lead the third-seeded Kelly girls basketball team to a 44-39 win over sixth-seeded Delta in a first-round game of the Lady Devil Invitational on Wednesday in Chaffee, Missouri.
The Hawks trailed 23-20 at halftime but outscored the Bobcats 24-16 in the second half to pull away with the victory.
Macey Smith finished with 11 points to pace the Bobcats.
Kelly (1-1) will take on second-seeded Oran in a semifinal at 7:30 p.m. today while the Bobcats (2-2) will face seventh-seeded Scott City in a consolation semifinal at 6 p.m. today.
Delta 8 15 4 12 -- 39
Kelly 9 11 8 16 -- 44
DELTA (39) -- Macey Smith 11, Jamie Hodge 9, Tamera Crowden 9, Erin Bond 4, Lydia Borneman 2, Karlee Beggs 2, Kiley Wicker 2. FG 14, FT 7-12, F 19. (3-pointers: Hodge 1. Fouled out: Crowden.)
KELLY (44) -- Tori Duenne 17, Anna Hughes 8, Emmy Bolen 6, Hailey Noon 6, Alyssa Tidwell 3, Mallory Urhahn 2, Marissa Worth 2. FG 17, FT 10-25, F 19. (3-pointers: None. Fouled out: None.)
The Indians picked up a win on the road over the Cougars.
Jackie Verseman scored nine points to lead St. Vincent (4-1).
Taylor Wallace had a game-high 18 points for Kingston (0-4).
St. Vincent 7 8 9 8 -- 32
Kingston 6 4 8 10 -- 28
ST. VINCENT (32) -- Jackie Verseman 9, Faith Kapp 7, Hannah Gotto 5, Sara Kapp 4, Jamie Best 4, Jenna Winkler 2, Emily Welker 1. FG 13, FT 6-20, F 11. (3-pointers: None. Fouled out: None.)
KINGSTON (28) -- Taylor Wallace 18, Hayley Jarvis 6, Sara Portell 2, Danielle Morrison 2. FG 12, FT 4-8, F 15. (3-pointers: None. Fouled out: None.)
The Tigers dropped a pair of dual meets in Sikeston, Missouri.
Logan Wright (145) finished 2-0 to lead the way for Cape Central.
Carbondale (Ill.) 60, Cape Central 15
106 -- double forfeit
113 -- Zach Williard (Carb.) pin Conner Moore 1:39
120 -- Cole Nelson (Carb.) pin Reid Wadley 1:51
126 -- Tristen Ellis (Carb.) winner by forfeit
132 -- Willian Meador (Carb.) winner by forfeit
138 -- Kolbi Caffey (Carb.) winner by forfeit
145 -- Logan Wright (Cape) pin Nolan Beck 1:47
152 -- Nick Kirk (Cape) pin Dean Scheller :26
160 -- Jamonte Rush (Carb.) pin Dennis Jordan 1:37
170 -- Cameron Caffey (Carb.) pin Reiss Groves (Cape) 3:39
182 -- Bailey Sheehan (Cape) dec. Lucas Clough 7-6
195 -- Tyler Lonhert (Carb.) winner by forfeit
220 -- Majed Nusser (Carb.) pin Mitchell Humphrey (Cape) 1:36
285 -- Pat Buck (Cape) winner by forfeit
Sikeston 54, Cape Central 18
106 -- Josh Righton (S) winner by forfeit
113 -- Conner Moore (Cape) winner by forfeit
120 -- David Valdez (S) pin Reid Wadley 1:11
126 -- Luis Valdez (S) winner by forfeit
132 -- Garret Middleton (S) winner by forfeit
138 -- Quincy Nelson (S) winner by forfeit
145 -- Logan Wright (Cape) pin Justice Faulkner 3:09
152 -- Luke Blanton (S) pin Dean Scheller 1:09
160 -- Michael Porter (S) pin Dennis Jordan 1:58
170 -- Reiss Groves (Cape) pin Nick Ogden 3:39
182 -- Josh Stinnett (S) pin Bailey Sheehan 1:40
195 -- Jordan Wheatley (S) winner by forfeit
220 -- Mitchell Garner (S) pin Mitchell Humphrey (Cape) :55
285 -- Pat Buck (Cape) pin Brendan Morgan 5:59
-- From staff reports
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