High school roundup: Kelly girls edge Delta in regular-season finale

Tessa Johnson scored 14 points to help the visiting Kelly girls basketball team squeeze out a 53-51 victory over Delta in the final regular-season game of the year for both squads Thursday night.

Stephanie Worth added nine points and recorded 10 rebounds for Kelly (10-11).

Machela VanGennip scored a game-high 27 points and recorded 11 rebounds to pace the Bobcats (5-16). Chasity Taylor tallied seven points and nine rebounds for Delta.

Both squads start district play Saturday. Kelly opens in the Class 3 District 1 Tournament in Malden, Mo., where the sixth-seeded Hawks will take on No. 3 New Madrid County Central (19-7) at 6 p.m. Delta, seeded second in the Class 1 District 2 Tournament, will face No. 3 McKinley Classical Leadership Academy (7-9) at noon in Morley, Mo.

Kelly 15 10 11 17 -- 53

Delta 12 10 10 19 -- 51

KELLY (53) -- Darbe Backfisch 3, Kaylee Scherer 2, Tessa Johnson 14, Stephanie Worth 9, Alexis Dock 3, Kristi Brucker 6, Morgan LeDure 6, Payton Jones 2, Logan Ivie 7. FG 12, FT 10-17, F 22. (3-pointers: Johnson 2, LeDure 2, Backfisch, Dock. Fouled out: None)

DELTA (51) -- Meagan Parker 1, Alysha Vessells 6, Tia May 6, Machela VanGennip 27, Chasity Taylor 7, Rachel Birkman 4. FG 16, FT 16-25, F 20. (3-pointers: VanGennip 3. Fouled out: Taylor)

Jackson 54, Meadow Heights 24

Cassidi Tomsu scored a game-high 18 points to help the Indians get the win at home.

Rachel Crites bucketed 10 points for Jackson (12-11).

Taylor Cureton paced the Panthers (13-12) with 11 points in their last regular-season game.

Meadow Heights will open Class 2 District 3 Tournament play on Saturday. The second-seeded Panthers will face No. 7 Valley of Caledonia (0-18) at 3:30 p.m. in Bismarck, Mo.

Meadow Hts. 7 4 5 8 -- 24

Jackson 9 15 22 8 -- 54

MEADOW HEIGHTS (24) -- Caitlin Cook 4, Kiana Hotop 3, Emma Cook 1, Taylor Cureton 11, Hayley Thorne 5. FG 8, FT 2-4, F 10. (3-pointers: Hotop, Cureton. Fouled out: None)

JACKSON (54) -- Cassidi Tomsu 18, Rachel Crites 10, Autumn Reid 3, Emily Davidson 4, Michaela Binns 2, Danielle Daume 6, McKinzie Scott 3, Megan Williams 6, Lara White 2. FG 16, FT 1-4, F 13. (3-pointers: Crites 2, Daume 2, Tomsu, Reid, Scott. Fouled out: None)

Notre Dame 61, Neelyville 44

Annie Siebert led the host Bulldogs with 18 points.

Madeline Rosenquist scored 16 points, including four 3-pointers, for Notre Dame (19-5). Shelby Beussink had 12 points, four assists, six rebounds and three steals. Miranda Fowler added six rebounds.

Brooke Sheppard scored a game-high 22 points for the Tigers (17-9).

Neelyville 10 17 6 11 -- 44

Notre Dame 20 15 11 15 -- 61

NEELYVILLE (44) -- Darby French 2, Shelby Moon 2, Emily Eaker 9, Chelsea Petty 4, Kayla Maupin 2, Brooke Sheppard 22, Christina Russom 3. FG 16, FT 9-18, F 10. (3-pointers: Eaker. Fouled out: None)

NOTRE DAME (61) -- Shelby Beussink 12, Miranda Fowler 6, Kelsey Luster 3, Halle Lynch 2, Madeline Rosenquist 16, Annie Siebert 18, Kaitlin Welter 4. FG 22, FT 5-10, F 19. (3-pointers: Rosenquist 4. Fouled out: None)

JV -- Notre Dame won 46-29.

Saxony Lutheran 53, Woodland 43

Brianna Mueller scored 18 points to help the Crusaders get the win on the road in their final regular-season game.

Grace Mirly added 12 points for Saxony Lutheran (22-2), which is ranked No. 1 in Class 3 in the Missouri Basketball Coaches Association poll.

Josie Long scored a game-high 19 points to pace the Cardinals (18-5). The junior standout scored her 1,000th career point in the Cardinals' final regular-season game.

Both teams begin Class 3 District 2 Tournament play on Saturday in Park Hills, Mo. Fifth-seeded Woodland will face No. 4 St. Pius X of Festus (19-2) at 3 p.m. followed by top-seeded Saxony Lutheran taking on No. 8 Scott City (4-22) at 6 p.m.

Saxony 17 14 8 14 -- 53

Woodland 7 17 6 13 -- 43

SAXONY LUTHERAN (53) -- Abby Hadler 8, Grace Mirly 12, Ali Galemmo 5, Brianna Mueller 18, Tess Daniel 8, Raegan Wieser 2. FG 15, FT 17-27, F 18. (3-pointers: Mirly, Mueller. Fouled out: None)

WOODLAND (43) -- Josie Long 19, Kathlyn Cooper 5, Taylor Toombs 4, Whitney Lincoln 5, Keighlyn Lincoln 4, Lindsay Shell 6. FG 13, FT 11-18, F 18. (3-pointers: Long 2. Fouled out: None)

JV -- Saxony Lutheran won 28-21.

Oran 55, Scott City 28

Taylor Nenninger scored 17 points and Addie Kielhofner added 16 as Oran won its final regular-season game at home.

Allie Cummins added 11 points for the Eagles, who begin Class 2 District 3 play Saturday in Bismarck, Mo. Oran will face the host squad at 6:30 p.m.

Lyndsie Robert led Scott City with eight points.

Scott City 5 6 8 9 -- 28

Oran 11 10 22 12 -- 55

SCOTT CITY (28) -- Shea Martin 2, Lyndsie Robert 8, Jessica Boswell 5, Lindsey Rendleman 3, Macy Hall 3, Natalie Woods 5, Alexis Spriggs 1. FG 9, FT 8-21, F 17. (3-pointers: Rendleman, Hall. Fouled out: Rendleman)

ORAN (55) -- Erin Schlitt 1, Aubrianna Jones 2, Addie Kielhofner 16, Ashlyn McIntosh 2, Taylor Nenninger 17, Allie Cummins 11, Tatum May 2, Chrissy Sauceda 3, Allison Grojean 1. FG 21, FT 11-21, F 18. (3-pointers: Nenninger 2. Fouled out: McIntosh)

BOYS BASKETBALL

Advance 76, Bloomfield 52

Lane Below scored 23 points to help the Hornets finish the regular season with a road win.

Ethan Barr bucketed 20 points for Advance (19-7) and Curtis Gilliland added 16 points. Tyler Middleton had 10 points for the Hornets.

Brett Ruch scored a game-high 25 points to pace the Wildcats, while Caleb Baker contributed 14 points.

Advance will begin Class 2 District 3 Tournament action Saturday. The second-seeded Hornets will play No. 7 Southern Reynolds County at 11 a.m. in Bismarck, Mo.

Advance 22 13 20 21 -- 76

Bloomfield 7 22 10 13 -- 52

ADVANCE (76) -- Tyler Middleton 10, Austin Miller 5, Lane Below 23, Garrett Walker 2, Curtis Gilliland 16, Ethan Barr 20. FG 26, FT 9-14, F 18. (3-pointers: Middleton 2, Below 2, Miller. Fouled out: Braden Bien)

BLOOMFIELD (52) -- Caleb Baker 14, Zac Goode 3, Brett Ruch 25, Tim Fox 5, Thomas Sanders 3, Noah Vandiver 2. FG 13, FT 8-14, F 14. (3-pointers: Baker 2, Goode, Ruch, Fox, Sanders. Fouled out: None )

JV -- Advance won 46-30.

Leopold 81, Delta 52

Kyle Stroder scored a game-high 31 points and sank five 3-pointers as the Wildcats concluded a highly successufl regular season with a road win.

Cameron Davis netted 23 points for Leopold (22-2), ranked No. 2 in Class 1, while Brandon Jansen added 14 points.

Tanner Schabbing led the Bobcats (5-16) with 21 points and Dillon Lincoln poured in 16 points.

Both teams open Class 1 District 2 Tournament play Saturday at in Morley, Mo. Fifth-seeded Delta will take on No. 4 Richland (5-16) at 3 p.m. followed by top-seeded Leopold against No. 8 The Fulton School at St. Albans at 4:30 p.m.

Leopold 22 26 25 8 -- 81

Delta 14 9 18 11 -- 52

LEOPOLD (81) -- Parker Brown 2, Austin Bucher 3, D.J. Keim 2, Kyle Stroder 31, Cameron Davis 23, Brandon Jansen 14, Wesley Stoverink 2, James Jansen 4. FG 28, FT 4-8, F 10. (3-pointers: Stroder 5, Bucher, Davis. Fouled out: None)

DELTA (52) -- Tanner Schabbing 21, Alex Lashley 4, Dwight Nance 10, Trevor Glaus 2, Dillon Lincoln 16. FG 14, FT 7-12, F 11. (3-pointers: Schabbing 3, Lincoln 3. Fouled out: None)

Risco 95, Zalma 56

The Bulldogs (4-18) ended their regular season with a tough loss on the road.

Zalma will begin Class 1 District 3 Tournament play Saturday. The sixth-seeded Bulldogs will face No. 3 Lesterville (7-16) at 4:30 p.m. at Bunker High School in Bunker, Mo.

No further information was provided.

-- From staff reports