High school roundup: Kesler leads Scott County Central girls basketball team past Woodland in Delta New Year's third-place game

Hailey Kesler scored 20 points to lead the third-seeded Scott County Central girls basketball team to a 65-62 victory over fourth-seeded Woodland in the third-place game Thursday at the Delta New Year's Tournament.

Kesler scored the go-ahead bucket in transition to help the Bravettes squeeze out the win. She knocked down a key 3-pointer to put the Bravettes within one of the Cardinals at 60-59 with 1:37 left in the game.

Sophomore Johneisha Daniel added 14 points for Scott County Central (8-4), which trailed by three points at halftime. Maddison Avance tossed in 12 for the Bravettes, who rallied and outscored the Cardinals by six points in the second half to come away with the win.

Sophomore Krista Rhodes had a game-high 21 points to pace Woodland (8-4). Hannah Scott chipped in 16 points for the Cardinals.

In a battle of the tribes, fifth-seeded St. Vincent topped sixth-seeded Puxico 55-44 to win the consolation title.

Jenna Winkler netted 16 points and Jackie Verseman contributed 12 points for St. Vincent (8-4), which held a three-point lead at halftime on its way to victory.

Sophia Hancock sank a game-high 20 points for Puxico (5-5).

Scott County Central 65, Woodland 62

Woodland 14 21 9 18 -- 62

Scott County 20 12 13 20 -- 65

WOODLAND (62) -- Whitney Lincoln 3, Cheyenne Wells 10, Heidi Green 2, Krista Rhodes 21, Mara Grindstaff 10, Hannah Scott 16. FG 19, FT 0-4, F 18 (3-pointers: Rhodes 3, Grindstaff 2, Wells 2, Lincoln. Fouled out: None.)

SCOTT COUNTY CENTRAL (65) -- Trinity Thomas 11, LaQuisha Strickland 6, Hailey Kesler 20, Johneisha Daniel 14, Maddison Avance 12, Chelsea Phillips 2. FG 24, FT 8-16, F 11 (3-pointers: Kesler 3. Fouled out: None.)

St. Vincent 55, Puxico 44

Puxico 5 12 11 16 -- 44

St. Vincent 13 7 19 16 -- 55

PUXICO (44) -- Sophia Hancock 20, Katelyn Pierre 14, Faith Oliver 10. FG 11, FT 7-11, F 13 (3-pointers: Hancock 2, Oliver 2, Pierre. Fouled out: Hancock.)

ST. VINCENT (55) -- Emily Welker 5, Corin Carroll 4, Jamie Best 4, Faith Kapp 6, Hannah Gotto 2, Jenna Winkler 16, Abby Buchheit 6, Jackie Verseman 12. FG 18, FT 4-6, F 12 (3-pointers: Winkler 2, Buchheit 2, Welker. Fouled out: None.)

Chaffee 82, South Pemiscot 25

Mattison Cline scored 17 points as the host Red Devils crushed the Bulldogs.

Julia Sutterfield recorded a double-double with 14 points and 11 assists for Chaffee (7-5). Katie Glueck also had a double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds for the Red Devils, which posted a huge 45-16 lead at halftime and held the Bulldogs to single digits in the second half.

Loren Clifton notched 17 points to pace South Pemiscot (0-8).

South Pem. 10 6 4 5 -- 25

Chaffee 22 23 18 19 -- 82

SOUTH PEMISCOT (25) -- Kattie Davis 2, Loren Clifton 17, M. Wilbourn 4, Kayla Puckett 2. FG 12, FT 1-2, F 12 (3-pointers: None. Fouled out: None.)

CHAFFEE (82) -- Bailey Wiseman 6, Bridgette Swinford 6, Madeline Hendrix 5, Julia Sutterfield 14, Gracie Knutson 2, Taylor Kirn 6, Mary Beth Knutson 11, Morgan Patterson 4, Mattison Cline 17, Katie Glueck 11. FG 29, FT 10-17, F 6 (3-pointers: Cline 3, Sutterfield, Hendrix. Fouled out: None.)

De Soto 50, Perryville 38

Macy Ketcherside scored 14 points to lead the Dragons in the conference win over the Pirates at home.

Kylie Bilek had 14 points and three assists to lead Perryville (5-8, 0-1 Jefferson County Activities Association Large Schools Conference). Ahnie Hoff added 13 points, and Emma Nelson had five points and nine rebounds for the Pirates.

Faith Sherrow added 13 points for De Soto (7-5, 1-0).

Perryville 8 9 8 13 -- 38

De Soto 9 12 12 17 -- 50

PERRYVILLE (38) -- Kylie Bilek 14, Ahnie Hoff 13, Emma Nelson 5, Sydney Spears 4, Abby Robinson 2. FG 17, FT 2-6, F 15. (3-pointers: Bilek 2. Fouled out: None.)

DE SOTO (50) -- Macy Ketcherside 14, Faith Sherrow 13, Krista Richardson 9, Emily Brewer 8, Madalyn Bone 4, Emma Sherrow 2. FG 19, FT 8-9, F 7. (3-pointers: None. Fouled out: None.)

JV -- Perryville won 35-32.

BOYS BASKETBALL

Cape Central 68, Scott City 63

Austin Parker scored 18 points as the Tigers trimmed the Rams on the road.

Al Young added 16 points for Cape Central (8-4), which led 36-31 at halftime before a stalemate ensued in the second half. Zyshon Mallory tossed in 12 points for the Tigers.

Dylan Keller scored a game-high 38 points, including seven 3-pointers, to pace Scott City (5-6). Isiah Berry grabbed eight rebounds for the Rams.

Cape Central 15 21 12 20 -- 68

Scott City 13 18 18 14 -- 63

CAPE CENTRAL (68) -- Zyshon Mallory 12, Al Young 16, Tevyn Wright-Hunt 6, Aubrey Carter 1, Jawone Newell 9, Austin Parker 18, Blake Harris 6. FG 23, FT 19-33, F 17 (3-pointers: Wright-Hunt. Fouled out: None.)

SCOTT CITY (63) -- Dylan Keller 38, Trent Pobst 9, Isiah Berry 4, Jordan Kluesner 4, Braden Cox 8. FG 15, FT 12-16, F 20 (3-pointers: Keller 7. Fouled out: Cox.)

JV -- Cape Central won.

Meadow Heights 71, Marquand 47

Spencer Bragg finished with a game-high 21 points to lead the Panthers in the high-fouling conference victory at home over the Tigers.

Lane Baremore tallied 15 points, and Jacob Douglas contributed 11 points for Meadow Heights (8-3, 4-0 Mississippi Valley Conference). The Panthers held a 16-point lead at halftime and outscored the Tigers by eight points in the second half on their way to the win. Both teams combined for 47 fouls.

Ethan Lord had 13 points, and Cody Weekely added 12 points to pace Marquand (5-7, 0-2).

Marquand 12 8 12 15 -- 47

Meadow Heights 17 19 16 19 -- 71

MARQUAND (47) -- Austin Barrett 2, Nick Dunn 4, Cody Weekley 12, Brandon Whitener 4, Daniel Snider 11, Ethan Lord 13, Drew Cook 1. FG 9, FT 23-33, F 25 (3-pointers: Snider, Lord. Fouled out: None.)

MEADOW HEIGHTS (71) -- Jacob Douglas 11, Spencer Bragg 21, Trent Liley 4, Blake Bollinger 9, Lane Baremore 15, Nick Mayfield 6, Scott Pohlman 2, Devon Wilfong 3. FG 17, FT 17-31, F 22 (3-pointers: Bragg 3, Douglas 2, Baremore. Fouled out: Pohlman.)

Nixa 63, Notre Dame 32

The Bulldogs struggled shooting the basketball and gave the Eagles too many free looks from the charity stripe as Notre Dame fell on the road in Nixa, Missouri.

Nixa attempted 33 free throws, hitting 17. The Eagles were paced by Chase Allen's 18 points, while Garrett Bacon scored 10.

Notre Dame (5-7) shot just 26.7 percent from the field. Blake Bauwens led his side with 10 points.

Notre Dame 6 4 12 10 -- 32

Nixa 10 12 19 22 -- 63

NOTRE DAME (32) -- Blake Bauwens 10, Josh Seabaugh 3, Ross Essner 2, Tanner Robert 6, Garrett Siebert 1, Winston Welter 2, Jake Edwards 2, Dawson Dohogne 4, Carson Ketcher 2. FG 12, FT 5-8, F 25. (3-pointers: Bauwens 2, Seabaugh. Fouled out: Dohogne.)

NIXA (63) -- Braeden Combs 3, Garrett Bacon 10, Evan Bergmann 3, Seth Viebrock 3, Preston Flood 5, Chase Allen 18, Avery Canady 6, Austin Bracker 4, Christian Bundy 8. FG 20, FT 17-33, F 15. (3-pointers: Combs, Bergmann, Bracker. Fouled out: None.)

-- From staff reports