High school roundup: Leopold captures tourney crown

Top-seeded Leopold won the snow-delayed championship game of the Mississippi Valley Conference tournament Wednesday night with a 51-41 victory over Oak Ridge at Chaffee High School.

The Wildcats trailed by seven points at halftime but outscored the Blue Jays 30-13 in the second half. Leopold overtook Oak Ridge in the third quarter, where it held a 14-4 scoring edge.

John Bohnsack netted 13 points to lead Leopold, while Anthony Seabaugh scored 11 and David Fluchel tallied 10.

Garret Light scored 13 points for Oak Ridge before he fouled out. Brett Thomas added 11 points and Caleb Elam had 10.

The championship game had been scheduled for last Friday, but the game was postponed due to snow.

Oak Ridge 11 17 4 9 -- 41

Leopold 12 9 14 16 -- 51

OAK RIDGE (41) -- Caleb Elam 10, Jacob Light 6, Garret Light 13, Brett Thomas 11, Logan Mangels 1. FG 15, FT 8-15, F 16. (3-pointers: Elam 2, G. Light 1. Fouled out: G. Light)

LEOPOLD (51) -- Kyle Stroder 6, David Fluchel 10, Ryan Davis 3, John Bohnsack 13, Lance Seiler 8, Anthony Seabaugh 11. FG 20, FT 7-22, F 15. (3-pointers: Bohnsack 2, Seiler 2. Fouled out: none)

Central 62, Caruthersville 50

James Lane and Terrance Howard posted double-doubles for Central, which bounced back from a loss a night earlier to Jackson with a victory at home.

Lane scored a game-high 17 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, while Howard netted 15 points and recorded 10 steals for the Tigers (13-7).

Caruthersville 16 12 9 13 -- 50

Central 15 12 21 10 -- 62

CARUTHERSVILLE (50) -- McWilliams 4, Fonda 13, Shaw 2, Hunt 2, Massengale 6, Fonda 14, Littrell 9. FG 20, FT 7-15, F 20. (3-pointers: Fonda 3. Fouled out: Masengale)

CENTRAL (62) -- Andrew Williams 4, James Lane 17, Terrance Howard 15, Kevin Casasola 15, Zach Boerboom 11. FG 22, FT 17-25, F 16. (3-pointers: Casasola 1. Fouled out: none)

De Soto 54, St. Vincent 31

Adam Winkler led the Indians (9-7) with eight points.

De Soto 14 13 17 10 -- 54

St. Vincent 4 6 10 11 -- 31

DE SOTO (54) -- Jared White 22, John Krodingal 11, Jarred Sappek 9, Colin Ferguson 6, Joe Middleton 4, Tyler Hovis 2. FG 21, FT 6-13, F 18. (3-pointers: Sappek 3, White 2, Krodingal 1. Fouled out: Sappek)

ST. VINCENT (31) -- Adam Winkler 8, Kyle Rollet 6, Brett Wengert 5, Sean Martin 4, Derek Triller 3, Josh Welker 2, Dylan Geringer 2, Brock French 1. FG 9, FT 12-24, F 14. (3-pointers: Triller 1. Fouled out: none)

JV -- De Soto 53, St. Vincent 33

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Meadow Heights 53, Scott City 45

Jillian Mills scored 16 points and Heather Dietiker had 15 as the Panthers (13-7) won at home.

Dietiker had three 3-pointers, as did teammate Hattie Cook, who finished with 11 points.

Katie Hogan, who battled foul problems with Stephanie Essner, paced Scott City (15-4) with 10 points. Essner fouled out with eight points.

Scott City 9 11 16 9 -- 45

Meadow Hts. 8 15 22 8 -- 53

SCOTT CITY (45) -- Stacey Heisserer 2, Stephanie Essner 8, Melanie Lacey 8, Katie Hogan 10, Holli Shemonia 2, Macy Heisserer 2, Tiffany Merritt 6, Ashley Brant 7. FG 18, FT 7-12, F 19. (3-pointers: Essner 2. Fouled out: Essner)

MEADOW HEIGHTS (53) -- Mica Morse 3, Hattie Cook 11, Erin Bollmann 5, Heather Dietiker 15, Taylor Cureton 2, Chancey Elfrink 1, Jillian Mills 16. FG 19, FT 9-18, F 14. (3-pointers: Cook 3, Dietiker 3. Fouled out: none)

Perryville 58, Windsor 19

Emily Hanquist scored 25 points as the Pirates won at home in a make-up game.

Natalie Bauwens added 16 points for the Pirates (9-11).

Windsor 6 9 4 0 -- 19

Perryville 18 12 22 6 -- 58

WINDSOR (19) -- Megan Burtnett 3, Jessica King 2, Marissa Cage 2, Sam Baker 4, Danni Guseman 2, Michelle Kyle 6. FG 9, FT 0-4, F 22. (3-pointers: Burtnett 1. Fouled out: Guseman)

PERRYVILLE (58) -- Morgan Mueller 2, Courtney Borden 6, Abbie Schilli 3, Kelsey Schremp 1, Lilly Johnson 5, Emily Hanquist 25, Natalie Bauwens 16. FG 17, FT 22-37, F 9. (3-pointers: Borden 1, Johnson 1. Fouled out: none)

Sikeston 52, Scott County 34

Markita Mosley scored 12 points, including the game's lone 3-pointer, but it wasn't enough as the Braves fell to the Bulldogs at the Show Me Center.

SCC 5 10 6 13 -- 34

Sikeston 10 19 14 9 -- 52

SCOTT COUNTY (34) -- Katie Ruedrich 8, Denise McClinton 2, Daisy Gillespie 8, Amber Fritz 2, Markita Mosley 12, Kathy Brown 2. FG 15, FT 3-4, F 15. (3-pointers: Mosley 1. Fouled out: Mosley)

SIKESTON (34) -- Tyanne Townsend 4, Keyonna Blissett 4, Darqueshionna Howard 4, Leah Little 3, Asia Liggins 14, Kathryn Hay 4, Shaela Draper 2, Jerrica Taylor 6, Taneshia Pulley 4, Janai Ivory 4. FG 24, FT 4-8, F 5. (3-pointers: none. Fouled out: none)

-- From staff reports