Leopold and Oak Ridge will play for the Mississippi Valley Conference boys basketball tournament title.
The Blue Jays sneaked past Chaffee 31-30, while the Wildcats dispatched Zalma 81-58 in the other semifinal Tuesday at Meadow Heights.
Ryan Below scored 12 points in Oak Ridge's victory.
The Blue Jays outscored the Red Devils by three points in the final quarter.
Peyton Montgomery paced Chaffee with 10 points.
Leopold, the top seed, got 37 points from junior Kyle Stroder in its 81-58 win over Zalma.
Jake Reed and Gage Lemons scored 13 points apiece for Zalma.
Chaffee and Zalma will play at 5:30 p.m. Thursday for third place, while the title game between Leopold and Oak Ridge is scheduled to tip at 8 p.m.
LEOPOLD 81, ZALMA 58
Leopold 11 24 19 27 -- 81
Zalma 15 7 18 18 -- 58
LEOPOLD (81) -- Kody Bartels 2, Matt Brotherton 6, Gavin Vandeven 2, Kyle Stroder 37, Joe Elfrink 14, James Jansen 2, D.J. Keim 6, Brandon Jansen 4, Cameron Davis 8. FG 26, FT 14-23, F 22. (3-pointers: Stroder 4, Elfrink 1. Fouled out: none)
ZALMA (58) -- Ryan Tucker 8, D.J. Hankins 6, Jake Reed 13, Austin Sitze 6, Gage Lemons 13, Brad Key 12. FG 12, FT 19-27, F 19. (3-pointers: Hankins 2, Tucker 1. Fouled out: none)
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OAK RIDGE 31, CHAFFEE 30
Chaffee 8 4 12 6 -- 30
Oak Ridge 5 11 6 9 -- 31
CHAFFEE (30) -- Alex Crowe 7, Peyton Montgomery 10, Zach Dannenmueller 6, Layton Tenkhoff 3, Jordan Yahn 4. FG 10, FT 4-8, F 12. (3-pointers: Crowe 1, Tenkhoff 1. Fouled out: none)
OAK RIDGE (31) -- Kelby Brown 3, Jake LeGrand 9, Ryan Below 12, Ethan Seyer 1, Lance Rohde 5, Kyle Rohde 1. FG 8, FT 9-12, F 9. (3-pointers: Brown 1, LeGrand 1 . Fouled out: none)
The Indians trailed by one point entering the fourth quarter but were outscored 25-12 over the final eight minutes in the road loss.
John Meyer led Jackson with 14 points, Josh Daume had 13 and Karson King added 11.
Jackson 13 15 15 12 -- 55
Charleston 15 16 13 25 -- 69
JACKSON (55) -- Josh Daume 13, Caleb Newcomer 6, Braxton McDowell 8, Calvin Lysell 2, Karson King 11, John Meyer 14, Luke Stevens 2. FG 20 FT 8-10 F 15 (3-pointers: Daume 2, Newcomer 2, McDowell 2, King 1. Fouled out: Stevens)
CHARLESTON (69) -- Aaron Cassell 8, Ryan Parham 16, Michael Hull 10, Greg Tucker 13, Jamaul Gray 8, Krushon Scott 1, Darrion Carter 13. FG 26 FT 13-15 F 10 (3-pointers: Cassell 2, Hull 2. Fouled out: none)
Landon Robert scored 20 points to lead the Rams to a road victory.
Zach Cotner and Ryan Brock both added 14 points for Scott City (14-6). Cotner also had 10 rebounds, while Jesse Sanders had five assists.
Clayton Carver netted 14 points, while Gabe Bohnert had 10 for the Crusaders.
Scott City 12 13 21 20 -- 66
Saxony 5 6 19 17 -- 47
SCOTT CITY (66) -- Landon Robert 20, Jesse Sanders 8, Tyler Adams 3, Jonathan McFall 6, Zach Cotner 14, Nick Bollinger 1, Ryan Brock 14. FG 25, FT 10-12, F 13. (3-pointers: Robert 4, Sanders, Adams. Fouled out: Brock)
SAXONY LUTHERAN (47) -- Zach Beal 2, Trent Steffens 7, Logan Sprandel 8, Chase Steffens 2, Clayton Carver 14, Taylor Johnson 4, Gabe Bohnert 10. FG 17, FT 11-15, F 13. (3-pointers: Sprandel 2. Fouled out: none)
JV -- Saxony Lutheran won
Ross Moldenhauer scored 19 points in the road win.
Jared Thieret chipped in 18 points for Perryville (15-4).
Perryville 18 21 14 21 -- 74
St. Pius 18 8 6 12 -- 44
PERRYVILLE (74) -- Nate Kinnison 2, Jake Dobbelare 12, Alex Robinson 6, Cody Call 1, Colby Brown 11, Ross Moldenhauer 19, Bryce Weibrecht 2, Jacob Lawrence 2, Jared Thieret 18. FG 18, FT 11-18, F 20. (3-pointers: Brown 3, Moldenhauer 6. Fouled out: Weibrecht)
ST. PIUS (44) -- Garrett McDowell 16, Sawyer Klahs 3, Seth Koch 6, Jordan Tucker 8, Chad Otec 2, Montana Kempfer 6, Alex Barnes 3. FG 12, FT 14-23, F 17. (3-pointers: Tucker 1, Barnes 1. Fouled out: none)
JV -- Perryville won 55-38
The Cardinals outscored the visiting Bobcats 26-11 in the second half to rally for the win.
Aaron Yount led the way for Woodland (5-11) with 20 points. Lance Yount added 12 points and 11 rebounds. Cody Miles helped the rebounding effort with nine boards.
Frankie Rozmirsky led Delta with 15 points.
Delta 11 13 4 7 -- 35
Woodland 13 7 16 10 -- 46
DELTA (35) -- Greg Brawley 3, Dallas Naramore 4, Frankie Rozmirsky 15, Dillon Lincoln 4, Dwight Nance 2, Tanner Schabbing 7. FG 14, FT 7-21, F 17. (3-pointers: none. Fouled out: none)
WOODLAND (46) -- Tyler Yount 2, Lance Yount 12, Aaron Yount 20, Dakota Long 2, Codey Miles 6, Dylan Miller 3, Skyler Liley 1. FG 16, FT 10-16, F 19. (3-pointers: A. Yount 4. Fouled out: none)
JV -- Woodland won 37-28
Aaron Margrabe led the Eagles with 26 points and 16 rebounds, while Andrew Hileman had 13 points and 13 rebounds.
Josh Friedrich added 12 points for Eagle Ridge (5-12).
Eagle Ridge 12 14 14 16 -- 56
Trinity 6 12 12 13 -- 43
EAGLE RIDGE (56) -- Michael Perez 5, Andrew Hileman 13, Josh Friedrich 12, Aaron Margrabe 26. FG 20, FT 13-24, F 11. (3-pointers: Margrabe 1. Fouled out: none)
TRINITY CHRISTIAN (43) -- Jeff Talley 4, Andrew Alstat 19, Jared 6, Luke Brenaugh 7, Toney Talley 5, Caleb Cerney 2. FG 14, FT 0-3, F 19. (3-pointers: Alstat 3, Brenaugh 1, T. Talley 1. Fouled out: J. Talley)
JV -- Eagle Ridge won 38-33
The Indians won seven of the 14 individual matches but fell at home.
Tyler Rush had the lone pin for Jackson (6-2) at 132 pounds. The Indians' other six wins came by decision.
Farminton wrestlers posted three pins and also collected a forfeit.
Results
106 -- Jared Reisenbichler (J) dec. Jacob Andrews 4-2
113 -- Kodi Byrd (J) dec. Brandon Bohn, 5-0
120 -- Dakota Napoli (F) forfeit
126 -- Brendon Freize (F) pin Stone Selsor, 2:29
132 -- Tyler Rush (J) pin Ryan Harmon, 2:55
138 -- Zach Resinger (F) dec. Clay Miller, 8-7
145 -- Jesse Francis (F) maj. dec. Dylan Rush, 10-1
152 -- Jacob Colyott (J) dec. Austin Minor, 7-2
160 -- Cody Morgan (J) dec. Ryan Wadlow, 13-9
170 -- Ethan Hennes (F) pin Wyatt Perry, 1:27
182 -- Dakota Kee (F) pin Josh Stone, 3:13
195 -- Ben Rushin (J) dec. Austin Dussold, 7-2
220 -- Chris Collier (J) dec. Clayton Napoli, 5-4 (OT)
289 -- Kyle Vanness (F) dec. Preston Hobeck, 3-2 (OT)
JV -- Jackson won 45-27
The Panthers improved to 15-3 with the road win.
Erin Bollmann led Meadow Heights with 31 points, 13 rebounds and six steals.
Whtiney Welker added 22 points, while Taylor Cureton contributed eight points, six steals and six rebounds for the Panthers.
Meadow Hts 25 9 16 21 -- 71
Dexter 19 12 9 16 -- 56
MEADOW HEIGHTS (71) -- Jessica Baremore 2, Erin Bollmann 31, Whitney Welker 22, Taylor Cureton 8, Caitlin Cook 4, Hayley Thorne 2, Kiana Hotop 2. FG 26, FT 13-21, F 10. (3-pointers: Bollman 1, Cureton 1. Fouled out: none)
DEXTER (56) -- Mollie Whitehead 8, Katelyn Frazier 3, Hannah Noe 4, Alison Jarrell 17, Erika Cobb 2, Brittany Harris 14, Paige Patterson 8. FG 14, FT 7-12, F 19. (3-pointers: Whitehead 2, Jarrell 5. Fouled out: Harris)
Abby Hadler scored 19 points and added two steals and three rebounds in the Crusaders' road rout.
Lauren Hecht, Courtney Bergman and Natalie Mueller all pulled down five rebounds, while Maci Daniel recorded nine steals in the win.
Saxony 17 11 19 23 -- 70
Century 8 9 5 6 -- 28
SAXONY LUTHERAN (70) -- Abby Hadler 19, Abigail Bergman 6, Kristy Winter 2, Regan Obermann 5, Lauren Hecht 8, Maci Daniel 16, Courtney Bergman 10, Natalie Mueller 4. FG 29, FT 8-20, F 11. (3-pointers: Hadler 1, Bergman 2, Obermann 1. Fouled out: nine)
CENTURY (28) -- Sickling 2, Davis 6, Atherton 20.
Addie Kielhofner led the Eagles with 19 points in a home loss.
Chrissy Sauceda netted 17 points for Oran (2-4).
S. Pemiscot 18 24 14 12 -- 68
Oran 12 16 13 11 -- 52
SOUTH PEMISCOT (68) -- Alli Fultz 2, Leslie Dent 5, Carrie Shepherd 40, Janitta Wilbourn 10, Alisha Campbell 10, Gabby Mays 1. FG 25, FT 6-9, F 8. (3-pointers: Shepherd 4. Fouled out: none)
ORAN (52) -- Kaylen Glastetter 4,Anna Jones 6, Addie Kielhofner 19, Taylor Nenninger 6, Chrissy Sauceda 17. FG 17, FT 3-4, F 15. (3-pointers: Sauceda 5. Fouled out: none)
Nichole Mobley scored 14 points to help the Eagles to a road victory.
Rachel Thomas added 11 points for Eagle Ridge (3-7).
Eagle Ridge 10 10 4 15 -- 39
Trinity 1 4 9 10 -- 24
EAGLE RIDGE (39) -- Nichole Mobley 14, Rachel Thomas 11, Emily Jackson 8, Minji Lee 4, Callie Hefner 2. FG 19, FT 1-4, F 9. (3-pointers: none. Fouled out: none)
TRINITY CHRISTIAN (24) -- Eliss Pense 9, Kendal Jones 6, Christy Pense 2, Camille Hammers 7. FG 9, FT 5-10, F 9. (3-pointers: Jones. Fouled out: none)
Chleo LeGrand and Mallory Dickson were double event winners to help Central score 224 points to win the meet.
LeGrand placed first in diving and the 400 freestyle, while Dickson won the 100 butterfly and 100 breastroke.
St. Vincent's Natalie King touched the wall first in both the 100 freestyle and the 100 backstroke.
Team scores -- Central 224, Perryville 74, St. Vincent 74, Saxony Lutheran 63
200 medley relay -- 1. Central (Mallory Dickson, Emily Holman, Josie Young, Polly Shantz) 2:42.57; 2. Central 2:47.46; 3. St. Vincen
200 freestyle -- 1. Shantz (C) 2:53.31; 2. Shelby Roth (P) 2:53.65; 3. Young (C) 2:55.73
200 individual medley -- 1. Maddie Siefert (C) 2:48.40; 2. Maddy McDonald (C) 3:02.82; 3. Laura Steele (SV) 3:21.19
50 freestyle -- 1. Paige Buhler (P) 32.16; 2. Molly Kinder (C) 34.60; 3. Sydnei Farless (C) 34.78
Diving -- 1. Chleo LeGrand (C) 207.35; 2. Maddie Steffens (P) 205.55; 3. Hannah Wiggs 126.40
100 butterfly -- 1. Dickson (C) 1:39.33; 2. Madison Moore (C) 1:44.79; 3. Kinder (C) 1:45.96
100 freestyle -- 1. Natalie King (SV) 1:09.46; 2. Shantz (C) 1:21.74; 3. Annaka Goodson (SL) 1:22.58
400 freestyle -- 1. LeGrand (C) 5:46.74; 2. Katie Schweiss (SL) 5:48.25; 3. Young (C) 6.15.47
200 freestyle relay -- 1. Central (Kinder, McDonald, LeGrand, Sierra Smith) 2:19.55; 2. Perryville 2:28.39; 3. Central
100 backstroke -- 1. King (SV) 1:18.26; 2. Siefert (C) 1:22.83; 3. Smith (C) 1:30.30
100 breaststroke -- 1. Dickson (C) 1:41.14; 2. Schweiss (SL) 1:51.77; 3. Krystin Ruch (C) 1:54.86
400 freestyle relay -- 1. Central (Dickson, Smith, Shantz, Siefert) 5:18.72; 2. Central 5:32.22; 3. Saxony Lutheran 5:33.30
-- From staff reports
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