High school roundup: Oak Ridge trims Oran 51-49

Freshman Ryan Below broke a last-minute deadlock with a conventional three-point play to lead Oak Ridge to a 51-49 road victory Tuesday at Oran in boys basketball action.

Below, who finished with 11 points, broke a 46-46 deadlock with 35 seconds left when he was fouled on a layin.

Jacob Light had a team-high 14 points for Oak Ridge (12-4), while Kyle Rohde netted 10.

Jon Morrow had a game-high 16 points, while Kody Moore added 12 for Oran (11-5).

Oak Ridge 13 15 5 18 -- 51

Oran 4 14 12 19 -- 49

OAK RIDGE (51) -- Ryan Below 11, Kyle Rohde 10, Jacob Light 14, Caleb Elam 7, Brett Thomas 9. FG 14, FT 22-31, F 13. (3-pointers: Thomas 1. Fouled out: none)

ORAN (49) -- Caleb Priggel 2, Nathan Michelsen 2, Preston Scherer 3, Kody Moore 12, Tyler Heuring 7, Reece Mangels 7, Jon Morrow 16. FG 19, FT 7-10, F 24. (3-pointers: Scherer 1, Moore 2, Heuring 1. Fouled out: Mangles, Morrow)

JV -- Oak Ridge won 36-17

Central 76, Seckman 17

The Tigers jumped out to a 28-5 first-quarter lead and enjoyed a 40-point cushion at halftime on the road.

James Lane had 22 points and 17 rebounds, while Curtis Branch had 13 points and 12 assists in the win.

T.J. Tisdell added 11 points, while Andrew Williams had eight points and 10 rebounds for the Tigers (13-3).

Central 28 19 18 11 -- 76

Seckman 5 2 0 10 -- 17

CENTRAL (76) -- Ross McClanahan 2, Vance Toole 4, Branton Reeves 3, Blake Ozbun 4, Andrew Williams 8, T.J. Tisdell 11, James Lane 22, Curtis Branch 13, Armondo Thatch 1, Garan Evans 4, Zach Boerboom 4. FG 30, FT 11-14, F 9. (3-pointers: Williams 2, Branch 3. Fouled out: none)

SECKMAN (17) -- Edwards 6, Arnold 3, Meier 2, Eilbrey 2, Vuehler 4. FG 8, FT 0-2, F 9. (3-pointers: Arnold 1. Fouled out: none)

JV -- Central won 57-23

SCAA tournament

Advance raced out to a 20-point lead at halftime and knocked off Richland 76-53.

Darren VanGennip scored a team-high 25 points, while Grant Gray added 19 for the Hornets.

Richland 11 10 17 15 -- 53

Advance 23 18 15 20 -- 76

RICHLAND (53) -- Jacob Hyten 7, Aaron Gilbert 5, Ryan Kleffer 26, Richard Forshee 15. FG 18, FT 17-31.

ADVANCE (76) -- Grant Gray 19, Aaron Veale 4, Hunter Wilson 11, John Middleton 8, Darren VanGennip 25, Dylan Dunivan 7, Jacob Spears 2. FG 33, FT 6-14.

*** Leopold 72, Chaffee 46

Lance Seiler had 16 of his 25 points in the second half to lead the Wildcats to a home win.

Kyle Stroder had 14 points, while Joe Elfrink added 12 for Leopold (12-4).

Alex Crowe led the Red Devils with 23 points.

Chaffee 8 9 15 14 -- 46

Leopold 20 11 14 27 -- 72

CHAFFEE (46) -- Michael Rutherford 3, Jason Cicardi 6, Andrew Terhune 6, Blake Senciboy 3, Alex Crowe 23, Alex Davie 3, Zach Dannenmueller 2. FG 14, FT 14-17, F 13. (3-pointers: Crowe 3, Senciboy 1, Rutherford 1. Fouled out: none)

LEOPOLD (72) -- Greg Davis 3, Kyle Stroder 14, Robert Brown 3, Joe Elfrink 12, Cameron Davis 3, John Bohnsack 4, Lance Seiler 25, Brandon Jansen 8. FG 30, FT 6-17, F 18. (3-pointers: Stroder 1, Brown 1, Davis 1, Seiler 3. Fouled out: Jansen)

JV -- Leopold won 46-30

Perryville 56, Herculaneum 27

Jared Thieret scored 16 points in a road win for the Pirates.

Bryce Weibrecht added 11 points, while Ross Moldenhauer chipped in 10 for Perryville (14-4).

Perryville 21 6 22 7 -- 56

Herculaneum 7 9 6 5 -- 27

PERRYVILLE (56) -- Jake Dobbelare 2, Alex Robinson 1, Cody Call 4, Colby Brown 12, Ross Moldenhauer 10, Bryce Weibrecht 11, Jared Thieret 16. FG 21. F 15. (3-pointers: Brown 1, Weibrecht 1. Fouled out: none)

HERCULANEUM (27) -- Cliff Barchus 2, Aaron Fuller 2, Zach Hellmer 4, Dylan LaBrayere 18, Womacks 1. FG 8. FT. 10-13. F 14. (3-pointers: LaBrayere 1. Fouled out: none)

JV -- Perryville won 61-40

Zalma 76, Meadow Heights 65

Stephen Simmers led the Bulldogs with 26 points, while Justin Stotts recorded a double-double with 23 points and 12 rebounds in the home win.

Gage Lemons added 11 points for Zalma (9-3).

Calen Buerck had 18 points, while Daylan Davis and Adam Walker both added 14 points for Meadow Heights.

Meadow Hts 18 14 14 19 -- 65

Zalma 20 19 19 18 -- 76

MEADOW HEIGHTS (65) -- Adam Walker 14, Aaron Mayfield 2, Daylan Davis 14, Trent Kiefer 10, Curtis Braswell 3, Calen Buerck 18, Tanner Bollmann 4. FG 26, FT 8-13, F 16. (3-pointers: Braswell 1, Walker 1, Buerck 3. Fouled out: none)

ZALMA (76) -- Austin Sitze 6, Stephen Simmers 26, Floris De Jongh 4, Andrew Tucker 4, Gage Lemons 11, Justin Stotts 23, Brad Key 2. FG 31, FT 8-11, F 13. (3-pointers: Sitze 1, Simmers 5. Fouled out: none)

Delta 76, Marquand 33

The Bobcats held the Tigers to 16 first-half points.

Greg Brawley led Delta with 16 points, while Brandon Horman had 13. Dallas Naramore added 12 points for the Bobcats (6-7).

Delta 22 24 20 10 -- 76

Marquand 10 6 9 8 -- 33

DELTA (76) -- Chase Crowden 9, Brandon Horman 13, Zach Riegert 11, Collin Schabbing 5, Greg Brawley 16, Austin Lashley 7, Dallas Naramore 12, Frankie Rozmirsky 3. FG 30, FT 12-23, F 13. (3-pointers: Brawley 2, Schabbing 1, Crowden 1. Fouled out: none)

MARQUAND (33) -- Jake Moore 9, Alex Cook 2, Brad Weekley 9, Brendon Weekley 4, Tyler Dunn 4, Austin Reeves 5. FG 13, FT 6-8, F 16. (3-pointers: Reeves 1. Fouled out: none)

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Sikeston 59, Delta 46

Samantha Bartels was the Bobcats' leading scoring with 22 points in the home loss.

Machela VanGennip netted 20 points and had seven rebounds for Delta (8-6).

Sikeston 14 12 20 13 -- 59

Delta 12 12 12 10 -- 46

SIKESTON (59) -- Tyangela Gibson 6, Keyonna Blissett 10, Darqueshionna Howard 3, Vonteria Applewhite 2, Asia Liggins 12, Taneshia Pulley 16, A. Dennis 6. FG 22, FT 10-13, F 14. (3-pointers: Howard 1. Fouled out: none)

DELTA (46) -- Samantha Bartels 22, Rachel Bartels 3, Tori Burton 1, Machela VanGennip 20. FG 16, FT 11-19, F 14. (3-pointers: S. Bartels 3. Fouled out: S. Bartels)

JV -- Sikeston won 36-13

-- From staff reports