High school roundup: Saxony girls roll into semis at Delta tournament

Raegan Wieser scored 19 points as unbeaten and top-seeded Saxony Lutheran routed Scott County Central 94-23 in the first round of the Delta New Year's Tournament in Delta.

Brianna Mueller added 14 points for the Crusaders, who led 27-4 after one quarter and 55-10 by halftime.

Johneisha Daniel scored a team-high 10 points for the Bravettes.

The Crusaders' victory preceded two suspenseful games, including No. 6 Meadow Heights' 58-54 upset of No. 3 Woodland.

The Panthers scored 20 points in the fourth quarter to rally past the Cardinals, who led 39-38 entering the final period.

Kiana Hotop led the Panthers with 17 points. Samantha Miles added 14 points and Abi Bristow finished with 12.

Freshman Krista Rhodes scored a game-high 28 points for Woodland, which also received 11 points from Whitney Lincoln.

Host Delta, the seventh seed, waged a frantic fourth-quarter rally before falling 47-45 to No. 2 Puxico. The Bobcats outscored the Indians 20-12 in the final quarter after netting just 25 points in the previous three periods.

Tamera Crowden and Carrie Waddle each scored 11 points for Delta.

In the final game of the night, No. 4 Oran defeated No. 5 St. Vincent 45-30. Ashlyn McIntosh scored a game-high 17 points to lead the Eagles, who also received 10 points from Allison Cummins.

Saxony will face Oran at 7 p.m. Wednesday in the first championship semifinal. Puxico and Meadow Heights will follow at 8:30 p.m. The championship is slated for 8 p.m. Thursday.

Saxony Lutheran 94, Scott County Central 23

Scott County 4 6 5 8 -- 23

Saxony Lutheran 27 28 21 18 -- 94

SCOTT COUNTY CENTRAL (23) -- Ziaire Davis 7, Johneisha Daniel 10, Maddison Avance 2, Miranda Ruedrich 4. FG 10, FT 2-4, F 14. (3-pointers: Davis. Fouled out: none)

SAXONY LUTHERAN (94) -- Laurel Mueller 6, Grace Mirly 9, Courtney Kester 9, Ali Galemmo 8, Brianna Mueller 14, Tess Daniel 9, Masyn McWilliams 6, Raegan Wieser 19, Maddie Brune 6, Addie Beussink 8. FG 39, FT 14-18, F 6. (3-pointers: Mirly, Mueller. Fouled out: none)

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Puxico 47, Delta 45

Delta 9 8 8 20 -- 45

Puxico 10 13 12 12 -- 47

DELTA (45) -- Jamie Hodge 8, Tamera Crowden 11, Carrie Waddle 11, Erin Bond 2,Meagan Parker 2, Cooper Simpson 4, Kiley Wicker 6. FG 15, FT 9-19, F 18. (3-pointers: Hodge 2, Crowden, Waddle 2. Fouled out: none)

PUXICO (47) -- Haynes 15, Daniel 2, Hancock 2, Clark 12, Pierre 7, Oliver 10. FG 16, FT 13-23, F 16. (3-pointers: Clark 2. Fouled out: none)

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Meadow Heights 58, Woodland 54

Meadow Hts. 16 14 8 20 -- 58

Woodland 9 19 11 15 -- 54

MEADOW HEIGHTS (58) -- Kassy Henson 3, Abi Bristow 12, Kiana Hotop 17, Emma Cook 7, Samantha Miles 14, Jaycee Whitener 2. FG 22, FT 9-11, F 21. (3-pointers: Henson, Cook. Fouled out: none)

WOODLAND (54) -- Whitney Lincoln 11, Heidi Green 4, Krista Rhodes 28, Mara Grindstaff 6, Ciara Rainbolt 2. FG 18, FT 14-27, F 18. (3-pointers: Rhodes 2, Grindstaff. Fouled out: Lincoln)

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Oran 45, St. Vincent 30

St. Vincent 6 6 8 10 -- 30

Oran 12 6 14 12 -- 45

St. VINCENT (30) -- Kylie Baer 6, Paige Yamnitz 4, Courtney Brown 8, Sammie Pritchard 2, Alexana Koishor 2, Emma Janet 4, Kayla Winkler 4. FG 11, FT 8-13, F 17. (3-pointers: none. Fouled out: Yamnitz)

ORAN (45) -- Allison Cummins 10, Brianna Stause 4, Tatum May 1, Ashlyn McIntosh 17, Abby Essner 3, Kaylen Glastetter 4, Hannah Scherer 6. FG 15, FT 12-27, F 19. (3-pointers: Cummins, Stause. Fouled out: Glastetter)

St. Paul Lutheran 34, Scott City 32

The Rams took a one-point lead into the fourth quarter but fell two points short in their bid for their first victory of the season.

Anna Kern scored a game-high 19 points for Scott City (0-9), including five 3-pointers.

St. Paul 10 11 2 11 -- 34

Scott City 9 6 9 8 -- 32

ST. PAUL (34) -- Stephanie Whanger 6, Catherine Mell 12, Tia Jordan 11, Emily Brakefield 5. FG 15, FT 1-6, F 12. (3-pointers: Whanger 2, Brakefield. Fouled out: none)

SCOTT CITY (32) -- Billi Charleston 2, Bella Bowers 2, Anna Kern 19, Natalie Woods 4, Hannah Shemonia 1, Michaela Kiefer 4. FG 11, FT 5-13, F 15. (3-pointers: Kern 5. Fouled out: none)

Windsor 48, Central 47

The Tigers missed on two shots in the closing seconds and fell one point short in a road loss in Imperial, Missouri.

Central held a one-point lead with under 30 seconds left, but the Owls took the lead for good when they scored on an offensive rebound.

Central missed on its ensuing possession but regained control of the ball when Windsor threw the ball out of bounds after grabbing the rebound.

The Tigers misfired on their final attempt.

"We got a good shot but it just didn't go in," Central coach Sherri Shirrell said.

Sydney Tollison led the Tigers (3-6) with 18 points, while Maddie Daum added 12 point.

Central 9 19 11 8 -- 47

Windsor 12 18 10 8 -- 48

CENTRAL (47) -- Sydney Tollison 18, Sarah Boerboom 4, Tramonee Stewart 9, Kassidy Pannier 2, Maddie Daum 12, Quetaja Martin 2. FG 17, FT 11-16, F 23. (3-pointers: Tollison 2. Fouled out: Boerboom, Stewart)

WINDSOR (48) -- Holloway 18, Sitzes 18, Haley 8, Schmutzler 4. FG 15, FT 13-24, F 13. (3-pointers: Holloway 2, Sitzes 3. Fouled out: none)

JV -- Central won 42-20.

Boys basketball

Bismarck 60, St. Vincent 45

St. Vincent fell into a double-digit hole in the first quarter and never recovered on the road.

Jordan Rellergert paced the Indians (2-7) with 13 points.

Hunter Drake accounted for four of Bismarck's eight 3-pointers and finished with a game-high 20 points. Bismark led 20-6 after one quarter.

St. Vincent 6 13 15 11 -- 45

Bismarck 20 11 13 16 -- 60

ST. VINCENT (45) -- Jordan Rellergert 13, Jordan Buchheit 7, Joe Whistler 6, Caleb Schnurbusch 6, Luke Wibbenmeyer 4, Tyler Monier 4, Trevor Leible 3, Tyler Unterreiner 2. FG 20, FT 2-8, F 18. (3-pointers: Schnurbusch 2, Buchheit . Fouled out: Wibbenmeyer)

BISMARCK (60) -- Hunter Drake 20, Austin Jarvis 13, Grant Latham 13, Preston Watson 10, Cody Schafluepzel 4. FG 19, FT 14-21, F 7. (3-pointers: Drake 4, Jarvis 3, Latham. Fouled out: none)

-- From staff reports