The host Saxony Lutheran girls basketball team pulled out an overtime upset in its Class 3 District 3 opener Saturday.
The No. 5 seed Crusaders defeated No. 4 Kelly 60-59.
Natalie Mueller led Saxony Lutheran with 21 points, while Abby Hartmann added 12.
Kayla Hicks led all scorers with 30 points, while Kristen Powell netted 11 points in the loss.
No. 1 seed Scott City defeated No. 8 Jefferson 33-22 behind 17 points from junior Katie Hogan.
Saxony Lutheran will face Scott City in Monday's 6 p.m. semifinal.
Saxony Lutheran 60, Kelly 59
Saxony 11 13 11 18 7 -- 60
Kelly 11 16 10 16 6 -- 59
SAXONY LUTHERAN (60) -- Regan Obermann 4, Julia Steffens 8, Abby Hartmann 12, Lauren Hecht 4, Natalie Mueller 21. FG 22, FT 14-33, F 22. (3-pointers: Obermann 2. Fouled out: Hecht, Hartmann)
KELLY (59) -- Kaitlin Glastetter 2, Haley Glastetter 8, Bridgette Chandler 5, Karlie Ashcraft 3, Kayla Hicks 30, Kristen Powell 11. FG 21, FT 16-29, F 28. (3-pointers: Powell 1. Fouled out: Hicks, Ashcraft)
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Scott City 33, Jefferson 22
Jefferson 2 5 5 10 -- 22
Scott City 8 9 8 9 -- 33
JEFFERSON (22) -- Brittany Clemens 9, Emma Schweiss 2, Brooke Gray 5, Sierra Brown 1, Caitlyn Wehner 5. FG 7, FT 8-11, F 18. (3-pointers: none. Fouled out: Gabriella Lalumondier, Haley Null)
SCOTT CITY (33) -- Stacey Heisserer 4, Melanie Lacey 3, Katie Rhymer 3, Katie Hogan 17, Andrea Gray 6. FG 12, FT 7-14, F 18. (3-pointers: Gray 2. Fouled out: none)
No. 2 seed Leopold opened district play with a dominating 99-32 win over No. 7 seed Bunker in Poplar Bluff, Mo.
Kyle Stroder led 11 Leopold scorers with 25 points. John Bohnsack added 17 points and Lance Seiler finished with 14.
No. 3 seed Zalma will face Leopold in the semifinals after beating No. 6 seed Marquand 82-33.
Stephen Simmers and Floris De Jongh both netted 19 points for the Bulldogs (17-7), while Austin Sitze had 18.
Justin Stotts added 15 points in the win.
Zalma 82, Marquand 33
Marquand 6 9 13 5 -- 33
Zalma 24 29 22 7 -- 82
MARQUAND (33) -- Zach Barnes 8, Jake Moore 15, Brad Weekley 10. FG 14, FT 5-10, F 15. (3-pointers: none. Fouled out: none)
ZALMA (82) -- Austin Sitze 18, Stephen Simmers 19, Floris De Jongh 19, Andrew Tucker 3, Gage Lemons 4, Justin Stotts 15, Brad Key 4. FG 33, FT 8-15, F 13. (3-pointers: Sitze 2, Simmers 3, De Jongh 2, Stotts 1. Fouled out: none)
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Leopold 99, Bunker 32
Leopold 32 33 23 11 -- 99
Bunker 4 15 3 9 -- 32
LEOPOLD (99) -- Greg Davis 7, Kyle Stroder 25, Robert Brown 7, Joe Elfrink 3, Seth Landewee 6, Cameron Davis 10, John Bohnsack 17, Lance Seiler 14, Gavin Vandeven 2, Brandon Jansen 4, Matt Brotherton 4. FG 36, FT 19-26, F 13. (3-pointers: Stroder 2, Bohnsack 3, L. Seiler 1, Brown 1, Elfrink 1. Fouled out: none)
BUNKER (32) -- Thorn Bolek 4, James Yates 4, Dallas Rowley 5, Cameron Tarvid 6, Thomas Wisdom 12. FG 10, FT 8-11, F 19. (3-pointers: Rowley 1, Tarvid 1, Wisdom 1. Fouled out: Yates)
No. 2 seed Advance posted a dominating win over No. 7 Greenville, an 81-38 decision at Oran.
Grant Gray and Ethan Barr both netted 16 points in the win, while Darren VanGennip added 12.
No. 3 Chaffee scored 21 points in the fourth quarter to beat No. 6 Ellington 68-57.
Alex Crowe and Alex Davie both scored 14 points to pace the Red Devils.
Jason Cicardi added 13 points, while Jordan Yahn had 10.
Advance and Chaffee will compete in Tuesday's 7:30 p.m. semifinal for a spot in the district title game.
Advance 81, Greenville 38
Advance 32 19 16 14 -- 81
Greenville 10 7 8 13 -- 38
GREENVILLE (38) -- Timothy Frymire 6, Billy Green 2, Michael Morey 16, Jerry Alexander 8, Tim Hillis 4, Devon Earles 2. FG 18, FT 2-7, F 12. (3-pointers: none. Fouled out: none)
ADVANCE (81) -- Leah Kidd 2, Dylan Cato 3, Grant Gray 16, Aaron Veale 5, Tyler Middleton 2, Hunter Wilson 9, Darren VanGennip 12, Ryan Moses 8, Dylan Dunivan 5, Lane Below 3, Ethan Barr 16. FG 30, FT 14-18, F 10. (3-pointers: Cato 1, Gray 4, Moses 1, Below 1. Fouled out: none)
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Chaffee 68, Ellington 57
Chaffee 13 11 23 21 -- 68
Ellington 11 18 13 15 -- 57
Ellington (57) -- Jake Rhea 4, Tanner McNail 10, Dylan Pogue 6, Jared Hathcoat 9, Zach Fox 2, Holden Henry 20. FG 18, FT 11-18, F 13. (3-pointers: McNail 2, Hathcoat 2. Fouled out: none)
CHAFFEE (68) -- Alex Crowe 14, Blake Senciboy 3, Michael Rutherford 8, Jason Cicardi 13, Zach Dannenmueller 2, Jordan Yahn 10, Alex Davie 14, Trevor Cannon 2, Andy Terhune 2. FG 28, FT 5-10, F 15. (3-pointers: Crowe 4, Senciboy 1, Cicardi 2. Fouled out: none)
No. 1 seed Saxony Lutheran jumped out to 21-3 first-quarter lead and never looked back, defeating No. 8 seed Jefferson 78-17 in the opening round.
Kris Cook and Gabe Bohnert both netted 12 points to lead the Crusaders.
Taylor Johnson and Nick Johnson added 11 points apiece, while Shawn Hadler netted 10 points in the win.
No. 3 seed Scott City opened a 21-point second-quarter lead and sailed past No. 6 seed Kelly 68-40.
Zach Cotner paced the Rams with 23 points, while Justin Modglin and Landon Robert had 11 points apiece.
Trey Drury and Sawyer Elfrink had nine points apiece for the Hawks.
Scott City 68, Kelly 40
Kelly 7 10 10 13 -- 40
Scott City 12 21 16 19 -- 68
KELLY (40) -- Garrett Alsup 4, Michael Kuykendall 4, Trey Drury 9, Sawyer Elfrink 9, Stosh Lovett 1, Jerret Nicoson 2, Ian Householder 6, Gabe Felter 5. FG 15, FT 6-14, F 17. (3-pointers: Elfrink 3, Alsup 1. Fouled out: none)
SCOTT CITY (68) -- Justin Modglin 11, Zach Cotner 23, Logan Henson 7, Landon Robert 11, Ryan Brock 6, Jesse Sanders 10. FG 26, FT 9-24, F 15. (3-pointers: Robert 3, Sanders 3, Modglin 2. Fouled out: none)
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Saxony Lutheran 78, Jefferson 17
Jefferson 3 5 6 3 -- 17
Saxony 21 26 29 2 -- 78
JEFFERSON (17) -- Andrew Boeckstiegel 2, Dalton Messmer 6, Coner Bourifaw 2, Cole Lankford 3, Dylan Rapp 2, Dylan Newcomer 2. FG 6, FT 3-8, F 15. (3-pointers: Messmer 1, Lankford 1. Fouled out: none)
SAXONY LUTHERAN (78) -- Trent Steffens 4, Kris Cook 12, Clayton Carver 3, Taylor Johnson 11, Clay Roth 6, Matt Wills 5, Shawn Hadler 10, Gabe Bohnert 12, Ryan Sprandel 4, Nick Johnson 11. FG 32, FT 13-25, F 14. (3-pointers: Cook 1. Fouled out: Johnson)
-- From staff reports
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