Dylan Keller sank 23 points and grabbed nine rebounds, but it was not enough as the Scott City Rams boys basketball team dropped a 79-74 decision against the Senath-Hornersville Lions on Friday in Senath, Missouri.
The Lions led 40-32 at halftime, which proved crucial to their victory as the Rams ralled in the second half to outscore Senath-Hornersville by three points at the end of the second half.
Brock Uelsmann had 20 points, and Braden Cox dropped in 16 points for Scott City (17-7). Trent Pobst netted 13 points and dished out five assists for the Rams.
Kyle Moore scored a game-high 25 points to lead Senath-Hornersville (14-7). Austin Autry tossed in 18 points, and Jesse Childress added 11 points for the Lions.
Scott City 15 17 24 18 -- 74
Senath-Horn. 23 17 19 20 -- 79
SCOTT CITY (74) -- Dylan Keller 23, Trent Pobst 13, Drew Short 2, Brock Uelsmann 20, Braden Cox 16. FG 21, FT 17-22, F 15 (3-pointers: Keller 4, Pobst. Fouled out: None.)
SENATH-HORNERSVILLE (79) -- Jesse Childress 11, Zach Johnson 2, Max Zapata 2, Austin Autry 18, Kyle Moore 25, Francisco Gonzalez 10, Brady Bibbs 3, David Sawyer 8. FG 22, FT 14-15, F 19 (3-pointers: Childress 3, Moore 3, Bibbs. Fouled out: None.)
JV -- Scott City won 50-40
Conner Stark and Luke Schlichting scored 13 points apiece to help lead the Pirates to a conference victory over the Owls on the road in Imperial, Missouri.
The Pirates led by four points at halftime before the Owls rallied and edged the visitors by one point in the second half.
Eli Tripp recorded 10 points, nine rebounds and three assists for Perryville (14-8, 2-1).
Alex Trenary had a game-high 23 points to pace Windsor (10-14, 1-3).
Perryville 16 16 9 13 -- 54
Windsor 13 15 14 9 -- 51
PERRYVILLE (54) -- McGwire Bartley 8, Conner Stark 13, Luke Schlichting 13, Garrett Johnson 2, Collin Stief 2, Eli Tripp 10, Wyatt Johnson 2, Ryan Noland 4. FG 19, FT 7-14, F 15 (3-pointers: Stark 2, Schlichting. Fouled out: None.)
WINDSOR (IMPERIAL) (51) -- Trey Miller 7, Joel Farmer 2, Alex Trenary 23, K.J. Jones 2, Zach Crane 9, Logan Kelley-Wolff 8. FG 18, FT 6-12, F 11 (3-pointers: Trenary 2, Crane. Fouled out: None.)
JV -- Perryville won 53-34
Nathan Bolin and Joe Grieme each netted 13 points to help lead the Blue Jays in a conference win at home over the winless Red Devils.
Steven Masterson added nine points for Oak Ridge (3-17, 3-4).
Ryan Holderfield scored 10 points to pace Chaffee (0-19, 0-5).
Chaffee 5 12 7 12 -- 36
Oak Ridge 17 8 6 17 -- 48
CHAFFEE (36) -- Ryan Jobe 3, Tanner Chaney 6, Ryan Holderfield 10, Gage McMullin 4, Aaron Finney 7, Austin Copeland 6. FG 10, FT 1-4, F 22 (3-pointers: Copeland 2, Chaney 2, Jobe. Fouled out: Alec Bogenpohl.)
OAK RIDGE (48) -- Steven Masterson 9, Nathan Bolin 13, Jacob Seabaugh 6, Joe Grieme 13, Clay Maintz 7. FG 8, FT 20-32, F 6 (3-pointers: Masterson 2, Seabaugh 2. Fouled out: None.)
JV -- Chaffee won 52-34
Graesen Meystedt scored 15 points to help lead the host Crusaders in a win over the Panthers.
Corie Williams recorded a double-double with 14 points and 12 rebounds for Saxony Lutheran (11-13). Elwood Voss pulled down 10 rebounds, and Chase Steffens dished out six assists for the Crusaders.
Jacob Douglas tallied a game-high 19 points to pace Meadow Heights (15-8).
Meadow Heights 11 9 9 12 -- 41
Saxony Lutheran 13 10 14 17 -- 54
MEADOW HEIGHTS (41) -- Jacob Douglas 19, Justin McGuire 1, Lane Baremore 2, Jacob Hunt 7, Brendan Welker 3, Tyler Cook 4, Devon Wilfong 5. FG 9, FT 8-17, F 23 (3-pointers: Douglas 4, Hunt. Fouled out: Cook.)
SAXONY LUTHERAN (54) -- Chase Steffens 3, Karsten Short 2, Ryan Palmer 9, Graesen Meystedt 15, Luke Daniel 2, Nathan Ruark 5, Elwood Voss 4, Corie Williams 14. FG 14, FT 17-29, F 14 (3-pointers: Steffens, Palmer, Meystedt. Fouled out: None.)
JV -- Saxony Lutheran won 64-26
Dawson Mayo had a game-high 28 points to lead the Hornets in a lopsided win at home over the Wildcats.
The Hornets posted a 17-point lead at halftime and outscored the Wildcats by 20 points at the end of the second half to come away with the victory.
Armani Vermillion sank 15 points, and Brian Whitson chipped in 13 points for Advance (13-9).
Garrett Thele notched 15 points and Blake Leazenby added 10 points to pace Leopold (2-18).
Leopold 4 18 14 7 -- 43
Advance 24 15 19 22 -- 80
LEOPOLD (43) -- Garrett Thele 15, Zach Elfrink 4, Blake Eeftink 5, Cord Cooper 1, Dalton Forrester 4, Blake Leazenby 10, John Gray 4. FG 12, FT 7-14, F 10 (3-pointers: Thele 3, Eeftink. Fouled out: None.)
ADVANCE (80) -- Armani Vermillion 15, Brian Whitson 13, Austin Ladd 6, Dalton Wilson 28, Grant Woodfin 7, Dawson Mayo 11. FG 26, FT 10-15, F 14 (3-pointers: Whitson 2, Wilson 2, Vermillion, Woodfin. Fouled out: None.)
JV -- Advance won 63-28
Grandview freshman Koby Klaus had a game-high 30 points and dished out three assists to lead the Eagles in a conference road victory over the Indians.
The Eagles led by 16 points at halftime and edged the Indians by one point at the end of the second half to fly away with the win.
Brett Kleeschulte recorded 15 points and seven rebounds for Grandview (13-9, 3-2). Sam Huskey tallied six rebounds, and Josh Clarke had five steals for the Eagles.
Trevor Leible netted 22 points to lead St. Vincent (5-16, 1-4).
Grandview 20 18 14 10 -- 62
St. Vincent 11 11 14 9 -- 45
GRANDVIEW (HILLSBORO) (62) -- Koby Klaus 30, Brett Kleeschulte 15, Josh Clarke 6, Tyler Billingsley 5, Sam Huskey 3, Giacomo Randazzo 3. FG 14, FT 19-27, F 18 (3-pointers: Klaus 3, Billingsley, Huskey. Fouled out: None.)
ST. VINCENT (45) -- Trevor Leible 22, Darren Ernst 4, Luke Wibbenmeyer 3, Jordan Rellergert 2, Riley Riehn 2, Tyler Unterreiner 2. FG 15, FT 12-15, F 22 (3-pointers: Ernst. Fouled out: Joe Whistler, Wibbenmeyer.)
JV -- St. Vincent won 61-42
Jacob McClain scored 18 points in the Hawks' high-scoring and high-fouling affair to pick up a conference win at home.
Conner Dittlinger and Ty Householder netted 17 points apiece for Kelly (10-13, 3-3). Levi Alsup sank 13 points, and Maurice Davis added 12 points for the Hawks.
A total of 46 fouls were committed between both teams in the conference rivalry.
Brandon Evans drained a game-high 28 points to pace East Prairie (12-10, 2-4), while Seth Bays tossed in 19 points. Deverence Jones added 16 points, and Brett Ellis had 11 points for the Eagles.
E. Prairie 17 17 18 30 -- 82
Kelly 19 18 22 27 -- 86
EAST PRAIRIE (82) -- Seth Bays 19, Dustin Bryars 2, Mack Marcum 6, Brett Ellis 11, Deverence Jones 16, Brandon Evans 28. FG 31, FT 14-23, F 24 (3-pointers: Bays 2. Fouled out: None.)
KELLY (86) -- Maurice Davis 12, Ty Householder 17, Dalton Huffman 4, Cayden Williams 5, Levi Alsup 13, Jacob McClain 18, Conner Dittlinger 17. FG 30, FT 20-32, F 22 (3-pointers: Householder, Williams. Fouled out: Alsup.)
-- From staff reports
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