High school roundup: Scott City fades late in loss to Mules

The Scott City boys basketball team trailed by a point heading into the fourth quarter Tuesday, but turnovers plagued the Rams late in a 53-39 loss to Poplar Bluff.

The host Mules opened the fourth with a 9-2 run thanks to four Scott City turnovers. Poplar Bluff extended its lead to 10 with 3 minutes, 19 seconds left, and the Rams never got closer than seven the rest of the way.

Zach Cotner scored 15 points to go with seven rebounds to lead Scott City (15-7), while Johnathon McFall added eight points.

Poplar Bluff (7-13) was led by Kendric McCain's 15 points, while Brandon Stuckenschneider scored six of his 10 in the fourth.

The teams traded points for much of the first half with Scott City leading 10-8 after one quarter before the Mules put together a 12-2 run. Poplar Bluff forced six turnovers during the swing and led 20-12 on McCain's runner at the 2:46 mark.

Ryan Fortner ended Scott City's scoring drought after just more than three minutes with a 3-pointer, and a pair of free throws by Cotner pulled the Rams within 22-17 at halftime.

Cotner's baseline drive and free throw for a three-point play at the 1:52 mark of the third quarter put Scott City up 29-28. But freshman Chris Stocks answered to give the Mules the one-point lead heading into the fourth.

Stocks knocked down a baseline jumper, and McCain hit a free throw after a Scott City traveling violation. McFall's basket came on a fast-break layin when the Rams broke Poplar Bluff's press, but they didn't get off a shot on their next three trips.

Scott City turned over the ball 20 times in the contest.

Scott City 10 7 12 10 -- 39

Poplar Bluff 8 14 8 22 -- 52

SCOTT CITY (39) -- Landon Robert 4, Tyler Adam 3, Jonathan McFall 8, Zach Cotner 15, Ryan Fortner 3, Ryan Brock 6. FG 12, FT 13-16, F 18. (3-pointers: Adam, Fortner. Fouled out: Robert, Brock)

POPLAR BLUFF (52) -- Trae Norton 8, Michael Griggs 3, Kendric McCain 15, Stacy Gipson 8, Brandon Stuckenschneider 10, Chris Stocks 6, Lance Gray 2. FG 19, FT 14-20, F 17. (3-pointers: none. Fouled out: none)

Delta 81, Shawnee 72

The Bobcats allowed a 10-point lead entering the fourth quarter to slip away, but they recovered to earn the overtime win at home.

Greg Brawley led Delta with 26 points, while Dallas Naramore contributed 16 points.

Tanner Schabbing scored 14 points, while Dillon Lincoln added 12 points for the Bobcats (10-8).

Shawnee 12 10 22 25 3 -- 72

Delta 22 17 15 15 12 -- 81

SHAWNEE (72) -- Livesay 20, Treece 15, McMahon 29, Ellet 8. FG 27, FT 9-14, F 19. (3-pointers: McMahon 3. Fouled out: none)

DELTA (81) -- Greg Brawley 26, Austin Lashley 5, Dallas Naramore 16, Frankie Rozmirsky 2, David Brawley 3, Dillon Lincoln 12, Dwight Nance 3, Tanner Schabbing 14. FG 25, FT 10-19, F 14. (3-pointers: G. Brawley 5, Lincoln 1, Schabbing 1. Fouled out: none)

Chaffee 62, Zalma 55

Senior Alex Crowe hit for 15 points in the Red Devils' road win.

Zach Dannenmueller netted 13 points for Chaffee (12-9).

Jake Reed paced the Bulldogs with 17 points.

Chaffee 14 20 14 14 -- 62

Zalma 7 8 23 17 -- 55

CHAFFEE (62) -- Alex Crowe 15, Peyton Montgomery 6, Zach Dannenmueller 13, Layton Tenkhoff 11, Jordan Yahn 11, Charlie Montgomery 6. FG 13, FT 18-28, F 12. (3-pointers: Crowe 3, Tenkhoff 1. Fouled out: none)

ZALMA (55) -- Ryan Tucker 5, Jake Reed 17, Austin Sitze 8, Gage Lemons 13, Brad Key 12. FG 18, FT 10-11, F 18. (3-pointers: Tucker 1, Sitze 2. Fouled out: none)

Leopold 79, Puxico 59

The Wildcats improved to 17-5 with a road victory.

Kyle Stroder netted 19 points, while D.J. Keim and Brandon Jansen added 14 points apiece in the win.

Leopold 25 21 22 11 -- 79

Puxico 12 14 21 12 -- 59

LEOPOLD (79) -- Gregg Davis 4, Matt Brotherton 2, Kyle Stroder 19, Joe Elfrink 12, James Jansen 7, D.J. Keim 14, Brandon Jansen 14, Cameron Davis 7. FG 26, FT 18-29, F 7. (3-pointers: Stroder 1, Keim 1, Elfrink 1. Fouled out: none)

PUXICO (59) -- Jacob Plukett 23, Trent Stafford 3, Garrett Payne 7, Matt Camden 9, Mason Martin 4, Josh Harp 8, Ian Roberts 5. FG 11, FT 1-4, F 19. (3-pointers: Plunkett 7, Stafford 1, Payne 1, Camden 3. Fouled out: none)

Advance 71, Woodland 38

Lane Below scored 25 points and Ethan Barr chipped in 17 to lead the Hornets to the road win.

Advance opened a 23-point lead at halftime.

Aaron Yount and Lance Yount both netted 11 points for Woodland (5-12).

Advance 20 21 20 10 -- 71

Woodland 7 11 4 6 -- 38

ADVANCE (71) -- Hunter Wilson 8, Ethan Barr 17, Tyler Middleton 7, Braden Bien 4, Trey Wallace 8, Levi Davis 2, Lane Below 25. FG 26, FT 10-11, F 18. (3-pointers: Middleton 1, Below 2. Fouled out: Wallace)

WOODLAND (38) -- Tyler Yount 3, Lance Yount 11, Aaron Yount 11, Garret Reynolds 2, Codey Miles 5, Dylan Miller 4, Skyler Liley 2. FG 13, FT 9-21, F 12. (3-pointers: A. Yount 1. Fouled out: none)

De Soto 67, St. Vincent 41

The Indians got points from 12 different players in the home loss.

Dylan Richardet led St. Vincent with seven points

St. Vincent (6-12) fell behind by 26 points at halftime.

De Soto 24 18 12 13 -- 67

St. Vincent 4 12 11 14 -- 41

DE SOTO (67) -- Jared White 16, Colin Ferguson 12, Sean Solomen 12, Jake Tatzner 8, Kevin Sander 5, Jake Bennett 5, Fred Drummond 3, Jake Queen 2, Ryan O'Connell 2, Jared Sappler 2. FG 25, FT 13-20, F 15. (3-pointers: Solomen 2, Sander 1, Drummond 1. Fouled out: none)

ST. VINCENT (41) -- Tim Schumer 2, Jonathon Petzoldt 5, Trent Elder 4, Stephen Graf 3, Taylor Sauer 2, Dylan Richardet 7, Trenton Gremaud 3, Jonathan Meinhardt 1, Mark Kutz 2, Jesse Francis 4, Sean Martin 2, Dylan Hellman 6. FG 16, FT 6-11, F 15. (3-pointers: Richardet 1, Petzoldt 1, Gremaud 1. Fouled out: none)

Crystal City 57, Saxony Lutheran 32

Logan Sprandel and Clayton Carver netted seven points apiece in the loss

Saxony Lutheran (8-13) failed to score double digits in any quarter.

Crystal City 19 11 10 17 -- 57

Saxony 8 7 9 8 -- 32

CRYSTAL CITY (57) -- Eli Sample 14, Dane Russell 8, Alex Winkelman 2, Stacey Thornton 4, Logan Loesch 2, Nick Rothweiler 9, Kyle Jones 12, Bryan Degreer 6. FG 17, FT 12-20, F 12. (3-pointers: Russell 2, Rothweiler 3. Fouled out: none)

SAXONY LUTHERAN (32) -- Trent Steffens 4, Logan Sprandel 7, Clayton Carver 7, Taylor Johnson 2, Gabe Bohnert 6, Nick Johnson 4, Jack Lake 2. FG 12, FT 6-10, F 18. (3-pointers: Steffens 1, Carver 1. Fouled out: Sprandel)

Dexter 94, Bell City 45

The Bearcats opened a 37-point lead at halftime and never looked back.

Trey Geiger and Josh Overbey led the Cubs with 10 points apiece in the road loss.

Bell City 4 13 17 11 -- 45

Dexter 26 28 32 8 -- 94

BELL CITY (45) -- McKenzie Vires 6, Jerad Yates 6, Aaron Smith 3, Trey Geiger 10, Josh Overbey 10, Shane Hughes 6, Cole Carpenter 2, Nolan Schaefer 2. FG 20, FT 4-6. (3-pointers: Geiger 1)

DEXTER (94) -- Chase Young 9, Tyler Miller 24, Jordan Fitts 7, D.J. Dowdy 10, Jonathan Page 14, Brad Potts 2, Jake Lee 13, Cody Neldon 14. FG 42 FT 1-7. (3-pointers: Miller 4, Dowdy 2, Young 1, Fitts 1)

Charleston 83, Kelly 34

The Hawks stuck with the Bluejays for a quarter, but Charleston started running away in the second period.

Aaron Grainger scored 11 points to lead Kelly in the road loss.

Kelly 13 6 10 5 -- 34

Charleston 20 20 21 22 -- 83

KELLY (34) -- Gaven Ray 6, Aaron Grainger 11, Brent Forck 6, Jeff Gates 4, Ian Householder 5, Gabe Felter 2. FG 16, FT 1-5, F 16. (3-pointers: Grainger 1. Fouled out: none)

CHARLESTON (83) -- Aaron Cassell 20, Ryan Parham 8, Michael Hull 4, Trey Watkins 4, Greg Tucker 16, Jamaul Gray 6, Maurice Moore 5, Sumner Foster 8, Krushon Scott 2, Darrion Carter 10. FG 34, FT 11-18, F 8. (3-pointers: Cassell 2, Tucker 1, Moore 1. Fouled out: none)

-- From staff reports