High school roundup: Scott County Central boys basketball team drops two at Riverbend Classic

Jeffery Porter scored a game-high 17 points for the Scott County Central boys basketball team, but West Memphis pulled away in the fourth quarter to secure a 51-44 win Saturday in the Riverbend Classic at New Madrid County Central High School.

Glenn Ward had 12 points to lead the Blue Devils while Zachary Boyd added 10 points.

SCC fell to 1-2 on the season.

Scott Co. Central 14 8 13 9 -- 44

West Memphis 12 8 16 15 -- 51

SCOTT CO. CENTRAL (44) -- Jacob Brown 2, Tyus Banks 9, Deven Blackmon 6, Deantrell Beard 9, Gerald Sanders 1, Jeffery Porter 17. FG 17, FT 9-14, F 14. (3-pointers: Porter 1. Fouled out: none.)

WEST MEMPHIS (51) -- Glenn Ward 12, Deshon Boston 2, Darius Hall 2, Kevin Smith 4, Martavious Johnson 2, Ahmere Albert 7, Charles Smith 4, Demorious Hudson 8, Zachary Byrd 10. FG 24, FT 2-4, F 16. (3-pointers: Albert 1. Fouled out: none.)

Covington (Tenn.) 66, Scott Co. Central 63

The Braves had three players reach double figures, but it wasn't enough as the Chargers edged out the victory Friday in the Riverbend Classic.

Porter finished with 22 points to lead SCC while Deantrell Beard and Gerald Sanders contributed 15 and 13 points, respectively.

Reggie Holmes scored 22 points to lead Covington. Malcolm Taylor added 17 points for the Chargers while MJ Taylor had 13 points.

Scott Co. Central 15 18 13 17 -- 63

Covington 19 14 16 17 -- 66

SCOTT CO. CENTRAL (63) -- Tyus Banks 9, Deven Blackmon 4, Deantrell Beard 15, Gerald Sanders 13, Jeffery Porter 22. FG 23, FT 8-20, F 19. (3-pointers: Beard 1. Fouled out: Banks.)

COVINGTON (66) -- MJ Taylor 13, Reggie Holmes 22, Quad Dye 5, Malcolm Taylor 17, Darrius White 6, TJ Miller 4. FG 25, FT 14-23, F 24. (3-pointers: MJ Taylor 3. Fouled out: Malcolm Taylor.)

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Jackson 48, St. James 43

Nine players scored to lead the Indians to a victory over the Tigers on Saturday at the St. James Shootout in St. James, Missouri.

Rylee Stafford knocked down three 3-pointers and finished with a team-high 13 points to lead the charge for Jackson (2-0). Cassidi Tomsu added 10 points for the Indians, who finished with a combined eight treys and trailed by two points heading into the final period.

Devin Fuhring scored a game-high 28 points to lead St. James (0-1) while Kenzie Guese added 12 points.

Jackson 12 8 9 19 -- 48

St. James 9 8 14 12 -- 43

JACKSON (48) -- Rylee Stafford 13, Cassidi Tomsu 10, Autumn Reid 7, Abby Hermann 6, Nicole Humphreys 4, Randa Norman 2, Nikki Sotak 2, Mallorie Maintz 2, Kayla Keith 2. FG 14, FT 12-12, F 11. (3-pointers: Stafford 3, Tomsu, Hermann 2, Reid 1. Fouled out: none.)

ST. JAMES (43) -- Devin Fuhring 28, Kenzie Guese 12, Miya Goss 2, Leslie Perona 1. FG 16, FT 10-13, F 11. (3-pointers: Fuhring 1. Fouled out: none.)

-- From staff reports